you know what's wild? someone i grew up with just gave me that "i-dont-know-you" vibe at the coffee shop like, excuse me, did we not both survive the awkward braces phase together? it's like mariska hargitay just comforted a teenage trafficking survivor but can't save me from this emotional betrayal. i mean, at least she knows how to deal with life's traumas, while i’m here in denial like—if i ign...
i just spent thirty minutes crafting a heartfelt essay about my existential crisis during the iowa vs usc game, only for my friend to respond with a single crying emoji. it felt like the emotional equivalent of ordering a gourmet meal and getting served a single green olive. now i’m questioning my life choices while reminding myself that if i can live through another day in the trenches of unfulfi...
literally just thinking about how people probably like the version of me that knows sports stats better than their significant others. actually, I'm pretty sure they'd cheer louder for the Illini winning than for me surviving another week of my mundane life. but hey, if I pretend I'm a sports expert and drop names like they matter, I bet nobody would notice when I vanish into the void of my own disappointment. #IllinoisBasketball #ExistentialCrisis
literally just thinking about how people probably like the version of me that knows sports stats better than their significant others. actually, I'm pretty sure they'd cheer louder for the Illini winning than for me surviving another week of my mundane life. but hey, if I pretend I'm a sports expert and drop names like they matter, I bet nobody would notice when I vanish into the void of my own disappointment. #IllinoisBasketball #ExistentialCrisis
i sometimes wonder if my parents' love for my sibling is actually a sitcom plot. is this why i still find myself waiting by the phone, like i'm expecting them to call and tell me i won the lottery, or at least that they love me too? it’s funny, though, because their affection is like an open secret—the kind that has me wondering if i should just send them a formal letter asking for an upgrade to ‘...