in 2010, i
· kissed 1986,
· let children get the better of me, and learned from it,
· discovered television,
· gained and lost jobs,
· sat in the cemetery,
· drove a car a lot,
· figured out that i'm done—not by choice,
· played soccer,
· climbed a high sheer cliff, and fell off at the top,
· discovered pop music,
· got old,
· got to say "go fuck yourself",
· became even less human,
· discovered tomato soup,
· learned to cook meat (and even touched it),
· quit,
· forgot about The Dragon and was conquered by The Beast,
· threw away apotheosis,
· threw the football,
· went to the movies,
· kissed in a parking lot,
· faked stupidity,
· felt emotion,
· fought bugs,
· got punched a LOT (punch buggy!),
· got to say my favorite word, over and over,
· got to get some cool (i think) xmas presents,
· lost a penny—The Penny,
· smelled the good smell,
· drank beer,
· got crazy stoned,
· ate Chinese- and was introduced to moo shu,
· got lost,
· swam,
· reacquainted old friends,
· slept in the tent,
· cleaned,
· cuddled on the couch,
· walked hundreds of miles,
· woke up early,
· felt fear,
· rolled cigarettes,
· went to the mall,
· was never spectacular,
· quit carrots,
· disappointed almost everyone,
· consolidated two-people-worth of everything, then had to undo it,
· read on the deck,
· climbed trees,
· walked woods,
· got to wake up rather wonderfully,
· learned New Bedford
· met a movie star, a governor, a football star, and a hero,
· got hit on by cuties,
· Hated,
· ate lentil loaf,
· drank martinis,
· had eggs Florentine,
· didn't make it to the party,
· spent days-long periods without ever communicating with another person,
· read the news,
· took responsibility,
· was completely irresponsible
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