"'You know, Forrest,'" she say, 'I even tried to fall in love with him, but I jus couldn't because I was thinkin of you.'" [sic]
What truth in this statement. I can't remember the film very well, as I have never particularly enjoyed it, so I don't know if Jenny and Forrest end up together in the end in the movie. In the novel, though, the ending is so wonderful, since it is one of the bittersweet endings I love. Jenny gets married and has little Forrest (which I *do* remember from the movie), and Forrest and Jenny do not end up together! While I was sad for Forrest, he ended up traveling the country with his ape Sue and he was happy. Now that I've spoiled the ending, I would definitely recommend this book. While it was slightly long-winded during selected sections, other parts were simply hilarious and the plot in general is enough to keep anyone reading.
Look at me all classy at 4 in the morning. Shocking that some kind of coffee isn't featured in this photo. Don't be too surprised at this - totally drank Cherry Coke at 1, haha. That is most likely the cause of my still being awake.
Here's some things I was thinking about today:
I am not perfect, but I am trying my best to do the following:
Be honest.
Be honest.
Be open.
Be tolerant of others.
Be ready for change.
Be ready TO change.
Be loving.
As soon as I am officially accepted at the apartment place, I know I will be starting a brand new chapter in my life. While I do not want to leave some parts behind, I have accepted that I must do so. I started wrapping up my dishes in newspaper yesterday. It's all beginning to feel real: the fact that I'm finally getting my own place and that I'm about to be free from the tyranny of my parents (okay, maybe not tyranny, but I will absolutely be escaping their home).
I hung out with Michelle earlier! We were at the apartment, soon-to-be my apartment as well, and it was fun to be planning out my room and such. I have no idea how I'm going to decorate, but that will all be figured out in time. It was also our first Anti-Feminist group meeting! Basically, members of the Anti-Feminist group believe the following:
1) Women were meant to cook, clean, and have babies, not work
2) If a woman wants to work, they are free to do so and members will not look down upon the "working woman," since many are forced to work anyway.
3) Men should be the breadwinners in the family, so women may complete their duties within the home!
4) Men seem to expect too much of women and believe that women can both work in the home and outside it. While women can accomplish this, since they are great multi-taskers and all, they should not have to work if they do not want to.
5) Therefore, men need to take responsibility and start working harder. They make twice what women make and still women are forced to work! Where is the justice!?
6) Women should be available to make delicious sandwiches for their men at all times.
The mission statement is still under construction, but those are the basic beliefs of the Anti-Feminist group. :)
I have a lot to do tomorrow - or, I guess, in a few hours. :/ I have to leave the house at 8:15, work from 9:15 to 12:15 (what a waste of money to get out there for this wimpy shift), run over to Silver Lake to have my interview for Cub at 2, drop off some information at Equinox (the apartment place) after, and then ride the bus back home, which will take about an hour. So running from 8:15 to 4 on this amount of sleep? Probably not a good idea, but I can't help it. Sometimes my mind runs a mile a minute and it is currently running way faster than that!
It's my good friend's 20th birthday today. I wish him all the best and I hope to see him soon.
I need to try to sleep for 2 hours... :/
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