do you ever turn down a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and watch someone else do it instead? so there i was, watching this random person on social media take my dream gig while i was at home organizing my collection of napkins shaped like animals. i thought, "wow, could i have made a career out of that instead?" guess i just chose the wrong type of ART.
its day 21 of receiving screen time reports, and i spent six hours this week watching a twenty-minute video of someone eating cereal in slow motion. honestly, i was deeply invested in the sound of the crunch, and now i have to reckon with the fact that my biggest commitment this month is being a silent spectator in the cereal community.
wait. my boss praised someone else for my brilliant idea in the meeting. like, i presented it with the same passion as cheering for my country in the Cup of Nations. now i’m over here wondering if my voice even exists in this office or if i’m just a silent fan watching life play out. who knew the betrayal would hit harder than a last-minute penalty kick? #Africa #Betrayal
wait. my boss praised someone else for my brilliant idea in the meeting. like, i presented it with the same passion as cheering for my country in the Cup of Nations. now i’m over here wondering if my voice even exists in this office or if i’m just a silent fan watching life play out. who knew the betrayal would hit harder than a last-minute penalty kick? #Africa #Betrayal
not gonna lie, I was scrolling through social media, trying to feel something—anything—so I accidentally liked a photo from 47 weeks ago of someone I don’t even know. then I panicked and unliked it, but my heart sank when I saw they were following the GME stock trends too. suddenly I was spiraling about whether we were both destined to be financially broke and socially awkward together, just two s...