Getting It Speak Now

Everyone’s getting covid. It’s become serious. And pretty much everyone here is triple vaxxed. 1 in 17 at Yale have it now. One of my roommates got it. I’m hoping I get it - if I get it - before finals. ‘cause I doubt Yale professors would give extensions. “You’re dying? Did you not read the syllabus? NO extensions” “What were you like as a kid?“ He asked. Umm, “naïve..,” “boyish.. obsessive.” I answered, thoughtfully. And how would you describe yourself now? He follows-up. Umm, “less naïve..” “boyish.. obsessive.,” we laughed. 2006: Taylor Swift releases her first album. I was three years old. I grew up with her - every breakup, every turns-out-gay boyfriend. She’s brilliant - don’t get me wrong - no doubt in the universe, but she’s not the underdog any more - not an outsider - she’s FAB rich, royalty, no, better than royalty. And she has the Taylor army. Why is she always threatening physical violence? Taylor is gay and straight, she’s republican, rageful, erotic and complex. And I want to believe she actually ran someone down aka a Gatsby She’s the Alexander Pope of our generation. I’m just questioning the Taylor Swift breakup-industrial-complex. Is Pete Davidson hot? I can’t decide. He looks sort of gangly and awkward. He’s dating Kim Kardashian. I mean it’s not like Kanye is hot. She’s obviously not looking for THAT.