Quoting Eunice [PART ONE]

Because my birthday is just around the corner [ehem] , i decided to pay myself a tribute by posting some of my blog's quotable quotes... dagdagan nyo na lang pag may naalala kayo na sinabi ko ha...

"Maybe love really is just around the corner, I just haven't made the right turn yet." - "Of Gratefulness, Relief and Stopovers"4/23/2007 03:35:00 PM

"I'm in a place where other people would die to be in. I see life now not only as a journey but a journey filled with worthy stopovers. These stopovers are meant to enrich me with more stories that I can share with people who are not as blessed with my gift of odd experiences.

Kumbaga, nagpunta lang ako sa Bora pero imbes na mag-plane o mag-ship, nilangoy ko. Yun na." - "Of Gratefulness, Relief and Stopovers"4/23/2007 03:35:00 PM

"Sometimes, you feel like that thing you've always wanted is right in front of you, you recognize it, you feel happy, excited and contented. But you suddenly realize that you can't have it... It's the saddest feeling, it's the most painful thing. You smile knowing what you want, but you cry alone knowing its impossibility. You get into thinking of whether you're better off not knowing that he exists. You hate yourself for feeling regret for something that simultaneously brings you to heaven and hell. You are faced with the dilemma of letting the days pass by just craving or of moving on to chasing a new rainbow. You feel confusion, you start to write to clear your head...

You start to write to analyze your emotions. You are hit with the reality that the one thing you're scared of is back and suddenly... you start to FEEL again." - "Tinkerbell", 01/2707

"Sabi nga ni Patty, look at the good/ happy things that are happening and don't dwell on the panaka-nakang "sad parts". That's the best atttitude, but when these "few sad moments" parade themselves in front of you with a full band and really colorful costumes, you can't help but notice diba?" - "Last Hurrah", Jan. 31, 2007

"The wind reminds her of him, of how he can instantly make her smile while making a mess out of her carefully organized desk. The wind insensitively sweeps off everything on her table of solitude with that romantic glamour that makes her feel special and loved. She used to not mind the wind, she knew that it comes and goes unapologetically while she is left trying to reorganize what's left of her organized life. She just got out of a storm and at the back of her mind, she's baffled by the presence of a synonymous fate that's waiting for her." - "Peter Pan" 1/27/2007 12:55:00 PM

"I hide from you because I seek you." - "SHADES" 1/27/07

"There are moments when you're there but I don't feel you, i'd rather really that you hurt me and be there than leave and bring with you my ability to feel and be felt. Don't ever mistake
me for sadness, for sadness is my friend." - "BREAK" 3/08/2007 05:41:00 PM

"We will never admit it, but after everything...we chose to play hide and seek.I bump into you, you bump into me; BUMP? More like a crash I guess.I know that you know. Don't hate me if I don't.It's not that I don't want to. It's more like I want it too much that I have to constantly remind myself to stop.

I never loved you. I was in love with the idea of loving you." - "I Want to Quit You Too" 2/25/2006 03:58:00 AM

"I may have started from behind but I am more rapidly catching up, I may not finish first but I will finish the race with pride. You don't have to run, Eunice. Just walk. You will get there." - 1/02/2006 02:49:00 AM

"It just made me think of how I really have grown as a person and how i managed to train myself to have high tolerance for pain. In my opinion, it just takes a li'l focus and then you're all set. It's like training yourself to endure a REALLY COLD shower back when the heater's not working. Until now I can stand a cold shower without the usual jumping around attitude. I think it's always the same with pain. At times you feel the urge to cry and wallow in pity, you have to give in once in a while but you also have to know how far you can go before breaking down. Parang derma lang yan, sabi nga ng dermatologist ko, "Mataas daw talaga ang tolerance ko for pain." - "Pain My Love" 12/03/2005 03:10:00 PM

"Ayoko na sana magsulat tungkol sayo pero kung di ako magsusulat ngayon, baka dumating ang panahon na di ko na maalala ang mga nararamdaman ko at di ko na mabigyan ng buhay ang mga salita." -

