Sunday 28 November 2010

I grew up with Harry Potter, did you?

One day, when a little girl was shopping with her mum, she didn't know her life was going to change from that day on. That was the day when the little girl got her first Harry Potter book.


The little girl was really excited. She read every night and she finished the book two months later, during Christmas holidays. The little girl didn't want the book to end, and she cried while reading the last page. She changed her Christmas list and she added: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" book.

Her mummy was really surprised, but as she always thought that reading was good, she encouraged her daughter to read more, and so she gave her the second book.


Years passed and the little girl read all the books. She eventually forgot them, when she became a super fan of Disney's High School Musical. But even then, she finished the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 

   
 

Two years later, she forgot about High School Musical and she began to read the Twilight series. The little girl was no more a little girl, she was now a teenager. She had friends who were crazy about Twilight, who wore t-shirts with Edward's face in it. She was never like that, probably because, deep inside, she never forgot Harry Potter.

That little girl was me.

Now I forgot my passions over High School Musical and Twilight. I feel I grew up. Those series were part of my growing process, and they contributed to it. I made new friends, I entered in new adventures (like our class's own HSM's musical, where I played Gabriella) and just grew up phisically and mentally, as well.

With the premiere of the last film (divided into 2 parts), I started realising I much I still love Harry Potter. Of all the passions I've had, Harry Potter was the one that marked me. 

I reread all the books. I cried when Sirius died, when Dumbledore died, when Mad-Eye died, when Dobby died, when Fred, Lupin (Lupin! I always loved his character) and Tonks died. Even when Hedwing died. I cried in the last chapter, when Harry battles Voldemort and wins. I "lived" these books. I laughed and, as I said, I cried. I felt the suspense and their feelings.

This series taught me how to read. Taught me how to feel what the characters are feeling. That's what I think is reading. You should never read a book like you read your history book, for example. That's not reading.


Last night I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. I have to say, I loved it. The special effects, once more, amazed me. Their acting is much much better than the first films. They grew up, and you notice that. Harry isn't that innocent little kid who didn't know what magic was. Hermione cares much more for her friends. Ron is more determinated. You can really see Ron and Hermione's love rising through the film, although they don't really notice it!

I was a bit disappointed when they didn't show Harry's photo as a baby in the little broomstick. And I wished they used Harry's Invisibility Cloak a little bit more. They were supposed to. But, hey!, I know they can't do everything from the book!

As they say in the poster, this is Harry Potter's epic finale. I don't agree. It may be in the films, but Harry Potter will always live in our hearts and minds, because there're a lot more people in this world who, like me, grew up with these books. There are people who, like me, will never forget what these books have taught us: friendship, courage and love. And a bit of magic, of course.

All I have to say is I can't wait for summer to come. And I'm sorry for this really long post.

Sunday 21 November 2010

Winter Inspirations

Mango Pale Pink Blouse With Feather, Zara Leather Pleated Skirt, Christian Louboutin Nude Pumps

Benetton Oversized Knits, H&M Scarf, Shoes From London

Belt Made Out of Pop Can Tabs From Caribbean~



 

Pictures from: Lookbook.nu, CupcakesAndCashmere.com and StyleScrapbook.com

Friday 19 November 2010

Wednesday 17 November 2010

Mountains and Beach

 Yesterday me and my friends went to a field trip (is that correct?) to our coast. We are studying rocks and fossil and our teachers showed us a place where we could find and see by ourselves some fossils.

I took my digital camera (yeah, I haven't got a reflex one yet) with me, obviously, as I like photographing everything. I'm quite happy with the quality of the camera when I see them in my computer. The camera is a GE A1050 with 10.1 megapixels, if you want to know. I just think the LCD is a bit crappy, but it's fine.
I really like the "nature" mode. You can focus tiny things, and so it sort of works as a reflex camera. You just don't have that little feeling that makes you feel powerful (to many "feel's" today lol).

Anyway, I wanted to show you some nice photos I took!



















Saturday 13 November 2010

FashionStudio: Give Up the Funk!

Hello, hello dear fellows!

I'm really sorry I haven't written during this week. My teachers are sort of sending us tons of homework and I have time for nothing.

So today's post is another FashionStudio rubric. I created this two weeks ago, when I was quite obsessed about it and decided to create like 10 outfits in a row.

This outfit is called "Give Up the Funk" (you know it's a song) because it reminds of funky people. The model is wearing a big grey Hello Kitty sweater as a dress and then she has red pumps with black socks and grey leg warmers. Quite funky, huh?

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Sunday 7 November 2010

FashionStudio: Joining the Army

I recently discovered the H&M's Fashion Studio. I actually feel kinda dumb, because I bet it has been there for quite a long time.

Anyways, I felt really excited when I first tried it. You can create tons of different outfits of all styles. My mum says its quite boring, but I really adore it. So I decided it'd be a good idea if I could show you all the outifts I make there. From now on, there'll be a rubric called "FashionStudio: ...". There'll be one outfit each week.

If you want, you can request outfits! I  know they're easy to create in that app, but there may be people who can't find the right thing and they might need help.

Why not start today with the rubric, then?

I proudly present the outfit I chose for today: Joining the Army. It follows the military trend, with military jacket and boots. Also, the colours make me remember the army uniforms.

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Saturday 6 November 2010

New Earphones

Today I went to the shopping center. We're going to buy my mum's gift, because her birthday is in two days. We bought her a CD of her favourite singer and three little charms for her Pandora bracelet.

While looking for the CD, I found the headphones sections. I don't really like the ones that came with my Samsung Monte (they've that plastic thing and they just don't fit into my ears), so I wanted to buy some the ones.

After checking everyone they had, I found two that I liked, from Sony and from Philips. I finally chose the one from Philips, because I loved the design. It has a glimpse of magenta, but when you have them in your ears, it is barely  noticed.

I took photos of them so you can see!







They're like the iPod ones. And they're so comfy!!! LOVE THEM !