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About

Claire. Undergraduate English student at UCLA.  Christian. Fangirl, writer, poet, movie buff, a bit snarky.   I like  literature, poetry, chocolate, Asian dramas, indie films, fantasy, and television. I don’t drink coffee.

I can also be found at Letters to the World

Site stuff:

Cafe Guide to Westwood

UCLA Guide

Top Christmas Films

How and Where to Download Asian Dramas

Introduction to Bollywood

Coffee Explicated

Favorite Poems

Misc:

-I always had a really hard time with this, and it wasn’t until Grammar Girl that the difference really start sinking in. Affect v. Effect

-What is It About 20-Somethings? – NY Times article on the current generation of young adults

-Hilarious imaginary conversation between Darcy and Thornton for any fans of the BBC dramas

-Hilarious (and spot-on) summary of How To Write a Fringe Episode by Grorg.org(disclaimer: he  – and I -both still like the show)

-Hilarious comic summarizing the plot of the Twilight series(and a bit on why we read her and hate ourselves afterwards) – My Lost Weekend in Meyer

-13 Ways of Looking at Liz Lemon – witty and spot-on feminist look at this iconic figure

-Lost Season Six: The Pre-Game Post – Excellent article from The A.V. Club looking at Lost as art and/or entertainment(my favorite bit is here)

-Sparkle and Fade – Robert Pattinson Career Assesment – hilariously snarky review of RP, or as the Pajiba writer calls him, RPattz. And have an equally snarky and spot-on Twilight review from Pajiba for good measure

-Skipping Church(the definitive rules) – funny and spot-on rules from Stuff Christians Like

Articles I like:

“Kid Goth” – New Yorker article on Neil Gaiman

Good Grief” – on death, dying, grief, and the human responses to each

Charlotte Gainsbourg’s IRM – review by Drowned in Sound

The Role of Magic in Kid’s Literature and Reality- interesting post by Justin Taylor about magic in a Christian context

Why Women Read More than Men -NPR article on a phenomenon which I didn’t even know existed

Final Proof that Maths and Poetry Have a Special Relationship – Guardian article on the intersection of math and poetry

A Superwoman for Kenya, but America is still waiting for Superman- Roger Ebert article on two education documentaries and American education in general

Express Yourself: It’s Later than You Think – Brad Holland in The Atlantic Monthly-brilliantly hilarious article defining various aspects of postmodernism ala The Devil’s Dictionary

Factoids I like:

-Neil Gaiman and Tori Amos are good friends

-Milton invented the words “pandemonium” and “self-esteem”