dreams are for dreaming.

listening to : stay or leave\\dave matthews; first day of my life\\ brighteyes; slow dancing in a burning room\\ john mayer; blackbird\\ the beatles; fix you\\coldplay; cats in the cradle\\harry chapin.

reading: the metaphysical club:a story of ideas in America\\ louise menand; inside out\\kirby, liner

:night 3: finer things:
movie: doubt
amazing.
it was so moving (meryl streep is wonderful),
viola davis is great, i would like to see her have a lead role (she was good in nights of rodanthe, one of my favorite characters in the film);
philip. seymour. hoffman (need i say more).

book/play recommendations:
whit\\margaret edson
the tipping point: how little things can make a big difference\\malcom gladwell

i think it is my favorite amy adams movie, i could really relate to sister james; she is innocent, she doesn't want to think others are capable of the evils that others are quick to shove on them. when those evils do come up, she is quick to dismiss them, and yet easily swayed by others.

favorite quote:
whatever i have done, i have left in the healing hands of my confessor

on st. valentine's day, when i went to the farmer's market, i passed by this booth of self proclaimed "concious" clothing. i spoke with the woman how created the glorious hemp braids strewn with hand-blown glass beads, and skirts made from pillow cases, and crafty crocheted bags; she told me how she was competeing with gap, so she likes to help out the "underdog," and buy and created things from recycled objects (as she pointed to the nifty bottle cap earrings), and then she gave me her card. now i lost that card; i just dropped in it the bottom of my bag when she handed it to me. but i cleaned out my bag the other night, only to find it again. it has a great picture trees outside a car window with the side mirror reflecting the trees that were just passed, and a little bit of information about her "company," but what caught my attention was the back of the card; a quote reading: "somebody has to do something, and it is just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us." i couldn't help but laugh and think "who else would it be?" i immediately put it up on my board--where things that have made my day (a valentine's day card from my mom and dad, ticket stubs from films i watched with people i love, & notes from joy), or stressed me out (the list of poetry readings from last week, & the 2 papers due the end of next week), or perplexed/stretched me (that card, & a lectio divina reading from matthew).
i've heard a lot about it lately: "god's coming back soon, so screw the trees"; the mentality of irresponsibility. and every time, i fight the urge to say: this is our home, we should take care of it; that's our responsibility; if nothing else, we owe it to our planet, to ourselves.