Inspiré

La vérité vaut bien qu'on passe quelques années sans la trouver.
Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.
- Renard

Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent becoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu.
Generally speaking, the people who know little speak a lot and the people who know a lot speak little.
- Rousseau.

Quand on a le droit de se tromper impunément, on est toujours sûr de réussir.
If you allowed to make mistakes, you are sure to succeed.
- Renan.

Les vrais paradis sont les paradis qu'on a perdus.
True paradise is the one that you have lost.
- Proust.

Il y a deux manières d'être malheureux: ou désirer ce que l'on n'a pas, ou posséder ce que l'on désirait.
There are two ways to become unhappy: to desire what you don't have or to have finally gotten what you have desired.
- Louys.

C'est une grande habileté que de savoir cacher son habilité.
It takes great skill to hide the fact that you have great skill.
- Rochefoucauld.

La cuisine, c'est quand les choses ont le goût de ce qu'elles sont.
Fine cooking is when the things you have cooked taste as they are.
- Curnonsky.

J'ai toujours vu que pour réussir dans le monde, il fallait avoir l'air fou et être sage.
I have always believed that to succeed in life, it is necessary to appear to be mad and to act wisely.
- Montesquieu

On ne peut désirer ce qu'on ne connaît pas.
You can only desire what you do not yet know.
- Voltaire

Cogitating After-Thoughts

It's 1 something in the morning. It's raining outside. I love the rain. I love the sound of it. I love how it clears the air and makes it crisp. I just fixed myself an Arnold Palmer and a (tea) plate of fruit (apples, cherries, grapes). Naturally, I'm listening to Radiohead while I'm writing this (15 Step). I just finished watching an amazing movie. It was original, unique...my demo(graphic) for my love of cinema. Wristcutters: A Love Story.

It starts off with a suicide. And that's what's so fantastic: what happens after? Patrick Fugit's character goes to an afterlife that is "reserved" especially for those who have committed suicide. It makes you ponder the idea. A suicide-only afterlife? Brain-racking. The thing is, it is just like the "real world," only more depressing and miserable. That's another genuis stroke - there's no where to escape. You can't leave the hopeless life by killing yourself again. You already did. So what happens? What do you do?

That's why you have to watch this movie. The "What do you do?" question is just too perfect. This movie is so purely entertaining, it makes my heart smile. I love the originality, the concept. And believe it or not, it is the best "love story." It gives hope to the hopelessly loveless. My favorite part of all? Even though no one can smile in the post-suicide afterlife, this movie is hilarious. I was laughing so much. I love indie movies. And this one takes the cake.

In My Place

"In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost

I was lost, I was lost
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
I was lost

Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
For it...

I was scared, I was scared
Tired and underprepared
But I'll wait for it "

So many songs express my inner turmoil about my future. It's a nice release. Singing the lyrics. Don't you just love it when an artists' words openly expresses your feelings? Sometimes it's hard to put your feelings into words, but somehow someone knows exactly how you're feeling and can point it out word for word. Strange how that person is usually an artist, a stranger to you. C'est la vie.