November

1: Storming the Wall (reading about border protection and climate change)
2: the surreal cycle of drifting into a dream state then "waking" back into the present
3: pulling my post-shower corkscrew curls into a little top ponytail
4: my classmates' funny PSA skits
5: "Petrified" by DROELOE capturing my current state
6: "a nice long heart-to-heart chat"
7: this text exchange: "First snow! ❄😊" - "💙 it's beautiful"
8: watching a middle-aged golden retriever chase a ball and flop for a belly rub in the snow-covered grass
9: hoarding leftover food from an unattended event #freegan
10: the new Green Eggs and Ham Netflix original as a decent distraction from homework and toxic thought spirals
11: desahogándome with a friend (and sad-laughing about shared shitty experiences)
12: the lit club reading, discussing, and seemingly enjoying a short story I suggested
13: a little gurgling stream in the midst of snow-covered cattails
14: playing Overcooked with the Xenia squad and laughing until my stomach hurts
15: nostalgia from listening to the Traveling Wilburys
16: "getting wasted" & watching Bojack Horseman
17: watching Avatar: The Legend of Korra over Sunday Night Dinner
18: pumping myself up with some sick new Stonebank
19: "Loneliness" by Kurzgesagt
20: revamping The Misfits (i.e., channeling life events into a new story adapted from previously-written characters)
21: a window in the shower stall to look out over Battell Beach from the fifth floor
22: laughing and talking with (mostly new, some familiar) people at gayme night
23: Once Upon a Goat
24: the haunting transcendence of "Videotape" slowed down 800%
25: embracing the unprecedentedly warm weather and walking around outside the library, stumbling upon the Garden of the Seasons mini-sculpture/labyrinth park
26: social networking (i.e., my aunt) potentially getting me a leg up for a job application
27: commiserating, catching up, reminiscing, and road-trip planning with my bestie
28: hella nostalgic yet timeless vibes of "You Won't See Me"
29: the Q&A community supper
30: blog posts and other online resources answering the question "how to know if you're ready to start dating"

October

1: Carolyn Finney coming to guest-lecture and discuss with our class
2: Bloom (the graphic novel)
3: reading the campus newspaper over breakfast
4: chatting with my advisor
5: hanging 'til 5 am
6: completing my back2back2back playlist project
7: running into Jim at work while on a last-minute-cover shift
8: a friend inviting me to his art studio
9: revisiting the Spanish house to watch a Chilean fim
10: overwhelmed in-awe wanting to cry at the beautiful fall mosaic of the landscape
11: Yoe Mase "Homeless"
12: side job at work: preparing the Halloween glove craft
13: brunch + chillin' with alum pals on homecoming weekend
14: breakaway work outside turning into conversation with classmates
15: my lil bro becoming a grown college boi
16: justified YouTube time (after finally finishing my readings for class)
17: being selected as the unsuspecting subject of the professor's thought experiment
18: hoarding a bunch of mini rubber bands from work
19: unexpectedly running into my friend at the airport and sitting together on the plane
20: (morning sun through) forest fog & little galloping goats
21: tramping along the creek
22: the eerie fields
23: rolled-cuff skinny jeans over boots aesthetic
24: the Genderbread person
25: learning about habit formation
26: return to chillstep mixes
27: lo-fi/hip hop while doing homework together in my room
28: a tender moment with Princess Carolyn (Bojack Season 6) making me cry
29: burnt orange late-fall leaves
30: watching a recorded lecture and recognizing some of the (now) alums asking questions during the Q&A
31: wandering near the creek and stumbling across the high school