i'm in love!  c'est amour!

who wants to watch it again? i'm willing to watch it til my eyes fall out.   

fun facts: the king was the guy from tomb raider.. and xerxes is none other than rodrigo santoro and the queen none other than the crazy but beautiful angelika from brothers grimm. OH and the guy with one eye... hint: LOTR! i'm so glad they didn't use any big stars... it was perfectly cast!

frank miller is SO badasss! spartans are even MORE badass!  the more you read on them... the more fascinating they become.  <3

question of the year.... where have all the manly men gone? 

i overheard an older couple discussing gender roles these days and the man says " it's as though men and women have switched roles." fyi... this was an intellectual conversation about culture in our society not some accusing convo men vs. women. which made it worse... :T

prove me wrong.  i beg you.  please.

my birthday:

imax to watch 300 again with james.  still in love with those spartans.

jones with my lovelies.

surprise at bluefin.

twas so very lovely... really more than i could have asked for.

i am truly truly blessed.

this weekend when i was celebrating i was wondering why it didn't really seem like a big deal and i realized it was because i am so blessed with wonderful friends that everyday is just as fantastic as my birthday... the only difference is that i get to say "HEY IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!"

"what's a pretty lil thing like you doing without a man?"

can i live?!

ask me again why i'm single... see where THAT gets you!

this glorious freedom is NOT going to be given up for just anybody. believe that.

 my parents are complete opposites when it comes to perception....

the discussion of ppl who indulge in gluttony and become obese came up while we were having sunday brunch/lunch and here goes the convo:

dad: fat ppl stay fat because they are lazy.

mom: NO! they are dilligent in eating!

haha. same concept, different views. 

where do i fall amongst this range? smack in the middle.  practicing an open mind is so easy when there is so much diversity in your household to begin with.  this is how i was raised... this is what i know best.. but i can extend myself, reach for more, take away with me the good, study the reason of the bad and leave the useless behind.

i found myself recognizing that i am equally my mother's daughter as well as my father's daughter. 

all in all... i am blessed.

side note: a class on relationship and codependency should be a requirement in all colleges.

my birthday is coming up and i just really really wish jane could be here for it.  i know i don't call her enough and not nearly as much as i'd like to but i really miss her. 

somebody please develop a transportation device and then donate it to me. thanks.

when something/place/body is bringing you down.  break away. 

sometimes it's hard to start over but it is absolutely necessary. 

you have written 10 pages and when you look back you realize they are not up to par and you are completely unhappy with those 10 pages what do you do? do you go back and try to tweak and hope it comes out better?  or maybe you just continue on and hope the next 10 pages will make you happier? or do you throw it all away and start all over and half ass again? or do you recollect yourself, take some writing classes and start over with a better sense of confidence?

when you throw it away and start over SURE it's tough. especially when all you are thinking is "damn i'm back at 0" but when you start writing and realize it's the best stuff you have ever written you will soon find yourself at page 30 and just can't wait for the next 1000000 pages to be written. 

fyi: this is NOT just about relationship... i would hope that there is more to any woman than being successful at love. thanks.  this is about anything you have established in your life that you are unhappy with.

btw: i am so tired of ppl asking me why i am single... no offense but you appear to me as being extremely small minded when you think life is all about being with someone.  i'm single by choice because i want to be deserving of an amazing man. 

 maybe you think i aim too high... but maybe you just aim too low.