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Stories

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If you are looking for two movies to watch this weekend, watch Savages and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy . I like Savages a lot. I didn't expect part of the movie would be about three individuals in a polyamorous relationship. Yes, never heard about it either. Apparently it exists and can work. The movie's kind of dark too. Probably one of my favourites this year. Although I probably should stop watching too much TV already, I love stories — from TV, movies, books, blogs and pictures, to maybe the ones behind a cultural tradition or a building. (I cannot stress enough how much I hate people minding other people's business when they shouldn't, though.) Stories are sources of entertainment, inspiration, surprise and escape. I found this comment on a HuffPost article "Why I've Struggled To Reconcile The Fate Of Jesse Pinkman On 'Breaking Bad''' , responding to another comment that says something like Jesse Pinkman is just a TV character and a...

Being Healthy

I'd like to believe that I can still run a blog and post regularly. Someday. Since the last time I posted, I've been thinking about this a lot more: What if I could be calmer, more focused and happier by being healthier? So I'm a little bit more careful with what I eat today. (The number of times I've written this may or may not mean I'm just trying to convince myself.) Ok, it's ongoing, I'm on and off the wagon constantly, but I'd like to believe that it gets better over time. I even started yoga stretching yoga recently when I was back doing Tracy Anderson mat workout, which I now miraculously take only two or three days break between sessions (as opposed to eight months in the past). I needed a simple stretching exercise to warm up before the workout, so I tried some very basic yoga. Turns out, it didn't make me cry it's fine. I'll probably still stare at you blankly if you start to explain to me all the philosophy behind yoga, ...