These are my real friends. They are people with jobs in their fields of interest.

When I couldn't sleep I was thinking about Miranda July's book No one belongs here more than you, which has a fabulous website created with a dry erase marker, a stove and a refrigerator. I was thinking what I love about the book is 1) a lot of the people in the book are alone; 2) characters are deeply affected by common phrases/normative speech; they say cheesy things with sincerity; they say exactly what they think they mean; often they say amazing things 3) characters seek out companionship in strange ways, seek out strange sex; nearly all of it feels real; 4) humor: we're screwed up; it's sad but funny. I was thinking, Mop the kitchen floor.