april belongs to karlita

becky: i'm really disorganized, i need to clean my room.
karla: how much will pay me?
becky: i can take you out to dinner.
karla: its gonna cost more than just a few dinners

moi: i found these glasses at central park with my prescription!
karla: oh good they're not yours. i wasn't going to comment on how ridiculous they look if they were.

pbear: where are we going for dinner before prom?
karla: nothing that will make me smell.
pbear: so that eliminates all azn food

in the process of de-mutawajiihin

mutawajjihin (Arabic) masking oneself

relating to the life-long, challenging, easy, and sometimes painful journey of coming out.

lunch meetings are coming to an end...

spring epiphany?

"I just realized I am an organic eating, hybrid driving, hillary supporting, queer chicnao immigrant. Pigeon holed much?...and I listen to npr."
-luisito's text

he just needs to move to the bay area/seattle/nyc and the pigeon hole will be complete.

april is full of 'em!

after 20 minutes of talking to gary, an older, retired gay man turns to me and says, "oh! i didnt notice you were there!"

while attending a college workshop @ TC for high school raza karlita sends me this text:
"r u getting good info livi for when you u go to college?"

text message from karlita on april 2, 2009:
"U r ridiculous!"

karlita's fb comment on a photo with me and karla where im wearing a gorrito on nov 4 2008:
"livi u r ridiculous!"

and so begins april

"i don't talk to her; I ignore her"

"i can't wait to start policy so I can start fighting in class"

gay friend: who's gay in our cohort?
trucha: you are! did you forget?!

"she probably decomposts at home"

PRICELESS beginning to april 2009

quotes v.3.09

"livi, who cut your hair and why didn't they finish?"
-karla

"I don't have needs. I have desires!"
-rafayna

"I won't be mad but I might be disappointed; which is worse?"
-karla

"i know biblical hebrew. i just need the vowels"
-rafayna

"you crush as often as you shart"
-baby horse

luis: "i didnt say that but let's go back in time..."
moi: "i might be going to la bencha tomorrow night"
luis: "i'm sorry to hear that"

"luis said the drunker you get, the taller your hair gets too"
-panda

"i have good news and bad news. the good news: i got the fellowship. the bad news: you're not coming with me"
-rosemead rebel rebel

"marianne..."
-dana's response to a student when asked about the professionalism of having a tattoo on one's arm