Haiisies~
How are you all today on Saturday the 23rd of February? (^_^)
I'm actually in a reeeally good mood today! <3 I'm not exactly sure why, but I just feel really happy and my day has been pretty awesome!
I went into town with my sister from anooda' mister, Milkshake (which is my name for her x,D) and we did some shopping and ate at this surprisingly fancy restaurant which our cinema recently got finished, so yesh! :D and it was tastyyy! nomnommm :3
But as well as having a good day, I also feel like ME, MYSELF am quite happy :3 I just feel good about myself and that's something I've wanted for SO long now...a tiring journey to finally accept yourself as you are is a hard thing to accomplish :c but...I feel like I'm nearly there!
The one thing I really want is to find myself; I don't know what that means so I don't know how to do it, but with the fact I'm becoming happier, I feel like I may be able to reach that goal someday! :]
I feel pressured by society to always look perfect when I know fully well no one can ever be perfect...though some people may look it, no one is.
I have been self-conscious about my looks and weight for SO long and I realise that WHEN does it ever matter? Why does your appearance matter?
It only matters when YOU make it matter.
I am slowly becoming better at accepting myself :) my flaws is what makes me ME and...why would I ever want to be anyone else?
Honestly. I have a GREAT life! I have a family that loves me (no matter how strange and...'bratty' I can be sometimes XD) friends that love me. I have a good job and my College course is going well and even though sometimes I get stressed out, I need to remember that I shouldn't take that stress out on myself and bring myself down because it's not worth the hurt.
As Dalai Llama would say..
"You are unique, nothing can replace you."
So. A message to me and everyone else out there who feels a similar way..
Be yourself and don't let anyone ever tell you you aren't good enough, because you are and always will be!
I mean, everyone has those days where you feel down and upset and that feeling takes over every emotion in your body and you feel like nothing.
But if you are ever in that mood, you should remember...it won't last forever! Life is too short to feel down and depressed, make the most of what you can and enjoy everything your life offers!
TRY to take risks! TRY to get out of your comfort zone! Trust me, I know how hard that is...but it can be done in little steps, not just huge ones! :3
I'm not really sure how I got from talking about my day to this but...yea! :3
I just want to write something for myself to read if I'm ever having one of those days~
"Believe in yourself." -Dalai Llama
Remember to be strong and to be the best YOU!
BYESIES~! :3
Saturday 23 February 2013
Thursday 14 February 2013
Beautiful Creatures film review!
My thoughts on the 'Beautiful Creatures' film!
I read Beautiful Creatures quite a while ago now and when I heard a film was being made...I was beyond excited I just...can't even remember how I possibly coped!
I am a huuuuuge fan of the Beautiful Creatures series but the film...had it's good and BAD points!
GOOD POINTS!
-The chemistry between Lena (Alice Englert) and Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) was amazing! <3 without a doubt, their relationship on screen was flawless. I also watched several interviews with them and they also have great chemistry off screen so no wonder they were perfect on screen.
-Every character was casted perfectly! Especially Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons) and Mrs. Linkin/Sarafine (Emma Thompson). And I also LOVED Ridley (Emmy Rossum). She was so beautiful and just perfect for the role of Ridley! They were all perfect, really! If I could picture the characters in the book looking like anyone, it would definitely be these people.
-The scenery was brilliant! When I first saw Ravenwood, I cried. I couldn't of pictured it any better and to see this place brought to life...it was really emotional! Also the Lunae Libri was too perfect for words! (...this is why I would be terrible at real reviews because I can't describe things without using 'amazing' and 'brilliant' or 'perfect'..)
-I really loved all the special effects! One of my favourite scenes was probably the dinner scene when the room was spinning and the table was spinning! I was freaking out thinking how utterly AWESOME that was! And how Ridley flew out the window...oh my gosh! Brilliant!
-THE ACCENTS! Oh my gosh! They were all...well, for a lack of a better word PERFECT! I was expecting some flaws but OH NO! They were all brilliant! Definitely true Gatlin folk! ;D
Now, I hate to do this but...
BAD POINTS!
-Amma. Now, don't get me wrong here! Viola Davis was the best Amma ever! I thought she was great and what I'm about to say is nothing to do with her, but...what happened to her character? In the book, Amma is portrayed as, definitely a caring guardian for Ethan, but she is also very strong-willed, quite harsh/strict and...quite scary in some scenes. In the film, she was still caring, but had NONE of the qualities the book version of Amma had which...disappointed me a bit in all honestly.
