Me want the pretty pretties...
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/07/artist-decorated-brain-buckets-raise.html
I use my bike as my primary mode of transportation. Problem is, I HATE wearing a helmet. I do it. I do it the way that I quit smoking, despite not wanting to. With a helmet like these I may change my tune.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
barefoot
In my fancy shoes I tower over his modest height, bringing me from above average to amazon.
"You are not the kind of girl who needs to wear heels"
I slip one off and sink down 4 inches.
"Better?"
"Yep"
"Now all I need is to be pregnant and in the kitchen"
He raises his eyebrows
"You know that saying right?"
"Yeah, I do, I'm just not hungry right now"
Monday, June 1, 2009
hope
will you be..
..the leaf caught
...eyelash blown
....penny tossed
will you be the wish that comes true?
..the leaf caught
...eyelash blown
....penny tossed
will you be the wish that comes true?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Things I love about New York
An ongoing list...
1) I am 3 blocks away from the best chocolate chip cookies in the world.
2) Bookstores are open till midnight.
3) I can buy a meal (of varying healthfulness) for less than $5.00
4) The huge range of people, allowing for the most horrid and the most beautiful.
5) My students, because they have no idea that they are living in New York City.
6) I am a five-minute walk from a sex store.
7) I can buy the best of anything. Most importantly I can find the best fresh eggs, the best organic frozen food, the best lemon meringue pie, and a wide variety of killer cupcakes.
8) This is where most of my friends live.
9) Riverside park. A statue of Eleanor Roosevelt greets you as you walk in. There is the river if you bear West and swing sets if you know where to look.
10) Central park, each gate is named something different (the children's gate, the engineer's gate, and my favorite the stranger's gate). If you choose the less-beaten path you can convince yourself you're in the woods somewhere far away from all things urban.
11) I don't have to drive to work. In fact, I really don't have to drive anywhere.
12) All the beautiful people in their beautiful clothes.
13) Seeing young aspiring actors perform Shakespeare on a subway train, and break dancers narrowly avoid poles as they somersault down that same train car.
14) One word... non-smoking.
15) My bike has turned this big city into a small town.
16) Locking eyes with a stranger and sharing some moment, enabled by the sheer density of people and the lack of cars.
17) The memories of my father woven through my neighborhood.
18) Novelty is so close. It's just outside my comfort zone, just a subway stop further away than I'm planning to go.
19) This city is made for walking.
1) I am 3 blocks away from the best chocolate chip cookies in the world.
2) Bookstores are open till midnight.
3) I can buy a meal (of varying healthfulness) for less than $5.00
4) The huge range of people, allowing for the most horrid and the most beautiful.
5) My students, because they have no idea that they are living in New York City.
6) I am a five-minute walk from a sex store.
7) I can buy the best of anything. Most importantly I can find the best fresh eggs, the best organic frozen food, the best lemon meringue pie, and a wide variety of killer cupcakes.
8) This is where most of my friends live.
9) Riverside park. A statue of Eleanor Roosevelt greets you as you walk in. There is the river if you bear West and swing sets if you know where to look.
10) Central park, each gate is named something different (the children's gate, the engineer's gate, and my favorite the stranger's gate). If you choose the less-beaten path you can convince yourself you're in the woods somewhere far away from all things urban.
11) I don't have to drive to work. In fact, I really don't have to drive anywhere.
12) All the beautiful people in their beautiful clothes.
13) Seeing young aspiring actors perform Shakespeare on a subway train, and break dancers narrowly avoid poles as they somersault down that same train car.
14) One word... non-smoking.
15) My bike has turned this big city into a small town.
16) Locking eyes with a stranger and sharing some moment, enabled by the sheer density of people and the lack of cars.
17) The memories of my father woven through my neighborhood.
18) Novelty is so close. It's just outside my comfort zone, just a subway stop further away than I'm planning to go.
19) This city is made for walking.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
good things come to those who wait
She is at about rib height, 5 years old, and bouncing next to me as I stand at my desk.
She points to my chest, and asks.
"What are those?"
"The flowers on my dress, or" -I gesture towards my chest- "these?"
"Those!"
"Um, they are part of my body"
"What are they? Why don't I have those? Why are they so big?
"They are breasts, and you'll have them when you grow up"
"Why don't I have them now? It's not fair!"
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Final Destination
"I was at the bar with my friends and he came by. He stays 15 minutes and leaves. I was a stop-by... I thought I was the final destination"
My roommate continues to tell me about her night. I can't stop thinking about how awesome the phrase she just came up with is.
"We'd texted about this, talked about it earlier today, he said he was finally so excited to hang out. And then he just... leaves!"
She was a stop-by, not the final destination. Just what we need, another way to be blown off.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Health Class
I'm climbing up the stairs at work when some fifth graders pass me on their way down moaning a chorus of complaints.
"Eww!"
"Gross!"
"Ugh, I feel sick"
It doesn't sound serious, but still I feel the need to ask..
"Girls, what's wrong?"
They answer me all at once
"UGH! We just had Health class"
"From the book"
"It was awful"
They keep going downstairs, whining and clutching their stomachs. I stop laughing to call them back. At the bottom of the stairs, they turn to me
"And the worst of it is,"
I pause and lower my voice to an ominous whisper
"It's gonna happen to you"
"Eww!"
"Gross!"
"Ugh, I feel sick"
It doesn't sound serious, but still I feel the need to ask..
"Girls, what's wrong?"
They answer me all at once
"UGH! We just had Health class"
"From the book"
"It was awful"
They keep going downstairs, whining and clutching their stomachs. I stop laughing to call them back. At the bottom of the stairs, they turn to me
"And the worst of it is,"
I pause and lower my voice to an ominous whisper
"It's gonna happen to you"
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