Confessions of a Chronic Dork

Singing along to: Cat Stevens, Rubylove

• The Mom haircut: I may cut my hair short, but so help me, NO MOM 'DO.


• Pop my collar.


• Lie about my age.


• Lie about my weight.


• Become one of those D.C. commuter women who wears bright-white chunky athletic shoes with a business suit. They are ubiquitous here, but I will not join their ranks.


• Dump someone because their literary tastes are too "middlebrow," whatever the hell that means. I mean, for Pete's sake.


• Become a vegetarian. Frankly, a life without steak is not a life I want to live.


• Go blond.

I have a long-standing theory that everyone makes lists like this, only to spend their entire life checking the items off, one by one, but still, we try. Effort is important, at least when you're looking back at events and trying to maintain a semblance of dignity.

So, what's on YOUR list?

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