"... Fully imagined cultural futures were the luxury of another day, one in which 'now' was of some greater duration. For us, of course, things can change so abruptly, so violently, so profoundly, that futures like our grandparents' have insufficient 'now' to stand on. We have no future because our present is too volatile. ... We have only risk management. The spinning of the given moment's scenarios. Pattern recognition."

"People feel happiest when they are in the flow, absorbed, and not figuring out the self," she said.

Yesterday was a good day... Leap day, road trip, birthday fun with my two best friends.