daily happies:

going out for st. patty's yesterday was, frankly, a nightmare. but i got to spend time with some people that i think are genuinely amazing, so i'll take that as a win. making myself look cute (aka not wearing sweatpants for once), eating a delicious dinner, and having drinks with the girlies was definitely the right choice last night.

ate a SCRUMPTIOUS meal of spicy chicken dolsot bibimbap + yuzu flavored soju yesterday. plus my friends were there and we weren't stressed out as usual. good as it's going to get

woke up feeling awful this morning, but my partner was there to commiserate with me. and by that, i mean listen to me recount the night and complain. they're a gem.

decided that i wasn't going to do anything today on account of feeling so ill, so instead of studying i cleaned my bathroom, took out the trash, did laundry, and ran to the convenience store to pick up some home supplies. it's tough to balance "house" productivity with "work" or "school" productivity, but i'm much happier with a clean bathroom.

my partner and i started watching the (very new) show "swarm", and we're obsessed. i think we only have two or three episodes left (and they're short episodes). i have no idea how it's going to end, but so far i am RIVETED. i haven't watched a genuinely *good* show that makes me want to immediately watch episode after episode in a long time. the premise: a really, really obsessed beyonce superfan goes off the rails. horror-thriller. lots of celeb cameos, excellent acting, gorgeously filmed (the color palettes are insane). and the whole thing was created by donald glover! that man's mind... we're definitely going to finish it tomorrow.

my roommate bought me boba. bestie... you know the path to my heart.

chatted with my mom and one of my best friends on the phone. it feels nice to connect with people and i should do it more.
🕯 it's the one year anniversary of me meeting my partner! (not us dating, mind you, but our first date). it's funny because my partner was like "it's march, it's going to be a year since we met!" so i checked the date of our first date from a selfie i took on the same day. lo and behold... it's been exactly a year. it's been a wonderful year. :')

there's a lot i have to do tomorrow and i am of course *stressed*, but today was calming and full of love and i'm at peace with how things have turned out. thanks for being a cozy place for me at the day, bell tree homies. have a good night!