nyc will have to wait
i had hoped to post some stuff about my really wonderful trip to new york city this evening, but it turns out i got a phone call informing me that stephanie kim died this morning in chiapas, mexico.
stephanie and i had a wonderful but complicated relationship, mostly because we were fortunate enough that we respected and cared for each other despite our problems and personality foibles that neither of us felt the need to varnish for each other.
really, of all of the people in my life, i think she may be the one i came closest to dying with, which says something. that was in a motorcycle accident on a freeway in indiana of all places. maybe 1996 or so. somehow the bike stayed upright and we managed to hitchhike close enough that we could get picked up and taken to our destination (which was hours away). years later i would introduce her to two different friends of mine she would end up dating for extended periods of time. and she and brian and I, who have managed to crash on each others' couches for years in a variety of cities all managed to feel like fortunate siblings.
brian, we've been out of touch for a while, and my updates on you have come from your sister (and brian lee of course), but i want you to know how badly i wish i could be there with you right now. i am so sorry. any strength and support i can give you right now i know would not be enough, but you have it all.
stephanie and i had a wonderful but complicated relationship, mostly because we were fortunate enough that we respected and cared for each other despite our problems and personality foibles that neither of us felt the need to varnish for each other.
really, of all of the people in my life, i think she may be the one i came closest to dying with, which says something. that was in a motorcycle accident on a freeway in indiana of all places. maybe 1996 or so. somehow the bike stayed upright and we managed to hitchhike close enough that we could get picked up and taken to our destination (which was hours away). years later i would introduce her to two different friends of mine she would end up dating for extended periods of time. and she and brian and I, who have managed to crash on each others' couches for years in a variety of cities all managed to feel like fortunate siblings.
brian, we've been out of touch for a while, and my updates on you have come from your sister (and brian lee of course), but i want you to know how badly i wish i could be there with you right now. i am so sorry. any strength and support i can give you right now i know would not be enough, but you have it all.
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