Life News and Fan Girl Views

As I sit here on the eve of my 30th birthday, all I can think is "good God, how the frick am I thirty already?" Like, seriously?  When did that happen?  It's funny because when I was younger....and all the way into my college years, I thought that thirty sounded so old, and to be quite honest, I do not feel all that different from when I turned twenty-two.  I mean, yeah, my knees creak a little more than they used to, and ok, so I can't stay up nearly as late as I used to, but physically, I don't feel all that much older.  So for me, birthdays past my 21st really have never been a huge deal because I've never felt that I was "growing up".  It's always just been another year to me, and maybe that's because when I was younger, you never really heard of people making a big deal about turning thirty.  With that said, I started to notice this trend as I've gotten older that started with people around my cousin's age (she's four years ...

        Oh Captain, my captain, the pirates have won.  Tonight, we raise the black for the final time.  While the series finale of Black Sails  has not yet aired (t-minus 5 hours and 42 minutes), I have no doubt in my mind that it will be stunningly beautiful and heartbreakingly moving, because that is what this show does.  When Black Sails first came to air, Game of Thrones  already had two seasons under it's belt and so it was impossible for fans and critics not to draw comparisons between the two, calling it a combination of   Pirates of the Caribbean  meets Game of Thrones .  And while I suppose that is an easy explanation for those who have never seen the show, it is an incredible disservice to such poignantly written and crafted show.  The creators, writers, and directors have taken a world in which humanity has been brought up to know as ignoble thieving, violent, law-breakers who deserve death and imprisonment, an...

Obviously I have commitment issues when it comes to my writing.  But I find it's because I feel like I don't have anything interesting to say.  Well all that's about to change.  I've found direction.  For the past year, I've been focusing on myself and things that have been going on in my life, and instead of putting out further negativity in the world, I decided on a self inflicted hiatus.  But I'm back. And so excited to get back to it.  So, if you're still with me (or just joining me), stay tuned.  Because this will be a total revamp. -Melissa