as of 1/5/26, i def have eased up on being a hater bc there are always ways i find this city romantic, ways i find being haunted by 22 out of 26.5 years of my life being experienced here an interesting part of my human journey—i’ve known the trees in my yard since i was a child, ya know? i’m still 0.5 degrees separated from people i knew a decade ago. it’s strange, there’s only so many people that know you since birth. this city is one of those people.