Archive | March, 2005

caffinerded

March 30, 2005

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caffinerded

Last summer, there was a woman with steely ragged hair who brought an entire honeydew to Starbucks, eating it with plastic utensils.  I wasn’t sure if she was homeless, until she asked me where I had my hair done.  "They…

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curious about george

March 30, 2005

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I couldn’t decide what to wear.  I changed three times from sophisticated chic in my cashmere wheat colored wrap top with jeans and a blazer to a scarf top.  The scarf didn’t match the shoes I wanted to wear, some…

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craptacular

March 29, 2005

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People ask me how I do it, and when I respond, "I can’t not do it," I’m not sure they get it. So for example, tonight I was on such a bad date, that I had to come home and…

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please look after this bear

March 28, 2005

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please look after this bear

I wear my hair straight when I’m nervous; it makes me feel organized.  There’s a certain composure when it’s just smooth commas, falling down my back, allowing for rest and measured beats of calm. Pauses.  My ringlets are chaos, my…

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guantanamera

March 26, 2005

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While Eddie and I drink two bottles of Red I’ve brought back from Italy, I read to him from my Tantric Sex book.  “I want to know if you’d be freaked out if I did any of these things to…

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senseless

March 24, 2005

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“Did you meet the schniffer?”“Oh, wow, he invented The Swiffer?”  I yelled to Amy over the din of Tao.“No.  No.  He’s the sNiffer.  He sniffs women.”“What?  Like a dog?”“He literally won’t do a deal if he doesn’t like the way…

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get a life

March 24, 2005

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When you’re married, your energy has a chance to roam.  You can choose a hobby—raising a dog, fertility, painting. Your google searches have a theme; you are no longer aimless in the bookstore.  You have found something to invest all…

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confidence and confidants

March 24, 2005

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I received a phone call last night at 11:50pm.  “Klein, there’s just something else I have to tell you.  After all the seex is gone, after all the confidence and the games, you want to end up with your best…

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