Sunday, July 14, 2024

04.29.19

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Nothing can ever prepare you for a loss as big as a close friend, especially in your mid-20s. I first met JJ at the start of my senior year in high school, after my friend Alex mentioned their cousin, who went to another school, told them there was a new kid in her class who was also gay, out, and very American. We joked about them introducing us so we could be gay together and get married, which ended up happening. Not the marriage though, obviously.

Friday, July 5, 2024

one hundred years of solitude part 3

Friday, July 5, 2024

Have you ever heard "What goes up must come down"? I don't think I've ever felt a fall more violent than when I struggled with money at the same time I was struggling with my mental health. As much as I'm embarrassed of the life I was living back then, I can say if it hadn't been for the struggles, I wouldn't be where I am right now. Grateful and wise beyond my years (words used by my therapist) There were a lot of things I needed back then, but a job was the first thing I needed.

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