talking about dad, and his time at LSU... including a lot of other tangents:

a contemplation of middle school peer pressure,

criminal activity observed last year (2024-2025) in college park (define: audacity),

how paid men behave,

and I'll be the first to admit: the conclusion (ending) here is very abrupt, not my best finale tbh

edit: LT was a football coach, the head track coach, and the dean of our high school. One day, one meet— after competing for my event: I walk up the bleachers and he’s angry (fully angry). "Explain to me how you had time to ADJUST YOUR SLEEVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RACE, and you were giving it your all?"

Touche.

That’s a perceptive man. He was also correct, I’ll never forget it. I think it was an open 400 but I was definitely in the final stretch, and I pulled down my right sleeve... just a little more. There is no WAY I was running with my whole heart, or I wouldn’t have even noticed an impulse TO MAKE such an adjustment (really). But other than that, nobody can really tell what you’re up to and why so just focus on making sure YOU like YOU lol

#advice #for us both

LOVE WINSLOW ##

Idk what that means but people say it, right? Sneaker deal?? This is a gal appreciating a recent purchase. But: it does instantly remind me of my dad saying “the BIG checks” which was a reference to specific shoes HIS buddies (and he) wore, made by the label directly— sent to the athlete. #geaux #mf #TIGAHZ

I’m fully dispatched but I have no boss!!

Also MUST clarify: only tobacco and cannabis in this lmfao

Is the title of a book (written by an old coach, right? Sports analyst..

On mothering*

You may disagree, but I said all this TO Raul and he said: you are exactly correct

(That America will disappear if y’all keep running ya (egregiously, and I mean: egregiously out of touch) mouths)

Shout out: Flagler beach!

Yayayayayayaya

Actually forgot to elaborate: what stuns me is THE FACT THAT they feel so light, I want to say: cloudy (a better (more accurate) term, though, would be bare, naked) experience.

They’re subtle, they’re: exactly what they need to be

No more, no less— not heavy, no strain, yet: no concern you aren’t covered. 10/10 would recommend.

(A riff* on) forest bathing, what happens when women (relax, and) behave as women, etc..

Robots &&

Forgot to finish: when I began the MA program, I had two (2) peers (classmates, first semester) who were ENROLLED in the PhD program, one of whom had already signed a $1M contract with the DoD, lol

Thoroughly confused: 70s listening lounge (but no listening allowed, I cant* listen, that’s odd) AND hi fi or lo fi? Actually asking— each time a manager said to me “this is a lo fi listening lounge” I’d think “can we (together) read IG/ the handle

@alfies.hifi: ur security tonight: “we miss you, you were the only one who ever CHECKED ON US

Me: every few hours: hey, you guys have water? You doing ok? Basic (altruism) shit.

PS: was fired hours after giving an outdoor security MAN a coke, Santi was (really, actually) PISSED— check w Sergei lol he literally said (maybe 8x) “we can drink whatever we want grab whatever you want” 😂 so check on him (?) TO BE TRANSPARENT: he also told me baptism isn’t a part of the Eastern Orthodox (Russian, he’s “Russian”) church, almost awkward because I was.. in the process (and have 8 books, one of which is titled: baptism and the Eastern Orthodox Church 🤣🤣🤣

IN APPRECIATION OF: nature 🌱🌷

Marcus— are you listening??