Mia Marci

Category: personal

  • Closer to Normal: What they don’t tell you about loss

    Maybe we can’t be okay But maybe we’re tough and we’ll try anyway We’ll live with what’s real Let go of what’s passed and maybe I’ll see you at last -Next to Normal, ‘Maybe’ (listen) This entry will not touch on mental illness, but I feel Next to Normal’s soundtrack best sums up what it means…

  • I know things now – or not

    30) While in school, don’t opt for what’s “easy”. Take what interests you, but put effort into the subjects that don’t interest you. Despite what the teachers might say, struggling doesn’t mean you’re stupid – struggling is a part of it. 29) It’s fine if you want to take up a course for fun. It’s…

  • Don’t date a director

    Written during a very bad time with Nikki, my boyfriend of two and a half years as of writing. We’re generally okay as long as his shoot sked doesn’t hijack our dates. The ‘Don’t date a…’ series has run its course online, but If anyone deserves a ‘Don’t date a…’ entry, I think its directors.…

  • Clean Hands, Pure Hearts

    Ever since I’ve been a little more active as a Christian, At least one person asks me, “Why do you celebrate Holy Week? Is it because of family?” Funny thing with me, it’s not because of family. My Mom practiced Catholicism and Christianity, but we had our journeys at different times. I started my journey…

  • The Zebra Question

    I asked the zebra, Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or quite with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad…