Sublime

Not handsome, exactly—in fact, he teetered on the edge of ugly: short and slightly stocky, with thinning black hair. But his skin was deeply tanned, as though he flew to the Mediterranean instead of the endless Minneapolis-Detroit-Chicago route, and his thick lips were sensual, his teeth startling white. He exuded a vitality and alertness that was

Look deep enough into any person and you will find something shining within.

just so long as they aren’t psychos.

“Firework,” “Only Girl (In the World,)” and “S&M”—

For all his reality-bending intensity, our CEO was accessible and approachable. He ate his lunch in the cafeteria with the rest of us, sitting with a different group every day. You could tell where he was without looking because Andrei’s table always laughed a little too loud.

his irlfriend,

With each new adherent I am crossing the line from unclubbable fruitcake to tolerated eccentric.