Firsts in The U.S.A.
• Today, I was able to purchase my first flip-flops. I hate flip-flops, and I am never without socks. I have cute feet, I admit, I just never wore slippers. And flip-flops especially are so ugly. But with this rainy Missouri summer, I love flip-flops. Flip-flops are my friend. • Today, I saw my first anorexic girl, a rare sighting that I did not think existed in rural Missouri, let alone the world. Bare and bony, with the shoulders popped out. She only looked a little miserable. I wanted to hug her without breaking her because I know how she must feel. Weight is always the issue, but also not the issue. Weight evolves into other issues. She is trying to "look" good at the cost of her well-being, and it doesn’t look good. She works at the Old Navy, if anybody would like to visit her. • Today, I purchased my very first tissue box for my very first dorm room! It was green – of course – they say green is the color of life, and I want to blow my boogers at life. • Today, I...