The biggest problem, such as it is, with this story is that my favorite part is the first paragraph, which pretty much captures life for the mid-twenties writer who is also living alone and professional. The rest is fun too, a daydream through this thing they call living.

Six months ago, I spent my Friday night like this: I made some gooey macaroni and cheese, drank whiskey out of a little juice glass, and then experimented with drinking whiskey stirred into a mug of hot peach tea. I scrolled through my phone and left messages for friends I thought might be going out to bars. I watched the documentaryHelvetica—about the typeface, Helvetica. I smiled at the attractive Swedish men arguing over the politics signified by a particular typeface, but I was discomfited by the slippery Ouroboros arguments around Modernism. I took my trusty vibrator for a ride. Then it dawned on me that I needed to finally decorate my apartment.

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I’m making this up as I go.