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GO:OD AM (A Mac Miller Lawsuit)

You can run from your shadow,

Can’t hide from yourself.
MAC MILLER

Mac Miller… Sound familiar? I mean it should, seeing as Mac Miller is one of the most influential rap artists out there. Many of his songs have blown up on various social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X (formally, and forever in my heart known as Twitter.)

If you are interested in pop culture, you may know him as Ariana Grandes ex-boyfriend. After he passed, she called him around 900 times just to hear his voicemail. She then went on to mention him in her popular song “Thank u, Next.”

“Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm, ‘Cause he was an angel.”

Mac Miller’s real name is Malcolm James McCormick. He was born January 19, 1992, in Pittsburg. At the age of 15 he released his first mixtape, “But My Mackin’ Ain’t Easy.” By the age of 6 he was already learning piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Following this came many albums and one big lawsuit threat.

Buckle in guys… This one’s about politics.

Mac miller released a song called Donald Trump in 2011. This song blew UP! At the time Trump was just a game show host and real estate developer, but he was extremely wealthy. He glamorized a rich lifestyle which is why Mac picked him. While Mac Miller is NOT a Trump supporter, Trump made a YouTube video for Mac congratulating him on his song getting millions of views on his song. He called him “The New Eminem.”

Mac was not very happy about this.

“I think he’s a —-. When he started running for president I was like, ‘Oh, —-—this is horrible, I have a —-song with this dude’s name and now he’s being such a douchebag.’ The thing that bothers me the most is that he always says things like, ’75 million views on the song ‘Donald Trump,’ Mac Miller you’re welcome.’ I could have said, ‘Take over the world when I’m on my Bill Gates —-.’ It doesn’t [matter].”

Over time, this admiration that Trump found for Mac’s song, turned into anger. He began threatening Mac with a Lawsuit. Trump claims that he illegally used his name. Instead of sending Trump the money he was demanding, Malcolm sent Trump his plaque for the song. This led to a hilarious thread of tweets.

After a LONG, and never settled feud, and a whole lotta hating Trump on twitter he didn’t end up getting a lawsuit. Just a few years later, he would unfortunately go on to pass away due to a drug overdose. Mac Miller is, in my opinion, one of the best singer/rappers to this day.

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5 songs that make Mondays disappear.

Lowkey this blog is basically a filler episode. Do you have songs that you feel like the artist is just screaming in your ear every time you play it? no? ok then do you have a song that makes Monday go by just a tad bit easier? no? ok well do you have a song that makes you feel euphoric?

this blog is going to be about my favorite 5 songs and my interpretation on what each of them means how they make me feel!!!! I bet your pretty excited huh?

OK were going to start of strong and pull an absolute trump card really quick.

number 1. ivy- frank ocean

Ok let me just start by saying frank ocean need to come back! his reasons for leaving are completely valid he recently loss his brother and is grieving. he’s been dropping hints as to when his next album is coming out but who knows?

ivy is one of those songs that makes you reflect on your life especially with lines like “we were kids, we had time to kill back then ” and ” we will never be those kids again” it helps you reflect on the times when you were still growing and changing in multiple ways and how there’s so many things that you would change if you could and growing apart. in short, this song is about reflecting on our past.

This next one was showed to me by a friend and I grown to absolutely love it!!

Les - Childish Gambino: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

les- by childish Gambino

les is one of them songs you have to listen to a couple times to actually understand the meaning but once you complete that task you understand what the artist is really trying to convey.

les is about ego vs. security. you would think it’s about the night life and partying but it’s really about using social status as a sort of armor to wear around and brag to his insecurities. the beat is hypnotic and the lyrics feel almost bored in a sense that’s intentional he trying not to glorify the night life but expose it.

this next one I found while watching euphoria. and it blew a hole through my head.

All for us- Zendaya, labyrinth

This song is about pressure I think! and the struggle to survive whilst also sacrificing yourself. it sounds noble “all for us” but it’s actually tragic. it reflects the pain that one goes through and how you feel as if you must go through it or deserve to go through for sum odd reason.

this one is about the queen of soul and spoken word herself Lauryn hill!

Lauryn hill is a very talented artist who absolutely need to make more songs before I go crazy!

