I am quickly running out of ideas for these ‘Editor’s Corner’ columns. Which is a shame, because I genuinely do enjoy writing them–provided I actually have something to write about. When I don’t, putting pen to paper (or index fingers to keyboard) is about as fun as filing taxes or finally going to the dentist to get your teeth cleaned, for Christ’s sake (guess which one of those activities I haven’t done yet).

Most, if not all of the columnists that feature in the Bryan County News tend to not only be good writers but they also have interesting lives and diverse professional backgrounds that enable them to have insightful thoughts and analyses to share with the public. I mean, just take a look at that Tom Hand guy on page 7; he never runs out of cool American history stuff to write about, to the point where I’m contemplating driving up to Athens to get a second bachelor’s degree in history just so that I too can join in the fun in chronicling endless stories from the French-Indian War.

No, but seriously–our columnists add a lot to this humble paper, and I’m glad to run their work for as long as I am able to. Although my life experience is limited, and I may not know much about history beyond films starring Keira Knightley, I hope I soon find better material to write about for the Bryan County News audience– topics that go beyond me talking about my personal shortcomings and anxieties, which include but are not limited to: public speaking, applying eyeliner (yes, still), swallowing pills as a form of medicine, my fear of failure, my hand-eye coordination (or lack thereof) and Algebra II.

Some songs I have on repeat, courtesy of Spotify Inc.

Here’s a list of some songs from my “On Repeat” playlist on Spotify. A word to the wise: when it comes to the car aux, I’m most definitely the Editor-In-Chief and I don’t take suggestions from the audience. (But I do always bring enough snacks for road trips! That has to be a point in my favor.)

• Rose-Colored Boy by Paramore

• Nothing Matters by The Last Dinner Party

• Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift

• Tiempo Sin Verte by Shakira

• End of Beginning by Djo

• Hard Times by Paramore

• Houdini by Dua Lipa

• One Of Your Girls by Troye Sivan

• obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo

• This Is Why by Paramore

• Strawberry Swing by Coldplay

• Feather by Sabrina Carpenter

• Bleak Sublime by Lizzie Esau

• All We Know by Paramore

• High by Stephen Sanchez

• lacy by Olivia Rodrigo

• Hell N Back by Bakar

• Too Sweet by Hozier

• Slow Burn by Kacey Musgraves

• Complicated by Avril Lavigne

• Vertigo by Griff

• Back On 74 by Jungle

• Saturn by SZA

• Me & Me by The Beaches

• I’m Like A Bird by Nelly Furtado

• Motion by Luke Hemmings

• 26 by Paramore

• OMG by Suki Waterhouse

• My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne

• Supercut by Lorde

• so american by Olivia Rodrigo

• After Midnight by Chappell Roan

• Nassau by Shakira 

Andrea Gutierrez is the editor of the Bryan County News.