May 2008
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“The Things We Did and Didn’t...
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no, you are the mom. you are always the mom. you...
Bobby's mom: So, are you having dinner with us tonight?
Me: No, I'm going to a reading...
Bobby's mom: *scoff* Oh, fine, I guess I am stuck babysitting then!
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“She was young enough not to see a glass as half empty or half full, but as a...”
– Alice Hoffman (via scout)
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well, to be fair, that does narrow it down...
Some Little Girl: Meaghan! That girl over there won't move her piece because if she does she'll get checkmated and she doesn't wanna lose.
Me: which girl?
Little Girl: the one with the black...skin.
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Hot Action Cop, “Feva for the Flava”
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I pulled down on the leg of my jeans to hide my...
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when i was your age, we practiced making out on...
me: you're eleven years old, you don't know how to kiss.
kid: yes we do! we looked it up on youtube!
people say i should forget him, and i nod and say...
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“…it was like eating pudding forever, or driving in your car forever, or...”
– Mary Gaitskill, Veronica
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1. Today is Bobby's dad's birfday. Which means...
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His tragic, 75lb pants.
Bob's friend with my scale: Lets see how much I weigh.
The other kids: OMG you weigh 129 pounds!!
Kid: It's because of my pants...
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not for all the tea in china!
nobody says that enough anymore.
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“He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand....”
– Arundhati Roy, from The God of Small Things.
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tendollarsandtwentyeightcents.
Bobby lost his backpack on the 14A a few weeks ago and they sent a note to his teacher at school and i went to pick it up at the Lost Property Unit and it still had his cell phone AND allowance.
i heart MTA. despite the fact that my exchange with the Lost Properties guy went a little something like this:
“He needs to come to pick it up.”
“He’s 11.”
“Well,...
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Beck, “Nicotine and Gravy”
Every time...
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“…hoping he would call was like the praying you do after the bowling ball...”
– Amy Hempel, from “The Day I Had Everything”
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the items on this list range from "Great!" to...
My best friend Chris went on a first date Saturday.
His date had two dogs
They are whippets
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from my journal, 10 years ago today.
He said it was the 90s and why couldn’t I ask him out. I told him to see me after class.
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from last tango in paris
Jeanne: Why do you hate women?
Paul: Either they always pretend to know who I am, or they pretend I don't know who they are, and that's very boring.
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“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in...”
– Allen Ginsberg (via yesyes) (via antoinetta)
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the only cue i take from carrie bradshaw is how...
and that ain’t such a good thing.
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spring is officially here
i’ve switched over to iced coffee.
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“Every time you see a beautiful woman, someone is tired of her, so the men say.”
– Amy Hempel
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you got it, dude.
me: what does it mean that my biggest comebacks lately are DREAM ON and JOKES ON THEM
halle: u are in an 80s teen comedy?
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catholic guilt.
Me: Is it gonna be awkward when I don't take communion at your wedding?
Sarah: Is it gonna be awkward when I don't take communion at my OWN wedding?
like if one of our janitors dies.
automatic response email i got back from Brearley today that I imagine to be in the most condescending tone imaginable:If an interview seems appropriate at this time, we will let you know. Otherwise, we will keep your résumé on file and refer to it in the event of a future opening for a person with your experience and qualifications.
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