June 2012
Every man in my life
wanted to take a nap before we went out tonight.
I like ‘em sleepy, I guess.
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Modern Love: a text message tale.
Coke Dealer Ex: Hey u. Was wonderin if u wntd to meet up soon…
Me: Actually, I’m sort of seeing someone right now.
Coke Dealer Ex: I bet i fuck u bettr than he could….;)
Me: Well, it IS true he’s never once put an ashtray on my back mid-coitus.
Coke Dealer Ex: Well. I bet u dont cry when u cum with him. Or write a soliloquy about it..
(5 minutes later)
...
I tried to run away myself
To run away and wrestle with my ego And with this flame You put here in this Eskimo
No regrets, Coyote.
I'm in charge of researching celebrities for a...
and an intern just offered the legitimate suggestion of Mel Gibson.
Me:
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There is no aphrodisiac
like a man who plays “quartics” for 87 points.
“I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.”
– Flannery O’Connor.
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There's a dirty rumor circulating about me at...
This blurb went out in the “Things to do in Norfolk” email to the interns:
I mean, okay. But you guys, this is literally what it’s like to hang out with me:
Heart to Heart.
It’s neither red nor sweet. It doesn’t melt or turn over, break or harden, so it can’t feel pain, yearning, regret. It doesn’t have a tip to spin on, it isn’t even shapely— just a thick clutch of muscle, lopsided, mute. Still, I feel it inside its cage sounding a dull tattoo: I want, I want— but I can’t open it: there’s no key. I can’t wear it on...
“When my words were wheat
I was earth.
When my words were anger
I was storm....”
– Mahmoud Darwish, “Words” (translated by Rana Kabbani)
“I’m not sure if this makes sense, but something about growing up in a...”
– Gladstone, “5 Awful Experiences You Never Get Over.”
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Successfully campaigned to have my officemates get...
“I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a...”
– Maya Angelou.
“It’s the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say...”
– Tony Benn.
