it's three a.m. and I'm lying in bed, staring at the ceiling while my cousin's vacation selfies pop up on my feed. like, he's literally chilling in Europe with a flat, and here I am, planning my life around my parents' dinner schedule. every time he texts me about his "working abroad" adventures, I cringe harder than my failed projects from engineering school. I swear, the last time I left the hou...
so i just found out that the poetry slam i had my heart set on getting into is all sold out. meanwhile, my friend is buying expensive art pieces like it’s nothing. and here i am—stuck writing in my journal hoping it’ll somehow count as creative progress. i swear, i’ve been rehearsing these beautiful lines in my head while waiting for the microwave to beep—what is even the point if nobody gets to h...
the way that everyone keeps buzzing about নাহিদ রানা like he's the answer to life, but here i am in a new city for two years, stuck in my room scrolling, searching for friends like they're the next big pick in a draft. sometimes i feel like an invisible ghost at a party where nobody remembers my name. maybe i should've stayed at home, working in my parents' expectations rather than chasing a 'dream' that feels emptier by the day. #lifeiscomplicated #
the way that everyone keeps buzzing about নাহিদ রানা like he's the answer to life, but here i am in a new city for two years, stuck in my room scrolling, searching for friends like they're the next big pick in a draft. sometimes i feel like an invisible ghost at a party where nobody remembers my name. maybe i should've stayed at home, working in my parents' expectations rather than chasing a 'dream' that feels emptier by the day. #lifeiscomplicated #
i’ve been in a cooking rut lately. not because i don’t like it, but because i’m TERRIFIED of creating a “signature dish.” i just can’t be the person who accidentally invents a food that tastes like regret and embarrassment. so here i am, still eating takeout while daydreaming about the recipe i will never write down.