Elections can bring lots of stress, and I’m definitely feeling the election day jitters. I’m going to solve my election anxiety the way I solve all anxiety: sleeping! When we left kindergarten, we were led to believe that naps would become a thing of the past. Without a school sanctioned…

Maybe it’s just my Tik Tok algorithm, but dating horror stories seem to be the bread and butter of a niche community on that app. Influencers like Molly Rutter give their audiences regular updates on their dating life, sometimes in real-time. Now, I don’t enjoy this form of content, but…

To understand how being 16 changed the trajectory of my life, we must start in April of 2020. It was the tail end of sophomore year and the peak of the Covid-19 lock down. I would spend my days in virtual learning, struggling through Chemistry and trying to finish a…

Being in a middle schooler in New York City is not for the weak. We were rowdy public nuisances. We’d spend our brief pre-curfew time buying $2 fries with barbecue sauce from the local Chinese food spots; then, we‘d get on to the subway and disturb the hardworking people just…

When I felt like I was lost and adrift in the world of adulthood, I did some research into my astrology chart to find anything that could give me purpose. While I’m still not sure if the stars dictate my entire life path, I did find that my Virgo Jupiter…

My childhood is intrinsically tied to One Direction. When I was 7, I had a toothbrush that played “One Thing” for two minutes, teaching me oral hygiene while I still had almost all of my baby teeth. I vividly remember visiting my aunt in Florida one summer and begging her…

Chappell Roan has recently been under fire for asking her fans to not intrude on her personal life, and I think she has been way too kind about it. Living in the era of social media has allowed people to feel like they personally know influencers who only exist in…

Tonight is the start of the full moon in Aquarius directly opposing the sun in Leo. While there are a plethora of astrological implications to the positioning of the planets today, one of the main takeaways that resonates with me is the clashing of the sense of self opposite the…

I have always been incredibly restless. As a child, I would fight sleep out of a desire to constantly be a part of the world. As I got older, this restlessness became a symptom of my inability to turn my brain off. Always spiraling, always philosophizing, always wondering about where…

I, like most people who spend a concerning amount of time on the internet, have been completely consumed by the current rap beef between Aubrey Graham and Kendrick Lamar. While the music produced by the beef has been nothing short of incredible, I also couldn’t help but get philosophical about…