A career in the film never dawned on me until my senior year of high school. As I mentioned before, I had classmates pursuing filmmaking since it was storytelling like theater was. I was missing theater insanely during my first year of college. None of the other majors or careers excited me the way film…
Happy 30th Birthday to me
On June 4, 1992, my mother’s water broke. She walked across the street from her apartment to the hospital. She left her other five kids with her oldest son. Her youngest and last daughter was born at 12:30 AM on June 5, 1992. Today I can’t believe that 30 years has gone by but I’m…
#234 the latte
Happy June 1 Two weeks ago, as I sipped on a latte at a cafe named Sweet Butter Bakery. This latte was magnificent. It pierced these feelings of satisfaction inside of me. The taste stayed for days. These thoughts wandered into my rambunction mind. The latte Right now, at this very moment, I have so…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 10
The first year of college was transformative. There were all of these questions I needed answers to. One of the biggest questions was what is going to be your major? Initially, I decided it would be undecided but that made me apprehensive. At some point, I changed my major to history with the hopes of…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 9
I was drawn to the toy store after I experienced it with Ani. I loved my mood rings, and I went back to ask if they were hiring. They weren't at the time, but I decided to take their business card and try again. I would call once a week until finally, one day, they…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 8
Ani and I in college. Ani and I after working on our assignment. We got panda. They messed up her order and than delivered it to her. It was 2010, and I was fresh out of high school. I was excited about college even though I had no idea what to major in. I kept…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 7
The summer after graduating high school was somewhat exciting. I was trying to embrace the changes. It truly is remarkable how we learned to cope and adjust. I had to move on and I was excited about college. My sister and I shared a room for most of my teen years. I am still in…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 6
DTASC Shakespeare Festival: Julius Ceaser The spring semester was an emotional roller coaster. For my culminating projects, I was a part of the set design for the Spring Musical, The Music Man. I was working on DTASC Shakespeare Festival, Julius Caesar, and the senior talent show. To my surprise, Laramie Projects chose my DTASC to…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 1
Bla Bla Land #1: A Hollywood Love Story Good evening, This will be the beginning of my Bla Bla Land series. Please stick around because I got some stuff to say. I can't remember what my aspirations were as a little girl, but if I could take a guess, I'd say veterinarian. I was an…
#227 how did we get here
High School Graduation I recall my childhood vividly and fondly. My memories are surrounded by adventure and comrades. I spent my weekends and summers at my grandmother’s house along with my siblings and cousins. I was lucky enough to have four older brothers and ten guy cousins. My sister and I were the only girls.…
The Frshta Show 