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 ♡

april.

• 1st: day 2 of couch-ridden malcolm london video editing and officially sick of hearing the word "birthday" • pretty in pink (1986) • barely escaping panic attacks over the projector situation • charlie, last name, wilson, charlie wilson • red velvet cake, too many shots of whiskey, & everything ending up worth it
• 2nd: hungover power napping to everything sucks!: s01 • an hour long uber ride to and from the reserved but participatory students of mundelein high's schuler scholar program • jealous, nina & your hand holding mine, yellow days • returning to the scoop neveria for an elote, 2 scoops of marzapan & strawberry cheesecake ice cream, & coco (2017) playing on the tv • dozing off on the couch during the voice: s14e13 ♡
• 3rd: goosebumps: the haunted mask (1995) • a frustrating commute of two ubers and a congested southbound milwaukee ave bus, but miraculously making it to hoyne by 9:30 • misty rain & the dead girlfriend by r.l. stine audiobook on youtube • having to keep reminding niggas of the 3 minute time limit during wordplay • here comes goodbye, brynn cartelli
• 4th: cheez-its for the first time in 8 months • scraping dried modge podge off the tables • wet radio on spotify & a mini kitchen photoshoot • an updo + strapless black dress + checkered yru platforms & rice krispy treats & apple cider + chai tea with a shot of whiskey during last night of the right away show at steppenwolf • family dinner at handlebar & laying across the backseat on the long ride to sydni's
• 5th: sorting my earrings and miscellaneous drawer during america's next top model: s24e13 • panty shopping on forever21.com • caramel chocolate cheesecake truffle ben & jerry's & siren: s01e03 • listening to way out there, anders christensen on repeat with my eyes closed • falling asleep to mermaids: the body found (2011) & waking up to listen to invasion of privacy, cardi b ♡
• 6th: mermaids: the new evidence (2013) • trying to get the fuzzy fibers out of my laundry with a pumice stone during the brothers grimm (2005) • listening to the plastics, joseph chilliams on repeat while I sifted through my morning page journals • finally caving for some stuffed crust pizza • feels, snoh aalegra ♡
• 7th: finally resubmitting the edited manuscript to honeysuckle & adding cover art to my spotify playlists • pulling out everything in the closet and finally washing beary white • rewatching 13 reasons why on my way to walgreens • eating hot fries & lemon slices from the peel • laying in pajamas with joseph for his k+s video shoot
• 8th: showering to the brown lipstick & tinted sunglasses playlist • a vegan tamale, horchata, & 13 reasons why: s01e12 • shooting the campfire & blanket fort scenes for the k+s video • a blast from my spring 2016 past • the orchestra soundtrack to the tree of life (2011) playing in the background
• 9th: it fucking snowed. • the walking dead: s08e15 • a check in phonecall while I scrolled my tumblr archive • doodling a nametag with toaster during the black girl magic reading • a burrito & bottles of sweet wine at seoul taco followed by drunk decisionmaking in my dms
• 10th: rust colored aesthetics • panicking over my last minute workshop, but it turning out to be one of my favorites • wordplay lightning rounds & kara jackson acoustic music • the color of wednesdays playlist & a late night call • fuck sabrina claudio.
• 11th: the hunt for a popeyes on the scenic route to the south side ending in no honey feat. pink skies, lany • hilary duff interviews, #artvsartist, & a nearly 2 hour drive to broadview only to find out that the tax guy was in the emergency room • mulan (1998) • a quiet place (2018) • sitting outside in fold out chairs, eating tacos just before it began to drizzle & then talking in bed until we fell asleep ♡
• 12th: it was 70 degrees for 3 minutes and I napped through all of it listening to nicki minaj's new singles • hercules (1997) & a big plate of vegan french toast • a very sad happy birthday (2017) - pinkcaravan! • a papa's cache reunion • the no wifi struggle
• 13th: a girl cried red (2018) - princess nokia & taking the cicero bus to midway • discovering raveena & better, kelela while I retwisted my hair • an impromptu open mic in the courtyard after the fire alarm making me nostalgic for the college experience I never had • do I wanna know?, arctic monkeys, an overpriced margarita, a banana pudding milkshake, & the crowded two blocks that make up the broadway boardwalk • falling asleep to an episode of family guy ♡
• 14th: episodes of that 70's show while I wait out the storm and the uber surge • a messy cinnamon sugar bagel • high off one bong hit while I sketch & listen to 90s music with toaster • the long-awaited molly & disco galaxy date with chad • beychella
