thou and thee and all that

so, i'm a little behind the tiems.
i just finally watched sideways today.
good movie.

it peaks my interest in wine.
i just don't have the money or the time, or when it comes down to it, the desire--the drive--to really get into wine.

but the hype about being this huge wine movie--how it opened up the wine industry--i think, is a load. i hate sensationalism.
wine is really the vehicle for the story.

a man reaching a breakng point in his life, he approaches his rock bottom, but in the course of the film and through the adventures he has, the lesson, as always: life is there for the grabbing.

life scares the ever-living shit out of me on a continual basis.
mainly because it takes a constant, conscious decision not to blow it.
and until that constant, conscious attention becomes effortless--which, i have found takes a long time--life can be a struggle.

a daily grind that can wear you down.

but there is a purpose to it all: just do what you can to be happy.
and not just content. happy. a big difference that, i feel, is the biggest cause of misery and emotional distress this side of war.

ever notice how i keep saying this stuff all the time? i think this is what i write about the most. how to persevere. how to get it all together and live a life of fulfillment.

but for everyone that knows me in my real life, i am quite far from heeding my own advice. but, hey, i'm only 25. at least i know i'm screwed up.

steelers 31, seahawks, 27

and carla is the best scrabble player this side of the mississippi.