"Rhyme with me. We'll sing-song
our way to happiness -- together."
- Rhyme, 10/31/2006

"Bakit nga pala ulit di tayo pwede? Dahil ba may iba kang mahal o dahil di lang talaga ako ang gusto mo? Magkaiba kasi un. Un may iba kang mahal masosolusyunan pa sana. Kasi ang pagmamahal pwede naman ibaling, lalo na kung di naman sa ayaw mo ako. Pero un pangalawa, ung di lang talaga ako ang gusto mo... un ang mas mahirap at mas masakit. Ibig sabihin ako un problema. Katulad ng dati." - Untitled 12/23/2005 08:00:00 AM

"Ung kakiligan na alam mong may basehan. Un kakiligan na di galing sa pagpapantasya mo sa isang lalaki sa TV o sa pelikula.. ito un pagkakilig na nararamdaman mo pag inakbayan ka na sa sinehan, paghinawakan na ang kamay mo, pag hinahawi na un buhok sa mukha mo, pag inaalalayan ka sa laglalakad, un binibigyan ka ng bulaklak, un tinatanong ka kung-- kumain ka na, ano kinain mo, bakit ka kumain, may pambili ka pa ba ng pagkain, gusto mo ba sya kainin este gusto mo ba kumain kasama nya -, kapag pinapakilala ka na sa magulang, kapag hinahatid ka na sa bahay, kapag gumagawa na sya ng mga- tula, sulat, kanta, work of art, website - para sayo. Ito ung pagkakilig na nakakapagpabilis ng tibok ng puso mo. Ito un kilig na nakamamatay." -Pakshet Kilig Moment, 11/07/2005 12:56:00 AM

"I want to know how people will write their eulogies for me. I want to find out how i lived my life in the eyes of those I lived for. I want to write a eulogy for me too. It will have words that revolve around happiness, how i sought it and managed to get a glimpse of it." - Suicide, 11/10/2005 12:33:00 AM

"Sure. Well nothing really much has happened to me. I'm now in law school and I'm having a hard time. If you wanna know if I finally found someone who made me feel special, I'd say yes. A lot of 'em. But everything was short-lived. I am pretty much screwed up these past few days and this is the perfect time for us to catch up. That's beside the fact that i saw your picture and that you're hot and that you are not dating anyone right now. It will be like slapping my face for letting you go because I AM JUST ONE SCREWED UP woman who continues to be undecided."
Then it will start the whole process of me getting hurt again and that sucks. BIG TIME." - Loose Screws, 11/25/2005 01:07:00 PM

"I wish I could go back to sleep and dream my way to happiness. I can't. The pain's unbelievably deep. Deeper than the last time. This is rock bottom. I just know. I will go up. I will go up. I will go up. Or maybe I'll just lie on rock bottom and wait for it to tranform into a mountain. It's gonna be a long process... a long process." - "I WAS drunk... and that made it easier."1/26/2005 07:37:00 AM

"Sometimes, a hug really means a lot of things. It bridges the communication gap and sorta gives the assurance that things'll be alright. Human warmth says a lot about the relationship. I think people can kiss all the time but hugs are more meaningful. But then again, it's just me." - "Season Ender" 11/30/2005 12:15:00 AM

"Now that lawschool's just around the corner, panic's slowly creeping in. No one's gonna hold my hand when i feel helpless. No one's gonna say, "I love you kiddo." when i feel like im running out of luck. Loneliness really is lethal." - "Senti-sentihan"5/09/2005 02:35:00 PM

I AM SO CLOSE...

drawn by Eunice when she was ten years old

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The last time i posted these pictures was in 2006 with a poem entitled An Inner Child's Melancholy. I wasn't sure if law school's really for me back then.

Now, I am reposting them to remind myself that I AM SO CLOSE.

"Hold on, Euns. You're nearing law school's end of the road. You can finally say, GOOD JOB!"

BAKIT? BAKIT GANUN?

