millennial blog project

millennial blog project

I won’t sit idly by and watch my life pass before my eyes

A millennial’s coming-of-age story

My name is Emily and I’m 30 years old. I’ve been writing on this blog in fits and spurts since I was 14, originally as “Blackbyrd” on blackbyrd.wordpress.com. I’ve long been enamored by the written word and have scribbled poems and sonnets in countless notebooks since I was 7.

Today I’m a classically trained journalist who has built a successful career in corporate marketing. On this blog I write about my musings while traveling all over the world and riding my bike.

Welcome to my never-ending coming-of-age story.

Thanks for visiting!

  • The Shit

    You’re the shit in every way because you can get high everyday. Leave life behind for a minute, go throw your shitty life away. Talk shit about who you’re jealous of, and in-between, take a puff, buy it, load it, smoke it, leave it; you’re a child no parent could love. You’re a druggie, a Read more

  • “Gertrude McFuzz” by Dr. Seuss

    “There once was a girl-bird named Gertrude McFuzz And she had the smallest plain tail ever was. One droopy-droop feather. That’s all that she had. And, oh! That one feather made Gertrude so sad” (Seuss 1). Miss Gertrude McFuzz is one of many Dr. Seuss creations. She is an insecure little bird with a one-feathered Read more

  • Happy Tuesday!

    A weight has been lifted (literally – see last full paragraph). I can finally think freely and openly without the Anthology clouding over my cluttered mind. It feels great. I would be able to enjoy this more if my sleepiness wasn’t dominating my entire being. Though I was more prepared than any of my classmates, Read more

  • I’m partial to lycans

    I’ve seen the Underworld movies too many times to even count. Over the years, Kate Beckinsale has become a hero of mine. Not many women can kick ass in a skin-tight leather suit – thus, she’s one of my heroes. When I found out that they were coming out with a prequel, I was a Read more

  • Now I know my ABCs…

    When I have weeks like the week I’ve been having, I need something that will make me smile. This succeeds. On Monday I got a test back that I had failed miserably. Science just isn’t my forte. I did 3x each corrections, and I’m hoping that that will boost my grade up to above a Read more

  • The day of a million kisses

    In all the years to come… a future of hits, but many more misses… never ever will I forget… the day of a million kisses. 5/8/09 Read more