May 2012
11 posts
63.
A little Friday-morning amusement, courtesy of the Orient joke issue. Polar bears > Cardinal.
(Much like that bear - and much to the chagrin of those who live with me - I am also almost never wearing pants.)
whenobamaendorsed:
When Obama endorsed same-sex marriage
… I did the:
62.
The smell of gasoline and freshly cut grass.
April 2012
15 posts
61.
Marblehead, MA - March 2012
If one candidate is trying to scare you, and the other’s trying to get you...
– Bill Clinton
60.
As we all know (and by “we,” I mean myself and my loyal readers Robbie and E), I am not a fan of driving. I do not like it at all. The near-constant state of Carmageddon in the Bay Area, of course, is perfect for heightening my fear of driving, so I spend most of my time here bribing others to chauffer me places.
You can imagine, then, how relieved I was to return to Maine for a week,...
March 2012
15 posts
She sits with one hand poised against her head, the
other turning an old ring...
– Adrienne Rich, “Dialogue”
Seeing friends in public…
whatshouldwecallme:
My friends:
My best friend:
59.
Stripes!
I woke up this morning to find a flabongo in my shower.
Apparently, I’m squeezing as much “early 20s” out of my last days of 24 as possible, since as of tomorrow, I will have to say I’m in my mid-20s. As I sit in bed in the middle of the afternoon, eating Goldfish and drinking orange soda in my underwear, I can’t decide if I’m sad or relieved to be getting...
February 2012
17 posts
XENO - n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged...
– quarter life coe: xeno
58.
you politely ask me not to die and i promise not to right from the beginning—a relationship based on good sense and thoughtfulness in little things i would like to be loved for such simple attainments as breathing regularly and not falling down too often or because my eyes are brown or my father left-handed and to be on the safe side i wouldn’t mind if somehow i became entangled in...