Annie ArmstrongAn Education — My Brush With Adulthood That Reminded Me That I’m a ChildThroughout my college years, I’ve always felt this race to act as grown-up as I possibly can. This really started when I first moved to New…Apr 18, 2017Apr 18, 2017
Annie ArmstrongThe Importance Of Being Idle, as told by Richard LinklaterI love the Richard Linklater movie “Slacker,” and I love it with the knowledge that it doesn’t belong to me. A child of the ’90s is not…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
Annie ArmstrongNeutral Milk Hotel’s “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” — This Is How I Grew Up To Be A WriterThis post isn’t really going to be about “Almost Famous,” because that would be redundant. This entire blog is sort of a reaction to…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Annie ArmstrongSixteen Candles- I Wish John Hughes Wrote The Script To My AdolescenceJohn Hughes’ world is so comfy. The weird girl always ends up with the jock, who reveals himself to be thoughtful somewhere near the ¾ mark…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Annie Armstrong“The Spectacular Now” — School Was Never My Strong Suit“The Spectacular Now” begins with the movie’s protaganist, Sutter, a charming slacker with an alcohol problem and a heart of gold, writing…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Annie ArmstrongStand By Me — On The Resilience of ChildrenI hadn’t seen Stand By Me, mostly because I felt like the girl version of it is Now & Then (which I watched religiously through middle…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
Annie Armstrong“Blue Is The Warmest Colour” — On First Love and First HeartbreakI went into Blue Is The Warmest Colour knowing that it would strike a chord with me. I went in knowing that it was a portrait of one of…Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017