This morning while eating a vaguely healthy breakfast with a friend more interested in the conversation than the food I came to the conclusion that on some level Fate actually exists.  I read the script of the 500 Days of Summer simply because it was lying around 2 nights ago and this scene is so sweet and perfect. I love it all, so here it is!

                              TOM
                    So... I should probably say
                    congratulations.

                              SUMMER
                    Probably. But only if you mean it.

                              TOM
                    I don't know if I do honestly.

                              SUMMER
                    I understand.

                              TOM
                    Yeah well...anyway...I hope you're
                    happy.

                              SUMMER
                    You really do?

                                 TOM
                        (BEAT)
                    God no.

          They both laugh a little. The tension begins to dissipate.

                              SUMMER
                    How are you, Tom?

                              TOM
                    I'm good. Ish.

                              SUMMER
                    That's good.

                              TOM
                    Yeah I quit the office.

                               SUMMER
                    Really? That's great! What are you
                    doing now?

                              TOM
                    Mostly...sleeping. Breaking things.

          Awkward silence.

                                                                 111.



                              TOM
                    So who's the guy?

                              SUMMER
                    Who, my guy?

                              TOM
                    Yeah... Wait. Don't tell me. I
                    don't want to know.

                              SUMMER
                    Tom...

                              TOM
                    No really, I don't.

                              SUMMER
                    Ok.

          More awkward silence. This one goes on a beat longer. And
          THEN:

                              TOM
                    It's amazing to me. You're married.

                              SUMMER
                    I know.

                              TOM
                    You're not only someone's
                    girlfriend, your someone's wife!

                              SUMMER
                    Pretty crazy, huh?

                              TOM
                        (SIGHS)
                    I'll never understand that.

                              SUMMER
                    Tom --

                              TOM
                    What's different now? How could
                    things change so quickly?

                              SUMMER
                    I don't know. It just happened.

                              TOM
                    What happened?! That's what I don't
                    get.

                                                                 112.



                              SUMMER
                    I... Tom...

                              TOM
                    What, tell me...

                              SUMMER
                    I woke up one day and I knew.

          Tom says nothing.

                              SUMMER
                    I knew I could promise him I'd feel
                    the same way every morning. In a
                    way that I... I never could with
                    you.

          And there's not much else to say after that.

          Tom gets up to leave.

                              TOM
                    You know what sucks? Realizing that
                    everything you believe in is
                    complete bullshit.

                               SUMMER
                    What is?

                              TOM
                    Destiny, soulmates, true love. All
                    that stuff. It's nothing more than
                    silly childhood fairy tale
                    nonsense, isn't it? God!

                              SUMMER
                    Tom, don't go.

                              TOM
                    I should have listened to you,
                    Summer. You were right all along.

          Summer takes a beat to let this hang there.

                              SUMMER
                    I was right?

          And then, out of nowhere, she begins to hysterically laugh.

                              TOM
                    What? This is funny?

                                                                  113.



          Tries to stop but it only makes it worse. Now's she's
          completely cracking up.

                              TOM
                    What are you laughing at?

          And she can't stop. She's totally lost control.

                              TOM
                        (trying himself not to
                         LAUGH)
                    You're a crazy person!

                              SUMMER
                    Tom! You're the crazy person!

                              TOM
                    What are you talking about?!

                              SUMMER
                    One day I'm reading a book at the
                    corner deli and this guy sits down
                    and starts asking about it. Now
                    he's my husband!

                              TOM
                    This is funny to you?

                               SUMMER
                    What would have happened if I went
                    to the movies instead? If I went
                    somewhere else for lunch? If I
                    showed up to eat ten minutes later?
                    Tom, it was meant to be, just like
                    you said. And as it was happening,
                    I knew it. I could feel it, sure as
                    the sun. And I kept thinking to
                    myself "Holy shit. Tom was right."
                    You were right about all of it.
                        (BEAT)
                    It just wasn't me you were right
                    about.

          Tom is speechless. Summer takes his hand. We may notice her
          wedding ring. We may also notice that this is the same exact
          shot as the first scene of the screenplay. We hold it for a
          few seconds more. And then, the hands separate.

                              SUMMER
                    Anyway, I should probably be
                    getting back. It was good to see
                    you. I'm glad you're well.

                                                                 114.



          Summer gets up and starts walking away from him. After a
          SECOND:

                                 TOM
                       Summer!

          She stops and turns back. He takes in her face, most likely
          for the last time ever.

                                 TOM
                       I really do hope you're happy.

                                  SUMMER
                       I know.
                           (BEAT)
                       See you later.

          And she walks away. The CAMERA TRACKS AWAY with her, leaving
          Tom alone in the park, getting smaller and farther away every
          second.

                                                          FADE OUT:

      








fate

 /feɪt/  Show Spelled [feyt]  Show IPA noun, verb, fat·ed, fat·ing.

noun
1.
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.

2.
the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time: Fate decreed that they would never meet again.

