Char char and thinky think

1. The Mandrell Sisters. I was obsessed with this tv show. Louise was my favorite favorite because she was tallest and had dark hair. I wanted to wear their sparkly outfits and participate in their good, clean fun as a four year old. There were skits featuring sisterly high-jinx and choreographed dancing. Louise wore a lot of royal blue as I remember. God I loved that show.



2. Drivers that don't follow the rules. What is with the cars that off-road it on the side of the highway when there are backups of traffic. Why do these cars not have to wait. Why is there such cuntery all over the highways around new york. The most egregious violators were found in New Jersey, on the Palisades. Arthur and I play a game where we hex the violators with bodily injury according to the severity of their offenses. Some lose their leg to gangrene, some stub a toe, some are cursed with a slow, treacherous leprosy that leads to death.

3. A weird dream. Dreams are not terribly interesting to tell people about, but I feel like I need to put this out there.

Background info: Many years ago I worked at a restaurant with a very quiet pixie like woman who became a fairly encumbered heroin addict. Someone had to hit me with a rock to the head before I put it together. Anyway, it got bad, she got fired and went to treatment. Of course it didn't take and I was constantly in fear of running into my former work friend with missing teeth, looking worse and worse for wear, and I did run into her. It was always awkward seeing her with my mom on the train at night, knowing she probably just got back from the east village scoring. I always felt guilty but didn't know how to help her - plus wasn't a "close" friend, just someone I worked with. Anyway...whatever. I have no idea where she is now. Hopefully ok.

So the dream. I run into this woman at a coffee shop out of the blue. I see her before she sees me and I try to snake away, but she spots me and says hello. We sit down with our muffins and coffee. I look her over trying to gauge the situation. She looks ok. A little wrinkly maybe, and uncharacteristically intense. On her forhead is etched this symbol:


She sees me eyeing it and tells me it means she is straightedge now. I tell her that's great, good for you but inside I am wary. She is clearly nuts. Dream moves on to something else. What do you think the odds are that I will run into this person today? I find it curious when a long ago person - randomly appears. Also the symbol on her forehead is a symbol I see on abandoned buildings in Bushwick. It means not to go in - that the floors and stairs are unstable I think. Bizarre.