I did one of my very favorite past times today, going to a movie! It doesn't really matter the movie, the time of day, or even who I'm with (if anyone)! Going to movies has always been a favorite thing of mine!
Today I took in Eat, Pray, Love. I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. I had read the book and honestly, had a bit of a hard time relating to it. Maybe because from the book interpretation, you get to see deep inside the author's head, every little bit of crazy that she is, the really vivid emotional highs and lows. And honestly I'm just not built that way. And in the movie, you just skim the surface and she seems like just a normal person, with normal problems after going through a divorce.
I thought it was really moving, and well done showing her go through the different phases. There's the moment she decides she wants a divorce. She talks about how her biggest fear is hurting someone, and if she could, she'd just slip out the back door, into the night and her husband would wake up and just be fine with it. In the story though, as in real life, it's not that easy. The feelings are real and people do get hurt.
The movie follows her through a progression of men- from a little fling to the man whom she has a volatile relationship with but is convinced he's her soul mate and she's madly in love with him.
Like most people, I love the guy she ends up with- a Brazilian named Phillippe! He so good to her and seems so wise. I love when he says, he gets that she doesn't "need" a man- but she needs a champion. Someone to believe in her, adore her and love her as much as she loves herself. It's easy to chalk most movies up to Hollywood fiction- but these two really met, really fell in love and really got married. It's a pretty feel-good movie in the end.
It makes you think- who's the person who's your champion in life?
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Here's comes fall...
Here comes fall and I seriously cannot wait! This summer has been nothing but HOT, humid and rainy! My official fall decor countdown is ON! The way I figure it- September is football season and back to school and the start of cooler weather- and therefore September 1 means I can bust out the fall decor! I love decorating for fall so I try to really maximize the time frame! If I'm going to have leafy knick knacks and pumpkins and spiced candles- I want to enjoy them to their fullest potential. The way I figure it- I can get a good 3 months out of this if I count all of September, October and November!
I'm ready now but I feel like people are way too judgemental about these things. I have a secret stash of fall stuff just ITCHING to be let out of their Rubbermade confines- but once you do that the ridicule starts: "It's August, what's wrong with you!" I'm gonna be like that 80 year old car lady who has a Christmas tree up in July. Except I'll have hay bales and cornstalks out- and it will be mid March. And I'll be trying to serve warm cider and it will be like 100 degrees in July and then people will really start to talk. And I've been obsessed with Friday Night Lights- staying up too late every night watching the DVD's after the children go to bed.
So I'll wait until September 1. I mean, most likely I'll wait. Like, the bulk of my stuff will wait until September 1. Sure, my wall PlugIn is already smelling spicey and warm. And yeah, the candles on the end tables are now orange and tan and brown. And I did buy that one little ceramic maple leaf thing the other day- but it was on sale- that's all. It made good financial sense- period.
So don't judge me. I won't be sitting around dusting my fall ceramics all weekend. I won't be getting everything sorted and unpacked so I can set it all out in 12 days...
Thursday, August 12, 2010
a good reminder
It can be so easy to get bogged down in life. To let silly things get to you. Work. Bills. Laundry.
It can be so easy to forget how much we rely on and need the people closest to us. I recently came across the blog of an a girl I knew in college. She married her long time sweetheart and at the age of 29 she became a widow. Just reading her accounts of the process of grieving your best friend, your partner, your closest confidante- it's heartwrenching. She's haunted by dreams at night about mundane evenings that they spent together, picking out games at the video store. She talks about the process of burying someone you love so much. The prospect of facing the rest of your days and not being able to hear their laughter, see their smile, smell their scent, share their life. She talks about the loneliness and the sadness and the general void in her life. The way she talks about the permanancy of it all, just makes my heart ache. The way she will never share a Christmas with him, a Sunday morning, a rented movie curled up together on the couch.
And it's such a great reminder to treasure every little thing about your loved ones. Even the silly things and the things that frustrate you. Because in the end, it's what makes them THEM! And imagine, for one second, the prospect of them being gone from your world forever. It makes the frustrations seem not worth it, doesn't it?
It can be so easy to forget how much we rely on and need the people closest to us. I recently came across the blog of an a girl I knew in college. She married her long time sweetheart and at the age of 29 she became a widow. Just reading her accounts of the process of grieving your best friend, your partner, your closest confidante- it's heartwrenching. She's haunted by dreams at night about mundane evenings that they spent together, picking out games at the video store. She talks about the process of burying someone you love so much. The prospect of facing the rest of your days and not being able to hear their laughter, see their smile, smell their scent, share their life. She talks about the loneliness and the sadness and the general void in her life. The way she talks about the permanancy of it all, just makes my heart ache. The way she will never share a Christmas with him, a Sunday morning, a rented movie curled up together on the couch.
And it's such a great reminder to treasure every little thing about your loved ones. Even the silly things and the things that frustrate you. Because in the end, it's what makes them THEM! And imagine, for one second, the prospect of them being gone from your world forever. It makes the frustrations seem not worth it, doesn't it?
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
There's something about this song that I just love. I can't say exactly what it is. It's kind of haunting. Beautiful. Something about it just speaks to me. It makes me think of those few times in life where something feels so magical. Maybe a perfect date? Maybe the hope of something great? What's your magical moment?
Lyrics:
Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Close your eyes and trust it, just trust it
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face
And said I just don't care?
It's only half past the point of no return
The tip of the iceberg, the sun before the burn
The thunder before lightning, the breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table, the walk before the run
The breath before the kiss and the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
There you are, sitting in the garden
Clutching my coffee, calling me sugar
You called me sugar
Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself
Will it ever get better than tonight? Tonight
Lyrics:
Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands?
Close your eyes and trust it, just trust it
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
Have you ever looked fear in the face
And said I just don't care?
It's only half past the point of no return
The tip of the iceberg, the sun before the burn
The thunder before lightning, the breath before the phrase
Have you ever felt this way?
Have you ever hated yourself for staring at the phone?
Your whole life waiting on the ring to prove you're not alone
Have you ever been touched so gently you had to cry?
Have you ever invited a stranger to come inside?
It's only half past the point of oblivion
The hourglass on the table, the walk before the run
The breath before the kiss and the fear before the flames
Have you ever felt this way?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
There you are, sitting in the garden
Clutching my coffee, calling me sugar
You called me sugar
Have you ever wished for an endless night?
Lassoed the moon and the stars and pulled that rope tight
Have you ever held your breath and asked yourself
Will it ever get better than tonight? Tonight
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Just one of those things...
Kind of discouraged today. It never ceases to amaze me how few people you can look up to- whether it be professionalism, or just generally trusting someone. I guess it's a good reminder that we're all flawed- even those people in positions of leadership that we expect more of. In fact, today I'm going to go out on a limb and say I'm disgusted at some recent events.
I have no doubt of my flaws- and I'd say it's as good a time as any for me to work on those. But, I'm going to go ahead and start that task tomorrow, today... I need a good dose of The Office! That's why I keep those dvd's on hand, just for days like this. I feel like that time someone put Dwight's calculator in a jello mold... except madder...
I have no doubt of my flaws- and I'd say it's as good a time as any for me to work on those. But, I'm going to go ahead and start that task tomorrow, today... I need a good dose of The Office! That's why I keep those dvd's on hand, just for days like this. I feel like that time someone put Dwight's calculator in a jello mold... except madder...
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