Once Per Year

One day per year I look back at the relationships I have had, good and bad, long and short, serious and frivolous, meaningless and meaningful, desired and feared, beautiful and painful, crushed against my chest and held at arm’s length. And I wonder what it would be like if I were still in any of them.

Then I put them aside for another year while I pursue my dreams.

Happy Valentine’s Day to those people I still love with all my heart: my friends. Jaime, Ed, Ian, and Debbie (and yes, you too boo) – you are in many ways closer than family and each of you mean more to me than all the romantic relationships I’ve been in, combined. I’m blessed to have you in my life and I thank you with complete humility and sincerity.

Even those of you who don’t read my blog. :)

I can’t do anything without you
You give me strength to do anything
I can’t be everything I try to
Is everybody everything I couldn’t be?

Odds-and-Ends, Shanghai

Here are a handful of artsy pics from Shanghai. Cheers.