40 Things About Adam

1. he smoked Marlboro Lights
2. he drank Coors Light and Wild Turkey
3. he was a winker
4. and a biter
5. he kissed me every single time someone pointed a camera at us
6. he had the blackest hair
7. and the bluest eyes
8. he has a 17 year old son
9. he had no shame in living at home with this mother
10. sometimes he shaved letters into his body hair just to get a reaction
11. he was rarely ever angry
12. he had one tattoo
13. he was an inventor
14. he had horrible taste in music
15. and sang badly at karaoke
16. but loved good books
17. he had a lifeguard's body, and sometimes wore those orange shorts in public
18. he wore a watch every day--even when the battery died and it took him weeks to replace it
19. he grew up in a house full of women
20. he would do a line and want to mow the lawn at four in the morning
21. he'd make fun of me for the way I could do a line, eat a sandwich, and go to sleep
22. but he'd always bring me hangover food in bed
23. I gave a woman a permanent scar over him
24. he was much smarter than almost everyone gave him credit for
25. he once took me out in sweats after I'd gotten home from sleeping in a van for two weeks and    hadn't showered in as many days
26. and then he called me the most beautiful girl in the room in front of everyone there
27. he'd say "let's go make dumb girls jealous" and take me dancing
28. he wore vintage jackets and leopard print flip flops because he gave no fucks
29. he had blonde fuzz on his earlobes
30. he thought hpnotiq was ridiculous, but would eat cherry bombs till he couldn't see
31. women (and a lot of men) practically dropped their pants at the sight of him
32. he always pretended not to notice the attention
33. he never judged. anyone. ever.
34. he loved kids, and taught them to swim
35. he talked to everyone, whether they wanted him to or not
36. he was just a little bit aimless
37. he was a gentleman
38. he was a jackass
39. one night in July 2003 he was out with a crowd I didn't want to be with. and I told him so. but he wanted to hug and kiss and nuzzle my neck. I looked him in the eye and said "fuck you Adam". And turned. And walked away. And left him where he stood.
40. he died five hours later.