"we're half awake in a fake empire"

i had the most vivid dream. i realized it couldn't have been real because things were too conveniently related to what i have been thinking about or feeling, whether it was apprehension about medical school or my high school kids getting along... and i've been reading my old blog to walk down memory lane since that was what my dream was about. there was one moment when i was leaving 42nd street subway station to get to port authority and a homeless man reached across the stairs to demand that i help him. that post was written in may 2007. i can't believe it was more than three years ago.

and then this post from june 10, 2005:
"To Graduates:  HelenMa, Brother Crab, Jackson Fu2Tang, LeeHo,  KhaiMinhTroung, Megan, Laura, Ba, Giggles, JenJen, YOUNGMing, Diem, Charlie, and whoever else I missed ..
There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. My boy Aristotle once said "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." So as you all leave school to pursue your personal endeavors remember - We know what we are, but know not what we may be. ..and that Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues  Oh and I almost forgot Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail
There’s a Hallmark for you, ok so I just copied/pasted a whole lot of quotes together. But you get the idea. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2oo5!! A TOAST! SHOTS I SAY!!! "
--from Dave