As of this post, I am officially caught up with my BOW'11 project. It's taken quite a bit of doing, but we're there!
I'm having one of those days where I have an urge to DO something. Not just enjoy the fact that for pretty much the first time ALL SUMMER, we don't have anything PLANNED for this weekend, but to really DO SOMETHING.
Do you ever get to that point where you feel like you want to create something, to make something happen, to make something that wasn't there before you started? When I get into one of these moods, my only stumbling block is figuring out exactly what I want to do.
It's not the problem of not having anything to do, it's the problem that I have too many options.
Do I brainstorm some crazy plan or party on the internet?
Do I finish adding library slips into my home bookshelves?
Do I write music?
Do I video myself playing a song I wrote, and then upload it?
Do I work on editing last year's NaNo?
I can make myself clothing, or film my first vlog.
Do I figure out what plot I want to work on for THIS year's NaNo?
Or I could revamp my iTunes library, or work on my business.
The day is young, and I have so much to do.
Thoroughly enjoying my day,
Whimsy
P.S. If you ever feel like you need to DO something, what sorts of things do you DO?
P.P.S. I really, really really CRAZY WANT to get into Pottermore, to the point that I just might stay up until 4am tonight to see if I can. Or I might not. Sleep can be very nice. Are you all as crazy as I am?
P.P.P.S Happy birthday to J.K. Rowling and to Harry Potter. Without either of them, I more than likely would not have met any of you, my blog readers.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Week Twenty-Nine: A Letter
I decided to write a nice letter to WB, the makers of the Harry Potter films after watching the last movie, and thought I would share it with you. Keep in mind, there are SPOILERS from this point on.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Dear WB, and everyone else involved in making the (admitedly amazing) Harry Potter movies:
Congratulations on making the Harry Potter films such a wonderful (overall, let's not get ahead of ourselves) addition to JKR's magical word.
I adored the movies. I really did, and that is part of the reason why I am talking the time to write to you about the latest film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.
The list of things I loved about this particular installment would be far too long to write down here, but suffice it to say that I loved a good 90% of the film. However, there is one thing above all that I took issue with.
There is a certain detail that I believe went a tad bit...off, when the Harry Potter books were being translated to movie form.
First, may I start out by saying that I, unlike many Potter fans, can forgive you for not making Harry's eyes green. I understand that Daniel was allergic to the contacts, so it's not like you didn't try. Harry's eyes are a charming light blue that borders on piercing. I can deal.
Now let's fast forward a few movies. As a viewer, we have numerous repetitions that Harry has "his mother's eyes". This fact is practically drilled into our skulls. Harry and Mummy have the same eyes.
It was July 15th, just after midnight. Here I am along with dozens of other devotees of Harry Potter, watching Snape's memories and bawling my eyes out. In front of me on the screen appears young Lily. She's adorable, with long flowing red hair, a sprinking of freckles, the sweetest little smile you've seen, and big brown eyes.
Yes, you have read that correctly, my dear WB friends. Her eyes are a beautiful deep, rich brown. To reiterate, Harry's eyes, while green in the book, are light blue in the movies, while Lily's eyes (that are supposed to match Harry's to the extent that almost every person he meets remarks upon them) are deep brown.
In light of this most grevious mishap, I suggest a revision to the famous line that plagued Harry his entire life..."You have your mother's eyes". From what I see, this line is not accurate at ALL, and therefore, my suggestions follow in a neat bullet point list for easy reference.
* "You have your mother's eyes when she forgot to wear her colored contacts."
* "Your mother's eyes were placed just like that on her face, too."
* "You have your mother's eyebrows."
* "You have your mother's blinking habits."
* "You have your mother's perfect vision...with your glasses on."
* "The scum on your lenses sure makes it look like you have your mother's eyes."
* "You have the same number of eyes as your mother."
If you wish to use any of these lines in future, I would be much obliged.
Sincerely,
Whimsy McWhimsysen
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Dear WB, and everyone else involved in making the (admitedly amazing) Harry Potter movies:
Congratulations on making the Harry Potter films such a wonderful (overall, let's not get ahead of ourselves) addition to JKR's magical word.
I adored the movies. I really did, and that is part of the reason why I am talking the time to write to you about the latest film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.
The list of things I loved about this particular installment would be far too long to write down here, but suffice it to say that I loved a good 90% of the film. However, there is one thing above all that I took issue with.
