I know it's a bit late, but I thought that now is a good time (better late than never) to give a shout out to the universe for the things I'm thankful for. So I'm thankful: that I live in America (even though it's fucked up country, it's way less fucked up than other places), that I am healthy, that my family is healthy and they love me and that they screwed me up less than they could have (and probably less than I attribute to them), that I have amazing friends, that I have been able to travel to amazing places, that I am a strong, independent person, that I have money to do the things I want to do, that for all my many problems I don't have more.
More things to do before I die - learn how to tango, re-learn how to knit and crochet (I think I'll save those for when I get old), get a degree, learn real massage techniques, learn how to let go of my anger (or better yet - not be such an angry person in the first place).
Loneliness - was watching some movie over the weekend, and there was a line about lonliness, and that being lonely is part of the human condition, so get over it (White Oleander maybe?). Kind of an interesting idea. Having spent the last 3 days by myself, I can say that it's both possible to be alone and not be lonely, as well as possible to be with someone and be lonely (at least in past relationships), so maybe loneliness really is something you can't escape. And if that's true, then you just enjoy the points in your life where you're NOT lonely before you return to being lonely?
Movies - I watched a LOT of movies over the last 4 days. Anger Management (vaguely amusing), He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (strange little movie - subtitles), Legally Blonde 2 (crap - no surprise there, mom wanted to see it), Down With Love (kinda cute if you turn off your brain - pretty scenery/costumes - watched with my mom who remembered having clothes like that), rented Confidence but didn't watch it, White Oleander, and more that I can't think of right now. Apparently I'm getting old because I can't remember what the movies were about even... sigh...
Posted by cshell at November 30, 2003 09:49 PM