it’s not that i regret that one summer in college where i thought it was a genius idea to take that obscure course on underwater basket weaving. it’s just that now, years later, i look around and think, what would my life have been like if i had signed up for the practical finance class instead? maybe i wouldn't spend late nights silently apologizing to my furniture for the reality of my dead-end ...
i spent an hour arguing with my shower head over whether "I didn't mean to hurt you" is a valid excuse for showing up late to brunch—while realizing i was wearing the same shirt as yesterday. i know it was the right move to make, but do they really expect me to keep it together when i am clearly negotiating with a faucet about social etiquette?
the way that everyone is buzzing about gta six while i'm here scrolling through my ex's pictures like it's my full-time job. why am i daydreaming about him while downloading random phone games to fill the void? i used to save for cool things like concerts and trips, now i’m wasting my money on fast food and escape rooms just to pretend i have a life. i thought by now i would be vibing with someone and planning vacations, not stuck rewatching video game trailers and wondering if it’s worth feeling like a total loser. i swear the only thing more broken than my heart is my budget. #Gta6 #exhaustion
the way that everyone is buzzing about gta six while i'm here scrolling through my ex's pictures like it's my full-time job. why am i daydreaming about him while downloading random phone games to fill the void? i used to save for cool things like concerts and trips, now i’m wasting my money on fast food and escape rooms just to pretend i have a life. i thought by now i would be vibing with someone and planning vacations, not stuck rewatching video game trailers and wondering if it’s worth feeling like a total loser. i swear the only thing more broken than my heart is my budget. #Gta6 #exhaustion
i saw those iguanas falling from trees and suddenly felt like that old version of myself, frozen in time. some days i feel like a tree with roots buried deep in a life that feels wrong. i thought growing up meant having it all together, but here i am, a jumbled mess, holding on while everything feels like it's crashing down around me. maybe i should just let go and fall like those poor lizards, bu...