Comments on: American Beauty and not wishing your life away

By: lucky

lucky — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:24:28 +0000

wow, I can’t believe it, I watch american beauty and quit my job the next day about 10 yrs ago, dead end soul sucking job anyway

By: indiefixx

indiefixx — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:08:36 +0000

thanks so much for all your kind words. 😉

By: indiefixx

indiefixx — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:08:03 +0000

I am so touched by all your comments, I really am. I wasn’t sure how this post would be received and was a little worried about sharing my story, but I’m glad that I did. It seems to have struck a chord with a lot of you.

By: sarah.

sarah. — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:33:00 +0000

Great story. It was really brave of you to just quit without really knowing if your future was going to work out.

I do love your blog!

I would have have to say that the films that have had impacts on me are Amelie, Becoming Jane and a Phillipino one that I saw at a film festival, Magnifico.

By: the green gal

the green gal — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:46:30 +0000

This is a great post, thank you for being so honest and sharing your story. I’m sort of in a halfway house situation in that my boss makes me quite miserable but I can’t leave completely so I’ve gone part-time. It has helped me not let her get to me so much plus it’s given me time to make real progress on starting my own business (two months and counting to launch, eek!).
I love a lot of the movies you listed but have had big and little impacts on me but a couple more that spring to mind are It’s a Wonderful Life, Legally Blonde and Dead Poets Society.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:21:25 +0000

I loved this post! No job is worth it if it is tearing out your soul and making you dread your days. You obviously chose the right path, your blog is a delight and an inspiration. As for movies, I have an affliction where every time I have to remember a movie I really liked I blank out and feel like I never saw a movie in my life.

By: heather

heather — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:37:25 +0000

i saw gone with the wind for the first time when i was 11. i was furious that i had watched this 4 hour epic and did not get a happily ever after at the end.

i slowly realized the beauty in the realism of that ending. the inspiration for me came in the portrayal of an iron-willed female that was terribly flawed but ultimately admirable. still my favorite movie of all time!

By: diana

diana — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:03:04 +0000

Wonderful story. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was my husband and my first date! Dirty Dancing was filmed 2.5 miles from where I lived in Virginia(not NY!) so I’ve always like that movie.

I tend to rewatch a lot of movies such as The Enchanted April, French Kiss, My Father’s Glory for the cheer up factor.

By: jessica

jessica — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:43:56 +0000

it’s so nice reading your ‘how i got started’ story. thanks for sharing!

By: beth ann

beth ann — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:32:28 +0000

Punch Drunk Love along with most the movies you listed. But Punch Drunk Love is awesome and I recommend it to everyone.