Heroes

I always seem to be a season behind. First it was 24, then Lost, this year I'm catching up on Heroes. After picking up the Season 1 DVD and becoming completely addicted, I just can't stop watching. I'm totally intrigued by all the nuances, references, and symbolism. And I'm always a sucker for narrations. The following one is from the Season 1 finale.

Opening Narrative:

"Where does it come from? This quest, this need to solve life's mysteries. The simplest of questions can never been answered. Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all, not delving, not yearning. But that's not human nature, not the human heart, and its not why we are here. Yet still we struggle to make a difference, to change the world., to dream of hope, never knowing for certain who we will meet along the way. Who among the world of strangers will hold our hand, touch our hearts, and share the pain of trying."

Closing Narrative:

"We dream of hope. We dream of change. Of fire. Of love. Of death. And then it happens, the dream becomes real, and the answer to this quest, this need to solve life's mysteries, finally shows itself like the glowing light of a new dawn. So much struggle for meaning, for purpose. And in the end we find it only in each other; our shared experience of the fantastic and the mundane. The simple human need to find a kindred, to connect, and to know in our hearts that we are not alone."

The Neighbor's Trampoline

Up until the end of the summer, the house next to us had a family with a couple young kids living in it. Since they moved out, the owner's have been renovating and I guess will be moving in themselves. Where as before the trampoline in the backyard was a bit of a sore point - due to plenty of screaming and yelling at all hours as the kids played on it - it now stands empty and unused.

Except that is by Tara, Andee and their friends.

The other night Andee & Amanda had gone over for lack of anything better to do. It had been really humid that week and it was finally starting to cool off just a bit. Almost like an end-of-August night. Even though the pictures didn't turn out crystal clear, I'm loving the effect. Amanda's moving out of state soon, and this just captures one of those everyday moments of joy & friendship.