i just saw this movie and fell a little bit in love with it. i have loved Zooey Deschanel for a while now, but i hadn't realized how badly i needed a little Joseph Gordon-Levitt in my life. i think i am a Lonely Girl who values independence like Summer except for not by choice, but just because there's never been someone else who cared enough.

aside from that, the soundtrack was amazing. music by Mychael Danna (of Little Miss Sunshine) and Rob Simonsen. Regina Spektor and Carla Bruni were obvious standouts for me. i haven't yet gotten to the She & Him cover of Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want on iTunes but i'm sure it will be awesome. Summer sang in the movie, which makes this the second movie i've seen Zooey sing in, so that's always a treat.

to my limited knowledge but still appreciative brain, this is perfection in the form of dance. i may or may not be completely in love with Jeanine Mason. she is so strong in this (and amazingly versatile as a mainly contemporary dancer) and she matches Brandon step for step and, in case you can't tell, he is a solid ball of dancing muscle. being so strong, Jeanine retains just that tiny bit of femininity in her dancing to separate them. my favorite moment is when she touches him for the first time, curled over his back, because until that point you don't realize they haven't made physical contact at all so far, because the partnership and bond is still there through the entire thing. these two are my favorite dancers of the season, and the best in my opinion, and i'm really proud of them for making it to the finale.

old words that were never said

may 30, 2009

expectation is a double edged sword. sometimes I think they expect too much of me, expect me to rule the world and do great things when the plans they have for me don't fit with my dreams. I can accomplish great things without changing the entire world, as long as I can change at least one person's life. as long as I can inspire someone in a way that matters. and to do that I will continue to allow myself to be inspired by the work and beauty of others. to find something good about each day, and always share my thoughts and ideas with someone who cares and believes in me.

skipping over cracks in the sidewalk for good luck

i want another window in my room that faces west so i can feel a breeze and see the sunset each night over my bed and stand facing the west, facing you.

i want to live right on the ocean and wake up each morning to the sight of the sea out my wide bay windows and have the sound of the waves crashing to lull me to sleep at night.

my wrists are bound but i forget to who, anymore.

the sound of your voice in my ears

falling in love with a generation that is not mine. through the words and the songs and the faces. somedays i feel i was born at the wrong time and i don't fit in here. wouldn't belong at all if i didn't have someone to hold on to.

i miss my birds and the person you used to be. whatever happened to that naive, simpler version of you?

my words get all mixed up and reversed before i can say them

ive kissed others and meant for it to be for you, all of it for you. sometimes the world has a way of throwing things at you at the worst possible timing, you just have to hold your chin up and roll with it. i won't fall down alone.

songs that remind me of jersey

in between fever nightmares i see your ocean eyes and breathe a little easier until the sun rises over the sea.