Friday, April 22, 2011

Things I am discovering at 40

Diane Arbus, Castle in Disneyland

That my cervix is off-center, that my uterus is tilted, and that it is really not recommended to give your boyfriend a blowjob when he is providing a sperm sample.

That women directors in Hollywood–for fear of being too old– will go to such extremes as telling their kids that they are up to five years younger than they actually are.

That constant rejection from (fill in the blank: grants, job applications, publications) does a decent job of preparing one for a wide array of life's disappointments.

That not having any religion makes certain ethical and moral debates difficult to articulate, especially when travelling next to a fundamentalist on a long plane ride.

That it might be ok if all my students want to make are films about shooting each other and throwing dead bodies in trunks....as long as they get it out of their systems now.

That it is nearly impossible to keep any hair-free zone in the house with two dogs.

That you should never go through insurance companies with a minor accident.

That making a baby can be a lot harder than it looks.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Things that bored me as a kid

Frog Halloween in Harlem by Amy Stein

Star Trek episodes

Tom and Jerry cartoons

Having to draw on a yellow legal note pad

Having to color with a tri-colored bic pen

Saltines

Saltines with peanut butter

Waiting for the bus

Waiting to get picked up after school by my dad

Waiting in the unemployment line with my dad

Walking up the hill where I lived

Piano lessons

Prayer

Riding in the back seat of the car