perks of having a "stupid" major.

Today I had my last class session for my internship with The Missouri Review literary magazine and as we had an overall discussion about the magazine/improvements, I looked around to realized I loved this opportunity. 

So many times after I changed my major to English I was told that I needed to immediately think of grad school, to move on to another program after graduation. In my mind, this department has set me in a direction that I could not be any more thankful for. 

The Missouri Review internship has definitely opened my eyes to the publishing world, and has also introduced me to some amazing people. One of the bonuses to being an English major is that the group of fellow English majors is so small that you eventually befriend them due to the fact that you have so many classes together. 

In addition to what I've already said, something neat about being an English major is that it can be a platform towards other careers. For instance, I could go into teaching, publishing, or even copywriting. It's so flexible and makes me feel a bit more confident in taking steps towards what I'm going to do in a new city after graduation (fingers crossed for Nashville!)

Overall, as "stupid" as an English major may sound, the change to become one may actually be one of the best decisions I could have made in college.

praying to grilled cheesus

As of 12:30 am on July 14th I found out that one of my favorite humans left this world FAR too early. Cory Monteith was such an incredible person and from the first second I saw him on Glee, I knew there was something special about him that was going to make me fall in love. Low and behold, four seasons later, he was still my all time favorite character. The highs and lows of Finn Hudson on that show were so real, so human. Outside of the show he was such an inspiration to all. He had such a positive outlook on life, so happy. The fact that he entered himself into rehab in April only proved so much more why I have respect for him. He admitted he had a problem and wanted to fix it. It takes so much courage to do that and I wish I had half of the strength he did. 

It's so surreal to think that he won't be on Glee next season and won't be able to continue what was bound to be an amazing career. Rest in peace Cory, you will be missed so dearly.

hello blogging world!

So this is where it starts. 

I decided to start this blog for random blurbs regarding anything. This can range from stories of daily life, new music I've found, books, videos, etc. Sure, I have a tumblr and it's great to waste time on, but there needs to be a space where I can share my randomness outside of that site. I'm rather nervous considering I have never used a blog before, but there comes a time where we just have to take a leap of faith.