The List, Condensed (and in no particular order)

Notable experiences I plan to elaborate on:

-my apartment in Germantown, PA
-the love affair with my Ex that began when I was 17 and didn't end for 7 years
-my trip to Southern Cali
-my pot-smoking years
-the story behind each of my tattoos
-learning the ins and outs of every ghetto in Philadelphia and Camden
-my enjoyment of seedy bars and strip clubs
-the years I spent working as a waitress
-the ugly duckling before the beautiful swan
-my discovery of Erica Jong's writing
-the quasi-mental breakdown I had when I was 19, in the midst of trying to give birth to my portfolio
-You can't anyone and no one will change me
-the skeletons of my parents' marriage that came out of the closet all at once
-every smack that my grandmother gave me
-quitting my photography job
-going back to school
-running out of money for the first time
-my grunge obsession
-the self/sexual discovery that arose from my relationship with one I will call Buzzard
-my war with depression and learning to create art out of my misery
-why I needed all those hours and days of solitude
-the impromptu trip to spend less than 24 hours in Chicago
-all of the letter writing I've done
-being broken out of my shell, the animal in me released, then left to fend for myself
-every mistake that came with a dick attached to it
-each and every friendship, those that have withstood the test of time to those that couldn't, and the meaning behind it all
-experiencing pain to learn how pleasure really feels
-all of the embarassing episodes involving me, vomit, and parking lots
-the three things I've learned about love
-the miracle of childbirth
-my numerous issues with my father
-every concert I've gone to up until now


So this is a basis, a sort of outline, for stories I have to tell. Stories that inevitably will be released from my brain one way or another...so why not give them a push?