Organ Of Fire

After an epic 12-hour sleep, it seemed rather worthwhile to stay inside today, rather than deal with a bleak-looking sky. Returning to The English Patient, after some time apart, was the most productive thing I undertook. Although it's another one of those movies that offers something unexpected each time you watch it, it's an achievement in many significant ways. It had been so long since I'd seen it that I couldn't remember much of the final scenes, which is strange considering it's an ending that I both hate and adore*. Finding new things to love in something you thought you knew everything about is so satisfying. What's more, with the forgetfulness I've had recently, it was like being whisked away for the first time again. With it's overall tragic appeal deadly for anyone who is sadomasochistic enough to enjoy weeping in a movie**, I was further struck by the more subtle quirks that contribute to the protagonists' authenticity. Particularly the part where the lovers are speaking and he says, "What do you love?" and before she can give a specific answer he says, "Say everything." It's a question I can't resist.

Today I also love.. 

The quote above (screenshot from The English Patient):

" 'Dec. 22nd [1938] — Betrayals during war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace. New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.' For the heart is an organ of fire— I love that. I believe that." [Reading Almásy's note on the Christmas firecracker]

A breakfast bagel with a sweet half and a savoury half: peanut butter + coconut oil + honey and avocado + vegemite 

Clean sheets and a hot Milo made with chocolate soy milk

A free day and no alarms

Good morning, pre-work kisses

Celestial prints and inspiration from outer space

Jumping around inside on the first cold night, trying to stay warm

Lipstick marks on any sort of cup

That bagpipe busker in the CBD on a Friday

All the people who keep sending me pictures of puggles in the last few weeks

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Quotes via

Screenshot by me
* I'm not very good with a 'suggestive' finish
**I had a good movie trailer cry session on Sunday evening -- no judgement