I Believe… [New Mantra]

...that the first date should be treated like a job interview where both parties admit they’ve lied on the résumé.

...that ICE agents are proof that Kafka didn’t write fiction—he just wrote the employee handbook for a future agency.

...that the secret pleasure of being busy is that exhaustion feels like proof you’re alive.

...that my next tattoo will be something along the lines of “Expect Nothing. Hope for Everything.”

...that the spark is less about soulmates and more about whether you both laugh at the same time when the server drops a tray.