I love Pam & Jim

I ♥ Pam & Jim of The Office.

They're both playful (but not destructive), sweet (but not cloying) and talented (and are starting to shine in their own ways). I love how they interact with each other -- Pam in the reception area, Jim at his desk.

I enjoyed the tension a lot in Seasons 1-3. It was heartbreaking, with neither timing working out for them just right, but hey, it paid off in the end. I think. Let's see what happens when The Office goes back to production. Please give the writers what they want!!!

This video on YouTube is lovely, lovely, lovely. It's Pam and Jim from the earlier seasons, with the title of the song "Almost Lover" very fitting.

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

Well, I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
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And when you left, you kissed my lips
You told me you would never, ever forget
These images

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine

Did I make it that
Easy to walk right in and out
Of my life?

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

-- A Fine Frenzy

I love feeling intoxicated

I ♥ feeling intoxicated.

The thrill of the first sip, the wave of warmth that follows, the inhibitions released. Oh I'm not alcoholic. I just know how to appreciate the call and the feel of a margarita or a glass of red wine.

The regret comes much later when you realize how much secrets are revealed. Alas, there really is truth in the wine.

I love the intoxication anyway, no matter how fleeting it is.

I love flip-flops

I ♥ flip-flops!

One of the perks of living in a tropical country -- you can wear flip-flops everyday. And with the many designs being sold by various brands (from the premium ones to the cheapy ones), there definitely is no shortage of these friendly footwear.

I wear my flip-flops everywhere, not for formal occasions of course. But if I can wear flip-flops wherever I can, I would. Oh wait, I already do.

I love coffee shop solitude

I ♥ going to a coffee shop alone.

No, I'm not anti-social. There are just moments that you'd like to share with nobody else but yourself.

Here are 13 reasons why I enjoy those solitary coffee shop moments.

1. I get to think without interruptions.
2. Contradicting that first point, I also like letting my mind wander aimlessly. I like sitting in my chair with that cup of coffee in my hands and just daydream.
3. I often write poetry when I'm in a coffee shop, and I'd rather do writing alone.
4. It's my escape from a crazy, crazy, crazy work day.
5. I'm at peace with the smell of roasted coffee beans. Aaaah.
6. Coffee shops are quiet. They're not busy like restaurants. I'm sure nobody would want to talk to me there anyway, so it's the perfect place for those "I want to be alone" moments.
7. I don't want to share my biscotti. One selfish point. Kidding! Not really. No.
8. I can read in peace!
9. I can people-watch subtly.
10. All the browns in the coffee shop center me. I love the color brown that's why. When I'm all frazzled, brown anchors me.
11. I enjoy the jazz music played. No talks to interrupt listening to the music.
12. I think coffee is very personal. It's not like alcohol that's best enjoyed with friends. Coffee is a very intimate drink to me.
13. I can leave when I want to. I'm not forced to leave because someone doesn't have a seat. Somehow there's always a seat waiting for you in a coffee shop. So welcoming, isn't it?

Yep, these are my 13 reasons why I ♥ my coffee shop solitude. And I'm off. I guess you know where I'm going now!


(Thursday Thirteen for Technorati)

I love striped socks

I ♥ striped socks.

They immediately lift my spirits up. They give me a kick. Even if I wear them under a pair of jeans, even if nobody else can see them, I love them. They're like my little happy secret.

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I love Bobby Lee

I ♥ Bobby Lee.

He is HILARIOUS. MadTV is great, but Bobby Lee makes it greater. He does fantastic impersonations and sketches. A recent one I saw was him playing an Asian girl being hit on by John Cena. Geez, Bobby Lee was so funneh.

(John Cena is ♥ too, btw.)

Bobby Lee also takes his clothes off a lot in the show. It's like a trademark of his already. Once his characters start making threats, off come the shirt, the pants, even the tighty whiteys.

I also saw him on Kickin' It Old Skool. Funny too. I enjoy watching him do different impersonations and sketches more though. I haven't seen Harold and Kumar yet, so I gotta check out that movie just to see what BL did there.

Another thing I'd love to see? Bobby Lee and Steve Carell together. I wonder if they'd work well together! SHOWDOWN!

I love Before Sunrise

I ♥ the movie Before Sunrise.

It was near midnight. I had rented a laser disc (LASER DISC!!!!!!!) of this film because of Ethan Hawke the cutie and Julie Delpy the pretty. There was a party at home but I decided to lock myself in the den and watch this movie. With a White Russian in one hand and a brie-topped cracker in the other, I settled into my red beanbag and pressed PLAY.

Guy named Jesse meets girl named Celine on train. Conversation strikes. Stopover happens, somewhere in Vienna. Get off train together. More conversations -- deep, intellectual, funny, one over stolen wine. Talk, talk, talk. Walk, walk, walk. The more they talked and walked around, the more they started f a l l i n g without their knowing. It's a beautiful love story that unfolds slowly, subtly and then WHAM! The romance hits you in the gut and when the last scene fades out, the romance lingers. Do they or don't they? Did they or didn't they? Will they or will they not?

I love the film because it's hopeful. I love the story because it's real (it friggin' happens). I love what Celine said -- "I like to feel his eyes on me when I am not looking." Winner line there! I love how these two strangers started baring their souls to one another. It's been said that it's easier to talk to a stranger than it is to talk to a friend, right? Maybe not in all cases (who knows who that stranger will turn out to be) but yeah, in SOME cases, like this one, well... you just might find a kindred soul.

A stranger can be a soulmate waiting to be discovered.

I wanted to take another drink when the credits rolled. The folks outside the den were doing shots and going nuts, but I chose to take my liquor back to the den, back to my red beanbag, back to my thoughts on the romance between two strangers that happened before sunrise.

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