Eros and vindaloo curry

Based on this Wikipedia excerpt, I found my object of eros at 14.

Eros is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The modern Greek word “erotas” means “intimate love;” however, eros does not have to be sexual in nature. Eros can be interpreted as a love for someone whom you love more than the philia, love of friendship. It can also apply to dating relationships as well as marriage. Plato refined his own definition: Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself. Plato does not talk of physical attraction as a necessary part of love, hence the use of the word platonic to mean, “without physical attraction.” In the Symposium, the most famous ancient work on the subject, Plato has the middle-aged Athenian philosopher, Socrates, argue to aristocratic intellectuals and a young male acolyte in sexual pursuit of him, that eros helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty and contributes to an understanding of spiritual truth, the ideal form of youthful beauty that leads us humans to feel erotic desire — thus suggesting that even that sensually based love aspires to the non-corporeal, spiritual plane of existence, that is, finding its truth, just like finding any truth, leads to transcendence. Lovers and philosophers are all inspired to seek truth through the means of eros.

The reason I’m blogging about this is I keep dreaming of that person. Seriously, subconscious, there must be a thousand other people in your database.

Anyway, while we’re on the subject of love, and because I had curry for lunch, here’s an excerpt from an episode of House.

Stacy: Our relationship is like an addiction. It’s like–
House: Really good drugs?
Stacy: No, it’s like–vindaloo curry.
House: Okay, sure–
Stacy: Really, really hot Indian curry they make with red chili peppers.
House: I know what it is! Didn’t think it was addictive.
Stacy: You’re abrasive and annoying, and come on way too strong, like… vindaloo curry. When you’re crazy about curry, that’s fine but no matter how much you love curry, you have too much of it, it takes the roof of your mouth off. And then you never want to see curry for a really, really long time but you wake up one day and you think… god I really miss curry.

I don’t think I have a vindaloo curry love.

Dashboard Confessional

“Hands down, this is the best day I can ever remember. I’ll always remember the sound of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights, the scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers, and the time on the clock when we realized it’s so late, and this walk that we shared together, and the streets were wet, and the gate was locked, so I jumped it, and I let you in, and you stood at your door with your hands on my waist, and you kissed me like you meant it, and I knew that you meant it, and I knew that you meant it.”

Comment on YouTube page: “I’d have a one night stand with you. But you’d have to marry me.”

I’m all heart right now.

From PostSecret this week:

‘Tis true. Love makes the world go round.

Sage advice

“[The girl liked by the guy you like] is not cooler than you, you guys are just different flavors! You have got to monitor that negative self talk! It is important to be your own best support. … What I am saying is that often there is so much that we can not control, and as much as we may want otherwise, situations do not always line up the way we dream. All we can do is hold our heads up, reassure ourselves that we are awesome and work with what we do have. If you have a friendship with [the guy you like], a real one, honor that. Honestly, you are absolutely gorgeous, inside and out, and I can tell you don’t know it or own it. Discover that part of yourself. No relationship is ever as satisfying if you don’t have yourself, and there is no more intimate relationship than the one you have with yourself as well.” — J

“Chin up my dear. Confidence helps. Do what you need to do to feel beautiful because even if it doesn’t make a difference to other people, it will make a stinking huge one to you. Anyways, you may not ‘need’ someone — you never do — no one should be in a relationship because they can’t be alone — those are the unhealthy ones, but if you date people, you get to learn things and experience new things. Some times things just don’t work out, even if it seems someone is totally into you and your date goes really well, so you can’t take it to heart (I totally did but shouldn’t have, so look who’s talking) if you don’t go out a second time. Let’s say a guy you’re dating finds out you’ve never lit fireworks before: he might go out and buy fireworks for you to light up on Halloween. Let’s say he’s really into sailing or airplanes: he might take you out for a spin. Let’s say you’ve never had a traditional ‘white people’ Thanksgiving Dinner: he might invite you to his family’s gathering and you’ll find out what all the fuss is about. I mean, dating is a different beast from friendship. The people you date might be in your life for a much shorter period of time than your friends, but maybe that’s a good thing because every person you meet is going to be different and will have a new side of life to share with you. The whole point of dating is not to set yourself up for disappointment by only dating people you could see yourself marrying before you even get to know them. The point of dating is to have fun.” — K

And another one, from someone I don’t know.

Words

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ANYWAY, yeah, I xxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxx x xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx xxx… but xxx xxx xxxx xxxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxx

it’s really truly xxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxx… but x xxxx xxx xxxxx xxxxxx xxx xx xxxxxxxx, and since xx xx x xxxxxxxx xx xxxxx xxxx, it’s xxxx xxxxxxx

xxxx x xxxx x xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx, but I think it’s best if we stay friends

Fine line

I would say there’s a fine line between “he won her over” and “she settled.” Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone

Randomness

“There are 6,470,818,671 people in the world. Some are running scared. Some are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day; others are just now facing the truth. Some are evil men at war with good, and some are good struggling with evil. Six billion people in the world, six billion souls. And sometimes, all you need is one.” — One Tree Hill

Is anybody aware of the difference between loving a person because of who that person is, and loving a person because you have the capacity to love and that person happens to be there? Does the difference matter?

Aww