Over the past couple of days, instead of writing, I’ve been trawling through my old notes, text files, and journal entries. It started out randomly flipping through my current journal, reading some past few entries out of curiosity, but then it continued. I would pick a page at random and then skim it, grimacing or …
Category: life
the oh hellos
All the way back in high school, around my sophomore year, which would put me back in the year 2013, I was introduced to the song Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos. At the risk of sounding unimaginative, the song resonated within me. The idea of building a wall, brick by brick, around …
vietnam
The Beginning About eight years ago, Casey Neistat posted a video about him and his son going to Vietnam. The video convinced me I needed to go, but I put it off for a while. A long time, in fact. This year, though, after realizing I was feeling stir crazy, I announced to my friends, …
dating apps
dating apps I tried to write about this topic back in 2023 and yet didn’t get very far. I wrote: I first downloaded Tinder roughly two weeks after my ex and I split up. Since then, I’ve downloaded, deleted, and re-downloaded Tinder and other various dating apps in the hopes that I meet someone different. …
I’ve known for a while that I have an unhealthy relationship with Instagram. It is the platform that I am most active on and the app of choice for most of my peers. As someone who is extremely social, it makes sense that the app that allows me to easily connect with acquaintances and keep …
Journaling like Eustace Scrubb
I was gifted a little black notebook and pen, both embossed with my initials, for Christmas by my two best friends. As much as I appreciated the gesture, I didn’t know what to do with another notebook and pen. I already had a few pens and notebooks—the pens unused, their ink drying (or dried) and …
hello rowing or: how I stopped worrying and learned to love cardio
It all started with a slight twinge inner, right elbow; or more specifically the area known as the antecubital fossa. I would climb and then it would hurt. So I’d take a 15 minute break and then go again, wincing at the pain. So I took a break. Went back after the (too) short time …
Yoga
I’ve been climbing indoors since the start of 2022. My roommate introduced me to the local climbing gym and I fell in love after the first session. I have been going roughly three times a week, MWF, and have kept that habit up since I first bought my pair of climbing shoes at REI. Of …
Searching for Pop-Tarts
In case you’re unfamiliar with what a Grocery Outlet is, let me give you a quick rundown. Grocery Outlet is a discount grocery store where everything is purchased wholesale from other grocery stores’ leftover stock. Each location has its own purchasing ability, which means each outlet will have some cross-over of items or have a …
Spark-less
I am going to be honest and say that I’ve been deeply struggling with finding that creative spark. I have a few creative outlets that I want to pursue: writing, music, and photography. I know I enjoy each one, but I can’t seem to keep a disciplined routine for each one. My desire to be …