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February 1, 2006
Beating my Addiction
Bush's State of the Union last night made me angry and physically ill. Normally I can't even stand to watch him because I get so angry and I don't think it's healthy to be that angry- but last night while we were eating our Thai takeout, Rafe forced me to watch because he is mean. And because we don't have cable and there was nothing else on. One question: why the hell was Laura Bush standing between a black guy and a Muslim woman? Who were those people? Probably her best buds, right? Can someone please explain? And all the fucking clapping and standing ovations, goddamn. But he was right on one thing: our addiction to oil. Bush made me realize that if I ever learn to drive, I will start an addiction, one I simply can't afford. So I've decided I'm never going to learn to drive. I kid- I will. One day. To my credit, I did get my permit, but that was in California, and now it has expired. And recently, I did go to the DMV here in New York to get a driving manual but I was stupid and went to the one in Herald Square. And the line was probably a hundred people long, and that was just the line to figure out what line you were supposed to stand in next. I broke free, ran inside and frantically tried to find a stray driving manual but, alas, I couldn't find a one. And so I will be relegated to pedestrian-friendly towns for as long as I live.
Posted by debbie at February 1, 2006 11:15 AM