- Rebecca Lerner
I went to CVS today and that was the biggest outing I've had all week
What a big outing used to entail:
- an outfit that would prove to have some technical difficulty by the middle of the night (too tight, too short, too cold, too hot)
- saying unbelievable things to people (i love you, you're beautiful, watch me do a cartwheel)
- shaking your hips as a non-verbal request to dance with someone
- grabbing your friend and twirling them
- glitter
- observing the social etiquette of rideshares
- shots, unfortunately
- 10 pm pizza
- 2 am pizza
- seeing another girl drunkenly dancing and thinking, "oh shit, is that what I look like"
- feeling delighted when the cliche comes true and drunk girls are indelicately sweet to each other in the bathroom
What a big outing is now:
- Leaving the house
- Wearing a mask if going into an enclosed space, free face if just going outside
- Taking a timely walk to watch the sky burn
- Seeing a human you're not related to
- A balancing act between being cautious and friendly, between being wary and affectionate at a distance