August 2009


When I was a kid my mom had a cork- board hanging near the telephone that all of us kids loved to carve into with pens.  I was nervous about getting busted, so I always carved my older brother’s name (Bobby) or things I thought my brothers would say.  Seeing as Bob was 13 and I was 6 I’m really not sure who I thought I was kidding with that handwriting.

I actually got busted with for some graffiti last summer in my apartment.  While we were watching a parade out the window Ben discovered the phrase “Joanna is pretty great” carved into the outside of the windowsill, a few weeks old.  I like that not only did I write about myself on the windowsill, but I also decided to put a modifier to make sure nobody made a mistake and thought I was great, just pretty great.

Coworker: I don’t know how I feel about the G train, though I hear it’s getting better.  I even see real people on it sometimes.

Me: Hey!  I take the G train and let me tell you, it’s full of real human beings.

Boss: Are you sure about that Joanna?

August - the most depressed month

Well then I'm as realistic as they come!