Month: April 2023

Finally, the last blog of the semester. Like always, this is written on the day it is due and I actually forgot that it was Thursday because for some reason, this week has just been such a blur and I’ve kind of just started to stop keeping track of what day it is. My sister came home two days ago and we are currently having family movie time watching How to Train Your Dragon 3 while I type my life away on my computer.

Since this school year is kind of almost over and we’re about to graduate in like one more month, I wanted to write down my goals for this summer and also for future college so that I can perhaps come back and reread this when summer is almost over. I expect that by then, I will tragically realize that I’ve accomplished none of the goals that I actually wanted to complete.

The first thing I wanted to do this summer was to get a completely new wardrobe. While I do love the clothes I currently have, I want to embrace my soon-to-be role for the next four years as a newfound city girl and dress somewhat decent. It’s funny though because I don’t think I’ll for sure follow through with this plan due to the fact that I am genuinely so broke and will probably have to be spending what little money I do have on dorm room necessities. 

I also want to spend some more time with my friends before we all go our separate ways. I feel like I say this but then again I also always end up cooped up at home sleeping the day away instead. I swear though that this summer will be different and I will try my best and make the effort to go out more often. Ashley and I actually still have plans to return to Chicago when the snow doesn’t violently slap our faces and freeze our fingers, so hopefully, it will be even more fun then and we can freely explore (without getting kidnapped).

Spending time with my friends also includes returning to the gym after my unfortunate one-year hiatus due to laziness. My friend and I did go quite often last year over the summer but then we stopped. Maybe I’ll be able to build some muscle before I go off to college just for fun :’)

Another thing I genuinely want to do is try and get my life together. I don’t know what happened but it seems as if high school has just completely deteriorated my brain and my study skills have just gotten worse and worse. Hopefully, I somehow get a change in mindset and become a mysterious dark academia aesthetic city girl. This is definitely a hard feat for me to achieve, so I doubt it’ll happen but it’s worth putting down on this blog. Adding on to that is to fix my continuous and seemingly chronic neck and back pain. I told myself that I would make an attempt and do something to strengthen my spine to avoid actual injury. I just don’t think that starting a new chapter in my life with persisting neck and back pain is cute at all.

For the next few school years, extroversion is something that I also want to work on. Especially with such a large campus and so many people, I know that introversion isn’t going to get me anywhere near where I want to be, so I’m hoping that I can at least be a little less awkward when meeting new people. I’m also praying to the heavens that my roommate isn’t an absolute nightmare and that we can get along or maybe even become best friends (or not). 

A little intermission to this boring blog: I am still watching How to Train Your Dragon 3 and Toothless and his girlfriend just got kidnapped because the sister from the pair of twins brought the evil guy back to their hideout. I am beyond agitated and actually quite sad but it’s quite alright, everything’s bound to be fixed in the end.

ANYWAYS, my conclusion to this boring blog is that I hope to have a fresh start in this new chapter of my life and I want to do a lot of things this summer to improve myself not only outwardly but also inwardly. Not that I’m not satisfied with how my life is right now, but I just think this is a chance for me to take a hard reset and become the best version of myself. Happy almost last month of high school everyone <3

Per usual, I am idea-less and have no idea what to write for this blog, and in pure Jessica fashion, I procrastinated this and am writing it at 10.48 pm on the day it is due while praying that I finish and have this uploaded before 11:59. Unfortunately, it’s not working out too well for me and I have tragically fallen down the YouTube rabbit hole that is Roman Reigns on WWE (don’t ask, I don’t even know) while also typing this on the side. Due to the fact that I am just trying to fill the word count and have this in on time, I decided that this week’s blog would be about music because it’s the only thing I can go on and on about.

If you read a few of my previous blogs, you would know that I am but a shell of a person without Spotify and my AirPods. You would also know that I absolutely hate the weather being anything above 60 degrees. Looking at the weather predictions for next week, I noticed that Friday would be 79 degrees which is horrendous. Therefore, I wanted to create a cute little playlist for the warm weather to make it just a little less miserable for myself and at least enjoy. 

For this playlist, I already have a few songs in mind:

1. Sex, Drugs, Etc. by Beach Weather

I know this song might be considered overplayed and only made popular by TikTok, but I am proud to say that I did indeed find this song way before it became better known by everyone else. In some ways, you could say that I’m just not like everybody else (even though I literally am).

2. Outside by Ellie Goulding

I swear this song was one of my favourites in like 5th grade and I definitely did overplay it, but somehow it just seems to come back every single summer. It’s such a nice song to drive to and it always brings me joy when I listen to it. 

3. Dark Red by Steve Lacy

I don’t know if this is something that everyone agrees with but Dark Red is a little iffy because I feel like it is more of a fall song than a summer song. While this is the case, I still think that it is summer playlist worthy and may add it in but then remove it later on. 

4. Redbone by Childish Gambino

Redbone is just SUCH A GOOD SONG. The amount of joy I feel while listening to this song is just unmatched and it’s perfect for distracting me from the disgusting summer heat. If I’m being honest, I think any song from Childish Gambino is great for the summertime, and will be adding all of them to the playlist.

5. Heaven Sent by Tevomxntana 

I found this song a few weeks ago but it’s one that’s been played pretty often. The beginning instrumental is so gorgeous and the rest of the song also has such a vibe. If you guys haven’t listened to it, I would 10/10 recommend it.

6. I Hate U <3 by Slush Puppy

I actually had this in my summer playlist last year (yes I make a new one every year), and it’s never failed to put me in a good mood. I love playing this with the volume up and my windows all the way down in the car. 

7. Brazil by Declan Mckenna

I added this song to my other playlist when I heard someone sing it in 8th grade for the talent show. I absolutely adore this song and in my opinion, it’s definitely categorized as a summer song. 

8. Why by Dominic Fike

Honestly, all of the songs from Dominic Fike’s What Could Possibly Go Wrong album are good, but this song is by far one of my favorites and I think it would be a wonderful addition to the summer playlist. 

 

Honorable mentions include

Power Trip by J. Cole ft Miguel

Blue Hair by TV Girl

Talk by Hozier

Eat Your Young by Hozier

Tremors by Beach Weather

Outta My Mind by Monsune

Chagu’s Sideturn by Peach Pit

Music. by Mild Orange

 

I originally wanted to make a playlist with all new songs so that I could expand my music diversity, but funnily enough, all of these songs are ones that I’ve been listening to over the course of this year. I’m hoping that my Discover Weekly will help in finding new songs that I can add to the playlist and have fun listening to, but I’m quite doubtful. If anyone has any suggestions for new and fun summer songs I would very much appreciate a recommendation, but if not, I apologize for a very messy and rough blog and I thank you for reading it anyways.