how does one define oneself? i like fish but not to eat. i would marry one if it were socially acceptable. i also admire proper ladies, though i doubt i'll ever be one. i hate shoes and lollipops and gross noises and centipedes and clay and curling irons and science class and shaving and being sick and some doctors and capital letters and my name. i am afraid of capitalists and money and liquid medicine and english teachers and houses that smell like pee and pregnant ladies and deficit spending. i like thinking three dimensionally but listing everything is working well for now. i am the worst procrastinator you will ever meet. i'm not sure i like people, they sort of disappoint me, but that could just be one of my phases. i also hate cars because they inhibit life for trees and grass which i like. i don't like cherries because they make me think of sad things. i prefer strawberries or cantaloupe or grapes. i sort of like writing but not spelling and i might suck at grammar. i am afraid of junior year. i might lead a tiny life. i have nothing more to say. sometimes i state the obvious, and that is probably obvious. there is a little boy in our oven but i didn't put him there and nor did my mom. don't call the cops. did i startle you? just checking.
Comments (3)
You startled me!! I love your blog. What you say is all true. It's hard to define oneself. It reminds me of a quote from Nussbaum's reading :"But people are usually a tumultuous mixture of elements, and it may be very unclear what any person 'really' is; it is very unlikely that there is one unitary thing that each of us 'is.'" I'm very curious to find out why you feel the way you do. For example, why do cherries make you think of sad things? I always associate cherries with the well-known phrase, "pretty please, with a cherry on top?" And you know that that statement is always accompanied by a sweet, childish smile :)
Posted by Marirose David | September 9, 2008 5:13 AM
Posted on September 9, 2008 05:13
You startled me!! I love your blog. What you say is all true. It's hard to define oneself. It reminds me of a quote from Nussbaum's reading :"But people are usually a tumultuous mixture of elements, and it may be very unclear what any person 'really' is; it is very unlikely that there is one unitary thing that each of us 'is.'" I'm very curious to find out why you feel the way you do. For example, why do cherries make you think of sad things? I always associate cherries with the well-known phrase, "pretty please, with a cherry on top?" And you know that that statement is always accompanied by a sweet, childish smile :)
Posted by Marirose David | September 9, 2008 5:16 AM
Posted on September 9, 2008 05:16
thank you so much for reading, it makes writing significantly more worthwhile. cherries. cherry flavored medicine, for one thing. cherries in the early summer months in a big basket from a friend who is long gone. they used to be my favorite
and i am flattered that i have startling-potential
Posted by Say Brosnahan | September 10, 2008 5:03 AM
Posted on September 10, 2008 05:03