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 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…
#229 Last week of Ramadan
Good Evening, It is the last week of Ramadan, which will be followed by the Muslim holiday, Eid. Three days of family, friends, and food. Although it is hard observing all three days of the holiday in the United States, there is still so much joy and love. I usually spend the morning of Eid…
#228 Radium Girls & …
Bla Bla Land: A Hollywood Love Story will be released every Monday. Every Wednesday will be the weekly blog. I decided to change the day for Bla Bla Land because I miss writing my regular blog. So I hope two posts a week is okay with everyone. I want to start off by wishing everyone…
Bla Bla Land: Chapter 5
Dracula play! I found solitude and peace in the theater. I started to bond more with my classmates. I tried to spend as much time as possible in the theater department during school and after school. Somedays, I would just lay on stage in the dark. It was peaceful. It was my last year in…
The Frshta Show 