Category: dramas & shows

  • gatsby’s eulogy

    i wrote most of this during a 15 minute session in my reading/writing class. i’d just finished the great gatsby and pondered over it for a long time, since i failed to appreciate it when i read it 2 or so years ago but felt it much more profoundly this time around. we had an…

  • what you can tell from the way people play tennis

    after a few years of playing tennis (admittedly, entirely recreationally and without much solid skills) and watching others play tennis, i’ve come to a few conclusions about the types of people that play tennis in my classes. not competitively, of course, but more on the beginner side.

  • If I Stay

    author: Gayle Forman rating: 2/10 genre: young adult romance best for ages: 8 to 10 — I would not have started reading this book if not for my language arts class. We had to pick out a book from my teacher’s list, so I chose this one, since it had an interesting synopsis. It might…

  • the thing about younger siblings

    so in school right now in ela we’re getting taught on isms like racism, sexism, genderism, that sort of thing. and people are talking about discrimination and just, how life is really unfair. what nobody really mentions is the difference between siblings. or, if you may, the sibling gap. i know there are a lot…

  • suddenly had another bit of an idea?

    long time no see!! i really can’t believe it’s been almost a year. been a bit out of this whole writing and blogging thing right now but trying my best to make a comeback (and a continuous one this time after my failed one back last summer). i suddenly thought of something i could do…

  • The Story of Minglan (知否知否)

    rated 10 / 10 genre Historical, Romance directed by Zhang Kaizhou starring Zhao Liying, Feng Shaofeng, Zhu Yilong no. of episodes 78 ✦ • ·················· • ✦ • ·················· • ✦ Originally a novel, The Story of Minglan differs from other historical dramas in its focus on family and social politics in ancient China instead…