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27 May
If you cry,” his girlfriend told him, “we get an extra mug.

— I’m re-reading the book I read on the plane from Montreal to Vancouver when I moved here in 2002. Even though the last few (formerly) blank pages are covered in apprehensive/nervous/excited writing, it took me until page 173 to circle this phrase and write “fantastic” next to it. It’s comforting to know that, even during life-changing events, I’ve always enjoyed the idea of trading emotions for tchotchkes.

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