culture
Checking up On Him
It's not often I am transported back to High School on a good memory. But with this album, I am. On some weekends with my two best friends, we'd pile up in the car and go see a show. It was typically down to Orlando, about
Albi
I’m a queer-for-short Black American who is doing their best.
culture
Drop Those Tracks
My Contribution to the Juneteenth pool party playlist: * Scoop by Lil Nas X * Kiss Me More by Doja Cat * 212 by Azealia Banks * Ima Read by Zebra Katz (if we gon fight) * Sing About Me by Angel Haze * Cubicle by Sammus * Power-Ups by Sammus * Childhood by Sammus * Mackerel Sky
culture
Things I Used to Hate
Do you ever just, hate stuff? You hate it. And then you grew up. probably FFX-2 (but most definitely Unlimited SaGa) Because it didn't need all the hate I gave it. I will still argue that playing X-2 right after X can give you mood whiplash,
poetry
The Post-Move Blues
I'm now alone here House empty and beige Windows wide open And the tiredness Finally seeping in A failed lynchpin Staring out to the trees Understanding, at last, The cause for the distance And realizing That I can't carry any more Day 21 Week 21 I
internetting
Computer Club
I grew up in the 90s, so computers were an up-and-coming thing before they became a staple in all of our lives. We had an Apple with Oregon Trail in our portable 5th Grade classroom, but I couldn't really do anything on it. You put in
internetting
I'm packing it in.
I'm the embodiment of this old vine: I am COMPLETELY GIVING UP. It's official. I'm capital D Done with online dating. Sure, I've reduced my apps, but I was still feeling frustrated and convinced that I fucking suck. And on top of
culture
Disney Films My Dad Pirated in the 80s-90s, because Fuck Disney Actually
A ramble from my previous post about movies, exactly what it says on the tin! We were poor and didn't have cable. And don't fucking act like you wouldn't pirate Disney movies nowadays. Jokes aside, my dad was a huge fan of animation, and
culture
Some Movies from my Formative Years
Or, "What Do You Mean, It's Not Spelled 'Formulative'?!" (But seriously, thanks for over-the-shoulder proofreading, Nesting Partner! Maybe I should have an editor on retainer...) Or, movies I played repeatedly to the point where the VHS tape player started making funny noises.
poetry
Corrupted Data
The future isn't supposed to be like this we're supposed to be free to pursue our passions and liberate them not be robbed creativity stolen and fed into machines that aren't even thinking only mimic and devour everything that makes you human a ghost
slice of life
Something That...
makes me cry What we're doing to our planet. Well, I say that as a general "we," but for decades it's been the large corporations putting the onus on us to stop using plastic straws as they dump toxic waste in the drinking water
poetry
Catching up, are we?
Here are some more poems I've done for NaPoWriMo! 20 We worry too much To dream today. "There's much to do," He used to say Stomping. We insist on a schedule But I demand breaks, Resting. I'm weak for it, probably, you
poetry
23 - yo, Batman
I looked up to you As my favorite superhero (Behind Storm) Because being rich With a lot of time on your hands Seems a lot more plausible Than being powered by the sun You seemed more real and honesty, I'll trust A Vigilante more than A fucking cop-