There is a certain detail that I believe went a tad bit...off, when the Harry Potter books were being translated to movie form.
First, may I start out by saying that I, unlike many Potter fans, can forgive you for not making Harry's eyes green. I understand that Daniel was allergic to the contacts, so it's not like you didn't try. Harry's eyes are a charming light blue that borders on piercing. I can deal.
Now let's fast forward a few movies. As a viewer, we have numerous repetitions that Harry has "his mother's eyes". This fact is practically drilled into our skulls. Harry and Mummy have the same eyes.
It was July 15th, just after midnight. Here I am along with dozens of other devotees of Harry Potter, watching Snape's memories and bawling my eyes out. In front of me on the screen appears young Lily. She's adorable, with long flowing red hair, a sprinking of freckles, the sweetest little smile you've seen, and big brown eyes.
Yes, you have read that correctly, my dear WB friends. Her eyes are a beautiful deep, rich brown. To reiterate, Harry's eyes, while green in the book, are light blue in the movies, while Lily's eyes (that are supposed to match Harry's to the extent that almost every person he meets remarks upon them) are deep brown.
In light of this most grevious mishap, I suggest a revision to the famous line that plagued Harry his entire life..."You have your mother's eyes". From what I see, this line is not accurate at ALL, and therefore, my suggestions follow in a neat bullet point list for easy reference.
* "You have your mother's eyes when she forgot to wear her colored contacts."
* "Your mother's eyes were placed just like that on her face, too."
* "You have your mother's eyebrows."
* "You have your mother's blinking habits."
* "You have your mother's perfect vision...with your glasses on."
* "The scum on your lenses sure makes it look like you have your mother's eyes."
* "You have the same number of eyes as your mother."
If you wish to use any of these lines in future, I would be much obliged.
Sincerely,
Whimsy McWhimsysen
Friday, July 22, 2011
Week Twenty-Eight: Baking Heat, Books and Brains.
I don't know if any of you noticed, but it's BAKING HOT right now.
I've been seeking refuge in libraries, the studio*, and drinking ungodly amounts of water. Now, any excuse to spend more time at a library sounds like a good idea to me.
It's kind of odd that as of just over a week, it will have been a full year since BEDA**. As much as I would LOVE to do BEDA again, I don't think I could manage doing a daily project at this time. I'll keep on with my weekly schedule, but I don't think I could properly do an EVERY DAY thing. Unless something changes, and Rowling knows, that happens all the time.
In reply to you lover-ly commenters, I will NOT give up on Buffy. So many people lohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifve both the show and the character, I can't write it off after just ONE bad episode. (I may take Rachel's suggestion, and just skip to season 2. Nothing wrong with getting all emotionally invested and then going back to see the cringe-worthy stuff after you care about the characters.
I've been trying to get some reading done, nothing huge, nothing like a summer project, but it's just nice to have pages to turn, and things that actually leave some story to the imagination. Don't get me wrong, I'm horribly emotionally attached to the Doctor Who characters, but I really like the action of READING.
There's something to be said for physically picking out a book, leafing through it, making sense in your head from just some back ink on a page, and getting to know characters in a way that I, personally don't think you can when you're watching the drama play out on a screen.
Take the character of Harry Potter, our wizard of page and screen. One of, if not THE most well known book character of today. When I read about him, the Harry I have in my head will be different than the character in your head, who will be different than the Harry that's in your best friend's head, who will be different than the Harry who is in Daniel Radcliffe's head.
And you know what? We can all be right. I don't get to tell you that how you view him is wrong, and you don't get to tell Daniel Radcliffe that how he views Harry is wrong***.
Reading is a very personalized experience, and for that reason and MANY others, I prefer it to anything on a screen. I guess that's why, when I hear that I should watch a certain TV show, I automatically think "Oh, d'you think there's a book I could read instead?" even when I know that the show came first.
If you think about it, reading reveals far more about yourself than it does about the author or book characters. I really like that.
Now I'm going to go find a book, get into my bed and READ.
~Whimsy
P.S.
I'm curious to know your thoughts on a few things, if you managed to get through this whole post (and good on you if you did).
Firstly, what are your thoughts on TV and movies versus books?
Secondly, do you have an e-reader/would you want one/do you like the idea?
