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It’s funny to read in my diaries how some of my worst moments happened in LA, but nostalgia makes me think it’s ok to go back. I said this to someone recently and they thought that “funny” was a weird way of describing it.

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I don’t know if I’m ready for a relationship yet anyway. I’m still terrified of being cheated on and probably couldn’t handle a new relationship very well because of that. I think I’m really just in love with the idea of love.

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Each page of this journal speaks truths that ache as I reread them. Truths that take my breath away with their honesty and clarity, with their perfect descriptions of what it means to be in love.

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By logging your daily experiences and achievements, you create a sense of purpose within yourself.

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It’s his stupid games but now they’re worse because he’s angry and now he has more power.

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I travel for my work, and I hit a lot of garage sales and second-hand stores. The chance to pick up something unique and with history from another part of the country is too fantastic to pass up. I’ve scored some decent gems over the years, but nothing quite like what I picked up last year while traveling through the Mustang Islands, in Texas.

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I think every person who loves to travel probably at some point wonders if all they’re doing is escaping their life, their responsibilities. I think I’m chasing nostalgia, but nostalgia is a dangerous game.

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I know it’s really piquing, and knowing that no one would even dare to listen adds an insult to your injury. Just keep going and don’t restrain yourself from crying.

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I saw Debbie, who was – as usual – depressed and depressing. Perhaps she was just having her period. That’s always the way I figure I can excuse girls’ black moods. I wish guys had that excuse, too; I’d be having my period a couple of times a week.

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Lying on my bed, Stacy and I had a really good talk. It was all very nice: she played the guitar, and I felt that she really is a good, gentle person. “Are you seeing anyone seriously?” she asked me. “I’m seeing a lot of people comically,” I said.