Today, as I was looking for more freelance jobs, something came over me and I decided to go after that internship I applied to this weekend. I called them because they had shown interest but never called me. Turns out they had been calling me, at the wrong number. After I gave them my correct … Continue reading I got an internship!
While I'm still not getting any job offers or responses from the millions of jobs I have applied to, I decided that maybe I should start looking for something freelance. This is not a steady job, but it's better that nothing. In a newspaper article I was able to find a few websites to help … Continue reading Freelance writer
I was so happy about my new puppies yesterday that I forgot to mention something else. At about 3 p.m I got the news that the final grade for the class I just took was posted. I had almost forgotten that I was waiting for that, but one of my fellow group members sent us … Continue reading More news
Last night my parents told me they wanted to get me a dog for Christmas. I was not expecting that, I didn't think they wanted a dog, but they wanted to give me some responsibility and some company so they decided to get me a dog for Christmas. I was so excited I started thinking … Continue reading Santa Came early
It's December, the holiday season started last week, my house is decorated, I have to go to my grandparents' house to help them decorate and as happy as I am about this, I still spend the days leading up to Christmas stressed, looking for a job. I spent all morning writing an email with some … Continue reading Christmas without a job
I have had a lot of fun today reading some of the stories I wrote for class in college, a lot of which I had forgotten, some are true events, other's are fiction and others I think may be based on true events. I chose my favorites, which I want to share with my readers. … Continue reading “I thought you were waking up early to go running”
This caught my attention today and I think it's worth sharing: Tomorrow the House of Representatives will vote on the 21st Century Cures Act. I did not know anything about this until today and I'm still learning about this ACT, but as far as I know, this will allow for more research for healthcare. This would … Continue reading 21st Century Cures Act
It was a weird feeling, being in a full movie theatre and hearing that opening music again. We went back into the Wizarding World for the ninth time, but this time we went back in time to 1926 in New York City. We were not going to Hogwarts and we weren't in England, it was … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
I'm thankful for my family, my friends, the opportunities I've been given, and for being here today. Thank you all for reading and being a part of my journey to be a writer. I'm thankful for the process I have been through, for making me the woman I am today and for everyone who has … Continue reading I’m thankful for…
Today I went to two bookstores looking for a good book to read. I had already done research on Amazon and had a few books on mind; books by Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling. I already read Mindy's first book and really liked it; so I went back to the same bookstore where I bought … Continue reading What happened to all the good bookstores?
We finished the project!!!!! That's it, we're done, now it's time to eat turkey on Thursday and be thankful that I survived and can enjoy holiday season. Well, we also have to wait until god knows when to get an email with our grades, but we don't have to worry about that now, I'm free … Continue reading We’re done!
We're almost done with the multimedia story. It took us more than 3 and a half, almost four hours today, and were not done yet. I don't know how long it will take tomorrow but I think the most difficult parts are done. I don't really know because I still haven't been able to do … Continue reading Almost done
Today I spent a little more than 3 hour working and freezing in a very crowded Starbucks. It looked more like a school library or study room than a coffee shop. Every group had at least one computer for the whole group, at most one per person, like us. When my whole group was there, all … Continue reading Putting together a multimedia story
I found this first video a few days ago, of me trying to take a few steps by myself four years ago in November, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7my3a4TrScU Later I found this one, taken a month later in the same place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6rm7iCnYbI I really don't know how to express how I feel every time I see … Continue reading You can
There is no way I can or would ever want to deny that I now have epilepsy. This has become one of the themes of this blog, I like sharing news I find interesting or are important about epilepsy to help other patients and to make people aware of this, but I want people to … Continue reading What is epilepsy?
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