so many things in this world are overrated. a good conversation is not. it's even better if it comes from a source you never expected, or from someplace that always hinted at depths you could never quite plumb. there is such a thrill when a wistful hope fulfills its potential, even for just one moment.

cannot yet judge whether the surprise is pleasant or not in the long run...but perhaps you only need to appreciate the glimmering instance for its light. we'll save the darkness and bitterness bleeding back for later.

so many events-people-thoughts can retroactively taint memories. if we thought of all the things that could go wrong in the future and alter good memories into ironically sad ones, it would be so difficult to be happy. therefore, i see nothing wrong with selective ignorance. if you look far enough ahead, you'll always run into an obstacle; the only thing you can trust is that even farther down the line, there will be a way of overcoming it. it seems the only way to be happy is to find that balance between living in the moment and thinking of the future, and naively believing everything will be all right in the end. naivete has its place in the world.

has a small part of you ever wished to be that "unnamed girl" of whom another spoke? it's a dangerous wish...yet such an endearing idea :)

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"The Blower's Daughter" -Damien Rice

and so it is
just like you said it would be
life goes easy on me
most of the time
and so it is
the shorter story
no love, no glory
no hero in her sky

i can't take my eyes off of you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes off of you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes...

and so it is
just like you said it should be
we'll both forget the breeze
most of the time
and so it is
the colder water
the blower's daughter
the pupil in denial

i can't take my eyes off of you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes off of you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes off you
i can't take my eyes...

did i say that i loathe you?
did i say that i want to
leave it all behind?

i can't take my mind off of you
i can't take my mind off you
i can't take my mind off of you
i can't take my mind off you
i can't take my mind off you
i can't take my mind...
my mind...my mind...
'til i find somebody new