In Seattle, you have incredible country all around you with the Sound bringing in the smell of the sea, rolling hills slowly peaking to the awaiting volcanic mystery of Mt. Rainer, rain forests of Bainbridge Island flooded with thick evergreen forests, and lattes on every corner. I remember going to see this movie in the theaters and jamming to the soundtrack. All of which, to this day, fill me with wonderful memories of all my past, and present relationships and just my world in general.

I get an energy every time I see this film. I'm not sure what it is. I will admit, it does make me want to fall in love. Did I just say that? I'm getting old, aren't I? More than any of that, it makes me want to keep looking for good people to let into my life. Hopefully, they, in turn, will want to share a bit of their life with me. We all meet people that we know we should have in our lives, but figuring out in what capacity, and how to communicate honestly with one another is something we will all be working on for our entire lives. But it seems as though it should not take our entire lives.

We all know how we want to communicate with others, but what stops us from doing that? Fear, ego, Hollywood? I don't know, maybe it does all work out like in the movies. We all have an introduction, then conflict, climax! And the happy ending that everyone was hoping for. Grab some popcorn and remember what Cliff, Matt Dillon's character says in the movie, "At least they love us in Belgium and Italy".