Sappy

Kate and Dave and I were talking while we were in Yosemite about the John Lennon line "life is what happens when you're making other plans". I just watched Stranger Than Fiction with Will Ferrell and there's this monologue by Emma Thompson at the end that reminded me of the John Lennon quote and of why I had so much fun in Tahoe with everyone. So, as sugary sentimental as it is, I'm going to share it. It's actually much better with the video that accompanies it and after you've seen the film, it wraps it up nicely, but here it is in black and white.

"Sometimes when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies.
And fortunately, when there aren't any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or a subtle encouragement, or a long embrace, or an offer of comfort. Not to mention hospital gurnies, and nose plugs, and uneaten danish, and soft spoken secrets, and Fender Stradocasters, and maybe, the occasional piece of fiction.
And we must remember all these things--the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties--which we assume only accessorize our days, are actually here for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives."
--Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Thank you.