Clear With Periodic Clouds

My phone, like all smartphones, gives me the forecast for the day. Today it said "clear with periodic clouds". I couldn't help but think that our lives too are very much like that. All of us have periods of distress and have experienced the calm before the storm or the horrific storms themselves. When you think about it, our lives can be explained in the form of a weather forecast. Take my day for example; mostly sunny with a few thunderclouds. It's a nice way of looking at life. A simple way-without all the riff-raff that we bother with.
I'd like the message on my gravestone to be along these lines. Somehow, when you look at life this way, it doesn't seem so complicated anymore. And therein lies our problem. We overcomplicate everything and then are shocked to find ourselves tangled in a filthy mess. Take it easy. We have only one life to live! Now, if only I could follow my own advice! Oh well, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!

Sappy, Lovesick Lines

While looking for some Disney clips for my mom's project, I found a song from 'Sleeping Beauty' called 'Once Upon a Dream'. The video shows Aurora dancing through the woods, singing about how she met the love of her life in a dream. And of course, as fate would have it, an actual prince shows up. Aurora, naturally, is a little wary. But then he tells her that they met in her dream. And of course, they dance together
Now, I know this scene was meant to evoke a smile on my face and perhaps an 'aww' as well. But all I could think was, "What a creep!". Anyone who actually uses that pickup line will probably get beaten up or be laughed at. Who says that to someone they just met? And Aurora. What's up with the naivety, girl? You don't talk to strangers for a reason. Especially not strangers who follow you around and then tell you that they are the one you were dreaming of. However much they look like Adonis.

But this is a fairytale. So it's alright. What about girls who actually fall for this shit? Some guy tells you some sappy, intense romantic line he probably googled and then forgets what he said a second later, and you start swooning?! Get a grip on yourselves. Why can't guys just stick to a regular introduction? And, if at all, add a compliment in there. Keep it simple. Keep it normal. Keep it sane. Frankly, if I heard something like this, I would be laughing my head off and whatever romantic interest the guy had in me would be diminished to nothingness.