Maybe I'm sad about wanting you. I'm not too comfortable with wanting someone.

Edward Said talks about Orientalism in very negative terms because it reflects the prejudices of the west towards the exotic east. But I was also having fun thinking of Orientalism as a genre like Cowboys and Indians is a genre – they’re not an accurate representation of the American west, they’re like a fairy tale genre.

Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.

At night, lying on your back and staring at the falling snow, it's easy to imagine oneself soaring through the stars.

I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery.

Something about being rejected at Church Camp felt so much more awful than being rejected at school.

Right now the day length is exactly the same as in spring when birds key into it and begin singing. The birds are a little confused by it all and the singing isn't very intense. It only lasts a week or so each fall, but it's still cool to hear spring bird songs at this time of the year.