I finally tried meditating today because apparently that’s what adults do to cope with life. Spoiler alert: my brain thought it was a great time to replay every embarrassing moment since Kindergarten. By the end, I was pretty sure I’d just reshaped my anxiety into a personalized highlight reel. So now I’m back to scrolling my phone for some sweet, sweet distraction instead. Adulting is hard, man.
I was once in a group project where we had to make a presentation on climate change. Spoiler alert: three of us didn't even show up to the last meeting because we thought it would magically complete itself. Seriously, the only thing more toxic than our project’s environmental impact was our teamwork. We ended up winging it and somehow got an A. Now I’m questioning everything—did we actually unders...
Why is it that every time you finally get comfortable in your seat on a train, someone chooses THAT moment to ask for your ticket? Like, buddy, I swear I was just about to put my phone down and engage in a deep existential crisis about my life choices, but now you've made it weird. Also, can we talk about how people treat the snack vendors like they’re picking up a diamond? "Excuse me, can you stop the train? I need my samosa NOW!" I just want to enjoy my overpriced chips without a live performance of “who can be the most impatient.”
Why is it that every time you finally get comfortable in your seat on a train, someone chooses THAT moment to ask for your ticket? Like, buddy, I swear I was just about to put my phone down and engage in a deep existential crisis about my life choices, but now you've made it weird. Also, can we talk about how people treat the snack vendors like they’re picking up a diamond? "Excuse me, can you stop the train? I need my samosa NOW!" I just want to enjoy my overpriced chips without a live performance of “who can be the most impatient.”
You ever notice how “quiet cars” on trains are basically just an experiment in human awkwardness? Everyone’s trying to ignore the guy loudly eating chips like he’s auditioning for a role as the world’s most annoying sound. And then there’s that one dude who thinks he’s a magician, pulling out his phone just to blast music – like, buddy, I came here to not hear any sound, not for a surprise concert...