Texas: day 2.241

TOday’s talking points memo

-The weirdest thing I’ve ever seen on letterhead: “Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California.” It’s not real until you see it on letterhead. And let me tell you. It’s weird.

-this is so beautiful

-in general, de minimis non curat lex,

-And, don’t forget: a good conscience is a continual Christmas, said Benjamin Franklin.

Texas: day 2.231

Happy pesadech! in celebration of the holiday i ate a seven-foot high loaf of bread for dinner. it’s about time i rebelled. isn’t that what judaism’s about? that judy’s always been a trifle…

presently i am going to bike across town and poach some sunflowers from a lovely abandoned yard the location of which i must keep off the record for fear of retribution. as a child in deerfield illinois it was a common practice of mine to bicycle around between 2-4 a.m. and steal flowers from the yards of some of deerfield’s storied private citizens. the [redacted] family on [redacted] street always had the most sensational peonies, plush as chinese velvet and pink as a baby’s pout. goodbye.

Texas: day 2.227

Guess who’s back? my friendly friend acid reflux. what goes around comes around, blog. let this be a lesson. in any case dr. ut health services said i can’t eat peppermint for a month and i should put bricks under my bed. let’s hear the refrain: my stomach may never be the same… my stomach may never be the same.

Texas: day 2.225

Pretty much every night before I tuck myself in with a glass of almond milk I read a chapter from my favorite book, Veronica’s LiveJournal. Today I share a particularly poignant entry with you.

“[Mar. 10th, 2005|10:11 pm]
[Current Mood|too upset for the situation]
[Current Music|Wilco]

Olivia ate my ONE PIECE of birthday cake (saved specifically for ME because I didn’t eat any last night) and lied about it. And someone finished my cookies. It’s really affecting me. I’m not upset because I’m not eating delicious snacks, but because they were my SPECIAL snacks and people just ate them.”


nobody doesn’t love a rickshaw!