47 - "A man who tells lies... merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it." - 'Lawrence of Arabia'

I'm not going crazy.That's what I told myself over and over again that cycle. Even when everything around me was saying different, I was convinced that there was no way that I, Commander John Crichton of IASA ( Read more... )

45 - "I just want my ration of common humanity." - 'Lawrence of Arabia'

It's interesting how we throw around that word, "humanity", without thinking much about how it means two different and discrete things. On the one hand, it's a way to refer to the species that makes up homo sapiens, an umbrella term encompassing we inhabitants of Earth. On ( Read more... )

42 - "Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?" - 'It's a Wonderful Life'So the idea is "just do it", right? If you see a pair of lips that seem like they could use a little smoochin', then just lean in and go to town, is that it ( Read more... )

41 - "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends." - 'It's a Wonderful Life'With all the talk I do about my friends in this thing, is there any remote possibility that I'm gonna disagree with that statement ( Read more... )

39 - "That's all he ever wanted out of life... was love." - 'Citizen Kane'I remember being really glad that Mom didn't get a clown. Ten was way too old for having a clown at your birthday party. Maybe we went to some place for pizza or something, or one of the fast food restaurants where they put a cardboard hat on you to wear while you eat the ( Read more... )

38 - "Old age. It's the only disease... that you don't look forward to being cured of." - 'Citizen Kane'

OOC Note: Takes place during episode 2x15, "The Locket".

She told me to start writin' in a journal, can you believe that?

I was just sittin' on a tree stump, restin' my bones and thinking about Moya and D and my friends when she comes right ( Read more... )

37 - "I don't think any word can explain a man's life." - 'Citizen Kane'

There's a word that's been applied to my life more times than I'd care to recall, and that's crazy. What's worse is how damn many times that exact word was totally and completely applicable in the first place ( Read more... )

35 - "No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how." - 'Gone With the Wind'Guess I should make a bit of a confession here. Nothing big or Earth-shattering (or shattering any planet you just happen to want me to use as a metaphor-- ( Read more... )

33 - "Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered. A Civilization gone with the wind... " - 'Gone With the Wind'

Well, I don't have books. No dog-eared copy of The Bourne Identity crammed into my duffel bag and no rolled up latest issue-- well, latest before I blasted off-- of Playboy stuck under the seat of my module, ( Read more... )

31 - "A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply as time goes by." - 'Casablanca'What happens when a kiss isn't just a kiss? What happens when it turns out to decide the rest of your life ( Read more... )