"I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I cannot transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls." -Anais Nin

Anais Nin's books saved me during my isolated and awkward time at OSU.

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Also, while it is on my mind (because I saw the menu of a new Portland restaurant with a dish called 'Gypsy toast'), please stop using the word 'gypsy'. It is not politically correct in any sense and is truly a demeaning word for the Roma people. It is true they often use it themselves as a means of identification because most people havent a clue who 'Roma' are, but it is certainly not an acceptable term for outsiders to be using. Ever wonder where the term, 'I got gyped' comes from? Yeah. You wouldnt call an African-American that, or a Hispanic person that, so start a revolution and stop with the word 'gypsy'.