Day 24

Today I read J.D. Salinger's short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and have come to the conclusion that this short story is most likely not what J-Levitt was referring to, though it was a really amazing story. It circles around a woman, her troubled boyfriend, and a little girl. I don't know how well this story parallels or relates to 500 Days of Summer at all, which is why I don't think it is what the "bananafish" in the movie refers to, but it is a really wonderful account of a person not fitting in and becoming terribly disenchanted with the world. I don't think I will ever be as jaded as this guy, but I can definitely see where he's coming from. Sometimes it's hard when the only person who will talk about bananafish with you is a little girl who runs away from you.

Day 23

I just realized that yesterday was friday!! Oh no!! It's ok though, because I can still pointlessly talk about a song from 500 Days of Summer on a Saturday. I know, I know, it's not the same, but we'll just have to make due this once.

This week, I've been getting the very first song in the movie in my head a lot. You know, the one that starts with a whistle and plays behind the narrator's opening monologue? It's not super noticeable since you're probably paying attention to the narrator while it's playing, but after one's tenth viewing of 500 Days, the score begins to become subliminally embedded in one's brain and becomes the soundtrack to everything one does. I think the sweet, melancholic yet hopeful tone of this song has suited my life pretty well recently, so maybe that's why it keeps repaying in my head. For instance, I'll be getting ready to leave the house, and then the moment I step out the door, the whistle will come in to set the tone for the day. Or in another scenario, I'll be walking down the street and I'll pause for a second at a street corner, and in that moment of quiet, the song will make its way in. Is this movie driving me insane? Possibly. But I think I'm ok with it.

I also love the idea presented in the opening scene that everything is not ok but ok at the same time. Life! Hopefully after 477 more viewings, it'll all make sense.

Day 22

Day 21

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Day 20

Haven't been writing much lately, been feeling mostly like this:

Will hopefully be feeling like this soon:

and then will have much more interesting blog posts. Hope this energy shift happens soon, because I am down to only 480 more days, and there is just so so much more that needs to be said about 500 Days of Summer.

Day 19

Even though I know this movie is going to get super old, right now I still feel like this movie will never get old. Today I started getting the score of the movie in my head at various appropriate moments of the day. For instance, when I was walking down the street, feeling a little melancholy but still hopeful, I got the hopeful music in my head, and when I started feeling gloomy again, the droopier tunes took over. This movie is already ruling my brain. I don't know if this is the best thing for me right now... but it feels GREAT!

Day 18

Today, I feel like this:

Sometimes I wish I could just sit around in my nasty bathrobe and eat twinkies and watch 500 Days of Summer forever.