waxing philosophic and nonsense

In honor of the much loathed Valentines Day....

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:58:38 -0800

I have compiled my favorite movie quotes about love that, to me, most accurately describes whatever love is supossed to be.

Juno: I just need to know if it's possible for two people to stay happy together forever, or at least for a few years.
Mac: It's not easy, that's for sure. Now, I may not have the best track record in the world, but I have been with your stepmother for 10 years now and I'm proud to say that we're very happy. In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with.

--Juno

William Parrish: Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.

--Meet Joe Black

Noah: It's not about following your heart and it's not about keeping your promises. It's about security.
Allie: What's that supposed to mean?
Noah: Money. He's got a lot of money!
Allie: You smug bastard. I hate you for saying that.
Noah: You're bored Allie. You're bored and you know it. You wouldn't be here if there wasn't something missing.
Allie: You arrogant son of a bitch.
Noah: Would you just stay with me?
Allie: Stay with you? What for? Look at us, we're already fightin'
Noah: Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Allie: So what?
Noah: So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out.

Noah: I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.

--The Notebook

Harry Burns: I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

--When Harry Met Sally

Angel Stripper: Fate! There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then it's up to you to make it happen.

--Can't Hardly Wait

Holden: I love you. And not, not in a friendly way, although I think we're great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I'm sure that's what you'll call it. I love you. Very, very simple, very truly. You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being. And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option you would ever consider. But I had to say it. I just, I can't take this anymore. I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can't, I can't look into your eyes without feeling that, that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. And I know this will probably queer our friendship - no pun intended - but I had to say it, because I've never felt this way before, and I don't care. I like who I am because of it. And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But God, I just, I couldn't allow another day to go by without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And, you know, I'll accept that. But I know... I know that some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there is a moment of hesitation, then that means you feel something too. All I ask, please, is that you just, you just not dismiss that - and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds. Alyssa, there isn't another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau. Because it is there between you and me. You can't deny that. Even if, you know, even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I'm forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me, which - while I do appreciate it - I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

--Chasing Amy

Yup. Good stuff.

It's funny that love is the one thing that everyone looks for...yet no one has a freakin clue what it is or what causes it. People have fought, cried, hurt, sought after, theorized, and longed for something that's as vague as vague can get. It's often portrayed as this huge, sweeping, life changing thing...but it's not always like that. In fact, I don't know anyone personally that has ever experienced it that way. It seems like two people just fall head over heels with one another and then after the infatuation wears off, they learn to live and love the quirks that the other possesses. No kissing scene on the top of a mountain with beautiful music playing or anything, just simple and comfortable. But what if TRUE love is supossed to be life changing...and no one ever really experiences it? What if all these people "in love" are just living a lie, existing with another person, tricking themselves into thinking they're in love? Bizarre. And no one will ever know for sure. I guess that's why faith is so important. I do think I'm in love but who knows how the other person truly feels? Jumping in head first without knowledge of how your significant other plans on jumping is disconcerting. Gah I hate Valentines Day. It's just too scary sometimes.

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Vox Hunt: My Favorite Shot

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:38:08 -0800

Show us your favorite photograph.

I have three.

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I like this one because of the story behind it. A bunch of us went out to the track at like 2 in the morning and did stupid things like bounce on the jousting pad thingy and jump hurdles. I attempted to jump a hurdle and ended up bruising my cooter bone fairly badly as well as breaking the hurdle. This pic just makes me happy...two of my fav gays in black and white. Perfection.

moment

There are few pictures of me and Matt that aren't posed and that's why I love this one. It's a candid moment. People don't think we have a lick of romance between us because we act like two five year olds that are best friends....but there's a lot more there. It just doesn't come out in public very often. We just never felt the need to flash it in everyone's face.

um....?

I have never nor do I now have any clue what was going on in this picture. I love it because encaptures the insanity that is the theatre department.

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QotD: I Won't Miss This

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:50:15 -0800

What won't you miss about 2007?
Submitted by uncagedbird.

Five words: Rhetoric in the Electronic Media. Sounds harmless....but it wrecks mental stability.

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Vox Hunt: All By Myself

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:16:24 -0800

Show us how you keep yourself entertained.

AHH!

It doesn't take much.....really....

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QotD: Best Book of '07

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:09:04 -0800

What's the best book you read this year?

Yeah....like I can pick one....

High Fidelity: A Novel

Nick Hornby

I may love this book because it's the last one I read....but it was different from the run of the mill fourteen dollar paperbacks. It may not have come out this year but this is when I read it so oh well.

