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: leftover cutwater & snickerdoodle talenti ft. party monster (2003) • back porch sunbathing on facetime • running my north ave route without headphones • butterfly (1997) – mariah carey • compiling mp3s for dear diary & keisha mix cds
• 2nd: yearning for my dad’s voice • playing with sunday in the snow • trying on dresses to pack • chicken burrito bowl with tequila lime sauce • ultra sheer tights on amazon
• 3rd: lucid dreaming & a presence in my room between waking • breakfast burrito, fruit bowl, & my love on facetime • star lounge with harlem ft. mayan mocha by an upstairs window • qmtv: episode two troubleshooting • lemon acv water & pre-midnight pages
• 4th: a conversation with my ancestors • starting tar baby by toni morrison • 2 smoothies & half of a too-spicy chipotle chicken ft. titanic (1997) •
• 5th: laundry & editing qmtv: episode two • detour at halsted • diffused lavender oil during my brazilian wax • novelty groceries at mariano’s & chicken salad sandwich on croissant • packing
• 6th: a video essay on relationship anarchy • bacon sunrise on jalapeno ˜cheddar bagel ft. titanic scene-by-scene podcast: e01-12 • boys go to jupiter (2024) & showtime at the apollo • curry & rice • afrobeats & molly at nowadays
• 7th: • plant-based tacos & light annoyance • subtle affection & a bottle of house red at the mandal comedy special
• 8th: the morning after ft. pancakes, potatoes, & a train to king’s hwy • giddy recap at foodtown • eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004)
• 9th: intense sculpt hot yoga!
• 10th: victoria beckham (2001) up ocean pkwy • grocery run ft. sistas who kill: mina ellery
• 11th: lifetime’s 60 day period for guest passes • white honey pizza slice & a crunch bar • twenty20six playlist & mielle cleansing oil
• 13th: deep cleaning the bathroom to the you are now in a john singleton film playlist • canceling the black/holy gathering • losing my nose ring in the shower! • veggie burgers & happy hour cocktails at yuca bar • immediately to bed
• 14th: clipping the echo from qmtv: e03 • pineapple gingers, soggy mac & cheese, & broken ketchup in my black velvet dress • smudged hot pink nails on a tense uber ride • mocktails & ricotta toast at nowon • flirty, molly mischief at the descendants dance party
• 15th: blacker the berry burlesque show at nublu • limping home in my white platform heels
• 16th: pancakes & dinner prep • the egyptian & african wings at the met museum • caffe reggio penne campagnolas & avila’s purple anthurium • abraham burton quartet at small’s • an awkward dinner transitioning into a heavy bedtime
• 17th: the morning after ft. cornbread with melted butter & honey • reckoning with my lifelong loneliness • impossible burgers at applebee’s & a shared cinnamon pretzel • the neverending story (1984) ft. shroom tea
• 18th: sleeping until 2pm on the first day of ramadan • the drive from washington heights to binghamton ft. ellington’s sticker books & tar baby on audiobook • breaking fast with gas station snacks • finally meeting his family • a large cheese pizza in the hotel lobby
• 19th: continental breakfast followed by asteroid city (2023) on cable • an emergency pair of funeral shoes • frosted dr. pepper in scranton • jellybean’s first time in his uncle’s apartment ft. mac & cheese, plantains, & cornbread • falling asleep to daughters of the dust (1991)
• 20th: grits, smoothies, & goodbyes at 5am • rainy morning double feature with alma’s rainbow (1994) & naked acts (1996) • luck… or something (2025) – hilary duff • the search for his missing passport •