aladdin, sleeping beauty, and even my beloved little mermaid, step aside.

howl's moving castle. (miyazaki's newest film) ahhhhh this has just made it to my favorite movies of all time list.  not that the list really exists...but you should go rent it.  it's just...SO GOOD.  XD

uneventful, but relaxing weekend.  i ran a total of 7.5 miles, and i ( Read more... )

i shall imagine life
is not worth dying,if
(and when)roses complain
their beauties are in vain

but though mankind persuades
itself that every weed's
a rose,roses(you feel
certain)will only smile.

--e.e. cummings

stolen from vic's LJ...^^; it's so comforting. :)

rain.
i almost went dancing in it today, but got distracted.

next time, i promise. =)

another letter written
makes me happy because
i'm getting somewhere when at the same
time i got nowhere, nowhere makes me happy when
the aroma of garlic remains in my mouth
from a time when remembering was established
and reconnected
this is what i asked for
this is what i need

plug me back into the
mainstream of life because
i think i'm ready for
this
and
i ( Read more... )

i watched grave of the fireflies last night, finally.  needless to say, i was floored.  i couldn't stop sobbing at the end, and i still felt depressed when i woke up this morning.  the director makes such wonderful use of silence...he knows exactly when we're crying our hearts out.  i remember a long time ago, elaine (or was it frank?) told me ( Read more... )

summer passes all too quickly... :)

#1 --

directionless
the rules she's known disintegrate here
eradication of system
erasure of structure
extirpation of ideology
convolute mind's nexus

deafening absence, self-imposed, self-indulged
self destroyed.
and the soul knows not how to move
but flailing, she lets the panic ensue
until finding, her third eye's awakening
widening
stretching
expanding...

( Read more... )

love is like a cup of tea. the longer you drink from that cup, the blander it'll taste until finally, you find that your passionate mate has become, in your eyes, just another companion for the rest of your life. that's why it's so important to find good tea leaves, so that you can refill your cup, and vivify that blandness into the full flavor ( Read more... )

me: "office of new student programs, this is anna speaking, how can i help you ( Read more... )

r says that one of my greatest weaknesses is my tendency to let people who have the power of affecting my daily life walk all over me. according to him, this includes all the people i love or am bonded with one way or another - my friends, my family, family friends ( Read more... )