write 5 things. people's names, places, emotions, a film title, song title, band, anything that sums up your day. do it each day on your listography for a year.

best days marked with ✿

february.

• 1st: canceling subscriptions & requesting refunds! • running down augusta to the run, bitch! playlist • intelexual's more black food history • reading new poems with malcolm ft. a salmon caesar bowl & strong earl grey • the long-lost may 24th notebook ✿
• 2nd: atomic habits: chapters 9-12 • pre-church anxiety! • first sunday service with the ladies in white • overstimulation & chicken spinach alfredo at golden corral • grammy night! ft. twitter, raspberry champagne, & smuggled buffet cookies ✿
• 3rd: blk excellence run ft. euphoria, not like us, & cowboy carter • day-after-grammys twitter binge • manifesting cowboy carter tour tickets! • a last-minute invitation to eva • white peppermint hot cocoa & y2k by colette shade before bed
• 4th: atomic habits: chapters 12-16 • oat milk-heavy breakfast ft. cinepals' reaction to big daddy (1999) • complimentary smoked brisket chipotle & saboteur assessments • the may 24th notebook playlist • molly in new love at chicago diner ✿
• 5th: call me country: beyoncé & nashville's renaissance (2024) • mama's aldi grocery list & a good morning call from akila • ruth lilly info webinar • touching up my twists to a watch later marathon • leftover seitan wings & bad chocolate cake ft. mtv’s downtown: s01e01 ✿
• 6th: steel cut oatmeal for the first (& last time) ft. nick jr. nostalgia • adult children of emotionally immature parents (audiobook): chapter 2 • daybed work & the first 3 episodes of laguna beach: s01 • mtv’s downtown: s01e02-4 • white peppermint hot cocoa & falling asleep to unfortunate side effects of heartbreak & magic: chapter 6
• 7th: canceling my mardi gras flight & booking one for denver • nostalgia dvd: disc 2 & downloading seasons 5-7 of are you afraid of the dark? • walmart grocery ft. sistas who kill: u'dreka andrews • running west on north ave to renaissance (2022) – beyoncé • back & forth messaging re: student stipends
• 8th: 3am caramel chocolate cheesecake ben & jerry's ft. save the last dance (2001) • finally deep-cleaning the mighty sink • burning are you afraid of the dark? dvds • panda express & deepwater horizon (2016) • black femininity tv's joanne the scammer deep dive ✿
• 9th: internet archive & preserving the original little bear theme song • a surprise visit from kahrmelo! • another sunny westward run ft. b'day (2006) – beyoncé • poop-scooping the muddy, frozen yard • leftover panda express & microdose chocolate during kendrick's halftime performance ✿
• 10th: oatmeal mug cake, spicy latte, & tru confessions (2002) • procrastinating with a hair retwist & the first 5 episodes of proud family: s01 • endless day-after-halftime-show discourse • more memes in my reaction folder • bedtime pb&j & y2k's introduction
• 11th: cheesy egg-in-a-holes with peach jam, blueberry mint tea, & cinderella (1950) • the beyhive presale! • honey lavendar matcha & spinach feta danish at tous le jours • celebrating on the phone with akila • sudden buyer's remorse ✿
• 12th: death by freetaxusa + klarna/etsy customer service • braving the winter storm ft. sistas who kill: mastella jackson & kayla armstrong • keldon & kahrmelo coming by to shovel snow • home run inn / black & blueberry wine / chocolate cherry cheesecake talenti ft. ghost dog: the way of the samurai (1999)
• 13th: french toast & the little mermaid (1989) • the little mermaid (2023) during my session prep • exercising club ho-down ticket restraint • eva maria & a room full of cameras off • veggie / beef / rice bowl ft. the first 6 episodes of tuca & bertie: s02
• 14th: cordial cherries for breakfast • defending my negative etsy review • resale chaos during the cowboy carter general sale • late february newsletter & please please please (remix), sabrina carpenter ft. dolly parton • going to bed at 9pm after too much screentime
