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 ♡

june.

• 1st: an entire row of lemon oreos • hard cider & shots & gripping britteney's hand during pressman's poem • hot pink lighting • shivering on the corner after the bougie pub made me button up my cleavage & tried to hit us with a $16 cover fee • only one sweet & sour sauce in the mcdonald's bag & raych & I taking our makeup off with coconut oil & washcloths ♡
• 2nd: rosemary-olive oil-sea salt bagel with mango habanero cream cheese, a turmeric ginger kombucha, & mimosas • 3 red curry tofu sliders & ephraim • dancing to kirk franklin & belting out and I am telling you while we looked for the venue • rustbelt finals in a church feat. twerk poems, weed brownies, & tears • awkward silence after britteney got mad at me broken by her asking me something about clayton ♡
• 3rd: picking bacon crumbs off my belgian waffle with my phone flashlight • a hood ass dispensary • "but it wouldn't have been you." • waiting for the uber surge to end in raych & chase's wooden apartment • mama's hilarious top secret story about her spa trip followed by the last 4 episodes of sex & the city: season 2
• 4th: breakfast at the "cute but (not so) mediocre" sunrise cafe followed by us, lying in the grass & mosquito bites on my elbow • sitting in the dark with my cohort • kissing him on the floor of star lounge & then trying to out-walk the man who followed me off the bus • hocus pocus (1993) ♡
• 5th: rick and morty: s03e03, makeshift garlic bread, & talking six flags & marijuana with aj in the kitchen • 12-word-story duel with the kids at build, inc. • toaster's cautionary tale about the $50 gig at mooseheart • orange tofu, eggrolls, a mango-pineapple smoothie & a poem in which the dead travel down a river in their caskets • masturbating while I smoked, then watching episodes of parental control & room raiders until I fell asleep
• 6th: country music, a check-in phonecall with kila & pancakes with nutella & vegan sausage • the weather forecast changing its mind at the last minute • delayed rollercoasters • super sweet weed punch & aj's one-hitter followed by overpriced rootbeer floats • a double flight on the daredevil dive ♡
• 7th: started my dream journal after another dream about snakes on the sidewalk • mama trying to talk me into building credit and homeownership • cerina & co. during toaster's how we see ourselves vs. how people see us workshop • pink comforters at the thrift store and really needing to pee • the last 5 episodes of rick & morty: season 3 & 3 different edibles
• 8th: lost & found (2018) - jorja smith • an emotional self-care pd • bad news phone call during jibaritos with natalie • rubbing clay's tummy & setting the stems of my snap peas and tiny strawberries in the grass • late night laundry & pinocchio (1940)
• 9th: that's so raven: s01e18 while I packed up my altar • a chocolate frosty & super plus tampons • spice world (1997), mixing britteney's eyeshadow, the lion king (1994), & my wordsearch poem in pale pink chalk marker • clay rubbing my neck as I scribbled addresses on my packages • "you don't have to beat your iud."
• 10th: snoozing 3 alarms in favor of his chest before riding to the airport in the rain • angel eyes, barrett baber, a cinnamon roll, sitting in a bathroom stall with my head in my hands, paypal, & overpriced maxi pads & a bottle of apricot oil • a conversation on dietary lifestyles with alexa, dustin, & raymond at the hotel bar while trying to guess which sport was on the tv • not-yet frantically looking for chambers hall while my purse & the back of my hair got drenched • the opening circle
• 11th: guzzling a cup of cranberry juice while I tried to think of 3 more lines to add to the white boy poem before 10am • angel eyes, jeff healey & red, winged ants • vegan biryani & the legacy of kirk franklin with cortney & charisma • kush thompson doesn't know this about me, but... • sleepily jotting down mental notes on my poem during the conversation between evie shockley & cornelius eady ♡
• 12th: ok cupid, major jackson, an erasure of big girls don't cry, & finally writing the poem about blood • thank you, chloe kohanski/dido & chia seed pudding • baddddd sonia sanchez (2015) • passionately bobbing my head to unkiss me on the bench outside chambers hall • fellows reading: night one ♡
• 13th: turning in my dream in which I walk into a field of snakes poem 3 times • getting a shout out from robin coste lewis during her boarding the voyage lecture • univocalic poems & the warmth of evie shockley • sweet and sour tofu & rashida talking to me about chris abani • fellows reading: night two & how do you go about removing a pubic hair from your throat mid-oral sex? ♡
• 14th: coming to america (1988) • homesick & a mini meltdown outside of city of asylum after my card declined & amber flora paid for my book • robin coste lewis' lecture on erasures • solidifying my friendship with alexa during lunch at quik-it chicken • the faculty reading & writing notes on the mermaid poem while everyone else was mingling
