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how to survive finals;

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mackenzie

you start out innocently enough. you have your note cards. your study schedules. your multiple highlighters that mean different things when you underline things in your renaissance drama texts. you give yourself pep talks when you take a “study break” in the girl’s bathroom of the library. you consider going to the bathroom a “study break”.

you begin your slow descent into finals anxiety with each whispered “YOU GOT THIS HOMEGIRL! YOU RUN FINALS!” in stall number three.

and then you turn into something like this:
 {this was my second iced coffee of the day. this was also taken at approximately 8 in the morning. issues, i have them. }

and who really enjoys looking like a sad monk that has a bad habit of wearing sweatshirts from schools they’ve never been to? not me, no way.

ergo, my checklist on how to get yourself out of the finals exam season doldrums.

1. listen to josh ritter. in extreme amounts. imagine you are riding through the midwest atop a white horse and drinking whiskey, watching the sun go down. or you could just imagine josh ritter is your boyfriend. both are acceptable. make sure to yell “AND I LOVE THE WAY SHE LOOKS IN HER UNDERWEAAAAAR!” during really intense moments of studying.

2. realize the existence of bon iver erotica stories the day before finals end. be thankful you didn’t discover their hilarity any earlier. read a few and get yourself together.

3. plan a celebratory thai food date with a person you really like for immediately after finals. imagining the end of finals and a mountain of fried tofu cubes can get me out of any sad spell.

4. coffee. just do it.  all 24oz of it. forget that your left eye won’t stop twitching.

5. remember your favorite saying from your big brother. “grab a tissue, we all got issues.” get your big girl pants on.

6. realize that finals season means you don’t have to dress up at all. realize that most of your outfits consist of things you might have slept in the night before. start using your “sally jesse raphael glasses” out of desperation.

7. do jumping jacks when you reach a wall in reading the (actually fantastic) text entitled ’tis pity she’s a whore. i cannot tell you how many times i have forced friends to do jumping jacks with me in the library.

8. do hand-stretching exercises. reason? you will probably end up spending four hours writing if you’re an english/writing/publishing major like i am. two of those hours will be spent writing an in-class essay  on incest. nine pages by hand, guys. my poor right middle finger is still permanently scarred.

9. do another set of jumping jacks once finals is over! hug your mom! hug your professor! hug random dogs in boston common! hug the guard that yells at you to tap your id when you try to sneak into the library! you’re done with finals, homegirl!

result: this is my “OMG I AM LISTENING TO JOSH RITTER AND DRINKING HOT MANGO BLACK TEA IN MY FAVORITE COFFEE MUG!!!!!” face.

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libraries i’ve lurked;

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Mackenzie

so i was originally going to write this up as a joke, thinking i really hadn’t gone to that many libraries (usually as my main point of traveling to places), but then things got real, really fast

. feast your eyes on these literary wonders of the world (ahem, america.) is it sad that these are just the libraries i’ve purposefully visited in less than three years?

1. harper library, uchicago.

2. chicago public library. (for some reason i found this library kind of underwhelming when i visited it, ergo i couldn’t find any pictures that i took while i was in chicago. so i found this pretty instagram of it.)

3. boston public library.

4. new york public library.

5. los ángeles public library.

6. powell library, ucla.

7. iwasaki library, emerson college. (yes, that is the set of the show “will and grace”. in a library.)

8. biltmore family library, asheville nc. (you’re not allowed to take photos of it, so just some prancing outside. but it looks like this!)

9.  doe library, ucberkeley. (closed that day. ughhh, sorry mark twain autobiography that has been unpublished for 100 years [at the time].)

10.  providence athenaeum library, rhode island (MY FAVORITE.)

11.  salem public library.

12. some random library, nyu.

13.  widener library, harvard (and lamont…and…)

14. eliot library, harvard.  (i got to renaissance dance in this one, no less! and it had secret passageways!)

15. butler library, columbia university.

also, i only have one look/pose. i should probably work on that.

know any libraries i should look derp-y in front of? holla at your girl.

