i live in a one-bedroom apartment with two mismatched chairs and a coffee table i found on the curb. my younger siblings just got new jobs at start-ups that serve organic cold-pressed juices. meanwhile, i am still struggling to find meaning in my daily grind at a retail job, wondering when adulting ever kicks in. friends brag about their promotions while i stare at the pile of bills reminding me t...
i was scrolling through an old photo album last night, and there it was—a picture of me in a goofy hat at my graduation party. nobody warned me that adulthood meant telling my landlord “no” while my heart screamed “please.” rent is due tomorrow, and i just saw my balance dip below fifty dollars. how can i celebrate milestones when i can’t even afford to fill my tank? did i really think wearing tha...
the west indies cricket team is in a match-fixing scandal, and guess what? while the ICC flexes its muscles with suspensions, it still ignores the fact that major corporations, like ESPN, profit off the scandalous theatrics of the sport. in 2022, they raked in 11.4 billion dollars from sports broadcasts, and yet, none of that money seems to trickle down to ensuring integrity in the game. but hey, let's keep suspending players like javon searles while the true hypocrisy runs rampant in the upper echelons of cricket governance. #WestIndiesCricketTeam #SportsIntegrityMatters
the west indies cricket team is in a match-fixing scandal, and guess what? while the ICC flexes its muscles with suspensions, it still ignores the fact that major corporations, like ESPN, profit off the scandalous theatrics of the sport. in 2022, they raked in 11.4 billion dollars from sports broadcasts, and yet, none of that money seems to trickle down to ensuring integrity in the game. but hey, let's keep suspending players like javon searles while the true hypocrisy runs rampant in the upper echelons of cricket governance. #WestIndiesCricketTeam #SportsIntegrityMatters
last night, I found an unopened bottle of hand sanitizer from my wedding—three months in and I finally got through the worst of it; the panic calls, the sleepless nights wondering if I’d get locked into something that would ruin me, but then it turns out—my spouse turned to therapy instead of the casinos. who knew therapy was the magic bullet for someone with a gambling addiction? it feels like I'...