I Wanted To Write A Happy Song.

There Aren't Many Poster Children For Cool Angst. Everybody Thinks It's Cool If You're The Bad Girl.

My Derring-do Allows Me To Dance The Rigadoon Around You But By The Time I'm Close To You I Lose My Desideratum.

I Volunteered At Ucla's Occupational Therapy Ward, Where There Are Lots Of Kids With Autism And Emotional Problems. I Just Wanted To Prove To Myself That I Could Not Break Down And Cry At Everything, And That I Could Just Help Somebody Else. The One Thing I Really Remember Was That When We Would Take Them Out Of The Hospital For A Walk Around Campus, They Would Freak Out The Most When We Were Waiting For The Elevator. I Remember The Guy At The Elevator Said To Himself, "transitions Are The Hardest." And I Said To Myself, "transitions Are Always The Hardest."

Nobody Is Strong Enough To Not Be Influenced.

In A Sense It's A Lot Crazier When You're On The Road And It's A Lot Less Stable, But It's Actually Really Healthy For Me Because It Keeps Me From Isolating, Which I Tend To Do A Lot.