Keara About Town #1: These Crushless Days
The Keara About Town essay series debut. This one is about how I don't have a crush.
Well dear readers, I am happy to report that things are finally looking up for ole Keara Sullivan! My family is happy and healthy and I have a great group of friends. I love where I live and feel confident about my career path. And yet… there is still… a glaring void. A crucial brick missing from the Keara’s Hierarchy of Needs pyramid. The acute emptiness that creeps in whenever… I don’t have a crush.
I imagine many of you just yelled out, “Say it isn’t so!” But unfortunately, it is so. For those of you who just fainted from shock, I recommend drinking some SmartWater to replenish your electrolyte level. I would hate for your eyes to go blurry whilst reading my prose. But back to talking about me.
Ah, me. These crushless days and crushless nights have been rather humdrum to say the least. It’s as if I’m a pet hamster whose various enrichment activities have suddenly vanished from their enclosure. I stare at the spot where my wheel used to sit and wonder, ‘Where did all the stimulation in my habitat go?’ With no outlet for my restless nature, I too have gotten the urge to lash out, to start biting people. I mean, how else can I fill my days and occupy my mind? Through hobbies? Through self introspection? Get real! What is this, Eat Pray Love?
Perhaps my glumness stems from the fact that I’m used to a richer, more crush-filled life. Back in high school I had enough crushes to fill an NBA starting lineup roster. And college was crushes galore! Not only did I have a starting lineup, I had subs warming the bench!
Oh, how I took those good old days for granted! Those days when I was surrounded by hot people in my age group who had to talk to me because we were assigned group projects! Those days when every semester brought me a brand new batch of hotties! I guess the old saying is true - you don’t know a good thing til it’s gone.
Keara’s Note: You’ll note that I published this mini Keara About Town essay a day early. This is to make up for the fact that I will likely be late in publishing next week’s Keara About Town Essay due to family members being in town! I hope that is alright with you all! Xoxo <3