A pilfered Facebook status update, that maybe should have been a blog post to begin with:

The truth is I am only playing at being an adult. The necktie, the responsible shoes, sometimes they freak me out as I catch glimpses of them, attached to my reflection in the mirror by the door. But down in a place where mirrors can't see is a boy in Superman underoos, a red beach towel safety-pinned about his neck like a cape. Perhaps the cape is my necktie's dream-self. It, too, would prefer to be on an adventure.