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 ♡

september.

• 1st: sleeping in until noon in his bed • brewbles bath bomb shopping • graphite book release ft. blk-mama-baked macaroni & cheese, corner store pastries, & a bottle of capriccio • sweet mezcal cocktails & pouting after clay wouldn't let me spend the night again • finally making the six flags coordination group text
• 2nd: something new (2006), to all the boys I've loved before, & aquamarine (2006) while I sorted & packed my pen & dresser drawers • a rare miscommunication • "three milk cake" at promontory point • pink & white roses and an eyelash in my eye • clay's first time watching goosebumps & the first time chavas ever fucked up my quesadilla
• 3rd: emon rescheduling our recording & me taking it as a cue to spend the whole day in bed • a couple-hour nap after it got dark with the rain • rewatching siren: s01 • a cross-city drive for a miraculous, last-minute edible pickup • public indecency during the late night showing of jurassic world: fallen kingdom (2018) ♡
• 4th: taking him to a feel-better breakfast at whisk • starting graphite by patricia frazier at the star lounge bar • eating a tiny piece of his cereal bar edible & feeling loopy for the rest of the day • a sweet corn milkshake with 2 shots of bourbon • ms. mojo videos until 4am
• 5th: paying my deposits, catching anxiety around my savings for nola & xfinity wifi getting on my last fucking nerve • taking a shower to be the cowboy to calm down • soft baked oatmeal cookies & a swollen tooth • writing afternoon pages on the porch until it began to rain • apparently trxmp is about to resign/get impeached?
• 6th: baby came over with peaches & we sat in the kitchen talking about the kind of porn we watch • "some dynamite weed" ft. a little bong in ben's room • a good, high ass lunch at bon bon • the strange dimension that is king spa & sauna • falling asleep to r.l. stine's monsterville: the cabinet of souls ♡
• 7th: brunch & big comfy sweater/halloween knick-knack thrifting with molly • rest in peace, mac miller. • started ahs: freak show • black queer hoe book release ft. my man & a little black dress with platform sneakers • cardi b & nicki minaj trending on twitter ♡
• 8th: dooleyfunny's skit on city accents • started watching my new guiltiest pleasure, model squad • my new all-fleece jeep logo sweater with no pants • walking in circles around jewel-osco, calling my heavy-sleeping boyfriend seven times • hot chocolate with bourbon as an apology
• 9th: running from jimenez to walmart with a bag of melting ice cream • an uber to edgewater & back for much cheaper than I anticipated • baby coming through to save the day, once again • people I love actually showed up to the going away party, followed by nachos & sangria • wine drunk & sad on the city-boat-double-date
• 10th: anxious & restless & in bed until 1:30 • a very loud livingroom after the kids came home from school • clay telling me that it's okay to ask for help, over indian food • a conversation about "good white people" ft. his one-hitter • packing & cleaning my room to early episodes of my super sweet 16 until 3am
• 11th: epidsodes of all that on vrv • mama was sad over papa charles • lady bird (2017) twice in a row after realizing I can watch movies with my prime account • world trade center (2006) on the uber ride to jasmine's • this hilarious hbo show called animals ft. pinwheel pasta, fried green tomatoes, & a good blunt ♡
• 12th: lying on the livingroom couch eating a raspberry danish & watching the view • just break up podcast: episode one • the new short-shake at potbelly's & deflating my gallery chairs • some coordination finally happening in the six flags coordination group chat • slice (2018) ft. a clumsy blunt with my love
• 13th: 90s/00s christina aguilera & britney spears music videos • citizen illegal book release at the national museum of mexican art • my first ride in the niq mobile! • falling asleep to everest (2015) with sunday at the foot of my bed
• 14th: everest & deepwater horizon (2016) & the true stories on history vs. hollywood • already in my feelings by episode 2 of bojack horseman: s05 • a series of annoying customer service phonecalls with u-haul • a disgusting swiss grilled cheese drawing my grilled cheese affair to a close • falling asleep to a classist documentary on minimalism
