story of a girl: Ambiguous Endings

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Ambiguous Endings

I just finished Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. It was muy excellent, and in particular, those of the science field (a la moi and Kresser ^_-) would really appreciate it. The book is along the vein of 1984, and discusses the impact of bioengineering in the future. A totally good read with interesting characters and truthful observations about the fate of the world, as well as with parts that definitely made *GASP*! My only beef with the book was the ambigous ending. Hate hate HATE those things. Sometimes I tolerate them because they do serve to end the current story being told adequately and sufficiently, but in this case, the "no-ending" ending only served to piss me off. Much like it did when Angel ended very uberly-ambiguous too. (Still verra angry about that BTW.)

Got a facial today, then spent the day at Starbucks reading. Afterwards, perused Virgin and Sephora. Sephora is turning into a drug for me, I've bought something there every week for the past month! Overall, a verra nice and relaxing day. See, I'm in my relaxing robe. ;)

Things to Remember

Life happens.
There will come a time where you will believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. --Louis L. Amour
If a man does his best, what else is there? --General George S. Patton
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is. --Wilhelm von Humboldt
It's really difficult to locate the avenue of gain when you are being chauffered by loss. --Lil'C
Sometimes when you get what you want, you end up missing what you left behind. --Scrubs
The only things girls should chase are shots.
Four importand words in life: LIE, CHEAT, STEAL, DRINK. If you're going to lie, lie for a friend. If you're going to cheat, cheat death. If you're going to steal, steal a heart. If you're going to drink, drink with me.
Some boys take a beautiful girl, and hide her away from the rest of the world. I want to be the one to walk in the sun. Oh, girls, they want to have fun. --Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Go confidently in the directions of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. --Henry David Thoreau
It takes some silence to make a sound. --Jason Mraz, "What It Takes"
A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn... That was fun."
Love like you've never been hurt, work like you don't need the money, dance like nobody's watching.
If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing. --Zimbabwe proverb
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong? --Buffy, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hakuna Matata. --The Lion King
Everybody should believe in something. I believe I shall have another drink.
May you live all the days of your life. --Jonathon Swift
Never take it seriously. If you never take it seriously, you never get hurt. If you never get hurt, you always have fun. --Almost Famous
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy Hour. What, you've only got an hour? --Liquor Advertisement
This is your life, is it how you want it to be? --Switchfoot, "This is Your Life"
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered, when wished on the morning star? Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it, and look what it's done so far. What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing, and what do we think we might see? Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connections... the lovers, the dreamers, and me. --Kermit the Frog, "The Rainbow Connection"