• 15th: war against the kitchenette ants • creating & printing tuca & bertie covers for my burned dvd set • "my heart is still very broken, reginald." • he's just not that into you (2009) • cramming in my furious flower submission at 1am
• 16th: painstakingly printing & burning little bear: s03-04 to dvd • breaking down in frustration & heartache • the first 12 episodes of girl meets world: s01 • sunday's relentless farting! • falling asleep to mulan (1998) after half a pint of milk & cookies ben & jerry's
• 17th: strawberries & shrimp ft. beyonce bowl (2024) • the first 5 episodes of adam eats the '80s • fanmail (1999) – tlc, on the treadmill • dine-in big mac combo with a strawberry vanilla milkshake • moderngurlz' on ariana grande's fashion evolution ✿
• 18th: starting the day with the rugrats movie (1998) • mixed berry & apple oatmeal mug cake ft. pocahontas II: journey to a new world (1998) • a rose-themed check in with naomi & staff meeting discussion on our website representation • shrimp, fried tilapia, & grits for lunch • josé olivarez' manifestation poetry workshop ✿
• 19th: the genius zone (audiobook) by gay hendricks • little (2019) • "the inner-child muse" super session • hyperfixating on canva for hours after • scanning the entire genius poetry series in new shoes on a dead horse by sierra demulder • culver's & a strawberry orange ice cream float ✿
• 20th: pink pilates princess situationship morning daylist • aldi dog food run • evening trip to the apple store & walmart ft. sistas who kill: dionne baugh & assata shakur • mama's family photo dig • downloading bear in the big blue house: s01 ft. black people love paramore: wicked
• 21st: the lion king II: simba's pride (1998) • downloading bear in the big blue house: s02 • out of the box: s01 with fish & grits while setting up my brand-new ipad! • north ave run ft. fear of flying (2000) – mýa • tacos, black/blueberry wine, & downtown: s01e06 ✿
• 22nd: dinosaur (2000) & cheesy bagels • $10 anniversary sale at bodega vintage ft. sistas who kill: the murder of lela bemis • banana pudding milkshake while shopping for silver at ragstock • situationship typa vibes playlist on the bus ride home • more tacos & black/blueberry wine ft. the last episodes of downtown
• 23rd: one hour at taerynn's 30th birthday silver soirée • waking up with a sore throat • dopamine detox: day 1 ft. a bobbie goods coloring page & tear jerkin (vol. 1) mix cd • a north pulaski run & the first 4 chapters of y2k (audiobook) by collette shade • sleeping for 11 hours
• 24th: morning workflow ft. kerosene (2005) – miranda lambert • mid-year review with naomi on the bus ride home from chipotle • virtual staff retreat & a chicken burrito bowl • disney channel hits: take 1 & 2 (2004-05) • finally completing my vhs collection masterlist ✿
• 25th: bring it on: soundtrack (2000) • 45° morning run & shower ft. y2k: (audiobook) chapters 5-7 • work hours at etheria café with a modified flutterina chai & turkey / cheese / onion jam sandwich • the last 3 chapters of y2k on the long walk home • deleting old screenshots from my camera roll with new thrifted cds playing in the background ✿
• 26th: staying up late to outline my ruth lilly application with stranger in moscow, michael jackson on repeat • the soundtracks for annie (1982) & titanic (1997) • impulse buying new sugarmilk samples • surprise visit from mekylah • updated resume & describing my work as a poet ft. pieces of you (1995) – jewel
• 27th: life of the party (audiobook) by olivia gatwood & bluff (audiobook) by danez smith • yearning for sunlight in the library window • black bean burger & macaroni ft. kima, keisha, & pam (1998) – total • wasting 4 blank cds in a burning attempt • falling asleep to disney joints: vol. II
• 28th: bless the daughter raised by a voice in her head (audiobook) by warsan shire • elote tart in the café window ft. radio disney jams: vol. 2 (2000) on my walkman • severe winds • stuffed thin crust digiorno, golden milk chai, & disneymania procrastination • my poetry influences in 1500 characters ✿