My Only Two Moods

“I’ve always liked the time before dawn because there’s no one around to remind me who I am supposed to be, so it’s easier to remember who I am.”

— Brian Andreas

“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”

— Donna Tartt, The Secret History

Albert Camus

— Laura Gilpin, The Hocus-Pocus of the Universe (1977)

did anyone else get a weird thrill as a kid from correctly imitating Normal Kid Things

like I would drink a Coca Cola (hating every sensory moment) and feel excited about participating in a Normal activity. I listened to 20 second samples of Avril Lavigne songs at Barnes and Noble and think, “oh yes, this is what normal American children do, look at me, I’m doing it too”

I can smell these pictures

The Host (2013)