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a providence itinerary;

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Mackenzie

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feel the wanderlust demons cower into a corner with the all-too-swift purchase of a commuter rail ticket to providence. be greeted by the city hall building. resolve to move to providence immediately because its cuteness is overwhelming you after 20 minutes. almost get run over by a platoon of cute penny-farthing boys in a park. become tempted to get run over by one of them so they will take you out to a cute cafe. regret not going through with said plan.
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try to stop yourself from writhing over the cuteness for the next two hours. you can’t do that in public, after all. remember that no one in the city knows you, so you begin writhing again. NewImageNewImageNewImageNewImage

stumble upon the best little nugget of providence, the providence athenaeum library. hold back the tears. you’re a big girl now, mackenzie. but lose it upon seeing a first edition of “anatole”. it is the most adorable children’s book about a cheese-testing mouse, after all.

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how to beat the winter blues;

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Mackenzie

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1. celebrate the fact that nick hornby and ben folds collaborated on an album together. hold back tears of joy upon listening to “claire’s ninth” on repeat for a month and a half whenever you walk to harvard square, or until it breaks 60 degrees outside.

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2. appreciate the beauty of your city. jump in the dead leaves and get excited that those trees will have some less depressing foliage on them soon. eat at the only costa rican restaurant in town (i did this in chicago. i got a free smoothie. need i say more?) laugh at/with babies on the subway. pet puppies. dance through the park instead of walking.  in short, nullify any expectations that winter brings grumpiness.

 

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3. try new things. in my case, a few friends and i helped assemble a fake fire yesterday. we pillaged cambridge of its finest twigs, made some tea, and gave birth to a most majestic fire. totally worth it.

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4. plan spring time adventures. new york city! cape cod! los angeles 21st birthday trip! summer road trips to maine! sky’s the limit. plan to come to boston. you can sleep on my air mattress and we can eat undercooked banana pancakes together.

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5. read. while you are hibernating and definitely not shaving your legs (just me? oh.) reading is so so nice. lately i’ve been reading lots of humor essays, children’s books, and some classics from my youth. snow days aren’t a bummer when you can curl up with something that makes you laugh so hard in public that people shift a seat over from you on the subway.

 

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6. sit in cafes. i really only find cafes alluring in the fall and wintertime, to be honest. this might make me a heathen on bostonian terms (you can stand at one cafe here, throw a rock and hit five other cafes), but in the summertime i’d rather exploit the heat by biking around in short shorts and eating raspberry sorbet. feel worldly as you drink your despicably priced coffee. mooching off wifi and people watching are on my list of favorite things, after pretending zooey deschanel is my best friend and daydreaming about nap-taking with puppies.

 

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7. go out dancing. i admit, i basically forget what exercise is in the winter months. but guys, i went out contra (the northeast’s version of square dancing!) dancing last night with some friends. it was essentially 3 hours of dancing with men older than my dad. and it was awesome. i felt like i was in a jane austen film! and i worked my calves! both of which i think are the dreams of most girls in their 20s.

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8. and if all fails, eat. my friend sam and i have declared that we are basically going to get through winter by eating through it. “let’s get fat together”, she said to me wisely. eat and get fat, i shall. i’ve gotten pretty lucky with friends swiping me into their dining halls (eating on harvard’s dime is especially tasty), so this has definitely helped my goal.

 

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things i’m loving right now;

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Mackenzie

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i know, i know, kids. there has been a lack of mackenzie in this blog of mine. it’s mostly been chock-full of quotes not written by me. not a whole lot of awkward letters written to my future gentleman caller. or ramblings about how much my kindle has sucked away my social life.

because to be quite honest, i’ve been feeling a lack of shine in my everyday demeanor. in the last two weeks i’ve had to make quite a few hefty decisions. some were quite impulsive and unexpected, and the others had been sitting in my stomach like a bad stomachache that i had pushed away, ignored, and didn’t believe to be a sign.

which brings me to my number one thing that i’m loving right now…

1. i quit my job. finally. i had been dreaming about this day for months. i had originally planned a humorous way to quit my job, which included throwing up the deuces, rolling away on one of the stock carts at work, throwing my apron on the ground, and i would somehow find a way to incorporate a rube goldberg machine in there.  for months i had felt a lack of shine. i was too tired from work (and its odd shifts. 9 am to 7:30?!) to go to my yoga or dance classes, hang out with friends. i had enough mental capacity to watch one episode of “late night with jimmy fallon” until i passed out on the first surface i could find. i was desperately needing a coffee break for the soul. probably the most impulsive decision i’ve made in a while, but definitely the most worth it!

