It's getting very unhealthy in here. “blessed beshewho isbothfuriousand magnificent” Taylor Rhodes, calloused: a field journal So I've been working out a lot, a lot more than earlier in the quarantine because now I've done a whole Chloe Ting program and I've designed my own schedule. I work out 5 times a week and I'm incorporating more… Continue reading Me, Pamela & Body Dysphoria
Author: Naomi
I am many things; a broke college student, a writer, a thinker, a dreamer. I am a flower-child, occasionally burning and drying up in the haze and most days I am fighting for the ability to face myself in the morning. I am competing with the strongholds that keep me in place and at the same time, I am forever lounging on the sand in a 365-day summer. It's just my aesthetic.
My Design Portfolio Part II
Ya'll remember... we were talking about this like... forever ago? Hi! Welcome back to episode 2 of What Could Have Been featuring me, obviously. We never got done talking about the portfolio that got me into Design School. Before we get into that, looking back, I'm still surprised that I got into the program (if… Continue reading My Design Portfolio Part II
Afterwards…
There is no happy ever after - but there is an afterwards.This isn't our ending.Rosamund Lupton, "Afterwards" There is a really good book called Afterwards, and while it doesn't have much to do with this post, it has given me something to think about. It's been a long summer. I've been absent for many reasons;… Continue reading Afterwards…
There’s Blood in The Soil
I'm so glad I live in Canada-well, are you? A/N: A journal I wrote for an Honors seminar about race and memory On the 3rd of June 2019, a report came out stating that up to 4,000 indigenous women and LGBTQ+ individuals have been either killed or gone missing since 1980. This issue is rightly being… Continue reading There’s Blood in The Soil
For The People
A/N: In light of the recent events, I will not be sharing anymore of my portfolio until I feel comfortable enough to use this platform to turn your attention away from what's going on. Instead, I will be sharing with you an essay I wrote on thought and emotion where public policy is concerned.Naomi Above… Continue reading For The People
I Got Into Design School
...but don't get too excited, I'm not a design student. Anymore. Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.Sophia Loren Over the weekend, I realised I would probably be graduating in 2024 (making my time in University last a total of 6 years) and I am… Continue reading I Got Into Design School
What I’ve Been Doing While In Quarantine
And you can do it too! I really can't believe how long we've been quarantined for. So much time has gone by that I really am just stuck in my routine now. If I can even call it that. When school work started to trickle down into nothing and I was just waiting for a… Continue reading What I’ve Been Doing While In Quarantine
Never Have I Ever Review
Still can't get over Paxton! Never Have I Have Ever is a cute little teen comedy about a young Desi girl, Devi who after having experienced a number of traumas in the past year is determined to revamp her image. And the first step of course, (because Hollywood is under the impression that the lives… Continue reading Never Have I Ever Review
It’s Our 4 Year Anniversary
It's been a... turbulent time. “In Tulsa, a girl would no sooner have run around with unstraightened hair than she would have run around naked. It would have been worse than running around naked, letting everyone see your naps (40).” ― Martha Southgate, Third Girl from the Left It's been 4 years since I cut my hair and… Continue reading It’s Our 4 Year Anniversary
Naomi’s Day Off
Don't we just love summer? Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1999 So we're all living in pretty depressing, damn-near post-apocalyptic times right now and before I get to the feel-good part of this post I just… Continue reading Naomi’s Day Off
