We Can’t Control Some Things

You walk around all the time and people always go, “Hey, you get to choose your friends. You get to choose who you want to be. So be yourself.” But, here’s my complaint: sure, you can be yourself. But that doesn’t mean you still get to choose who your friends are. Because your friends may…

Define: “Hot or Not”

Let’s take the movie “Easy A”, for example. Olive Penderghast. Is she hot or not? Well, according to the other characters in the movie, she’s not hot until she starts dressing like a slut and becomes the class “whore”. As a matter of fact, she’s considered to be invisible and not really noticed to be…

The Role of Eponine

Instead of starting off with a more relatable quote, I feel like it would be more productive to introduce the character of Eponine to you. Don’t worry: I won’t bore you about the details of the poor beggars in France. This is about Eponine and how she plays a role in all of our lives.…

Carrying Shame

Don’t be a nub and watch the video. I don’t care if you’re homophobic, because even if you are, you have the same exact problems as Ellen Page. After watching that video, it made me realize that we all carry secrets. It’s true that you can never achieve full happiness or always be 100% happy…

It’s Not Flattery

Picture yourself: you just got out of your favorite store at the mall, bag in hand, and walking past the food court. At one of the tables on the side, there’s a group of attractive college boys who cheer for you or whistle at you. Do you turn to look at them or no? There’s…