Sometimes.

Sometimes you make chicken tikka masala,

but it doesn't taste like Bombay House.

Sometimes you blend up Sprite

and fresh fruit

and it tastes better than

Sodalicious.

Sometimes you come home from work

and it's 90 degrees

inside your house.

Sometimes you watch Project Runway

on a huge television

with a huge American flag hanging behind it.

Sometimes you end up

taking a cat nap

at seven p.m.

every night.

Sometimes your bedroom is so messy

that it's really just a closet

and you actually sleep on the floor

in the empty room in the basement.

Sometimes no one understands

why you think it's fun

to sleep on the floor.

Sometimes you get a FaceTime call,

and when you answer it,

you're on the phone

with a six-week-old baby.

Sometimes you do your hair

like your roommate did

when she was 12.

Sometimes someone knocks on your door

and tries to sell you tamales,

but you don't buy any.

Sometimes you plan a facebook status

in your head

for days,

even weeks,

and when you post it,

it's just as good

as you thought it would be.

Sometimes you look at your syllabus

for your first class

in grad school,

and you literally can't even.

Sometimes you almost buy boots

because fall will come someday

and you're going to need them,

but then you can't make yourself do it.

Sometimes you swim all the way

across the reservoir

and back.

Sometimes you buy a 44 oz drink

even though you know

that's more than a liter

and you are going to get diabetes.

Sometimes you realize

you'd be unhappy

if you didn't get to be you.