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You Know When You Make Popcorn There Are Always Those Fluffy White Kernels That Are Fun And Good To Eat But There Are Also Always Those Burnt, Black Kernels That Don’t Pop. You Know Why They Don’t Pop? Because They Have Integrity.

People Who Have Babies Tell Me I Will Know A Love That Is Beyond Anything I Can Imagine, And A Joy That Is Indescribable. Love And Joy? That Sounds Horrifying. I Have No Way Of Knowing Whether I Can Handle Either Of Those. I'm Much Better With Need And Fear. They Are What Ground Me.

My Favorite Part Is Being Engaged With Somebody's Story And Life, And Getting A Laugh With People I Have A Tremendous Amount Of Respect For Or Not, And Being Challenged By The Immediacy Of Conversation.

It's Not All About Love. That's Half Of It... The Other Half Is About That Moment You Have With Yourself When You're Looking In The Mirror, And You Just Go, 'oh Man. I'm Going To Compromise My Dreams, Get Fat, Sick, Old And Die Someday. I Kind Of Want To Have Someone Around For That.'

It Seems People Are More Willing To Let Other People Control Their Minds Now And Recreational Drug Use Doesn't Seem To Have That Same Renegade Sense Of Adventure That It Once Did.