"And I do this to remind me that I'm really, really tiny in the grand scheme of things and sometimes this terrifies me, but it's only really scary cause it makes me feel serene in a way I never thought I'd be."
- Kimya Dawson, I Like Giants
Tonight, Love and I went into a cupboard - I don't remember why now - and found all of the empty DVD cases that her ex left behind when he left like, seven months ago (or more?). Spark came home and asked what we were doing and I said we were swimming, and I slid onto the pile of empty cases. There must have been at least one hundred. I know Love and I fit 82 into our backpacks. She, Spark and I took a walk and distributed the cases around the neighbourhood. I put one on Wrecking Ball's lawn and I hope he finds it as funny as we did. Or at the very least, partially.
After we got back, I was just in a mood to break rules. Spark went to bed because she had to work at 5:15 am (woah!) and Love and I watched Mean Girls. Then we went streaking.
We put on our long black peacoats and when we got far enough away from her house, I took mine off and ran gleefully around. Love was more reluctant, but I could hardly care because I have never felt quite as ecstatic as I did, running naked down an empty street with my coat in my hand, in the air like a cape. There was something that felt so good about being naked out there. I've been feeling more comfortable in my skin since I started going to the gym last month, and this was something I never would have had the confidence to do before now.
I really want to go skinny dipping now, too. I hope it warms up soon.
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