Escapades, Scenarios

♥️ · November 2024 · 3 min read

• Wearing denim on denim to the polls
• Wednesday night, hanging out at the bar until 3am
• Stopping by the Column & Stripe happy hour
• Enjoying a late night with strangers at Writer's Room talking about Asian food, travel, music
• Going randomly to the opening of a dermatologist's office in Crocker Park with an artist I met at the happy hour
• Having a warrant out for my arrest and having to go to the North Olmsted police station and wait for the jailer, who ended up having an unexpectedly positive and bright demeanor
• Standing in the BMV line to remove the warrant block on my license, in heels and a midi skirt (I am overdressed)
• Chatting with Brittany about being in a transition phase in life during the day-to-evening transition from cafe to wine bar on Friday at The Judith where we worked remotely all day
• Picking up Lila's antibiotics at the vet
• Saying "long time no see!" to the receptionists at the West Park Animal Hospital
• The un-renovated Cleveland Print Room where I met Andrew the owner of The Judith and talked about dilapidated spaces around town
• Getting snowed in at Writer's Room and correctly guessing the mystery fruit (a pomelo) over an old fashioned
• Stopping by Cool Water Dry Goods on a random Tuesday, giving the owner her flowers because I bought the only pair of bootcut jeans that I like from her store, and we all know how hard jean shopping is
• Hanging out at Banyan Tree with Kristie, talking about loving Tremont, getting a new jacquard coat and buying her lavender ointment
• Getting compliments on my wolf shirt every time I wear it
• Late nights working on my portfolio (4am late)
• Feeling like I wanted to go buy tarot cards and a journal so going to buy tarot cards and a journal
• Reeling and having a bad dream about being judged by ex-friends but then taking deliberate time the next day to feel my feelings, light candles, and journal
• Playing goalie at CAPS and letting 3 goals in but trying not to horrifically berate myself—and succeeding
• Scoring 3 goals during the double headers at Sportsplex
• Convo with a stranger at Phoenix Cafe about my Tower of Babel laptop cover and him calling my meaning behind it "profound"
• Getting caught in the snow in South Euclid during Brittany's birthday dinner
• Waking up at 1:30am out of anxiety and doomscrolling, but kicking myself out of that situation by working on some digital art on my laptop and reading some of my old writing. Deciding to draw some tarot cards. My laptop slipped and knocked the deck over, flipping out three cards: reversed 3 of Swords, 4 of Swords, and 6 of Cups
• Jake's housewarming party, his ball python Pete, and his blanket that easily keeps fingerprints
• Having revelation #1: it's not cool to judge yourself. I can't control what other people do toward me, but I definitely shouldn't judge myself. I should create space for patience, timing, and let my bloom take its time.
• Having revelation #2: it's actually quite mean to let people into my life who I know won't be good for me, who I know I will have to split from imminently.
• Having revelation #3: my angels do love me.

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