i won't: be anything but a redhead. i prefer: black sharpie markers. i am: the only person i know for sure. i touch: my feet a lot. and my cat's feet, too. i bake: a mean black raspberry pie. i wait: not so patiently. i bathe: daily. i read: contemporary american lit. i stop: only when i force myself to. i trust: my family. i dance: in my living room. i ache: if i've hurt someone. i believe: that i have to believe that things will get better. i have: far too many possessions.		July 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31             Jun   Aug   who I am alien in my buddha and baby makes seven beauty dish chicken scratch dooce ellipsis ellipsis ellipsis kane's esoteric bowl julia just around the bend just playing le blogue du têtu life in LA lizzie neva, miss feva, blogging pandora tales from the park side third house party rayne today run cook write sexy magick yellow snapdragons feminist majority ipas moveon.org naral pro choice america now planned parenthood save roe appel farm putney school the gothamist jennifer levy photography jonatha brooke katy pfaffl nanci griffith ollabelle todd rundgren WFUV
i burn: after five minutes in the sun. i can't: ever vote for a republican. i can: make fire. i break: more electronic appliances than i statistically should. i daydream: too much. i do: the NY times crossword, in pen. i never: eat chicken. i don't: wash fruit before i eat it. i drive: like an old lady. i eat: far more than i should. i cry: more than i ever thought i would. i enjoy: food, friends, music, sleeping, bubble baths. i fear: i'll grow old alone. i hold: the whole world in my hands. i forgive: some people too easily, and others less. i hate: people who hate people. i hide: in my bed. i drink: tea, coffee, filtered water, and absolut au kurant. and white wine with lots of ice i love: my family. i sing: in the car i hug: tightly. i find: lots of cashmere at the thrift store. i hurt: far too easily. i knit: sweaters that i never wear. i know: that there has to be good in this world. i learn: by doing. i wear: my PJs, all day, when i'm working from home. i like: walking barefoot. i see: better with my glasses. i live: in brooklyn. i crave: root beer floats with chocolate ice cream. i look: exactly the same as i did when i was three. i made: my bed this morning.	i miss: the body i had at 18. i need: a job. i play: scrabble, gin rummy, trivial pursuit, shanghai, and monopoly. i quit: only once i've exhausted every option. i regret: not trusting my gut. i meditate: when i'm trying to sleep. i remember: too much. i split: infinitives. i ride: the subway i rode: on a motorcycle once. i save: everything. i sleep: surrounded by white, vintage linens. i rub: grapefruit oil on my wrists. i smell: the milk before i pour it. even at other people's houses. i walk: hard. i smile: less than i did when i was younger. i want: to live more simply. i talk: past the point. i tarnish: silver, more quickly than most people. i collect: brownie cameras, vintage clocks, linens, lace trim, and sea-glass. i clean: rarely. i write: because it's the only thing i know how to do. i soak: in a bubble bath when i'm stressed. i watch: far too much tv. i wish: cats lived as long as people. i laugh: more with my brother than with anyone else. i listen: to my ipod on the subway. i work: in magazine publishing. i yearn: to live at the beach. i kiss: passionately. i dream: more than i wish i did. i thrive: when i'm encouraged. i hope: for more happiness.
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