-I know they can't include everything in the film, but for me, there wasn't enough of Link and Ridley's relationship. I for one, LOVE their relationship! But in the film, you didn't get any of how Link really felt for Ridley (even though she is a siren) he still really adored her and their only scenes in the film was scenes of them involved in intimate ways which...also disappointed me a bit.
-In the book, Lena never used her powers to make Ethan forget her! I don't know why that was included and I don't understand the relevance of that because he remembers her right at the very end, so...why?
Ethan and Lena were involved to the end of the book so...why not that way in the film? That I really did not understand and I didn't like that at all.
Also, relating to the same point, SIX MONTHS...I repeat...SIX MONTHS passed of Ethan not knowing him and Lena were romantically involved and I just can't believe that. SIX(freaking)MONTHS...when I saw that writing at the bottom of the screen...that caused me to cry too because that DID NOT HAPPEN!
-Also, I am unsure of Macon Ravenwood's death. In the book, his brother Hunting killed him and (if I remember rightly) he, or his spirit in some form, got trapped inside an Arclight (if that is the correct name) and he returns in the...second book, right?
But in the film, he disguises himself as Ethan and takes Link's bullet (which also DID NOT happen in the book) and he died that way. I know there was no evidence in the book that would hint the use of an Arclight, but I'm really unsure if his death was real...or if he will return somehow...I'm confused and also disappointed about that.
-Ethan. In the book, he dies (momentarily) because Sarafine stabs him (NOT because Ridley influenced Link to create a bullet and shoot him). That also causes Lena to repeat Genevieve's actions and use The Book of Moons to bring Ethan back to life which works but also THAT is why Lena goes unclaimed, not because she dealt with Sarafine the way she did in the film.
-The songs also were not included.
I know, once again, it's hard to cover everything but I was really looking forward to finally hearing what those songs sounded like!
-We also never saw Ethan's dad. Yes, in the book Ridley attempts to kill Ethan's father by using her siren powers to influence him and I can admit that wouldn't really be necessary in the film but we could of at least seen him once! Because he did reveal himself a couple of times in the book, but the film? Not once. It could of been as simple as him showing up for the breakfast Ethan made at the beginning of the film or something along those lines.
-Also one more thing I found slightly strange was that Marian (the Keeper of the Lunae Libri) was cut out from the film entirely. Instead, the Keeper was Amma. Marian and Ethan had such a sweet relationship in the book since she was a good friend of his Mother's, Lila but...she wasn't in the film?
The more the film progressed though, the more I became OK with that fact because in Beautiful Chaos, quite a huge story line involving Marian occurs which would be very difficult to include in the film, but it was still a shame for her character to be excluded from the film.
Now, I know it sounds like I am really slamming the film and claiming it to be awful, but I assure you...I am not.
I am just sharing my opinions with parts that I loved and the parts I was disappointed in (mostly being the ending of the film not following the book at all).
But to end this review, I will say that I am still super happy this book was made into a film! And I did enjoy it very, VERY much even though I had a number of bad points to share :)
I know the authors were involved greatly, so they must know what they are doing so...I'm hoping they have a plan to bring the truth from the books back through into the second film, Beautiful Darkness.
But overall, thoroughly enjoyed this film. I really got into it and I adored the cast and the main story was still covered.
I really recommend this film to fans of the books and also to people who may not have read them yet in the hope this film will inspire them too!
I saaaay...4 out of 5! <3 ...not sure why 5, but...well..WHY not? :,)
I hope you enjoyed reading this review and if you have seen the film, leave a comment telling me your favourite parts and parts you felt weren't covered enough.
And if you haven't seen the film yet, leave a comment telling me if you are planning to and what you are hoping to see!
Once again, I hope you enjoyed this review!
BYESIES~! xoxo
I read Beautiful Creatures quite a while ago now and when I heard a film was being made...I was beyond excited I just...can't even remember how I possibly coped!
I am a huuuuuge fan of the Beautiful Creatures series but the film...had it's good and BAD points!
GOOD POINTS!
-The chemistry between Lena (Alice Englert) and Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) was amazing! <3 without a doubt, their relationship on screen was flawless. I also watched several interviews with them and they also have great chemistry off screen so no wonder they were perfect on screen.
-Every character was casted perfectly! Especially Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons) and Mrs. Linkin/Sarafine (Emma Thompson). And I also LOVED Ridley (Emmy Rossum). She was so beautiful and just perfect for the role of Ridley! They were all perfect, really! If I could picture the characters in the book looking like anyone, it would definitely be these people.