3.
that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny: Death is our ineluctable fate.

4.
a prophetic declaration of what must be: The oracle pronounced their fate.

5.
death, destruction, or ruin.


EXPAND

6.
the Fates, Classical Mythology . the three goddesses of destiny, known to the Greeks as the Moerae and to the Romans as the Parcae.


COLLAPSE



verb (used with object)
7.
to predetermine, as by the decree of fate; destine (used in the passive): a person who was fated to be the savior of the country.











    

I found lots of very cool quotes, that remind me that I am still obsessed with the same stuff.

Below is the cover of my portfolio of work for my finals on graduating college. It was a vintage Valentines Day card from 1908. I liked the idea that people 100 years ago were feeling special and trying to express it to the person that made them feel so, and that love has existed for longer than any of us.

I don’t really think my writing has changed all that much ever since this in 2008, or that I have learned all that much seeing as Love is all still a mystery to me..
x

I found this online on jezebel.com and I think it’s amazing. I actually learned a little more about the nativity also.

Since discovering Rebecca Singleton earlier this year in research for Social and Personal I have become fascinated by energetic healing. I can’t exactly describe it because in truth words are not enough, but I am also sure that everyone would experience treatment differently. For me it has been amazing and helped me move forward in life and has also helped with some very bad shoulder pains. I suppose a good way of describing it would be to say if you have an emotional problem in your life or a physical ailment that there is no black and white answer to, Energy healing or Reiki will definitely help you work through it, a lot.

I was recommended a meeting with Ger Hoyne. Unfortunately for Dublin people like me he is based in Ennis but for groups of 4 or more he come to Dublin and treats people in their own homes. He is highly intuitive and from the moment you meet him you will realize this.  I had an energy healing session but he also does Thai Massage which he is actually teaching, as well as reflexology and deep tissue massage. Immediately afterward I felt a near instant lift in my demeanor, and a melting away throughout my shoulders. He removed a lot of fear that I had about certain issues also.

A one hour session is €60 and should you be feeling a little cautious there is the added incentive of the first session being half price..

His website is here and you can also contact him on 085 277 47 00.

I cannot recommend it highly enough!

x

I am incredibly obsessed with Miranda Kerr. My obsession stretches to such an extent that it was recently pointed out to me that one of the characters in the book that I am writing should be called Miranda. It is not exactly a common Irish name, and the book is very much set in Dublin, however artistic license can always stretch the truth a tiny bit.

On her amazing blog that I go on every single week without fail she recently posted some clips of her discussing her achievements this year so far.

And here they are!

And here she is talking about her baby’s arrival.. A little Miranda Kerr or Orlando Bloom..

I am a little bit in love with Miranda Kerr. She seems like such a spiritual, kind person who is also incredibly successful and a wonderful role model.  And I am so pleased now that she has a blog. It really is amazing. It has great lifestyle tips and has so many contributors including Louise Hay. Check it out here!

It’s my birthday tomorrow.. Dictionary.com reveals that

The newborn male Asian elephant, nicknamed ‘Mr Shuffles’ by staff, shelters under his mother ‘Porntip’ during his first public appearance at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on March 14, 2010. The baby elephant was believed to have died during labour but was born alive on March 10, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a “miracle”.

Our patience paid off.

We dated for a winter. It was real love. So powerful for both of us that we didn’t know how to handle it. It got weird and she split in the spring. I didn’t try to stop her. We were too young.

The next 8 years were self indulgent for us both. I thought of her sometimes, but it wasn’t in the front of my mind because all that space was occupied with selfish thoughts. I dated plenty of other people. She dated plenty of other people. All of them were kept at arm’s length. None of them mattered even though they thought they did.

Then we started talking again. She was still on the west coast; I was on the east. We got together for a weekend after all those years and it was more than we could have imagined. We simply hugged. The hug lasted for an hour. Her smell, her little moans, her skin, her lips, were all so reminiscent. It suddenly made sense why nothing had made sense for so long. We had truly found love before we were ready for it and now it had come back. So after a few more dates I asked her to marry me. She said yes before I finished asking.

We are so happy together. We both have a tremendous sense of pride for waiting and not settling. We have the kind of love that makes other people realize that they can do better. They can make themselves happy while making someone else happy too. We have the kind of love that books are written about and we feel so lucky to have led our lives in a way that nothing was done on a whim in our youth to fuck it up in the present. For us leaving it alone was the only way to save it, and now that it has come back around we are satisfied by how much we had to go through to get to here. This should be encouraging to everyone out there wondering if they have found it.

It may take longer than you want. The pain in the interim may seem unbearable. You may be tempted to settle on the way. You may think you have found it only to realize you are not sure. Outside pressure may push you in directions you are uncomfortable with. But, we are living proof that it does happen and it can happen to you too. Be strong and resilient. When it hits you it will knock you off of your feet and you will know that your patience paid off.

Mac and Ruby