Watching those kids at work is beyond inspirational. One kid in particular, watching him grow and learn is just brilliant. They have such bright futures and are all exceptional! I can't stop smiling, and with it being a show such as Billy Elliot, it's impossible to not get swept up in the emotion of it all. I feel myself welling up on a daily basis! Emotionally stable and unhealthy? most likely! But it doesn't stop me loving it!
I'm writing this and listening to the goings on in the next room, nothing shady! But my little nephew, Alfie has recently discovered that he can change the noise that come out of his mouth by moving his lips. So instead of a straightforward "ahhhhhhhh" these days it's a "mahmahmah". Gotta love them at that age. He's also getting over chicken pox. It's gonna be great when he gets to nursery. I can see it now;
Nursery Nurse: Aww Alfie. Where are your friends?
Alfie: They're at home. Pox. Total bitch likes.
Nursery Nurse: Why are you not bothered by them?
Alfie: I got over dat' shit like 3 years ago? Old news my friend. Old news.
Alfie: I got over dat' shit like 3 years ago? Old news my friend. Old news.
Okay, so Alfie probably won't speak gangster. But it would be amazing if he did.
Australia is still happening. Not much happening yet though, still just have to book flights. The date is set and the visa good to go!
Also, Eclipse is at the cinema. I've seen it twice....so far. I'll go see it another few times.
What else...hmm. This is my only day off for the next 3 weeks. It's lovely lying horizontally all day. I wish someone else was lying horizontally next to me though. Gutted. LOL.
This week, I've finished 2 books. Impressive yes? I finished off "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath and started and finished "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. The latter was fantastico! While the former was not so much.
The book of "WoO" is so different from the film. So much more happened in the book than in the film and the Dorothy character was clearly changed and developed for Judy Garland because Dorothy in the book is a selfish little girl who's singular vision is to get home. Fuck the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion. As long as she gets home that's the main thing. Still very good. 189 pages and I nailed it in 3 days. It's a new record for me. It is a kids book and there were pictures. But the print was small. So I've decided to read "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" again. Although, that's a bitch to try and write, so I'll just call it "Wicked". I read "Wicked" first when I was about 16 or 17 and it's fair to say I didn't take an awful lot in because it was so difficult. So I'm hoping that because I'm older it'll make a bit more sense!
"The Bell Jar" is okay. To be honest, I think if my attitude towards many of the topics and themes covered in the novel were different, then I'd feel a bit different about the character and the events that cause her to make the decisions she makes. But as it stands, those attitudes remain the same, so I don't feel neither here nor there about her.
I think I've said enough for now. What I'd really like for my saturday to go off a treat is the following;
a bath with my book, a McDonalds for my tea and a bottle of Lambrini. That sounds lovely.
I thank you and wish you all a happy weekend.
Paul xx
