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 ✿

• 1st: dog piss on the mosaic tile of the kitchen floor • niggas, kehlani • imani: last day of kwanzaa ft. avery r. young • greens / red beans / gumbo / blackeyed peas / rice • falling asleep in a yellow ring of light
• 2nd: free yourself (2004) - fantasia • running with 2 dead airpods • backseat chicken & waffles en route to cowork • zaftig by molly raynor • "believe it or not, i love you and i will deal with that on my part."
• 3rd: a 2hr text argument first thing in the morning • a tribe of beautiful, homeschooled blk babies at the children's museum • pizza, lemonade, & bbq cauliflower wings at acorn cafe • miranda and joao's first date! • death by happy hour blueberry lemon drops
• 4th: crawling into his bed at 3:30am • wendy, maisie peters • a solo joint ft. cinnamon raspberry christmas cookies & gilmore girls music videos • finally finishing my blurb! • falling asleep on the phone with olive oil ✿
• 5th: a dream in which i was 7 mins from being late to my bench trial • this is for keisha playlist • black love letters, cole brown & natalie johnson • the mother with 6 kids who spent her birthday in the victim's protection room • consolation hot cocoa
• 6th: making hella pancakes in animal crossing ft. the decentering men series • banana pancakes as a truce • my brain vs. ruminating • a running playlist for my rage • mom's spaghetti & fleabag: s01e01 in my bathrobe
• 7th: my first quarter chani reading & a whole new world, peabo bryson & regina belle ft. 3am hot cocoa • "strengthen that which remains." • turning over a new leaf on the last day of weed • a rotten mango true crime episode about a woman murdered for her baby • new girl: s01
• 8th: impulse-buying clearance candles at 4am • on hold with uic dentistry followed by a walk with sunday in her lil sweatervest • french toast, eggs, sausage, & more new girl • $2 gummy edibles! • watching venom (2018) with rome on facetime ✿
• 9th: introducing: lonnie mae humphrey • an extra 2 hours to myself while kris & orí slept in • my uber driver's erratic aux cord dj set • italian fiesta, apple juice, & tarzan (1999) ft. chillum hits with miranda • gluing 2-toned pink locs onto my stuffed paper doll ✿
• 10th: mama offering to make me a breakfast sandwich before my early babysitting shift • a colorful volcano & corn starch stains on the floor • i spy: spooky night ending with "i hate you, cat with stripes!" • an anxious level of little nightmares relaxed by animal crossing • accompanying papí rei, nima, & orí on an icy sunset walk through humboldt park ✿
• 11th: e! true hollywood story: mean girls • "dating is observation." • christmas vhs tapes & a circle scarf at salvation army • frosty the snowman latte & subpar beignets • all for you (2001) – janet jackson, on the treadmill ✿
• 12th: waking up to a snowstorm & a canceled flight • somebody's spicy grilled turkey & spoonfuls of broccoli cheddar soup • "that sign can’t stop me because i can’t read!" • running between concourses with minutes to spare • a wet walk to city winery to catch the last jazz set of the night
• 13th: conneticut muffin & "i don’t know how to stop being angry." • talking parenthood over cocktails, rice/peas, & plantains at miss lily’s bar • yemeni chai • nausicaä of the valley of the wind (1984) • candlelit bubble bath for two ✿
• 14th: snow flurries outside the blue star parlor windows • guts (2022), spiked cider, & new york cheesecake at caffé reggio • the sweet east (2023) • icy train detours • macaroni, sweet potatoes, & a rant about self-indulgent writers
• 15th: goodbye with no kiss • the case of victoria cilliers • cereal milk latte & blueberry cream cookie while i wrote my pages • on the phone with akila during a visit to lady liberty • "i think it's time... for us to return to being just friends."
