Thursday, November 12, 2009

Because we show up places wearing the exact same outfit, without discussing it before hand. Because I can furrow my brow and roll my eyes and then burst into giggles when I look across the room and see that you are making the same faces. Because we can both eat red jello right out of the pan. Because our lives seem to run on a bizarre parallel, where we are faced with emotions that are simultaneously the same and completely different, but always real. Because when people find out we have the same last name they say, "of course, I thought you two were sisters." It's for all of these reasons that I shouldn't be surprised when I think all day about blogging about a certain movie that I've seen recently, and then look at your blog, and realize that you've blogged about just that movie. Of course. You would. Jules. This is getting ridiculous.Today at work we got to talking about Away We Go and how much I absolutely fell in love with every angle of this film. I was asked if I liked 500 Days as much.... and while I do have a soft spot in my heart for that movie as well (ahem, remember the chalkboard?? Not to mention Zooey's covetous bangs. Oh yeah and the company I was with when I saw it... that's not a shabby memory either), but rarely does a movie come along that I resonate with in my core like I did with this one. A movie that makes me feel safe in the knowledge that, and of course she said it first, everything will be okay. I find soulmates in Burt and Verona. In that deer-in-the-headlights moment. In the "i think i might be a fuck-up" moment. In the "i don't know what's coming next, but it's going to be something" moment. I find myself on the brink of something. What...I'm not sure. So here I sit. With baited breath. And anxious anticipation.

3 comments:

Amanda S. said...

Hey AO! So, not related to your post at all, but Im going to be in Denver for Christmas this year...will y'all be around? Im coming to visit my brother, and will be in town from Tuesday to Sunday. I would love, love, LOVE to see you and Deanna if you'll be around...let me know! LOVES!

Anonymous said...

I queued Gossip Girl. (:

Deanna said...

i'm mad you watched it without me. totally have to rent it now.