Greetings beloveds. Have you eaten at least a third of your calories for the day yet? No matter what time of day it is, you should have probably either have already eaten at minimum a third of your daily caloric needs! If not, this is a sign to please eat something! Your brain glucose will…
Hello my lovely warm specs of rock dust, my granule of soil in a star-nosed mole’s underground abode, my carbon dioxide biome floating through the atmosphere. I hope you all had a lovely rest and are ready to take on this day, night, whatever time it may be for you. Have you experienced any strange…
Imani Fleming during a Black Lives Matter protest. Photo courtesy of Imani Fleming. All anyone, including myself, can talk about these days is how bad things are. How “everything going on” (a phrase I have come to absolutely hate) is terrible and getting worse everyday. And it makes sense. Things are really, really bad. We…
Howdy y’all! How are my sweet little chickies doing today? Do you all feel as though you’re blossoming into beautiful free-range chickens? Are you frolocking in the wind, staying warm in your coop, and dreaming of beautiful multi-colored eggs? Do tell please! While I can get behind chicken eggs as a source of protein, I,…
Hello my little squirrely acorn gatherers, my beautifully rock-hard golden chestnuts, my fiery-orange oak leaf dangling off a branch ready to fly through the autumn wind. I hope you all had a peaceful night’s sleep with soothing dreams filled with whatever you find comforting. I often contemplate if it’s better to have good dreams that…
Good morning my lovely roasted coffee beans. Do you also feel like a newly harvested coffee bean, roasted, ground by the hands of an adoring coffee addict and being brewed through a French press? If so, we are one. Speaking of coffee, the fashion trends on campus this fall semester are something in and of…
Maintaining mental health during quarantine is hard for everybody. Photo from wikimediacommons.com. Trying to keep up with news that is constantly at our disposal, combined with the daily responsibilities and personal problems, is a lot for someone to take in. 2020 has highlighted the importance of mental health, and how to feel in control of…
Good day my rays of glistening moonbeams. Although I do not know who you are, I just have a feeling deep below my epidermis that you are looking especially beautiful today. Your skin is glowing, your hair smells like the morning dew on a warm spring day but most importantly, your heart is beating at…
There is no question about it: COVID has made life more challenging for many people. Perhaps it’s the constant worry in the back of your mind about what you touched, who touched it before you and the millions of germ cells you may possibly be infecting yourself with. Maybe it’s the isolation or lack of…
Pre-COVID-19, salads at the dining hall were a joyous encounter for veggie lovers, for those emphatic about nutrient dense foods and for those who truly enjoyed eating food that tastes only slightly like earth. Even for those who were on the fence about veggies but ate a vegetable every now and then because they did…