a cigarette, beer and a view of the sea
life is simple. really. i don't know why i made it so complicated in my younger years. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ there is this scene in my favourite movie about my generation -- reality bites -- where the depressed waif winona ryder , who can't find a job that she is passionate about and suits her qualifications as a class valedictorian, went walking with the poster boy for the slacker and romantic generation ethan hawke to calm her nerves after she had a heated argument with her roommate, the brilliant janeane garofalo, about unpaid phone bills and rent. then they stopped for a cigarette and cheap coffee. while exchanging smokes, ethan said something like -- this is all you need in life. a cigarette, a coffee, a good conversation and a friend to cry on. when i first watched this movie decades ago (mid-ninetys), i was young then (fresh graduate) and still burning with ambition (yes i had that phase and i am not ashamed of it. i learned a lot.), i just couldn't rela...