i would buy my family (and myself, of course) tickets to see Oliver in the west end.
we're watching it on tv now
good wholesome family fun <3
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Friday, 23 October 2009
oh yum
no lemon drizzle shizzle bizzle cake for me
chocolate cake in a mug.
oh yes, you read correctly
chocolate cake in a mug.
oh yes, you read correctly
Sunday, 18 October 2009
(one of) my new favourite book(s)
i have many, many favourite books
and this one has just been added to that (not so select) list
it made me feel so simultaneously hopeful and hopeless. but after reading it, i was the happiest i have been for a long time.
it is one of those books which, after finishing, you don't feel quite ready to pick up another one... not yet, anyhow. you need some time to get over the beauty, sadness and spirit-lifting characters and the want/need that they should be real people.
it's not a rare thing for a book to make me cry. but it is rare that i should be crying over a character that never actually meets the protagonist or the reader for that matter.
it's a rare thing to know that every book i read will be compared to this.
(i have also added "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" to my list over the past 4 days)
and this one has just been added to that (not so select) list
it made me feel so simultaneously hopeful and hopeless. but after reading it, i was the happiest i have been for a long time.
it is one of those books which, after finishing, you don't feel quite ready to pick up another one... not yet, anyhow. you need some time to get over the beauty, sadness and spirit-lifting characters and the want/need that they should be real people.
it's not a rare thing for a book to make me cry. but it is rare that i should be crying over a character that never actually meets the protagonist or the reader for that matter.
it's a rare thing to know that every book i read will be compared to this.
(i have also added "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" to my list over the past 4 days)
Thursday, 8 October 2009
york
i have fallen in love with this town:
wow. and if i can love it in the pouring rain, having walked for miles with dan constantly saying "oh, i know where we are now" and then promptly getting us lost again, i will be smitten in summer.
wow. and if i can love it in the pouring rain, having walked for miles with dan constantly saying "oh, i know where we are now" and then promptly getting us lost again, i will be smitten in summer.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
dinner party
the classic question: who would i have at my fantasy dinner party?
1. sophie, in case i got tongue-tied and couldn't speak to my guests, i'd have my best there
2. stephen fry, the most interesting, intelligent man i can think of
3. judi dench, one of the most overlooked, brilliant actresses
4. zach braff, iloveyou
5. charlotte bronte, her book is the best thing in my life
6. dumbledore, a fictional character yes, but oh so real in my heart
and that's all, because there'll be seven of us this way
and seven is perfect
1. sophie, in case i got tongue-tied and couldn't speak to my guests, i'd have my best there
2. stephen fry, the most interesting, intelligent man i can think of
3. judi dench, one of the most overlooked, brilliant actresses
4. zach braff, iloveyou
5. charlotte bronte, her book is the best thing in my life
6. dumbledore, a fictional character yes, but oh so real in my heart
and that's all, because there'll be seven of us this way
and seven is perfect
Monday, 28 September 2009
the first paragraph
it goes like this
"Language dictates everything, from the way we behave to the way we think. I have had much experience of different cultures, and have always loved the idea that the spoken word can have such an influence over us. My A-Level subjects reflect this in that I have attained, to date, English literature, German and drama as full A-levels. In English and Drama, I have, of course, studied Shakespeare in much depth. Looking at this alongside German, I was struck by the similarities in language, showing me more about both where our language came from and how it has developed."
i cannot wait to go to uni and do this course (fingers, toes and eyes crossed).
they think that language developed as a necessity after early humans began to think intelligently. and that started from looking into the centre of the fire...
"Language dictates everything, from the way we behave to the way we think. I have had much experience of different cultures, and have always loved the idea that the spoken word can have such an influence over us. My A-Level subjects reflect this in that I have attained, to date, English literature, German and drama as full A-levels. In English and Drama, I have, of course, studied Shakespeare in much depth. Looking at this alongside German, I was struck by the similarities in language, showing me more about both where our language came from and how it has developed."
i cannot wait to go to uni and do this course (fingers, toes and eyes crossed).
they think that language developed as a necessity after early humans began to think intelligently. and that started from looking into the centre of the fire...
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