• My Top Albums of 2023

    #1 – First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National The first of two albums released by The National this year, and also my favorite. Before releasing this album, it had been 4 years since The National’s last album. As a huge fan, I was dying for more music, and like many fans, wondering if Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – Fourth Quarter of 2023

    Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor – 4.5 stars This was at least my third time reading this book and it’s still incredible. I’m not typically a big fan of YA or fantasy, but this book is just so well written and every time I read it I remember just how moved I Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – Third Quarter of 2023

    Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (3.5-3.75 stars) I liked this book okay, and it was very easy to read, but I feel like there were too many things I didn’t like. I really disliked the main character, and because of that it was really hard to enjoy the book as a whole. My least Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – Second Quarter of 2023

    The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (3.25 stars) I had heard a lot of mixed reviews about this one before I started it, but I ended up enjoying it. It wasn’t revolutionary by any means, but it was fun. I actually don’t remember a lot about this one, but I will say, you probably won’t Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – First Quarter of 2023

    This is just to catalog what I’ve been reading and the reviews I’ve written. Most of these are copied from my Goodreads, but others I just wrote really quickly. From Hollywood With Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow (5 stars) This was fabulous! As someone who Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – Second Half of 2022

    Since I never finished out my year of book reviews last year. Better late than never I guess? Enjoy. #20 – Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2/5 stars) I read this book because of all of the hype around it on the internet and the movie that came out. Unfortunately, it did not Continue reading

  • Remembering the HFAC

    Remembering the HFAC

    I am a student at BYU, and I have completed a music minor, as of last semester. Because of this, I have spent a significant amount of time in the Harris Fine Arts Center on BYU campus. This building was where all my voice lessons, choir rehearsals, and performances were, along with many of my Continue reading

  • My Top Five Favorite and Least Favorite Books I Read in 2022

    My Top Five Favorite and Least Favorite Books I Read in 2022

    These are my top 5 best and worst books I read this year. I read a lot of books this year (45 to be exact), and most of them were amazing, so it was really hard to choose 5 favorites, but the 5 worst ones were SO easy. I will list some honorable mentions for Continue reading

  • Book Reviews – First Half of 2022

    These are the books I read in the first half of 2022, and some really quick reviews and ratings. Enjoy #1 – Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler (5/5 stars) #2 – The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (4/5 stars) #3 – Turtles All the Way Down (5/5 stars) #4 – The Austere Academy by Continue reading

  • More Haikus

    A Haiku about Traffic Afternoon trafficSuddenly, a break — silenceBut just one moment Two Haikus These two haikus were both written based on a misheard lyric from a song by The National. In the song “Demons” by The National, I always heard “hollow wisdom all night long / the worried talk to God goes on”, Continue reading

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