I'm attending swimming lessons for the first time in 14 years. I was worried I'd be way out of my depth (no pun intended), lacking in both skill and fitness. While I was a little rusty (I forgot how to do a front stroke and also breathe, so I kept having to stop for air), … Continue reading Swimming Sucks. Do it anyway.
A Kind of Sickness: An Angsty Lament
I once lamented that leaving Calgary didn't make it feel any less my home, but after living in Winchester for three years I had two homes, which meant I would always be homesick for at least one of them no matter where I went. Now I'm in my fourth year of living in Toronto, my … Continue reading A Kind of Sickness: An Angsty Lament
My Theatre Curse: ORBIT
You know what the most annoying thing about having this blog is? It's that I have so much to tell you, but I have to WRITE it. And I've been quite bad at writing lately. My own journal is full of half-finished entries abandoned mid-sentence and dated months apart. And it's not like I haven't … Continue reading My Theatre Curse: ORBIT
A Quick Novel Update
It's been a while since I've given a novel update. That's because it's been a while since I've worked on my novel much. After doing an Author Development program in 2021-22, I burned out and then got into an acting conservatory, so my novel took a backseat and I focused on my acting career instead. … Continue reading A Quick Novel Update
Restless
I have a bad habit of writing blog posts and then not posting them. I think it's because I know my dad reads these. Go away, Dad. You're making me self-conscious. The acting world has been slow of late. Even here in Toronto, where I moved for all the opportunity, I've had one audition in … Continue reading Restless
Let’s Talk Money
This post is inspired by my friend Matt Mort's YouTube series on money! Check out his latest video at the end of this post! I'm a believer in de-stigmatizing conversations around finance. We live in a culture where money is (unfortunately) tied to our sense of self-worth, and as a result, money not only affects … Continue reading Let’s Talk Money
The Nosebleed
In case you don't know, I regularly avoid posting about things as they happen unless they're time sensitive. This story happened eight years ago, in the end-days of my time in university. It was a decently interesting thing and well worth writing about, but at the time I didn't tell anyone about it, not even … Continue reading The Nosebleed
100 Spoiler-Free One-Liner Movie Reviews
In September, I had the good fortune of attending the Toronto International Film Festival and watched a total of 36 movies, 1 bunch of short films, and the first three episodes of a tv show, averaging 3.88 screenings per day. A few weeks later, I attended ImagineNATIVE film festival and managed 2 screenings per day. … Continue reading 100 Spoiler-Free One-Liner Movie Reviews
Violet the Short Film
I sit near the front of the theatre, watching as the credits of the fourth film of the night finish and the screen fades to black. With every film we've seen, my nerves have increased. I've felt my anxiety about this night, Showcase night, building for weeks now. My short film, Violet, was created as … Continue reading Violet the Short Film
Trying to Keep Going
When everything changes, you have to keep going anyway. That's what we're learning from these last few months, I think. It's what I'm trying to apply to my novel, too. When I first started writing SC, I had no expectations of myself or my novel. Those were the days. I remember reaching Chapter 6 and … Continue reading Trying to Keep Going
