I thought about how unlikely it was I would ever meet any guy,fall in love, get married, have babies. Especially since I was going to spend the rest of my life in the cellar, where, in the not too distant future, I'd turn into a toadstool. I hoped I'd be the poisonous variety.

The electricity came on for the second time today wile we were eating. This may be a fool's paradise, but it's a paradise nonetheless.

Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop.

They say asteroids hit the moon pretty often, which is how the moon gets its crater, but this one is going to be the biggest asteroid ever to hit it and on a clear night you should be able to see the impact when it happens, maybe even with the naked eye but certainly with binoculars. They made it sound pretty dramatic, but I still don't think it's worth three homework assignments.

One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.

What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.

I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.