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Pause on the Moment
Initially, I wanted to tell a greater story- sharing every minute detail, decoding them. And even though it’s been brief, the shindig chronicles have served its purpose in my life- i’m moving forward. Maybe one day the air will be the perfect temperature or the wind will hit my nose just right, and I’ll find…
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How We Met | Shindig Chronicles pt. II
I guess before I go any further, I should tell you how we met. And I guess before I tell you how we met, I should provide the proper context. The Reckoning I entered college with a boyfriend from high school, and we stayed together for three years. We were doomed from the start, but…
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Whatever That Was
Every once in a while I find myself missing Shindig.And every once in a while I laugh—remembering the cruelties I’d slip in so casually—still, wondering where his standoffishness stemmed from. I never had high expectations for this guy, considering we had met last October in his apartment at 12:30 a.m. on a random weeknight before…
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What A Girl Wants (from her blog)
I’ve spent a great deal of time deciding what I want out of this blog. I purchased the initial domain in January 2024, spent weeks tweaking the website layout and choosing which tabs to feature, did a little research on optimization… and then… moot! Fin. Done-ito. My blog was abandoned. Normally, I’d keep a more…
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The Warm Embrace of Uncertainty: On Growing Up and Letting Go
Dear diary, I am slowly learning how to embrace the future. When I was 13, I’d walk around and tell anybody that would listen, “I’m going to die by the time I’m 40.” I’m not entirely sure why 40 specifically. Maybe it was the perfect sweet spot in my head — not too old, and…
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Strangers in Comforting Bodies: On the Desire to Be Known
Last night I found myself somewhere I don’t belong- yet again. The laugh and smile were familiar, but the surroundings were not. Heck, he hardly was. I want to say that in those two hours we spent, we felt close and connected again, but I didn’t. I felt like I was talking to a friend…
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Musings of a Lost Child and Unguided Adult: Diary of Growth and Longing
Hi blog. I’m typing this on an iPad I once relied on, but as of tonight, it’s got liquid staining all over. I went out with a few friends tonight. I had a good time, of course, but now we’re walking home and I’m thinking. There’s a boy I met a few months ago. He…
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Quick and Easy Avocado Toast Recipe
Ingredients: bread of your choice half an avocado red pepper flakes salt pepper butter (optional but delicious) Avocado toast is both delicious and easy to produce. Of course, there are plenty of more complex recipes out there, but I am a firm believer that simple can often be better. Keep in mind, this isn’t a…
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Romanticizing College Life As a Student at UT Austin
Hello, Blog! I feel like growing up we all have this idea of what college is going to be like from movies and the stories we hear get passed around from our parents and their friends. The infamous parties and the oh so glorified academia aesthetic. (TW:JK Rowling…) Maybe this one’s due to all of…
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Spring Semester, Winter outfit
Good morning! Long time no see, silly little blog. Today is my first day back in class! It’s currently 28 degrees in Austin, and while the university has not canceled classes, a good number of professors have taken it upon themselves to cancel their classes today. Jeez Louise, my hands are freezing as I type…
