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I just got home from seeing Vanilla Sky, which I thought was a pretty neat movie. It's based on a spanish film, called Abre Los Ojos. In a neat bit of casting, Penelope Cruz reprises her role from the original, which I have yet to see. Anyhow, the movie kind of plays with your head a bit, and that's got me in the mood to try to write something introspective. It seems unlikely, however, that I'm going to be able to muster very much on the deep and meaningful tip.
...yeah. I'm not pulling any interesting rabbits out of my craw to write about. Random tidbit time.
I had a really great conversation with Ray today. He's been hanging out less and less lately, which has had me kind of concerned. A number of friends of mine have been kind of upset lately, and with seeing Ray so rarely these days, 'cause he's not up for hangin' out as much lately, it's easy for my brain to start worrying that he's down too. When we get around to chatting, however, it's pretty easy to tell that he's actually doing pretty okay. So, I'm still concerned about why he's lately not wanted to hang out, but I'm not as worried that he's down or upset, which is a good thing.
Living here in MA, away from the house I grew up in for a couple of years now, I've noticed that I've totally lost touch with the Christmas time feelings that I used to get being back in the house with the tree and lights and stuff. There was always something about coming home to that same tree that had been there since I was young, with those lights lighting up the living room like little stars, that would always remind me of the good from my childhood. It would always seem that once or twice a christmas season, I'd stumble across that feeling again, and I'd revel in the nostalgia of it all.
Now that feeling is kind of gone. I feel alright about that, but there's a little bit of me that misses it. There was a great conversation about Masters of the Universe toys tonight at the movie between Rob, Matt, and I. That brought out some of the childhood nostalgia for a little bit. :)
Oh! A month late, but I think it's time I really thought about and wrote down the things I'm really thankful for. I've been meaning to do this for a while...I'm thankful for:
- Close old friends. You know who you are.
- Finding a band I finally click with.
- A good relationship with Dad, and an increasingly good relationship with Mom.
- A job with some security.
- A string of roommates I happen to really like.
- Sunny spring days, and the feeling in the late evening when you're sitting on the grass as the sun sets and the cool breeze comes in.
- The feeling you get when you're writing, and you know what you're writing feels right.
- Music. All of it.
- Freedom of thought.
- The generally good health of my friends, family, and myself.
- AIM...I can talk to my friends no matter how far apart we are.
- Lots of clean boxers and socks.
- Movies and books that inspire interesting thoughts or conversation.
- Love. The fact that it exists is a good thing.
Yeah, I'm losing steam. I'm thankful for an awful lot, though...more than that list alone. More than a list and my feeble vocabulary can possibly convey. I'm thankful for all of it, actually. Thankful that life simply exists. There may be better gigs out there, but this life we lead seems a whole lot better than the alternatives I know of.
Despite being thankful for so much, though, I honestly do not feel complete. So the journey continues...
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