An Alternate Ending for Raya and the Last Dragon — I really enjoyed Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney’s latest animation movie. I loved the nuanced characters: Raya and her issues with trust, Namaari and her inner conflict with loyalty to her family and choosing the morally right path (reminding me of Draco Malfoy), and of course the silly yet…

When visiting my parents’ home, one of my favorite things to do starts with moving the reclining lounge chair to the most optimal position in the backyard for facing the sun. I sit for hours at a time, soaking as much direct sunlight on my skin as possible. Almost instantly…

How does one find the next step when there’s so many options of what you want to do? When the only time you believe in is now, the future so uncertain in its coming? It is the Year of Great Isolation, an Invisible Disease that launched a worldwide game of…

Inspired by Carvell Wallace. Written on Dec 19, 2020. — This quarantine, I received a letter from my first ever pen pal. In April, two typewriter accounts I followed announced that they were sending letters to anyone who wanted a typed letter in the mail. They were one of the few accounts I was weekly tuning into on Instagram, back…

Thoughts after reading the short story by Ted Chiang — I love science fiction stories and their ability to explore the human condition amidst new technologies and societal norms. While the worlds may be different than ours, the problems are usually the same and so are the truths. This is comforting to me. I wonder what it would be like…

For someday, if I’m lucky — Study of micro-community dynamics: What this can teach us about intimacy, conflict, resilience, and understanding Experience of true, rare silence. What thoughts fill the truly empty space? Chef’s cookbook/log of 365 days of meals at McMurdo McMurdo-friendly hobbies for Introverts and Extroverts Art exhibit: Honing and Weaning of the Five Senses: Taste, Touch, Sight, Hearing, Smell

Lines about the 6 months of darkness in Anthony Powell’s incredible documentary — “When [winter’s] over, we tell people about T3 and the paleness and they’re like, why would you ever put yourself through that? But when we look back, we think…. Winter’s the best.” “If you could do winter differently, what would you do?” “I would bring less stuff.” “Those who come…

Analyzing the differences in the two main characters of Nora Ephron’s last film — I have a tender spot for Nora Ephron movies. I own many of them on DVD, which is proof of how much I’ve rewatched them and how important it is that I can access them without relying on a streaming service for availability. My most watched Ephron films are Julie…

We always think that things will last forever But situations change, whether we initiate it or not We forget, in the hardness of life, That control is an illusion at best And change is the only constant Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Sitting in traffic, In the…