Category Archives: freedoms

Never Let Me Go

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

So this post is completely going to spoil the book Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and it would really be a shame to read this book spoiled. It’s one of those types of stories. So do yourself a … Continue reading →

Posted in books, calm, clones, death, dystopias, freedoms, Never Let Me Go, Tempting fate, Unfortunately implications, wacky ranting | Leave a comment

Fear of the dark (and also robots).

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

The observant people among you might have noticed that most of my posts are written after six. While that’s partly because I procrastinate, it’s mostly because I’m better at writing in the dark. Huh? With the exception of my extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in calm, End of the world, freedoms, irrational fears, nighttime, peace, Sharing, writing | 1 Comment

Guyliner and other unfortunate ideas.

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Hey people: Girls are way unappreciated in this world and generally thought of as inferior. So we should all put on trousers and become mechanics to prove that we can do those things just as well as the men, right? … Continue reading →

Posted in femininity, freedoms, sexism, Unfortunately implications, wacky ranting | 3 Comments

Beware the YA literature!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

So today I’ve been participating in a debate (read: rant-fest) on the NaNoWriMo website in response to this article. Which is pretty old news in the YA world, but I hadn’t heard it before. So, can I just say that … Continue reading →

Posted in books, cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, death, freedoms, Unfortunately implications, wacky ranting, writing | 1 Comment

The only worthwhile people are the ones who love and respect school, you freak.

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Firstly: Who thought up this crazy schedule? First a month of writing like crazy every day, with the grand finale of a week of 5,000 per night. And then it’s off the camp where I completely reverse my sleep schedule … Continue reading →

Posted in doing something for yourself, freedoms, internet, pet peeves, school, sleep, stress, summer, Sun, wacky ranting | Leave a comment

Eight-year-olds are smart.

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

In the past few months, I’ve been discovering something about myself that the eight-year-old Hornet could tell me in an instant. With a confused look in her eyes as to why I’m asking her this question. While wearing her Captain … Continue reading →

Posted in cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, dancing, doing something for yourself, freedoms, getting older, music | 4 Comments

The thing about the 4th of July

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Okay, so it’s the seventh right now. But this idea has been squirming around in my brain as I’ve been reading up on other Fourth of July posts and themes that have been put out in the last few days, … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th of July, cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, freedoms, irrational fears, wacky ranting | 4 Comments