This year, I spent New Year’s Eve and New Year’s completely by myself. And not in a sad, “nobody invited me” way. In a deliberate, I chose this for myself way. Because 2025 was rough. Like… rough in a way I don’t even feel like fully explaining. Good things happened too, sure — but overall?…
Author: The Gemini Girl
Writing, dreaming, disappearing.
I Turned My 2025 Blog Posts Into a Book (So They Won’t Disappear)
I love the internet, but I don’t trust it. Websites vanish. Platforms change. Links break. Posts get deleted, flagged, lost in a redesign, or buried under years of newer content. And even if nothing “bad” happens, blogs can still quietly die—because life gets busy, because motivation shifts, because hosting expires, because the internet moves on….
My December Writing Challenge: Week Four Update
Week four feels quieter — not necessarily easier, but calmer in a strange way. Overall, things are going smoothly. I’ve been hitting my work goals, keeping up as best as I can, and honestly just trying not to overthink everything the way I usually do. One thing I’ve decided is that this year, I’m not…
My December Writing Challenge: Week Three Update
Week three was… a lot. Not just writing-wise, but mentally and physically too. This is the week where the challenge really started to test me in ways I didn’t fully anticipate. Day 15 Day 15 was emotionally exhausting. I won’t go into full details, but I had a headache, I was exhausted, and all I…
Kristen Stewart Wants a “System Break” — and The Critical Drinker Wants to Laugh. Here’s What I Think.
I used to be a huge Kristen Stewart fan. The kind of fan who followed the tiny indie roles, knew what festival she was at, and watched Come Swim even though it made my brain feel like wet chalk. Then 2020 happened, and I just… couldn’t respect her the same way anymore. That doesn’t mean…
My December Writing Challenge: Week Two Update
So here we are — week two of the writing challenge, and I’m not going to lie, this week was much harder than week one. Day 8 Day 8 was actually harder for me than the previous days. Even my so-called worst day from last week (Day 4) felt easier than this. I had a…
My December Writing Challenge: Week One Update
So today I wanted to talk about the writing challenge I started on December 1st. I won’t go into every single detail, but basically I created a Christmas writing challenge for myself that runs from December 1st to December 25th. The idea is simple: …and so on, adding 100 words each day until December 25th,…
Own the Mic: Freedom of Speech, Jimmy Kimmel, and Why Creators Need Ownership Now
Quick note before we start: yes, I’m posting this late. It’s been about two months since the Jimmy Kimmel situation. I had these thoughts the week it happened—I just… didn’t hit publish. Life. On September 10 (World Suicide Prevention Day), a public tragedy collided with late‑night commentary, and the internet did what it does: fight,…
The Things We Used to Fight For
Yeah, so today I wanted to talk about the things we used to fight for. Things we used to support, maybe like 10 years ago. Because I honestly don’t see any of it anymore. Several years ago, back when I was a teenager just exploring the internet (and to be fair, I started using the…
Why I Can’t Create Anymore (Maybe I Can, But It’s Different Now)
Okay, so today we have to talk about something that’s been bothering me for a while now—why is it that I can’t really create anymore? And I don’t mean that I’ve stopped completely. I mean that kind of creative hunger I used to have as a teenager—the urgency, the intensity, the obsession with finishing edits…