i've had my fruit bat tattoo for 7mo now and i just found myself thinking that i'm grateful it's permanent so i don't ever have to miss it

when you've experienced a lot of loss tattoos are something you can carry with you that can't be taken away

kind of weird how parts of your soul are left in various locations without any warning… like yes i’m always at the top of that hill, sitting at the bus stop, in the cool light of the Japanese restaurant, standing at the pier etc etc

American culture: normalized awe-inspiring debt, smoking weed on the sidewalk like its a cigarette, soda that prevents tummy ache, police shoot dog for no reason in apartment complex video at 9am, Taco Bell Baja blast, app-based gig work, watching Phone Video on full volume in public, celebrity-themed pink cold foam at Dunkin Donuts, gamer chair in living room, "ironic" American flag bikini, Mormon influencers who secretly wish they could own slaves, fast food robot prowling the city Wall-E style being cheerfully pissed on