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Another sleepless night, another incoherent blog post... I'm really not sure what it is I want to talk about tonight, but I have this overwhelming desire to write (which makes me so so happy!) so I guess we'll just do a little word vomit tonight and clean it up at some point?
By Ayaan Abdullahi6 years ago in Humans
Bring me to life.
Over the next two years, Matt and Jessie became really good friends. Somewhere over the years, Matt had fallen in love with Jessie and his feelings were only getting stronger with time.
By Jen Phillips6 years ago in Humans
Time + Isolation
"Time Passes On" is a song by the band Orleans. I wish I had more to say about them, but the truth is I know little, just the song. My days of learning about artists and dedicating the time to learn about them and their inspiration is long gone. Now it's just sound and lyrics, and how they make me feel.
By Sprat6 years ago in Humans
Things you know if you're a Wasian
For those who don't know, Wasian stands for White and Asian. If you're like me and you're half white and half Asian, you might see yourself in those points I'm making. And if you have more, please share. Here I am going to share my personal POV as I am half French and half Filipino. But I feel like it would probably work with most Wasians in general.
By Axelle T. Marchesin6 years ago in Humans
Tall talk (Part three)
Welcome back I know this one will be a good one, because we are talking about food. It is the one thing a lot of people can agree is getting expensive. But I would be most people’s personal grocery bill is close to 300$. I’m not even including eating out. See, I must eat three times a day sometimes more. These aren’t small meals, for example, I today ate six eggs, sausage, and three pieces of liver mush. That problem sounds like a nice breakfast to some people, especially if you’re fat. But hers the thing, I need eat that every day. That’s what people don’t think of is the fact that I must. That for most people, is as much food as people eat when they binge or splurge. If I don’t eat that I will suffer from debilitating hunger cramps. They will wake me up at night, no matter how hard I sleep, and keep me from sleeping. My iron will drop, and I will lose all the color in my face. Now I have been blessed to be able to eat like I need to, but it takes a toll on my wallet.
By Anthony Sanders6 years ago in Humans
11 Years Ago
The year and date today is July 15th 2020 at 10 a.m. I am 26 now. 11 years ago, I was 15, and it was at that time when I saw this little boy who I thought I would never see again...
By Gaarí S Díaz6 years ago in Humans
Look after yourself
lifeworks PartI When I was growing up, people told me intermittedly to look out for myself. To look after myself. That I was strong. That I was proud. They told me that I was beautiful.
By Isabel Ward6 years ago in Humans
Your Sad Life, My Life
Intro There once was a time where everything felt right. You live in a house with your perfect family, everyday you go to your perfect job, and always had a loving and perfect boyfriend. Your life is amazing. Then you grow up. You learn more and more about your "perfect" family to realize they aren't as perfect as you once believed. You realize your part time job was underpaying, even though everyone there was your other family. And that perfect boyfriend, questions every move you take. You've come to realize they aren't at all what they seemed…
By Christina Brenner6 years ago in Humans
Life
So today has been a hard day. Very hard day. One child gets in trouble for being rude and another gets in trouble for doing things he shouldn’t be but he’s 18 so it’s ok (his excuse for everything). Sometimes i just wanna beat his 18yr old butt 🤨
By cynthia givens6 years ago in Humans
An Abortion Story.
I started this evening by settling down to watch my go-to, all time number one TV show – Call the Midwife. Many may roll their eyes at this, but the scenes of women supporting each other in the purest way possible, peppered with intervals of tea and cake, community spirit and beehive hairdo’s, to me, makes the most comforting programme on the box. I am always struck by the stories told, of new life and tragedy but tonight, the episode unexpectedly hit home.
By SLC6 years ago in Humans
Thoughts Of Contempt
Thoughts Of Contempt Get not wrong what I am. There is nothing special about me. I am but a poor man in a poor situation. And I have always been poor. Living a sad life as a sadder subject of disappointment and rejection. I don’t know if I will never get to anywhere worthwhile no matter how hard I fight. I feel like my life is an uphill battle as I try crawling out of a pit of quick sand. And every time I reach the edge of the pit to crawl out of it, God is there to kick me back into it, while the devil drags me down with his tail. Everyone else is pointing, laughing, and mocking me as they set obstacles for me. I never win.
By Benjamin Adam Altiery6 years ago in Humans
Conversations starters people should really stop using
“Kayumanggi series” by Filipino artist @aleliaariola “Are you Filipina?” the Uber driver asked me. I travel a lot for work. I meet a lot people, and I get asked this question often. Don’t get me wrong. I also get the “where is your family originally from?” just as much.
By C V V6 years ago in Humans