“Mystery of iniquity by Lauryn hill

in this song she points out how laws are meant to benefit the few while harming many. she shows how most people are kept out of the loop because truth become harmful to those in power. and the songs draws heavy from biblical knowledge letting the spiritual warfare in her nature be known this is not just a physical battle but a spiritual one Aswell.in all she’s talking about how people in power profit from the inequalities in life. y’all should totally listen to it!

we cry together by – Kendrick Lamar is number 4!!

this song holds no specific meaning to me but it’s a nice style and the lyric are really nice!!!

is a portrayal of a toxic couple and how unresolved trauma turns love into war.

this last song I’m going to do an insane pull and go

love galore by – SZA

love galore is about wanting love from someone who gives attention but not commitment! it’s about desire, vulnerability and self-commitment. it’s about one person giving emotion to the relationship and the other one giving moments…

what are some songs that get you through boring Mondays?

do you have any song recommendations?

who is you “Lauryn hill”?

Hair Colors!!

Yapperism

My hair journey!!!

Lil different of a blog today, but I’m feeling like I want to talk about my hair and, yeah!!! We’re talking about hair!!

For most of my life, up until I was like 12, I was convinced that I had straight hair. Like, when I was a kid it was PIN straight, with absolutely no wave or curl or whatever. My mom had straight hair as a baby, then she hit puberty and allll of her hair curled up so tight, kind of like those overly defined princess curls. My dad’s entire family, on the other hand, had around 2C-3B hair and REFUSE to take care of it at all, and to each their own (I guess) but danny LOVES curls

I always wanted colorful hair as a kid. Black hair, to be specific, with blue highlights and a peekaboo before it was cool. Specifically around #73bfb8 (Yes, this is a hex code. Little danny was very specific) but my mom WOULDN’T LET ME!!! She told me that when I was 10 I could dye my hair, and boy was I ready. We bought my first batch of hair dye and dyed the underhalf of my hair blue. Using a monstrosity. Splat Original Complete Kit, Semi-Permanent Hair Dye with Bleach, Blue ...

I don’t remember what the box looked like then, honestly, but It was so dark on my hair because we didn’t bleach it that you could only really see it in the sunlight, which I did not get much of.

Later on, when I was, like, 11, shortly after coming out as trans, I decided “Y’know what? I told my mom and I want a haircut!” I begged and i beggeddd, then she eventually told me NO anywyas, but she let me put blonde dye over my hair that made me ginger. I wish I still had pictures from that time, because it was something for sure. My hair was so long that it was to my mid back and I decided, y’know what? I want a BUZZ CUT, with a super secret third stage that will travel with me to the grave. It was bad getting my mom to agree to cutting off ALL of my hair, and I haven’t spoken of that in-between haircut since I was eleven, and I will not go searching for pictures.

My buzz cut was kind of the start of me taking care of my hair, and it’s been 5 years since I got it cut!! I used to get my hair cut shorter, like barely above my shoulders, but I eventually decided on letting it grow out. It’s hard to focus on things like growth, maintaining my wavy hair, AND coloring it at the same time, but i wanted nothing to do with ACTUALLY letting my hair heal to let it grow out.

As it was growing out from the buzz i realized it wasn’t as straight as it was before, and was actually a lot curlier when it first grew back out. It was pretty long, about the length it is now, before i finally got a haircut and had it shaped a lot, then i INSTANTLY bleached and dyed half of it. Also red.

I dyed it black for school, then instantly swore off of dyeing my hair black ever ever again, then some time towards the end of that school yeah i dyed my entire head pink. This was like the first time i was ever allowed to dye ALL of my hair, and i was super excited, even if it turned out really bad. I really liked the color that i ended up with, but it only looked like that because of an uneven dye lol.

later that year, like within the same school semester, i dyed my hair bright red right before going to Universal as a class trip. I think out of all of the decisions ive made in my life, dyeing my hair red is absolutely top 3. Dont take that seriously ive made more than that.

I feel like my hair color is such a big part of my personality, kind of like a trademark of mine. Sometimes I consider dying it another color, or doing maybe black on the longer parts, but I’m also so happy with my hair being red (Like one of the best colors) that I don’t wanna have or try anything else.

That’s all I have to talk about this week, weirdly. I’ll see what I can whip up for next blog that’s (hopefully) something more put together!!

The Glorification of Serial Killers and why that’s BAD

TW: Discussions of serial killers, danny complaining about bad businesses

We all agree killing people is bad. Not to get political, but I feel like this is a pretty standard worldview, so I’m gonna generalize a little bit. Killing people is bad. Good. Great. Now that we’re on the same page, lets talk about serial killers.

Now, while I can pretty proudly say I am not disgustingly educated on serial killers, I do know quite a few. Like, the general few mostly. Big names like Ted Bundy, Jefferey Dhamer, Ed Gein, ect. I’m just not a big fan of true crime, which fascinates a large amount of people, and I just don’t get it. I don’t appreciate how victims and their families are reduced to a notch on a timeline in a 25 minute youtube video. Now, imagine that entire 25 minute youtube video is actually an hour and a half visit at a museum dedicated to death as a whole.

