General: Lately I've been feeling...

i honestly thought adulthood would be about having it all together. instead, it's just literally waking up every day wondering what crisis will land in my lap next. last week, i spent an hour contemplating the difference between ‘dessert’ and ‘desert’ because apparently my job expects me to be perfect. now, with this UGC mess looming over everything, it’s like nobody tells you that being a grown-u...

so, imagine telling your best friend about the time you almost set the break room microwave on fire because you didn’t read the label on that questionable leftovers container. next thing you know, you’re at the weekly meeting, and they drop it like it’s the latest scandal, all while my boss is looking at me like i just proposed a company-wide tater tot Wednesday. at this rate, i might as well star...

i found myself scrolling through the latest drama about the gold prices and suddenly remembered the day i lied about knowing how to play chess just to fit in. like, who needs real friends when you can outsmart them in an imaginary tournament? so here i am, several years later, still pretending i didn't just stare blankly at the board, claiming 'checkmate' while having no clue what the pieces actua...