Writer's Block: Film therapy

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OH EM GEE, this is so weird I JUST asked shiplessheathen this question like YESTERDAY. Creepiness.

ANYWAY in answer to the question, when I'm feeling Super Duper Don't Want to Get Off the Couch Cries At The Drop of a Hat Depressed, I always, without fail, pop in Garden State.

Why? I don't really know. Something about knowing there are other fucked up crazy peeps in the world is strangely comforting?

At one point, I could just rattle this off at random:

"OK, so, sometimes I lie. I mean I'm weird, man, about random stuff too. I don't even know why I do it. It's like... it's like a tick. I mean sometimes I hear myself say something and think, "Wow, that wasn't even remotely true".

Now though, I just shorten it to, "I'm weird, man." It sums things up nicely.

Other inspiring quotes of relevance:

"What do you do? You laugh. I'm not saying I don't cry, but in between, I laugh. And I realize how silly it is to take anything too seriously. Plus, I look forward to a good cry. It feels pretty good." -- True, so true. Sometimes when I'm depresssed I'll purposely watch a super depressing movie like Steel Magnolias or some shit, just so I can cry my eyes out. It like, flushes out my angsts or something. IDEK.

"I'm okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better." -- My slogan.

"By the way, it says "Balls" on your face." - ok not inspiring OR relevant, but it never fails to bring a smile to my face, as I used to text this to a friend as a wake up call. It was my "hi! good morning!" for him.

Andrew Largeman: "Fuck, this hurts so much."
Sam: "I know it hurts. But it's life, and it's real. And sometimes it fucking hurts, but it's life, and it's sorta all we have." -- Ain't that the fucking truth. Preach, girl.

"Good luck exploring the infinite abyss." -- I have a friend who actually drew me a tattoo, encircled with this quote. I haven't got it. Yet.

But yeah. When I just can't get motivated enough to even get my ass up and eat a piece of toast or pee, this is my remedy. This is my go-to movie for laying around and crying like a bitch. Its cathartic, actually. Plus, its just a really fucking awesome movie. I wish I could say that for Zach Braff's other films, haha.

That usually does the trick, but if its not Garden State, I'll pop in some cheesy chick flick. Preferences: Dirty Dancing, She's Having a Baby, Center Stage, Save the Last Dance, or Under The Tuscan Sun.

Shut up, I know my depression doesn't have taste.

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YES.