Is that Character Me?

List of ways I am like Hannah Gavener, main character of the man of my dreams:

• Older perfect sisters
• Not trying on the first couple of dates and then being surprised when the gentleman calls for more dates
• Pretending to be interested in sports by asking what the score is
• Thinking snide comments but keeping them to myself

List of ways I might be like Hannah Gavener, but I hope to almighty I am not:

• Copping out of a fun night last minute in order to wear soft pajamas and then fall asleep in front of bad tv
• Jumping from small talk to making out (in my head only) when making small talk with a random guy

List of things Hannah Gavener and I would talk about, if we worked in the same office:

• The weather
• The weird funky smell coming from the refrigerator
• The color choice of the kitchen
• The lightening in the bathroom

Ode to the Friday Paper: 12 words and 2 colors

Such power in black and white -
Yesterday,
I cried
for the "missing"
movie review

Me as An Aunt

Niecey,

When you smile, I cannot look away. I selfishly think that my words, my singing, my story telling created that smile. You humor me, laughing at your self centered aunt, because you know that once you can eat solid foods, I will buy you the ice cream cone you crave. Even though it is before dinner.

Much love.

Me as a Reader

I am an addict.

I have an addiction, a compulsion, a desire, a need. I’m just one block from a street corner and a cardboard sign, begging others to fuel my fire. I wake with a soft numb, a white noise reminding me that the need is there, driving my actions to find more, to bring me closer, to keep the buzz. My mind rushes to my need – in libraries, in book stores, in street signs. I am an addict and I will read ingredient labels to feel the comforting rhythm of the written language.

Classroom in Perspective

Teacher:
Blank face, vacant eyes.
Frustration boiling. I
reached my breaking point.

Students:
Is she still talking?
Does she want us to answer?
Why is her face red?