Has anyone else noticed how long my recent posts have been?

Yeah, me too.

I thought it was time for some lighter material.

Or maybe not lighter.

Maybe just less.

Gainer showed me this video.

And it made me extremely happy,

like,

happy-tears, bubbly-feeling-in-your-stomach,

can't-wipe-that-stupid-grin-off-your-face, happy.

I'm not sure why.

Me and paper cranes, we go way back...

Freshman year I watched David Lee make one

and I figured out how.

There are now flocks of flamable birds on all my teachers' shelves.

Dozens made every day.

I do it now without thinking about it.

But when I do take the time to think about it,

I find that there's something endearing

about my frail attempts at creating an imitation of life,

those little folded pieces of winged paper;

like a child playing,
pretending to do their parents' work.

I used to pretend I was an architect, like my dad...

All I would do was color pictures on old blueprints.

Things haven't changed much.