what I saw today on the R train- 8 yr old (approx) kid walks up to every person in the car and drops a small red candy into their hand.

today i saw a celebrity- played poker next to david cross!!!

things that almost happened but didn't:
1. bought a new nalgene the other day; lost old nalgene in south station in boston. briefly considered switching over to a metal bottle but then decided not to.
2. last night i thought i lost my phone but then I found it.
3. almost talked to ira glass but lost my nerve. instead texted someone saying that i almost talked to him.

things I consistently like to talk about

- brains (cognition, memory)
- what weird ass things/systems people used to believe/still do believe (utopian communities, leibniz's monadology, scientology)
- TV shows, movies
- weather
- animals attacking people
- new technology
- the future
- food
- social anxiety
- myself/what is wrong with me
- the Sims

Is reading books useless?
Whenever I read a book I can't help but think about what I am getting out of it and whether it's worth the time.

I can't feel myself learning anything anymore.
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." (Eccl. 1:9)
I might actually believe this.

books I have read recently
- vacation
- special topics in calamity physics
- park city: new and selected stories
- white noise
started amy hempel's short stories but never finished

Feeling lousy. I think I need to make myself a P DIDDY.

"Ok here we go!!! How to make a P DIDDY: it easy! Pink lemonade and CIROC vodka!!! Let's go!!!!!"
- you know where

all I ever do is quote things all the time, always.