he reminds me of james franco. his picture has been in the newspaper for the past month. but james franco he is not. i met him about five years ago - deepak - not james franco. he was part of the group celebrating the birthday boy and i was a tag along.  he was very charismatic and charming with an easy smile. he...

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I want pho. I've been craving it all day. It's my friend's fault. She posted an article where the best pho restaurants are located in the city and every since then, my appetite just hasn't been satisfied. But it's late and most of the restaurants have likely shut down for the night, the workers antsy to close and escape the heat of the...

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Before tackling this blog, I procrastinated by checking my various social media accounts, and I fell upon my friend Amber Lee's most recent blog post. She's has this incredible passion for life and I love how she explores, discovers and views the world around her. I ended up re-reading her post The 52 Weeks, which is about her quest to write weekly and so far, true...

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from the poem "Love after Love" ...

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my mother's hina matsuri display today is march 3rd - hina matsuri - when the japanese people pray for the happiness and healthy growth of girls. i don't really know much about the tradition, other than my mother would bring out her dolls each year and offer food. sometimes she would dress my sister or i in a kimono. we may have sung...

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a facebook friend request... a short email note... i'm hanging suspended in this emotional limbo... but to understand my state a little, rewind the film reel... Timeline - Jan 2015 sitting on a futon in my friend's apartment, i sat listening to her talk about the man she wanted to be with, but couldn't, the back and forth reasons, emotional outbursts, the justifications,...

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i am so deprived of sleep that i think i'm falling into madness... my mind is ready to bolt...if i could, without waking up all my neighbours, i would take everything out of my kitchen cupboards in one full swoop...one big loud crash...i would overturn everything in this house, i would burn it all down... this isn't me...this isn't who i want to...

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