When I was a child I saw a picture of myself as a baby and said, "That's when I was a boy." My hands are the same size as Natalie Wood's. I prefer dogs to cats, winter to summer, pie to cake, and stick to automatic. I envy the grace of jellyfish. I have very low blood pressure and have fainted 3 times in public. I smell books. George Harrison is my second favorite Beatle. I go out of my way to step on dry leaves just to hear the crunch they make under my foot. I collect quotes and document my dreams. I am a registered voter. I walk under ladders and open umbrellas indoors. Sometimes I get the urge to scream in quiet places. I have an Orion's Belt of freckles under my left eye. I am a lover of both nature and big cities. I think snow is magical. Weather affects what music I want to listen to. I don't snore or believe in astrology. I always eat the cookie before I read the fortune. I don't like strawberries but hope to someday. I get excited about jury duty. I play with my ears when they're cold and leave paintbrushes in the toothbrush holder. My only sibling is 3 years old. I won't leave the zoo without seeing the giraffes. I am infatuated with Jack Kerouac and want to make his ghost fall in love with me. I have my father's eyes.
"I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."