2. matt pond pa. seriously. every time i listen to this band i feel as if my life is being changed. my favorites by them include : halloween, snow day , and devil in the water. they make me want to go hiking in the pocono mountains and eat s’mores on a early fall night. i know. description, much? but it’s so true.

3. having enough time to do yoga. seeing as i now have a lot more time (but not for long, i got a new job yesterday! god is so spot-on sometimes) i have been making my favorite night time yoga classes. it feels so good to get back into my favorite poses (dancers pose, half moon, and tree) that i’ve actually been catching myself with a stupid-silly grin on my face on the  mirror in the studio. i’d count that as a good sign.

4. paying off all of my student loans to my former school! and now i can get my transcripts and have since applied to transfer schools! now all i have to do is wait until june 1st and i can find out from two more schools that i’ve applied to! so many deserving exclamation points! and now i can officially check this one off my list of things i wanted to do this year.

5. my collection of vegan cookbooks. these bad boys have also been making me giving that silly-stupid grin on my face this week. yoga and a lot of baking of french onion tarts have been making me want to do happy dances while listening to matt pond pa. i think i might have to start a food series on my little ol’ blog. my house is an amalgam (i love that word) of french onion tarts, fresh baked banana bread, roasted asparagus with lemon, and the most ridiculous walnut-chocolate chip cookies. you guys are all welcome to come over if you bring me breath mints.

6. the books of nick hornby and david nicholls. guys, write more books for me. i’m already almost done with starter for ten, mr. nicholls, and i’m starting one day next. hornby, we’ve talked about this before. i need more of your british wit in my life, and i’m running out of books by you. no pressure, just hurry up. please?

xo

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{happy-dance-and-jazz-hands list} 1;

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Mackenzie

                                         {macondray lane, san francisco;}

sometimes i find myself caught up in all the things in my life that are not worthy of a happy dance; my silly job (even my managers have said that it is “where souls go to die“), the state of florida in general,  the fact that jesse eisenberg has not professed his nerd-love to me,  and so on and so forth.

but despite all of that, i have so many things in my life that are so worthy of me doing a happy dance, complete with jazz hands:

1. reflecting on my san francisco trip. and thinking about my daily walk through fort mason. past smelly seafood restauraunts. new friends made. and smiling a lot about it all.

2. homecooked meals. snuggles with my old-man dog. sitting on the couch with my re-runs of “late night with jimmy fallon”. in other words, home.

3. the fact that i have a school! guys, i have a school to go to in the fall! that means i get to get new highlighters and binders and everything!

4. seeing ra ra riot  with some of my favorite concert buddies for my birthday.

5. the movie “gnomeo and juliet”.

6. gym saunas and getting on the stair master at the perfect time (i.e. when “say yes to the dress” is on)

7. the fact that i will be living with one of my best friends. in a city i love. in less than two months. with the possibility of  getting a furry puppy. and having fancy dinner parties with said best friend and aforementioned future puppy. i’m trying to suppress my squeals as i type this

8. um, did i mention the fact that i will have a reason to buy new highlighters and binders soon?!

9. mother daughter dates complete with thai food and the new adam sandler movie.

10. getting rid of the inessential; shoes from the 8th grade, facebook friends i have not spoken to/ do not know, old books, and the like. and how nice it feels.

what has been making you break into a happy dance with jazz hands, lovelies?! i’m all ears.

-xoxo

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sometimes i think;

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Mackenzie

 

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sometimes i think…

 

…how did pam earn a guy like jim? sometimes i feel like she doesn’t deserve jim. is that mean? or does that mean i’m jealous? or that i watch the office too much (is there such a thing as too much office?!)?

…that new bands that do 80’s style, cringe-worthy-but-still-awesome, hall-and-oates style jams are totally awesome. exhibit a: chromeo’s “i could be wrong featuring ezra koenig”. does it not make you want to tease your hair and go see the newest john hughes movie?

…that i like linguistics too much. i found a harvard lecture on tolkien linguistics  last night and i might have needed to breathe into a paper bag to calm myself down.