Thirdly, how is your summer going? I feel like I haven't spoken to my blogging friends in AGES!
P.P.S. I don't think I ever mentioned this before, but the times you see on my posts are the actual times I finished writing them. I go into the options and change them to reflect the minute I actually manually hit the "PUBLISH POST" button. As you can see, I do a LOT of my writing after 1am.
*The studio, where we do most of the work for the business that we own (plus crafts as well!), is the one room in my house that has A/C. Everyone clusters around the nice cool air, and we all flop around like dying fish.
**Blog Every Day In August, where last year, I met some wonderful people who I am so proud to call my friends.
***To clarify, I still am a staunch supporter of raging at WB for some of their choices with the movies, and I am in NO WAY saying that every acting decision that Dan made as Harry was the right one. That being said, the way he played Harry is just that. The way he played him. It doesn't make YOUR Harry any less valid, just because "that's not how it was in the movies". Since when did the movies dictate the books or what's real in our minds, anyway?
I've been seeking refuge in libraries, the studio*, and drinking ungodly amounts of water. Now, any excuse to spend more time at a library sounds like a good idea to me.
It's kind of odd that as of just over a week, it will have been a full year since BEDA**. As much as I would LOVE to do BEDA again, I don't think I could manage doing a daily project at this time. I'll keep on with my weekly schedule, but I don't think I could properly do an EVERY DAY thing. Unless something changes, and Rowling knows, that happens all the time.
In reply to you lover-ly commenters, I will NOT give up on Buffy. So many people lohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifve both the show and the character, I can't write it off after just ONE bad episode. (I may take Rachel's suggestion, and just skip to season 2. Nothing wrong with getting all emotionally invested and then going back to see the cringe-worthy stuff after you care about the characters.
I've been trying to get some reading done, nothing huge, nothing like a summer project, but it's just nice to have pages to turn, and things that actually leave some story to the imagination. Don't get me wrong, I'm horribly emotionally attached to the Doctor Who characters, but I really like the action of READING.
There's something to be said for physically picking out a book, leafing through it, making sense in your head from just some back ink on a page, and getting to know characters in a way that I, personally don't think you can when you're watching the drama play out on a screen.
Take the character of Harry Potter, our wizard of page and screen. One of, if not THE most well known book character of today. When I read about him, the Harry I have in my head will be different than the character in your head, who will be different than the Harry that's in your best friend's head, who will be different than the Harry who is in Daniel Radcliffe's head.
And you know what? We can all be right. I don't get to tell you that how you view him is wrong, and you don't get to tell Daniel Radcliffe that how he views Harry is wrong***.
Reading is a very personalized experience, and for that reason and MANY others, I prefer it to anything on a screen. I guess that's why, when I hear that I should watch a certain TV show, I automatically think "Oh, d'you think there's a book I could read instead?" even when I know that the show came first.
If you think about it, reading reveals far more about yourself than it does about the author or book characters. I really like that.
Now I'm going to go find a book, get into my bed and READ.
~Whimsy
P.S.
I'm curious to know your thoughts on a few things, if you managed to get through this whole post (and good on you if you did).
Firstly, what are your thoughts on TV and movies versus books?
Secondly, do you have an e-reader/would you want one/do you like the idea?
Thirdly, how is your summer going? I feel like I haven't spoken to my blogging friends in AGES!
P.P.S. I don't think I ever mentioned this before, but the times you see on my posts are the actual times I finished writing them. I go into the options and change them to reflect the minute I actually manually hit the "PUBLISH POST" button. As you can see, I do a LOT of my writing after 1am.
*The studio, where we do most of the work for the business that we own (plus crafts as well!), is the one room in my house that has A/C. Everyone clusters around the nice cool air, and we all flop around like dying fish.
**Blog Every Day In August, where last year, I met some wonderful people who I am so proud to call my friends.
***To clarify, I still am a staunch supporter of raging at WB for some of their choices with the movies, and I am in NO WAY saying that every acting decision that Dan made as Harry was the right one. That being said, the way he played Harry is just that. The way he played him. It doesn't make YOUR Harry any less valid, just because "that's not how it was in the movies". Since when did the movies dictate the books or what's real in our minds, anyway?
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Week Twenty-Seven: Summer Projects
Well, it's summer now*!
