This article has gone through several drafts. Even now, I do not know how best to articulate my feelings towards the ever-present exhaustion I feel, regardless of whether I am on break or in the middle of the school week. It’s not like I’m against breaks – far from it…
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Holiday Happenings: Sweaters + Bad Christmas Movies = Holiday Cheer
I am definitely one of those people who considers it the holiday season as soon as November begins, and this year was no different. I broke out my heavier sweaters the day the temperature dropped, recklessly layering up only to suffer in Jewell Hall’s warm classrooms. Nevertheless, it was worth…
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Self-Exploration: Personal Self Care Tips
Talking about self-care requires nuancing the term. First, self-care isn’t about buying yourself things to feel better. Of course, that can be involved, but it is not required. Second, self-care isn’t just things like bubble baths or warm drinks – it isn’t necessarily things you actively love doing. Of course,…
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SNL’s position in our political entertainment sphere, a review
Predictably, Saturday Night Live (SNL) had an opinion on midterms – and just as predictably, this opinion tries to balance appealing to both the left and the right. While some jokes land fairly liberal, much of this past weekend’s episode vocally attempted to stand outside party lines. The latest episode…
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Bojack Horseman: A Complex Adult Cartoon
This article will contain vague spoilers. A few events will be alluded to, but I will not go into great detail. I’m not a huge adult cartoon person. Sometimes I’ll watch “Bob’s Burgers,” and I usually enjoy it – though the voices grate on my nerves. One day, about a…
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Self-Exploration: Navigating Positive Self-Dialogues
I agree with many others, neurotypical and otherwise, who find people telling others to just “get over” mental illnesses or “be more positive.” It seems fairly commonplace to denounce these platitudes. At least, I see people countering them with anger–rightfully accusing the phrases of inadequacy. I do want to talk…
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Self-Exploration: Navigating the Personal Shift from AFAB to Nonbinary
Going from assigned female at birth (AFAB) to nonbinary is, in my experience, a somewhat quiet transition. This is impacted by positions of complicated privilege. For example, clothing. I grew up in private schools, wherein I wore uniforms and swam competitively when I wasn’t in school. The clothes I wore…
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Self-Exploration: The Lazy-Hardworking Dichotomy
As William Jewell College focuses on re-branding itself, the notion of what comprises a good student undergoes an intellectually trendy articulation. “We” – the good college student(s) – are hardworking, thoughtful, innovative, intelligent. It’s not wrong, of course. But it’s not completely accurate, and just-exiting-high-school me never saw what Jewell…
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Self-Exploration: Coming out
In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, I want to discuss the complexities surrounding the concept of coming out. Honestly, it’s an action predicated on society’s assumption that we are all straight, cisgender people. It is a series of moments in which a nonconforming person does two…
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