inspired by this

• when my teeth scrape against the hard candy coating of things like m 'n m's or skittles
• raw tomatos and their "insides"
• the stuff caught in the sink or tub drain
• bugs. or anything with an exoskeleton
• raw meat
• armpit hair. worse if it's long and stringy
• nose jobs with the hammer and the chisel
• walking over big grates on the sidewalk
• having to watch someone do something really embarassing or awkward on tv. i just can't watch
• hearing normal people try to rap
• having to go to the bathroom when you're wearing a wet swimsuit. and trying to pull it back on when you're done
• the time i accidentally stepped on that frog at camp and it squished up b/w my toes
• the sound and feeling of something new tearing every time i re-sprain my left ankle
• those 3 really old mink pelts (including heads and tiny paws with tiny claws) my mom keeps on the chair in her bedroom
• accidentally stepping in cat puke with bare feet
• being licked by a dog & dog slobber
• anything to do with the removal of teeth - intentional and accidental
• being in water where i can't see the bottom
• thinking about what's on the bottom in a harbor
• the gritty, green coating on a tennis court (i fell when i was little and had a green knee for months)
• eating a raisin and realizing part of the stem is still attatched
• someone with their eyes open when they are asleep. and they are looking at you.
• the alarm on digital clock radios (like the one i had in high school)
• sudden, very loud noises
• taking a bite of something like chicken salad and biting into a piece of bone
• scary movies/stories with red floating eyes
• remembering car accidents & the sound of impact

when i was little:

• walking barefoot thru grass
• clowns