* First time I read HP Lovecraft stories was around 20 years ago. One theme of his stories is that humans are at the mercy of the cosmos, not of gods or supernatural forces, but simply the cosmos.

* Both our dads were in town. As usual I spent more time with Melissa’s dad since he was staying in Brooklyn. My dad was somewhere in New Jersey and came to Manhattan on a Saturday afternoon. Love them both.

* “What? What is this? I… can’t remember, not a thing… only, I feel… a yearning, something I’ve never felt before… what’s happening to me? Tell me hunter, could this be joy?” quote from Bloodborne – the Doll in the Hunter’s Dream