- My Hero, Bucky Barnes
It took some time to finally organize my thoughts into a cohesive narrative. It has been several weeks since I watched The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. When I finished the series, I immediately watched it again. And again and again. All of the thoughts andContinue reading “My Hero, Bucky Barnes” - Greed and Blood: Powerful Objects in The Silmarillion and Javanese Book of MonarchsThe Silmarillion and Javanese book of monarchs found parallels in powerful, hallowed objects that caused trails of tragedies and bloodlust. Greed and Blood: Powerful Objects in The Silmarillion and Javanese Book of Monarchs
- Working From Home
It’s 10 AM on a cloudy Wednesday morning in January. The curtains are open, letting hazy blue-grey light illuminate my bedroom. My essential oil diffuser is running at full speed, filling the room with the gentle aroma of white tea. I look to my left andContinue reading “Working From Home” - So, Uhhh…There Was a Coup
January 6, 2021 started like any other morning. Breakfast, shower, work. Nothing at all out of the ordinary. Until it happened. The Invasion. These weren’t invaders from a foreign country, but invaders consisting of traitors who were home-grown in the USA. I have many feelings aboutContinue reading “So, Uhhh…There Was a Coup” - Life is Beautiful
I won’t sugar coat it. I’ve been severely depressed and incredibly anxious. That’s not hyperbole; I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and the trauma of living through a period of social upheaval, political unrest, and a global pandemic where people have been dyingContinue reading “Life is Beautiful” - Why I Skipped One Week in December
When I started this blog, my goal was to post twice per week, every week. This was something I was able to do without fail for months until the week of December 7, 2020. It would be easier to say something huge and dramatic happened whichContinue reading “Why I Skipped One Week in December”
“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.”
— Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
— Mary Kay Ash
Thoughts of Amethyst 