I think my greatest regret in life is having chosen to earn a PhD in English literature. These last seven years have been a big fucking mistake.

keep hope machine running. keep hope machine running. shut down despair machine for a little while longer.

urgh. work. work is the worst, particularly at 2 am, in a hotel room, 10 hours before you have to present it.

some people in this line of work are the worst. or at least the worst at using email and being human.

fixed the coat, but now not going to bring it. oh well. story of my life.

SUBCONFERENCE TOMORROW, real conference the day after that. exciting? maybe?

fucking hate everyone.

i have so little patience for this shit.

also: my goal for 2014 is to be happy, and to live somewhere that i actually really and truly like.

also: fuck tone-shaming. tone-shaming is NOT COOL, man. don't hate on other people's tones.

fuck fuck fuck,
fuck fuck fuck,
fuck them all the way.
oh what fun it is,
to write this song,
about hating it all any-fucking-way.