Tuesday, September 29, 2009

existential angst and the Internet

Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.

Monday, September 21, 2009

definition

"Us" and "home" were words that he and I pronounced differently, but always at a shallow angle. The "us" and "home" we spoke of was transient, comfortable, casual--a word to indicate the place where one or both of us habitually slept, when we knew each other.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Glamour

I've done a lot of thing. I was an insurance broker. I managed a heavy metal band. I went to rehab.~fellow intern

Monday, September 14, 2009

privileged

Client: You tell your Jim to teach my Jim not to be so wordy. He's got to stay on-message.

Me: Right. And since your Jim has a meeting in an hour, I'll try to get my Jim to get to your Jim's testimony right away, instead of explaining the set-up of the courtroom.


Sidenote: journey two into Rhode Island!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

prepubescent

My little brother turned thirteen yesterday, but he still doesn't have any armpit hair. I asked.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

overqualified--sentences from personal ads in Harvard Magazine, July-August 2009

Having all attributes a man could want.

Bright, captivating, affectionate artist and outdoor adventurer. Graceful, natural athlete, leggy slim figure, easygoing great looks, 49. International experience and sophistication yet deep roots in New England with the best of its philosophy and love of its landscape and light. Mischievous and genuine, sexy and comfortable with herself.

Drives red Prius, buys green. Creative, fun, low-maintenance. Nature lover, bird lover, travel/music lover. Delights in movies, kayaking, New Mexico, Martha's Vineyard, Buddhist retreats, speaking Spanish/Hebrew.

I am: glamorous Ivy Leaguer; highly accomplished.

Needs man to emotionally complement her and pursue committed partnership.

Friday, September 11

Trivia: liberal arts graduates:: fighter pilots: crop dusters