it's not that i want to coach a bunch of overpaid athletes in some random NFL team like Bill Belichick. it's just... i recently realized the life i’m building is basically what my parents drew up like an architectural blueprint. i put a down payment on a home to please them, but secretly i’m wondering if there’s a return policy for this kind of commitment. maybe instead i should just start calling...
ever wonder how one choice could change your entire life? i think about it every time my aunt makes that “classic” family biryani. if i hadn’t politely declined to help when i had the chance, i’d be a superstar chef at madison square garden instead of over here hoping my family’s toxic dynamics might someday give me material for a stand-up routine. but now, my only stage is in the living room wher...
not gonna lie, i just spent an hour organizing my sock drawer by color and fabric while listening to deep-cut alternative songs from two thousand and three—like, why did i do that? now i am emotionally invested in socks... and i don't even wear most of them. it’s like having a more complicated relationship than a 15-second TikTok skit. why am i *sorry* to my furniture for this behavior? like, do my chairs judge me?
not gonna lie, i just spent an hour organizing my sock drawer by color and fabric while listening to deep-cut alternative songs from two thousand and three—like, why did i do that? now i am emotionally invested in socks... and i don't even wear most of them. it’s like having a more complicated relationship than a 15-second TikTok skit. why am i *sorry* to my furniture for this behavior? like, do my chairs judge me?
day 27 of trying not to cry over workplace drama, and i accidentally sent a scathing review of my boss to her instead of my friend. i could hear my heart thudding while she replied, "interesting perspective." meanwhile, i couldn't stop imagining her like a cricket ball: hard, unpredictable, and flying straight for my head. now, every meeting feels like a tense showdown, and just like that, watchin...