Jerick tells me he’s not a good conversationist. I feel most comfortable around friends like him only because we’ve known each other for so long, and have been through similar, perhaps very emotional struggles in the past.
That being said, at Urban Plates, a delicious “healthy” restaurant I will visit frequently from now on, the main focus of the conversation centered around his breakdancing experiences. From what he did in high school to college to him being part of the organizational structure behind the design and execution of a break-dancing collegiate tournament, his achievements are impressive in my eyes. And yet the one statement that resonated the most was when he said breakdancing is his form of expression, since he can’t express things in words very well. While I beg to differ, I do think it is amazing that one can manifest themselves in a particular way through different unique subtle forms of communication. May he continue to breakdance away, and may we continue to be friends for the rest of our lives.
In other news, I finished my first book of 2019: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow.
The book is about a 17-year-old girl who wakes up in a rehab facility for a long history of cutting herself. And so, the book is her adventures towards recovery as she seeks to learn many life lessons along the way. I give the book 3 out of 5 stars. Below is the most meaningful quote I can ascertain from the book which I will carry on for the rest of my days:
“Everyone has that moment, I think, the moment when something so… momentous happens that it rips your very being into small pieces. And then you have to stop. For a long time, you gather your pieces. And it takes such a very long time, not to fit them back together, but to assemble them in a new way, not necessarily a better way. More, a way you can live with until you know for certain that this piece should go there, and that one there.”
