"When Jenny had broken the chain, had left Wellesley for something as common as nursing, she had dropped her family--and they, as if they couldn't help themselves were in the process of dropping her."

-The World According to Garp, John Irving

addiction.
i find it terrible to be under the influence of something that you cannot think straight.
cravings.
it feels like the more you resist,
the more it is on your mind...
the more irresistible it seems.
withdrawal.
is it worth feeling like that?
wouldn't it be easier to just give in?
once you do, it is easy to over-indulge.
as if the time you took to stop yourself before
deserves extra when you finally give in.

this is how i feel about the free bowl of chocolate at jocelyn's desk in the biochem office.

congratulations marco and ali on your engagement :) tonight was a blast.

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"In the Fields family, for example, it would have been more appropriate if Jenny had become a doctor, or if she'd stayed in college until she married one."