pssst, want to join my tribe?

here's some hints to help guarantee your inclusion:

• you snort with derision upon seeing a MySpace profile that begins with the sentence, "I love God," followed by a smiley emoticon
• you understand that dress code requirements at bars and clubs are essentially the paper bag skin color tests of yore
• you think farts are funny and fart on purpose to make people laugh
• you encourage people to try new things and try new things yourself
• you think phil spector is totally creepy, and but upon hearing that he built a glass-topped golden coffin for his wife ronnie spector 30-odd years ago, you think, "at least he had a project."
• you object when someone says something stupid and hope people object when you say something stupid
• you say stupid things once in a while
• you try really hard to make sure your decisions are not made out of suspicion, resentment, or fear, and hope your friends help you with that
• you nod knowingly and in sympathy when i say this: "pammy, pammy, pammy"