The biggest takeaways, I think, for my 26th year (and the first half of 2021 -- overlapping save for 6 days), are these: time is weird, but/and you'll know when you're ready. It's not been a secret how horrible last year was, for everyone. The world came to a halt even as infections increased, and… Continue reading ETA: whenever’s serendipitous
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(Trying to) find joy in confined spaces
The pandemic has hit us all; in different ways, in various magnitudes, in contrasting extents. And the truth is, many of us are just not in the best headspace to be okay. And while that's a hard pill to swallow; now, of all days (with my birthday looming in a few hours), I have… Continue reading (Trying to) find joy in confined spaces
Birthday Realizations
It was 7:23 PM when it hit me. After months of getting horrified at the mere thought of being 21 (also known as becoming legal worldwide), I realized something. I'm actually not that scared. --- There were 13 of us in the jeep, 14 if you count the driver, and we've just climbed 3 mountains in… Continue reading Birthday Realizations
On getting older [Birthday post]
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: I initially didn't want to write the obligatory "getting a year older" post, but I guess what with my stubbornness (and my need to get my mind off of work for a while), I could write one more -- at least to symbolically say good bye to my teenage years. UNEDITED.] I've… Continue reading On getting older [Birthday post]
Of perpetual finds 