Posts by Brenda Alvarez10

Andrew Ramos10 said:I honestly didn't even know how to come up with a title for this... I just feel so incredibly low right now... just completely useless.
It feels like everything I touch in this life just falls apart. My whole existence feels like one big, continuous mess. There was a time when I truly believed that if I just worked hard enough, I could actually achieve my dreams and, you know, make something of myself...
But today? Today, the thing holding me back is this crushing feeling that I’m absolutely nothing... just a tiny, insignificant speck in the universe.
It's like all those simple, beautiful things that bring people joy are just out of my reach... family, friends, everything... they seem too good for someone like me.
I don't even have the energy to try anymore.
Sometimes this wave of hopelessness hits me so hard that I just want to crawl into a dark corner and hide from the world...
Even as I'm typing this out, the tears are just flowing... I feel so pathetic.
I find myself wondering if I'm secretly just looking for someone to pity me... why can't I just grit my teeth and fight through it like everyone else does?
I know life isn't easy for anyone else either...
But for me, the urge to just retreat and shut everyone out is overwhelming... is it normal for everyone to hit these lows sometimes?
I really don't know...
Please, don't start throwing advice at me... I'm not depressed, I'm not on any medication, nothing like that.
I just want to hear your stories... tell me about the times you felt deeply sad and felt like nobody in the world actually cared about you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKpm...eature=related

Just try to stay positive....

First off, you have to give credit where it's due to anyone brave enough to adapt Marquez on screen.

But then, you have to tear them apart if they mess it up—especially when they have all the necessary ingredients at their disposal, from the locations to the sheer opulence described in the book (though, let's be honest, the lead actor hit his mark, while the actress... not so much).

Personally, I don't regret carving out the time to watch it. There were moments that actually pulled me in, but there were also stretches where I was laughing out loud—not because it was funny, but because it was such a disaster...

In my opinion, the best parts of the movie aren't even tied to the main plot. Instead, they capture that pure genius and inspiration found in Marquez's writing, which the screenwriter or director actually managed to translate to film (like those scenes involving the letters being written for the lovers without them knowing). For that alone, they deserve some praise.