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My 2017 Oscar Picks
If you’ve known me for all of 2.5 seconds, then you’ll know I have a mild (ok, massive) obsession with movies. I get giddy just thinking about how the screenplays, acting performances, cinematography, and movie scores all combine into an intricate work of art. Total...
State Fair of Texas | 2016 Tilley Taste Test
As if little Autumn Elves have sprinkled their magic dust across Dallas, fall weather has officially graced us with its presence. And this can only mean one thing. The State Fair of Texas is almost here. I mean, it’s completely casual, but I am the biggest State Fair...
Downtown Dallas Public Library | My Darling Dallas
While I walk through Downtown Dallas during afternoon rush hour, car honks and ambulance sirens ring off of glass skyscrapers and furiously assault my ears. Disgruntled drivers swerve in and out of traffic with a death wish plastered across their car like a...
Behind the Life of an Indie Artist
“Technically I’m perpetually unemployed…” My Uber driver pulled up in front of an industrial, one-story building hidden in the outskirts of Dallas’ Design District. The old building had a gray brick exterior and tiny windows that sort of resembled a prison. I...
Discipline is hard. Like really hard.
As my alarm goes off, I make the most pathetic groan into my pillow. It kind of resembles the sound of a whimpering newborn puppy. Wasn’t it just 10 minutes ago that I was first embraced by my One True Love – my bed? And now this obnoxiously high-pitched ringtone is...
10 Movies with Stellar Soundtracks
Not to be dramatic, but music and movies are basically like oxygen to my lungs. Nope. That still came off super dramatic. But you get my point. Music and movies are these sources of expression that capture and connect so many emotions in my life. So when the two come...
10 Benefits to Working a Big Girl Job
When I was in college, I had the stereotypical “college job.” I worked in the food industry. More specifically, I worked grueling hours for banquet events. I was a vision in my black and white work attire and non-slip tennis shoes. My hair was pulled back into a...
Jackson Pollock Art Exhibit | My Darling Dallas
World: “I have an idea. Let’s drip paint on a canvas and call it art. It’ll be great!” Me: "Excuse me ... whaaat?" I’m the type of person who can wander aimlessly around an art museum for hours. I'll first look at a painting up close, and then I'll look at it from...
6 Vastly Underrated Indie Films
I think it's important for you, the reader, to understand a few things about me... I don’t drink wheatgrass smoothies with flaxseeds. I don’t frequent vinyl record stores. I don't do things like Bikram Yoga or CrossFit. I definitely don’t know the difference between...
My 2016 Oscar Picks
As January draws closer each year, I eagerly await to hear which movies will be nominated for an Academy Award like a child on Christmas Eve. Once the announcements have been made, I generally have a brief moment of sheer panic. After all, I have about 4 weeks to...
Moving to Los Angeles
“I’m 25 and indefinitely moving to California with what’s in my car.” On a brisk, December afternoon with temperatures barely peeking out of the 30s, Abbey Daugherty greets me in the Amarillo airport with a big smile across her face. I pick up my pace to give...
When You’re Neither Here Nor There
After a 10-hour flight across the Atlantic, I landed in London with a sense of exhilaration that rushed through my whole body like an express train. This would be the first time I would be crossing the threshold into the wonderful world of international travel,...
State Fair of Texas | 2015 Tilley Taste Test
Some people count down the days until Christmas. I count down the days until the State Fair of Texas opens. There’s just nothing better than seeing Big Tex waving his awkwardly bent arm as he...
8 Things I’ve Learned From Meg Ryan Movies
Meg Ryan has been at the forefront of All-American actresses for decades. Her movies will make you laugh, they will make you cry, but most importantly, they will make you feel like you aren't alone with your quirky personality. As I've grown up under the tutelage of...
Togs, Queues, and Other Nonsense
Traveling with Topdeck had some major perks. For starters, I didn’t have to worry about the hassle of finding accommodations every single night. I also didn’t need to book endless amounts of train tickets or stress about daily details. But my favorite perk? Getting to...
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This was it. I was living in my moment. I officially had a website devoted to the thing I loved the most - writing. Overnight, I became a glamorous blogger, with a fervor unequal to the average human. I was hungry for blogging and READY. TO. GO. Then reality kicked me...