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Note to Self (25) and to my dead cat

I feel like a lunatic right now. I was almost weeping on the bus home, ready to break the dam and openly cry because I read this story about this man, Lesism, who reminisced losing his cat thirteen years ago. The story was so poignant that I could not help myself but reminisce about the…

Note to Self (24) Hugs and Kisses

Where I come from, we don’t use xoxoxoxo to express our affection when we send a message. We just write “kiss” not even “hugs”, because the French don’t really hug that much. They just kiss a lot. Maybe that’s why it’s called a “French” kiss. Anyhow, I was wondering what xoxoxox meant at a deeper…

Note to Self (21)

I like to feel powerless because it gives me a sense of my own fragility. We can’t live forever, and even if we tried, would that make us happier? I want to know I will die someday, so that my life has a meaning, a beginning and an end, like the stories I write. My…

Note to Self (20)

I know you want to hurt me because you think I hurt you. You don’t seem to understand that our relationship was ill, and that nothing could be fixed unless both of us worked at it. I’m not here to cast the blame, I’ve moved on already. Yes, I still cry thinking about what life…

Note to Self (19)

I’m getting high on working a lot. The more hours I put in, the more I push myself to do more. It’s exhilarating. I come home and I’m drained, but I feel good. In the past, I always got criticized for being so busy, not being able to go out or drive away to the…

Note to Self (18)

This is strange. I woke up today, and I felt at peace. I looked at myself in the mirror and saw the same person I see every day. But inside, it just felt different. I got dressed, and put on my make up. When it was time for me to pick the jewelry I would…