We're after the same rainbow's end

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.

It's Valentine's Day, and I decided to be completely non-sappy this year - and failed miserably. I wrote Love according to Disney, an idea that came to me while discussing Beauty and the Beast with Lei. The original idea was, I'll pillory and decimate the Disney idea of fairy tale-ish love. I couldn't. Karl says that maybe I've mellowed out.In case you're curious, here's the real reason why I couldn't pull off the entire place-100lbs-of-C4-into-Disney-movies-and-blow-them-into-smithereens plan:

Rio: actually, di talaga yan yung article
Rio: the original one was completely sarcastic
Karl: awwww
Karl: nag-mellow out ka yata
Rio: not really, it's just that i felt i really did learn some important stuff there
Karl: ayos
Karl: pwede yan pang-follow up dun sa published romcom article
Rio: pero just like a kid learning for the first time that santa claus isn't real
Rio: there are dirty realizations in between, and i didn't want to ruin Valentine's with that
Rio: kasi just like the kid, i still want to believe in santa claus
Karl: awww
Rio: it's the date, it's making me trite
Karl: baka naman in love ka
Rio: with whooooom?

Yep, I told you I failed miserably. It's the movie marathon, I tell you. I'm writing this in between Breakfast at Tiffany's and Whisper of the Heart (which Karl notes is a heart condition, heart murmur). By the way, I'll never, ever doubt Karl's chick flick recommendations ever again. I loved Definitely, Maybe and I've fallen madly in love with Isla Fisher.

Lei says it's Singles Awareness Month, and I agree. It's that time of year when a highly commercialized non-holiday makes singles think that there's something wrong with their lives because they are not attached (I was tempted to say, "tethered in a relationship" but that sounds spectacularly bitter). You know, my mom told me one of her love stories once and I'd love to share it, but Whisper of the Heart awaits.

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day folks.

updates, updates

updates, updates usually means link barrage and this is what it is. by the way, i'll take this chance to say, thank you QJ. i say that without the usual sarcasm because QJ taught me the importance of branding. i'm trying it out right now, so i probably won't see the results until next year. XD

New article series(es?) are:

The Yuppie Guide to Conquering the Universe

Elections 2010

Yuppie Journals

and Yuppie Replay (which you will see in a couple of days)

another post worthy of note is Yuppie Travels: Lobo, Batangas (will everybody please give me a confirmation of who's coming with?) and lastly, Stories in 160 words or less: proverbs, poetry and prose in SMS.

i'm sleepy and it's too bloody hot to think, so i'll end this right here. XD i promise i'll write something that makes sense next time.