…that jesse eisenberg is totally going to see me in a crowd. fall in nerd love with me. and then we will live in some cute boston suburb with two great pyrenees puppies and watch netflix movies in our victorian house all day.  and play chess on saturday nights. or perhaps these are the daydreams i have to get me through my workday?

…yes, most likely so.

…that the power of indian food, dog kisses, and watching “the social network” underneath a snuggie all at the same time= one of the greatest feelings in the world.

…that you readers are fabulous. and constantly make my day with your sweetness. no wait, i think that all of the time, not just sometimes.

 

 

love love love :)

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two thousand and ten;

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Mackenzie

In 2010, ladyfriend over here….

- withdrew from new college. a thing i had wanted to do 8 months earlier but didn’t have the “cajones” to do so. no regrets, best decision i’ve ever made. I’ve always been a very safe person. and some may regard it as ” a dumb, teenage decision”, but i only have 3 more months of being a teenager, so to them i say “WHAT IS THIS, HORSEVILLE?! I’M SURROUNDED BY NAY-SAYERS! NAY-SAYERS!”.

-went to chicago . (and dreamt that sufjan stevens fell in love with me. many times). oh, how two weeks in a city you’ve never been to before by yourself in can make you feel so lost and so found. i love you chicago. you made me feel like i am woman and the world can hear me roar. and all that cool feminism stuff. thank you for that.

- visited too many beautiful libraries to count. (harper library @ uchicago, widener @ harvard university, boston public library, new york public library, chicago public library. swoon!) so much beauty. so much nerdiness. i almost found myself tearing up when i was near very beautiful rotundas in various library reading rooms. yes, i am just that type of broad. the one who gets misty eyed under ornately painted rotundas. i really am such a catch.

- went to boston. oh, boston. who knew a frivolous paycheck spent on a plane ticket on some random friday morning could be such a good decision? once again, thank you for reaffirming what chicago put in my silly little head: i am woman and hear me roar and beyonce and independent woman and all that cool stuff. and the fact that i got to experience “mit henge” was also a plus. and found myself in the basement of an mit frat party, but that’s another story for another day.

- was cast in a musical (‘aphra’ in children of eden) and a play (an insane inmate of an asylum. i got to twitch and everything. creative freedom for the win.) ! AND I EVEN HAD NAMES IN BOTH! and in the latter, a nun actually came to all of the shows and told me that she loved my portrayal of a twitching schizo. and a man told me he watched me the entire show and tried to see if i broke character and he said i didn’t once! and i even learned how to do scabby, bruised make-up on myself, which i’m sure is bound to come in handy one day.

i know, i know. i wrote this all down in my diary, where i write all of my “cool story, bro” entries.

- went to THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP! once again, best random train ticket to nyc purchase ever. never have i been surrounded by so much lovely nerdiness.

-other honorable mentions include : went to MoMA. got my first tattoo. was serenaded by drag queens after late night performances on more than one occasion. got to take improv classes at second city chicago. ate dinner at the top of the prudential building in boston. went to the top of the sears tower in chicago. went to central park. took african-contemporary dance classes. stopped getting crushes on mean boys. crafted and crafted and crafted some more. ran 13.1 miles in one go, without training. got accidental backstage passes to a vampire weekend concert. and partied with my high school valedictorian at an mit frat party.

it’s eery to think that this time last year i had absolutely no expectations, no real plans set in stone. i was just rolling with the punches with a lot of hope but a very downcast girl who had no big girl pants on. i was in the middle of a friendship that was deteriorating, a school i lost hope in, and a plan for a life that was not anywhere near what my eight year old self would have hoped for.

and i can say without a doubt that i am there. i have the big girl pants, and they don’t feel too snug! i am not at that school anymore. and gosh darnit, i’m actually traveling! by myself! to places i’ve never been before! and i’m in theatre and making music and doing things that just make me want to do happy dances on end. and it’s all because i knew i could. and that’s a really powerful thing.

and it’s making me all giddy-pants mcgee to think of what 2011 might have in store for this little lady over here.

san francisco? france? prague? produce some music? take more african dance classes? woo myself a gentleman caller? be on a shining little stage a lot more often?

who really knows? that’s the beauty of it.

i hope 2011 brings you what your eight year old self would have wanted for you. ’cause it sure has for me.

