July 2012
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I’ve never been to Arby’s or seen Boogie Nights. Why are you friends...
– Eleena
I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
– Katharine Hepburn
Valley Days
It’s 4 AM and the dog won’t stop barking. The sound travels from miles away, up the hills, over the fence, into my bedroom window. A sprinkler’s soft rhythm comforts me and I lie awake, listening to crickets and dobermans.
I can’t sleep, so I borrow the keys to the Deville and just drive. I count 4 cars, then 9, then I pass a Dunkin’ Donuts and consider a pink donut...
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I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own...
– Marcel Duchamp
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Adult parties*
I went to a barbecue a few weeks ago.
I was looking forward to a real summer afternoon of day drinking, sunbathing, and perhaps a hot dog or three. I wore a yellow dress and brought some weed and a bottle of bourbon. When I arrived I was guided to a palm and bougainvillea-soaked backyard.
There were so many grown-ups and screaming toddlers. Despite the fact that I’m no longer a teenager...
Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark,...
– Mr. Jack Kerouac. Dharma Bums.
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The Church says: the body is a sin.
Science says: the body is a machine.
Advertising says: The body is a business.
The Body says: I am a fiesta.
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