ok, so a skunk definately got all scared outside my bedroom window last night. the smell was so bad that a) it woke me up, and b) actually cleared out my sinuses. the smell was so pungent that it infiltrated my dreams for the rest of the night. i can't remember what they were about, but it had something to do with scooping feathers into shoeboxes so that my children would be able to function in a good universe. i know, weird.
additionally, i've been doing a lot of thinking about what anonymous had to say about my last post. you know, it's not the wonderful things your friends and family say to or about you that make lasting impressions. no, it's the nasty, snide responses from casual observers that really get stuck in your craw. so, without further ado, anonymous, this is for you.
before i turn 28 (which is in barely a year, 27 is creeping up like a haunt in the night...) i will accomplish the following things for myself, without regard to anyone's schedule but mine. so even though i was up half the night on friday trying to figure out what the hell you meant and who the hell you think you are to make such statements, and even though i know you will probably never coem across this page again, i want to thank you for being such a catalyst. addtionally, my little brother is quite angry with you and said nice things to me about what a pinheaded comment you made. yes, you touched a raw little nerve. congratulations.
here's the list...
1) i will drive route 1, from florida to maine
2) i will see the grand canyon
3) i will see niagra falls
4) i will save enough money to take a trip to europe for six weeks
5) i will finish my book and start the second
6) i will journal at least two days a week
7) i will write five good songs
8) i will go out on five dates with nice guys. i will go out on inumerable dates with mediocre guys in pursuit of the nice guys.
9) i will pay off my credit card
10) i will stop being a romantic and concentrate on being a realist
11) i will write at least one real letter a week, and actually mail it
that's what i've got for the moment. i'll keep you posted. and if any of you want to come along on any or all the adventures, feel free to hop in, anytime.
mil besos (even to you, anonymous),
--rmg
3 comments:
THAT WAS NO SKUNK
Rachel... Don't let what anonymous said get to you! You are AWESOME!!!
Love ya..Sue
Please, who does anonymous think they're dealing with! Geeze. You went camping with me in the great outdoors while warding off wild collard peccary. Those things on your list seem like no problem. Peace, Laura.
P.S. Alexandria, VA is located off of Rte. 1, so stop by for a visit sometime.
P.P.S. I've heard the graffiti in the capital hill bar bathrooms is pretty damn funny, so if you need an idea for book no. 2 here you go. DC is also just off of Rte 1.
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