“Definitely wine. And maybe new shoes.” Have I mentioned that it’s morning when this happens? On a weekday? This isn’t one of those nightclub farmers’ markets. And the women aren’t the kinds of beleaguered, downtrodden creatures you imagine drinking to get through the day. They’re pretty cool chicks, the kind people ridicule for having First World Problems. Why do they need to drink? Because cool chicks are still women. And there’s no easy way to be a woman, because there’s no acceptable way to be a woman. And if there’s no acceptable way to be the thing you are, then maybe you drink a little.
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