Men So Ghastly

what I mean by “all the time caffeinated”

Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a Murakami novel, but I'm just an extra in the background, sipping coffee and contemplating the enigmatic nature of cats

The first poem from my new poetry collection, Coffee Ring Lies, out April 16th!

Hahhahaah relate

*In the CT room*

Medical Technologist: *handing out lead apron* Careful, it’s heavy.

Intern: Last week I was on orthopedic surgery, I think I can hadle it.

Tips for living alone for the first time

I moved out a year ago and thought it'd be cool to share what I've learned so you don't have to suffer as much :,)

Decide a day to sit down and pay all bills and everyone

Know and accept you won't get your initial budget right, it took me a year

Google is your friend, but people are better.

Especially when looking for cheap markets and places to eat, or safe streets to walk around, people know more than google.

4. Speaking of cheap markets... get those (free) memberships for discounts. But most importantly, dowload and check every supermarket app and search for the cheapest one.

5. When looking for a place to live, try to speak with people who live there and check google maps reviews and your countrys site for custumers complaints.

6. You likely don't need to clean as often as your family told you, but cleaning your place will make you feel better. And you gotta clean the fridge. And hair. So much hair.

7. If you don't have a fridge, just a small cooler, check if the building has a common fridge/kitchen and Don't. Be. Shy to use it please.

I recommend not moving into a place without a fridge if you don't plan on eating out or going to the market every two days.

8. Carry your documents with you, or write them down or make a copy. I recommend not carrying the original since if you lose it/get mugged it's a pain in the ass to get it fixed.

9. Cook as much as you can in one go, but don't overwhelm yourself. Get those washed vegetables and cut onions, do what you need so you don't end up exhausted and crying on the floor... not that I've ever done that myself...

10. It's gonna feel hard at times and that's ok! The freedom is worth it, and after a year I'm really happy with all the progress I've made

11. Avoid pets, especially in a scenario that you're moving around or in a small studio or with financial difficulties (this can change from ppl to ppl etc)

12. Join or make a chat group with everyone in the building, without the sindicate so y'all can be honest about complains and create a single, solid complaint before showing it to the sindicate. (apartment manager? syndic? assignee? idk, whoever fixes things)

That's all I can remember for now, feel free to ad or correct me if you like :)

At the end of the day I’m just a girl who likes to bask in sunlight and read books and make silly little annotations and eat fruit and be grateful and find the joy in the mundane and understand that everything is temporary and be completely disconnected when the time calls for it

Normalize blocking and muting people to protect peace of mind.

i think one of the sweetest part of loving someone, is having their wellness prioritised as if it were your own. it's becomes natural to share whatever goodness you have or do, with them. like "oh!! this chocolate is so good! I'm going to save a piece for her!" or instinctively saying their name in every prayer you make. instead of thinking or doing good for only yourself, you do it for them too. love merge people in such a way, that they become not only a part of our life but an extension of us.

I wanna take you to the special spots of my city. we gonna enjoy the streetfoods together. At evening i'm gonna take you to the sea shore⛱️ one of my fvrt spot. There we gonna enjoy the sunset. And yk how? You sitting in my lap. I've held you tightly in my arms And you can feel my chest. Koi baatein nahi ham sirf sunset ko dekh rhe aur wo samandar ki lahere ki awaz aa rhi hai. There's a cold breeze aur wo tumhare baalon ki lat ko aage lata hai, i try to put it behind your earlobe. And i kiss you gently on your neck and i whisper this in your ear, "the world feels soo special when you're with me" And i kiss your earlobe.

| Shyam

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