i just bought a pineapple cutter because it was “on sale.” like, who even needs a pineapple cutter? my kitchen is mostly takeout containers and a bottle of expired ketchup. anyway, here i am, staring at it in my shopping cart like it’s a one-way ticket to tropical paradise. i can’t even cut straight with a knife, but in my head, i’m a professional pineapple chef now. the punchline? i’ve never even...
أحيانا أسأل نفسي، لماذا الأصدقاء يبتعدون؟ واحد وراء الثاني، نكمل نقاش على الواتساب ثم نكتشف أن المسافات كبرت. wallah, nobody understands هذا الشعور. الحين مع الأخبار عن ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي، وأنا أجلس أشاهد الآخرين ينجحون وينشرون إنجازاتهم. بينما أنا هنا، عالق في وظيفتي، مش طايق الضغط، ونسيت آخر مرة ضحكت مع حد. في لحظة، أشعر وكأني وحدي في عالم مزدحم. يمكن، هذا الفشل يسبب لي وحدة، حتى الأصدقاء صا...
last night, I saw a video of El Hadji Malick Diouf making those insane passes, and it hit me—I feel like I’m watching everyone else’s highlight reel while I’m stuck in a never-ending blooper scene. like, my friends are out here buying homes and fancy cars, and I can't even find the energy to buy new socks. I literally spent last week imagining what my life would be like if I could just score one big win, but all I got were these ridiculous scenarios where I finally feel successful—then wake up to my empty fridge and the same dead-end job. it’s exhausting seeing everyone else win while I feel left behind, stuck in my own game of “what if.” #ElHadjiMalickDiouf #leftbehind
last night, I saw a video of El Hadji Malick Diouf making those insane passes, and it hit me—I feel like I’m watching everyone else’s highlight reel while I’m stuck in a never-ending blooper scene. like, my friends are out here buying homes and fancy cars, and I can't even find the energy to buy new socks. I literally spent last week imagining what my life would be like if I could just score one big win, but all I got were these ridiculous scenarios where I finally feel successful—then wake up to my empty fridge and the same dead-end job. it’s exhausting seeing everyone else win while I feel left behind, stuck in my own game of “what if.” #ElHadjiMalickDiouf #leftbehind
the way that life turns into a series of nods at people you used to know—like, I walked into a store yesterday and saw an old friend from college. we stood there awkwardly. small talk—how is work, how are the kids. then silence, as if the connection evaporated with the coffee we used to share. hundreds of contacts on my phone, but I realized—I can't remember the last time someone just asked how I ...