Trying to become enormous.

"If you have to ask yourself, 'Would Dee Dee Goldhagen do this?' and the answer is 'No', then you probably shouldn't be doing it." -My mother, about everything.

self portrait: "any place that encourages you to walk around in your underwear but requires you to wear shoes is not a place you want to spend much time."

Why people ride bicycles. (Or, steerage on the Titanic?)

Things cliche for a reason.

"So Many Things I Could Not Do (if i had arthritis)" 

You're not supposed to be mean to people.

You're not supposed to eat after nine pm.

You're not supposed to walk in the bike lane.

You're not supposed to bike on the sidewalk.

You're not supposed to talk about your feelings at a bar.

You're not supposed to write people who don't write you back.

You're not supposed to love people who don't love you back.

You're certainly not supposed to go t a wedding that your not invited to.

You're not supposed to wear navy with black.

You're not supposed to prefer smoking weed alone.

You're not supposed to smoke weed.

You're not supposed to make people feel uncomfortable.

You're not supposed to0 try to hard.

(but don't be lazy!)

You're not supposed to lie.

You're not supposed to seal.

You're not supposed to ask too many questions.

(but don't be lazy!)

--

"you're probably drunk right now"

the thought

of thunder

makes me want

to be back

in your bed.

--

I listen to women singing in French to keep me from going crazy.  What do you do?