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So I guess that’s fitting that we’re in Mental Health Awareness Month. Ladies & Gentlemen, I am currently on the struggle bus. Thank you depression, you always know when to show up. I dare you to scroll on Twitter for 5 minutes without feeling completely drained. The news cycle, the damn celebrities, the way that…
Anyone else starting to feel a bit restless? Remember the times when I would proudly proclaim that I was an introvert? You’d think I’d be having the time of my damn life right now. Yet, I find the days getting longer and the restlessness has me planning an escape from this place I call my…
The amount of times I gasped! I went into Bad Education with little knowledge of what the film was actually about but with a phenomenal cast leading the way I knew that I was in for a phenomenal ride. With Hugh Jackman leading the way; along with Allison Janney, Ray Romano and Rafael Casal right…
My only saving grace during this Quarantine has been music and with everyone postponing their albums, it’s been a stressful few weeks for me. However, Jessie Reyez was my saving grace last Friday and her debut album, BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US, has been on heavy rotation ever since it’s release. Jessie Reyez took…
The year is 2000; you’re obsessed with your Razr flip phone, you spend more hours on AIM than you can count, TRL is your favorite TV show and *NSYNC is about to change the pop music world with their latest album No Strings Attached. I remember the day that I discovered who *NSYNC was; my…
What would one day without women look like? Women in Mexico will be coming together on March 9, to peacefully protest the femicide currently happening in their country. “El nueve ninguna se mueve” is the slogan for the day as women plan to stay home and will not be contributing to Mexico’s economy. The March…
All of my fiction writing revolves around my identity as a bisexual Mexican-American woman. My dreams revolve around the fact that I want to make a statement about who I am and who my people are. Truthfully, up until recently, it all felt a bit impossible. I kept feeling like I was writing into the…
Alejandro Fernandez goes back home with his latest album. Hecho En México is an 11-track LP rooted with the help of a mariachi band. With his father, the legendary Vicente Fernandez,having retired two years ago; Alejandro steps up to the plate to continue the legacy that Vicente left behind and we are so much better…
Suddenly I feel let down by all of my friends. Did I not rave about Unforgettable enough? Did I not send everyone clips of Booksmart enough times? Have I not made it abundantly clear that my love for Kaitlyn Dever runs deep? Why did nobody tell me that Kaitlyn Dever had real and raw musical…
Sure, change is inevitable but I have worked overtime to keep it at bay for five years. I know, it’s been a while. I semi-abandoned this website at the end of 2019 but I promise that a very busy Julie was searching for words every single day she didn’t post on here. Life has gotten…