When I Dress Up, I Wear…

 

The cement wall crowding the Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee;

Osler Drive.

The pink and white tiles by 9 Bulbrite bulbs; Langsdale Library,

basement, Ladies Room.

The Spider plant, “Reverse Veribateum” on Dr. Jahromi’s popcorn ceiling,

Friday night.

Blue Cathode Ray backlighting, by velour curtains, in between black halls; Anne

Dench Theater.

Green sand sculpture in empty Gerber’s can; father’s desk,

Ninth Judicial Courthouse.

Hallway outside the sophomore dance;

Samantha Baker’s high school gym,  Somewhere, Minnesota.

Smell of 20 Spalding basketballs, dusty ref’s closet; Dommerich Elementary.

A-Choice-Nanny pink copy room, Suite 205.

YMCA jaundiced tile by Olympic pool;

Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Purple pruners; Watson’s Garden Center,

Tuesday, Christmas 2011.

Nine Military USGI Camo Canteen Covers; Amish Market,

Route 40, East.

Three Bio Guard Chlorine chugs; Art-Co Pool Supply,

fifth aisle, second shelf down.

“Hurricane”roller coaster; Board Walk & Baseball,

sixth seat back, left passenger side.

Rain on 4th of July’s cloudy lawn grass, Brad’s new Deck house,

1983.

Apple juice, in 1987 King Seeley Coffee Thermos; Siesta Key Beach.

Copper tin fish molds on blue damask wallpaper, Kodachrome flowers;

Elaine’s kitchen

1985, Jordan Marsh’s Lady’s Apparel with mother;

floor of garment racks.

Baker Hart & Stuart Blue Goose teapot, grandmother’s;

Corona Apartments, Building B.

Plaque: “Class of 1967”; Ninth Grade Center,

2nd Floor, Room 311b

Glass with plastic wine stem, the Can-Can Girls;

BobCarr Center, 1995.

friday’s checklist

wake up on time at 8:15 and get to page 38 from page 35 in my “Understanding Comics” book by Scott McCloud

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get all-over the place to make me French Press coffee after getting up at his place on time, like around 7:30

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have a successful interview with Ms. Simms at Goucher college, enough to give me hope that the networks that I will make will make it worth spending $750/credit for a creative writing program

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come away with a list of seven successful jobs that i can take away from the interview that will make me prosper and that will lead to more money now than i’m making as a school teacher

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find $4 brie, $3 crackers, and $3 worth of fruit for Gallery Owner’s framing art show at 6 pm to 8pm and to fit within his budget of $10

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successfully light 14 vanilla tea candles into picassiette candle holders without synging my hair like last time and with the possibility of getting 1 of the picassiettes for free

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try not to laugh too much after the part where Molly Ringwald’s sister takes 4 muscle relaxers and then tries to eat all the bird seed that people threw at her wedding, while hosting a 16 candles pizza party with four of my friends

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resist going out and drinking more wine after staying up till 6 am the night before with Yair at Golden West and then after saving/picking up all-over-the-place from walking home in the rain at Mount Royal Tavern

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after watching YouTube videos of dore mice, plugging my ears when listening debated why cows are better than deer, and asking if the Chrysler 200C had bench seats, studying Gallery Owner’s sister’s chili recipe and deciding of which guy friend i would make it for and on which night i would ask them over

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