so i pluck the eyebrows and put on that lipstick. and i step into my slip skirt and throw on a cardigan. i slide in my maryjane platforms and i strut my stuff like i am the hippest, finest, babe-like babe on the planet (even though i'm melting beneath the makeup and stumbling in the shoes). i do it like i mean it. i do it until i believe it. and then i do.