When I walked into the museum I expected, oh, I don’t know, the iron maiden and how it was actually not a real thing ever. Or mourning rings from the Victorian era. Or, in a city with such a rich history and culture surrounding the celebration of life rather than death, an exhibit on the actual city you’re located in… but, no. I got thinly veiled racism, sexism, and the glorification of Charles Manson of all people. An entire wall dedicated to the man, actually.

I’m not here to talk about the actual museum itself, but rather to talk about how bad it is to talk about serial killers like they’re the best thing since sliced bread. There was barely anything to actually educate someone on the Charles Manson wall, just dozens of pictures of his face and followers. It was more like a good three walls that, oh, I don’t know, could have been used for the 9/11 attacks that were shoved into a corner.

Now, don’t get me wrong on what I’m about to say. As a dear friend of mine put it, if your special interest is serial killers don’t hang pictures of them on your walls, and definitely don’t become one. If you’re interested in learning about serial killers I will not crucify you for it. It’s interesting to me, and I would love to learn more about it, but the problem is that I cannot find a singular source who cares to look into who the victims are, or are not deeply disrespectful to them and their families. A lot of the serial killer.. fandom? (gods, that sounds horrible). Changing my wording. True Crime listeners and people who feel drawn to learning about serial killers (too wordy, I’m using true crime fandom from now on) tend to forget that, hey. Real people died. Real people killed real people. This isn’t some funny, ha-ha. People died. People mourned them; people are mourning them. Owning a cardboard cutout of Charles Manson is weird. Calling Ted Bundy hot is worse. Writing cutesy poems about serial killers, even if bashing them, is WEIRD. Go through the process to sit down and recognize that real people were hurt and are hurting.

This is kind of a jump from what I usually post on my blog I think, and I really tried to keep it as non-graphic as possible, but I genuinely am sickened at how some people can idolize creatures that decide to kill others. It’s weird. It desensitizes us to things we need to be sensitive about. I’m angry because victims are so deeply ignored and discarded because, oh, they’re not important, right? I don’t know. Stream Shauna Dean Cokeland on spotify.

Winter Break

Winter break has come and gone so what better thing to talk about. It has been a minute since my last blog but it hasn’t been boring-trust me.

I did a lot of self reflection while on break, since we are starting a new year and all. Not to sound corny but definitely feel like my life is kind of pivoting right now. I am getting my creative spark back little by little. I am also learning guitar, by myself. Definitely is difficult but I’m not giving up on it because it feels like I fit there if that makes sense. Me and my guitar. I learned a few new chords over break and even a scale. I tried to learn a song but I decided I wasn’t ready for all of that just yet, but I will be one day soon.

I also decided to write a song or two and see what that’s about. I will update y’all about that later but for the rest of the blog I would like to talk about the past year.

This past year has been amazing. I have grown a lot and I can see it in my day to day life. I have made so many friends both here (at school) and during this past summer. I have done a lot. I also don’t acknowledge my achievements often but I think with the new year rolling around it’s good to look back and reflect. Yes I could have done a lot of things better but why focus on that when last year was such a great one.

I mean I basically lived at church camp all summer and had so much fun. I learned so much and made a lot of good friends. I then directly after camp was over came here. I have made a lot of new friends here too and i have learned a lot as well. So over all this year has been great and I can’t wait for this upcoming year. It’s gonna be a great one.

Hi.

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks on Winter Break, so I figured I would talk about that. My Winter break was tame. I was sick the first week and on Christmas, which sucked, but it is what it is. I spent the Holidays at my grandmother’s house and visiting family. How did you all spend your break? Are you all excited about the New Year? Scared?

I can see people, at least in my age range, being scared. Each day that goes by, we get closer to becoming seniors, graduating, and going off into the world on our own. I wouldn’t say that I’m scared, maybe more so relieved. I understand that there are trials that come with adulthood, but adulthood offers me more freedom than being a child ever did. I’ll be free to make my own mistakes, pave my own path, and become someone other than someone’s daughter, grandbaby, or niece. I will simply be myself, Lela Reed, and in being an adult, I get to choose who “Lela Reed” is. Maybe she’s a lawyer, an engineer, a nurse, a businesswoman. Maybe she’s an author, or a famous actor or singer. I’m not sure yet who she is, but I do know I can’t wait to choose.

