Author Archives: Ryn PB

Beating the Cobra Kai: How I’m Attempting to Come Back from a Mental Breakdown

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Ryn PB

A massive anxiety attack and a few weeks of crippling depression were all it took for me to start taking my mental health seriously again. It’s an eye-opener when you literally can’t work or make phone calls or even get … Continue reading →

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A Hufflepuff in a Family of Ravenclaws: How I’m (Slowly) Coming to Terms with my Weirdness

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Ryn PB

A few months ago, I went to Harry Potter World with my dad (as I have already documented). While we were there, I of course had to figure out the Houses of my entire family, and I quickly learned that … Continue reading →

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The Hydra Monster Strikes Again: How Amateur Drag Night at the Gay Bar Helped with my Low Moods

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Ryn PB

A few nights ago, I was at the gay bar with my friends. One of my friends was performing in amateur drag night (what an amazing king) and I got to spend time with the people I was going to … Continue reading →

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“I Just Wanted To Tell You You Look Pretty Today”: How I Flirted for the First Time

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Ryn PB

Yesterday, I told a girl she was pretty. This may not seem like a big deal, but it was for me. Ever since I came out as bisexual, I’ve worried about dating. I never dated in high school, because I … Continue reading →

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Accio Butterbeer!: How a Trip to Florida Helped Me (Partially) Overcome my Stomach-related Anxieties

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Ryn PB

I woke up at 3:15 a.m., rolled out of bed, and somehow stayed awake long enough to make it onto an airplane with my dad. (I say “somehow,” but what I really mean is that I chattered incessantly to my … Continue reading →

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A New Era

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Ryn PB

This blog has been a bit of a disaster for me, and I’d like to fix that. It’s on my bucket list to start and keep up a blog (because I love writing, but I need deadlines), and I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Learn the Rules to Break the Rules: Race, Immigration, and Linguistics

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Ryn PB

To start this off, I am a white, cis-female, bisexual, middle class undergraduate student. In case you didn’t notice, there’s a lot of privilege locked in those identities. The reason I feel the need to point this out is that … Continue reading →

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It’s All Relative: Time in the Writing Center

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Ryn PB

While working on my writing center homework, I have recently found myself being transported back to my Physics major days. How does physics relate to the writing center, you might ask? Apparently in lots of ways. Who needs a time … Continue reading →

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The Other Side: Visiting the Writing Center as a Writer

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Ryn PB

Can I be frank with you? I did not use the writing center last year. I was pretty confident in my writing abilities, and most of the classes I took were science/math-based or easy writing/lit classes. The only class that … Continue reading →

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A Socially Just Writing Center: Differences are Beautiful, Not “Wrong”

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Ryn PB

Many writing centers laud themselves for being rebellious, going against the norm, and supporting social justice. Writing centers do this in many different ways, some of which are not entirely possible for every writing center. As we all know, all … Continue reading →

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