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Rogers Horoscope

In order to get more romance in your life, you should go back in time. Old fashioned ideas are not all keepers, but some of them are lost treasures you should try to regain. Instead of rushing into a new relationship because you're eager to get something going, opt for courtship. Take things slowlya and really get to know this person. If you are in a relationship currently, integrate courtship rituals into it. Go on a date with your sweetie and pretend you just met.

Northrop Frye's definition of romance is much more interesting. True classical romance (the genre) is lacking today, I think. There's more focus on the "Hollywood" version.

I'm not really sure where I'm going with this, except to say that romance and chivalry is not dead.

It feels like it's been too long since I thought about courtship. How could I have ever forgotten. Ah, memories.

Now I just feel all kinds of happy happy.

Labels: horoscope, ideas, love

Michelle and I got to talking about romantic movies. It was born from her apparent lack of movie taste. She would argue that it's her boyfriend's lack of taste. Either way, they rent craptacular movies. Movies like Balls of Fury.

As with most conversations between a man and a woman, ours naturally went into romance and romantic movies. I gave her my faves, she gave me hers. We have different tastes.

That was the mentally I had going into this weekend when, after going through dozens of borrowed CDs containing hundreds of songs, my mind wanted some visual stimulation.

A quick search of new movies in the paper was disappointing. I did not want to see AVP 2, saw Legend last week, Beowulf was a definite no, and a pass to both One Missed Call and Walk Hard. Sweeney Todd sounded interesting but not this week. Bloor Cinema didn't have anything interesting either, which was a surprise.

Scanning the paper, my memory was tickled at the word "once." A positive online search and I was off.

It's always fun falling serendipitously for serious quality, even if it was a little bit planned.

Wow.

Once is a fantastic movie. It's a simple story about people living their lives and things happen as they have a habit of doing and their lives change a little bit for the better. It's character-driven with not a whole lot of plot. It's a music lover's movie. It's a love lover's movie.

Simply, it is one of the best movies I have seen in a good long while.

From the first duet, Falling Slowly, the movie and music will grab your heart and mind and not let go until you yearn for similar story in your short life.

There is so much more to tell but it's best to let you discover it all for yourself.

Enjoy a good story, for once.

Labels: love, movie

"Listen to me for a minute... I've been thinking, something I do too much. I like you. I like you a lot. And I'd like to get to know you better outside of work. I'd like to ask you out. Soon. But here's the rub: I don't know if you like me. And I don't know how comfortable you'd be seeing someone from work. But I had to do it. I had to ask. We have to know. Know this: I'm going to ask you out soon. Dinner. A show. Coffee. The works. And I'm not going to take no for an answer. Think about it. So will I.

"And one more thing. I'm not Street Boy. I know your name. I'm talking to you. I'm looking at your gorgeous brown eyes. And I'm asking you out."


I never did get to say the whole thing. My heart was crushed before I could.

Labels: love