FOOD FOR THOUGHT: existential love

while enjoying my morning tea, i got to thinking... if soul mates are the physical and spiritual halves that complement and complete us, do you think there is only one person who can fill that role? or, do you believe we can each have numerous opportunities to love and be loved because love itself is governed by free will - while we are able to impart our own magic as well..? and that the real beauty and magnificence of love lies within each of us, in our power to choose and make the experience of love our own?

thoughts?

happy birthday, to me!

several years ago, i came to the realization that i would rather be my own best friend - than accept the obligatory cliche of my own worst enemy - and it was then that i made the personal commitment to consciously try and work on all my relationships with the same mindset. focusing on improving the quality of my friendships, i made a conscious effort to continue living by the basic concept of becoming the change i wish to see in the world!

and every year i grow older, i find that with time, the quality of these relationships we've forged would begin to surface as we are forced to go through certain life experiences - whether happy, sad, tragic or petty. it's the intangibles that reveal the true nature and character of each bond... and i'm, indeed, fortunate to have such great people around me.

this year, on my birthday, a few of my closest friends surprised me with a simple picnic against the city as our backdrop. absolutely quaint and perfect! yes, little things make me happy.

♪ ♩ ♫ sat here thinking about my heart. all of the places it fell apart. there's just one thing that i need to know... why am i always chasing the rainbow? ♩ ♫ ♪

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

the first thing i did when i woke up was bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies and put together a simple meal while watching my favorite romance flick "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind," for the millionth time! i'm not quite sure what brought it on, but what can i say, sometimes i just wake up in one of those moods :) not to mention it'd be an understatement to say i love, love, love this movie!

since the first time i saw it back in 2004, i grow to love it even more every time i watch it; like any good book, there's always something new to take away and that's the magic of this film! at least for me. or maybe it's because i just see myself in the characters all too much. scary. :)

these three photos c/o google images.

it's also worth mentioning that the screenwriter is charlie kaufman and director, michel gondry... two individuals whose work i've always found independently brilliant!

charlie kaufman puts forth an exquisite effort toying with space, time and existence in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind... in such a profound way, free of overt references you find in other romance films. i'm a big fan. if this piques your interest, check out his other works too - like being john malkovich and adaptation, both of which are obscure favorites of mine too!

in addition, i love michel gondry as a stylist as much as a director. his manipulation of mise-en-scène and visual take on everything is always nothing short of simply refreshing! the way he deftly maneuvers through the seemingly impossible narrative - for instance, the characters being chased through memories as they are one-by-one being deleted..! i don't know. but whether you choose to see this film as a science fiction mindtrip, a neat literalization of the way human relationships progress, or both... all credit to gondry for visually guiding us! <3