• 15th: the question of the day: have you had your session with chris abani yet? • finally deciding to block austin's number(s) on the athena steps • dave's another one & an exquisite corpse for toi derricotte • henny shots, graduation speeches, & aggressively encouraging ulniya & quenton to sell me their books • packing up my suitcase to practical magic (1998) ♡
• 16th: stealing the tiny table jams & looking at all the swimming pools from the airplane window • songs about rain, gary allan & accidentally in love, counting crows • capriccio & whining to britteney & syd for wanting to go home • black bean burger, vegan strawberry milkshake, & cardi b compilation videos • a drop in the ocean, ron pope ♡
• 17th: reading new poems to malcolm next to kids playing in water & on the jungle gym • the mens section at ross, blk water, & birthday cake cotton candy • sad boy country music • tomato basil, mosquito bites, & exclusivity • hanging on him outside of pick me up, not wanting to go home ♡
• 18th: vegan chimichanga for me, green meanie for him • lying in the grass, playing bubblegum pop on his speakers • humidity & still high • blindspotting (2018) • whole foods on huron ♡
• 19th: cleaning my microdermal • swimfan (2002) & what lies beneath (2000) • helping dex through his mini-crisis & sunday meeting the puppies during their bath • biking to north avenue for aloe vera & beauty supplies • comet (2014)
• 20th: a dream in which I got sucked into the ocean by a sea monster • heavily buttered toast with strawberry jam, mean girls (2004) & rolling out my pink shorts collection for syd • me & syd, upstairs in the bathroom mirror, putting pastel flower barrettes and clear ballies in our hair • friends in pink, playing uno & drinking tequila • one soy chicken & one soy beef taco & my pink platforms still on
• 21st: crying & apologizing followed by dry vegan "sausage" & his debut on my instagram • the last 40 mins of the lizzie mcguire movie (2003) • cool, gwen stefani & you and me, lifehouse • a chocolate cayenne mocha, a banana nut muffin, & not here, hieu minh nguyen • a twitter thread on the theory that lobsters made a deal with the devil ♡
• 22nd: tumblr & watchmojo countdowns on animated tv & movies • vegan cream cheese stuffed french toast • vegan fried chicken & coraline (2009) • "don't you dare read into that. or do. do." & falling asleep to inside out (2015)
• 23rd: inside out while I did my makeup & girls trip (2017) while I painted my nails • joseph chilliams x the ripped pants song • dex & me, sipping monaco & sangria from a rainbow flask • divvy biking from bronzeville to river north with sydni • falling asleep to daria: s01 ♡
• 24th: drifting apart spotify playlist • the incredibles (2004) • bad bowling with the family out in mount prospect • increasingly high & tangled on the reclining chairs during the incredibles 2 (2018) • a bouquet of pink & purple flowers ♡
• 25th: deciding to say no for once & go to brunch with my boy instead • tangy cake after the staff meeting • thin, yellow shades & the best vegan cheese pizza I've had thus far • everything is love (2018) - the carters • mini photoshoot in a black dress on the stoop with sunday
• 26th: stay with you, 2012 & mild stress dissolving on the uber ride to my new south shore summer residency • a conversation on our emotions & walking through the botanic gardens, umbrellaless, in heavy rain & being so damn happy • ctrl & blonde on the drive back into the city • strange and delicious thai food ft. wet, squishy shoes • a dream about swamp juice ♡
• 27th: curly updo, my 2nd pair of oval shades, & my boy sitting across from me on a blue bench • caffeine jitters & damp sadness scrolling through my photo library • lavendar lemonades & talking with niq about sustaining friendships • sad boy tonal guitar, improv skits, & holding his knuckles in my palms • cradling one of the puppies & declaring myself a "committed wummin" to whom it may concern
• 28th: crush playlist • stressed out classroom management & exquisite corpses • sad, intrusive thoughts that clay might change his mind about being my boyfriend, a strawberry milkshake, & k.t.s.e. (2018) - teyana taylor • lying in the grass at the field with sunday • facebook stalking the popular kids from mckinley
• 29th: jurassic park (1993) • holstein park pool • a blunt, strawberry lemonade tequila, & garnier fructis shampoo • getting 4th place & a cherry popsicle at big kid slam • losing one of my favorite cat earrings in my baby's kisses
• 30th: amazon prime now dog food & the lost world: jurassic park (1997) • the easiest brazilian wax • tamales, black bean quesadillas, & orange chik'n & red rice in the shade at vegandale • berries, the notebook (2004), & his head in my lap • sipping a slurpie as he pulled on a side street to keep the car from overheating