everything i am

loving the smell of the hardwood aisle at lowes

putting raw sugar in my tea and not mixing it in so i can feel the texture of the crystals on my tongue

books of sodoku puzzles

loving bright colors but wearing almost exclusively black

looking good in every haircut i try

giving the best hugs but only to people who have earned my physical trust and vulnerability

at least one food hyperfixation at all times: right now it is goldfish

so much love: i am bursting with love. i love strangers, and boys and girls and queers that i’ve only dated a couple times, and my best friends, and my old neighbors, and my family—i am bursting beyond the brim of my existence with love

tea fanatic and novice self taught herbalist

tasseomancer (that’s tea leaf reading)

an affection for cool cars and some of the old people who drive

sometimes a grandpa even in my twenties

building things out of cardboard

the king of pillows, blankets, and all associated forts

lover of orange cats

handpoke tattooer

obsession with trains (autism ya feel)

a big ol queer

an older sister

a terrific gift getter and gift wrapper

zine maker

poet

distroist

plant dad!! i love my plant babies!!

amateur gardener

political revolutionary

a small downtown ambler and a big city explorer

connoisseur of museums and art

small time criminal

some times a raccoon

also sometimes a trash goblin

abolitionist

very good at kissing

reading very many books all the time, like both a large number throughout the year and also reading many books at the same time. i have like 11 books i’m in the middle of reading right now

my dad teaching me to change the breaks of a car when i was 14

hypersensitivity to any sensory stimuli: sounds, shirt tags, faint smells, bright lights, etc etc etc

wearing cool socks

disco balls forever!!

very competitive at board games (one of my worst qualities)

very chill at TTRPGS (one of my best qualities)

always having a safe and open home for others to be safe and loved in

an aesthetics bitch

really really into my 7 step skincare routine and also all skincare tips

always wearing platform shoes

big into romancing people; i will bring you flowers and chocolate and make you mixed tapes and write you letters and please! just let me love and romance you! it’s not scary to be loved, i promise, it’s heaven

listening to albums on repeat till i know them forwards and backwards

kind of a witch

periodically showing up with a fresh shaved head

very bad chess player who still really loves chess

angela davis fangirl

wearing six or seven earrings in each ear at once

showing up with a new tattoo i impulsively decided to give myself earlier that day

an abstract painter and collagist

smoker of herbal blended joints