Bright Eyes.

This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said "this is the first day of my life
I'm glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy"

So if you want to be with me
With these things there's no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

love always, charlie.

Is it possible to be in love with a book? yes? okay, so, i'm in love with a book. i said it. it's out. i have kind of been at a stale-mate with books, never quite connecting like i used to which was strange for me, and finally i have fell head over heels with this magnificent beauty of a Trade Me buy.

The Perks of Being A Wallflower.

I can relate SO, SO so much to Charlie. I think a lot of people can, which is why the book is so popular. I just read a part of the book that I feel like it was written by me, or for me. I have felt that way so many times. What a beautiful novel. My love for a good novel has come back, thanks Stephen Chbosky! I owe ya.

'Then, Patrick pointed at me and said something to Bob.

"He's something, isn't he?"

Bob nodded his head. Patrick then said something I don't think I'll ever forget.

"He's a wallflower."

And Bob really nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And I started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me.

"You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand."

I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know they looked.'

- The Perks of Being a Wallflower, pg. 38.

anthony works at the grocery store, savin' his pennies for someday.

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Ahhh, this is bliss! 'Moving Out' is one of my favourite Billy Joel songs, and this guy ROCKED it. Ten outta ten, boy.

open up your heart.

I sort of have this person I wish I could be. Sometimes I see it, glimpses of it. Sometimes I just feel absolutely perfectly me, and I love it and I feel like others just truly accept me as me. But then there's other moments when I don't. I wish those moments would be scarce.

le beatles.

my dad is the coolest.

So today...

I watched my favourite TV shows in the world - Downton (freaking) Abbey and New Girl. New Girl makes me smile so much.

In Downton Abbey, I was bawling my eyes out. It was so darn sad, I couldn't handle it. Bates and Anna are so beautiful! I really appreciate all the characters in that show. Matthew & Mary are my ultimate ship, but I appreciate them all. Carson & Mrs Hughes are freaking adorable. Daisy gets on my nerves but the Christmas special was wonderful, and lots of lovely things happened amongst the shit thing that did happen. The scene at the end made me want to go somewhere where it snows, and have the beautiful snowflakes fall around me.

I've had a pretty lazy weekend - really needed! I spent most of today just watching shows, and surfing the net. I went out for drinks last night with my friend Kate, and that was so much fun. Motel Bar is RAD! & Matterhorn is one of my faves. Will always remind me of that fun night with the workmates. Kate & I had a scary run-in with a homeless/drunk guy at BK - we ended up eating our burgers in Kate's car.

Tomorrowwwwww, will read some books and watch some more stuff but maybe I'll go for a wander into town if it's sunny =)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

AKA Extremely Amazing & Incredibly Sad.

That's it, I'm buying it on DVD once it's out. It's just one of those movies. Plus, Tom Hanks is one of my most favourite people in the world.

We Need To Talk About Kevin

We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)

This movie...pretty stunning. I didn't know much about the book or the film before I went to see it. It's a strange, eerie story. To me (what I basically got out of it) is that it's about a mother trying to deal with the consequences of her son, who was responsible for killing students on a fictional Columbine-esque rampage. It's told in a series of flash-backs to when she first had Kevin and his childhood and it shows life after the incident. In a way it seems to be re-tracing Kevin's life, like the mother is trying to understand what made Kevin do what he did.

It's really bloody brutal and scary, to be honest. Kevin is really hard to love. Actually, I hate the guy. I spent the majority of the movie cursing under my breath and hoping I never ever have a child like him. He spends his entire life making his mother's life miserable, and the only time he is nice to her is when he is sick and then the next day he goes back to being an asshole in order to get her hopes up and then drag them down. But, on the other hand, Eva (the mother) didn't really want him in the first place. She was unhappy when she was pregnant to him, and suffered post-natal depression.

Tilda Swinton was aaaaamazing, and Ezra Miller who played the older Kevin was fantastic. He really looked the part - he has a very strong, frightening look. He's a bit of a babe to be honest, but his character...no. The casting was magnificent for the actors who played Kevin as a toddler, as a young kid and as a teenager. They looked like they were actually the same person and it was filmed over a series of years.

My verdict? Go see it!