Kam

Joined December 2017

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My belief: Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

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The 3 Lessons I Learned at 24. Top Story - May 2021.
I always thought that I had a pretty good grasp of who my mom is. My mom, or Judy as I may reference her, is the woman who cries at just about everything - movies, videos of puppies, and of course, any proud moment with her children. She is the woman who drove across the country by herself so that she could see what else was outside of her tiny town in West Virginia. She is the woman who still dances around the kitchen like a professional if I turn music on and the woman who plays every single instrument when I put on "Who Loves You" by The Four Seasons. Trust me, that's a performance you don't want to miss. She is still all of these things, but as a woman who has always shown me her strongest, most hardworking side, I learned who my mother truly was in 2019.
By Kam5 years ago in Families
How Two "Givers" Figure Out What to Watch During a Pandemic
I've always been labeled a giver in all of my relationships - friends, boyfriends, strangers, everyone. For reference, a "giver" or so I've been told, is defined as:
By Kam5 years ago in Geeks
21 Facts for 2021: IMDB Edition.. Top Story - March 2021.
21 fun facts to share, and 1 specifically about myself. Fun Fact about me: I'm obsessed with the trivia section of IMDB. Anytime I watch a movie or television show, I read every fun fact, trivia, casting clue, behind the scenes extra that they have to share. Today I'm going to share my weird quirk with you all.
By Kam5 years ago in FYI
Small Town Television
You know how people keep saying that our phones are listening to us? I tested that theory recently and kept Instagram open while I talked about lawnmowers, obviously I wanted to try something out of the blue, and then I shut off my phone. I came back 15 minutes later and I had six ads for lawnmowers on my Instagram feed.
By Kam5 years ago in Geeks
How Will Smith Helped Me Through 2020
I got a call from my Mom today talking about unemployment. For some background, I may live in Los Angeles, but everything paperwork, insurance, and ID wise, still goes to my parents house in Oregon. During 2020, I lost my job, a job that I absolutely loved. I was finally making strides in my bank account, feeling good about myself, and getting things on track after a really tough time. Then came - 2020. I was forced to move back home into my childhood room and apply for unemployment. I applied in March. I didn't receive my unemployment until end of July. 5 months of making lists, applying for jobs, and hearing nothing back. Was I not qualified? Did I need to edit my resume again for the 20th time? Maybe it was my cover letter, I just couldn't figure it out. I started to get scared. Terrified, actually. I was dipping into savings and finally, got a job at the restaurant I worked at when I was 16. As a 24 year old college graduate, that was debilitating for my mental state. At any other restaurant, I would have been fine, I would have said, "Yes, finally a paycheck!" But, I was brought back to be a server and I ended up in the back as a dishwasher because the restaurant couldn't keep anyone long enough and I felt like going backwards had a brand new meaning.
By Kam5 years ago in Motivation
10 Lessons I Took from Rewatching Gilmore Girls
During the past year, I can say with absolute certainty that I've watched more Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV (jesus, there's a new form of streaming daily isn't there) than I would like to admit. I not only have devoured new shows likes Flight Attendant, SnowPiercer, Bridgerton, and Queen's Gambit, but I re-binged shows. Gossip Girl, Nashville, Jane the Virgin, One Tree Hill and of course, Gilmore Girls all came back onto my radar.
By Kam5 years ago in Geeks
The Anti-Valentine Anthems
I think I've had one successful Valentine's Day with a significant other. I'm in a commited relationship currently, and we decided early on that Valentine's Day wouldn't be made a big deal. However, I was driving to the Los Angeles Flower Market with my best friend, Caitlin, today and she said to me, "I'm gonna use this holiday as a self-care day. A me-day. A girl power day." So, we drove and put together a playlist of all-female artists from all eras, singing about self-love, female empowerment, and you guessed it, sex. Warning - explicit language.
By Kam5 years ago in Beat
The Birth of Dark Earth
Every artist has a nichè. Every artist is inspired by other artists and different genres. Then there are artists that pave their own path. With the world of music growing daily, new sounds emerge. Let me introduce you to Dark Earth, and it's first creator - Annábla.
By Kam5 years ago in Beat
My Worst Date(s)
We all know what it means to have an alright date. You know the one I’m talking about, when you leave, you think to yourself, “Maybe he was just nervous?” or “Give him another chance, it can’t be that bad twice?” Well sometimes, that’s true. And most times, it’s not. For those "most times" you say, “I know for DAMN sure that I am not calling them back.” We’ve ALL had one of those, and if you’re one of the lucky few that haven’t—well, good for you, go buy a lottery ticket. Honestly, I’ve had a slew of bad dates that seemed to culminate over one specific summer. I was dumped and my first reaction (after the sobbing began to stop) was to go on dates…a LOT of dates. For privacy, I’ll change the names because I’m sure the dates themselves are embarrassed enough. And so begins, the series of three of the worst dates from one summer and some of the lessons that terrible dates have taught me.
By Kam5 years ago in Humans
The Book that Took Me Three Years to Read.
"It's not your fault." The first chapter of this book brought tears to my eyes. It told me everything that I had tried to tell myself for years. It said - "Now it has a name. This illness has a name, and with that comes answers." And that was reassuring, but the paragraph under the headline Blame Game is what really shook me to my core:
By Kam5 years ago in Longevity
A City within a Desktop Screensaver
I’m originally from Corvallis, Oregon. If you know where that is, 10 points. If you know where Portland is, 5 points. Most conversations where the obligatory – “so where are you from” ends up with me saying Corvallis, someone having zero clue where that is and looking confused, and me ending with, “You know where Portland is? It’s an hour and a half from there.”
By Kam5 years ago in Wander
The little things are the big things
If I had a dollar who everytime I started a New Year and saw a resolution that said - "Save money", "Lose weight", or "More self-care", I would not still be waiting on my unemployment check from August of 2020. Don't get me wrong, making resolutions can be life-changing for a lot of people, some DO save money, lose weight, and incorporate more self-care that changes their entire life and I applaud those people, I really honestly do. However, my mindset has always moved toward get gradually better, start with small things, think about one thing a day that could make it better or more manageable. My "resolutions" for the Year 2021 go as follows:
By Kam5 years ago in Motivation