-The scenery was brilliant! When I first saw Ravenwood, I cried. I couldn't of pictured it any better and to see this place brought to life...it was really emotional! Also the Lunae Libri was too perfect for words! (...this is why I would be terrible at real reviews because I can't describe things without using 'amazing' and 'brilliant' or 'perfect'..)
-I really loved all the special effects! One of my favourite scenes was probably the dinner scene when the room was spinning and the table was spinning! I was freaking out thinking how utterly AWESOME that was! And how Ridley flew out the window...oh my gosh! Brilliant!
-THE ACCENTS! Oh my gosh! They were all...well, for a lack of a better word PERFECT! I was expecting some flaws but OH NO! They were all brilliant! Definitely true Gatlin folk! ;D
Now, I hate to do this but...
BAD POINTS!
-Amma. Now, don't get me wrong here! Viola Davis was the best Amma ever! I thought she was great and what I'm about to say is nothing to do with her, but...what happened to her character? In the book, Amma is portrayed as, definitely a caring guardian for Ethan, but she is also very strong-willed, quite harsh/strict and...quite scary in some scenes. In the film, she was still caring, but had NONE of the qualities the book version of Amma had which...disappointed me a bit in all honestly.
-I know they can't include everything in the film, but for me, there wasn't enough of Link and Ridley's relationship. I for one, LOVE their relationship! But in the film, you didn't get any of how Link really felt for Ridley (even though she is a siren) he still really adored her and their only scenes in the film was scenes of them involved in intimate ways which...also disappointed me a bit.
-In the book, Lena never used her powers to make Ethan forget her! I don't know why that was included and I don't understand the relevance of that because he remembers her right at the very end, so...why?
Ethan and Lena were involved to the end of the book so...why not that way in the film? That I really did not understand and I didn't like that at all.
Also, relating to the same point, SIX MONTHS...I repeat...SIX MONTHS passed of Ethan not knowing him and Lena were romantically involved and I just can't believe that. SIX(freaking)MONTHS...when I saw that writing at the bottom of the screen...that caused me to cry too because that DID NOT HAPPEN!
-Also, I am unsure of Macon Ravenwood's death. In the book, his brother Hunting killed him and (if I remember rightly) he, or his spirit in some form, got trapped inside an Arclight (if that is the correct name) and he returns in the...second book, right?
But in the film, he disguises himself as Ethan and takes Link's bullet (which also DID NOT happen in the book) and he died that way. I know there was no evidence in the book that would hint the use of an Arclight, but I'm really unsure if his death was real...or if he will return somehow...I'm confused and also disappointed about that.
-Ethan. In the book, he dies (momentarily) because Sarafine stabs him (NOT because Ridley influenced Link to create a bullet and shoot him). That also causes Lena to repeat Genevieve's actions and use The Book of Moons to bring Ethan back to life which works but also THAT is why Lena goes unclaimed, not because she dealt with Sarafine the way she did in the film.
-The songs also were not included.
I know, once again, it's hard to cover everything but I was really looking forward to finally hearing what those songs sounded like!
-We also never saw Ethan's dad. Yes, in the book Ridley attempts to kill Ethan's father by using her siren powers to influence him and I can admit that wouldn't really be necessary in the film but we could of at least seen him once! Because he did reveal himself a couple of times in the book, but the film? Not once. It could of been as simple as him showing up for the breakfast Ethan made at the beginning of the film or something along those lines.
-Also one more thing I found slightly strange was that Marian (the Keeper of the Lunae Libri) was cut out from the film entirely. Instead, the Keeper was Amma. Marian and Ethan had such a sweet relationship in the book since she was a good friend of his Mother's, Lila but...she wasn't in the film?
The more the film progressed though, the more I became OK with that fact because in Beautiful Chaos, quite a huge story line involving Marian occurs which would be very difficult to include in the film, but it was still a shame for her character to be excluded from the film.
Now, I know it sounds like I am really slamming the film and claiming it to be awful, but I assure you...I am not.
I am just sharing my opinions with parts that I loved and the parts I was disappointed in (mostly being the ending of the film not following the book at all).
But to end this review, I will say that I am still super happy this book was made into a film! And I did enjoy it very, VERY much even though I had a number of bad points to share :)
I know the authors were involved greatly, so they must know what they are doing so...I'm hoping they have a plan to bring the truth from the books back through into the second film, Beautiful Darkness.
