Well - technically they have half of a neon pink pair, and I have half of a neon green pair. We swapped socks. I wanted neon green, they wanted neon pink, we were walking around and bought it off a street vendor. We had only met once before this, so it's clear this was a very easy let's-GO kind of energy we had together.
They are now half way around the world, and I get sad thinking about how we won't be able to meet again as easily, so I try not to think about it. We are still friends, and we keep track of each others' work on IG, but it's not the same as hanging out, obv. Also language differences make it hard to communicate online accurately. Body language is so important to me.
May 25, 2024
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let me set the scene:
itâs 7:45 on a Tuesday night, you are listening to your peers perform their musical pieces theyâve been working on. Next up is your friend whoâs been practicing a duet with his buddy from the local symphony who youâve never met.
Your friendâthe pianistâadjusts his chair as the cellist tunes. Youâve never met this cellist before, but he looks familiar. Heâs the only guy in the room wearing a suitâother than you, sitting in your half-wet bathing suit from your earlier river adventure.
Wait, is the cellist wearing palm tree and coconut socks? Yes, he is. They are playing through the piece when your phone rings, itâs your roommate! You quietly exit out the open side door and situate yourself in the little patch of violets outside, listening as your roommate exclaims her excitement about the art she just made for an event youâre planning. You finish your phone call and wait patiently for the performers to finish⊠you stare at the coconut socks.
They strike the last chord and you applaud from your violet patch outside, waiting as to not interrupt their moment. They receive feedback from the professors and peers, and another student gets up to performâŠ. Youâre still thinking about the palm treesâŠ
After it is all over and youâve finished stacking up a few chairs you make your way over to the cellist and grab his attention.
âI wanted to say earlier, I love your socks.â
He looks up excitedly, smiling, âI was waiting for someone to notice, youâre the only one who did.â
You and the cellist converse for 20 minutes or so, introducing each other and getting to know the history behind the palm tree socks.
Itâs getting late, and youâve both places to be,
âIâd love to continue our conversation later.â You flash him a smile and hand him your phone, âhere, put your number in.â
He takes it and starts typing, pausing to finish his thought,
âIâm glad we met,â he smiles
âMe too,â you smile back as he hands you your phone.
âText me so I know itâs you?â he asks.
Later that evening, after he leaves and you finish practicing, you pick up your phone and text him.
âIt was a joy meeting you today, maybe we can go for a walk or grab lunch sometime? I can show you my cool socks.â you hit send.
âgreat to meet you, too, howâs Friday?â
âitâs a plan:)â
All because of a pair of socks.,
5d ago
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Whatâs That? Oh, we both love steely dan and hate cyclists that wear the little outfits ? (Not bc we hate the fit- we do, we just hate that they give you a dirty look when they roll through a stop sign and itâs your turn to drive more)
it starts with you liking one of my recs (obviously), then, feeling generous, I like one of yours thatâs either a micro-complaint or link to a specific, hard-to-find performance of an ethereal 70s jazz singer.
We follow each other back and⊠the rest is history as they sayâŠ
And by history I mean we dm on Instagram nightly until eventually we meet people that live on our own coasts and our flirtation becomes merely a memory
But a beautiful one at that
Jan 26, 2024
i met my girlfriend cilantro what feels like forever ago in an extracurricular chamber music program when i was 15 .
they were 14 & cooler & weirder than me & a significantly better violist than i was a cellist . they had dark heavy eyeliner & a blue & red bowie tank top they had made themselves (this is probably not what they were actually wearing when we met but itâs how i remember them from this time)
they were the hottest & most interesting person in the program & we became close friends over the year before dating off and [mostly] on for the last 14 years .
since then theyâve seen me through countless changes & mistakes & successes big & small & a couple different genders & sexualities . itâs a true joy to have someone who knows you so deeply & in so many ways & who can still surprise & delight you all the time . the longest & best friendship i will ever have <3
Oct 21, 2024
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it's totally cool to age and society still isn't equipped to deal with that.
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Sometimes you try your best and everything seems to hit the fan no matter how much you try, so you take that raincheck and take yourself out for a day.
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This is what I call it hahahah made by mums everywhere but the greased up version is sold along stalls in Mumbai. Two regular slices of white bread, buttered, and the middle filling is cream cheese with red onions, coriander/cilantro, tomatoes and some minced chillis. All veggies chopped mini cube size so they blend with the cheese. Toasted crispy.
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