Somebody That I Used To Know

Hello, Blogger Friends.
I haven't died or gone into the witness protection program, January just turned into a pretty crazy month.
Not long after my last post, my laptop started acting pretty weird and I sent it off to my Uncle's to see if there was anything to be done. I was going to see my Sister for a few days and I planned on using her Mac while there. Well, her computer was stolen while in the hotel safe. Awesome, right?
So I've pretty much been computer-less for the last few weeks. I'm not going to lie, It's actually been sort of nice. The negatives far outweigh the positive, but after the first few days the horrendous pain becomes manageable. I'm hoping to save some money up and get a new laptop. As it turns out, mine is just old and on it's way out. Hopefully it will last a little while longer. I have a couple of posts planned, so I'll be back relatively soon.
Cheers,
Madeline
Oh, I am obsessed with this song:
Obsessed.

FFF #12: Kiki's Delivery Service

I lied!
In honor of Friday the 13th, here's a vaguely spooky fave of mine.
I vaguely remember seeing it on TV as a kid, but I didn't really, really watch it until a few days ago and it's so good. I'll probably watch it again tonight.

I should try to round Tybalt (my black cat) up and make him watch it with me tonight!
xox
Mads

Moonrise Kingdom

No FFF today, but here's a trailer for a movie that I really want to see.

xo
Madeline

P.S. Happy Friday The 13th!

I am obsessed with Sarah Tolzmann's collages!!

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Things I Read In 2011

Last year, I started keeping a list of all the books I read cover to cover. As we all know, I have a bad habit of reading books cover to... Somewhere in the middle.
List:

• Anna & The French Kiss
• Nightshade
• Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
• Hex Hall
• Demonglass
• Dream Factory
• Beautiful Creatures
• Beautiful Darkness
• My Story (Marilyn Monroe's unfinished autobiography)
• An Off Year
• Into The Wild Nerd Yonder
• Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List
• Death By Chick Lit
• Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero
• Unearthly
• Wings
• Dead Is Not An Option
• The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen
• Forever
• Miss Peregrine's School For Peculiar Children
• Dean and Me: A Love Story
• Anna Dressed in Blood
• Hector and the Search for Happiness
• How To Not Be Popular
• Spells
• Weetzie Bat
• The Name of the Star
• Witch Baby
• Lola and the Boy Next Door
• I Was A Teenage Fairy 

It's odd, some of those books, I feel like I read them ages ago, they've already soaked into my day to day so much. The list also seems so short. I think part of that is because I started so many books last year, but since I didn't finish them, they didn't make the list. I also really didn't have a lot of time to read. I was working and playing and knitting and many other things that took me away from books. I'm going to try to not let that happen this year.
I think the books that made the biggest impact on me were these,

Stephanie Perkins is my new favorite and Weetzie Bat. Wow. I feel like if I was a writer, I would write sort of like Francesca Lia Block. Or, I'd want to write like her. I've wanted to read Dean & Me for a long time, but I was worried it would ruin Martin & Lewis for me, but it only made me love them more.
Ok, Darlings... Dishes are calling for me. Honestly, at their age, you'd think they'd know how to bathe themselves!
G'night,
Madeline

Tonight, Tonight

Has been a wonderful night.
I watched Ice Castles and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

 For the first time! I can't believe I've lived my life for so long without seeing them!
Ok. I need to sleep now.
Goodnight!
Mads

P.S.
I got a new camera bag today, too.

It was made by my Great Aunt a long time ago (She was somehow involved with a bank bag type making place. The story was rather vague.)
Goodnight for reals, Lovelies!
xo

Live In The Present...

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