I've always loved the movie (hellooooo John Cusaaaack....) but the book is so funny and honest. I love an honest piece of literature. If you want insight into the illogical thinkings of men when it comes to love and relationships, this must be read. It opened my eyes to how the other sex views love, sex, breakups, and everything in between.

I wish every guy came with a book like this...a sort of manual of how his brain works. We women needs this kind of enlightenment in order to function alongside men without strangling them out of frustration.

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

If you know me, you know how deep my obsession for Saturday Night Live and good comedy/comedy writing/stand-up runs. I think I've had a crush on Steve Martin and his banjo pickin', prop usin', ridiculous stand-up routine delivering self since I was six years old. When I saw this book in Barnes and Noble (bless you, B and N) I almost passed out. I was dying to read it. Then John Sweeney got it for me for Christmas and I proceeded to attack him with hugs and thank yous for a record ten minutes.

It's no secret that Steve Martin is a wonderful, witty writer. He's written comedy acts, screenplays, novels, etc but he's never written about himself before. This isn't so much a general autobiography as it is insight into his comic genius, which is right up my alley. It takes you from his days as an amateur magician at Disney World to his hit stand-up career to why he walked away from it all. It's smart, funny, wonderful, and brilliant.

Nothing is more compelling to me than a breakdown of someone's rise to greatness. It gives me hope that maybe hard work and ambitions CAN result in dreams coming true.

There are, of course, other notable books that are out there: Water for Elephants, The Kite Runner, and all the books I read by Chuck Palahniuk. But these two books meant the most to ME and that's what reading is about, right? Right-oh.

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Yeah OTTIISSS....

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:05:42 -0800

Shout (Animal House)

Nothing makes me want to get off my booty and dance than this part of Animal House, arguably the greatest college movie off all time. I want to ravage Otter and hang out with John Belushi. I so should have been a teen in the 70's.

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"Born Standing Up"

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:05:20 -0800

If you are at all interested in comedy, check out Steve Martin's book

Born Standing Up.

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

It's a wonderful breakdown of how he developed a stand-up career and why he walked away from it so early.

It's witty and insightful.

If you are 1/8th the fan of Steve Martin that I am, pick this up and check it out.

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QotD: Scared Senseless

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:26:00 -0800

What are your irrational fears?
Submitted by Dan Culhane.

I read once that we will 3.5 spiders while we sleep in a lifetime. I'm scared that a spider is gonna bite me in my throat and I'll suffocate. I hate spiders.
My professors have so much faith in me. I feel like a fraud....I'm not that smart, I just work hard. I'm terrified to fail at life. I'm waiting for the semester when I just snap and flunk everything, even acting.
My mom has been threatening to give up on me for some time now and I'm nervous that one day she actually will.
I have had the reaccuring dream for years that I give birth to Yoda. I don't want a Yoda baby. It might be cute for a couple of years but it would suck for the kid after that.
I don't want to wake up one day and be alone, no one to call, no one to talk to, no one to love, friend or significant other. I can't help it that I need people. Maybe that's weak but I don't like being alone. With billions upon billions in this world, I know I'll never be alone....but the notion still makes me sad.

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And the finale....

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:42:13 -0800

It's no secret that this semester sucked for me and my entire group of friends....I felt like I was stuck inside of a daytime soap opera, except without all the pretty people and with more nicotine and beer.

The semester couldn't end with everyone finally getting along. Ohhhh no. Zach and Lance definately just got fired from their positions as RAs. Therefore, they will be moving off campus. This scraps many living arrangements and also kinda wrecks my b-day party because there's nowhere for people to crash now...but the worst part is that I'm losing my two best friends from the staff.

When it rains, it monsoons.

On a happier note, I got some bombass gifts for Christmas from everyone.

Happy flippin holidays. :D

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QotD: As If I Need To Explain...

nobody@vox.com(Ashley) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:00:56 -0800

List five reasons (at least) why you are awesome.
Submitted by goobers18.

HAIR!

I'm a procrastinating overachiever. It's an art.
I will always be a five year old.
I have gotten into heated arguments about Beowulf, Jean Grey's powers, Oscar Wilde, if it's relevant for Kermit to appear in a poem among Sesame Street characters, and what the correct lyrics to One Week are.
I'm incapable of censuring what I say. Dr. Kunka hears the same things come out of my mouth as Katie Kelley. This may seem bad, but it's a surefire way to know that I'm being honest.
My crazy fro. That alone should suffice.

Bada-BUMP!

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