I've been told by more than one adult in my life that I am the queen of procrastination. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I cannot for the life of me get anything done with any sort of skill unless I...

Every year for Christmas, my dad buys me and my brother technology-related gifts. When he bought me a Kindle Fire one year, I anticipated a paradigm shift in how I enjoyed one of my favorite pastimes —...

Around Valentine's Day, the commercials feature movies, confections and experiences that speak to love and romance. Visions of red roses, chocolates and teddy bears entice the eyes; promises of love unfeigned...

Not this past summer but the summer before, I was privileged enough to be able to participate in Top of Utah Entertainment's production of "Les Miserables" as Cosette. While in "Les Mis," I was able to...

I never realized that poetry was so much more than just pretty words presented in a pretty way until one of my roommates showed me her Tumblr blog where she posts some of the poetry she writes. At first,...

As I scroll through my Tumblr dashboard, it’s riddled with pictures and gifs about fandoms, movies, television shows and all kind of other cultural media-ness. While all of this is a conglomeration...

When I tell people that I study opera here at Weber State, often one of the things I know people want to ask, but are mostly too polite to, is why on earth I would want to study something that many of...