the Bay Area, a living room, a patio with picnic tables, etc.
Author: Courtney Cheng
M.B.A. UCLA Anderson, Class of 2022
B.A. English literature, UC Berkeley, Class of 2016
Full-time writer, reader, baker, dancer
Part-time cook, photographer, fighter, musician
digital /ˈdijidl/, adj.
an attempt to undergo a 30-day digital detox in a time of social distancing
remember /rəˈmembər/, v.
memories of crying over books, most recently Know My Name by Chanel Miller
immigrant /ˈiməgrənt/, n.
a title that carries beyond just the generation that has moved
base /bās/, n., v.
n. my inner Californian
v. discovering my inner Californian
burnout /ˈbərnˌout/, n.
I’m one of the few people I know—in real life—who actually uses their Twitter in some productive fashion. It’s where I keep up with a handful of… Read more “burnout /ˈbərnˌout/, n.”
become /bəˈkəm/, v.
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, was one of our office holiday party’s most quickly stolen White Elephant gifts and the first book on Barack Obama’s best of 2018… Read more “become /bəˈkəm/, v.”
view /ˈvyü/, n.
Room decorations are weird. Specifically, the things you hang on your wall are weird. Think about it. You’re choosing to hang things on the certain walls you’ll… Read more “view /ˈvyü/, n.”
aloha /əˈlōˌhä/, n.
Earlier this month, I went on my first official vacation. Huzzah! Since I started working, I have gone on short, extended weekend trips to Seattle and Chicago,… Read more “aloha /əˈlōˌhä/, n.”
midair /midˈer/, n.
As promised, the millennial adult is back. In my last blog post, Exhibit A of my undeniable adulthood, I promised I would follow up with Exhibits B… Read more “midair /midˈer/, n.”
