Hey Rockstars, I was on the phone with my friend today and when I asked him, “how are you doing?” to which he said, “I’m alive,” which basically sums up how I think every single person’s week is going. As for me, I went to the emergency room unexpectedly this week. Everything is okay, and…
Donate to Wikipedia and Get a Library Card
Hey rockstars, Hear me out because this post is very different from my usual posts. I donated to Wikipedia for the first time last night. I have been using Wikipedia for most of my life: for school research assignments, movie plots for horror movies because I’m too chicken to watch the movie but I’m not…
“Why Are You in Line?”
Hey rockstars, This morning, I woke up “early” to stand in line for the grand opening of a Japanese stationery store. This was not my idea. It was also not that early. It was like 11:15, and I had insisted we get coffee beforehand, so I was well stocked and had a decent amount of…
The Anxiety Budget
Hey rockstars, I remember a few years ago, or maybe even a few months ago, I was getting coffee with my sweet friend Aanchal who told me that she thinks our brains have a limited capacity for stress. Her theory was basically this: if you have ten things to worry about, your brain has to…
The Gravity of Yearning
Hey Rockstars, The following post is about Mohit Suri’s 2025 film Saiyaara. If you’ve seen it, or any of his other films (like Aashiqui 2, oof.), you already know the emotional gravity his stories can carry. This post gets into some of the movie’s most important scenes, so: spoilers ahead! For those of you who…
