Anyone can slay a dragon, she told me.: All of the Good That Won't Come Out of Me

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: Name: Lindsey Jayne; Location: Sheffield / Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Bangladesh

I have some sort of disease where you hallucinate and start to not believe in love, but after a year or two, or even sometimes ten or twenty, it cures itself and all that's left are a few little red spots that twinge and ache whenever you get too near someone else that has the disease and it's all you can do to stop from reaching out and holding them close. I haven't started to make sense of the world yet but I think it's beautiful all the same.

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I only do this until I get dizzy & then I lay down on my back & watch the clouds, she said. It sounds simple but you won't believe how many people forget the second part.

You may not remember the time you let me go first. Or the time you dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go. Or the time you waited at the crossroads for me to catch up. You may not remember any of those, but I do & this is what I have to say to you: today, no matter what it takes, we ride home together.

Liking each other because it's a beautiful day & it seems like a waste of time to disagree about stuff the other one is refusing to change out of sheer stubbornness

This is a giant block of whatever is most difficult for you to carry & trust me on this, you'll carry it more times than you can count until you decide that's exactly what you want to do most & then it won't weigh a thing anymore.

We had gone far enough together to listen easily in the quiet spaces.

They came to sit & dangle their feet off the edge of the world & after awhile they forgot everything but the good & true things they would do someday.

I'm not so good at taking my own advice, she said, but that doesn't mean I don't know what's right.

I was waiting for such a long time, she said. I thought you forgot. It's hard to forget, I said, when there is such an empty space when you are gone.

Everything changed the day they figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in their lives.

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Thursday, December 29, 2005

All of the Good That Won't Come Out of Me

I decided that from now on I'm only going to make out with people who give blood. This is in addition to my "i only make out with liberals" rule, and I actually think this one is much more important. If you can't give blood for medical reasons, that's one thing, but if you're just being a pussy about it, that's not ok with me. I've never heard a valid argument for it! Give me one and I might think about putting you on the "ok to make out with" list, but I'm going to go ahead and tell you, I don't think it's likely.
It's such a simple act of kindness, and it's good for you too! I mean, not physically, but there's something about literally giving of yourself that should be experienced. Saving someone's life kids- that's kind of a big deal. And, sure, if you don't give blood, someone else will, and chances are, no one will die if you don't give blood. Unless, of course, everyone decides to take your shitty and selfish attitude about it.
If you're scared, I'll go with you. I'll hold your hand. I'll buy you lunch! I'll be your best friend, and you'll be my hero.

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