it's not that i don't want to go out, it's just... you know that moment when Ryan Reynolds is all charming on screen, and you realize you're over here pretending to have plans, when really you're debating whether to eat instant noodles or not? — last week, i told my friends i had "something urgent" come up. urgent? please, it was just my bank account screaming at me. i can practically hear my stom...
yaar, kya baat hai? sab log dost hain, par aakhir kaar sab log anjaane ho gaye hain. social media pe photos dekhta hoon, logon ki shiny lives, unki cars aur holidays, jabki mai toh akele bus mein jaata hoon, aur kahan jaane ki wajah nahi hai. kuch bhi kar lo, aakhir mein koi bhi nahin hai jo asli dil ki baatein sun sake. ab toh sabke paas milne ka time nahi, sab apne choti choti problems mein busy...
just realized every family gathering feels like a game show where the prize is my self-worth. i sit there, being grilled like a chicken by relatives who act like they forgot i’m a human being. "what are you doing with your life?" "oh, cousin Jamie has a startup and it’s thriving." suddenly, I spiral into thoughts like, "do I even exist? Am I just a ghost floating in their comparison parade?" and by the end, I feel like I need a trophy for simply still being here.
just realized every family gathering feels like a game show where the prize is my self-worth. i sit there, being grilled like a chicken by relatives who act like they forgot i’m a human being. "what are you doing with your life?" "oh, cousin Jamie has a startup and it’s thriving." suddenly, I spiral into thoughts like, "do I even exist? Am I just a ghost floating in their comparison parade?" and by the end, I feel like I need a trophy for simply still being here.
wait, so gary bettman thinks the NHL is “in a better place”? funny, i just tried to reconcile my checkbook and realized the only place i’m going is deeper into the void of my couch cushions. nobody warns you that adulting is just apologizing to your furniture for all the bad choices while pretending you can afford avocado toast. i guess we all have our own 'better place' that’s just one hidden deb...