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Chapters (21)
  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Bright Young Things campus of Clarkwell College, graduation in the town of Clarksville, somewhere upstate, 1990
  6. Cool Days open mike night at Kafka-fe, after band "2 Much" plays, 1991
  7. New on the Scene utside in front of Club Hush, for a film screening party of Kill Fee, 1993 o
  8. Single in the City at a French bistro, 1995
  9. Hangover brunch, the morning after, 1995
  10. Natural Health a chance meeting at Jasper’s Yoga Studio, 1996
  11. The Fat Flush ’90s in the foyer of a friend’s renovated brownstone, 1997
  12. Art Stars at Bonwyck Gallery, 1998
  13. Inner Odyssey the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, 1999
  14. Life After Death facedown in the dirt of the desert, next morning, 1999
  15. Loyal Companions catching up at the dog run, 2000 catching up at the dog run, 2000
  16. In the Real World a run-in at the ShopShape magazine launch party sponsored by Senor Strawberry Liqueur, early 2001
  17. Wartime spotted at Kinko's, late 2001
  18. Office Job in the cafeteria of the Conde Nast building, 2003
  19. Settling a yard sale on an obscure block in the outer borough, 2003
  20. Starting Over in a remote village tavern on the farmlands of New Zealand, 2004
  21. Epilogue a gathering of friends

Well I don't know what they said but I think sexuality is a part of our lives. So what if your Internet sex profile was emailed all over the office? That damn Doctor Faust virus!

Well being fired is so not anything to be embarrassed or humiliated about. I mean if I were you I would be kind of relieved. It was such a demanding job. And some people aren't good under pressure. And then to move here with a brave face. That's so strong-willed of you. You're an inspiration. No really. Like the Liza Minnelli of the new millennium.

I can't believe you found time to pack up and move with all that's happened. Are you OK? Is there anything I can do? It's just that I read all those reports about Askalar, how they are discovering its radically detrimental side effects. And knew you had gone on it in spite of warnings and—

No. You know what? You look great. I think you look amazing. You have matured in your face and I actually prefer you with premature gray!

Wow so many old CDs. You love your music, dontcha? It's funny what people decide to sell. Oh. What's this? Oh MY GOD!! It's Jacob's old band before he hit big, 2 Much! Oh, wait that's right your band too. This is crazy! Four dollars?!?! You could actually make WAY more on eBay, with this, you know. I hope you haven't been just selling a stack of these all day . . .

Sigh. What a pretty day. It must be nice to be outside and enjoy the weather.

Cough cough! Another bus! Cough!

Well, I can't stay too long. I've got so much to do. I'm teaching Pookalan at three, and before that I want to get in a good hour on the Ellipticycle (did you read that CNN.com sidebar article? It's been proven by doctors that a mix of Ellipticycle and other Eastern exercise actually offers better muscle toning and spiritual centering than yoga . . . AND it releases proto-morphins in the brain that have antiaging properties! I'm so glad I never really stopped doing the Ellipticycle) and then I gotta pick up Sam who is deep in rehearsals for the lead in this huge new musical-biography rock opera of the life of Van Gogh.

You didn't hear about it? I guess you've been using newspapers to wrap your glassware. Yeah. Everyone is so intrigued by it, and there was a profile of Sam, interviewing him about his process. Just focusing on how an actor builds a character that promises to be a major performance.

And yes, we're still together—he keeps his love life out of the press. Funny—I never in a million years would have thought we would end up together. I'm so embarrassed! It's like a dumb romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson or something! It's so embarrassing!