New Ways of Thinking

Be insightful. 

Do something positive everyday. 

Try to experience life with a smile each day.

"the pains of being pure at heart"

first off, love the band. secondly, it's true. there are pains of being pure at heart. 

i'm young and certainly my view of the world and humanity is limited, but there are just certain undeniable things. somedays, like today, i just become overwhelmed with the amount of goodness and "pure-hearted" people i have in my life. some i've known my whole life, some a few years, and some that are just "acquaintances" and "strangers" that have visited my life. i'm not keen on naming names but i am thankful to everyone in some way or another. "nothing of me is original, i am the combined effort of everyone i've ever known". i'm not a big fan of chuck p. but that quote definitely resonates with me. 

it's march 17th 2009 and life is transient, transcending to something good and meaningful. the connections i'm making with this vast world are becoming stronger and stronger; the ambiguous meaning of life is becoming more clear. irony? paradox? i love it all.

"it's not a tent, it's a teepee"

The thought that made me laugh today:

Park ranger: "Please take down your tent"

Anonymous: "It's not a tent, it's a teepee"

I love laughing at simple things. Lately, I've been into the ambiguous and simplicity. I realize both are conflicting ideas. There is nothing seemingly simple about ambiguity or ambiguous about simplicity. Yet, at some point both begin to intertwine and an element of synchronicity arises. When I think of life this way, it's as if nothing is that simple. Everything seems to have a level of synchronicity; the simple and the complex. It's almost as if everything is just a fantasy. No, better yet... life is driven by fantasy. There is no plot; it's our fantasies which drive life's meaning. 

life is like a broken treadmill...

it won't stop till you pull the plug.

I am currently writing a paper for my film class. It deals with surrealism, fantasy, and to an extent... connections I guess. I decided it was fitting to post an entry about the assignment for this matter. 

Anyway, it's focused on two films; Mulholland Drive and Chungking Express. I honestly hated Mulholland Drive. I know, there's something wrong with me. Chungking Express was more pleasurable to watch in my opinion. I don't really see Mulholland as surrealist by any means. Maybe the imaginative plane that its characters seem to be existing on is surreal. Betty Elms's delusions seem rather surreal... I guess.