#dear memories

[nobeerreviews]

We fell silent again. The thing we had shared was nothing more than a fragment of time that had died longe ago. Even so, a faint glimmer of that warm memory still claimed a part of my heart. And when death claim me, no doubt I would walk along by that faint light in the brief instant before being flung once again into the abyss of nothingness

-- Haruki Murakami

(Rapperswil, Switzerland)

[taxi-davis]

[foxeatsstrawberry]

«Queridos recuerdos»

[slipmoth]

Mood of the day:

Remembering that KoRn and Slipknot performed a Beastie Boys song together featuring Jim's go-pro shots from the end of his guitar and Sid, Chris & Clown just jamming and losing their shit

[jupiterovprsten]

golden hour moment

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

Finally saw “Beauty & the Beast” (delayed from earlier in the week due to sheer exhaustion) and it was FANTASTIC.  Better even than I’d imagined it could be.

The changes they made from the original animated film served to enhance the story beautifully, making it a perfect reimagining for today’s audiences--without alienating the “older” viewers like myself, and dare I speak for “us” all by saying it delighted well, instead.

But the sweetest thing of all--for me--was having my adult Daughter by my side as I cried plenty of sentimental tears, especially during the ballroom dance.  For as a toddler, not yet turned two, it was her favorite movie (we still have the stuffed Disney Store Beast my best friend gave her that birthday).  In the fall of ‘95 I was in my last trimester, expecting Son--and when I was exhausted & in need of a nap, it was our go to movie to have her settle a while so I could rest.  Inevitably though, I would have to join her as Belle & her Beast danced--the three of us (me, she & baby in utero) to waltz around the living room as best we could.  Today she & I watched it arm in arm, and for a little while the intervening years folded away, and we were younger again, but also the women we have grown into today.  Another sweet experience to cherish.

I’d like to think it made another lovely memory for her as well.

[taxi-davis]

[jupiterovprsten]

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