Sorry for the lack of posts recently; it was Christmas which meant I had to frantically buy Christmas presents as well as to try and find money I really don't have. I am going to start off by saying that recently my Dad has been telling me off for overusing the word 'amazing', therefore in this post, that word will be limited.
So a couple of weeks ago I saw the Hobbit, and I can genuinely say it is the best film I have ever seen. And that's no exaggeration either. The characters were just as brilliant portrayed in the film as they are in the books, the scenery was breathtaking and the acting just wonderful. Everything about it just completely wowwed me - and YES that is a word..
My Dad thought the same.. "Peter Jackson is God!!" he said.. "YES!!" I said..
Please go and see it if you haven't already. You have missed out otherwise.
On another note I have had a very lovely Christmas, seeing family and eating delicious food. It goes without saying that I got plenty of books, therefore making me a very happy bunny ^.^
But now it's New Years Eve! It has been a bit of a strange year for me, in which I have finished Sixth Form, completed my A Levels, missed a few friends because of university, gained a few more, and discovered clubbing. I think it's fair to say my bank balance is sufficiently less..
So my plans for 2013? Well my plan is to treat it as if it is a gap year, ie. I will be saving as much money as I can and then hopefully going travelling towards the end. I plan on continuing to update this blog as much as I can too. I haven't really got any New Years resolutions, basically because I can't think of any apart from wanting 2013 to be a good year, and better than the last.
So, that's me done for the year! Here's hoping you all have a brilliant 2013, party hard and see you all on the other side of the calendar!
Oh and on a side note, thank you all for taking the time to read this as I appreciate you may have better things to do. Hope it was worth it :)
And look Dad, I haven't used that word..
Monday 31 December 2012
Monday 10 December 2012
In which I talk about The Hobbit, Sherlock, and generally fangirl a lot.
So.. the Hobbit is hitting our cinema screens very soon..
ASDFGHJKL I CANNOT WAIT.
It is very much a dad film - ie you see it with your dad first and then friends later. And it was my lovely daddy who introduced it to me (thank you!) I think I first read it when I was about 12, I loved it quite a bit.
And as I grew older I loved it even more and my love for it grew. I read it last night actually, the language JRR Tolkien uses is just classically beautiful. To me, the Shire is basically my idea of heaven. Basically I want the whole book to come to life so I can visit these magical places (as it does in Inkheart, kinda. If you do not understand what I am referring to, then please for the sake of us all, go purchase a copy from Waterstones).
Just the thought of stepping through the pages and visiting Rivendell. OHMAGERD. Seriously though, I'm getting shivers of excitement just thinking about it. I just want to meet Bilbo and confess my love for him. And I also want to meet Gandalf so he can teach me how to make smoke rings.
Books have always been to me a form of escapeism. A place where you can just step away from your problems, and into another world, to make new best friends and go on an adventure. Books have always managed to completely capture my imagination.
That person there is basically me, but my hair is not yellow, my eyes are not blue, and my skin is not that clear.
I discovered Sherlock whilst on holiday this year. I know, I really wish I had read it earlier. But anyway I downloaded the complete collection of Sherlock onto my kindle and read it within a week ; it would have been quicker but I was on holiday.
OMG.
I am so glad that Arthur Conan Doyle is a Sir. He completely deserves that. He is just so clever. I want to give him a massive hug. I had already read the Lost World so kinda loved him already, but that basically sealed my love for him.
As soon as I came back from holiday, I took a trip to HMV to buy Sherlock - both series.
Oh Cumberbatch. Oh Freeman. Oh Johnlock. The two of you together? Oh my.
I literally watched it all in complete awe, and then I showed my dad. The best bit had to be when we were sitting down to watch it, and he goes "Sherlock, thats the one with Cumberbum in it, isn't it?" I was like "OMG DAD YES. YOU JUST SAID THAT WITHOUT ME EVEN SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOU BIG FANGIRL YOU". It was an incredible moment :3
Another wonderful book I read when I was younger is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, that was so magical and I still have my copy on the bookshelf :)
I also loved Watership Down, but I hated the film. It completely ruined it for me.
I could quite easily go on and on and on and on about all the books I love, but that would like take years, so I won't.
Instead I will finish this post by leaving this quote from an amazing series of books:
"Yer a wizard, Harry". Yes Harry, you are.
ASDFGHJKL I CANNOT WAIT.
It is very much a dad film - ie you see it with your dad first and then friends later. And it was my lovely daddy who introduced it to me (thank you!) I think I first read it when I was about 12, I loved it quite a bit.
And as I grew older I loved it even more and my love for it grew. I read it last night actually, the language JRR Tolkien uses is just classically beautiful. To me, the Shire is basically my idea of heaven. Basically I want the whole book to come to life so I can visit these magical places (as it does in Inkheart, kinda. If you do not understand what I am referring to, then please for the sake of us all, go purchase a copy from Waterstones).
Just the thought of stepping through the pages and visiting Rivendell. OHMAGERD. Seriously though, I'm getting shivers of excitement just thinking about it. I just want to meet Bilbo and confess my love for him. And I also want to meet Gandalf so he can teach me how to make smoke rings.
Books have always been to me a form of escapeism. A place where you can just step away from your problems, and into another world, to make new best friends and go on an adventure. Books have always managed to completely capture my imagination.
I discovered Sherlock whilst on holiday this year. I know, I really wish I had read it earlier. But anyway I downloaded the complete collection of Sherlock onto my kindle and read it within a week ; it would have been quicker but I was on holiday.
OMG.
I am so glad that Arthur Conan Doyle is a Sir. He completely deserves that. He is just so clever. I want to give him a massive hug. I had already read the Lost World so kinda loved him already, but that basically sealed my love for him.
As soon as I came back from holiday, I took a trip to HMV to buy Sherlock - both series.
Oh Cumberbatch. Oh Freeman. Oh Johnlock. The two of you together? Oh my.
I literally watched it all in complete awe, and then I showed my dad. The best bit had to be when we were sitting down to watch it, and he goes "Sherlock, thats the one with Cumberbum in it, isn't it?" I was like "OMG DAD YES. YOU JUST SAID THAT WITHOUT ME EVEN SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOU BIG FANGIRL YOU". It was an incredible moment :3
Another wonderful book I read when I was younger is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, that was so magical and I still have my copy on the bookshelf :)
I also loved Watership Down, but I hated the film. It completely ruined it for me.
I could quite easily go on and on and on and on about all the books I love, but that would like take years, so I won't.
Instead I will finish this post by leaving this quote from an amazing series of books:
"Yer a wizard, Harry". Yes Harry, you are.
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