in a reservoir of shit?
 
 And anyway, on this
 
 trip outside I made
 
 a striking observation—
 
 there is a most definite
 
 dent in my stash, in
 
 not quite two weeks.
 
 Dinner Tonight
 
 Is interesting, to say
 
 the least. Mom made
 
 a huge ham, scalloped
 
 potatoes, broccoli, rolls,
 
 with apple pie and ice
 
 cream for dessert.
 
 Jake keeps the small talk
 
 rolling: Freshman English
 
 is just plain boring…think
 
 I’m too short to play basketball…
 
 Maryann Slocum is such a
 
 hot babe… I’ve heard it all.
 
 But Leigh hasn’t. She
 
 keeps prodding him for
 
 details, and when he
 
 turns red and quits giving
 
 them, Mom is happy to
 
 fill in the details she knows.
 
 Heather and I pick at
 
 our plates, hoping no
 
 one will notice. But
 
 Scott does. Something