You Do Have To Live Through Things,

There Was A Clarity To The Nineties. It Was Pre-9/11, Before That Anxiety Kicked In That Exists Right Now About The Financial Crisis Or Terrorism. We Were All Just Going To Move Forward Into The Millennium And Everything Was Always Going To Get Better. Then, Whoops, That Didn't Happen.

The Fact That People Go To Portland To Visit A Tiny Feminist Bookstore-no Matter What The Impetus Is For Them Getting There-the Fact That They Go In There And Look Around And Shop For Books Or Stationery Or Whatever, Is A Major Source Of Pride For Me.

I Am A Horrible Visual Artist. I Can't Fix A Car, Sew, Knit, Cook, Etc. Statistically, There Is More I Don't Do Than Do.

To Me, Curiosity Is Married To Optimism. And That's Where A Lot Of My Motivation Comes From. A Lot Of My Way Out Of Depression And Anxiety Is That Intersection Between Optimism And Curiosity. Because It Means Taking A Step Forward With The Hope That There Will Be Discovery.

These New Bands Sound Like Gang Of Four — If Gang Of Four Sucked.