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{if-had-a-sugar-daddy} 2; christmas

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Mackenzie

 

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Disclaimer; while I do not condone the using of a partner as a means to purchase fancy brassieres, vast amounts of puppies, and plane tickets to exciting locales, i do condone the daydreaming of said scenarios! I mean, who doesn’t dream of winning the lottery, or in this case, dreaming of wooing someone who won the lottery? And then proceeds to buy you fancy things you would never fathom buying? Ya dig?

So without further ado, here are the things I’d bat my eyelashes at my own sugar daddy for… (ugh, ending sentences with a preposition-ugh)

‘Tis the season for hypothetically extravagant Christmas lists, now isn’t it?! In which you daydream that yes, you will actually wear those 6-inch heels you’ve been eyeing up for weeks. (“I have places to wear them, Mooooom! Like Church. Right?”). And yes, you will get your friends to play Ouija board with you (My mom has a little tradition, in which she still buys my brother and I toys for Christmas. She said they are much more fun to buy than argyle socks. And I agree with her. But that doesn’t make her want to buy me a Ouija board, as per my wishes. I done got SHUT DOWN on that one).

So this is my hypothetical  Christmas list, my dearies. And if anyone wants to buy me a Ouija board for Christmas, I will gladly send you my address and a large virtual hug, and maybe even cookies and a hand-written white girl rap about you (I’m still giving the stink eye at you, Mother Filson!)

{if i had a sugar daddy}// 2; christmas edition

1. RINGS RINGS RINGS!

 

(who sent the flowers? ring)                            (we didn’t start the sapphire ring)

So many, that even Mr. T wouldn’t know what to do with a sucka fool like me.

2. My ideal Modcloth outfit,  which allows me to woo my dream gentleman caller, save the world, and look classy and librarian-like, all at once.

  

Okay, so let me explain this outfit. Can we all just give a moment of silence and awe for that jacket? Okay, that was good. Well, seeing as I will be flying around metropolises, saving the world and kittens from trees by night, and being a sassy librarian-esque lady by day, I would definitely need this coat in order to keep me toasty in all of those frigid cities and icy library corridors. While I’m shelving books and looking coy, the “west egg” frock (so appropriate for this blog, yes?!) will let those future gentleman callers know that I am a lady of class, and I don’t like to show off much leg. And if they stare at my legs too long, or some evil villain-demon-henchman-from-the-third-dimension makes me get a run in my fancy-schmance tights, I will spin kick them in the MOUTH with these ever-so-chic-boots. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

3. The Sound of Muuuuuuuusssiiiiiccccc!

I’ve always been a closet chorus-singing-music nerd, I love writing secretly-corny songs, white girl raps, and have since been re-learning piano.  And lately it has been making my hills alive with the sound of music.

Okay, that sounded horribly gross, but you get what I’m saying.

Right? No? Well, let’s just forget I even said that.

 

 

Can we also have a moment of appreciation for this MINIATURE KEYBOARD?! It is beyond precious, and I’m really hoping Mama Filson will get this for me, as I’m currently, and quite-awkwardly borrowing my roommate’s boyfriend’s keyboard (THAT WAS GROWING DUST IN THE GARAGE. Not my fault. I’m keeping good ol’ Mr. Keyboard company).  Oh, and a music journal to jot all my white-girl raps down! SCORE.

And wait, how’d that macbook pro get in there?! Garageband people. It’s worth the $1100 bullet you will be biting when buying such a beautiful thing. And the fact that I will officially have to register myself as a “Hipster” upon my purchase of this computer. And besides, my Dell is about to get itself a Viking funeral soon.*

 

*As in, I’m going to throw fire-arrows at it and set it out to sea on a Viking ship. Very soon.

4. A fancy headband for that “I’m currently growing out my hair and it doesn’t like me very much”- phase.

Is anyone else convinced that Taza has the loveliest life ever? And it adds insult to injury that she also knows how to make such beautiful headbands. I’m calling shenanigans on that one.

