Sadie Randall
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Sadie is a fourth year majoring in Media Studies and minoring in Architecture. She is passionate about space, art, and self expression. When she’s not in class you can find her hanging with friends, sleeping, doing crafts, or listening to music.
i think back to when i was little
the freedom to do as i please
now that i’m here what shall i do
reminisce on the past
or stay in the present
why does the present bring such ...
is it my sense of clarity
the memories fading until
now i must create new ones
Relationships, whether platonic or romantic, are essential in life. As we spend more time with our thoughts during this pandemic, they start to consume us, making us question our mundane activities: “Why am I friends with these particular people? Did that come off too harsh or needy?
I wanted to write about self-care, and how my routine has changed since this pandemic. Yet once again I was dragged back to reality and remembered the university I attend.
Picture a family. How many children do you see? How many parents? Mother, father, boy, girl: the nuclear family almost always appears as a two-parent household with (usually) two children. One child or two, “the family,” according to popular media, has two parents.
Looking in the mirror I see my scars, messy curls, and oversized shirt, as I try to fix myself up for the day. Sometimes I don’t want to pick up my phone because society is just depressing. Over the summer, social media was filled with constant Black deaths, which made this pandemic even harder to go through as a Black woman.
As my six-month spring break of binging shows on Hulu and Netflix ended, I had to accept that I would start my education at Zoom University for the foreseeable future. While some brave souls have decided to head back to Charlottesville, I am staying in my childhood bedroom for the semester.