Miscellaneous
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Deck the Halls With Boughs of Ham Pie
Deck the halls with boughs of ham pie Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la ‘Tis the season to be cooking Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Don we now our kitchen aprons Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la-la-la Troll the ancient Aldi shelves Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la See the blazing burned pie before us Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Strike the phone and order Chinese food Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Follow me in…
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Wicked & I
The film version of the musical Wicked has hit theaters. I was first introduced to Wicked when I was home for the holidays in college, and my sister played Defying Gravity for me on the speaker. I was so intrigued that I did what I would do for numerous musicals after Wicked: I went to…
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A Medieval Murder Mystery
Tale as old as time, the king dies, his brother kills his nephews to take the throne and is then killed himself. This is a story that has fascinated me for years. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, I’m referencing the disappearance of the princes of York who were sons of Edward IV…
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The Royal Family is just a family
Anyone who knows me will know I’m obsessed with the British royal family. I will never forget the wedding of William and Kate, which took place during my freshman year of high school. My computer science teacher shared a classroom with another teacher who played the wedding for us and I was thrilled. While I…
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Let’s Talk About Sex
This is going to be a post where I’m going to be talking about my experience with physical intimacy relating to my ASD. If you are family or a close friend and do not want to know more, I advise you read no further. Those of you who are interested, feel free to continue reading.…
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Dear High School Me
While exploring a new park today, I came across two groups of people taking photos for their quinceañera. This got me thinking back to what I was experiencing when I was around that age. I started high school at age fourteen. I wanted to be as prepared as possible for what I’d been warned was…
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Frustrated with Fashion
I’ve always had a complicated relationship with fashion and clothes. Textures of different clothing items could elicit such visceral emotions starting when I was a toddler. I will remember this forever. My grandmother got me a cute polka-dotted rain jacket when I was a toddler. It was stiff and plasticky. I could feel it crunch…
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Congrats Grads!
This post is advice I wish I’d received before I went away to college. I lived away from home all four years, so some of this advice is tailored to that experience. However, you’re furthering your education, I wish you the best of luck and congrats on your graduation from high school! Find your resources…
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