How times have changed.

September 22, 2013


To this day it still confuses how much things can change in only a small amount of time. Where it be environments, people, animals, anything really. Time is a wonderful thing, it can make you forget the past, including those cringe worthy moments where you had that hairstyle, where you said that thing that still embarrasses you five years later or even when you were head over heels in love, completely obsessed with that person. 

Time allows us to grow and change, view what has happened in the past and learn from it. In some cases time even repeats itself whether this be the remaking of legendary movies from your childhood or even just common trends in society. Time allows you to learn from your mistakes, something which is everyone should have at the top of the 'to do list.' Look back at those huge mistakes from the past and take a moment to smile and laugh at your stupidity, whether it be last week or even 10 years ago, then learn from it. Make a promise to yourself to never do that again. 

This image is a perfect example of time in action. These photos brought tears to my eyes. The first is the characters of Lucy Pevensie and Mr Tumnus in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The second was taken in 2013 and features Georgie Henley and James McAvoy. When viewed separately this photos just seem like two people taking a photo together, granted the first was in odder circumstances. Though when placed together it releases those emotions which make you yell from happiness and sob uncontrobaly at the same time. It other words it becomes something beautiful. 

Growing up this film meant a lot to me. It shows viewers that even in the darkest of times, when all hope is lost, somthing amazing happens which will change your life forever. Something so fantastic that no one would believe you if you told them and to this day it gives me hope that something wonderful like this will happen to me, nothing too big, just something simple that will have a huge impact on your life. Then in a few years I will look back at photos before this 'thing' happened to me. Laughing would definitely occur and then I would think to myself, how times have changed. 

The Novel.

September 16, 2013

i-ndividual:

vividing:

gawdso-chanel:

minklust:

recline-d:

There are two types of people…

this photo

im the ipad one

im both


this is seriously one of my faves

There's something special about the connection you make with a novel. Something amazing about being able to travel to a completely different world without leaving your bedroom. One of my favourite things to do is to curl up with a good book. Ever since I was little reading has been a huge passion of mine and I love to read more than anything. My books are the way I travel and escape because I've never left Australia and books enable you see the mean streets of New York without leaving the safety of your bedroom. I want to travel so badly and for the meantime my books are going to have to do. 

That's the thing about reading though, for me it's never a thing that I 'have to do.' You read because you want to, you read because you can, you read because you love it. Whether you enjoy a thriller novel, with murder around every corner or just the casual gay fanfiction on wattpad it doesn't matter as long as you are taking the time to read, to fall into the lives of these characters. To walk around their head, know their ambitions and desires, their hopes and dreams. That's something special about a novel, it gives you the ability to live the life of someone else, even though it's only for a short amount of time, it gives you an escape.  

I personally prefer to have a hard copy book in my hands. You can run your fingers over the pages, seeing the journey of the book, whether it be tear stains, tea stains and even the rare chocolate stain a book can tell you so much. You can see the damage to the cover from too many journies in the school bag. Where you can count the pages to the end and even skip forward to make sure your favourite character doesn't die. 

I used to believe that new books with no creases or crinkles were the most beautiful kinds of books, until someone told me that once of the saddest thing's they have to do as a librarian is to throw out the books that were never borrowed, still as new as they were when they were published. So now I believe the most beautiful books, like the most beautiful souls have some permanent damage and carry some baggage with them as they travel through their lifetime.