Since I've never gone to school, summer means something different than "OMG NO MORE SCHOOL THROW A FREAKING PARTY".
To me, summer is a wonderful time (sometimes FAR too hot), where I can get to talk to all my schooled friends late at night, and they don't have to vanish so they can get up early.
Also, a big part of summer is/are my summer project(s). Now, when I say summer project(s), I don't mean schoolwork, or really, work of any kind. Summer projects are all to do with fun, in my opinion.
In previous years, I've decided to read an entire book series, or find out all I can about Shakespeare, make my own wooden sword with a hacksaw and some paint, start planning a novel, or prepare for the theatre season that begins in the fall.
This year, I have accidentally ended up with far, far too many summer projects, and it's just halfway through July. O__O These projects take on minds of their own, and as the summer rolls along, I will undoubtedly find another two, three or four MORE projects to add to my ever-growing list. Oh woe.
Current possible summer projects include:
Reading up on Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
For some reason, this set of famous female pirates seem like a on-again-off-again good idea to do my NaNoWriMo novel about. I think I need a BIT more information about exactly what they did and who they were before I can properly put pen to paper and draw up an outline for anything. I'd like to fill in some of the fuzzy details. The past two years, I've done realistic YA and a fantasy epic for NaNo, so maybe this year I'll do something totally different!
Watching all the the X-Men movies:
Yes, I know. It's a mildly silly goal, but I really liked X-Men: First Class. I've never gotten into superheroes, but there's something about that crazy misfit band of mutants that I really liked. This project is rather similar to my TOS Star Trek watching attempt. I saw Star Trek 2009, and I wanted to see what else Trek-related I would enjoy. Let's just say that old Trek was a bit difficult to get into, so that's on the side right now. HOWEVER, Netflix has Star Trek Voyager, and that one's a bit newer, with a female captain. We shall have to see...
Plotting this November's NaNoWriMo:
This one is kind of hinging on doing research about Anne and Mary, but I like to get my ducks in a row for NaNo far, far before I actually NEED to. If I'm going to do a full-scale fantasy novel again, I'll need all the prep time I can get. I've also got some other plans bopping about in my head, but nothing concrete enough to put on paper. I WILL PREVAIL, THO'!
Vlogging:
I've said that I'm camera-shy on NUMEROUS occasions, but after doing a video with Nick for his collab channel, I think I'll throw myself whole-heartedly into yet ANOTHER crazy plan. Good ideas are good.
Buffy:
A good portion of my friends have watched and subsequently LOVED Buffy. I've seen the pilot episode, and it was pretty...okay, but I'm not giving up yet. So many people adore that show, and they can't ALL be wrong. (Or maybe they can. There are an AWFUL lot of Twilight fans out there.) I'll give it another few episodes to prove itself.
I haven't quite picked out what projects I'd like to see to completion, but I have high hopes.
There's an awful lot of summer left, and an AWFUL lot of awesome things to do. I'll see you later, friends!
~Whimsy
*For this unschooler, summer starts in June, and goes all the way through September 1st, the day that Hogwarts term starts.
Since I've never gone to school, summer means something different than "OMG NO MORE SCHOOL THROW A FREAKING PARTY".
To me, summer is a wonderful time (sometimes FAR too hot), where I can get to talk to all my schooled friends late at night, and they don't have to vanish so they can get up early.
Also, a big part of summer is/are my summer project(s). Now, when I say summer project(s), I don't mean schoolwork, or really, work of any kind. Summer projects are all to do with fun, in my opinion.
In previous years, I've decided to read an entire book series, or find out all I can about Shakespeare, make my own wooden sword with a hacksaw and some paint, start planning a novel, or prepare for the theatre season that begins in the fall.
This year, I have accidentally ended up with far, far too many summer projects, and it's just halfway through July. O__O These projects take on minds of their own, and as the summer rolls along, I will undoubtedly find another two, three or four MORE projects to add to my ever-growing list. Oh woe.
Current possible summer projects include:
Reading up on Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
For some reason, this set of famous female pirates seem like a on-again-off-again good idea to do my NaNoWriMo novel about. I think I need a BIT more information about exactly what they did and who they were before I can properly put pen to paper and draw up an outline for anything. I'd like to fill in some of the fuzzy details. The past two years, I've done realistic YA and a fantasy epic for NaNo, so maybe this year I'll do something totally different!
