the way that sometimes, when I look back at old photos, I think about the person I used to be. it's like scrolling through an archive of someone else's life. they looked so happy, so confident, while I sit here lost in my thoughts, feeling like a shadow of that person. watching Ireland play Oman and thinking about how they might rise up, reminds me that sometimes we are all just trying to qualify ...
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my Spotify wrapped literally laid out my entire personality like a buffet of disappointments. it's hard to focus on my sad indie playlist when my cousins are comparing their promotion stories and Instagram vacations, while i'm here just trying to exist. sometimes i think my parents forget that my greatest achievement isn’t going to be anything they can brag about. honestly, i'm just waiting for that family gathering where someone says “so, what’s next?” and i shrug like i don’t know either. #IliaMalinin #familypressure
my Spotify wrapped literally laid out my entire personality like a buffet of disappointments. it's hard to focus on my sad indie playlist when my cousins are comparing their promotion stories and Instagram vacations, while i'm here just trying to exist. sometimes i think my parents forget that my greatest achievement isn’t going to be anything they can brag about. honestly, i'm just waiting for that family gathering where someone says “so, what’s next?” and i shrug like i don’t know either. #IliaMalinin #familypressure
i started working at this place where they make those giant inflatable costumes for parties. yeah, that’s right, you know the ones. well, i thought it would be fun to dress up as a giant slice of pizza to cheer up the office. naturally, my coworkers thought it was hilarious… until i tripped over my own slice of pepperoni and took out the entire break room snack table. now, instead of being the piz...