Year: 2022

The one and arguably only thing I’ve learned this semester and retained is that my mom is always right. Coming into senior year, I assumed that I would be able to handle all of my coursework. My mom was the only person who disagreed with me but I was not having anything she was saying….Continue Reading So Slay So School is not slay

With winter break soon approaching, I have been thinking about vacations all day long. Sure we might be learning a new topic in Calculus but, mentally, I have clocked out.  In fact, I am writing this blog currently in Calculus. We are learning about deriving a logarithm. Or maybe not, I haven’t been paying attention….Continue Reading So Slay So-aring To a New Vacation Spot

Oh the versatility of robot dancing. Robot dancing is an art. For those of you who haven’t been blessed to see a classmate, a friend, a family member, or a loved one break out into robot dance, my deepest condolences go out to you.  The first time I saw a friend robot-dancing, my life was…Continue Reading So Slay So It’s Time For You to Start Robot Dancing

In the midst of derivatives, my crippling fear of my Calculus class learning something new the one day I am gone,  the college essays, the crying in the upper Uhaul bathrooms three times a week, and the desire to be somebody, though who, I cannot pin down, I have found my life falling inexplicably short…Continue Reading So Slay So Refinding

How far would you go for the people you love? An age-long question answered by the likes of an Ed Sheeran fan: You buy their concert tickets for July 29, 2023 at Soldier Field, of course! So, in honor of the Ed Sheeran concert Izzy Chew and I will be going to, I have decided…Continue Reading So Slay So Let’s Talk About Ed Sheeran

A deafening bang. Then silence. Is it thunder? Did something fall? What happened, Ashley??  “I’m on the edge of my seat, I need to know more!” you exclaim. ( I imagine) To answer all of your questions, no. It is a bird.  A bird is lifeless on my doorstep, having hit the glass of my…Continue Reading So Slay So Many Dead Birds

“Grizz-wald. Not Grizz-world. Not Grizz-wad. Grizz-WALD!” my mom screams.  Grizzwold is the name of the first book I remember reading. I’m sure there were starter books before that, but this memory is the first to stick with me.  My brother, Alex is crying on the sofa, trying to pronounce the word my mom is shouting…Continue Reading So slay So literacy narrative