Miscellaneous Anecdotes
Miscellaneous anecdotes in random order. . .
The other night the wind was so intense that it blew through and tore the plastic off my windows. (yes, the plastic was on the inside.) I was up at 4am with a roll of packaging tape securing it back in place. It was cold. There were swear words involved.
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Last weekend on our way to the movies, I saw a girl asking a national guardsman with a machine gun where the bathroom was. Isn't there some kind of deep satirical irony in that?
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My Writing Center clients have been growing at a rate of one a day. Today's person is an English Language Learner whose native language is Persian. I didn't even know Persian was a language. I'm not sure he should be seeking my help.
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On the way home from the movies, I saw a transvestite trying to prostitute himself to a blind man. Isn't there some kind of deeply disturbing commentary about the human condition in that?
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The line from my latest song. (Yes, the only line.)
"You're my WonderBread - I want to be your peanut butter."
Catchy isn't it? Okay, maybe not.
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A friend at lunch, on realizing what he wanted too late... "If I were him, I'd be quick. I personally don't understand what the dude is going."
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Walking down the hall to class with a friend of mine and a friend of hers comes through the door and says, "Hi! Where've you been? We haven't hung out in soooo long."
My friend replies, "Yea, you people don't have enough melanin for me."
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Paul to Pete: "That's right, it's all about keeping the tinted man down."
Posted by Amanda at March 05, 2003 11:38 PM
