Miscellaneous for the Mind

Wouldn't be a new year without the cousins frantically waving sparklers like weirdos in the front lawn. And I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. #2020 (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6xVT4Gh_Rq/?igshid=9iyi939s90lz

Time again for the annual tradition. I swear, I don't keep screwing these up on purpose. #8

Time again for the annual tradition. I swear, I don't keep screwing these up on purpose. #8

After missing him in Nola in 2008, 2013, and 2017, I finally got to see my favorite songwriter of all time, Billy Joel. #onlythegooddieyoung (at Bankers Life Fieldhouse)

"I know." #halloween #starwars #cosplay (at Purdue University)

"I know." #halloween #starwars #cosplay (at Purdue University)

It's so dreamy, oh fantasy free me! 🎶 The Rocky Horror gang goes to Rocky Horror (at Lafayette Theater)

They say the best way to face your fears is to tackle them headfirst, so I let the Indiana Blood Center stick me with some needles. Also, the guy who took my blood was an extra as a member of the Night's Watch in Season 4 of GoT, so that was cool. (at France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center)

There was a thing in the sky today. People looked up. #eclipse #solareclipse (at Purdue University)

Talk about ending the summer with a bang. Fulfilled my bucket list item of seeing Coldplay live after trying to see them for 7 years, and it was amazing. #ColdplayChicago (at Soldier Field)

This weekend was defintely a highlight of the summer as I got to spend a bit of time with the J-Pack before heading back up to the wintery north. If anyone's wondering, we're playing Bomb Corp. (at Louisiana State University)