Fairytales and books

 Hey readers! I'm so glad to be back to the familiar sounds of Taylor Swift, typing noises, and a comfortable cup of coffee. 

Finals are over now, I'm in 12th grade! Honestly, 2022 went by so quickly I still have not processed even the significant parts of it. 

Recently I noticed that the infamous site for book readers like me, (people who don't like to buy overpriced books) has been shut down. The name of the site was Zlibrary by the way. Aside from my extra reads from genres like Romance, Young Adult, etc, it used to be such a brilliant site for educational resources too. 

I know you are probably thinking about how it was shut for a noble cause like authors need their revenue right? 

But my honest question to all of you is, what about the people who don't have enough money to help this author out. Shouldn't books and education be free of cost? 

In my personal opinion, I wholeheartedly believe that books should be free, no matter who the author, what the topic, books, and education are simple things in this world that every individual deserves access to, whether the rich or the poor, the old or the young, the might or the mouse. Books give people exposure, understanding of the world, perspective on different topics and honestly if it weren't for books and memories we would not even have a history as a subject in our school course today. It is frankly quite fascinating how the past only exists in our heads, but we give so much power to it. 

I am well aware that shutting down a website is not the end of the world, but in my head, this may be the beginning of bigger things. I know I probably just read too many conspiracy theories. 

Now that I'm done with my rant, I hope you guys liked this update, its been fun being here! 

Until next time, dear reader

(fairytales! with all the sparkles and happy endings)

Stories & Writing journeys?

Hey readers! Its fun to open up my laptop screen and type away after a long time (as if I don't have final exams hanging over my head like a death threat). In case you've been one of my friends from grade 3 or earlier, you probably don't know much about my writing history, so I wanted to write about it since the topic is so close to my heart and since I barely get any more time to write nowadays. 

It all started when I was a baby, my mom and dad used to tell me stories before they fell asleep leaving me to wonder about the little stories and the possibilities, after all a child's curiosity can never be contained. 

I still remember, the stories always started with a "Once upon a time," and ended with "The end" or "And, they lived happily ever after". But no matter how often I heard the term "happily ever after" it always made me curious about what happened next. I'm pretty sure my parents must have been exhausted from my continuous questions about the ends and happy endings. 

So stories always made me happy, whether it was a sad one or a happy one (Ironic considering now I would start sobbing if I reread "They both die at the end" one more time). 

To this day, when my parents and I sit together, old memories rise back to the shore in form of stories, and their faces hold the bittersweet smiles of times passing but they also hold joy due to the fact that they were able to live in that moment. That's my motto in life I think, to live in the moment and be able to retell the story with a smile on my face some other day. 

I wrote my first story in grade 4, I remember scribbling it down on a 'pin page' and showing it to my classmates, I don't remember if it was a trend at that time or if I just enjoyed it. But I do remember that it was quite an interesting story inspired by evil professors and ghosts. 

I think I wrote some short stories here and there throughout 6th to 7th grade, and completely stopped by the time I reached 8th grade. Now here I was in ninth grade, trying again to share my thoughts and feelings by writing but for the first time, words had failed me. I always found it quite easy to just express what I thought, but from that point onwards, it became a mystery about formulating sentences and making or retelling stories. 

I think our education system deserves a moment of appreciation from me since I always managed to come up with something entirely creative in the story writing section of my exams and always managed to get compliments from my teachers about the plot. I think I only performed well under pressure haha. 

The current scenario of my writing skill is basically lying somewhere between beginner to average since I've lost my touch with words but I definitely have a better sense of humor. Perhaps once I'm done with high school I'll try to write more again. 

That's the entire rant /venting session for today! Hope you guys enjoyed this. 

Xoxo, gossip girl (I wish I was blair walfdorf I swear) 

Impulsive Actions!?

 Hey there readers. It's Aahna here, and with immense pleasure, I can finally announce that my impulsive thoughts got the best of me and now I'm drafting words to post on this blog. I'm quite excited about this project if I'm being honest (that's probably the adrenaline speaking). 

Before we begin with the rants and other shenanigans, I should add a brief description of myself. I'm Aahna, 15 currently, and working my ass off to get into med school. Or at least that's the dream. Considering that this is my first post, I probably won't be posting this post over any stories or on my Instagram, maybe someone might be curious enough to check out all the other posts and check this out. Oops if that's the case, because I'm pretty sure when I will be reading this about 2 months later, I will look back and cringe about how terribly drafted this is. Because in 2 months, I will be the best version of myself and there will be no looking back from there.

It's funny how writing and music have always been my escape but I never really got the idea to turn them into a platform for myself and actually work over it. So kids, if you love to express yourself through your words, be it poetry or stories do it. Start your damn blog. You'll fall in love with the process of finally having a purpose in this life. 

Currently, in my life, I have started Kathak (An Indian dance form), and it is such a great stress reliever. Of course like always I still love reading, so that's a part of my hobby too. In my 2023 resolutions, I boldly added "Work out at least 3 times a week", so I'm trying to work on that too. Alongside switching coffee to healthier alternatives. I'm studying in 11th grade now actually, junior year if you're in the American system, and it's kicking my ass off. Literally, each and every physics concepts make me wanna throw up but then comes biology and I start seeing rainbows and flowers everywhere. 2022 was a pretty damn good year, to be honest. I learned a lot about friendships and relationships and went through a breakup. It's cool. But it would be cooler if I could improve this year.  

This was supposed to be a short introduction but my dumbass self ended up ranting again, again this may happen pretty often so let's get used to it. Logging off now, hope you enjoyed this post, and you should definitely not keep expectations for "regular" posts considering my absolutely shitty schedule (I'm working on that I swear). 

Until next time (With a touch of Glitter and sparkles).