Secret-keeper: Ganito na lang, palitan na natin. Pag sinabi mo ung sa'yo, sasabihin ko kung sino ang kaisa-isang minahal ko sa law school.
Secret-keeper's "Twin": Kung ako sa'yo pumayag ka na. Sobrang complicated at juicy nun offer nya.
Secret-keeper's "Sister": Worth it un ng sobra.
Secret Keeper's "Iskolar": Ung ino-offer na nya, minahal nya. Ano ba naman ang panama nun crush sa love?
Secret-finder: Pero un na nga, un minahal nya, willing sya i-reveal... pero un crush na ang tagal-tagal ko na siyang kinukulit, ayaw nya sabihin. BAKIT? BAKIT GANUN?

My [POST]SECRET of the WEEK

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image from POSTSECRET

ATTN: ALS GRADES APPEAL

Hi!

For those who intend to appeal their grades, please follow the procedures below:

1. Print your Grade Breakdown and submit it to your SACREP for CERTIFICATION. (see attached list of SACREPS and their contact numbers)

- To print your grade breakdown, click on the subject you intend to appeal to view the BREAKDOWN. Click "PRINT SCREEN" OR Click File, then Print.

- Make sure to LABEL the printed breakdown with your Name, Student Number, Subject, Professor, Year and Section, Semester.

NOTE: The breakdown to be submitted should be the EXACT COPY of the breakdown as seen on the screen.

2. Request and Pay for your bluebook through your SACREP

3. Put the following requirements in a long brown envelope:

1. Appeal letter (see attached sample letters for: 1. mathematical error; 2. manifest oversight; 3. mathematical error AND manifest oversight)
2. Appeal form (printed in LONG BOND PAPER, see attached)
3. CERTIFIED Breakdown
4. CERTIFIED Bluebook (with highest bluebook)
5. CERTIFIED Questionnaire (will be prepared by your SACREP)
6. Authorization from the owner of the highest bluebook

NOTE: Please use a paper clip and not a stapler in compiling all the documents

4. LABEL the envelope and submit it to your SACREP within the DEADLINE. (The deadline will be announced through your SACREPS)

- PRINT and attach at the upper LEFT hand corner of the envelope, using VERDANA 14 font the following details: Name, Student No, Year and Section, Subject, Professor, Semester, Ground for Appeal.

5. In case you are appealing on BOTH grounds for the same subject: (i.e. Manifest oversight AND Mathematical Error), please observe the following rules:

a. Use SEPARATE envelopes for manifest oversight and mathematical error.

b. For the mathematical error, use the attached sample appeal letter for mathematical error. However, IN THE APPEAL LETTER FOR MANIFEST OVERSIGHT, the corrected figures should already be reflected, use the attached sample appeal letter for MANIFEST OVERSIGHT WITH MATHEMATICAL ERROR (not the sample letter for manifest oversight only).

This means that in the appeal letter for manifest oversight, the figures at the bottom of the letter should already reflect the corrected figures.

If you have questions, please contact your block SACREPs.

Good Luck!

Diana Uy

SAC Chair

KUNG SANA

Kung hindi
ako, ako.
Kung hindi
ikaw, ikaw.
Kung
hindi ko sya
kilala,
kung hindi nya ako kilala.
Kung nasabi ko na gusto kita,
Kung sinabi mo na gusto mo ako.
Kung di ako pinaasa.
Kung di na lang ako umasa.
Lahat ng KUNG ay SANA.
At ang SANA ay higit pa sa salita.

