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I’m Redesigning My Website (Yes, This One That You’re Reading Right Now)

Redesigning my website has been on my mind for about three months. I rewrite my "About Me" in my head a few times a week, but never write anything down. I have researched themes and have a good idea of how I want it to look and perform. "So, Jacki,"…

March 11, 20262 Comments

Inside my Brain Small Town Travel

Ravioli Rick: Travese City, Day 1

Hello, y’all. Guess what happened? Traverse City asked me if I wanted to come romp around the fall leaves for a few days. More and more often lately, I think about how proud middle school Jacki would be of me. And I think that is my ultimate goal… to live…

October 9, 2026No Comments

'Sleep'ing with Max Richter Inside my Brain

‘Sleep’ing with Max Richter: Month 9

So, this whole project is just part of my life now,, and it feels really nice. I think I have sleep down to a science. I guess you could say I'm "sleepmaxxing", but not in a douchey way. Which is good, because I'm about to take 4 trips in 31…

October 7, 2026No Comments

Caroline, Danny, Lil Murda, Skyler (Things I Loved, September 2026)

Inside my Brain Things I Loved

Caroline, Danny, Lil Murda, Skyler (Things I Loved, September 2026)

I am in two buckets over here at the Professor Haus. Well, three if you count Dungeon Crawler Carl, and I absolutely do. My two other buckets are: the DC Universe Caroline in the FUCKING CITY More on both below. Wait, I mean, more on all three buckets. Danny the…

October 5, 2026No Comments

Inside my Brain

Meet My Emotional Support Nails

I haven’t felt very write-y lately, and that is because I have been very read-y. My brain is consumed with Dungeon Crawler Carl, and much of my stoop time, which is often used for writing pointless blogs, has been spent reading this book series. I’ve found myself on a little…

September 30, 2026No Comments

My Emmy Winner Picks, 2026 (+ my ramblings on some creative arts winners)

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My Emmy Winner Picks, 2026 (+ my ramblings on some creative arts winners)

Hello, hello, hello! It’s me, your resident Awards Show Expert… or Awards Show Obsessive at least. The Emmys (which are the TV awards, in case you aren’t all up in awards shows like I am) are Monday, September 14. They are airing LIVE on Peacock and I will be watching.…

September 14, 2026No Comments

'Sleep'ing with Max Richter Inside my Brain

‘Sleep’ing with Max Richter: Month 8

Some things happened this month, y'all: One night the speaker died mid-sleep. One night my watch wasn't charged enough to wear to bed. I had the lowest Sleep Score of my friggin' LIFE. The night my speaker died mid-sleep was a restless one. I kept waking up and lying there…

September 8, 2026No Comments

Kris, Billy, Maddie, Samantha(Things I Loved, August 2026)

Inside my Brain Things I Loved

Kris, Billy, Maddie, Samantha(Things I Loved, August 2026)

Samantha / Psamathe - 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' series (Book) Okay so yeah I’m still obsessed with Dungeon Crawler Carl. I’m on book 7, A Parade of Horribles, and I think I might have a favorite charcter and her name is Samantha. Or Psamathe. And she is the separated talking head…

September 3, 20262 Comments

I Got Banned From Writing Battle, and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post

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I Got Banned From Writing Battle, and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post

Way back in March of this year, I called Writing Battle one of the "Things I Loved". Welp, as of today (technically, Wednesday, August 21), I am permanently banned from ever participating again. Here's what the email said: "Hello, This email is to let you know that your story has…

August 28, 20264 Comments

Inside my Brain

Take Me Out to the Baller Game

Oh, hi, hello. It was my birthday this month, and I told Mickey all I wanted was to go to a baseball game at Tiger's Stadium. I don't follow baseball as much as I used to. There was once a time when I was 16, and my family visited Hawaii,…

August 19, 2026No Comments

'Sleep'ing with Max Richter Inside my Brain

‘Sleep’ing with Max Richter: Month 7

I know this is kind of late. That's partly because I've had a lot of stuff going on this month already. There's more where that came from, too. Yesterday, I took myself out to the Baller game. (yes, I mean BALLER game.) (and also, if we're being honest, Mickey bought…

August 16, 2026No Comments