I was just watching a romantic comedy* (like I do), and it finally dawned on me what my faint irritation is at most of these films. There comes a scene where the protagonist finally has a chance for happily ever after. It's a weird confluence of events, unlikely in the extreme, but right then everything comes together at once, creating a fleeting ( Read more... )

There are two qualities that make us what we are. One is a childlike innocence. We're delicate, vulnerable, we feel things deeply, we take things to heart, we are easily hurt.
But this is balanced by another quality, a strength, a determination that is indomitable. The convictions that power us, the drives that make us do what terrifies us, the ( Read more... )