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don’t worry, I did not get hurt in a pit when working on this story

was the show mid or do i just have PMS?

the shorter my bangs the shorter my patience

i was alive when youtube didn’t have ads

got slapped in the face by a toddler at the amyl and the sniffers show

nuance is underrated

gonna dress up for halloween as one of those boys in ripped clothes at the bins who sells vintage tees

being 27 is not being ashamed to cry in the coffee shop

in 2026 i will stop wearing leather pants to dance parties

doing some iconic stuff lately—talking to people

had a dream a local coffee shop only served whole milk and i almost passed out

new york, the only place i’ve felt judged for ordering a non alcoholic drink

on vacation and heard the word KPIs from a person sitting next to me. i jolted

love this coldplay song

the joy of canceling a date to hang out with a friend instead

oh no! the barista can’t see my grateful smile behind my mask!

i’ve never bought anything off amazon because (among other reasons) the website makes my eyes vomit

‘70s polyester has me in a chokehold

whoever finds my go-back stack at the thrift store is so lucky

i’m so proud of my brain when it dreams. so creative. my awake brain could never

my inbox? empty. my heart? half way full.

“The first wave of shoegaze was a lot more defined by a specific sound, but now there's so much more overlap between different genres working their way in: more emo influence and hardcore influence and goth influence."

the way in which coffee shops charge more a larger tea. like, 4 more ounces of water? more money?

if you saw me laughing on the treadmill at the ymca, yes you did

i’m aging (using ellipses in emails)

15 degrees feels balmy out here in the north star state

people my age are getting married/buying houses and i get excited when i find quarters in my car so i can do another load of laundry

2024 was so long ago

how i love throwing a hail mary

watching insta stories today to get confirmation that my crushes are not single

people at the UPS confused why i’m mailing a beef recipe to london

just now realizing it was weird that we couldn’t get mail delivered to our house in my rural town. had to go to the post office for almost everything

realizing you’re just going to keep clearing out your email inbox until you die

when i’m too nervous to send a text, i send a postcard

kendrick’s jeans!!!

radio k dj saying slint is better than the beatles. i agree

writing someone a love letter about the paradox of self disclosure

alone at the gig. i must look so mysterious

what i have to say is too important for a text. i must write it on paper so they know i MEAN it

if i need someone to know i care about them, i WILL send a card

took a walk in my leather trench coat and now i’m ok

adulthood is just experimenting with levels of lumens and kelvin in the lighting around your house

if you saw me crying on the treadmill at the ymca, no you didn’t

maybe i’ll put thoughts here someday