Showing posts with label memory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memory. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

I was a Slut


I watched Silver Linings Playbook, directed and written by David O. Russell, for the first time yesterday. Honestly, the beginning was a bit slow to me but I became enthralled with the story as it continued. By the way, this isn't a movie review and is more of a reflection.
Jennifer Lawrence's character Tiffany stated these lines that hit home for me.   
I was a slut. There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself. I can forgive. Can you say the same for yourself, fucker? Can you forgive? Are you capable of that?
No, I haven't lost a husband so I cannot relate in that way. However, when something traumatic happens to someone it affects them in a grand way; either they withdrawal into themselves or cannot get enough of people and intimacy. Neither way is healthier than the other. You could say you'll act one way if something traumatic happens but you don't really know till you're in the situation.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Partial to the Night Sky and Attracted to Rooftops

"And if you're partial to the night sky
If you're vaguely attracted to rooftops..."

This song, especially those lines, is incredibly nostalgic for me. About 5 years ago I met this boy while I was going to school in Lakeland, Florida. We became friends and the only time we got to hang out was late at night to the early morning hours. Of course, we didn't mind that time because who sleeps at night during their early 20s?

He almost always took us to the small, quiet downtown district of the city, where we would start the night climbing over a small fence into one of the raddest playgrounds ever. There was a replica of the Eiffel Tower to climb on and "turtle shell" swings. A security camera was in place to ward off hooligans because if you got in sight of it a booming voice would say "censor." Nothing would ever happen. When we would get bored with that, we would walk towards the well-lit Lake Mirror and follow a portion of the path to the downtown strip. From here we would either wander the streets or find random benches or ledges to sit on when we got tired of walking. However, most of the time he would climb onto buildings' rooftops (lovingly called Building Climbing). Sometimes I would also be able to (I lack upper body strength in every way) and those were my favorite moments.