There's this boy. And he kind of stole my heart.
music: The Rocket Summer -- "Never Knew"
mood: 
a bit tired, but happy nonetheless
Because I've gotten some people yelling at me for not telling them ... here's my PSA. Brandon and I are, as of last Thursday (the 13th), officially dating each other. 
Which will also clear up confusion as to why you see pictures of us kissing in the photo gallery even when I tell you we're not officially together. We weren't. But now we are. And it is good. Very very very good! 
Here's some quotes...
Contrary to what the cynics say, distance is not for the fearful ... it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It's for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough.
It was really weird. Last night I was thinking ... why is it that two people meant to be are always so far apart? I sat for hours wondering why such a thing has to be. But then it came to me ... the distance tests your love. If you’re apart and it’s meant to be, you will meet again.
The simple lack of [him] is more to me than the presence of others.
My favorite thing is waking up each morning and knowing that you are loving me.
You know it's true love when no matter how far the distance is, he can still make you smile.
When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day. It is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every part of your body. No – don’t blush, I am telling you some truths. For that is just being in love, which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away. ~ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
And no relationship is perfect … ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater. But the love we have for each other is bigger than these differences and that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot. ~ Sarah Dessen
But the bottom line of why most people stay together is because, despite the occasional rocky path, they love each other and enjoy each other’s company. ~ Fourplay by Jane Moore
I wanna be the surgeon that cuts you open and fixes all of life’s mistakes; I wanna be the house that you were raised in, the only place that you feel safe; I wanna be your shower in the morning that wakes you up and makes you clean. ~ Bright Eyes, “Ship in a Bottle”
I know this may be redundant, but I think it bears repeating. I think I’ve found my better half – I swear I’ve found my better half. ~ The Spill Canvas
Being in love is amazingly, frighteningly, beautiful.
Noah: Well, that’s what we do … we fight. You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass … which you are, 99% of the time. I’m not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you’re back to doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Allie: So what?
Noah: So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you … forever … you and me … every day.
--"The Notebook"
They didn’t agree on much. In fact, they rarely agreed on anything. They fought all the time and they challenged each other every day, but despite their differences they had one important thing in common, they were crazy about each other. --"The Notebook"
It was an improbable romance. He was a country boy, she was from the city. She had the world at her feet, while he didn’t have two dimes to rub together. -- "The Notebook"
The course of true love never did run smoothly. ~ William Shakespeare “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”
I’d rather fight with you than make love with anybody else. ~ The Wedding Date
Phoebe: I know. I know. I know. I know, and if you try to make it more you might wreck it.
Ross: Yeah, exactly.
Phoebe: Right. Or you might get everything you’ve wanted since you were fifteen.
~ Friends
Andrew Largeman: I don’t want to waste another moment of my life without you in it.
~ Garden State
Rachel: Just so you know … with us … it’s never off the table.
~ Friends
I love you even when you’re sick and look disgusting. ~ Love Actually
But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance. Events conspired to bring you back to where you’d been. It was what you did then that made all the difference: it was all about potential. ~ The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
You’re what I look most forward to coming back to where I’ve been. ~ The Starting Line, “Playing Favorites”
You are around the clock and just so you know, everyone else is not. ~ The Rocket Summer, "Around the Clock"
I am not into the idea of living with you and I, I am not into the idea of being without you. ~ The Rocket Summer, "Around the Clock"
Sam on 04.20.06 @ 04:45 PM MST [link]
meh ... mostly good