Online Only: You are what you love

According to the 2002 film "Adaptation," "You are what you love, not what loves you."\nThis statement was further verified by Jenny Lewis in her song, "You Are What You Love." I trust this belief for several reasons. Charlie Kaufman wrote the screenplay for "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich." Along with Michele Gondry, he won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." His writing style is innovative, clever and gripping. He's pretty much brilliant. \nJenny Lewis was a once child actress, starring in the movie "Troop Beverly Hills"(catch it on Hoosier Cinema this month!) and appearing in one of my favorite episodes of "Murder She Wrote." She managed to escape the child-star stereotype and is now an accredited singer and songwriter. She's kind of an indie goddess.\nJust because there is not anyone who I love doesn't mean I cannot focus on the things that I love. So this Valentine's Day, I will not feel bitter about being "alone." I will not feel alone, in fact, because I will be too absorbed with my passions. Luckily, on this day that could lead into a depressing display of desolation, I will be busy with what I love.\nMy first class of the day will consist of learning about art history, a subject I am highly interested in. I will feverishly write notes and dream of a time I can someday be an expert on art myself. \nLater on in the day, I will be at a booth in the Indiana Memorial Union, representing a new organization at IU, RAW. Not to be confused with the wrestling program, RAW stands for Revitalizing Animal Well-Being.\nThe group reflects my love for animal rights, and it is dedicated to trying to bring a more peaceful coexistence between humans, animals and nature. For those of you who might be turned off, trust me, its not anything like PETA. I will be imploring those in the Union to sign a unique petition to stop the brutal clubbing of baby seals in Canada. Instead of a rigid or militant petition, we will be sending love letters to those responsible for the clubbing, hoping to appeal to human compassion.\nThen I will go to my Romanian class and learn more about the culture and language of my motherland.\nFinally, the climax of my day -- my, how do you say, "hot date" -- will be VH1's "World Series of Pop Culture's" first preliminary test. The title is pretty self-explanatory, and why I will reign champion is also pretty obvious too. Several teams compete over what others find useless information, but what pop-culture enthusiasts know it is really just the backbone of today's world.\nIf you're a victim of feeling isolated from the world this Valentine's Day, don't look at who you love or who loves you. Because like Charlie and Jenny have said, "You are what you love."\nFor more info on RAW, check out its Web site.\nAnd if you think you can beat me at the World Series, I'll see you there.