Fir-A-Lise

I recently noticed that some of my favorite romantic movies are ones in which the lovers don't even end up together. They go their separate ways or one of them dies. Does this pattern mean something? Is it symbolic or representative of my view on love and romance? List of films described above: City of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage & Meg Ryan Shakespeare in Love (1998) starring Joseph Fiennes & Gwenyth Paltrow Becoming Jane (2007) starring James McAvoy & Anne Hathaway Titanic (1997) starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet Moulin Rouge! (2001) starring Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman P.S. I Love You (2007) starring Gerard Butler &

I just started Spring quarter ugh X[ Mon-Fri, but I'm trying to make that Tu-Th... I hated today; started at 8 in the AM with bio lab. AND I'm taking physics, which I despised even before I even signed up for it >=[ Buuuuut... I started reading a book I bought yesterday called The Alchemist. It is truly the greatest book anyone will ever read. It's a beautiful, heartfelt tale of a young man in search of his dreams and it really hits home. It's full of wisdom and inspiration. I haven't finished it, but because of what I've read so far, I'm going to make the most out of everyday because I will see the good things that happen every day I'm a

Just the other night I was thinking about death. My death and "Death" otherwise known as "The Grim Reaper." There are many different interpretations of what exactly the Grim Reaper is, but we all know the classic get-up: a black robe that covers "it" head to foot and a garish scythe. I'm always thinking about death, can't get it out of my head. But recently I have become fixated with the myth of Death. Does the Grim Reaper actually bring about death, can he/she/it be negotiated or bargained with, or does he/she/it just severe the souls ties with the body and escort the soul to the underworld and really isn't as evil as people have come to bel