On another note, being back at school feels good, refreshing even, but I’m not going to lie, my writing skills feel a little rusty. Actually, a lot rusty. I haven’t written anything in a while, and nothing I wrote before my break has met my standards. I am someone who expects perfection from myself, which includes every piece of work I put out there. and that is something I do not see changing as time goes on. I just feel like I’ve hit a standstill in my writing and that I haven’t improved in my time here. Only those who have seen my work and critiqued it will be able to tell me for sure, but if someone were to tell me, I would appreciate honesty. I believe that being “nice” when it comes to important things gets you nowhere. How is someone meant to improve if you tell them they’re doing fine the way they are when they’re not? It’s a setup for failure.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much to say on this blog. So, I’ll wrap this up by saying I hope you all had a great Holiday, happy New Year, and have a wonderful day.

Gilmore Girls-

My latest obsession is a simple little show (that turns out not to be very simple) Gilmore Girls. Now at first I didn’t really like this show because it’s so long, but when I started actually watching it it blew my mind. Like the characters are so well thought out, and the episodes are always so interesting. It really makes staring at a ipad for hours at a time entertaining.

Im currently on Season 3, and LUKE AND LOR ARE STILL NOT TOGETHER!! PPPLLLLLEEEAAASSSSEEEE… Anyways I’m about to talk about Paris. I get that she is VERY disliked by many watchers but personally I like her. She has the wrong priorities but I think thats more of her parents fault. If her parents were more open to her being a kid she would be so much funner. Also her friends are SO annoying.

And Jess? I personally don’t like him but like thats just me. I guess he’s okay for Rory but… He’s lowkey a bad influence. Plus why isn’t he going to work? FIX IT JESS. AND LIKE DEANNNN? WHY WOULD YOU PUNCH HIM OUT OF NOWHERE? SHE ISNT YOUR GIRLFRIEND ANYMORE.

Kids, no means no.

And on another note, was is Lor constantly going back to Max and Chris… Have we learned nothing? I just wish she would realize that she doesn’t need a man to be whole. Plus Chris doesn’t deserve her. He’s lowkey evil…

As you guys can tell, I have very strong opinions about this show and I’m glad I have friends like Robin I can talk about all of this with. I saw that Warner Bros Studio remade Stars Hallow for the 25th anniversary, and even had actually GG cast come to be there. I wish I could have went so bad!

Honestly I don’t know what I’m going to do once I finish watching this show. I mean I’ve been watching for so long that it’s now part of my day to day life. I guess that it’ll be bittersweet.

I hope that by the end of the show, Rory gets married and graduates Yale, along with Paris, Dean and Jess become cool again, and Luke and Lor are together with a million kids. Also I hope Lane finally find a way for her mom to stop being so strict.

At the end of the day, GG is such an amazing show with such an amazing cast!

grounding techniques and a 7th b-day.

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I see a table.

I see a plant.

I see a pen.

I see a mirror.

I see a myself.

I think as writer I find myself watching movies and noticing things that I think normally people miss, today I want to talk about something I noticed in a show called “wayward” it’s about two best friends from different walks of life facing different various challenges of life and when various parents and neighbors become worried about their delinquent behavior the decide to send them off to “tall pines academy ” a youth mentally facility which is really a front for a cult ran by a very weird woman. I’m not here to talk about the show itself though I want to talk about a grounding technique and what grounding techniques are used for in real life. the show is very good though I recommend it.

grounding techniques are used to deal with anxiety, stress, disassociation etc. You may have heard of them or have completed them yourself the most common ones are counting to 10, the 5 senses , and more!! they are rarely used in media but when people do use them, I think it opens the show up to more various possibilities and creates more relatable characters with personalities that seem more realistic. I think I would like to see more grounding techniques in media directed towards children though. in my opinion grounding techniques shows kids how to regulate emotions they don’t fully understand yet. I know as a kid I distinctly remember the first time I saw one I was like 11 watching steven universe and garnet had just taught steven and connie to deal with stress by bringing themselves back to earth through meditation which is another really good grounding technique. I think once find ourselves drifting or I like to say “falling into our minds” we find ourselves on a bridge and on each side of the bridge is blocked off and sometimes it seems like the only option it to fall. I think grounding techniques teach us to fly like a baby bird getting taught by our mothers grounding techniques guide us back towards the control panel aka our brains and the more we do them the more they become natural reactions for us leading to overall mindfulness and peace.

poem because I lowkey planned this like during the break:

Your 7.

The clock indicts the room at eleven.

One hour until the ceremony of age.

No witnesses.

They tell you to begin with five things you can see

as if sight has never betrayed you.

The door ajar

not opened, not closed

a decision deferred indefinitely.

The wall’s pale aneurysms

paint blistered with secrets

it refuses to finish telling.

III

The ceiling fan’s slow verdict,

chopping the air into tolerable pieces,

each rotation decapitating the last.