Student Council Plan Sem

[Girl Talk sa Girls' Room sila B. Nicka, Reg, Jess, Euns]
Jess: Nun una nyo ba ako nakita, alam nyo na agad that i'm gay?
Reg: Ako? Nung una kita nakita ang sabi ko, "O ayan, bakla."
[laughter]
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[During Dinner, habang tinitingnan namin ang menu]
Euns: Bakit kaya mas mahal pa un Iced Tea sa Mango Juice? Weird.
Reg: Kasi siguro diba, mas mura lang un fruits dito. [Mahabang explanation to that effect]
Alex: [silent]
Euns: Ah, oo nga.... Tapos un Iced Tea sa Manila pa nanggagaling...
Matapos ang ilang sandali, dumating ang mga drinks... IN CAN.
Euns: I can't believe nag-discuss pa tayo kung bakit mas mura.
Alex: Nagmarunong pa kasi kayo e.
Reg: Nag-agree naman si Eunice.
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[After dinner]
Jake: Grabe, busog na busog ako.
Reg: [pabigla-bigla] E ang dami mo kinain eh!
[Walang preno! haha.]
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[Habang naglalaro ng Never Have I Ever na ang rule ay iinom ka pag nagawa mo na]
SC Officer 1: Never have I ever had sex.
SC Officer2: [kampanteng uminom]
BUONG COUNCIL ay nabigla.
SC Officer 2: Bakit? Di ba iinom pag sumasang-ayon ka?
SC Officer 1: Mali ka.
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AWARDS:
KULELAT sa PUSOY DOS: Alex
KULELAT SA 123 Pass: McVer
"BUMPER" Award: Kira [winks at everyone]
JOBERT SUCALDITO Award: Jess [dahil sa mga blind items nya]
CONFUSED Award: Reg
POSH OWL Award: Jake [Laging may araw na kung matulog!]
VIDEOKE Masters: B. Nicka, Euns, McVer, Kira at Jess
YOU CAN DUET Award: McVer and Euns
HIBERNATOR: Alex
TAGA-AYA Award: Kira [nagyaya magkwentuhan ng ghost stories, unang natakot; nagyaya manood ng Chuck, tinulugan kami; sya din ang nagyaya na maglaro ng kung anu-anong card games]

BEST GAME EVER: the CHENES Game [variation ng larong "SHIT" kung saan mamimili ng number at ang multiples nun at ang mga numbers na nage-end dun ang cue para sabihin mo ang CHENES.

PRICELESS MOMENTS: Ang marinig si Alex, McVer at Jake na magsabi ng CHENES at CHENES CHENES pag-reverse.

Just in case may makasalubong kayong SC Member, itanong nyo na lang kung ano un steps sa nabuo namin na routine para i-summarize un mga kalokohan na nagawa ng mga tao sa Tagaytay. [winks at Alex]
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It was a very productive weekend. Ehem, mag-upload na ng pictures un iba jan!

Figuring Out GOODBYES...

QUESTION:

"Whoever came up with the word GOODBYE must be a man who loves irony. I dont understand why it's called a GOODBYE when in fact, people generally don't feel GOOD when they say it. Why can't it be BITTERBYE? Or Sadbye? or Badbye?"
-Eunice Monsod, [The Law and Economics of Lust, Love and Life; Décembre 03, 2005]

ANSWER:

"Why must there be goodbyes? Because of mission. In everything that happens, there is a reason, there is a mission. All goodbyes, whether to things or persons, are reasons and/or seasons for moving on. Goodbyes should lead to greater mission, not stagnation."
-Fr. Jerry Orbos [Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2008]

BOOZE

sa LSAC

Euns: Naku wala ako pera, patak patak pa naman kami sa booze.
Leah: Ha? Bus?
Euns: Oo, kanya-kanya bayad.
Leah: Bakit, di ba babayaran ng Student Council un bus? [EUREKA MOMENT]
Euns: BOOZE!
Leah: Kasi naman bakit kasi booze pa dapat sinabi mo na lang beer.

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sa Baguio habang nanonood ng Lake House

Leah: Di talaga gwapo si Keannu Reeves dyan. Mas gwapo pa sya dati...
Au: Oo nga, di sya gwapo dyan.\
[Pagkatapos ng matagal na pag-iisip kung saang movie mas gwapo si Keannu Reeves...]
Leah: Si Keannu, mas gwapo pa sya sa dun sa The Firm.
[SILENCE]
Au: Nyeks, si Tom Cruise un!
Leah: Kaya pala mas gwapo talaga sya. [laughter]
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[Habang umiinom]
Friend: Marunong ka ba mag-knot ng cherry. Sabi kasi nila pag kaya mo, good kisser ka. I-knot mo nga ung cherry.
Leah: [nilabas ang stem ng cherry na nasa loob ng mouth nya at hinawakan para i-knot].
Friend: Sa loob.
Leah: [Tinry i-knot ang cherry ng di kinakain un mismong cherry so ang laki ng bibig nya] BAKIT BA?! DI KO NAMAN KAILANGAN I-PROVE NA GOOD KISSER AKO EH!

