Story Lover

Di and I always loved this movie. All the dancing! I wish I had that kind of devotion to a dream. I never really dreamed much, I always just went with the flow. One day at a time and I would sway this way or that way. It’s not a bad way to live life, there’s a lot that’s happened to me that never would have if I had been tunnel-visioned by destiny’s desire. But I wish I had a little more determination in where I ended up. And I wish I had never quit ballet.

Bury it deep. Some pains are so painful that the only way to survive them is to forget. Perhaps if it doesn’t leave a scar, it hasn’t healed yet.

But I think the thing that drives us crazy is not knowing. And sometimes we have to make things up to help put us at peace. To rid some of the worry, some of the guilt. The most chilling part was when he rearranged the letters to say, bury me.

Sometimes silence resonates so loudly. I can’t imagine having to go through what Melinda went through. Losing your friends, being raped and then not having the words or the strength to tell. Never assume. People can be hurting and you’ll never know if you keep on assuming things. That’s one of my pitfalls. Assumption and judgment.

Self-expression comes in so many forms. For me, this blog. Another art. Another music. We all have our mediums. We just need to find them.

Yes, sadly, the TPL doesn’t have everything. On a quest for a different movie, I found myself in Blockbuster. They are selling everything old. Hence, I tried something new. Cute, predictable movie, but it had some good qualities and morals and wasn’t over the top on trashy humor. Loved most of the soundtrack, but can’t find it.

TPL DVD: A very slow moving gangster movie. I usually really like Terrance Howard, but this was just too empty. I enjoyed all the dancing and the little bits of animation, like Rooster’s flask and the stick men musical notes. The music wasn’t that great either.

Do people really die so quickly in real life? Are they there one minute and gone the next? And how can a single person touch us with so much impact that we cease to function, to live without them? Maybe Percival will understand his father more now that he lost his love.

“Where’s your pride? Your pride is in your work.”

by Stephanie Meyer

I don’t know exactly what everyone’s ideal is, but Edward definitely isn’t it for me. It’s like he took his 100+ years to learn what everyone wanted and then molded himself into this “perfect” being. And Bella is kind of annoying with all her noble thoughts and self-hate. It just feels like such a show. But I love Jacob’s character. He’s true and honest and isn’t too concerned with being perfect.

I like the part where Jacob says that he would have been a lot healthier for Bella than Edward is. It’s true, I think these books are so out there, it’s kind of scary to think that an entire generation of people will have this fantasy about needing to be with their love 24/7. And I hate how Meyer has made Bella to be this little bunny, something that needs to be constantly protected, from others and herself. Come up, we’re in the 21st century.

Talk about making your mark on the world. All his songs tried to change the way people saw the world, saw each other. And even though he was a bit nuts, the simplistic and childlike wonder he had with people and with the world came out in the filming of his concert. Only MJ could do the things he did. Only he could unite the world. Even the BMO knew who he was and was sad that he had died.

It was pretty sad to think that all that hard work, all those dreams never got fulfilled. Luckily they filmed some of it. Otherwise it would have all been lost. I kept thinking about those dancers who never got to preform all they prepared for. All those dreams that were riding on MJ.

by Stephanie Meyer

In preparation for the upcoming movie, I decided to reread New Moon. I hate how Bella seems so helpless but at the same time like a power woman. And I’m not really sure why Edward seems like such a tool to me, but I can’t really stand him. Doesn’t he seem a little too perfect like all those other tools they seem to dig up for The Bachelor? Unfortunately, I love the story. And I love Jacob, because if anything, he’s honest and imperfect and he’s not always apologizing.

And another thing, the covers for these books kind of suck. The design makes the books feel overly dramatic. Perhaps that’s what they’re going for, but I just wish they’d redesign them. Add maybe a little bit of life to them?