i'm fairly certain there's a secret oligarchy of miniscule beings within my brain, organizing and arranging and deciding and planning all of those disconcertingly confusing and complicated things that are expelled from my mouth and released in the swirls of my pen. i wish they'd occasionally clue me in as to what goes on during their secret executive meetings, but alas, the part of me that wonders is one and the same with the part of me that is kept blissfully naive.
be careful what you wish for, for we too often become entangled in the dreams that others have foisted upon us.
i took a bite of the sandwich--for its exterior looked delicious--only to discover its secret; the inside was a fragile construction of mold.
i'd like to think that it is all going to be alright, and persistent beliefs have a tendency to restructure one's reality.
i started out filled up and left overflowing. i’m not sure with what though.
straight-line mouth, like a table-top with a glass of water balanced. can’t let it fall, or the juice can’d think it’s okay (and it wasn’t). nose like a pushed up eraser half. two caves carved in. and her eyes; they say “it’ll be okay, it’ll be okay— his face is a mask, there’s just an awful lot of caring buried under all that plastic.”
don’t worry, it’ll be okay.
yes, your skirt; just like a princess. or course i want to play “break the ice.” you’re such a good helper. yes, puking lava must be a lovely thing to do. are all hippos pink and fluffy? “NO none are,” he says “NONE!” and then she has a smile and accidentally releases a “thanks mommy” followed by an “oops, sorry— i forgot for a second.”
i know baby, i know.
What bothers me is that the Sundays are taken off first. Or that they’re taken off at all.
eh, i guess, but it was clever so whatever.
- Teacher: Why did you not study?
- Me: A year has 365 days for you to study. After taking away 52 Sundays, there are only 313 days left. There are 50 days in the summer that is way too hot to work so there are only 263 days left. We sleep 8 hours a day, in a year, that counts up to 122 days so now we're left with 141 days. If we fooled around for only 1 hour a day, 15 days are gone, so we are left with 126 days. We spend 2 hours eating each day, 30 days are used in this way in the year, and we are left with 96 days in our year. We spend 1 hour a day speaking to friends and family, that takes away 15 days more and we are left with 81 days. Exams and tests take up at least 35 days in your year, hence you are only left with 46 days. Taking off approximately 40 days of holidays, you are only left with 6 days. Say you are sick for a minimum of 3 days, you're left with 3 days in the year to study! Let's say you only go out for 2 days... You're left with 1 day! But that 1 day is your birthday!
