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Tag Archives: High School

LANY’s synthpop made everyone feel young and in love again at the Ace Of Spades

April 26, 2017by rachelannc 3 Comments

There are no words I have for three-piece Los Angeles-based indie pop band LANY‘s live show. “I think this is the loudest show we’ve ever played,” frontman Paul Klein said into the crowd […]

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Articles, Concerts, Music, Response

Guinness and Growth (and How I’ve Grown Into Myself)

October 3, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

“I feel like you’ve really come into your own,” a friend said as I sipped on a Guinness. There I was, standing in a room full of party-headed alcohol-infused adults […]

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Reflection, Writing

Our take on “Shy That Way” by Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz (Cover)

August 22, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

This is our take on “Shy That Way” by Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz. This is a song we were about to perform some time four years ago at the end […]

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Covers, Music, Vlog

Why I am no good in liking, or perhaps the danger of my friendship

January 21, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Oh, I can feel it coming on again… Those familiar behaviors. Those long glances and glares. Those smiles that lingered a little longer than needed. Those eyes that shot through […]

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Articles, Reflection

Growing Up: As I once dreamed of music, I am now learning to love myself

January 16, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

It’s strange. For some time now, I’ve been realizing how distant my personal connection to music has been becoming. It’s not that I feel more or less strongly about music, or […]

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Music, Reflection, Writing

I Have So Many Dreams

December 9, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

As the end of the quarter has been approaching (and yes, this third time around in college has been quite loaded and packed), taking the time to slow down and […]

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Reflection

“Daydream Nation” is as dark and sensual and humorously witty as beauty Kat Dennings plays

November 27, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

What would you do as a 17-year-old displaced into small-town boring-town where a serial killer is somewhere running loose while the kids are too busy getting bored and high to […]

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Articles, Movies

With the Child in Me (Adolescence into Young-Adulthood)

October 21, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

I miss my drunken sheets and sappy romances. I miss my days grown old and veiled eyes. I miss the innocence and naivete, the silliness and stupidity. I miss my teenage […]

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Reflection, Writing

So, this is the end…

June 12, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

Note: I wrote this back on MAY 25, 2011,  fresh after my final high school graduation. Due to its significance and notion of onward movement for me, I felt it […]

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Reflection

Interviews with Megan Fox: Are Men Afraid of Women?

June 10, 2013by rachelannc 2 Comments

* via rachelannc.tumblr.com/post/30856882473, originally written back in 2011 ABC News: Megan Fox: Are Men Afraid of Women? …and people wonder why I have so much respect for Megan Fox. When you […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Interviews, Media, Response

Why I’ve fallen in love with “GLEE” (but only Season 4)

March 29, 2013by rachelannc 6 Comments

During the time of the show’s birth, I just saw Glee as some High School Musical knock-off that was allowed to be a bit more racy compared to the Disney […]

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Articles, Music, TV

Saying Goodbye is Bittersweet

April 29, 2011by rachelannc Leave a comment

You wake up, you roll out of bed, you slip into your slippers and lazily walk over to the bathroom to finally take a good look at yourself. You instinctively […]

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Reflection

Kairos XLIII: Enjoy the Ride

April 17, 2011by rachelannc Leave a comment

Words simply cannot describe it. I can’t even begin to fathom all the cherished memories and moments this time around. From spazzing out from a fly running into my eye […]

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I am a Music lover, Guitar player, Retired Music Journalist, Dreamer, Lover of the outdoors and Old soul in a young body.

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