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WTF Moments: Volume 1 (My Weird and Awkward Preteenage Life)

Why yes, I was referencing Billy Joel’s line “my sweet, romantic teenage nights” from Scenes from an Italian Restaurant in the title of this post, thank you for noticing. Life is full of WTF moments. Moments where you just stand there baffled and think “this could only happen to me.” Almost all of them just make you want to shake your head and laugh, whether … Continue reading WTF Moments: Volume 1 (My Weird and Awkward Preteenage Life)

Disney Chaos Renata vs. the Slinky Dog Dash of Doom

I spent the last week of August in Disney thanks to one of my best friends from high school and her family. This trip was actually planned for last year, but with COVID, it was postponed until this year. While Disney has actually always been one of the happiest places on earth™ for me, this time around, there was no denying that I was in … Continue reading Disney Chaos Renata vs. the Slinky Dog Dash of Doom

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Things I Didn’t Know Were on My Bucket List: Volume 1

I don’t really believe in keeping a bucket list for myself. Due to my aforementioned tendency to make insane goals and then feel disappointed when I don’t achieve them, the thought of a bucket list absolutely terrifies me. What if I don’t complete everything I want to during my lifetime and lay on my deathbed feeling disappointed in myself? That’s not how I want to … Continue reading Things I Didn’t Know Were on My Bucket List: Volume 1

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Deep Dive: An Extremely Goofy Movie

As Renata mentioned in her post, we’re expanding on the recent 90s Animated Movies episode of our podcast, Overrated/Underrated. My initial plan had been to expand upon A Goofy Movie, my personal selection for that episode. In hindsight, though, it seems that I managed to convey most of my thoughts on this wonderful film (so wonderful that it was actually given a theatrical release, unlike … Continue reading Deep Dive: An Extremely Goofy Movie

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Deep Dive: 90s Disney Movies Edition

This week Josh and I are going to deep dive into a topic we’ve covered on our old podcast, Overrated/Underrated. Our podcast is lovingly called “the show where two exes bicker pointlessly about nothing for a half hour” because, well, that’s what it is. Josh and I have individually documented what it’s like to work on this pod together on my blog, and while we’ve … Continue reading Deep Dive: 90s Disney Movies Edition