I was watchin tv and thoughts occured to me... Life's not one big fantasy of movies is it? we watch them to escape the drudgery of life, the staleness, the routine. why else would we watch movies of fantasy.. where dragons come alive, where people simultaneously burst into a song and dance (though me and vanessa HAVE thought of doing a lil shimmy n shake while singing good morning baltimore at the walk in the curve..but thats another story..) Life's not dirty dancing where the 16 yr old girl gets the hot dancer.. it's not hairspray where the curvacious cute chick gets the leading sexy (semi gay tho he may seem with a foundation base the envy of many) boy... we don't go around in poufy skirts with taffeta underlays and we don't (definitely don't) have perfect hair with a body frame that pleases the eye no matter the size.. be it size 0 to 20.. there's no romantic happy dance (though i have been known to do the happy dance by adam sandler once in a while) at the end before the credits roll and u sit there all mushy n hopeful n starry eyed.. Cuz our life still goes on after the credits roll..we have assignments.. work.. dissertations and obligations to go to. its no fairy tale where good triumphs over evil because we fight that fight everyday..no matter how little the fight may seem. somehow it doesn't seem as exciting as the people in rent make it seem trying to make money a glorious albeit tough adventure. for us its just plain tough. there's no blue/brown/green eyed boy waiting at the end of the room in the spotlight with his hand extended towards you for that one dance that will make your life worthwhile (not that i can dance for shit pennies but i digress). there's no mysterious virile (oh gerard butler) male singing to u about the music of the night (not that i can sing for much either and again i go off topic). Does that seem disappointing to you? it sometimes gets to me. i love my life. i do. i am eternally grateful for how its turned out so far. i love my family n i'm in love with an exceptional young man. we have our lives ahead of us. but i still go back to those movies. the romance of it sucks me in like this huge armageddon of tidal waves and i finish watching it with that little spark in my eye. a little gleam that makes me think if only someone would take my hand now we could do a glorious waltz around my living room worthy of a scene in...in. ok i'm out of movies that have waltzes..they must only be in my romance novels (and yes i read them and yes i enjoy them and no i'm not ashamed<maybe slightly> and yes they all mostly have hot sex scenes)... but again, life's not like that. that's why they're called movies. but it doesn't stop me from wanting to dance all night.. doesn't stop me for craving that moment when ur eyes meet and all you can think of is grabbing him close and doing naughty things to him your heartbeat races with the thought of him close to you. the swallow u do when he looks at ur lips and u know what he's thinking of. how his gaze follows you walking away..waait i'm slipping into romance/porn mood again... who am i to say others don't have this life though? maybe all u need is money hah. what i can say is... i think everyone should grab that little bit of magic in their lives and hold on.. be it a gossipy girl hangout time where we're fabulously dressed reminiscent of sex and the city.. a hand holding long gaze-y soft kiss moment such like one you've seen in - insert romance movie title here- . i do know i have had moments like those..rare though they might be. i remember a night of heavy showers thundering down and me dancing barefoot in my nice dress and he twirled me around and we were breathless with laughter over how much we were in love with each other. i forgot the pain he caused me and he forgot why he didn't want to be with me. romantic though it may sound (big cheesy grin here).. that whole scene played out in my old apartment on the badminton (i know, badminton?? what the hell.. tennis would've been better no?) court. moldy cracks and the risk of lightning. grab those moments. treasure it. they are so rare because real life doesn't allow you to have those moments often. anyone have a fairytale moment? (risk of drowning or electrocution added in as well?) think about it. |