do you ever feel like your entire life is a weird joke that everyone else is in on except you? the other day, my parents showed up unannounced and saw the absolute disaster that is my apartment. honestly, it’s like they stepped into a time capsule of my worst self. literally dozens of acquaintances I keep in touch with on social media, yet I was standing there, feeling like the last remaining play...
people think gaming is just for kids — but when you log on alone after a breakup, you’re not just fighting monsters, you’re battling the ghosts of your past. it’s wild how much of your identity gets wrapped up in someone else. while everyone else is out pairing up, you’re grinding levels, pretending it’s a choice — but really, it’s an escape. relationships fall apart, but the grind? that’s forever...
i scroll through my camera roll, a digital graveyard of forgotten moments, and see faces that feel like distant memories. once upon a time, those friends knew me, knew me deeply, but now they are just smiles in a screen that don't mean anything. i could call hundreds of people but not a single one would pick up. isn't it funny, funny how alone i feel, lost in a crowd of contacts, wondering if anyone would even care if i vanished?
i scroll through my camera roll, a digital graveyard of forgotten moments, and see faces that feel like distant memories. once upon a time, those friends knew me, knew me deeply, but now they are just smiles in a screen that don't mean anything. i could call hundreds of people but not a single one would pick up. isn't it funny, funny how alone i feel, lost in a crowd of contacts, wondering if anyone would even care if i vanished?
it’s not that i have no friends, it’s just that everyone i used to know now feels like a ghost from a lifetime ago. hundreds of contacts, yet the only one who really gets me is my barista, and i’m pretty sure he’s just faking the small talk for tips. when news of the women’s match between thailand and malaysia came up, i laughed alone, remembering how we used to argue about which country had bette...