And I too have been in love with the music for a long time. Ever since the first time I saw it on stage in 1999. I’ve seen it 2 times since then (both times it’s come back to seattle).

Oh, and because I saw it alone I didn’t have to feel any which way about all the crying I did during the 2nd half!

Wow, I have no idea why this entry made you think of such a beautiful song, but thank you for the recommendation; it’s lovely, aching and just…yeah. You’re right – no regret.

I’m slowly learning that I like to see movies alone. It’s hard, because I’ve almost always gone with a person, to have that post-movie redux and dialogue and sort of mutual deciding on opinion. I’ll probably always remember Girlfight, not for the movie itself, but for being the first movie I can remember ever seeing alone. And you’re right, there’s a sort of possession of memory and meaning that becomes almost a little precious gem of self – in a world so rare to find a space where it is only your own thoughts and opinions, you get an entire universe to shape an opinion of.

Download, rob or cheat someone out of the song, “Nightswimming,” by REM. You won’t regret it. For some reason this entry made me think of it.

“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” –Charles Dickens, David Copperfield.