flailing master sensei

"well, that's when I have the most trouble. I'd like to see how the master handles himself in those situations."
"the master flails."

"are you a hypochondriac?"
"only when I'm wrong."

"there is a limit to what you can blame on ADD. beyond that, sometimes you just have to consider the possibility that you might just be lazy."

"...it's interesting how place can cause us to close off another place. (me to Phoenix, you to Scottsdale) That's what is fascinating me...how and where the doors get closed..."
"well, I don't know that it closes me off. I was noting the strangeness."
"you said you didn't feel comfortable here"
"not unsafe, out of place."
"maybe me saying I feel unsafe is just a Scottsdale way of saying, 'I feel out of place.'"

"talked to r the other day. i guess he got into law school and will be starting there in the fall."
"I thought he was an engineer."
"he is."
"that's pretty awesome."
"i don't understand the reasoning, but i've never been able to comprehend people who make plans and stick to them."