Watching all the the X-Men movies:
Yes, I know. It's a mildly silly goal, but I really liked X-Men: First Class. I've never gotten into superheroes, but there's something about that crazy misfit band of mutants that I really liked. This project is rather similar to my TOS Star Trek watching attempt. I saw Star Trek 2009, and I wanted to see what else Trek-related I would enjoy. Let's just say that old Trek was a bit difficult to get into, so that's on the side right now. HOWEVER, Netflix has Star Trek Voyager, and that one's a bit newer, with a female captain. We shall have to see...
Plotting this November's NaNoWriMo:
This one is kind of hinging on doing research about Anne and Mary, but I like to get my ducks in a row for NaNo far, far before I actually NEED to. If I'm going to do a full-scale fantasy novel again, I'll need all the prep time I can get. I've also got some other plans bopping about in my head, but nothing concrete enough to put on paper. I WILL PREVAIL, THO'!
Vlogging:
I've said that I'm camera-shy on NUMEROUS occasions, but after doing a video with Nick for his collab channel, I think I'll throw myself whole-heartedly into yet ANOTHER crazy plan. Good ideas are good.
Buffy:
A good portion of my friends have watched and subsequently LOVED Buffy. I've seen the pilot episode, and it was pretty...okay, but I'm not giving up yet. So many people adore that show, and they can't ALL be wrong. (Or maybe they can. There are an AWFUL lot of Twilight fans out there.) I'll give it another few episodes to prove itself.
I haven't quite picked out what projects I'd like to see to completion, but I have high hopes.
There's an awful lot of summer left, and an AWFUL lot of awesome things to do. I'll see you later, friends!
~Whimsy
*For this unschooler, summer starts in June, and goes all the way through September 1st, the day that Hogwarts term starts.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Week Twenty-Six: Social Experiment
I've learned something, and I would like to share this story with you all.
I'm a naturally quiet person. My first instinct is to not engage in a conversation with someone, and just let my distractions take over, so I just pay attention to whatever the most shiny thing in the room is. Remaining quiet means I don't have to worry about all the funny little social things that we humans feel the need to do, and it has the added advantage of freeing up my brain-space for even more thought about whatever is buzzing around in my head.
There are, however, some distinct disadvantages to this strategy. The first, and most blatant problem is that after this, I sometimes end up wishing that I had the nerve to just insert myself in the conversation.
Recently, I've been attempting to put myself out there more, and (I know that half/most of you are reading this just KNOWING what I'm going to say, and are ready with a "No, REALLY, Whimsy?", but I need to say this anyway) people are really receptive, if you're put yourself out there and be friendly first.
And when I do, it's nice to make connections with people. I've been to a few wizard/nerd rock shows this summer, and am lucky enough to be going to another at the end of the month, where I shall continue to employ my new tactic. It's working so far.
~Whimsy
Addendum part A: I still consider myself an introvert, and happily so. I do enjoy hanging around with people, as well as hanging around myself and my books.
Addendum part B: Perhaps this will be one of those "Why did I blog at 2am?" type of posts, but even if it is, that's fine with me. As of right now, I genuinely like what I've written, and that's good enough for me.
I'm a naturally quiet person. My first instinct is to not engage in a conversation with someone, and just let my distractions take over, so I just pay attention to whatever the most shiny thing in the room is. Remaining quiet means I don't have to worry about all the funny little social things that we humans feel the need to do, and it has the added advantage of freeing up my brain-space for even more thought about whatever is buzzing around in my head.
There are, however, some distinct disadvantages to this strategy. The first, and most blatant problem is that after this, I sometimes end up wishing that I had the nerve to just insert myself in the conversation.
Recently, I've been attempting to put myself out there more, and (I know that half/most of you are reading this just KNOWING what I'm going to say, and are ready with a "No, REALLY, Whimsy?", but I need to say this anyway) people are really receptive, if you're put yourself out there and be friendly first.
And when I do, it's nice to make connections with people. I've been to a few wizard/nerd rock shows this summer, and am lucky enough to be going to another at the end of the month, where I shall continue to employ my new tactic. It's working so far.
~Whimsy
Addendum part A: I still consider myself an introvert, and happily so. I do enjoy hanging around with people, as well as hanging around myself and my books.
