this morning

is it weird to email someone you are just friends with and ask for his ex-girlfriend's email address because you thought she was a cool person and think it would be a lot of fun to hang out with her? is it really all that weird? on a scale of one to ten? ten being super-crazy-don't-do-it weird.

i don't think it's fair that men can drive without shirts on but women cannot. i have seen two of these men in the last week. one at night after it was dark and the other this morning on my way to school. it wasn't like it was extremely hot. and it wasn't like these guys were underwear models or anything. though, that would be more interesting. smile.

from the portrait of a lady by henry james--presently with me at all times:
"not in the least. young girls here--in decent houses--don't sit alone with the gentlemen late at night."
"you were very right to tell me then," said isabel. "i don't understand it, but i'm very glad to know it."
"i shall always tell you," her aunt answered, "whenever i see you taking what seems to me too much liberty."
"pray do; but i don't say i shall always think your remonstrance just."
"very likely not. you're too fond of your own ways."
"yes, i think i'm very fond of them. but i always want to know the things one shouldn't do."
"so as to do them?" asked her aunt.
"so as to choose," said isabel.