today feels like a thursday, but it’s a
wednesday. this phenomenon has been happening a lot recently. perhaps it’s been
happening this week due to having monday off. i’m in need of a vacation. matter
of fact, i’m in need of a new lifestyle lmao.
can’t spend life looking forward to the weekends, every day has to count.
-ratha, 3:25pm, 2.23.22
today is special because it’s all twos for the date, plus it’s a tuesday. do i subscribe to these things? i don’t know, that’s a good question. a part of me likes to think there’s something special in these coincidences, but the other half of me thinks it’s crazy to put weight on a such an random occurrence. people say something good is supposed to happen today, but i hope something good happens to me everyday, so is today really that special?
i can’t decide.
-ratha, 2:22pm, 2.22.22
first off, happy gday to my dog e. 29 this year, on some grown simba shit. my a1 since 7th grade yessir. today was a bit warmer than other days, and by a bit warmer, i mean in the 40’s. it was sunny, so i wanted to take the sequoia to the car wash to rinse off the salt. as i let btg out, my dad says he’s finna take a nap. i’m thinking damn, ima have to stay at the crib because my ipad that’s getting delivered today needs a signature, so if my dad is sleeping, and they come to deliver the ipad, they finna knock and bagel finna go crazyyyyyy. as that thought passed, the ups man pulls up from up the skreet. he walks up the drive way and hands off the ipad. i took bagel in, put my ipad on my nightstand, then went to wash my car.
some call it coincidence, but i call it perfect timing.
-ratha, 2:43pm, 2.21.22
i started this show on netflix that i can’t get
enough of. it’s called girlfriends. tracee ellis ross stars in it. her
character, jone, and her three best friends navigate love and life through
their late 20’s. it’s sooooo good. i’m already on the finale of season 1, and
it’s definitely getting spicy. this gotta be top 3 shows of all-time for me so
far. plus, she just turned 29 in the show so i can relate, because guess what
age i’m turning in 2 months?
-ratha, 6:24pm, 2.20.22
i walked out to get my auntie’s license plate
number because i’m signing her up for progressive insurance. as i side step to
her rav4, i got hit with snow pellets. i look up, and it’s snowing again. it
was just sunny a few hours ago. cold, but sunny. i don’t think this will stick,
but the fact snow has become such a regular part of my life shows how different
things are.
even if things feel the same these days, these reminders tell me they’re not.
-ratha, 3:00pm, 2.19.22
i went out with coworkers after work tonight.
they went to a bar, then to a fried chicken joint in allston. 1. the music they
was playing was fire. there was a string of non-bangers, but overall, the
playlist was smooth. 2. the galbi was absolutely delicious. i got two orders,
and had some fried chicken from across the table. i’m slowly getting out the
cribo more and more. i was sitting waiting for food when dr. waghwani told me i
looked like a rapper. i asked what made me look like one, and he responded the
hoodie with the hat and the overall vibe. i couldn’t ask for a better bhai,
that’s my dog for life. these aspirations about to manifest themselves one way
or another. i enjoyed great food, with even better company. what more could you
ask of a friday night?
eating galbi definitely made me miss dono, because i know he loves korean food. dono, i know you’re reading this from somewhere, what up bwoy! i miss you and love you always.
-ratha, 11:39pm, 2.18.22
kaws dropped on the northface and there’s a jacket i wanted. it sold out online, but i got off work early so i went to the northface store a few miles away. i found a spot to parallel park by a hydrant, but as i pulled up a cop stopped me and told me i couldn’t park in front of a hydrant. i never thought about it, but when he mentioned it, i’m like duh of course i can’t. luckily for me, i backed up into a spot that was open. while walking to the store, i was looking at all the buildings and boston definitely has some unique architecture. anyways, i walked in and they didn’t have the jacket. i walked back to my car, and instead of pulling out forward, i backed up. i was inches away from hitting the car behind me. i could see because i was driving my mom’s car, and she’s got a back-up camera. my heart was racing, but i pulled forward and drove home.
i just got here and i’m planning on walking bagel, eating dinner, then writing.
i gotta get through one more day, then it’s a three-day weekend shawty.
-ratha, 6:44pm, 2.17.22
i know it’s only 2 weeks into february, but february is flying by. pleeeease slow down. the weather is still cold, but we are having a day of heat here and there. combine that with the sun setting later, and i can smell spring right around the corner. i’m ready for some warm weather, but i know when the warm weather comes, i’ll be missing the colder weather.
i can never appreciate what i have and that might be my biggest flaw.
-ratha, 3:29pm, 2.16.22
some things you never grow out of. last month before a snow storm, i was craving chef-boy-ardee. what my mom cooks is much better, and of course eating out is better than chef-boy-ardee, but i be craving it sometimes the same way i crave top ramen. we often times think of nostalgia seeping into our soul through visual or auditory senses, but it can be thru aroma and taste cues as well. tonight, i baked some chicken nuggets and fries. i was craving them, and not the fast food joints, but the ones you get from the grocery store frozen section. it’s strange because getting nuggets from anywhere else, i have to get a sauce as ketchup won’t suffice, but when i bake frozen nuggets, only ketchup will do.
it’s strange, but it’s one of those things as they say.
-ratha, 7:55pm, 2.15.22
i don’t know whether the portions of meals offered at restaurants have been getting smaller due to supply chain issues, inflation, or whatever the case may be, but lately i’ve been eating double. today, i decide to get lunch at dumpling daughter. when i get there, i order two chicken katsus. due to me being done for the day, i decided to dine in. when they brought them out, the lady looked confused, but i told her i did order two katsus lmao. i ate the first bowl no problem, but ¾’s way through the second bowl, i began to hit a wall. long story short, i finished both bowls after listening to a podcast on herb baumeister. when i finished the ep, i did my ritualistic post-listen googles. i came across a website selling serial killer artifacts. one was a check signed by herb. i don’t even know how they got what they have in their inventory, but it’s kind of crazy to think people will pay for these things. they even have a prison id of the guy who killed john lennon up for 15k. ironically in the episode, one of the hosts asked if herb’s property (where bones/remains were found) would be worth more to them due to everything that happened there, and the other host laughed and said yes. i guess true crime is just like sports in which people will pay top dollar for souvenirs and artifacts because they are fans.
i guess if that’s the case, i’m not really a fan.
-ratha, 4:57pm, 2.14.22
