these things don't matter at all

I'm a bit all over the place in my head these days. Funny how that happens from time to time. Life overwhelms us a bit and we don't quite know where to let the dust settle. Don't get me wrong, the other day was AMAZING. I'm not negating any of that. But things are still topsy-turvy in the world of DC GOP Girl. A lot has happened. A lot is happening. Waiting to see what happens next... next exactly my favorite thing in the world.

Segue, without an actual segue. Unless of course we count saying "segue" as an actual segue itself. Which I suppose, we can.

Tonight I watched The Beginners. And indy flick I somehow missed at my beloved indy theatre (AMC at Shirlington for all those around the Alexandria-Arlington-DC area - definitely worth seeing things there every now and then). It was one of those bittersweet, evolution of consciousness kind of movies. It's about fresh starts, a changing self and life-changing experiences. It's sad though. Melancholy. Not quite a perfect film, but it kept my attention. Enough.

Yeah, not much of a review there, but the movie quoted The Velveteen Rabbit at some point.

I imagine most people have read the story. Are familiar with it if nothing else.

It's poignant. Heart-warming. Touching. It was one of those stories that I appreciated as a child, without fully understanding the depth of all of the words. And now as an adult, it still sticks with me. It was filled with wonder, beauty and love.

That's hard to forget.

Which brings me to the quote from the movie. Or most the quote anyway:

"It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. 'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.” 

― Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

Thinking about that.