• 16th: nyc's first snow of the season • lost at 34 street penn station after taking the a train in the wrong direction • songs i wore the fuck out in 2017 playlist • "no flights to chicago." ft. $20 airport shake shack consolation • asleep in his bed without him
• 17th: 30 minute delay on the a train at 3am • sky priority & watching the sunrise from a first class window • the first half of everest (2015) in the middle seat • mama's pasta & joints while i recapped my reasons for the breakup • strawberry thc water dreams ✿
• 18th: the 2nd half of everest ft. warm french bread with melted butter • a long story short of my natural hair journey over zoom • my website expiring & mama paying me a deposit to begin work on hers • sugar cookie milkshake candle • the mummy (1997)
• 19th: 3am hot cocoa & fresh snow ft. angry all the time, tim mcgraw • under my skin (2004) – avril lavigne, on the treadmill • countertop raspberry cream cheese danish • that sneaky looking doll on twitter • adventures in babysitting with tee-tee kush & uncle malcolm ✿
• 20th: designing mama's they call her lydia logo ft. the lion king (1994) • sunday's anticlimactic rat poision saga • "what would be your last meal?" • pluto in aquarius & runaway bride (1999) • lizzie mcguire: s01 on a burned dvd
• 21st: returning to tumblr • casual (music video) – chappell roan • pocahontas (1995) • running to my twenty 20 one playlist • napping between mama's website and lizzie mcguire
• 22nd: cruel summer (triple j like a version), g flip • dopamine detox: day 1 beginning with the pocahontas soundtrack on cassette • theycallherlydia.com vs. google workspace • designing variations of mama’s logo on canva • immediately to bed
• 23rd: talking with mama for 2 hours after a continuation dream • priority treatment at uic student dentistry • freshwater, akwaeke emezi: chapter one • the grand bus to north pulaski library • “do you think or do you know?” • pork chops, rice & peas followed by a breakup call in soft voices
• 24th: golden milk at 5am • husband, shirley murdock & uber expectations vs. reality • fantasia (1940) & a watercolor painting of a whale • pinocchio (1940), italian fiesta, & the arctic night puzzle • roller coaster tycoon adventures • “i sensed that you were seeing beyond me.”
• 25th: piece of my heart, janis joplin ft. lemon ginger tea & a full moon in leo • turkey & macaroni after a dream of my brother laughing • june 2023 morning pages • lost pop songs on pink cassettes • missing pieces in the sunlit sanctuary puzzle ft. 2 phonecalls with recently-ended loves ✿
• 26th: heart of a woman (1999) – etta james ft. leftover pizza at 5am • the lion king soundtrack & waiting in vain, bob marley • muddy dog shit in the rain • rome’s return • a giddy, nearly 3hr phonecall with akila
• 27th: missundaztood (2001) – p!nk • mama's reaction to my literacy autobiography video • reuniting with malcolm & mama cynthia over a chicken curry sandwich, hummus plate & fruit loop flavored matcha • artifacts in the family bible • you can't hurry love & 4:41 each time i look at the clock ✿
• 28th: celebrating the end of the detox with mama, a joint, & a new book idea • hiss, megan thee stallion • 3 extra laps on the treadmill • honey ham / cabbage / macaroni / potato salad / cornbread / deviled eggs • "are you mad at me?" ft. wild is the wind, nina simone ✿
• 29th: priscilla boye compilations at 4am to help me appreciate being single & childfree • oswald: s01e03-8 & a fried ham sandwich • the sudden end of two friends' 25 year friendship • running to my 2002 p.e. class playlist • a gutted preroll & spicy doritos
• 30th: freshwater: chapters 2-3 & the liminal space of an early morning dentist office • library to tasa to jimenez to aldi to home • cinnamon french toast frosted flakes with frosted flakes cereal milk • delayed vegan milkshakes with molly & us both going home to watch little bear
• 31st: hot cocoa coffee & a cinnamon streusel muffin • i spy: treasure hunt & i spy: fantasy • stuffed crazy bread & wish (2023) • finally getting past the flooded tv room level on little nightmares • the first three episodes of nana: s01 ✿