flying through time

ahh well, all good things come to an end, and all great things live on forever.. vip, missing you dude.

mal and tracie had a movie-and-pizza night at 122.. they got 'Last Samurai'.. which i really didn't mind watching again. the heroism and all was very hollywood-ish, but the countryside was breathtaking.. i dont know if its just me, but whenever i see pictures of the japanese countryside, it has a very calming effect.. that is definitely a country to go to when you take a sabbatical.. i would love to live in a shinto temple for some time.. meditate.. and write.

besides, i am fascinated by the whole samurai and ninja concepts of leading life as well.. has anyone read Eric van Lustbader? he was like Quentin Tarantino on paper.. that's how graphic his writings were.. the six books featuring Nicholas Linnear created much of the image i have of japan and its cultures as a whole in my head.

another thing i picked up from QT & EvL.. their fascination for the 'katana' - the samurai sword. it's actually a feat of engineering in itself.. so delicately crafted, yet so surprisingly strong, and immensely capable of such unthinkable destruction. i would definitely have a 'katana' hanging over the fireplace.. i cannot think of a better motif for life right now.

i want to be a 'katana' right now, strong, unyielding and tough.. yet when handled well, gentle and careful enough to be your companion for life.. a work of art, yet savage.. cold and warm at the same time.. unflinching, but still feeling everything.

"i would like to think that for me happiness is achieving some of the peace that so many seek, but so few find"