February 2012
17 posts
xeno
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n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
THIS IS WHY I LOVE REDDIT: "My friend has terminal... →
A couple summers ago, I attended a summer program at Yale. I met a bunch of the most awesome, amazing, brilliant people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet.
Among them was a guy from Maryland (let’s call him N), and a guy from California (Let’s call him C).
After the program finished and we all went home, we all got a Facebook inbox in October 2010 from C. N had been diagnosed...