Tag: misspent youth

• The Drums of Óbidos

  

  I had entered a time machine, not to medieval Portugal, but to my own youth in 20th century California. When the drums played in Óbidos, I could close my eyes and picture the parade at my Renaissance Faire

  Crystal Torres

  March 20, 2025

  Adventure, Connections, Creativity, Dreams, Education, Travel

  architectural aspirations, Óbidos, Berkeley Study Abroad, Black Point, castles, dreams, faire brat, guess you had to be there, history, home, It’s the community, last summer, life’s a parade, misspent youth, my adventures, my hometown, my subconscious is weird, no matter where you go there you are, Renaisssance Faire, Sacred Places, You never forget your first queen

• Gotta Dance

  

  I’ve never been good at small talk under the best of circumstances. I really didn’t have it in me that night. Also, music. They were playing danceable music. If there is music, I dance.

  Crystal Torres

  January 23, 2025

  Connections, Creativity, Health, Travel

  awkward, Boat Party, last summer, Lisbon, misspent youth, my adventures, no matter where you go there you are

• Bomb to Balm

  

  My marriage left me skittish. I’ve run away from every threat of a relationship since then. I panic if things are going too fast but I still don’t want to waste my time on anything that isn’t aiming to be something.

  Crystal Torres

  January 16, 2025

  Connections

  a failure to communicate, enough, I like it like this, isn’t it romantic, love is all you need, misspent youth, relationships are hard, slow and steady, starting over, that man, you can’t hurry love

• Never Say Never

  

  I took one class a semester for eight years to get my associate’s degree. It was painfully slow, but in the end, it actually worked. I was ready to transfer to a university when my youngest turned eighteen.

  Crystal Torres

  February 2, 2023

  Aspirations, Connections, Education

  aren't you a little old…?, bestie, go bears, misspent youth, that man, transfer student