Quotes of the Moment:

"We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are truly comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox."

"[...] I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered."

    --The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
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According to the first quote, Squiggly and I have been old for a long time already. There isn't anything in the world that could replace the silences with him on sunny Sunday afternoons. Sometimes I'll search out the presense of someone else, just so that I can share my quiet comtemplations with him or her, without ever really having to say anything. Everyone should be able to know the contentment of a comfortable silence.

Everyone should also know how to look at things through the eyes of a child. It's something we actually all know how to do, it's just that we forget to do it so easily. As adults--young or old--we are too quick to temper and too eager to judge, when really we should just be able to trust in the world around us. Not everything in the world today is out to cause us harm or pain or suffering, but sometimes--and a little too often--we seem to forget.

He Said It

Having fallen behind with my blog readings, I did some rushed catching up and found this on Pablo's page, posted a few days ago. Sometimes, other people just say it better.

A lot has happened in the past couple of months.

I laughed. I stressed. I happied. I grey-haired. I cared for. I looked after. I worried. I held. I felt bad. I saddened. But most noteworthy, is the fact that I faulted.

I've made mistakes in my life.

I plan to make plenty more in the future.

And I'm ok with that.

I'm okay with that too.

Happy Belated Blogger Birthday!

Three days ago, my blog turned a year old! Whoa. Would someone just shut me up? It appears I have too much to say as I've been able to fill post after post full of my senseless raving for just (literally, JUST) over a year now. Geez, what a windbag--but then, you didn't have READ all of that anyway. :p
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The Trinity

Yesterday's midday breakfast brought about a bittersweet realization: the three members of the JFC are so close that their lives and subsequent happiness levels are intertwined with each other's in the most delicate of balances. We see each other nearly everyday, and turn to each other for support and affection (or reality) whenever we need it--we exist nearly as a single entity made up of three separate parts. The realization stumbled upon yesterday was that because of our closeness as a trio, only one of us could be truly happy in a relationship at a time. Sure, we could all be involved in mediocre relationships at once, but when it comes to being truly happy, we have to take turns. Sucks, doesn't it? But then again, isn't love the ultimate sacrifice? I would sacrifice for my boos.

I love ketchup chips.
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Tell Me You Love Me

A kiss can say I love you, but where you put it can mean so much more. Thinking about it the other day, I figured these to be the kisses that express the most affection--but I am always up for suggestive opinions.

Kisses of affection can be placed:
    - on the (bare) shoulder
    - endearingly on the forehead
    - to the nape of the neck
    - sweetly on the temples
    - anywhere on the back
    - gently on the hipbone or stomach
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Of course, if you want to tell me that you love me but you've run out of places to kiss me, you can always call me stupid and buy me a bag of ketchup chips--or a large Tim Horton's coffee, double-double. It would seem that I'm easy enough to please. ;)

Cheering For The Good Guy

After a discussion today involving the latest Non-Fling Fling to arise in our lives, my conversation partner and I decided that this time, we're cheering for Guy A. We like you Guy A. Go Guy A...sorry Guy B.

Surprise!

And what a surprise it was...Congratulations, G!

Song of the Moment: "Spending Time With You" - Janet Jackson

I close my eyes and fantasize
And I just imagine
A tropical island
We're all alone
Our pagers and cell phones shut off
Hot sunny heat
Cool ocean breeze
The sand beneath our feet
The crashing waves are like music
Found a place to sleep
Passion fruit to eat
Use all our energy
Under the moonlight making love

I don't think nothing can compare
Nothing better than
(Time)
Nothing better than
(Or anywhere)
Nothing better than
(Cause I'm)
Spending time with you
Nothing better than
(As friend)
Nothing better than
(I'm so content)
Nothing better than
(Cause I'm)
Spending time with you

You are my angel
Heaven is close
My favorite place is where you are
So we don't have to do nothing special
Don't wanna run
It's always fun to chill at home
Monday through Friday
Sexy Saturday
Easy Sunday
Cause every day's a special one
Just like a holiday
Vacation getaway
After the foreplay
Go room to room making sweet love

I don't think nothing can compare
Nothing better than
Nothing better than
Nothing better than
Spending time with you
Nothing better than
Nothing better than
Nothing better than
Spending time
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Dedicated to you--the one I love spending time with...