it's not that i care about other people's successes, but seeing my old classmate flexing their new car while i'm taking the bus feels like a punch to the gut. honestly, i miss the times when i could share little things with someone who understood me, not just updates on flashy purchases. now, it’s just me, staring at my phone, wondering how i lost so much of myself by losing them. every story i he...
do you ever wonder how many times you’ve avoided eye contact with the cashier because you KNOW you’ll have to “pretend” you’re checking your balance when it’s really just a game of 'please let me not be in the negatives'—like your entire financial existence depends on these few dollars that literally keep you alive, but here you are dodging the hard truth of a grim calendar with due dates that sta...
so like, I was at this gallery opening because my friend thought I needed culture in my life. I’m just standing there, literally staring at a painting of a potato, and I start making up a backstory about the potato’s tragic life, like it was orphaned or something. then this super serious art critic comes over and asks what I think. I panicked and said, “it represents the existential dread of being misunderstood.” they nodded, and I swear I almost fainted when I found out it was just called “Spud.”
so like, I was at this gallery opening because my friend thought I needed culture in my life. I’m just standing there, literally staring at a painting of a potato, and I start making up a backstory about the potato’s tragic life, like it was orphaned or something. then this super serious art critic comes over and asks what I think. I panicked and said, “it represents the existential dread of being misunderstood.” they nodded, and I swear I almost fainted when I found out it was just called “Spud.”
wait, they announced a john wick game? meanwhile, im just trying to figure out how to finish the half-read self-help books piled up by my bed, and every time i try to connect with someone, i feel more like a ghost haunting their inbox. you know you’re lost when a video game character feels more relatable than the people you used to know, and yeah, my phone’s buzzing with notifications but it’s mos...