Posts by quietorca89

Yeah, there’s actually a private thread for these kinds of chats 😉 and I really didn't want to derail your lovely topic... sorry, I was just responding to your sweet flirting and didn't mean to mess up your thread 😢

shadowfox75 said:I’m just an ordinary guy who suddenly finds himself wishing he could hold you close tonight... stay like that until the morning sun hits our faces. (Man, I am really laying it on thick, aren't I?) 😛

Hehe, you really are cute...🤣

Now, now... be careful what you wish for, young man.😉

shadowfox75 said:You’re just too perfect for me to believe you're actually real... I really hope you aren't some dream, but someone tangible.
By the way... thanks for all the help with your advice. 🙂

Just an ordinary girl, really. Just trying to let you know that you won't be spending tonight alone. 🙂

shadowfox75 said:I hope you can see the light at the end of the tunnel for your trip... because mine feels like it’s only just begun. 😕

Not yet... 😢

But you? You’re actually the central figure here. This whole thing... it's really your story. 😘

shadowfox75 said:After last night’s heavy topic, today feels even darker...
I honestly can't see the point of any of this. My childhood was incredible. We didn't have much—certainly not the abundance most kids were seeing back then—but I was happy with the little things. I was surrounded by truly wonderful people. My grandparents were amazing, especially my mother. And my father, who has since passed away, was my entire world, even if his job meant he was rarely home.
High school went fine, and then... boom. Everything crashed. The turn of the millennium... that infamous year 2000.
I couldn't find work through 2001, so I enrolled in college. It’ll be 2007 soon... and I’ve been an undergrad for two years now, yet I can't even bring myself to open a textbook to finally finish. (And please, don't tell me "a degree is just a piece of paper that opens doors." I know.)
Ever since I turned eighteen, I've been working manual labor from dawn till dusk just so I don't have to beg my parents for money. That would be too humiliating.
The construction firm that hires me keeps me on for eight months, then cuts me loose just so they can call me back for another four when they need the help again.
I'm 26. My love life over the last few years has been absolute zero. I'm totally checked out. I pushed three people away from my group last night for reasons I can't even explain. Everything looks bleak through my lens and... I don't want to write anymore. It's all becoming too much.
Go ahead. Scold me, judge me, say whatever you want. Just say something... 👎

I read your posts often... we're on the same journey... "the same path"... I completely understand you. It doesn't feel like you're dumping your pain on us. No one is going to judge you. If anything, you're the one who needs tenderness and understanding right now. 🙂

Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 👋

You really need to watch "Baran"... I'm still reeling from how much it left unsaid, yet felt so incredibly intense... I have nothing but respect for Iranian Cinema 🙏

ps. please hit me with some more recommendations for great Iranian films 👋

Personally, I have a lot of respect for their filmmaking. There’s just something about their style—that sense of tension and those subtle, unspoken moments that you rarely see in big-budget Hollywood movies. 😉

Baran
Children of Heaven
Osama

No, I really won't... Did I seriously start this thread just so we could tear each other down?

I used to think I’d never find just one single film that truly touches my soul... but tonight, everything changed. I stumbled upon it quite by accident while browsing the local video rental shop. Since I’m always searching for something a little unconventional, this one caught my eye, and it practically begged me to watch it. It breathed new life into my sense of hope; it was a beautiful reminder of why we should embrace the beauty of life and venture into the unknown... drumrolls, please...

Meet Joe Black🙂 is the movie of my life...

What about you? Is there one for you?

P.S. You can only pick one this time. 😉