I wish I could be the
Very Hungry Caterpillar, and eat and eat and eat and eat and then turn into a beautiful butterfly! The Very Hungry CaterMinna tends to eat and eat and eat and turn into adipose tissue, which pleases no one.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, incidentally, was
George W. Bush's favorite book growing up. It was published when he was 23 and graduating from college.
Senior year you're supposed to be incubating for something good before you bust out of college, they say. Huh.
Sometimes I feel like I am molting.
Metaphorically speaking. Akin to some weird emotional shedding all over the sofa.
Like I came to UCLA knowing exactly who I was and I might be leaving with no idea of what I have or will become.