The First Inventory of Being

I am Anna
I am 16 years of age.

I'm in high school and I hate it.
But I don't want to graduate and have to live in the real world.

I like to draw on walls.

I believe that ice cream is a gift from the gods.

Solitude is my saviour.

I always cry during movies, and laugh during plays.
I never show my feelings in public otherwise.

I live for and in coffee shops.

I entertain my inner child because I'm an 'artsy'.

I'm a graceful ballerina but I'm a clutz when I'm not on stage.

I'm in love wih love,
But I think Romeo and Juliet is sappy.

I love to take moonbaths,
And dance in sunshowers,
And nap in the shade of willows in the park,
But I spend most of my time indoors.

Most of my spare time is consumed by daydreams.

I build forts with blankets.

I live for mangos, lasagna, and peaches with cream,
Freshly baked bread, pistachios and cookies.

I believe my stuffed animals are people too.
I love Van Gogh, Dali and the Pixies.

I want to be like Pavlova, Baryshnikov and Perry Ferrel.
I cried when Francis Black, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering broke up.

I'm an atheist.

I love dandelions because they grow so wild and free.
I hate receiving flowers from others.
They should stay in the ground where they're most beautiful.

I listen to old people and giggle with children,
And never hang out with people my own age.

I prefer coffee over tea, and I drink them both black.

I'm egalitarian and never feminist.

I read every day.
I watch for books by Peter David, Storm Constantine, Grant Naylor and Shakespeare.

I'm prejudice against prejudists.

I want to be independent but I couldn't imagine life without my father's income.

I refuse to "be responsible".

I'm a conformist living among people to whom I don't conform.
I consider myself to be an artist.

Most people think I'm rather odd.

Dancing is my life.
I would do anything for my craft, but I haven't managed to quit smoking yet.

I don't hate anything or anyone. It leads to war.

I love my sibling unconditionally.
We never fight, but we tend to be annoyed with each other.

I am Anna.
And this is 1994.