With the end of the year and the beginning of a new one, I’ve been seeing plenty of posts around the blogosphere where readers recap their reading year in beautiful charts and graphics. I actually really wanted to join in on the fun but I didn’t because my reading year really wasn’t worth mentioning. But…… Continue reading Average Ratings: Do They Matter?
Lately, I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to video essays on YouTube while I’m at work (because I’m awesome at multitasking like that 😀 ). Especially video analyses of books, movies, and TV shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender (seriously, there are SO MANY videos about this show and how it does pretty much…… Continue reading Another One of Those Unresolved Debates: Blogging VS Vlogging – A Discussion
Hello, everyone! Today I wanted to do a discussion post because I don’t have to go to work and I have loads of free time to actually sit down and write 🙂 With our conflicting work/class schedules, dinner is usually the only time of day that I get to talk with my brother (aside from…… Continue reading The Unresolved Debate on Books VS Video Games: Which is Superior?
Hello, everyone! I hope you’re all feeling great! So one year ago, I decided that I need to stop buying books. Why? Well, the easy answer is because I’m crazy? But the real answer is because I’d been buying more books than I could read. A few years ago, I read so much that even…… Continue reading The Cure for Book Buying Addiction: Book Buying Ban One Year Anniversary 😉
Hello, everyone! How are you? Me, I’m fine. A little tired and a lot of ‘I didn’t get enough sleep’, but that’s nothing new. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to actually leave my house and go somewhere that is not the office, and I watched Ready, Player One. And for the first time in…… Continue reading Ready Player One: I Don’t Think Player One Was Ready?
Hey, everyone! Happy International Day of Happiness! Hope you’ve had a great and happy day so far! I don’t know about you, but I can’t actually pinpoint what makes me happy. I feel like happiness is very difficult to narrow down to just one thing? Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t believe that we can…… Continue reading Celebrating the Day of Happiness: It’s All About the Little Things 🙂
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while! I’m still doing my internship and I’ve really been enjoying the work so far. It’s completely different from culinary school, but I’m actually working on creative campaigns and coming up with articles and videos, which is more similar to blogging. Weird? Anyway, work has been picking up since February…… Continue reading #PressForProgress: 8 Things I’m Doing for International Women’s Day!
Hello, everyone! Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about movies. Specifically, book to movie adaptations. So many of them are being released or filmed or optioned or whatever that I have to wonder why. Why are all these books being made into movies? Are the books not good enough as they are? Are the movie…… Continue reading To Read or Not to Read: Do Book to Movie Adaptations Make Young Adults Read Less?
They really do. It was all fun and games until the fear and anxiety set in. Let me tell you why. Hello, everyone! Today I thought I’d do a discussion post about something that I’ve been contemplating and ruminating on since I saw my (unofficial) library. You see, I’m a big fan of e-books. When…… Continue reading Why E-books Make Me Afraid?!?
Hello, everyone! So to celebrate Make a Friend Day, I decided to list down 5 reasons why you should want to be my friend 🙂 I just thought it’d be a fun way to spend the day. Obviously, there are waaaay more than just 3 reasons that would make you want to be my friend…… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why You Should Want to Be My Friend 😀
Of Reading and Random Things 