112313 #human We're simultaneously. rich & puny, opulent & squalid. It's an interesting con- trast, I guess, or maybe it isn't. Paint peels & chips off the walls upstairs while Celi takes a bath. All the tiles are on the walls around her--for now. Down here, there's music, warmth, light, toys, books, and we've been fed. Is the food we eat slowly criopling our minds, sallowing our eyes? God, who knows.