But overall, thoroughly enjoyed this film. I really got into it and I adored the cast and the main story was still covered.
I really recommend this film to fans of the books and also to people who may not have read them yet in the hope this film will inspire them too!
I saaaay...4 out of 5! <3 ...not sure why 5, but...well..WHY not? :,)
I hope you enjoyed reading this review and if you have seen the film, leave a comment telling me your favourite parts and parts you felt weren't covered enough.
And if you haven't seen the film yet, leave a comment telling me if you are planning to and what you are hoping to see!
Once again, I hope you enjoyed this review!
BYESIES~! xoxo
Happy Valentines Day~! ^.^
How are you all today?
So, as most of you probably know...today is Valentines Day and the only interesting thing that happened to me today that was even remotely related to Valentines Day was messing around with the Google interaction...thing :,)
But honestly, I kind of don't understand Valentines Day :3 and not just because I'm single..
5ever alone *cough* TT_TT
BUT! If you love someone...shouldn't everyday be like Valentines Day? I mean...I'm just saying? o.o
But anyway! It doesn't matter! c:
I hope everyone who has a partner and also the single people like me are all having a fantastic day! :D
Wh-What have I done today, you ask?
Well...I played on Ni No Kuni, of course! <3 and watched a new episode of Tamako Market...a usual day for me! (apart from Tamako Market doesn't have a new episode every day! XD heh..)
Well...I don't have much else to say! n.n
I guess I just hopes all you are having a good day! c:
BYESIES~! ( ^ _ ^ )
Monday 4 February 2013
A day in the life of 'interesting' me!
Herroo~! :3
How is it today with yeeew, hm? ^w^
I thought I'd actually blog about my day for a change :3 usually I just make a blog about something random which, I still like doing, but for a change I thought I'd do this!
Let's see how interesting this will be.. *cough cough* -.-
Well, I woke up this morning about 7:15am and, like usual, check my phone which takes about 5 minutes because I'm still waking up :,) I then proceed to make my bed and go into the bathroom to the usual morning bathroom routine! I then check my phone again and get dressed!
Clothes choice of the day; my knee high Converse, black tights, shorts, a glittery wolf shirt (I love wolves) and a So So Happy hoodie! <3
I then put on make-up (not a lot) just some foundation and eye-liner and then I straighten my huuurrr :3
I went downstairs with my College folder and my bag and had some breakyfast :3 I usually have Frosted Shreddies! <3 nomnomnommmm~
My mum drives me to College, so we usually leave at around 9:40am and get there at about 9:50am (depending on the traffic) and I will go to meet my friends and we'll walk up to the classroom for our first lesson to start at 9:00am!
The first lesson we had today was...uneventful :p we got our last assignment (YES!) and we spent some time talking about that and making sure we understood everything and then we were left to get along with it :3 while in between we had a half an hour break to do...whatevvs! :D
Thennnn...it's LOOOONCH TIMMEEEE~! *droooool*
Cheese sandywiches and crispy crisps! NOM! <3 Lunch lasts for an hour which is WAY too long in my opinion as it just gets boring after the first half an hour -.- but what can you do?
I spent my lunch today taking pictures of my friend to annoy her ;D I'm so nice, huh?
When lunch ended, we spent the whole afternoon working on another assignment that needs to be handed in on Friday :3 the usual break at 2:30pm if we wish and then we carry on until 3:30pm - 3:45pm!
I walk home blasting that J-Core music in my ears! EFF YUUR! <3
I will then check my emails and...well, here I am! :3
UP TO DATE!
I'm not really sure what to do now...I'm debating with myself whether to do College work or play Ni No Kuni, I mean...I know the RIGHT thing to do...but is that the fun thing? XD
NOPE!
But, I think I'll do some College work :3 ...after dinner!
It's chicken and vegetables tonight with mashy potatoes <3 YES!
*sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh*
Was this even interesting? I highly doubt it :,)
Anyway! I think I shall end this blog here as I can smell dinners so it's probably nearly ready! :D
To anyone who reads my blog (if anyone even DOES) I hope you've had a great day and it continues to be great~! c:
BYESIES~! ( ^ _ ^ )
How is it today with yeeew, hm? ^w^
I thought I'd actually blog about my day for a change :3 usually I just make a blog about something random which, I still like doing, but for a change I thought I'd do this!
Let's see how interesting this will be.. *cough cough* -.-
Well, I woke up this morning about 7:15am and, like usual, check my phone which takes about 5 minutes because I'm still waking up :,) I then proceed to make my bed and go into the bathroom to the usual morning bathroom routine! I then check my phone again and get dressed!
