Over the past year, I've been given the opportunity to travel a lot, experiencing new sites and sounds as well as people, both new and old. In my recent encounters with people, I've walked away from conversations that have left me laughing, crying, smiling, pondering, scratching my head and dumbfounded.

I thought I'd share them with you and add to the list as the experiences continue ...

• "Go have monkey sex" (Boston, 07.2006)
• "Go make a memory" (Chicago, 08.2006)
• "Don't poke the bulge" (San Diego, 08.2006)
• "I worked out today - I had sex - I didn't do shit" (Cold Stone Creamery, 01.2007)
• "He's like 5% down syndrome" (Cleveland, OH, 07.2007)
• "Confusion is the greatest gift one can ever give..." (2007)