5. Classy lady lipstain

I’ve never been a big make-up wearer, until lately. When did it suddenly became super fun to put on liquid eye-liner? I think it’s the element of a costume that I love. I always dress myself with a certain “character” in mind, always an aspect of myself. Like sassy librarian. Or classy accountant. Or demure, moody, folk singer in a smoky bar. And makeup is kind of one of those things for me. It’s another element of a character that I’m really having fun with lately.

Why the lip stain, you ask? Call me a sucker for good marketing, but I was watching “16 and Pregnant” last night, when a commercial for Covergirl lip stain came on. And it puzzled me. Greatly. And thus, I created lots of humorous catchphrases  for the product in my mind, such as:

“Who says you can’t still look hot while in labor?”

“Covergirl Lip Stains, lasts even through all 36 hours of labor, guaranteed!”

But since then, I’ve seemingly found myself pining for some lip stain.

I’m such a sucker. Such a sucker.

 

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to all the things i do not have;

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Mackenzie

 

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Dear $600… that is holding me back from going back to school.  I would very much like you to materialize out of thin air like magic. As it would help me leaps and bounds, by alleviating my stress (and thus my stress-eating of Oreos), and allowing me to take some college classes this coming semester. But since summoning money from nowhere is against Gamp’s Law in the Harry Potter books, I guess I will have to go about attaining you the old fashioned way.  And anyways, perhaps your absence and my increase in free time is God’s little way of saying  “Go on another adventure, Mackenzie. By yourself again. And without plans. Do it.”

Dear four Great Pyrenees Puppies… you’d be very nice to snuggle up with as I start watching Glee from the beginning on one of my days off this week. But then again, you would eat all of my shoes. And leave me all kinds of little presents on my yoga mat. And I just don’t really think that would jive with me very well. But one day you will be all mine. And I will name you “Swayze”, “Keanu”, “Springsteen”, and “Gatsby”, respectively. And we will snuggle.

Oh MAN, will we snuggle.

Dear Future gentleman caller of my dreams… I don’t think it would be good to meet under rushed circumstances. Although, I cannot lie and say that I didn’t wish you would promptly plop yourself on my doorstep, flowers in hand (my favorites are tulips, just so you know), and offer me a lunch date at Chipotle (my heart can be won with mountains of guacamole). But that would not be right. Not at all. Because I’m supposed to meet you in due time. Just not right now. I have some kinks to work out, many places to go, and lots of things to experience. And I’d kinda like you to meet me when my hair is longer and I’m not living with my mom, and I’m more of an adult and all that good stuff. That way, I have lots of interesting things to tell you when we go to Chipotle (But if you could come before the last Harry Potter movie comes out, it’d make my life. …As it’s been my nerdy dream to have my first kiss occur at a Harry Potter movie premiere….And uhm, I only have one more).

But, like, no pressure of course.

And also this gives you more time to memorize passages from “Harry Potter” to quote to me.

But really, no pressure.

Dear that “Lizzie Mcguire Movie” moment of my life…You know which one I’m talking about. That one moment in your life where “This Is What Dreams are Made Of” blasts in the background and you feel like you just got chosen to sing alongside an Italian pop-star? And all your dreams are coming true? And you could totally throw your beret up in the air in pure, unadulterated glee? Well, I feel like I’m close to it. So close, I can almost smell it. It smells a lot like Ethan Craft and bubblegum-scented perfume.

Dear cutesy apartment in a faraway metropolis…away from any theme parks. I can’t wait for you. But I cannot lie, you sort of freak me out. Sure, you seem like guaranteed adulthood contained in four walls, but you also mean money for rent and electricity. More bills. Leaky sinks. Having to make sure all my doors are locked so no one steals my laptop filled with pictures of Darren Criss on it.  Windows that won’t shut all the way and let cold drafts in. Noisy neighbors doing nasty things. Despite all of this, I still dream of you fondly.  And you know I’m going to decorate you so good. Knick-knacks everywhere. Classical music blasting at all times like my grandmother would hope I would do.  Themed dinner parties galore. And the more-than-occasional costume party will be thrown inside of you. And you’ll smell like cookies and flowers and classic Febreeze at all times. I’ll see you soon. Don’t you worry.

 

xoxo M.

 

currently listening to ‘your ex lover is dead’// stars

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