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monthly me | may ’18
yo, this year is flying by and i don’t know what to do about it. so what did i do this month? it’s gone from really tough to really relaxed to really, really tough. things are hard as hell right now. i’m taking summer classes and i’ve never had to work so fast… — read more
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waltz for pony
time is such a hungry beast / it swallows all my memories twenty years on a planet is a short long time. so is twenty-two, and twenty-three, and all the other twenties that come with a second decade on this spinny ball. this isn’t the point. the point i’m trying to make is that no… — read more
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finals szn
alternatively titled: finals szn is almost finally over alternatively, alternatively titled: shalom is going to tank her comm final i just gave my schedule a good reshuffling, and am now taking three on site and three online classes next semester. why? well, i’d really like to have professor stewart for comm theory but i can’t… — read more
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monthly me | april ’18
well, let it pass, he thought; april is over, april is over. there are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice. – f scott fitzgerald, the sensible thing it’s the same every april, my friends. except, this april, this quote means something different to me. april is over and i… — read more
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revolution
the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center. my friends, i think i’ve completed a revolution around my old, faithful center: writing. here’s the thing: i love writing, but i haven’t been able to. this isn’t a new problem, and i’ve rambled about it… — read more
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monthly me | march ’18
in march, i got pretty low and then pretty high. i did some travelling, went out of my way to meet new people, fell in love, and tried to cry less. i cried a lot, but i definitely cried less than i could have. march madness is over, and here’s what’s left. welcome to what… — read more
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open hearts club
alternatively titled, where the hell is spring? friends, i’ve been on a mission as of late to keep my heart open despite all the very obvious reasons i should have closed it off…until i realized what a boring phase of my life i was setting myself up for. now, i’m not saying that you need… — read more
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washington dc in 24 hours
Hi friends. I’m decidedly perkier today, considering I have a train back to Jersey this morning and I am excited to do my laundry. Seriously, it was a mistake not doing so before break. In any case, I’m coming to you from a Starbucks in DC where I’ve spent the last day. Technically it’s just… — read more
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lighten up, buttercup
i started this post without any intentions. i haven’t even properly looked at the lyrics for buttercup, so i know i’m not writing prose for it, but i do think i’ll be writing something about lightening the fuck up. i’m in quiet, tree filled suburbia for the next week (check maryland off the list of states)… — read more