• 15th: sierra burgess is a loser (2018) • the u-haul station on fullerton & pulaski • finished s05 of bojack horseman & started ahs: apocalypse • gary's car battery died & me and the boy sat in the walmart parking lot laughing at eachother's jokes • samson, regina spektor
• 16th: lying in the grass with sunday • invasion of privacy while walking to division & central park • the yca rooftop & a nosy white woman threatening to call the cops • doritos & model squad: s01e05 on the porch • dinner at honey butter fried chicken, dessert at the baha'i house of worship with a mosquito bite on my forehead ♡
• 17th: waking up still high, sick, & dizzy • peach pancakes • napping in intervals for the whole day • model squad: s01e07 • i spy spooky night: a book of picture riddles
• 18th: queen latifah on kelly & ryan • tumblr images of floor beds & adding colorful bookcases to my amazon wishlist • saying goodbye to my wax aesthetician • korean veggie wings & skimming through morning pages during my last wordplay • jeni's, emporium, & the veterinary parking lot with matt & niq
• 19th: "baby? are you getting what you want from this relationship?" • finishing the i spy book & making myself late • attack of the asian tiger mosquitoes at the conservatory • capriccio & the first episode of emon's hoodwives of chicago podcast ft. me & niq • drunk & needy, once again
• 20th: are you afraid of the dark: s01e12 • listening to as told by ginger: far from home in the shower • goodbye gifts for myself at kokorokoko • the northbound ashland & clark buses ft. my new white 90s r&b music video sunglasses • rest in hell, john burge bbq at britteney's ♡
• 21st: just break up podcast: episodes 4-6 • non-photogenic malibu barbie aesthetics • refuse book release party at 57th street books • restaurant t-shirts, disposable cameras, & the weird other-seating-area for me & molly's last chicago diner dinner • falling asleep to ahs: apocalypse, e02 ♡
• 22nd: scrambling for a plan D for the six flags transportation fiasco • disney fan theories on youtube • grilled cheese sandwiches at café marie-jeann with a much sadder malcolm • staying in to order gopuff medicine & ramen for my sick boy & watch s03 of spongebob • garlic pu-xi. ♡
• 23rd: rage, rico nasty • an uber ride from rosemont to six flags with molly & joe • chewed mdma & the halloween theme song • all of us, happy & crammed in a booth at oberweis • clay locked his keys in the car & everyone stayed behind to wait for the community service officer ♡
• 24th: breakaway, kelly clarkson • walking through l-town in a sports bra & baggy sweatpants • a check-in phonecall with akila on my way to pick up a bottle of raspberry wine • happy hour at soho with the abortion club • chavas ft. spongebob squarepants: s03e05 ♡
• 25th: pet transporter, jill weeks coming to my rescue • a hundred goodbye kisses from clay & a long, weepy hug from niq • missed my fucking flight. • the voice: s15e02 & a cheer-me-up dinner by mama • brother nature videos on twitter
• 26th: laguna beach: s01e01 & the parent trap (1998) • tully (2018) in-flight with the shade pulled down & very emotional • the new mattress & new bedding smell • santaspears on instagram • la sirena bath bomb & daria: is it fall yet?
• 27th: addison agen on repeat • the first gouda grilled cheese ft. autumn squash soup of the season & laughing on the phone with my boy • mosquito bites & storyland • when we were young (cover), billy gillman • falling asleep, too tired to eat & watching old cardi b instagram videos ♡
• 28th: a bad dream, followed by ups & fedex customer service phone calls • breaking in my vintage foyer bench • ahs: apocalypse, e03 • slow productivity on the patio of fair grinds coffee • unsatisfying pizza hut cheese bread & lemon pepper fries dinner ft. tarzan (1999) ♡
• 29th: the misadventures of lindsay lohan • welcome home, sunday! • britney & kevin: chaotic • a night-run to petco • britney: off the rails (2007) & a dream in which I died
• 30th: dripping sweat & unloading my u-box • stocking up on edibles at blaze & worship • migos & a football game in the french quarter willie's chicken shack • unpacking & organizing the vhs tapes • 2 for $1 cans of arizona iced tea