To All the Guys I've "Almost Loved" Before

Carrie Bradshaw Quotes that fit.

Childhood Sweetheart:

“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”

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Big: I'll call you.
Carrie: For what? We're so over. We need a new word for over.

The BestFriend:

Somewhere out there is another little freak who will love us, understand us, and kiss our three heads and make it all better.

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In love relationships there is a fine line between pleasure and pain. In fact it is a common belief that a relationship without pain is a relationship not worth having. To some pain implies growth. But how do we know when the growing pains stop and the pain pains begin? Are we masochists or optimists if we continue to walk that fine line?

Artist Guy:

Carrie: What do you want?
Mr. Big: Why don’t we save time and you just tell me what I want?
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Sometimes second chances work out even better than the first because you learn from your mistakes.
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I was afraid if I looked up into his eyes, I'd turn to stone. How could I have let myself believe things would be different the second time around? I'd never even heard of an urban relationship myth in which a self-centered, forty-two year old baby magically transformed into a grown man that you could bring out in public.
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Somewhere out there, Mr. Big was alone again. The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.
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My mind was yelling how angry I was... But my heart, my heart... and just like that, I lost my head.'

Basketball Guy:

“When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho.”
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I wanted to go to him, but I felt like I was tied to the chair. Some part of me was holding me back, knowing I had gone too far, reached my limit.

Movie Buddy:

Carrie: Well, sometimes a person needs a little space.
Big: From you? This guy must be crazy.
Carrie: Spoken by the man who moved 3000 miles away.

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Does anybody really know when it’s right? And how do you know – are there signs? Fireworks? Is it right when it feels comfortable or is comfortable a sign that there’s no fireworks?
Is hesitation a sign that it’s not right, or is it just a sign that you’re not ready? In matters of love how do you know when it’s right?

Tinkerbell:
Yes it was a great love, but he went that way and i went this way...
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It seems like you had me but I've never had you.
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What does this really mean? The ball is in my court or something? I don´t wanna play games. This is not the grand gesture. This is the vague gesture. Which is truly worse than no gesture at all.
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Soulmate. Two little words, one big concept. A belief that someone, somewhere, is holding the key to your heart. And your dreamhouse. All you have to do is find them. So, where is this person? And if you love someone and it didn't work out, does that mean they weren't your soulmate? Were they just a runner-up contestant in this gameshow called happily ever after?
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After he left, I cried for a week, and then I realised I do have faith. Faith in myself, faith that I would one day meet someone... who would be sure that I was the one.
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How do you bounce back when reality batters your belief system and love does not, as promised, conquer all?

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I finally figured out the only way to have Big in my life was to block out certain feelings. And now every feeling that I ever had is bubbling up all over the place with nowhere to go except out my eyeballs.
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Carrie: You do this every time! Every time! What? Do you have some sort of radar? Carrie might be happy, it's time to sweep in and shit all over it?
Big: What? No, no, I came here to tell you something. I made a mistake. You and I.
Carrie: You and I nothing You can't do this to me again! You can not jerk me around!
Big: Carrie, listen to me. It is different this time.
Carrie: Oh, it's never different! It's six years of never being different! This is it! I am done! Don't call me ever again! Forget you know my number! In fact, forget you know my name! And you can drive up this street all you want... because I don't live here any more

Lost Boy:

So just love, make mistakes, and have wonderful times, but never second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly, where it is you are going.
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Carrie: Here in my arms was a guy who wanted to make my home better. And somewhere out there was one who wanted to pull it apart. It wasn't a left- or right-brainer, it was a no-brainer.
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I wanted to tell him I was afraid he could never love me the way I wanted to be loved. I was afraid that maybe he didn't have the capacity to love anyone but himself. I was afraid that, given the chance, he'd break my heart again. But I cheated and just said 'I guess I was afraid.'
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“When you're young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun. Then, you grow up and learn to be cautious. You could break a bone or a heart. You look before you leap and sometimes you don't leap at all because there's not always someone there to catch you. And in life, there's no safety net. When did it stop being fun and start being scary?”

