1. ...our firmest resolve is only as strong as we are in our greatest moment of weakness.
2. ...we think twice before talking to a friend sometimes, but don't hesitate to trust a total stranger.
3. ...we secretly believe in things that we're cynical about aloud.
4. ...I'm here thinking profound thoughts when I have a paper I must necessarily hand in tomorrow, waiting to be begun.
5. ...all wisdom comes three days too late.
6. ...we feel gelatinized, as it were, somewhere between the past and the future, even when we're actively living the present.
7. ...there's a disconnect.
8. ...and it happens when it is least convenient.
9. ...writing a letter long-hand still feels more satisfying than typing an email or writing on somebody's wall (or pillar, or post. Whatever.)
10. ...we're reluctant to admit to feelings, half-afraid that acknowledging them will make them more important than they already are. Or even that they'll actually come true. Makes sense for things we fear, perhaps. But for things we wish for...?
11. ...with every new person we meet, and every addition to the list of networking sites we're members of, alone-ness becomes more accentuated, and solitude more precious.
12. ...people think it is sacrilege to disturb someone playing a videogame, but don't think twice before barging in on someone reading or taking a solitary walk.
13. ...we come away feeling like we didn't talk about all that we wanted to, from people we like spending time with.
14. ...parallel realities - that of the head and that of the world - fall into synchronization sometimes. They shouldn't. It throws things out of gear.
15. ...we overanalyse.
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