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 ✿

january.

• 1st: candy-scented bubble bath • falling asleep together to family guy episodes on netflix • karen sophie's art collector's pied-a'-terre • sipping pink moscato from the bottle • the family man (2000) ✿
• 2nd: organizing my life into lists • sweat • uberpool headaches • boxed red wine • sisterhood
• 3rd: rose scented shea butter • sheets pulled from the bed • "cast your spells and my body lives." - fatimah asghar • cancelled plans • pieces of me, ashlee simpson
• 4th: sex and the city: s04e18 • black movie, danez smith • the art supply aisle at michael's • vegan caramel crunch torte • legally blonde (2001) ✿
• 5th: steady. • hot caramel soy chai • pastel marker pens & glitter crafting tape • a child with the blues, erykah badu ft. terence blanchard • spongebob squarepants: season 1 ✿
• 6th: stress • the warmth at the end of an argument • frostbite • writing in purple pen • m. night shyamalan
• 7th: waking up at 6am • deciding not to stress about what I have no control over • finally feeling like I know what's going on • strawberry cake & ice cream • jari sanaa alim
• 8th: sore • unbreakable kimmy schmidt: s01e06 • deleting my uber app • I still don't understand taxes • "what's been your joy this week?"
• 9th: moonlight (2016) • soy chai & a vegan donut • pink blk womanist author sweater • staedtler triplus fineliner pastel marker pens • hunting for pink blank cassette tapes ✿
• 10th: upturned umbrella • landslide (cover), whitney & shannon • team lindblom 2017 • my twists half up, half down • maybe I could be chapter co-chair
• 11th: leadership • rain • laundry • daria • proud family, tory lanez
• 12th: baggy jeans & a baggy sweater • purpose, identity, method • graduation (friends forever), vitamin c • lincoln park waxing studio • deepwater horizon (2016)
• 13th: a rare ponytail • "you were on my heart." • dollop coffee co. • celebratory vegan dinner with him at a restaurant we've never been to • "booo-yeee!" ✿
• 14th: a 36ct set of gel pens • "let us move on in these powerful days to make america what it ought to be." - dr. king • democratic decisionmaking • shake, ying yang twins ft. pitbull • too much wine
• 15th: bread roll with vanilla bean sauce • a dog named bae • drippy wheatpaste • a sad email • "come."
• 16th: waking up to see the banners dropped • an overpriced glass of wine • a lullaby for black girls - tasha viets-vanlear • "I'm doing the best I can." • a black catsuit beneath my grey sweater ✿
• 17th: avocado banana vanilla matcha smoothie • "fubuchi" • finally comfortable facilitating meetings • chinese food • "I've loved you through worse things."
• 18th: waking up early to make it to the DCASE grant workshop and then leaving after 30 mins • a subway performer playing saxophone • grey turtleneck under a jean jacket • falling asleep on the hour long bus ride to simeon with the sun on my face • watching jimmy neutron with the babies
• 19th: "can I come over?" • love: s01e01 • an uber driver who reminded me of my auntie renee • black feminist roundtable with barbara smith • make me (cry), noah cyrus ✿
• 20th: the wiz (1978) • #inaugurationblackout • bb latrix pop up shop • can't blame a girl for trying, sabrina carpenter • sunday vs. a box of black tea
• 21st: "you're dressed like when you hit 'randomize' in a video game." • cheese pizza • pink pussyhats • butterflies knowing how hard I'm about to stunt • sixty degrees in janurary ✿
• 22nd: a book of the past 5 years • "what's your top 5 soul singers of all time?" • grilled cheese with peach & pecan chutney • linger, the cranberries • I'm officially chapter co-chair. ✿
• 23rd: using my bed as my desk • slime videos on instagram • making smoothies with john q. playing in the background • over indulging on leftover holiday cookies • pacify her, melanie martinez
• 24th: waking up early & patiently preparing for my day • winged eyeliner • speaking up • coalition building with mijente & organized communities against deportation • get a clue (2002)
• 25th: skype business calls • covergirl: queen foundation in rich mink • "but I also wanna see yo ass right now." • stay, rihanna ft. mikky ekko • american apparel is going out of business
• 26th: faux freckles • the secret life of teachers • whiskey and you, chris stapleton • white cheddar smartpop & twinkies • gentle curving ✿
• 27th: extra packs of birth control • sometimes, ariana grande • chenille gloves • fabulous, jaheim • malcolm london's house party
• 28th: natalie cuevas • denim skirt & mint cotton spandex crop top • a table for my prints • an afternoon nap in an uber • the girl on the train (2016)
• 29th: fuck, my flight is today?! • the 24/7 post office at the foodsmart on armitage • airport junk food • luna v. white • lights out (2016)
• 30th: midwest academy organizing training in austin, tx • "sacre bleu!" • waiting for american airlines to bring me my damn suitcase • "dog lives matter! lassie matters!" • nasty (but good) chocolate orange cupcakes ✿
• 31st: spotty pens • "do you... want... to fight?!" • radical blk organizers walking out of a racial justice & equity workshop • this is a white.gif • talking with Luna til sunset ✿