people. people who understand the delicate balances between opposites. people who are moved by life. people who respect people, just 'cause. people who teach me shit even when they don't know they're doing it. people who teach me shit who do know they're doing it. learning. birds. math. memory. mortality. screaming. water, words, and abstract fucking thought. being married. bridges. body. language. making love in daylight and letting the sky contain me. forgiveness. analogies. smart asses. humility. helping people. bullshit.
yes - all the time, all different ways.
nature documentaries
nuh uh
housekeeping, by marilynne robinson. a river runs through it, by norman maclean.moby fucking dick. catch22. the crossing. blood meridian. gilead. anything by stephen jay gould. shakespeare. the things they carried.salinger, kierkegaard, kant. angle of repose. big two hearted river. invisible man. song of soloman. flannery o'conner. fear and trembling. culture of make believe. terry pratchett. emerson. sharon olds.