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: dreams, wet • humidity • beignets, chocolate milk, and a saxophone • napping on the porch steps • the milk bar that had nothing to do with milk or alcohol ✿
• 2nd: the floor is lava team building • baby pink play-doh • tables of black folks in creole carre' • tequila & club soda • dancing on the bar ✿
• 3rd: a stress breakdown over a powerpoint • studio be • marco polo • napping until midnight • chanting together in café du monde ✿
• 4th: staying up until 5 in the morning • "ancestors watching. say her name. black magic raining down." • words of fire: an anthology of african-american feminist thought, beverly guy-sheftall • a dictionary of diffcult words & a pink highlighter • comet (2014)
• 5th: digging for old w9 forms • black mock turtleneck & low rise jeans • (barely any) pineapple fried rice • "oh sunshine..." in niq's handwriting • an old, soft-voiced uber driver from kankakee
• 6th: "is this something you still want?" • migration assistant • love more, daniel hart • cafecito with niq ft. a guava jam & swiss sandwich • strategy session at luna's house
• 7th: the quiet (2005) • orange is the new black: season one • venting to heather about my residency year • strawberry mango froyo • I am not your negro (2016) ✿
• 8th: james baldwin lecture in harlem on youtube • reinstall os x yosemite • parable of the sower, octavia butler • scrolling through tumblr archives • alone in brewster bay, minnie riperton
• 9th: 20 something, sza • meditating on the front porch • honey butter cashew milkshake at oberweis • sadness & fear while reading homicide reports on the westside • the little mermaid II: return to the sea (2000)
• 10th: minnie riperton's perfect angel album • used book tents at the printer's row lit fest • "did I promise to be at the core meeting?" • whiskey coffee • hula hooping at 1 in the morning ✿
• 11th: mint spaghetti strap + clear jelly heels • chopping it up with kevin coval in front of the powell's book tent at the lit fest • parable of the sower, chapter 10 • sweet mac & cheese and boxed sangria • falling asleep to the little mermaid II for the 3rd night in a row ✿
• 12th: writing and silent reading with suvarna • boathouse cafe • oak street beach • peanut butter & chocolate popcorn • north by northwest (1959) ✿
• 13th: the poetry gods: s02e06 • swedish fish • bronzeville field trip • another argument • watching the craft (1996) with aj
• 14th: pinesol • james and the giant peach (1996) • thunderstorm • rain inside the conservatory • peach cobbler pound cake
• 15th: good morning, heartache, billie holiday • greenery selfies in the backyard • I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky, june jordan • hot pink lighting • the quiet joy in accepting the end of things ✿
• 16th: finished my first morning page journal this year • unbreakable kimmy schmidt: s03e02 • an afternoon nap • a text argument • no one at the book club meeting read the book but me & dixon
• 17th: tenderly, billie holiday • bought a birdcage at the thrift store • bike riding with aj • new skinny sunglasses • white folks at a benefit concert ✿
• 18th: oversized white button up + high waisted denim + skinny shades • scrambled eggs with white rice & biscuits at his mama's house • the gold coast art fair • tylenol, allergy medicine, & eye wash • back to back 2hr meetings ✿
• 19th: an unfortunate bill cosby debate ending in apple pancakes • reading together on the green line • picking trash off the yard in between rain showers • gregory porter at the chicago jazz festival • mcdonald's apple pies ✿
• 20th: sunday going limp when someone tries to bring her in the house • self control, frank ocean • a jar of pretzels in the uber • blowing bubbles for malachi during the strategy session • white teeth: chapter 18
• 21st: we who believe in freedom shirt tucked into high waisted shorts • corner store sweets • alyx's heartbreak • #sayhername vigil • large baskets of french fries & tater tots in a strange pub ✿
• 22nd: "I will make myself an eager and passionate lover in response to eager and passionate love." • jameson & mango red bull in colorful cups • a ride to pilsen with dexter • super coconutty matcha made in heaven from bombobar • fireflies & fences in the park
• 23rd: a pastel outfit to match my pastel bike • ending up in the same book store as the love of my life • a half-grilled cheese sandwich at boathouse cafe • an argument in the parking lot outside of niq's house • black card revoked and apple crown royal
• 24th: the bad decision of an uber pool • brie, apple, and havarti sandwich at oak tree with niq • lemon custard scented body wash • a bike ride down augusta boulevard • amélie (2001) ✿
• 25th: white raglan crop top + navy blue slacks + red lips • "at least hold my hand" and other intense & brief arguments • me & jasmine speckled in powdered sugar • high and seeing thundercat live for the first time • two black women putting out a small fire on the cta train tracks
• 26th: blue is the warmest colour (2013) • french lessons on duolingo • oversized cream sweater + no pants • an american in paris (1951) in the park • lamentations, moses sumney ✿
• 27th: lost my new favorite sunglasses • thrift store book perusing • victory jersey • french indie music playlists on spotify • waiting in mikkey's for jasmine
• 28th: watching brave with aj • stacking his books into moving boxes • duolingo in the doctor's office • reading to eachother in the poetry aisle of the book table • breaking 4 months of celibacy ✿
• 29th: oversized denim button down with no pants + white jellies • debating whether or not to go see Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953) at gene siskel • biking down armitage in the rain • the return of oreo o's • La belle et la bête (2014) ✿
• 30th: taking a morning nap while listening to anastasia (1997) play in french • my BYP fannypack • cafe au lait • finished giovanni's room on the front porch at sunset • sweaty ass lasertag ✿