Silent Nights

Tonight
I wanna give it all to you
In the darkness
There’s so much I wanna do

And tonight
I wanna lay it at your feet
Cuz girl I was made for you
And girl you were made for me

I was made for loving you baby
And you were made for loving me
And I can’t get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me?

Tonight
I wanna see it in your eyes
Feel the magic
There’s something that drives me wild
And tonight
We’re gonna make it all come true
Cuz girl you were made for me
An girl I was made for you

I was made for loving you baby
You were made for loving me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me?

"I Was Made For Loving You"
-KISS (D. Child / V. Poncia / P. Stanley)

Maturity

"I know what I want, but I don't know what the future holds."

I can live with that, gleefully in fact.

Impulse control and observance of appropriate boundaries are novel experiences for me. But I guess that's what being an adult is all about.

Seeing a few steps down the line, looking beyond just the immediate here and now.

Foregoing an ephemeral gratification for a chance at a lasting, meaningful, and transcendental future.

I know my foray into adulthood will be a bumpy ride, fraught with countless pitfalls. But I no longer fear relinquishing the security, familiarity, and comfort tendered by complacency. Rather, for the first time in my life I enthusiastically embrace the challenge and opportunity to evolve.

My nirvana awaits.

Time in a Bottle

If I could command time I'd hasten our days apart to transpire in a flash and slow to a crawl our shared stolen moments to make them last a lifetime.

Epiphany

Ross: You're over me? When were you, under me?

-Friends

Universe

Don't put yourself in the middle of the universe.

-NYPD Blue

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the rain
Just singin' in the rain.
What a glorious feelin'.
I'm happy again.
I'm laughin' at clouds
So dark up above.
The sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love.

Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place.
Come on with the rain.
I've a smile on my face.
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain,
And singin', just singin' in the rain.

-Gene Kelly (A. Freed)

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Don't Speak

You and me
We used to be together
Every day together always

I really feel
I'm losing my best friend
I can't believe
This could be the end

It looks as though you're letting go
And if it's real,
Well I don't want to know

Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts

Our memories
They can be inviting
But some are altogether
Mighty frightening...

It's all ending
I gotta stop pretending who we are...

-No Doubt (G. Stefani, E. Stefani)

Watchmaker

"It’s like he’s a watchmaker, takes himself apart and puts himself back together, EVERY DAY...

I think half the time [he] doesn’t have the vaguest idea what’s going on inside of him. It’s hard to get pissed at him though, you know? He’s a good guy and he’s always trying real hard."

-NYPD Blue

Therapy

Trying to undo years of damage suffered at the hands of parents, one hour at a time.

Two Steps Back

Grandpa's Advice: "Fuck as many women as you can" ... not one woman, "a lot of women".

Grandson's Advice: "Do what you love, *FUCK* everything else!"

-Little Miss Sunshine

SoaP

"I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!"

-Snakes on a Plane

Three Little Birds

Don´t worry about a thing,
´Cause every little thing gonna be all right.

-Bob Marley and the Wailers (B. Marley)

Good Advice

Under the Milky Way

Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty,
Sound of their breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination,
Under the milky way tonight...

Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find

And its something quite peculiar,
Something thats shimmering and white
Leads you here despite your destination,
Under the milky way tonight

-The Church (K. Jansson / S.Kilbey)

Cruel Summer

Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around

Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry

Strange voices are saying
What did they say
Things I can't understand
It's too close for comfort
This heat has got right out of hand

It's a cruel, cruel summer
Leaving me here on my own
It's a cruel, cruel summer
Now you've gone

The city is crowded
My friends are away
And I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle
So I got to get up and go

It's a cruel, cruel summer...

You're not the only one

-Bananarama (S. E. Dallin /Fabley / S. Jolley / T. Swain / K. Woodward)