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bridget jones
I watched Bridget Jones’ Diary for the first time. I get the sense that it ranges between cult classic or instantly hated– there are a lot of jokes that didn’t age well. The 2001 romantic comedy starring Renée Zellweger is nothing if not problematic. Bridget, a somewhat cringe-worthy, hot mess of a 32 year-old with…
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you have no idea
cold frost on my window thinking of you i wonder what it’s like to be so icy i’m ooey gooey i’ll melt for you if you ask me but i’m numb from your cold fiona was right hunger hurts i’m starving for a life that isn’t mine i resent you all of you and for…
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the cabin
Before I was born, my grandpa bought land with acres of green forest and hilly pastures for his horses (they are all in Georgia or horse heaven now). He had a cabin built on the land, a real-life Lincoln Log cabin. It’s a place I’ve always been proud to show my friends because it’s absolutely…
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weeds
My garden is overgrown A green chaos Stealing nutrients from the plants I’m nurturing Time to weed the weeds Shallow roots give way to my bare hands Others have grown deep, prickle at my touch Should I leave them? Let sleeping dogs lie? My splintered trowel forces its way into the earth I won’t let…
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why I stopped wearing my apple watch (sorry mom)
Her mom gave her the watch for her birthday. She loved it. She just didn’t know how much it would matter. She’s pumping her first in the air, lapping the house, dancing, skipping, anything to close the last ten calories on her Move ring. It was set to 560 calories per day and some days…
diary of a 20 something 