This past week, I took myself on a solo date to the movies, and I saw The Drama. I had a lot of thoughts before and even more after seeing the film. If you haven’t heard of The Drama yet the film revolves around a couple, Charlie and Emma. Viewers follow them the week leading…
Category: Culture
Venturing to Oslo, Norway On My Own
Hi everyone. Last weekend, I ventured to Oslo, Norway for my first ever solo trip, and it was such an amazing time. I want to share all of the things I most enjoyed in the city, and my recommendations if you plan on traveling there soon. I’ll first start with transportation, move into food, dive…
Kelly Bishop is More than the Third Gilmore Girl
A couple of weeks ago I finally read Kelly Bishop’s memoir The Third Gilmore Girl. I had been looking forward to reading Bishop’s for one main reason: I wanted the inside scoop on Gilmore Girls. Gilmore Girls is one of my favorite shows of all time. I needed to read about what really went down….
Turning Tiny Pockets of Time Into Something to Look Forward to
Reading has always been a really big part of my life. When I was a kid, I would become filled with so much joy when my class traveled to the library and checked out books. I instantly lit up when my teacher told us that it was our turn to go to the library. After…
5 Important Things I Learned from Watching the TV Show Scandal
Scandal is gripping, fast paced, and full of bold enigmatic characters. If you haven’t watched it before, Scandal follows Olivia Pope and her team as she runs a crisis management firm in Washington, DC. How much drama could a couple politicians and federal workers stir up you might ask? When you mix ego, envy, pride,…
Our Most Forgotten Local Resource: The Library
Why did we forget about the library? This year I told myself that I was going to make an effort towards patronizing my local libraries. My goal took a very slow start at the beginning of this year, but I’ve been making progress this summer, and it’s been so amazing. I love reading, but with…
Tolu’s Guide to Quito for First Timers
Hello everyone! Last week, I finally touched down in the states after spending three weeks in Quito, Ecuador. The reason for this trip was for a bit of pleasure, but mainly for a study abroad program I was enrolled in. The purpose of the program is for pre-med students to learn Spanish and particularly medical…
When Fiction Becomes Fact: Reviewing the novel Ace of Spades
I finally read Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. This novel came out in 2021, and I added it to my TBR on Goodreads immediately when I saw all of the hype on Booktok. Cut to four years later, and I was stumbling through Barnes and Noble with my birthday gift card, and I saw…
The 2025 Grammys: How Manifestation was this Year’s Theme
Hello everyone! I hope you are having a lovely week. This past Sunday the 2025 Grammys took place, and it was one for the history books. The performances, looks, and speeches all were memorable for their own reasons, but I was struck by the energy in the room that night. There were many first time…
How do want the 2024 Presidential Election to go down in history?
Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a lovely week, and if you didn’t, I hope that you do next week. Before I begin this week’s post, I want to apologize for not posting last week. There were so many assignments I had to get done for school, and I didn’t have time to write…