"that's how much fuck fish"

i love that line delivered by chris cooper in the movie 'adaptation'.

there's something about the sentiment - he was done - patently - with a love - an obsession - a frame of reference - a way of being.

the beauty of his flexibility to embrace and disengage from something all with the same degree of enthusiasm completely enchants me. it really points, at least to me, to the idea of a center, that which is still, and preferences come and go, while the center remains.

cooper's character, john laroche goes on to explain a few things to meryl streep's character, susan orlean:

John Laroche: You know why I like plants?
Susan Orlean: Nuh uh.
John Laroche: Because they're so mutable. Adaptation is a profound process. Means you figure out how to thrive in the world.

this is most definitely what i hope to continue to do in my life.