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 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 Kam2 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 Kam2 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 Kam2 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 Kam2 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 Kam2 years ago in Motivation
Playlist of my Life, 2021 Edition
5 songs. I'm one of those girls that's all about new music and hearing what's been put out to analyze immediately, however if you made choose 5 songs to listen to, I could manage to pick a few that put a smile on my face. Buckle up, keep your Apple Music or Spotify app opened, and fingers ready to add some new music.
By Kam2 years ago in Beat
We're Not Really Strangers, the new Instagram Phenomenon.
I did it, I caved. I bought the Instagram phenomenon that shows up between every single one of your friend's stories. I saw two girls, a mother and a daughter, and a big family crying after playing it, so naturally I followed the Instagram account and today, it came in the mail. I tried to tell myself that I bought it for my boyfriend or my best friend for Valentine's Day, but as I sit here writing this (still in bed at 4 pm) - I'm curious and I thought it would be a new experience during quarantine. Maybe it'll make me feel better about being couped up, eh? So, if you're curious about it - I'm gonna give you a little sneak peek, in case, you too, cave and buy it. This is the exact wording from the box, some card examples, some questions that you may have (because I had them), and of course, I'll give my feedback after I make my boyfriend play a round with me:
By Kam2 years ago in Motivation
Pandemic Life Advice from a Self-Help Book Addict
"I'm a liar. And I don't care who knows it." That was the opening line of my first "self-help" book. I put "self-help" in quotes like that because I think people associate it with stupid, repetitive, and a waste of time - and I can attest that I used to be one of those people. Then, I read Shonda Rhimes.
By Kam2 years ago in Motivation
My Empty Passport
I grew up in a small town in Oregon and heading to the coast to clear my mind was typical. When I turned 18, I moved to California for school and realized that it was just the beginning of everything - traveling, love, experience, all of it. A year into college, I got my third tattoo on my ribs. It's a picture of a wave that crashes into the word immensity. Getting out of my small town was amazing, but heading to the beach was my safe place. It was my safe place because I used to look out at the ocean, and think about how immense it was - literally looking out and not being able to see the end of the water.
By Kam2 years ago in Wander
Reminders and Lessons
To be frank, every time I’ve sat down and wanted to write, I freeze. I overthink. I don’t feel like I have anything to say, and thinking back – that’s absolute bullshit. I started writing again to have a place to vent and feel because I love it and sometimes I need it, eh, a good portion of the time I need it. So, I came into my backyard after getting drinks with one of my best friends, Marc, I’ve now poured myself another double and told myself to write it out. For those who watch Grey’s Anatomy (and if you haven’t, shame on you, you have no excuse now cause we all got the time), Christina and Meredith don’t like to talk about their feelings, we have this in common a lot of the time, so they dance. They dance until they feel happier, and if I learned anything during the last eight months of being stuck in my hometown it’s that dancing it out, writing it out, singing it out, crying it out – whatever your method may be, don’t be ashamed of it, embrace it, do it every chance you can. Also, a playlist was made for this exact purpose if you wanna refer back a couple story, it's called, yes you guessed it, Dance It Out.
By Kam3 years ago in Motivation
A Series of Answers
While I have a second, I just want to talk about a little bit about health. Health in general. My health. Your health. Healthiness. I mentioned briefly in my “get to know me” post, that I’ve been diagnosed with a couple different things. I just wanna run through some of the history of well, how that all came to be. I apologize in advance for the length of this.
By Kam3 years ago in Longevity
Cliches, Breakups, and Closure.
Angelia Jolie said in interview once, "Usually all my tattoos came at good times. A tattoo is something permanent when you've made a self-discovery, or something you've come to a conclusion about."
By Kam3 years ago in Blush