Quotes
These are things that people in my life (friends, family, coworkers, strangers) have said or texted that have stuck around with me. I only started noting these down recently.
"You need to keep talking about the things you love, so life keeps feeling like life"
"Kindness is a kind of poetry"
"You can't fill from an empty bucket"
"I told all my friends you were allergic to pigeons"
"Just because people say sorry doesn't mean you should forgive them"
"Bottom of the barrel is still the barrel."
"Talk to strangers"
"I love the way water flows"
"this is not the time for astronomy math."
"Dex [in jest?]
punching kids is fine
as long as they punch you first
don't use logic here" - a haiku someone wrote about me
"MICE. Get it?"
"You should download the Pokemon trading card game on your phone"
"My bank account got decimated"
"Target canceled your coffee"
"I remember people based on the music they introduce me to"
"Yeah Maryland drivers are bad drivers" (stares at me)
"We have ants in the kitchen and the sink won't work."
"I'm also 3 Tylenol deep like Ramanujan 🎉"
"Dex! You were in my dream last night. You were saying hi to me in Campbell. *Begins sobbing*"
"What have you not gotten from our conversation by now?"
"Hi, I am a talent matching partner from Indeed. We noticed yoru qualifications and wanted to fast-track you for a premium, remote opening that prefectly accomodates a busy lifestyle." - a spam email.
"Your nose survived the British occupation."
"at least their smut was tasteful."
"'I'm not running anything rn.'
*5 Minutes later*
'But I wanted to run something.'"
"Wegmans"