rest in peace

r.i.p. manny

There's something particularly sad when someone so young dies. There's this sort of slap-in-the-face kind of sting, a startling reminder of mortality. I didn't speak to Manny much after I moved from Saipan, save for the few messages he left on myspace, but I still want to remember him how he was in high school, someone funny and genuine and great to be around.