Flowers - Quick Snaps

 Well. I like to take pictures. Especially nature. I love nature. It doesn't move and run away - or make noise. 

It's nice. :)

Anyway - two quick snaps of flowers at my old house :) I like the one with the tree in it better...

Hope you like them!

Cats and Pets

 Most people have some sort of animal that they like, frogs, dogs, sheep, whatever. I like cats and bats. No lie. And since I can't have bats as pets, I have to settle for cats. 

I love cats. I love how independent they are, and how they are loyal to mostly one person. Dogs like almost everyone. And cats don't bark. I hate barking. It's one of the noises that I just can not stand. It doesn't matter what kind of dog. It makes me so angry. Cat's purr though, and I love cats purring. 

Anyway, I leave you with several pictures of my family's cats as kittens. Everyone loves kittens, right? ;)

Goo Goo Dolls

Listening to the Goo Goo Dolls today and I love them. Not only are they fantastic singers, but their music is original, and the lyrics actually mean something. I would sincerely suggest that you take a minute out of your day, and listen to one of their songs - I would suggest, "Iris".

One of my favourite bands of all time.

Cappuchino and Cake Craving....

 Craving a cappuccino and some cake right now. Mmmm. And pictures of delicious food keep coming up all over my tumblr dashboard - it's just not fair! Also cafeteria's don't serve anything as tasty as this...


AHHH! It's just not fair... I want some so bad..and the pictures look so artsy - I can't help but think that my brain power would increase if I had some. :) *smacks lips* 

The Titanic - Amazing Movie

*MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS*

Well, I finally watched Titanic last night, and I have to say that I enjoyed it. I was expecting it to be cheesy, or corny, but I actually really enjoyed the way it was presented, and the acting as well. 

 There were only two things that put me off the movie, one - Leonardo Di Caprio looked more like her younger brother than romantic interest, and two - the ship didn't look big enough in some scenes. 

Don't get me wrong though - I love Leonardo Di Caprio, and I think that he did a fantastic job as usual, I can't think of anything about his performance that he needed to have improved! It was amazing to watch!

 I'm not usually a big Kate Winslet fan, as I didn't enjoy her in 'The Reader' that much, but I did think that she did a great job in this movie. Her character was a little annoying at the beginning, but she became likable, so I liked her character. 

My favourite character was First Officer William Murdoch, played by Ewan Stewart,  - he was loading boats at the end. I just about cried when he shot himself after accidentally killing someone in the crowd after saying only women and children - His salute -- arg. I just about broke down. He needed more screen time. I loved him. I wanted his character to be developed further. 

Fabrizio! Tee-hee. He amused 

me through the entire movie. Not only was he funny, but he was really gentlemanly while they were all partying down in steerage in one part of the movie. His accent was adorable as well. 

I felt so sorry for the character Thomas Andrews - who was the builder of the Titanic. He was just so utterly devastated the the ship was sinking. I felt that it was totally unfair because he told them that the ship would sink, and that it was going to sink, but no one really took him seriously. The fact that he didn't even try and get off the ship really upset me as well. 

Above are just some other characters I really liked - and I have to say, I don't usually like this number of characters in one movie. 

Anyway - overall I think it is a must-see movie, not just because of the acting, but because of the costumes/props/ scenery, special affects and music  and I loved it! Am planning on buying it soon! :D

The Uninvited - Book Review

I had really high hopes for this book, and I have to say that I was disappointed - a lot.

It's about a girl named Mimi in her late teens who flees to Canada after having an affair with a creepy professor. She is going to stay at an old family cottage where she finds that another man/boy (about 22) is already living there. They find out that he's her half brother, and then a guy who lives down the road starts stalking her, and weird things happen along with stuff being stolen. 

Not only was the book written with a juvenile writing style, the characters were jealous and catty - especially the main girl character. Very irritating to read. She was constantly jealous, about everything, and she whined. And whined and whined.....

The main character is a girl in her late teens, but she sounds like she's been written by a man. The writer (pictured right) spends too much time describing her, her perfume, her make-up, what's she wearing, then trying to make the plot actually move along.

I found it predictable, not in the least gripping or scary - as it was supposed to be. The plot dragged in a lot of spots.

Anyway. I did not enjoy the book, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone...

Sister Wife - Book

I just finished 'Sister Wife' a novel that I was supposed to read for English. We were allowed to pick a book with a 'White Pine' sticker on the binding, and I didn't like the first book that I was reading - so I picked this one - also I've read Shelley Hrdlitscka's novel 'Dancing Naked' and I loved it - so I figured I'd give this one a shot.

A quick break-down of the book. It takes place from the perspective of three girls, one thirteen, one fifteen, and one seventeen. 

Two of them (the youngest two) were born into a polygamist family, and the oldest was invited to stay with them after living on the streets alone for several years. 

