My Cardboard Balcony

Old Habits Sleep Easily by Belinda Roddie Remember you said that you'd stop biting your nails, scratching your scalp, blowing your nose into your wet, wet palms and wiping them onto the car seat while you drive, picking your scabs, spitting in the dirt, and sticking your fingers into your ears, drawing out thin, thin strands of orange and brown wax? ...I guess I woke up your old habits, didn't I? Sorry.

Diane is so outgoing! She's incredibly outgoing. She'll talk to anyone, even the wide-eyed, drooling stranger asking for beer on the street. She won't give him change, though, or call someone to have him taken to a hospital. But she's unbelievably outgoing. One time she went to a party and made out with every boy there. And a couple of girls, too. They didn't remember it in the morning. I wonder if they had any diseases. But Diane is so painfully outgoing. One time, she decided to meet my boyfriend, and they've been together for two years now. Even though my boyfriend said we'd get married! Isn't that something. She's so diabolically outgoing.