do you ever think about how much easier it would be to just own up to the fact that you’ve been using that half-empty jar of pickle juice as a salad dressing because it felt like an adventurous life choice? i kept it a secret for years, because admitting that sounds like a total breakdown. now i’m here, obsessively trying to explain to my friends why i can’t get enough of tangy greens, all the whi...
it's not that i want to care about cricket, it's just that every time Zimbabwe plays, my heart sinks a little deeper. they remind me of how every relationship i thought would flourish ended up flatlining. like my last one, which started with so much hope but now feels like the underdog—always promising but never quite winning. every time someone asks about my love life, i want to shout that my hea...
i once turned down a chance to present at a big conference because i thought i had a ‘better plan’. spoiler alert: my better plan was wearing mismatched pajamas while watching weird YouTube tutorials on potato sculptures. fast forward a month, and the person who took my spot is now practically a TED talk star. meanwhile, i'm still perfecting my “art” with spuds and wondering how to spin this into a job. so here’s my life advice: if you see a potato, don't just take it for granted. that could've been you.
i once turned down a chance to present at a big conference because i thought i had a ‘better plan’. spoiler alert: my better plan was wearing mismatched pajamas while watching weird YouTube tutorials on potato sculptures. fast forward a month, and the person who took my spot is now practically a TED talk star. meanwhile, i'm still perfecting my “art” with spuds and wondering how to spin this into a job. so here’s my life advice: if you see a potato, don't just take it for granted. that could've been you.
day 32 of waking up to my literal worst nightmare: my toxic coworker just got promoted to boss. they treat me like i’m a pebble in their path to greatness while plotting our team’s slow decline like some sort of office villain. honestly, i thought they’d only thrive in their natural habitat of chaos, not overseeing our eventual collapse. am i expected to make small talk about their "exciting visio...