to the following people, places, and things that have gotten me through this year:

• Jeni’s Ice Cream
• Dave Choe
• Lamb of God
• Lake Arrowhead
• Itaewon Class
• Juice Wrld
• Sunset and El Porto
• Cholada
• Taylor Swift
• The Plot Against America
• Drain
• Group texts with old friends
• Rilke
• Texting with the community
• My family