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Month: March 2024

  • after all this time

    LINK: after all this time I hadn’t seen him in years and as soon as he hugged me, that’s when I regretted that we didn’t hang out sooner. He is friends with my ex, Foofie. After Foofie and I broke up, we would meet up to go eat or drink intermittently. I’ve seen him through four or…

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  • the arts

    LINK: the arts I cannot draw worth shit.  My mom is an artist, she does calligraphy and Korean traditional artwork. I grew up appreciating the arts. Sculptures, paintings, literature, music, theater, architecture.  I loved it all. I dated Zaddy, who made sure I had my dose of the arts whenever we spent time together.  He…

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  • bonus track: the manuscript (rojie’s version)

    LINK: bonus track: the manuscript (rojie’s version) The first and final draft. Next month, I’ll be heading to the Lone Star State, Texas for a conference. It’s a land of wide-open spaces, delicious BBQ, and the potential for unexpected encounters. There’s a small chance that I might accidentally bump into my ex and old roomie…

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  • welcome to my shit show

    LINK: welcome to my shit show You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Honestly, I sometimes wonder if my life is even real. I mean the things I have to deal with day in and day out is ridic. You just can’t make it up.

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  • influence

    LINK: influence I can be easily influenced.  The Brit aka Beau Mec (yeah, I know it’s French) made the best Yorkshire pudding. I love high tea.  I also love crumpets. I met with one of my besties to have brunch at a cute tea place.  I needed both coffee and a flight of mimosas.  Caffeine…

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  • multi-lingual

    LINK: multi-lingual Beau Mec, althought he was British, he also was fluent in Japanese and younger than me but we didn’t care. He was trying to learn Korean for me. It was rather cute but I preferred him to speak in Japanese than in Korean  He couldn’t get the accent 100%, which bothered me. I also like how…

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