(500) Days of Summer

Let me put this down in writing once and for all: the movie "(500) Days of Summer" is magnificent and it's a must-see! It's corny, different, sweet and funny. I've watched quite a few movies in the last couple of years, but none of them has stuck with me like this one. A smile makes its way to my face along with a small giggle when I think of all the small details that makes the movie unique and quirky dialogues. Not only is the movie wonderful, but the music is like nothing I've ever heard before in a low budget movie (be alarmed (and thrilled): this is not a Hollywood production!). It's filled with music from a wide specter of genres and they all fit in perfectly. It's a feel-good movie indeed, and so is this song which pops up in the middle of the movie. When I hear it I want to jump around and shout out how joyful I feel when listening to it. It's almost like a hidden fuse box inside of me getting switched on. Fan-freaking-tastic!!

Springtime

I can't help but smile when I see this cute and cuddly creature :)

Coffee shop window

Today I was sitting in a coffee shop by the window, looking out into the street and at the ppl passing by. I was sipping my burning hot coffee (I never learn that I have to wait at least a few minutes before I give it a taste) and letting my mind go blank. It was wonderful. I haven't felt that peaceful in some time.

When doing nothing but watching ppl I often start making up stories about their lives, where they've been and where they're going. Not to mention what's going thru their minds. I try to read their facial expression. Some look stressed; some have a face of stone; others are smiling; and there are those whose expression is filled with disappointment and sadness. Smiles are contagious and I can't hold mine back and I don't want to either. But just as smiles make my heart all warm and relaxed, the sad faces hit me just as hard and it feels like a needle poking from the inside.

I can't help but wonder what I look like when I'm completely cooped up in my own thoughts dragging myself unnoticed from one street corner to the next. Do I wear my emotions on my sleeve? Is it possible to make out what's going thru my mind when I pass someone sitting by the window in a coffee shop looking at ppl like myself passing by? Sometimes I walk around feeling like I'm the only person in the world at the moment; completely tangled up in my own thoughts and daydreams. Thinking of it makes me smile. At those moments, the world turns slowly.

When I reached the bottom of the coffee mug I got dressed and went outside and walked home. I was smiling. And as I reached the cathedral with snow drizzled all over it, I stopped to look at it bathing in the sun. I was still smiling as I realized something: there are a lot of things in life I could wish for, but there are not a lot of things in life I need.

I'm happy.