Nov 04, 2026: the roots

I get incredibly frustrated when someone talks to me how I need to slow down because we need to think about the bigger picture first. As an aside, I once took a test and finished it in half the alotted time and the person administering the test was surprised enough to note that nobody had ever finished the test before. It wasn't designed to be finished. That test was on my ability to hold the bigger picture in my head. I scored well. 🫠

What I have found about myself over the years is that if I move I am better off than standing idle wondering about the risk of what comes next when I do move. If you combine that with my abilities to see a bigger picture it mostly manifests into I want to move while you want to think about moving. It's not something that I do intentionally. It's not something that you do intentionally. And yet, here we sit at odds wth each other. Or so I perceive it.

All of this is me trying to understand my place in the world - let alone at [redacted]. I want to scream at the world to let me free and then I realize that the world includes you too.

Let's work at our pace, not mine.

I walked in the rain today. Let's get moist.

There's going to be a significant drop in fern content going forward me thinks. Today was the first morning in a long time where our kitchen wasn't designed to be taken over by my current best pal. I am profoundly saddened by this this sudden turn of events. I always knew that eventually lulu & p-funkwould get their shit together, but damn, already?

nikkigirl sent a picture to our grumpy morning group chat yesterday of me snuggling with gully and it really hadn't dawned on me that it was the last time he'll be there when I leave for work. He was part of my life in a way that he can no longer be and I'm a little bit sad (lotta bit).

Hey lulu! I take pride in how I've helped you with your cutest little boi and if we are being real, I definitely was more of a parent to him than I ever was with you. lulz

No matter how much I'll miss his tongue, I'm glad that you have a place that you can continue building your life with your growing family. nikkigirl and I have already cried about missing the gullster so great job ruining our lives. lulz part II

We love you.

So in November of 2025 I received a notification from YouTube Music that I was a top fan of the roots in October of that year. Then you fast forward one full year and I was notified by YouTube Music that I was a top fan of the roots of this year.

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Kismet!

Speaking of raising kids though, philadelphia's own definitely helped me raise bonnibel and if I have a number one bucket list item out there that needs to be checked off, it is seeing them in concert. With bonnie you say? Sold.