When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, reading suddenly became something I couldn’t enjoy. I haven’t always been a reader—someone who reads for enjoyment and willingly chooses to spend their free time reading. While I was still in school, I only read for school. And, even then, I didn’t even always do the reading (who actually did?) […]
Category: Twelve Things
Twelve Things: Thoughts on the Final Season of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Surely like many other people during this ongoing pandemic, I have spent a lot of time watching and rewatching movies and television shows. I couldn’t even guess how many times I’ve watched the Captain America and Avengers movies during this pandemic, especially now that Disney+ has made it so easy for me to just watch […]
Twelve Things: Ice Cream Favorites
I love desserts, so I always get excited for meaningless food holidays like National Ice Cream Day. I understand dessert can be seen as a “special” treat, especially when things like birthday and wedding cakes exist. But dessert is an everyday thing for me, so these fun holidays help make dessert more of a special […]
Twelve Things: Reasons to Watch ‘West Side Story’ at Lyric Opera
In 1957, the world was introduced to a retelling of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet that would eventually become a classic musical, West Side Story. Set in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a romance buds between Tony and Maria, which is a problem given their ties to opposing gangs: the Jets, a caucasian […]
Twelve Things: Favorite MCU Characters
As I’m sure many other Marvel fans did, I watched all twenty-one of the previously released movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as preparation for the highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame. Since seeing the film, I’ve thought a lot about the impact I didn’t realize MCU has had on me, what I’ve taken away from all of […]
Twelve Things: Favorite Books
In honor of World Book Day, I felt it would be appropriate to compile a list of some of my favorite books. I will admit that I haven’t always been an avid reader—let alone someone who cared about books. As a writer, I know this sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. I had nothing against […]
Twelve Things: Books I Want to Read in 2019
“Twelve Things” is a blog post series in which I feature a list of twelve things that concern a specific topic. The idea behind these posts is a nod to my username “wijangco12” and my favorite number. 1. Basketball: A Love Story by Jackie MacMullan and Rafe Bartholomew How I Discovered the Book: I know Rafe and found out about it from his Twitter. What It’s About: The book is a collection of first-hand accounts from some of the biggest […]