i am destructive and you are / spun sugar

everyone loves a passionate girl until that passion shows up in ways that they don't approve of

the other day i drank a red bull and i felt like i did a line

my dad used to lower the volume on the radio in the car when i was little when there was bad news being announced and then i grew up and became an award-winning journalist lol u couldn't stop me from getting to the news no matter how dismal

i think visiting egypt at 14 years old changed my brain chemistry for the better lol

"This ain't the UN, people." Trying to channel my inner peace using the advice of the sage Tamara Levitt... I remember when she shared a story about the time she used to work in a bustling restaurant and she had a manager who would share this message with the employees to keep things in perspective. I love it. It helps me, now, since the work I'm doing for my salary does not equate to a matter of life or death. I don't know how much it would have helped me when I was a journalist working as a local news reporter because, actually, the decisions I made very much came with real-life consequences... As the editor of the newspaper myself, any errors I ran would be my fault so the stakes were high (good thing I didn't run errors 😉). Even when my copy editor added a mistake to my copy, ironically, my name is in the byline. So I deal with the consequences. Speaking from experience AAAND that's partially why I don't work as a journalist anymore.

going to Hicks to see the flower and garden show, taking trips to Jones Beach just because, spending time lounging at the town pool… I really am my mother's daughter, lol

be so good they can't ignore you

thinking about the time i accidentally entered English 101 in college even after taking AP Lit in high school and heard the professor tell me that i don't belong in the class because i'm too advanced lol then he used my essay intro as an example for the class. also thinking about the time my high school English teacher used my essay as an example for the class with my name hidden 🤓

start your day eating canned tuna with olive oil and lemon on toast with avocado and salt and pepper 🤤