Your reflection practices absence

in the darkened television screen

eyes learning how not to ask.

The clock’s second hand

stuttering like it recognizes you.

You remain contiguous to avoid rupture.

The house is not loud

it is attentive.

Every object rehearses stillness.

Every silence acquires intent.

Five things you can see.

Four walls with an avoidant geometry.

Three memories misled as dreams.

Two adults negotiating distance through doors.

One child developing an interior witness.

Time advances.

You fragment.

Ground yourself, they say.

But gravity here is nonexistent

it pulls you inside.

It is nearly your birthday.

Something inside you has already aged out

My Favorite Genshin Character

Among the many characters in Genshin Impact none of them compare to Tartaglia, better known by his alias Childe.

Huh…what’d you say…Favoritism…? What’s THAT.

As the Eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers, Tartaglia stands right between hero and villain, blending charm with ruthlessness especially in battle. This duality is what makes him one of the most entertaining characters in the game’s ever-expanding world.

At first Tartaglia doesn’t resemble a traditional antagonist. He’s friendly, confident, and often polite, especially when compared to the more terrifying Fatui figures. Childe was Introduced during the Liyue Archon Quest, Childe presents himself as an ally, helpful, resourceful, and even playful. But beneath that is a man constantly ready for blood and an unrelenting desire to test his strength against powerful foes.

Tartaglia’s backstory is so important to fully understand him. As a child named Ajax, he fell into the Abyss. There, he learned to survive through combat alone, developing an intense love for fighting. This experience didn’t break him (Even though he was like 8) it sharpened him. He learned from his mentor Skirk (who throws him like a lot). The Abyss gave Tartaglia a thrill for danger and a worldview where strength is the ultimate measure of worth. His loyalty to the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya and the Fatui stems not from devotion, but from shared ideals centered on power.

What truly sets Tartaglia apart is his internal conflict. He is fully aware that his love for battle makes him dangerous, yet he also shows genuine care for his family, especially his younger siblings. His role as a devoted older brother contrasts sharply with his willingness to unleash destruction. One of the reasons he joined the Fatui is because they promised to take care of his family. This humanizes him, reminding players that he is not evil for evil’s sake, but driven by instincts and responsibilities. (Aka, he does no wrong and is just a lil guy)

In gameplay perspective Tartaglia mirrors this dual nature perfectly. As a Hydro DPS character, he is unique in his ability to switch between ranged bow combat and melee attacks using blades. This stance-switching mechanic makes him both exhilarating and hard to play, it rewards players who enjoy fast-paced, high-risk combat.

Visually Childe matches his personality. His flowing scarf, sharp gaze, and confident posture all reinforce that he is always moving forward like a river. Even his boss fight reflects his character arc, escalating in intensity as he reveals more of his true power and abyssal effect.

Tartaglia is more than just a charismatic antagonist. He represents Genshin Impact’s strength in character writing, layered, morally complex, and emotionally grounded. Whether you admire his confidence, fear his unpredictability, or sympathize with his struggle, one thing is certain: hes the best character and I won’t hear otherwise…

this was one of the easier blogs to write…i wonder if i should just make the rest of my blogs about my favorite characters…

New year!

Hey guys, I guess I should say welcome back. I hope y’all have been having a good new first week of the new year and hope y’all likening the new classes we got. I can say I truly like my classes. They seem cool for now at least. Let’s see what to talk about. I would talk about my Christmas break but I was sick a lot sadly, well I still had a good time. Before I got sick I went out bowling with my friends, I had my nephew for a few days when I wasn’t feeling sick, I went out to some friends houses and we did some games and stuff for Christmas. Other than that I stayed at my god sister’s house and we chilled,ate and watched a lot of baddies together.

So far this year it started off good but yea it’s not all that right now lol. I think one thing in particular I would want to happen that didn’t happen in 2025 is to find somebody to chill with without having to deal with having to not trust that person or overthink with that person. I really feel like this year should be different. I want this year to be different because last year was the worst year ever.

I also wanna go out more this year. I have always been the type of person to visit a lot of places, I mean don’t get me wrong I went out of town and different places a couple of times last year but this year I wanna do way more and even try to learn some different things to do. I mean I am at an art school so maybe trying something new would be a good thing.

I can start back doing nails well. I never stopped. I just did people’s nails for fun but maybe I can start doing them to get money this year. It would help me make my own money and I want to ask my mom or sister.

But my point of saying this is, I’m hoping and praying that this year will be my year. Even if I have to change some parts of me and stop doing a lot of things I used to do, I will.

But this is my first blog of 2026, hope everyone year go good and the new school semester go well.❤️