Maybe you've seen this.... maybe you haven't. Humor me and watch it regardless. This won't make any sense otherwise ( Read more... )

Oh my... Alan Ball (the creative genius behind Six Feet Under and American Beauty) is behind a new HBO series called True Blood. And the premise sounds devilishly delicious.

From his exclusive interview at HBO.com:

"It's based on a series of books written by Charlaine Harris, and it takes place in a world where vampires have made their ( Read more... )

Some connections are instantaneous. Sometimes you just feels things at the cellular level. I hadn't known Jess very long when she received some troubling news about her health. In our short time together, we had established an exquisite, undeniable bond. After hearing these news and spending an emotionally-charged evening together, I quietly ( Read more... )

"And so, when my friend asks me whether being quirkyalone is a life sentence, I say, yes, at the core, one is always quirkyalone. But when one quirkyalone finds another, oooh la la. The earth quakes."

- From To-Do List, July 2000, and Utne Reader, September 2000 ( Read more... )

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... is equal to the love you make."

Oh, and Happy International Quirkyalone Day.

;-)

"Sometimes you hear a song that conjures up a memory, and other times that special tune can make your heart skip a beat. The best part is when that right song plays at the most unexpected time." I was fortunate enough to be driving around yesterday when this poignant piece came on National Public Radio. If you are even slightly passionate about ( Read more... )

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"That Love You Make" - Revisited

Okay, that's a sweet and endearing and all... but what I want to know is: when did my solitude become loneliness?