chillin' like a villain

Today started out predictably at C's house. I had dropped by at around 4:00am last night and stayed over. Lazed around all day and continued to just chill until late afternoon when I had to get my butt home to meet the Lady. On a side note, the Lady is my mom but I haven't called her mom in years. At least not in English. But anyway, when I got up this morning, I found C's dog using my leg as a pillow. We have a love/hate relationship. Generally, it's based on how schizophrenic he happens to be at the moment. He's a cute little bugger, though, and I guess it proves my mettle as an animal lover that I haven't tried to do him in yet, despite his occasional tendency to use my leg as a chew toy.

After hanging out all morning and afternoon, I finally made it back to my parent's place. The Lady and I were supposed to hang out at the mall and then go to some social function later in the evening but when I emerged from the room where I am currently staying, or at least where my belongings rest, she was gone. I was ditched by my own mother! Eeesh. Talk about ridiculous. Oh well, it just meant that I would have to make other plans, although I would have appreciated more notice.

So the evening inevitably led to me being back at C's house watching Kung Fu Panda and Love Actually with her and her sister. Add a cheap bottle of wine, pizza, and some chicken wings and it became a girl's night in. Except C fell asleep by 9:00pm and her snoring drowned out much of the movie. I found it more funny than anything else and since I've already seen Kung Fu Panda twice, I didn't mind at all. Seriously, it was hilarious! She finally woke up at the end and we moved on to Love Actually.

I love that movie. It represents love in its many stages. New love, unrequited love, untested love, aged love, and the chances that people take for love. There are so many beautiful moments in that movie and it never gets old for me. I think my favorite part is when Colin Firth's character decides to just go for it, even when she didn't speak the same language and they barely understood each other. This particular storyline touched me because just a few short weeks ago, he was betrayed by his girlfriend and his brother yet despite this, he chose to go with his gut instinct and trust again. In spite of all the odds, he took the risk and it was beautiful to watch.

My favorite quote will always be from the little boy who was sitting with his step-father on the bench. "How could anything be worse than the agony of love?" Touche.