It shows the different perspectives of the girls, the youngest who is content with her faith and is 'pure' the fifteen year old who is 'interested' in boys her old age, and wishes that she doesn't have to marry this year, and the seventeen year old, who loves that they have given her a home, but wishes for the outside world. 


The book follows along the three girls as they have to make decisions that shape their lives.


*MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS*
I read the entire thing this afternoon - and I have to say, though the characters infuriated me at points - I almost wanted to shake them and yell, "HAVE YOU BEEN BRAINWASHED?" "HOW CAN YOU LIVE LIKE THIS?"

Nanette - the youngest, made me infuriated. Wanting to get married at thirteen. Thirteen! I can see it was how she was raised..but still. It's child abuse! You can't 'marry' a thirteen or even a fifteen year old and have a 'relationship' with them - especially when you are so much older - the men they were marrying were older than their fathers. 


Errrrrrh. It just made me so mad. I wanted to help the girls, and the book made me feel so hopeless! 



*SPOILERS OVER*

Anyway, the writing was great - I couldn't put it down. I would suggest it to anyone to read - I think it's an interesting topic, one that doesn't get enough publicity. It should be read!

Pictured left:  Shelley Hrdlitschka

Florence and the Machine Is Amazing

Florence is an absolutely amazing singer. She really is. She has a fabulous voice range, her songs are all beautiful, and her costumes and video's are the peak of art. Plus watching her expressions and acting in the video's are fabulous.


Watching her video's are a treat in themselves, and listening to her music! It's hard to explain. I have not heard one single song of hers that I didn't like. Not one.

I love ever single song that she has sang. My favourites are, 'No Light' 'Dog Days Are Over' 'Kiss With A Fist' 'Never Let Me Go' and 'Cosmic Love'.


Everyone should at least listen to a few of her songs. Just because. It really upsets me that she isn't as big/popular in North America as she could be. It really bothers me that not talented popular teen artists get all the popularity - but when someone with a genuinely amazing voice comes along - they don't get the popularity.

Not that I think that popularity is everything. I think though that with her talent she needs more recognition. Anyway. I am going to buy all of her c.d's next time I see them - because she defines 'amazing' in the dictionary.

Footloose Review

I just finished watching the original 'Footloose' tonight and I have to say I enjoyed it. :) I am a big fan of music/dance movies, and a Kevin Bacon fan - so my opinion may be a little biased :P.

I found the acting a little corny, but that's what makes most 80's movies so likable right? ;P

The clothes and cars were also interesting. Funny - and interesting, just to see what was popular fashion wise in the mid 80's. :)

It was kind of funny for me to see a young Kevin Bacon - having watched most of his newer movies, not that I'm complaining ;)

The music was catchy, and very singable, and the dance scenes were infectious. I wanted to start trying to dance like them - even though I would fail terribly.Watching the choreography in parts was a treat in its self - and I really enjoyed the gymnastics aspect of the movie. 

Okay, corny in parts, but it was a really likable movie, in my opinion - one of those 'mood-lifter' movies, that makes you smile for a while. :) Anyway, it's near the top of my 'favourite dance movies list' :) I would definitely watch it again :)

Top Ten Best Movies - Number One - Never Let Me Go

I love this movie. Not only is the filming absolutely amazing, but the soundtrack and acting are fantastic! The story-line is pretty good as well ;)

I found it a really unique and touching movie, it doesn't have one of those plots that you understand right from the very beginning. It wrapped me in right from the very beginning, and I watched it without being bored in the slightest. 

I usually find the beginning of a movie dry, and then it sort of picks up as it goes along - but this one was really great from the start. 

Also - I had never seen Carey Mulligan in a movie before - but she was really good. I didn't find her character all that deeply developed with dialogue, but Carey's facial expressions and actions really added to the character.

I have to say that I am a fan of Andrew Garfield - he was one of the reasons I watched the movie in the first place - and he was absolutely fantastic. I find him adorable in every movie I've seen with him, but he was so cute in this movie, it was almost unbearable.  In a good way. :)





Anyway. I love this movie - and the next time I see it in a movie store, I'm buying it  - and adding it to my collection. :)


A definite movie to see :)




*P.S: Pics are from google images :)

'Cyber-Bully' Review

Hmmm. Watched this movie today - it was actually pretty good. I thought it was going to be a bad television movie, but I was pretty impressed. The acting was pretty good - I'd probably give the movie overall a four out of five.

I think that it showed some interesting topic matter that usually doesn't get mentioned in 'teen' movies.

I liked how it showed 'real' high school - most people have some fake perception of high-school - especially big schools, but I found this pretty accurate, I also liked how it showed teenagers with technology, and how fast things spread with cellphones/computers. 

I have to say - I love watching people type in movies - the typing sound never sounds like any keyboard that I've ever typed on. Not fair :P

Anyway. Overall, I think it was a good movie, and I found it pretty accurate.  Pretty good movie to watch :)

Hmmmm.

Well. This is new. I'm going to post like a maniac for the first few days and then probably get bored.. :P First post coming up.