addendum

It is such a good, good thing to feel sought, and loved.

Note to self

"There's beauty in the breakdown."

A list

• body envy/fascination
• "space pervade us"
• Chelsea's scratches--cherishing scars
• breathing in and out again
• pilgrimage
• Wal-Mart/Milosz/Dickinson
• runner's high
• f you
• The Trouble With Angels
• Tom, cowboy of my heart
• no changes/Calvinism
• the beauty of diverse friends
• The Devil Wears Prada
• aging parents
• caffeination

Sometimes I hate our culture...

From the Wall Street Journal:

Janelle Schroeder, a 34-year-old human resources manager in Chicago, is so serious about preserving her skin that she worries about smiling and frowning too much, lest the expressions erode permanent lines on her face.

How terrifically sad.