"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared"

Eddie Rickenbacker

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

It was only yesterday I finally saw Eclipse!

I think I liked it. It focuses Bella's division between Edward and Jacob, but not with that dramatic and disgusting tone of New Moon - no suicide attempts, no adrenaline rushes, just her pure feelings. In both Twilight and New Moon I HATED Jacob! He's there only to disturb Bella and Edward's peaceful love...! Now, after watching Eclipse, I somehow understand him. He likes Bella and she makes him hope for something in New Moon (stupid girl, damn!) - it's only natural that he fights for it.

About Bella... Hmm, I must say I hate that girl since the beginning. She has that suffering look that always annoys me to death. She is with the guy she loves, and he loves her back! Why on Earth isn't she jumping of joy?? Incomprehensible.

However, considering that final speech in Eclipse (in which she admits she never felt like she belonged somewhere before meeting the Cullens and the vampire world) I have to like her a little bit more. That speech is, in my opinion, the best of the Twilight Saga essence: the meeting of two people who are completely out of that insane human world.

There's still Edward Cullen to talk about... He is, predictably, my favorite character since the very beginning (and my second favorite would be Alice - and third Carlisle or Emmet, not sure). I mean, he's so cute, deep, disturbed, odd... He's a perfect tormented vampire.

The Cullens are also adorable. I love all that eccentricity of being a vampire - the baseball games, the hunts, Alice's visions, Edward's mind-reading powers... They are the perfect family. All so interesting (ok, except Rosalie), all so united but, still, all so individual and unique. Love the Cullens!

Just to finish... I must say this whole Twilight Saga thing is, sometimes, taken too far. New Moon was completely unnecessary and ridiculous, focusing not the good part of the story (as I previously said, the vampire world and it's differences from human world), but the cheap and theatrical drama in the Edward-Bella-Jacob situation. Also, I believe that there was no need for much more than just Twilight. When you insist too much in something, no matter how good it is, it always ends up becoming monotonous. The story should have been made to be shorter. Keeping the intrigues and vampire/wolf details, of course, but shorter.

yours,

millou

Chips psycology

I had an epiphany today, in the middle of a conversation involving chips. Just read it carefully, it may actually make some sense...

So, a family goes shopping - they buy some chips. They all want to eat them; but no one wants to be the first to do it. No one wants to show the inability to resist the golden temptation. They prefer to wait until someone else makes the first move, and then... attack!

We could simply forget that we're not supposed to eat chips and, well, do it with a peaceful conscience. But we don't. We feel guilty for being human, for desiring what we shouldn't desire. We want to eat those chips - but we know we shouldn't. However, we do it anyway. But, instead of admitting we can't resist temptation, we try to manage some scheme to save our appearances - we wait for the others to do the first move. That way we won't look as bad as if we were the first ones to eat those chips.

People fake. People pretend. And, most of all, people fake and people pretend to THEMSELVES. That's worse than lying - that's self-delusion. Lying to yourself.

My advice (and, by that, I mean: my self goal) is - if you want the chips, eat them. Admit it, face who you are - a greedy beast who, like everyone on Earth, just loooooves chips!

Post dedicated to all the hypocrites around the world (myself included)

yours,
millou

Perfect news :D

I was so excited that I first wrote this post in Portuguese :D Anyway, I've translated it, don't worry, beloved readers.

Who?
30 Seconds to Mars.

When?
December 16.

Where?
Lisbon.

What?
A show. A live performance. Something... perfect.

The exact details of «where» remain unknown, but... it's in Lisbon, and that's all I need to know for now :D
Well, I hope to see you there, dear and beloved bloggers...!!


Oh... and if you want to know more about the band visit this link or, if you want to stare at Jared Leto's beauty, visit this one. Enjoy and take care.

yours,
millou

Self-motivating post

Hi!
I'm hysterically on holidays since Tuesday afternoon and I haven't decided yet all I want to do with these two months (fine, almost three).

Up to this point, my plans involve:

• writing something (which I'm already doing) and FINISHING IT
• blogging as much as I can :D
• learning something, anything (I don't know exactly what yet - and I have to, otherwise I'll learn nothing)
• earning some money by myself (I also don't know exactly how)
• gaining independence. By that I mean being able to do things by my own, which does not happen at all.

The ideas aren't clear in my mind yet, which is worrying. If I'm chasing a cloud of undefined goals, this will be nothing more than another wasted Summer. And IT CAN'T BE!! I will set clearer goals, chase them at all costs and, specially, I won't get bored! I do not believe in after-death life, so this precise second is special, unique, and will never come back. I better spend all my seconds doing what I want the most, what I adore the most, whatever it is.

yours,
millou

EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!
I'm technically on HOLIDAYS from this day on :D
YEY!!!

Inspirations

(also in portuguese here)

We live in a beautiful world.
Interesting text about the impact of attitude on people's happiness. Although this text presents a very «wonderland» conception of the world (and, in my opinion, hard work and effort are needed), it definitely talks about an important ingredient to achieve happiness. The happiness created by this attitude is, obviously, superficial, but it doesn't make it irrelevant. We just need to do a bit more than that to feel complete and proud of ourselves. Then yes, we get true happiness! (I guess...)

Here's a bit:

We live in a beautiful world.

Look around you, it is amazing. Skyscrapers, gravity, daisies, peaches, archipelagos, children, languages, music, wars, phosphorous, galaxies, snow, literature, human existence.

We live in such a breathtaking environment that is full of magic and wonder. Although we can feel intense sadness, profound happiness can be just around the corner. One step away. One thought away. One kiss away. Sources for joy are literally everywhere, one just has to overlook all of the negative things trying to cover them up.

The world conspires for you to be happy, not unhappy. It is all a matter of perspective, of stepping back and taking a good look at the world around you. How can you ever be bored, depressed, frustrated, annoyed or jealous in a world of such infinite possibility?

Follow the link at the beggining of the post to see the whole text.
Enjoy!

yours,
millou