Author Archives: Emily

 I am 5’8”. I consider myself to be tall, relative to other women.  However, I am always the shortest when my family is around:  I haven’t always been a shrimp though:  Shoutout to my sister-in-law Taylor, Foch, and my mom for giving my shortness a run for my money 

When I started running 6 years ago, I used an app to track my route, mileage, and pace. I liked it because I could see my progress each week.   My brothers David and Tommy were doing the same thing at the time, except they used a different app than me: Endomondo  Endo, short for Endorphins; andContinue reading “Massive Endorphins”

and my tips to nail it First: you have to secure your audition appointment time slot. This is done online. And the slots fill up quick. Be ready and logged into you audition page the moment they open it up. One time I was in the Bahamas at a beach bar, and the Halloween Horror Nights auditionContinue reading “What a Universal Studios stilt audition is like”

“I am not feeling well today and I really need to stretch out” “My brother is home from the military after being in Afganistan” “I’m trying to surprise my mom” “My brother is getting married” “My wedding is tomorrow” “My sister is getting her Masters” “I feel sick” “I worked the last 16 hours andContinue reading ““Fifi goes to bed at 8pm so I need to get on this flight” … and other reasons I use to get upgraded”

I work a one or two nights a week at a grocery store. I needed something to do after my day job. Going home, eating dinner, and watching TV wasn’t doing it for me FOUR DAYS IN A ROW. Sure I’d go to happy hour or run errands or stop at Target, but I don’t have that much money to go spending everyContinue reading “Nobody cares if you steal from self-checkout”

Travel reward-based credit cards have always been on my radar. Find the right one, and the perks can be great. For me that was either the Chase Sapphire credit card or the Southwest credit card.   Cue a great promotion by Southwest. Spend $x in 3 months, and get 30,000 points plus Companion Pass (your guestContinue reading “How we fly for free”

Earlier this year, three of my brothers, my sister, and I went to Tokyo for five days. I took lots of pictures but never put them anywhere. I’m posting them here with a small learning of mine.   Tokyo was my first time traveling to a “English isn’t very common”-speaking place. Everywhere else I’ve been eitherContinue reading “Indiana Jones knows Japanese”

The short answer: I need something to do during my downtime.   The long answer: I am looking for some purpose. I do a lot of interesting or cool things and I travel frequently. I originally wanted to start this blog to share my travel experiences only: specializing in the short trip. While the idea ofContinue reading “Why did I start a blog?”