I watched Sideways on the plane ride to Singapore and I was really disappointed.  This movie has won tons of awards and is supposed to be a really great moving masterpiece or something.

The reality is that this movie's main characters are weak individuals not because they do "bad things"(we all do) but because they're such wussies about it.  One guy is about to get married, so before that he decides to have fling with a chick.

No problem there, the guy's not married yet, right?

Except that he deludes himself into believing that he wants to end the wedding that's less than a week off and tell this chick he loves her and shit and that he wants to leave his San Diego life behind him to move out to the vineyards to live near her.  This is what makes him a loser.

The other character is even worse.  Because he even lies to his friend.  Two characters terrified of being alone.  It's actually quite sickening.  It disgusts me that this movie is such a big hit and that people can relate to it.

Two DoucheBags--I pity anyone who is friends, relatives, lovers, co-workers or in any way intertwined
with these lowlifes.

The feelings, sure.  The behavior.  Despicable. 

I'm not against lying per se, but I am against lying to people who don't have arbitrary authority over you(ie lying to government, and your parents when you're a minor is A-OK in my book).

But lying to your friends is just pretending to be someone you're not and when you do that people won't like or love you for who you REALLY are but instead for who they THINK you are.  And that's is a terrible foundation for a long lasting relationship, and whatever relationship you do have won't be fulfilling in the way it's supposed to be.

Guys, as someone who's dated multiple women simultaneously for over 7 years, I can tell you that it's much more satisfying when everyone is on the same page.  Yes, indeed, there are women who don't like it and leave.  And yes it is sad.

Mourn your losses, remember the joys and keep moving.

And Miles would never have gotten Maya back--such a weak approval seeking guy.  Enjoy approval, but understand that it is a by-product of what you do, which is a by-product of who you are.

You only get one Mom.  And if you're reading this, you're too old to be sucking at some woman's teet.

Okay, enough of my ranting for now.