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 ✿

november.

• 1st: trying to get the 1st graders to think of something besides strawberries, chocolate, or ice cream • stranger things: s02e04 • lentil soup & break down here, julie roberts • sierra demulder poems • the lizzie mcguire dress up game ✿
• 2nd: dancing to don't forget about us while eating berry pancakes • kila rose • stranger things: s02e09 • editing bootcamp & minute performances • facetime with my love ✿
• 3rd: never just a call, barrett baber • "soooo many books." • guessing the name of the indie band performing at reckless records • sharing a vegan apple pie à la mode • watching o (2001) at 1 in the morning ✿
• 4th: maleficent (2014) • peter pan, kelsea ballerini • calling a wolf a wolf, kaveh akbar • a packed house for danez smith & eve l. ewing • nipple tape ✿
• 5th: chai nog latte • molly's big cat pillow • holes (2003) • the walking dead: s08e03 • crying on the phone
• 6th: the velvet rope, janet jackson • a pointless dentist visit • swiss cherry cough drops • retail therapy • scared famous: s01e03
• 7th: jacob was my uber driver • walking past the nabisco factory • I want a president, zoe leonard x pledge of allegiance, safia elhillo • soggy kleenex & nap lines from my sweater on the side of my face • watching lemonade while frying up my beast burger
• 8th: falling asleep on the j14 and waking up on 99th & paxton • desperately ordering 2 apple pies and 3 packs of apple slices from mcdonald's on ubereats • salted sunflower kernels • abella danger • apple cider, tumeric, cinnamon, and ginger root bubbling on the stove
• 9th: strawberry pancakes & the lion king 2: simba's pride (1998) • putting mama on 3-way with elite dental while I made my pb&j • a successful metaphors and anti-cliche workshop • "we believe in softness here." - tasha • tipsy texting until 6am ✿
• 10th: first snow • casper meets wendy (1998) • beneath your beautiful (cover), addison agen • took an uber to the wrong address • caramel apple slices & hot chocolate chai feat. voices in my head/stick to the plan, big sean
• 11th: golden milk & landslide (cover), chloe kohanski • the back porch smelling like dog • almost famous, noah cyrus • the bodyguard (1992) • falling asleep on the livingroom couch for the 2nd day in a row ✿
• 12th: gremlins (1984) • potato chips, the sims 4 & the war (1994) • the poetry gods: s02e11 • picking egg pieces out of my fried rice • back in time, kaci brown
• 13th: a batch of smoothies • our destiny, hinda hicks • nikki b. at cics longwood • 10 questions with mayda del valle • make up sex ✿
• 14th: baggy clothes and a baseball cap • "my enemies don't..." • heaven (cover), mitchell lee • stuffed baked sweet potato & the voice s013e16 • friday (1995) ✿
• 15th: perfect, ed sheeran • my first student, aziza, at cics longwood • a list of chicago date ideas • the voice: s013e17 • 9 things you (probably) didn't know by cinefix ✿
• 16th: a countdown of walking dead deaths • catching up on scared famous & 90’s house • summer somewhere, danez smith x never catch me, flying lotus x ”so, what are you gonna say at my funeral now that you’ve killed me?” • lunch box grocery shopping at target • staring through facetime at the parts of his face I know by mouth ✿
• 17th: confidently lost, sabrina claudio • sunday vs. gramma’s overcooked chicken • an empty arcade • hot chocolate with a shot of cognac • falling asleep to the leaves episode of little bear ✿
• 18th: a big bowl of cinnamon apple oatmeal & little bear episodes on youtube • the vertical interrogation of strangers, bhanu kapil • the lion king (1994) • so much indian food • wine-induced decision-making ✿
• 19th: no blue memories • frustrated grubhub search for a place to deliver vegan food to 42nd & halsted • the lights in michaels going on and off just before closing • cheap hot glue rejecting the vhs tape project • late night search for vhs tape crafts on pinterest & youtube
• 20th: unscrewing hinges and latches from wooden boxes • leftover stuffed baked sweet potato & curriculum building • the end of vhs tapes at the salvation army on grand • a successful offering to the child ancestor workshop • hear you me, jimmy eat world & twizzlers ✿
• 21st: sleeping til 1pm • thank you (cover), chloe kohanski • barbecue chips and stranger things s01e04 • a vegan thanksgiving at southshore condominiums • talking family & drug addiction with halee and malcolm over twizzlers ✿
• 22nd: an hour delay on the greyhound • the diversey walmart the night before thanksgiving • freezing vendors in the metro lobby • holographic nailpolish • latinx trap & jack and diet coke at eastroom
• 23rd: sick sunday • jingle all the way (1996) • christmas lights and ornaments • it (2017) with the youngins • tension ✿
• 24th: failed cat eye turned smokey eye • archaic rapture, mara hruby • vegan jerky and smoothie fruit snacks • chao cheese reviews and how I did my makeup in highschool videos on youtube • tarzan (1999)
• 25th: falling asleep to the jungle book (1994) • the princess and the frog (2009) • alabama vs. auburn and sweaty makeup • two vanilla bourbon sours • standing at a crowded merch table ✿
• 26th: tana mongeau makeup tutorials & stranger things interviews • a thanksgiving leftover sandwich • powerpuff, joseph chilliams while walking through whole foods • the beginning of my love affair with chao cheese • flipping back and forth between vine compilations and the walking dead s08e06
• 27th: watching episodes of adventure time, the regular show, and rugrats for workshop pairings • aguacate bath bomb & my button poetry playlist • another argument • mayda del valle mini artist talk • total eclipse of the heart (cover), chloe kohanski & smoothie batches
• 28th: big white platform boots and purple lipstick • nikki-rosa x summer friends • dunkin donuts with kesha • precious, esperanza spalding & blame it on me, jazmine sullivan on repeat • the last wordplay on the second floor feat. dominique james
• 29th: a text argument before 7am • every tongue got to confess: negro folk-tales from the gulf states, zora neale-hurston • chicago has my heart writing session with little linda and ms. nikki b. • thinking about moving out for $500/month • went to bed at 9:30
• 30th: waking up rested at 5:15am • theme with ms. rolle • no debit/credit at the cozy corner & having to walk to citgo • giving the "don't tell a story that isn't yours" speech to ariyon • no freedom (cover), miley cyrus