Went to see The Time Traveler’s Wife last night with my best friend. Somehow I knew going in that it was going to stink but went anyway because I think Rachael McAdams is awesome and was hoping my intuition was wrong on this one. Unfortunately, my sixth sense was dead on. The plot (which I hear is almost exactly like the book) was too disjointed for me to really care about any of the characters. *SPOILER ALERT* It was also slightly awkward the way the main character met his wife when she was only 6 then continued coming back to see her as she got older. I know he didn’t even kiss her until she was 18 but at that point he’s about 38 and his wife (although technically the same person) is at home waiting for him. Just creepy in a weird way that I can’t quite pinpoint. The lines in this movie were blurred and because of that I found the chemistry and the love story totally unbelievable.
P.s. I’ve been out of the blogging world for a spell…thought I’d give it another try since I was only doing it halfheartedly before.
For those of you that think it’s crazy to fall in love with a city…don’t knock it until it happens to you. I’ve always loved going to SF but up until recently it has been more like a close friendship. Over the past few weeks I’ve felt a calling to the city like never before. There is so much going on all the time, so much culture, so many interesting people, such as atmosphere of creativity and the feeling that you can do whatever you want to do and who gives a flying fuck what anyone else thinks about it. I love that and I love SF. Period. I think this little bird might be flying her way to perch in the city very soon. 
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Just downloaded the new Jason Mraz EP’s on Itunes and I have to say…they’re pretty damn sweet. Something about the way he sings and puts the words together and also the fact that most of it is acoustic is so fun and playful you just want to dance around the room like an ass when you hear it. Anyway, check it out…you won’t be dissappointed.
Filed under: Jerks, Life, People, Uncategorized | Tags: Escrow, Jerks, Life, Love, People
I’m starting to believe that they already have. Granted I do work in a business that invites people to be confused and therefore angry at what they don’t understand (escrow)…but it seems to me the amount of people that feel it necessary to take out their poison on someone else is growing. Maybe it’s the hippie in me but I’ve never really felt the need to take things out on others the way people do to me daily. It would be nice if I were the rule in that regard instead of the exception but alas I am not. I’ve always believed that people are innately good but lately I wonder whether most people are really making the effort to be the type of person they believe themselves to be on a daily basis. I’ve also always felt that in the end good will triumph. Maybe I’m just having a down day but it’s starting to seem like the people being the biggest jerks are getting the most payoff…I guess I don’t see all angles of the story though…maybe karma really does come back to kick ass three-fold eventually. Not to be vindictive or anything…but I sure hope so. More people need to get back to their roots and see that love is the only thing worth anything. By love I mean the essence of love, the everything, the all knowing entity, nature, etc…whatever it is that you see as love.
Filed under: Books, Ka, Stephen King, Tattoo, The Dark Tower, The Gunslinger | Tags: Books, Gunslinger, Ka, Stephen King, The Dark Tower
I just finished the last book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King last night! I literally had no concept of time toward the end and I didn’t realize it was almost 3am until I finished. I’m sure tons of people hate that ending (don’t worry I won’t spoil it for anyone that hasn’t finished) but I loved it. Those books are probably the most epic set of stories I’ve ever gotten all the way through and loved every damn second. I even got a ka tattoo on the inside of my right wrist about halfway through the Vth book. (Picture to come soon, along with some others I found online when I was researching) The tattoo could have had to do with other trauma I had going on in my life but I think I would have gotten it sooner rather than later anyway. I might also be getting a tattoo of my handwriting with, “Stand and be true” on the inside of that same forearm…we shall see. Something about the story and the way its written makes it feel so real. In fact, I’ve never been able to really get into any of his other books until this one. I love how Roland is such a hero and anti-hero at the same time and that his character evolves so slowly that you almost don’t even notice how much he’s changed until toward the end. Anyway all I can say is that I loved it…every last sweet and bitter second.
