FOUND IT!

:)

Sad Times

Remember ages ago when I posted a long and angsty post about how my life sucked, and then I found my ipod and all was good again?
(Think prominent members of russian government dressed up as people from the medical profession, if that helps.)

IPOD. LOST. ME. CONFUSED. NEED. MUSIC. NOW.
I've got to walk all the way to the bus stop then do an hours bus journey alone, without it, and I don't know what to do.

:(

Snow Angels

This isn't me, because a) I'm not black, b) the snow isn't that deep here. However, it is snowing and I love making snow angels. Because you lie on the floor (touching feet with your BFFs) and then you're like...wow, I've never seen this part of town from this angle. Weird.
And then you feel a bit high and Luna Lovegood-y, and then you get up and run for the bus, vaulting over the fence in the park and knocking over year 7s like skittles.

I do love snow.

For Year 7 context, see this:

	"In Australia, year 7's are the most annoying little turds on the face of this nation. " The same is true for the UK. Sad times.

Review: Fallen, by Lauren Kate

Have I ever told you about my pet peeve in books? And films, and music, and any other sort of pop culture really. It's beautiful boys. Or, more specifically, girls who call boys beautiful. It's sappy, it's cheesy, and above all it's SO unrealistic! How many of you have ever looked at your boyfriend and gone "oh, you're so beautiful, Randy!" Thought it, maybe, if you're proper lucky, but no-one ever says it.

The relationship between Luce and Daniel is like that. He's an angel, quite literally, and she's a mortal who is drawn inexplicably to him, but he keeps pushing her away. For her own good.

The cynical among you might be pushing the TWILIGHT button here. I'd imagine the comparisons between Daniel and Edward, Luce and Bella, Cam and Jacob are one of the reasons this book has been so highly publicized.

That said, it's not Twilight. The plot is more complex, more unique, the writing is more high-level...and yet, I didn't get the tingles I got after I read Twilight for the first time. So in a sense, they're equal and opposite to each other. Equally good, but for different reasons.

Oh, I'm being unfair only reviewing it in comparison to Twilight, aren't I? Because they are very different, and having been on Lauren Kate's website it doesn't feel like she's a "let's churn out a supernatural fantasy and jump on the Twilight bandwagon" sort of lady. I like her.

Plot-wise, it's great. The twist with Miss Sophia had me agape (agape. nice word) and it was all very well knitted together, flowed nicely, worked nicely.

The best thing about Fallen, in my humble opinion, is the side characters. Arianne was a hoot, Penn was just adorable, Randy is certainly going to be an intriguing character, CAM! Oh my God, I'd go to the dark side for him. Gabbe, and Molly, and ohh I was sad about Todd :( Luce is alright, as well, she has a bit of spunk about her that will be interesting.

Oddly enough, it's only Daniel I'm not bothered about... maybe because he's blonde, I just can't get into blondes. There's a long anecdote that goes with it but it's boring.

Summary: worth the read. I enjoyed it. Ta-ra.

Emma x

Unjustice.

Things I can do:

Fight for my country
Pay for my country
What I cannot do:

Decide what to fight for or where my money goes.

Suggested solution:
Votes at 16.

Or don't make me pay tax when I get my payrise.




ALSO: LET ME HAVE A DRINK.

Just to say...

FELIZ NAVIDAD!
FROLICHE WEINACHTEN!
JOYEUX NOEL!
BLWYDDYN LLAWEN!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Yep, I'm a linguistic genius today.
Apols for lack of accents, I'm lazy, but anyway I hope you all had a great day.

(Let's face it, am I ever gonna update this blog again? Rarely. Ah, well. Enjoy the archives babes x)

A Quote for Today.

Obviously this isn't my quote, because I'm not that inventive. But it's pretty brilliant, even if I did jack it from Glamour magazine.


"Lust tastes like tequila and love tastes like whiskey. Love burns for longer and warms you up on the inside and sometimes it makes you do stupid things. Tequila just makes you wasted" - Jackson Rathbone

(Why is everything orange? I didn't do this.)