Blog - Taylor J. Olson

I'm passionate about a lot of things. One of those things is writing, and the rest of those things are the things that I write about here. You'll likely find posts about my favorite bands, books, and the shows I've been bingewatching. You might also find posts about what it's like to live with a chronic illness, my dog Winston, good restaurants, and whatever else is on my mind!

Dear Humira, Thank You and I Hate You

In 2019, I got diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and paid roughly $8000 in medical bills after a 5 day hospital stay, an endoscopy, two...

Taylor J. Olson

Feb 3, 20204 min read

Let's Talk About Christmas Music

Do you love Christmas music? Cool. Do you hate Christmas music? Also cool—though you can probably stop reading right about...here. Either...

Taylor J. Olson

Dec 22, 20194 min read

It's A Fine Line

Harry Styles' sophomore album, Fine Line, was released last Friday which means I have now been listening to it for roughly 72 hours...

Taylor J. Olson

Dec 16, 20195 min read

IBD Awareness Week

Heeeeyyyo, It’s IBD Awareness Week! This year I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that makes my immune...

Taylor J. Olson

Dec 3, 20192 min read

Me, as New Girl characters, an old Twitter thread:

If you've stuck with my blog until this point, I'm assuming you know that I get a little obsessed, er, well, passionate about things. One...

Taylor J. Olson

May 15, 20192 min read

The More You Know

When I started my internship with 5j Marketing and Design I was excited. Excited because I knew I would be able to meet the requirement...

Taylor J. Olson

Apr 15, 20192 min read

The Gilmore Guys: An Extensive Examination of Why Jess is the Best

Today I am continuing my crusade to tell you, my lovely readers, all of my opinions about Gilmore Girls. So today it is time to talk...

Taylor J. Olson

Feb 1, 20194 min read

It's Time We Talk About The Gilmore Girls

As I tend to do once or twice a year, I have started rewatching Gilmore Girls recently and quickly came to the realization that I have...

Taylor J. Olson

Jan 9, 20193 min read

In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It

Hey, it's been a while! Like, 56 days to be exact. This year I was inspired by Shonda Rhimes and decided that I should be writing more. I...

Taylor J. Olson

Jun 26, 20183 min read

To My Person With Love

My sister got married a year ago!!! Which is simultaneously crazy and not crazy at all. To celebrate, I thought I'd share the paper that...

Taylor J. Olson

May 28, 20186 min read

If You Don't Like Rainbow Rowell, I Probably Don't Like You

If you know me you know I love reading. Some of my earliest memories include my mom and grandma reading to me, and it created a habit...

Taylor J. Olson

May 1, 20185 min read

A Definitive Ranking of Every Major Private Practice Doctor

I recently watched Private Practice. In way less time than is normal for anybody, let alone a busy college student. Because it was good....

Taylor J. Olson

Apr 19, 20185 min read

The Crow Bar

Over JTerm, I took a photography class. I already had a camera from my photojournalism class, and (based on my knowledge of my roommate's...

Taylor J. Olson

Apr 7, 20183 min read

Let's Talk About Chicken

On my way home from New Mexico I got stuck in Lincoln, Nebraska, because of an ice storm that was moving up the same interstate we were...

Taylor J. Olson

Mar 22, 20185 min read

The Inevitable Viewing of This is Us

I have a lot of posters in my room at my parent's house... like, a lot. Most notably: a six foot tall poster of Niall Horan. When I was...

Taylor J. Olson

Feb 21, 20183 min read

Criminal Minds Bingeathon

I am about to graduate college. Well, in a few months anyway. I just finished one of the last school breaks I will ever had, and it got...

Taylor J. Olson

Feb 2, 20184 min read

Word of the Year

I love pretty much everything about my job at the Augustana Writing Center. I love helping other students. I love the couch and the gross...

Taylor J. Olson

Jan 19, 20185 min read

Bye Week

I am a big 'ol Vikings fan. I bleed purple and gold. SKOL and stuff. But for real, I have loved the Vikings longer than I have loved...

Taylor J. Olson

Jan 7, 20183 min read

Year of Blogs

Chances are if you've spent time with me (or my twitter) around the 1st of the new year, you know I absolutely loathe seeing all of the...

Taylor J. Olson

Jan 1, 20182 min read