Clothes choice of the day; my knee high Converse, black tights, shorts, a glittery wolf shirt (I love wolves) and a So So Happy hoodie! <3
I then put on make-up (not a lot) just some foundation and eye-liner and then I straighten my huuurrr :3
I went downstairs with my College folder and my bag and had some breakyfast :3 I usually have Frosted Shreddies! <3 nomnomnommmm~
My mum drives me to College, so we usually leave at around 9:40am and get there at about 9:50am (depending on the traffic) and I will go to meet my friends and we'll walk up to the classroom for our first lesson to start at 9:00am!
The first lesson we had today was...uneventful :p we got our last assignment (YES!) and we spent some time talking about that and making sure we understood everything and then we were left to get along with it :3 while in between we had a half an hour break to do...whatevvs! :D
Thennnn...it's LOOOONCH TIMMEEEE~! *droooool*
Cheese sandywiches and crispy crisps! NOM! <3 Lunch lasts for an hour which is WAY too long in my opinion as it just gets boring after the first half an hour -.- but what can you do?
I spent my lunch today taking pictures of my friend to annoy her ;D I'm so nice, huh?
When lunch ended, we spent the whole afternoon working on another assignment that needs to be handed in on Friday :3 the usual break at 2:30pm if we wish and then we carry on until 3:30pm - 3:45pm!
I walk home blasting that J-Core music in my ears! EFF YUUR! <3
I will then check my emails and...well, here I am! :3
UP TO DATE!
I'm not really sure what to do now...I'm debating with myself whether to do College work or play Ni No Kuni, I mean...I know the RIGHT thing to do...but is that the fun thing? XD
NOPE!
But, I think I'll do some College work :3 ...after dinner!
It's chicken and vegetables tonight with mashy potatoes <3 YES!
*sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh*
Was this even interesting? I highly doubt it :,)
Anyway! I think I shall end this blog here as I can smell dinners so it's probably nearly ready! :D
To anyone who reads my blog (if anyone even DOES) I hope you've had a great day and it continues to be great~! c:
BYESIES~! ( ^ _ ^ )
Saturday 2 February 2013
Too tired to sleep :p
Am I the only one?
I am SO pooped out ._. I have done nothing but game all day and now it's that time when I need to decide whether I should go to bed...but I can't move! :,)
I'm so tired after having a lazy day that I can't do anything...does this make sense?
...maybe not ( ^ _ ^ )
And the funny thing is...I can pretty much guarentee tomorrow will be no different X,3
I'm not sure why I thought this was blog worthy >~<
I'm going to try and gather my remaining energy to put my pj's on and then pass out! :F
Two blogs in one day?! I don't do that :,)
BYESIES~! :D
Things! :3
Hay! Whazzaap? :3
...I don't really talk like that. Heh~
Ne'whoozles~! :3
I just downloaded the Blogspot app. on my phone, so I thought I'd blog and try it out, but...I don't have much to say right nao... *sighhh* （´＿｀）
Well...I dyed my fringe pink today! :D I was getting a bit tired of the green that was meant to be blue (yep!) so I dyed it pink and it looks...pretty good! :D I'll just be re-dying it tomorrow because it's not as bright as I hoped, so...I'll be fixinn' dat! c:
Also, I watched Journey To Agartha last night and...ohhmyygoshhh! <3 that film is seriously amazing~! I absolutely love Makoto Shinkai and I'm a huge fan of 5cm Per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days and I'm working on saving up for The Voices Of A Distant Star but Journey To Agartha was not a disapointment :3 truly stunning! I cried :,)
(crybaby here! xD)
Also I got Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch and holy fuuuuuu--
Studio Ghibli is my most favourite thing ever! Seriously. Nothing does nor will ever compare to my love for Studio Ghibli <3 it's done SO much for me and has changed my life in so many different ways it's unbelievable and when I found that that Level 5 and Studio Ghibli were working on a game together...
I jumped and danced and cried everywhere I could possibly go! I've been on that game A LOT since yesterday and it's so breath-taking and beautiful; completely flawless :3 and Joe Hisaishi created the music for the game and he is my favourite composer ever! <3 bwahh!! I love this game and I'm suuuuper excited to hopefully do an LP soon! Eeeekk~
A lot of say for someone who originally had nothing to say ;3
Well! I shall depart now and blog again soon~! c:
BYESIES! xoxo
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