i saw Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind this weekend, and i must say that it was one of the best movies i've seen in a long time. i think it's a movie you have to be in the mood to see, otherwise you might think it only looks neat, but i think it was the best performance i've seen kate winslet perform. i also think that jim carrey doesn't get enough credit as a non-ace ventura actor, i thought he did a great job in this film.

i also saw Sin City. i agree with my friends that the movie really looked fabulous, the use of chiaroscuro and digital techniques left you with eye candy galore. I thought the acting was what you expect from a comic book movie, overdramatic and highly contrasted. i had to keep that in mind as sometimes when the females were puffing their lips like they were kissing their words as they left their mouths, i had to keep from rolling my eyes. all in all though, i thought it was definitely unique and artistically beautiful. but who cares what i think, decide for yourself.

i finished reading my book also, and i want more.

it was also my good friend's birthday yesterday, i bought her an expensive pie. gifts should be enjoyed and shared with people you like. there is no sense in cherishing objects if there aren't attached to moments. happy birthday friend, let's go flying someday.

it's leonardo da vinci's birthday today, as i'm sure you knew by google's homepage. i was surprised that it beat out tax day, but it's good that the finances of the US aren't the focus of a worldwide company.

The Sox are playing Seattle today (btw, they sure do work a lot).

today is MASSAGE DAY at my work. i'm going to go get my massage.

today, i am parked illegally. i hope i don't get a ticket, it would be my third in the same town in the past couple months. i don't fear it...but i still hope i don't get one, my game is that my black jetta will simply pass amongst the sea of volkswagens. i also confessed to my friend, that i like playing games with people when making reservations and the like. they don't know my name isn't "francis" but they believe me...that's the game. i could even sign my credit card with a picture of shamu and people would miss it. silly rabbits.

i haven't been found out yet...but somedays i do get tickets.

speaking of rabbits, i remember the easter sunday sermon i heard this year. it mentioned how God can lift you out of your darkness, when you are weak and broken, He can heal you and offer you rebuilding. i was sort of offended. i thought to myself how easy it would be for someone to hear that message and believe that God is only for the weak, that Christianity bases it's foundation that they will get you when you're vulnerable. i just don't agree that's how God works. there are days when i am happy and sad, and God would greet me with the same grace and love no matter whether the sun shines or the sky is gray. there aren't limits.

there's a cubs game today, the word of the day is "believe"

family can drive you nuts.

i spent an hour and a half (via phone) helping my father and my uncle set up their computers so they could play video games with each other. this made me smile, because my father is the youngest of three and he just turned 60. as they get older, the slower you have to talk to them, kind of like kids. you get them started and then all of a sudden they're pros, and they start clicking...and they don't stop. i don't remember telling them to click around like maniacs, but they did, thus an hour and a half later, they were ready to ignore the Florida sun and stay inside and try to defeat The Enemy.

i can't really complain, i do this with my friends too.

but it's true, your family can do a lot of crazy things, things you can't ever imagine, and not just annoy you at work, but things that make you cry. it's not justified, but it does happen, and for those times that it does, perhaps it offers a little hope to know one day you'll need grace too. i mean, someone's got to pass the gravy, right?

i went skydiving once. heights and kevin are not friends, i remember being strapped to a strange man riding in an airplane rising to a specific height. it was a hot day, but slowly the cabin temperature got cooler and cooler...i knew the time was getting closer. the door finally opened and my heart finally stopped and as i jumped out of this plane expecting the feeling of your body dropping before your stomach can catch up, i realized i was momentarily flying. if i had felt any discomfort, i hadn't noticed it, all of my reservations stayed in that airplane and for a few moments, i was soaring. after this rush, i had to pull the chute and this fantastic whilwind that spun around me abruptly came to a peaceful drift. i had time to survey all that was around me pulling on ropes to carve through the sky, but most obviously, it was quiet. i forgot i didn't like heights, i forgot there was man on my back, i was in the calm and it was heaven.