Addendum part B: Perhaps this will be one of those "Why did I blog at 2am?" type of posts, but even if it is, that's fine with me. As of right now, I genuinely like what I've written, and that's good enough for me.
Week Twenty-Five: A Discussion Of Summer And Why This Blog Post Is So Late
Why hello!
I realize it's been a rather long while, and that, as of now, I am a month behind ohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifn my project. My plans are to fix this by creating a series of blogs. I will firstly, catch up, and secondly, I will attempt to actually finish this year-long project in a blaze of glory, not a puddle of failure. xD
Currently, this project is in the puddle of failure phase. But never fear, dear readers, THIS BLOG WILL SURVIVE.
So, I've been doing pretty much everything, which is why I haven't had any time to properly blog. Between having the ever-charming Nick over to my house for a whole week, continuing rather large home-improvement projects, having parties and things, going on vacation, and still keeping up with the classes/workshops I participate in, getting ready for HP7 part 2 and writing some new music, I haven't even had any time to sit and READ, which has been a travesty all unto itself.
Just a few days ago, I managed to get to a library, and I subsequently curled up with my books, and haven't let go since. I still have my summer re-read of Taggerung and Pearls of Lutra, which are my two favorite Redwall books. Yes, I know. I'm nineteen, and I read Redwall. I own almost every one of those books, and despite the fact that they're certainly follow a formula, I've read each one numerous times.
I can probably tell you the full history of the vermin hordes in Mossflower, and the chronicles of the Badger Lords in order (not the order the books were released in, the order that the story follows), and more than likely, I could draw up a half-way decent map of the Abbey.
There are some books that I read as comfort food, when life is getting too crazy, when my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, when I have no time to breathe, I can set aside a few minites to scan a page or two of a book that I've read over and over again. And every time I read that book, I return to an old friend. I might remember the dialouge, and I might hum the songs when they appear in the text, and I might know who dies in the end, what the end result of a prophecy or a riddle is, but that doesn't matter. In between the pages of that book, I've found a small piece of sanity where I had none before.
Thankfully, there's no disaster in my life that calls for pulling out the Redwall books, but I still like to read them when it's summer.
I can lay back on the grass, begin the story, and just think about living in a tiny stone abbey, eating food made by ottercooks and dreaming of a sword that belonged to a small warrior with a big heart.
~Whimsy
I realize it's been a rather long while, and that, as of now, I am a month behind ohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifn my project. My plans are to fix this by creating a series of blogs. I will firstly, catch up, and secondly, I will attempt to actually finish this year-long project in a blaze of glory, not a puddle of failure. xD
Currently, this project is in the puddle of failure phase. But never fear, dear readers, THIS BLOG WILL SURVIVE.
So, I've been doing pretty much everything, which is why I haven't had any time to properly blog. Between having the ever-charming Nick over to my house for a whole week, continuing rather large home-improvement projects, having parties and things, going on vacation, and still keeping up with the classes/workshops I participate in, getting ready for HP7 part 2 and writing some new music, I haven't even had any time to sit and READ, which has been a travesty all unto itself.
Just a few days ago, I managed to get to a library, and I subsequently curled up with my books, and haven't let go since. I still have my summer re-read of Taggerung and Pearls of Lutra, which are my two favorite Redwall books. Yes, I know. I'm nineteen, and I read Redwall. I own almost every one of those books, and despite the fact that they're certainly follow a formula, I've read each one numerous times.
I can probably tell you the full history of the vermin hordes in Mossflower, and the chronicles of the Badger Lords in order (not the order the books were released in, the order that the story follows), and more than likely, I could draw up a half-way decent map of the Abbey.
There are some books that I read as comfort food, when life is getting too crazy, when my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, when I have no time to breathe, I can set aside a few minites to scan a page or two of a book that I've read over and over again. And every time I read that book, I return to an old friend. I might remember the dialouge, and I might hum the songs when they appear in the text, and I might know who dies in the end, what the end result of a prophecy or a riddle is, but that doesn't matter. In between the pages of that book, I've found a small piece of sanity where I had none before.
Thankfully, there's no disaster in my life that calls for pulling out the Redwall books, but I still like to read them when it's summer.
I can lay back on the grass, begin the story, and just think about living in a tiny stone abbey, eating food made by ottercooks and dreaming of a sword that belonged to a small warrior with a big heart.
~Whimsy
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