I am having a bad day today. I'm human, I get sad, and I cry sometimes. But instead of ignoring it, I decided to embrace it, and it's led me to release my creative writing and thinking onto this post. Being sad, I kept thinking about love. It's no surprise that when I first started this blog, a lot of my posts were...

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This year, one of my main goals was to become more confident in myself. I have been insecure my whole life. I never felt that I was pretty and wondered why any man would want to be with me. I would always complain to people saying, "I wish I was pretty" or "Why can't I look like her." I realized this was a...

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Since I've started this blog, I've found myself on this unexpected journey when it comes to Anberlin. From merely starting off writing that I've discovered a great band, to seeing them live and meeting them at Warped Tour, to reviewing their final album, I've now found myself at the end of this journey. Last night, I saw Anberlin for the last time on...

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Nothing last forever is something I've learned at an early age. So it's no surprise that Anberlin announced earlier this year that in 2014 they will produce their final album and tour for the last time after being together for the past 12 years. From their first album, Blueprint for the Black Market, Anberlin made a name for themselves, continuing to make music and producing...

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As I've been spending a lot of time by myself this summer, I've had time to reflect on quite a lot of things. When you're alone, you have no one to talk to so you have to figure out other ways to pass the time. For me, I like to think and put my thoughts down in words. I end up thinking about...

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Although I've been to plenty of concert's in my life, I have never gone to a music festival. When I went to shows, it was to see some of my favorite bands like Panic! at the Disco, Black Veil Brides, Alesana, Dance Gavin Dance, and Jonny Craig. I didn't go because it was trendy, I went to enjoy the music. Therefore, music festivals...

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Taking New Zealand Literature this quarter, I was very hesitant in whether I would like the class or not. Having actually lived in New Zealand for half a year, I didn't see how I could learn or see more about the country I love the most. My study abroad experience was truly amazing and I loved everything about it. Being in a class...

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I again want to apologize for my absence. Like I've said in my pervious post, I didn't want to write on here to fulfill a quota I set up for myself. I want my writing on here to mean something. I want to be proud of what I've written instead of just writing in order to have my name on something. Something strange...

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I've been bad and haven't updated this in a while. When I started this blog I've made it my goal to write a new post at least once a week; more if I felt inspired to write about something in particular. The reason I haven't been doing that for a while is that I wasn't inspired to write. My life has been going...

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As a journalist major I have to read a lot of books in a short amount of time for my classes. Sometimes these books are really interesting and at other times they are really boring. One book that I finished yesterday for my Fashion and Celebrity class was Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost To Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth Cline. Even though I have...

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Game of Thrones aired again tonight on HBO after a year since the last episode. A year of anticipation, waiting to see what will happen in Westeros after the deaths of Robb and Catelyn Stark. So far, it hasn't disappointed. Now I've read the first three books, so I know what will happen at the end of this season. I know who dies,...

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Incredible series, end of an era they said it was. Words like these are used to describe something epic and worthy of such praise. The finale episode of How I Met Your Mother that ended this Monday did not live up to that praise. Being a huge fan of the show, seeing over 200 episodes and all 9 seasons, I was really looking...

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Break up's are hard, very hard. Those of you who have never had a bad break up, I'm jealous. By saying that, I don't want to imply that my break up was bad. It was, but it was better than most I've had. I still had my heart broke; but it was better in that I didn't spend much time being depressed and...

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Ever since I've gotten back from studying abroad, I've had a desire to leave. Not necessarily leave the United States or California, because this is my home and I'm the person I am because of where I was raised. But I've just had the urge to go out and explore and see things that I've never seen before. The only other state that...

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There are very few movies that leave a big impression on me. Perhaps it has to deal with the fact that I prefer movies that seem more realistic or have a positive overall message. One of the movies I've recently seen that has me constantly thinking about it is Blue Is The Warmest Color.  Blue Is The Warmest Color is a French coming of age film...

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When I started this blog, a major change happened in my life. This has ended up being most of the content that I've produced on here so far. But I don't want this blog to be all about my breakup, there's more to my life than that. I want this to be about all aspects of my life, the good and the bad....

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I've always heard the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words", but I never understood the true meaning of what this meant. Yes, you can physically describe what's in a picture in a thousand words. However, seeing a certain photo today made me realize that a picture really is worth a thousand words. I found this photo off my friend Josh who...

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After coming back from a semester abroad, I've realized that I'm not the same person I was before I left. Prior to leaving I was a shy girl who had a hard time having a normal conversation with people. I felt that I had to look the way society wanted me to look. When I became 18, I started becoming obsessed with makeup....

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It may seem like the end of the world right now, but it's not. This is just a small part of it. Just walk with all the confidence in the world and the right person will gravitate towards you. This is what I need to tell myself every single day from now because right now it does seem like the end of the...

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Hi, my name is Brenda Franco. I'm a 22 year old living in Los Angeles, CA. I graduated from UC Irvine with degrees in Literary Journalism and Classical Civilization. When I started this blog two years ago, I really made it for myself. I had no intention of sharing it with anyone. It was a way for me to cope with my post...

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