#failuretolaunch

They do not walk the earth; they float above it. Carrying two or three signs at once— "Artist," "Creator," "Dreamer"— They switch them with frantic speed Whenever the world tries to measure their true height. It is the art of The Intentional Blur.

To define oneself is to accept a limit. To choose one path is to admit you can no longer walk the others. And to these fragile souls, a limit is a death sentence. They would rather be "nothing" with infinite potential Than be "something" with a measurable reality.

They seek the stage, but only for the drama of struggle. They consume "the act of being misunderstood" like a drug. When a mentor offers a bridge, they burn it. When a friend offers a hand, they bite it. Because to be helped is to be seen. To be seen is to be defined. And to be defined is to be small.

They forget that "Potential" is a currency that devalues every second. At 20, it is a sparkling aura. At 24, it is a fading mist. At 27, it becomes a cage. By the time the sun rises on their 30th year, The "Unknown" they cherished is no longer a sanctuary. It is a grave of their own making.

They are the architects of the "Not Yet." Always preparing, never performing. Always hurting, never healing. Always dreaming, never waking.

The world does not need more "possibilities." It needs one solid, undeniable fact. But for those in the room of mirrors, The only thing more terrifying than failing Is the horror of finally being known.

They protected their ego so well that they vanished into it.

by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi I’ve always wanted to own a boat and sail the open sea!  The only teensy little problem is that I can’t swim, am afraid of deep water and scared of what might be swimming in the water, get seasick in a bathtub, know nothing about boats, can’t navigate my way around my hometown without yelling at Google Maps and getting rerouted at least five times, would end up…

Warning: All of these are more of my thoughts than an actual review so they might contain spoilers. Read at your own risk

So I had preconceptions that this movie was going to be about a man-child who finally met his match. As I was watching it however I realized it was both about that and about a professional heartbreaker who supposedly helps adults grow up who met her match.

The movie starts off with Matthew McConaughey's character, Tripp, on a date with a blonde followed immediately by a scene where he brings her home and things escalate... Then Tripp's father comes into his room in the middle of the scene and obviously the blonde is seething. We quickly find out this is his way of detaching from the girls he dates. He explains it to his friends and even his parents aren't surprised when they hear the screaming and stomping down the stairs.

So he lives with his parents and not only does he live with his parents but he is spoiled. His mother, Sue played by Kathy Bates, does his laundry, makes his food, cleans up after him and all the meanwhile he seems like an ungrateful child who can't even thank her or take up those responsibilities himself being a 35-year old man. Needless to say, his parents want him out.

Enter the solution for the parents, friends who have gone through the same problem that got their son to move out. Now, what exactly is this solution? A girl. Here starts the drama.

Paula, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, is the "solution." She dates these men, they fall in love with her, she gets them to move out and start their lives and ultimately breaks up with them, thus breaking their hearts. It is quite effective in her professional opinion. Oh, yea did I not mention this was her profession, I like to think of it as a professional heartbreaker. Now again according to Paula, Tripp is an open and shut case. He fits the exact profile so this should be easy money.

Of course, we can't forget the best friends. Paula's blunt roommate who is obsessed with getting rid of a mocking bird, Tripp's down-to-earth best friend, Demo, and the nerdy best friend, Ace.

As we are going through the stages of Paula's process we realize she's didn't include a factor. The fact that Tripp is emotionally unavailable and as soon as he feels that emotional attachment coming he retreats. Predictably, people start to realize Tripp isn't such an "open and shut case" as Paula originally thought.

This movie stays true to its genre. Especially when everyone schemes and kidnaps Tripp and tricks Paula just to get them to make-up. Then proceeds to record them live and share it with an entire cafe. So it's a good movie for diehard rom-com fans, I, however, found something lacking towards the end. Maybe it was just the fast transitioning from make-up to happily ever after but there was something. Other than that and the friendship dynamics, I enjoyed the movie.