Yesterday was Halloween, and I hope everyone enjoyed it! Last evening, I ended up watching the film on Netflix, Extraordinary Tales, which is a series of short films based on some famous Edgar Allan Poe stories — because, you know, Halloween. Spookiness. Etc. (Thanks to my friend Katherine for introducing me to this film!) In this, …
Book Review | The Return of the King
Aaaand I'm back with the final installment in my ramblings about The Lord of the Rings! Let's do this. So The Return of the King picks up—as you might imagine—where The Two Towers left off. Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli Merry, Pippin, and their allies from Rohan head for Gondor, where trouble brews on the horizon. …
Play Review | The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
I'm doing something new! I've never done a review of a play before! (Probably because I rarely get to see live theatre.) So this past weekend I got to see the new Team StarKid production, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals! I've been a fan of StarKid for about 8 or 9 years, since my …
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How to Study in University
October means most universities have survived midterms (and hopefully the students have too!), and professors are probably already looking forward to final exams. So I've compiled a list of some tips for studying for tests and preparing for writing essays. I was an English major, but hopefully these will apply to any field of study. …
Book Review | The Two Towers (SPOILERS)
I'm back with more Middle-Earth fangirling! Let's do this. (Again, as with my first LOTR review, this is also a review of the audio by Rob Inglis.) Also, there are... I guess, spoilers... in this review, both for this and also for the first book, The Fellowship of the Ring. If you somehow haven't read …
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