- helping Z change storage units, getting a book, a mirror, and a vintage outfit in exchange
- delicious chicken + steak fajitas with peppers and onions
- playing on the playground with Jen, driving aimlessly around taking pictures and laughing
- giant bbq with Z
- staying up late just listening to Z mix music in bed next to me
- helping Jen & Lee move, standing soaked in sweat when it started raining
- Lee grabbing me "What are you waiting for? There's NOTHING keeping you here."
- planning the future with Z
- cleaning out my desk while listening to Z's old summer remix
- finishing my humanities final within an hour
- going to dinner with Z and my parents
- FaceTime with Jen & Lee
- being introduced to Death From Above 1979's album "You're A Woman, I'm A Machine", amongst other things...
- great deals at Ann Taylor on basic tops and a dress that resembles television static
- getting dressed up with Z for drinks, wearing my new dress, both of us being completely greyscale
- cinnamon bun cluster
- watching Guardians of the Galaxy in a mostly-empty theater with Z
- realizing that all of the mistakes I've made in my life had led me to where I am now, with Z, and knowing that everything was hard but worth it
- Z feeding the stray cat for a week before finding him a home
- writing 2000+ words in a night
- reoutlining my entire novel in the bookstore in under an hour
- becoming very inspired for life
- swimming with Z
- building a giant pillow fort in the living room with Z, sleeping in it, leaving it up for days
- hanging out by the pool writing
- watching BT's This Binary Universe on the TV from inside the pillow fort
- electric shock, feeling like my veins had moved
- playing bomberman generation with Z
- having a cleaning day, counters, floors, dishes, vacuuming, feeling a fresh start
- putting on makeup with Z, applying neon warpaint and bright pink blush and black eyeshadow to distort, exaggerate and contour our bodies
- food truck nachos and cider with Z
- waking up next to Z after having wild nightmares about him stabbing an armed intruder in the back of the head
- sitting in Starbucks, writing in my notebook, getting myself organized
- working out
- cleaning up my room
- "Sometimes I just want to shove you in my car and drive out west." "Same."
- driving to Orlando for the last decade-long dance party legacy, dancing from 10 at night to 2:40 in the morning with Z
- screaming along to Justice at the club "we are your friends, you'll never be alone again!" and feeling infinite and wonderfully alive
- the shower afterwards, washing away all of the beer and sweat and smoke
- my mom's friend giving me a ton of free designer clothes
- eating ice cream with Z, then going home to cuddle while watching Adventure Time
- 95 on my first psychology quiz
- discovering The Pineapple Thief and staying up late listening to "Clapham" on repeat while singing along
- listening to girlsareshort for the first time while trying on all the new clothes
- sitting in Starbucks for hours and writing well over 3000 words
- hearing that Z's business meeting went well, getting wings and beer to celebrate
- S, "I'm seeing an awful lot of denim shirts in front of me." Me, looking at Z, "HOW DID WE NOT NOTICE WE MATCH. We're one of *those* couples. Gross!"
aug 1 2014 ∞
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