Author: Bri

When I was in high school (and middle school, for that matter), I was a super depressing writer. I was also a pretty depressed person, which you’ve already heard a lot about so I won’t go into details, but needless to say, that influenced my writing heavily. So I thought it would be fun to do a compare/contrast thingy with a novel I wrote my junior year of high school, “Reticence”, and with the short story I wrote last semester, “Super.” Both pieces of work dealt with the theme of being alone, although one is set in a regular high school and one is set in a San Fransisco where superheroes are just another part of the day. Continue reading “Then vs Now: A Writer’s Comparison” →

EDIT FROM 2019: Hello there! This post is now 7 years old, and is still randomly getting views due to being recommended on StumbleUpon way back when. Enjoy but please keep that in mind, and if you want to learn more about what 2019 me, an award-winning independent filmmaker, is up to, head to BriCastellini.com

Oooooo, it’s Friday the 13th! WITHDRAW ALL THE MONEY FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS AND HEAD FOR THE HILLS BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE-

yeah ok. According to Wikipedia, there is no documented history of the Friday the 13th superstition before the 1950s. There are a lot of theories about why people are so freaked out by this day, but they all boil down to this: People are stupid. Yes. If you believe in superstitions, it’s going to be very hard for me to respect your intelligence, or your existence on this planet, or your right to breathe my air. (That’s right, I’m going controversial with this blog) Here’s why: Continue reading “Why I think superstitions are dumb” →

And so the new semester has started! Well, not really. I have a two week Jan term class, then about a week’s break, THEN the new semester will start. But I thought I’d make some predictions for the coming months, which I’ll revisit in May when I’m finished. By the end of this semester, unless I fail something, I’ll have finished ALL of my core requirements, so I can use the next two years to focus on my major and my other random interests. Continue reading “Spring Semester: Classes and Expectations” →

Video was posted Thursday, sorry it took so long for me to blog!

I know it’s taken me about four months to finally blog about the Doctor Who season 6 finale, but in my defense, it took me a little while to get my head around it and decide whether or not I liked it. Before I get into a quick recap, though, can we talk about Matt Smith’s hair for a second? It’s much too long in this episode. Much. Too. Long. That is all. SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP. Continue reading “The Wedding of River Song: eyepatch trends and falling silence” →

This year, I did my New Years Resolutions a little differently. Which is to say, I made more realistic goals that I can realistically achieve while also bettering myself as a person. Which is to say, I tried to make easy resolutions. Don’t judge. After almost twenty years of failing at most of my resolutions, I’ve decided that it’s better to make a teensy tiny bit of progress rather than no progress at all because the goal I set was way too drastic. All that said, let’s just get right into them. Continue reading “Oh yes, it’s New Years Resolution time!” →