Worst Flame:

They say that opposites attract, but they never say for how long, i couldn’t help wondering, without sharing the word, could even the hottest relationship stop cold?
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I had a choice. I could run, or I could stand and ask him the question that if I didn't ask, would haunt me the rest of my life.
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Big: Carrie... Hold it, wait, wait.
Carrie: What? What? What is it?
Big: Don't end it like this.
Carrie: No, you're the one that ended it like this. I was trying to be friendly. So you know what, this seems like a much better way to end things.
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I feel sorry for Big, I really do. Because if you think about it, I was the best thing that ever happened to him. Actually, no. I pity him because I get to walk away and be me, and he has to walk away and stay him, you know? And who wants to be him when you could be me? I mean, I'm smart, I'm funny... I was this, this thing, you know I was it. I was this magic moment. I was the abracadabra. I was totally the "poof" in the relationship. I mean, I've got more "poof" in one finger than he could ever have. I mean, geez, sometimes I "poof" just hailing a cab. So I guess it's better to know now. So I can go "poof" someone else. Someone who deserves me, and not some screwed-up, insecure guy who can't deal with a woman who's got her act together. Now, I'm gonna end up deliriously happy and Big is gonna die old and alone, and I pity him. Really, I pity him.
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Uh huh. Most women aren't angry, irrational psychos. We just want an ending to a relationship that... That is thoughtful and decent and honours what we had together. So my point, Billy, is this; There is a good way to break-up with someone, And it doesn't include a post-it.

Better Flame:

Oh, no no no, it's my own fault. I had to make the big let's-be-friends speech... But who am I kidding? Big and I were never friends. We were...something else.
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When things come too easy we're suspect. Do they have to get complicated before we believe they're for real? We're raised to believe that the course of true love never runs smoothly. There always have to be obstacles in Act Two before you can live happily ever after in Act Three. But what happens when the obstacles aren't there? Does that mean there's something missing? Do we need drama to make a relationship work?
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Suddenly my life was all about timing. All the right things at all the wrong times. My past coming back way too fast, and my future taking way too long to come home.
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Einstein's Law of Relativity would have to be amended to include a special set of rules. Those to explain the peculiar effects of infatuation.

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Carrie: ...because being in an actual relationship means taking a risk, you know? It's just, a leap of faith. No matter how many times one might have been disappointed in the past. So... So I said to myself, I'm just gonna show up. 'Cause you're a good man. A really good man. ... So why haven't you called me back?
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Carrie: I have a crush.
Miranda: Um, yea, you haven't had a crush in a while, not since Big.
Carrie: Big wasn't a crush, he was a crash.

FUTURE ETERNAL FLAME:

I've done the merry-go-round. I've been through the revolving doors. I feel like I've met somebody I can stand still with for a minute. And don't you want to stand still with me?

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His hello was the end of her endings
Her smile, their first step down the aisle
His hand would be hers to hold forever
His forever was as simple as her smile

He said she was what was missing
She said instantly she knew
She was a question to be answered
And his answer was I do

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When it comes to relationships, maybe we're all in glass houses, and shouldn't throw stones. Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down, some are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less...than BUTTERFLIES...

Calling and Hanging Up is So Retro!

"I don't believe in email.I'm an old fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up."
-Carrie Bradshaw

For the first time in years, I had a telephone conversation that lasted for more than an hour. Last night was soo retro. It was our version of "Catching Up" Circa 1990s.

Why don't people call each other anymore? We're so into "mobilility" that we can't, even for a few minutes, stop, sit in one corner and just talk anymore. Last night was a breath of fresh air. It was something to spice up my dull life.