Nostalgia/Adulthood

Nostalgia is...
... Walking into Gloria Jean's in the Citadel Mall and looking at all the biscotti even though you won't get any.
... Kid Cuisine corn in your brownie and eating it out of curiosity.
... That old carwash down the street that you love going to and just looking at all the car fresheners.
... The gas station right next to the car wash where you get your Bubble Jug and your bug juice.
... Beating countless levels on Q•Bert and knowing how to play each level just right.
... The train park a couple blocks up from the gas station, each train car made from concrete or something similar. And in the front car, you discovered the mosquito breeding ground that was caused by a design flaw, but you were still fascinated.
... Going into the pet store in the Citadel Mall, blissfully unaware of how terrible it actually was.
... Walking through Toys•R•Us and feeling like absolute royalty surrounded by so many toys and games.
... Trusting the kids at school to return your pencil when they borrow it because you see only the goodness in people.
... Playing Tomb Raider on your original PlayStation with the purple memory card and thinking the graphics were amazing, especially in the cave with the bear, or training in the swimming pool of the cool girl's house.
... Going to your great grandparents' house and playing in their backyard, drinking one of their Brisk teas from the backroom.

Adulthood is...
... Missing Gloria Jean's every time you go to the Citadel Mall.
... Barely having enough money to feed yourself so you randomly snack when you remember to eat.
... Watching the old carwash get torn down and replaced with an empty building that never gained a purpose.
... Going into the gas station that now had a different name to buy cigarettes and none of your childhood goodies are anywhere to be seen.
... Not remembering the last time you saw Q•Bert mentioned anywhere.
... The train park being replaced with an entirely different park, at least they tried to do a different version of a train, but it'll never be as cool as the one you grew up with.
... Not going to the pet store in the mall because when you do it makes you sad, thinking of everything that happens behind the scenes.
... Missing Toys•R•Us even as an adult, and watching it get replaced by a storage facility, like the city needs any more.
... Not trusting anyone to return anything back to you because you've trusted too easily before.
... Watching the evolution of Lara Croft and the games become intensified compared to the original PlayStation version, making you miss the simplicity.
... Missing your great grandparents' deeply and wishing at the time of their passing that you had the means to claim their home.

Ratatouille

-"Where you going?"
~"With luck, forward."

Hilda

1: *sees the rubble of a house* What happened here?
2: There was a girl who lived in this house once. She befriended a giant.
1: Guess she learned her lesson huh?
2: Most likely not. Chances are she would do it again.

Especially The Little Things

I'm the kind of person who will eat around the little chocolate chunks in a tub of icecream because I know they're your favorite. And I'll make sure to save all of the little marshmallows in my cereal for you because you like those nasty little things. Even if you don't ask, I'll scratch your back for you. I mean REALLY scratch your back. You eat the onions off of my burgers, I eat your pickles and tomatoes in return. When you get stressed or anxious I'll rub your ear and breathe gently on your forehead, giving you little kisses. My hand will entwine itself with yours as you're driving. The air in the car will always be a little bit warm when I adjust it just the way you like it. And I will cuddle up against you when I awake in the middle of the night. I have a tender loving soul. I just want to love, especially the little things.

I'd Like To Think

I'd like to think that one day, there will be less negativity. I'd like to think that the negativity would melt away taking all the war and corruption with it. I'd like to think that there are forces invisible to the naked human eye helping us throughout our everyday lives. I'd like to think that we are all connected by life itself. I'd like to think that everyone and everything could get along the way it should. I'd like to think people weren't so driven by power or greed. I'd like to think that future generations won't have to deal with extreme traumas. I'd like to think the universe is watching over us, silently judging life's every detail. And life goes on, until the sun's luminescence dies out. While particles combine and seperate, the atmosphere disintegrates. Everything will slowly cease to exist. Space continues long after earth withers away with the stars around it. And I'd like to think of that as a new beginning.