Normal.

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"His father had made it clear that the money for college wasn't there -- so after he went to the City and starved, he could come home and get a job down at the factory and get down to the business of being an adult. But not now. He was a City guy now, part of the world; he was involved with a vampire, and the danger of living a normal, boring life had passed completely."

-- Christopher Moore, Bloodsucking Fiends

That little piece of text caught my attention and held it, earlier tonight, leaving me unable to turn the page. I understood it.

All too often, I forget that normal isn't something I ever wanted my life to be. All too often, I forget that the simple, straightforward life I threw away to be with treebyleaf isn't a life I really wanted. I think about the life I think I'm supposed to have and I forget to look at the life I actually do have, and see how filled it is with love and light and possibility.

I forget. And I forget to thank her. For rescuing me from the danger of living a normal, boring life.