Saturday, July 23, 2005 // 11:18 PM

ella is determined to grow up. ella is determined to be more responsible, less childishly wrapped up in herself. ella needs to stop self-indulging, ever so excessively, to stop running away from everything. to cut the cord on the melodramatics.

i think michelle is/was so very good for me because she was/is just so different. i think. i think i am enough of my kind for me, i think i am going to consistently need new perspective to keep my eyes from glazing over.

i think i have always needed someone-or-some-reason to keep my feet on the ground.