Category: 20’s
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Microdosing
Since my last post, I became more radicalized as predicted. I am plotting to become vegan in 2026, most specifically when I move back to PDX. Until then, I will be microdosing veganism and, well, maybe macrodosing it too. My rationale? Easing in will help me build sustainable habits. I will learn how to make…
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poetry she wrote me
You never know who’s life you’re impacting. It’s extremely neat when someone lets you know how you’ve altered their path with something you’ve said or done. Chances are too, a lot of the time you’ll never know. A few weeks ago, a friend I’ve kept up with through digital methods and an occasional card or…
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Girl, Uninspired?
It’s been a minute, I miss you. It’s not that I haven’t been thinking about you, I have. It’s just been difficult to write you lately. I have updates but none of them feel worthy or interesting enough. My ‘love life’ took a steep shift lately for the better – as you know, my brain…
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Elevator Pitch
Here is the ‘elevator pitch’ (as they called it) or introduction I would have given about myself in undergrad, if I was currently a student. Imagine me standing in front of a college class, shaking of course because I am extremely stage fright, but mustering up the courage to say all of this. Think of…
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Stuffed Animals & Stickers
Today I noticed something laying on the counter in my family’s kitchen. It was a sticker book I had bought my nephew for last year’s holiday season. Untouched, this sticker book brought me a pang of sadness. This wasn’t the first time I had purchased a gift for my nephew that didn’t get any attention.…
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Forgetting + Rediscovering that you are Extraordinary
I recently was speaking with someone who mentioned the idea of being familiar with your own reflection in the mirror and therefore not truly registering the beauty or striking features that someone else sees. I think this theory applies beyond appearances in the mirror, often extending to one’s own self-concept. A semi-popular meme, (okay, it’s…
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Internet Friends
Lana Del Rey. 2014. Twitter, when it was still cool. Friendships, lesbianism, and group chats. “Stan life”. These are the buzzwords that come to my mind when I think about some of the most formative years of my early adulthood. If you’ve never had the pleasure of having an internet friend, imagine this: someone who…