• 15th: sleeping in until 2pm • the haunting hour: s01e21 • a case of you, prince & i won't mind, raveena on repeat • silently working on submissions over native foods with dominique at volumes • the walking dead: season finale
• 16th: scared silly (1998) • returning to sarah goode for the unhappiest culminating event ever • fool for you, snoh aalegra on repeat while catching up on my five things from the past week • ubering from the house to jewel-osco and back by 7pm • vegan fried chicken during the voice: s14e16
• 17th: blending a hot sauce, honey, & maple syrup sauce for my chik'n • cacti still life & maria v. back with her shenanigans • three-way phone call with mama & aj • vegan double cheeseburger, rememory x in the dreamtime, & finally getting through the whole open mic list • falling asleep to for my daughter's honor (1996)
• 18th: watching the news with mama • back at the doctor's for the thousandth time this year • strawberry vanilla granola & molly maxwell (2013) • hot cheese fries & blue car (2002) • flipping back and forth between breathe in (2013) & the voice: s14e18 ♡
• 19th: talking favorite songwriters on the ride to the japanese gardens • never been kissed (1999) & the rest of the carton of strawberry cheesecake ice cream • trying on bikinis in the h&m fitting room 20 mins before closing • impossible sliders at white castle • falling asleep to the wood (1999) ♡
• 20th: bugging sydni for washcloths • nsync & cardi b in the uber • root beer floats & having the spa to ourselves this time • napping to tarzan (1999) • the sprint store & unkiss me, maroon 5 ♡
• 21st: siren: s01e05 on the ride to hyde park art center • hunting for vegan egg • nappytalk sneak preview • a 3 hour phonecall & scheduling more 3 hour phone calls for the week • recess: school's out (2001)
• 22nd: the scent of baked chicken & smothered potatoes & rewatching breathe in while I catch up on my five days list & finally start the vhs list • the haunted mask II & muddy mop water • googling cozy & retro breakfast spots • practical magic & episodes of charmed reigniting my witchy mood • slight irritation over my silent dark-sitting getting disrupted
• 23rd: michelle williams on good morning america while mama & gary try to convince me to buy a car • my favorite pair of petite black denim jeans with the deepening hole in the thigh • kitsch'n on roscoe, his hair in a bun, & inseparable • britteney & I eating root beer floats during the cohort meeting • staying after to scan my cave canem retreat forms with learn to do it from anastasia stuck in my head ♡
• 24th: aaliyah on youtube, baggy overalls + catsuit + cropped hoodie & no coat! • stringing together the collage murals & tuning out maria v. for most of class • are you afraid of the dark?: the tale of the dangerous soup on the ride to yca • deep in the homeroom of doom x seven layers of hell for my last day of wordplay • falling asleep to anastasia (1997) for the second night in a row ♡
• 25th: a stressful two-way phone call with ventra & fifth-third customer service • debuting my new pink phone case, bedroom surrealism, & practicing cartoon eyes with the wednesday grades • down on my knees, spensha baker on repeat while I scrubbed the basement floor • a vegan nutella milkshake & his oldies playlist • "your joy is my joy." - molly kuhlman ♡
• 26th: kelis, bill cosby, kanye west & chance the rapper versus black twitter • leftover vegan po' boy, blair witch (2006), & paranormal activity (2007) • painting my nails pink & blue during the voice: s14e19 • watching episodes of hannah montana to shake the scare out of me after the gallows (2015) • falling asleep to stuart little (1999)
• 27th: traveller (2015) - chris stapleton while I packaged prints at the dining room table • dirty computer (2018) - janelle monáe while I added more to the vhs list • the smell of wet dog & starting harry potter and the sorcerer's stone (2001) but stopping 45 mins in when instagram friends demanded I finish the books first • being the low-scoring judge at big kid slam • seasoned fries, bites of molly's buffalo pizza, melted ben & jerry's, & accidentally drinking alcohol with my medication ♡
• 28th: easy 80s spotify playlist, pastel beading, & organizing my 80s english teacher promfit • miss peregrine's home for peculiar children (2016) while I did my makeup • orange cauliflower, tofu scrambled rice & a goopy oatmeal cream pie • trying not to doze off on the bean bags • picking up popped balloon bits
• 29th: brunch buffet with the boy at nellie's • grey's anatomy: s14e20 • slices of bread with nutella • finally finishing miss peregrine's home for peculiar children & reading the imdb synopsis to make sure I caught everything • falling asleep to the curious case of benjamin button (2008)
• 30th: 2:23am playlist • taking the 313 pace bus back and forth down lake street • staff meeting taboo/charades in the new upstairs space • a slice of vegan mac & cheese pizza with ranch • perfect, britton buchanan on repeat while I finished my ruth lilly submission ♡