Last night Jennifer Anniston saved my life.

After work I had a yummy dinner cooked for me, then went home and had a fabulous long chat with Damon. One might think we wouldn't spend an hour and a half chatting on the phone when we're planning on seeing each other tonight, for fear of running out of things to say, but that's not really a problem for us. Besides, tonight will be more about playing with my new toys (the computer is on the FedEx delivery truck in the downtown area right now!). Before rehearsal with Lynx and Ivanna, I found myself reclined on the couch with Sophie lying on my chest listening to Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata when suddenly my mind bolted with this non-realization: I really hate my job. Beat. Then a female voice said, Peter, most people don’t like their jobs. But you go out there and find something that makes you happy.

Yeah, I'm not ashamed that lines of dialogue from cult movies help me feel better about my life.

At the library yesterday I checked out the book If the Buddha Married, the sequel to If the Buddha Dated, and no, I'm not married nor am I preparing to be in the near future, but since the subtitle was "Creating Enduring Relationships on a Spiritual Path", so I thought I'd give it a shot. The book has some great ideas that can be applied to all relationships too, not just lovers and partners. I started reading it on the train ride home yesterday evening and during one passage I teared up immediately, so that's probably a good sign.

( short passage from the second chapter )