Review: 5 Centimeters per Second

Several friends had recommended 5 Centimeters per Second. I finally caved in and sat down with Cheez-Its and a cream soda to watch it. The story depicts the growing apart of a boy, Takaki, and a girl, Akari, as they get older. The title is the rate at which a cherry blossom falls. This I take to be sybolic of Takaki and Akari's relationship. They start to fall together but eventually drift apart, like falling cherry blossoms. I may be looking too much into this. Anywhosit, the film from an artistic perspective is wonderful. The scenes are cut and designed beautifully. This film does not fall short of symbolism. However, I still did not really like the film. My main problem is that I do not believe in the depth of the relationship between Akari and Takaki. There are only a few shots from their time together and they do not make me believe that they were good friends. This makes the rest of the film hard to believe and get in to. There needed to be more developement of the relationship at the start. They needed to show the happiness of the relationship during their childhood more instead of jumping right into the sadness of their departure.

Thing To Do Before My Untimely Death

If the title did not clue you in to what this post is about than I will now tell you point blank. This is the list of stuff I want to do before I die. This is my bucket list. I am not going to number it out though, I will be using astrics. I feel if I use numbers then I will be making some things seem more important than others. Now before I begin I must inform you that this is the first time I have ever written this. The reason I am writing this at only 16 is to motivate myself to something and to look back on when I am older. Try not to laugh at the trivial, odd or ridiculous things I want. I shall now begin.

*get a masters in english literature

*get married

*have children

*publish a book

*travel europe

*consistently keep a year-long journal

*swim with dolphins

*visit the grand canyon

*learn to ballroom dance

*take horseback riding lessons

*watch a sunrise/sunset on the beach

*become fluent in spanish

*learn sign language

*learn to play an instrument

*go on a safari

*witness turtles hatching

*visit a rainforest

*visit new york

*go to statue of liberty

*revisit disneyland and disneyworld

*see a broadway show

*read the complete works of shakespeare

*complete NaNoWriMo

*own a beach house

*have a garden with flowers, herbs and a pond

*attend the winter/summer olympics

what do you want to do?

I would also like to add a link to my formspring, ask me whatever you want =) : http://www.formspring.me/AngelBabyBritt

Update and Poem

I have been out of internet but it renews on the 14th so I will be able to update better and have regular posts. =) Now, this is a poem I wrote for my boyfriend a few months after we started going out. Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it.

Love Me Forever

Soft sighs
Sweet kisses
Hold me close
Never let go

Gentle whispers
Deep blushes
Kiss my lips
Never pull back

Adorable notes
Touching words
Keep on writing
Never leave me alone

Comfortable silences
Unbearable distances
Promise me forever
Never stop loving me

A little Story of Mine

I wrote this awhile ago. I leave it up to the reader to decide whether what the narrator experiences is real or just a hallucination. Let me know what you think.


I thought the distance would make everything better. I hoped that not seeing him would help to dissolve my feelings. I was so wrong. The more days I went without him, the stronger the longing grew. I craved his scent, his touch, his stare, his laugh, him, so badly. The old saying, separation makes the heart grow fonder, was all too true. I began seeing him everywhere. He would whisper my name and his cool breath would tickle my neck. When I got dressed in the morning I could smell his intoxicating scent. When I was alone his hand traced my side and his warm, oh so soft, lips occasionally brushed across my shoulder. These fantasies haunted me every day. Shopping, that might help. I grabbed my purse and rushed out. I wandered through the mall and bought random stuff. When I sat down in the food court I saw him. I sipped my soda slowly. He was buying a soft pretzel. I turned away. It was just another hallucination.

“Hi.”

I looked up and he stood there with a smile. Definitely a hallucination.

“Hello.”

“How have you been?”

“Good, you?”

“Not too bad.”

I looked down and sipped my soda. When I looked up he was gone. I sighed and grabbed my stuff. I walked forward and right towards Land Of The Sun. As I entered, the scent of incense crashed over me like a wave. I took a deep breath, taking in all the scents. I had to get some. I started digging through the incense when someone tapped my shoulder. I turned and there he was. Maybe it wasn’t a hallucination.

“Sorry about earlier, my friend waved me over.”

“Oh, ok.”

“I would have rushed but I saw this,” he said reaching into his bag and pulling out a beautiful silver heart necklace from a bag, “and thought of you.”

I gasped as I took it in my hand. Maybe I didn’t have to forget. He carefully took it from my hand and put it on me. I threw my arms around him and let his scent tickle my nose. He held me close and I could swear his lips grazed my hair. I slowly pulled back and looked into his eyes.

“Sorry… I wasn’t sure how I felt… But now I am… not having you is terrible," he said, emphasizing the last word.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and crushed my lips to his. Definitely not a hallucination. He kissed me back passionately. I don’t have to forget.

A Poem (by me)

I am having serious writing blues. I just recently was able to start again. I also realized that I have neglected my blog. =( So, until I have some regular posts written, I will share some of my poems and quick writes. Today I will share a poem. I hope you enjoy. Any feedback is welcome. This poem is a multi-color poem I wrote for english class last year.


My Colors

Red is the scars from my ezcema
the blush that burns on my cheeks
after my boyfriend kisses my neck
Blue is the pushpins on my corkboard
the comforting hug of a friend
my victory in winning a chess game
Pink is the towel that dries my hair
the "I love you" in a goodbye
the hug from an old friend
Purple is the eyeshadow I wear
the sadness hidden away
the juice I drink after school
White is the innocence of Linnea
an eight year old barely shaken by life
the fresh paper I draw on
Yellow is the smile on my face
the friends in my life
the lemons that make lips pucker
Green is the grass that tickles my feet
as I run barefoot in the backyard
the peace of nature in the silence of the day
Black is the still at night
the shadows in my room
the burdens of my life
Orange is the warm hug from grandma
the stuffed cheetah on my bed
the scent of a new day

I am feeling very lazy today so I have decided to post pictures! ^_^

When I get bored I love to draw. So this is a drawing I did from a picture.(actually not traced) Amar had hers up so I decided to post mine. =)

I just LOVE Pon and Zi!! This is actually part of a collage of drawings that I gave to my

boyfriend.

I got to make silly putty in chemistry. When I got home I could not resist writing backwards and copying it. ^_^

Just another of my drawings. =)

This is my cat. Princess Moosa Baby!

I love this drawing! (it is not mine) Nothing like a Pirate's of the Carribean cartoon to end a post! ^_^

This is it for me today! Let me know what you think!

Update

Hello everyone!! Anyone? I am returning!! I have been pretty bogged down with homework and had no internet time but I IS BACK!!! I am going to be updating about my life and then I will probably post something random. So stay tuned!! That is all for now! ^_^