when i was little, my mom used to take us to the rowland heights library every tuesday so me and alex could attend reading time. we also got to choose childrens' books that my mom read to us in bed. i still remember our favorite book, called The White Palace about a salmon.

later on, my mom used my great love for storytime to blackmail me into ( Read more... )

no-no's:

"peaked/peeked my curiosity"
your curiosity seems mountainous/voyeuristic

"i poured over the book"
you seem very liquid.

"with baited breath"
this reminds me of those tic-tac commercials where a girl's minty-fresh breath strikes love into everyone she passes.

BLAGH

They say when opportunity knocks you should let it in and invite it to sit at your table. Fuck that - when opportunity knocks, you should take it captive. Beat that shit down. I've got opportunity tied to a chair in my basement with a ball gag in its mouth. Opportunity ain't even thinking about leaving my house. If you keep quiet for a second ( Read more... )

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my student today (who is in that weirdly hilarious teenage stage where he is aggressively being WEIRD just to be WEIRD because it's not COOL so it's actually COOLER than being COOL) had a conniption fit of SPECTACULAR AWE when he found out that "melody" is not my nickname, which is so WEIRD and so COOL.

how to draw aardvark legs?

i totally had this ( Read more... )

i want:
new books to add to my massive, out-of-control library
to get a real haircut and maybe a suit that fits me correctly
to take classes in yoga and dance and chinese
to have a career in something creative
to be able to visit my family, particularly my brother
to hang out with people who understand and/or accept my weirdness

i need:
to buy plane ( Read more... )

today, upon walking into my GRE writing class, i was presented with a saran-wrapped square of sticky rice studded with what appear to be gingko biloba. by way of explanation, one of my students said, "we heard that you like health food ( Read more... )

today a young, overweight man on the subway showed me a complicated-looking ID bracelet and told me he just got out of prison. there was a massive tattoo on the back of his head. he had three plastic bags of stuff, no coat and no umbrella on a freezing, raining day. he asked me for money, and i gave him all the cash that i had on me ($3). i dug ( Read more... )

in my various adventures through the medical establishment, i have undergone a variety of treatments for pain. so instead of craving normal things like a hot bath or a drink or something, right now what i want is ( Read more... )