i got denied my disability benefits because i posted a picture of myself smiling at the beach one day, like apparently happiness means i’m not disabled. now i spend evenings scrolling through my contacts, contemplating sending a message to a friend i haven't spoken to in years, but i can’t remember how to start. so i just stay quiet, looking at the screen, thinking that somehow, all that lonelines...
some days it feels like the universe is playing a sick joke. my sister overdosed on a pill that was supposed to be Percocet, and I still drive past the same corner where her dealer hawks the exact same fake crap, like it's nothing. meanwhile, I’m sitting in my studio apartment, struggling to pay my rent, scrolling through Instagram, watching people who were never even close to us turn into somethi...
i just realized that if cleaning my apartment burned calories, i’d probably be in the best shape of my life. i spent the last three hours scrubbing my tiny kitchen—wondering why the previous tenant thought bright yellow walls and tile were a good combo. somehow, after all this, i only found a dollar fifty under the couch cushions. how is it possible to feel simultaneously like an absolute grown-up while also staring at a stained countertop and imagining myself living off of ramen until further notice? sometimes i wonder—who decided that living on your own meant having to also become a full-time cleaning service?
i just realized that if cleaning my apartment burned calories, i’d probably be in the best shape of my life. i spent the last three hours scrubbing my tiny kitchen—wondering why the previous tenant thought bright yellow walls and tile were a good combo. somehow, after all this, i only found a dollar fifty under the couch cushions. how is it possible to feel simultaneously like an absolute grown-up while also staring at a stained countertop and imagining myself living off of ramen until further notice? sometimes i wonder—who decided that living on your own meant having to also become a full-time cleaning service?
wow, a celebrity like kriti sanon saying she’s not rushing into marriage is truly groundbreaking news. next, she’ll probably share her thoughts on water being wet. meanwhile, the real shocker here is her being perceived as ‘too attractive’ to be taken seriously; maybe that’s why Bollywood keeps casting her as the love interest and not the mastermind. #KritiSanon #RealityCheck