August 2019 The rejection from this weekend hurt worse because I thought he was safe. He wasn’t brooding, he wasn’t a comedian, he wasn’t over half my age. Instead, he was sweet, supportive, fresh from the midwest, and about as conventional as they come. I was naive to assume these things from two weeks ofContinue reading “excerpt from journaling”
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failure, more failure, and fear
Oct. 2018 I haven’t made anything in a long time. When I was a teenager I considered myself a creative. I started art classes when I was really young when other kids were starting soccer, and ever since then I thought that was “my thing”. When I was a senior in high school I wasContinue reading “failure, more failure, and fear”
Go The Distance?
Growing up I was super shy. It took me well into my adolescence before I felt comfortable ordering food at a restaurant. And if there was a knock on our door, there was no way you could count on me to answer it. As would anyone with a fear of people, I would immediately hide,Continue reading “Go The Distance?”
Tube Tops
Growing up alongside the Internet I had often felt the world was my oyster. Have a business plan? Consider yourself an entrepreneur. It can be done so fast and efficiently, why not just blog-it-out or sell your undies for cash. Have I done either? Not yet! (And to be honest, I’m more inclined to doContinue reading “Tube Tops”
Mariah Carey, D.A.R.E, & a Dream
The year is 2004. I’m 9 years old. It’s winter and I’m in my childhood bedroom trapped inside, not by the weather, but instead, by my own prerogative: I’ve decided to make a music video.
Candice Chantalou 