last night, i spent hours reorganizing my game shelf while playing a soundtrack from an old indie game that makes me feel like i’m the main character in a drama that never really takes off. why do i have so many titles but no one to challenge me? it's like having a hundred unlockable levels and yet, nobody who really sees me beyond the screen. the silence echoes, and all i can think is, how did my...
wait, I just realized that while everyone is hyped about this Macarthur versus Perth Glory match, I am just over here re-watching the same episode of a show for the third time because I can’t focus on anything else. last week my coffee machine broke, my job just keeps getting more chaotic, and my life feels like the stadium, packed and yet completely empty at the same time. like, does anyone else ...
literally watching all my exes tie the knot while i’m still figuring out how to fold a fitted sheet. yaar, matlab kabhi kabhi lagta hai kya main itni zindagi ki decisions lena ke laayak bhi hoon? mujhe toh aisa lagta hai ghar wale keh rahe hain “dekh, dekhiye toh, unke akele zindagi ka kuch nahi, kya tera asli samay nahi aa raha?” hai na?
literally watching all my exes tie the knot while i’m still figuring out how to fold a fitted sheet. yaar, matlab kabhi kabhi lagta hai kya main itni zindagi ki decisions lena ke laayak bhi hoon? mujhe toh aisa lagta hai ghar wale keh rahe hain “dekh, dekhiye toh, unke akele zindagi ka kuch nahi, kya tera asli samay nahi aa raha?” hai na?
…so I’m sitting at my desk, scrolling through news about the Winter Olympics like it’s a gossip blog, thinking how people are soaring down mountains—while I can barely walk into a meeting without feeling like I’m just auditioning for the role of "Office Ghost"… only for my boss to ask me about those numbers I haven’t touched in weeks, and all I can think is—does hiding in the supply closet count a...