November 2009
1 post
The promised land?
Today I packed up as many of my belongings as my laziness would permit and hopped in my Ford Taurus to begin the four hour drive home. Somewhere along the way, while listening to my limited number of CDs on repeat (including Rilo Kiley, the Garden State Soundtrack, and my friend’s MileyTaylorShakira&GaGa dance mix), I looked up at what I could only hope was some type of mythical and...
August 2009
2 posts
my mom gchats
Patty: that's silly. lolz
me: good mom
Patty: sit mom sit
me: go get me a sandwich
Patty: chicken ok?
me: yes plznthx
PIG DEAL
Two weeks without internet had really pushed me over the edge. And by without internet I really mean without wireless internet for the few hours a day I spent at Grandma’s godforsaken house, and by really pushed me over the edge I mean annoyed me enough that I complained to my parents about it. And because I’ve trained them well, they found a way to get me internet by forcing my techno-saavy...
July 2009
2 posts
Going to prom
As I did my make up, put my hair up, and pulled on a flashy copper gown I felt like I was going to prom. Except this time my parents weren’t there to take my pictures and I drove all by myself.
When I walked inside I had that horrible feeling in your stomach when you’re all alone at an event and feel like everyone is looking at you. I walked past three teenage guys. One said hello....
love is all around?
In Spanish there are two types of love- the verbs querer and amar. If you tell someone “te quiero” they will usually smile and return the friendly phrase. No big deal. If you tell someone “te amo,” man, that is intense. You are seriously, romantically in love with that person.
How do you know, how does anyone know when they’re really in love? Not just like “I...
June 2009
6 posts
I made it onto the lifeboat today.
My key to success for getting onto the crowded metro car was to squeeze in front of somebody who really really wanted to get on and let them push me forward. If the door closes and you’re inside, that’s all that matters. The woman in front of me turned to ask if I was alright, squeezed in the corner like that. I said I was alright, so she turned back around. With her poof of curly hair...
The scramble to get on the metro today appeared to inflict in people the same desperation as the scramble to get on a lifeboat when the titanic was sinking. So I decided to wait while it sinks and grab a coffee in the city.
I could’ve died today. I left work to hop on the metro back up to maryland, but the train wasn’t moving. The announcer kept saying there has been an emergency further up the line and we had to await further instructions. After fifteen minutes i got off. Then i found out that the red line on the metro, the line that gets me home, had a train derail and crash into another train. I...
