I liked [...]

Albums Played

1. Kaleidoscope Heart -Sara Bareilles

2. As I Call You Down -Fistful of Mercy

3. Tron: Legacy -Daft Punk

4. Flags -Brooke Fraser

5. Flight of the Crow -Passenger

Movies Watched

1. Toy Story 3 -Disney/Pixar

2. Tron: Legacy -Disney

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 -Warner Brothers

4. Inception -Warner Brothers

5. Alice in Wonderland -Disney

Inspiring People

1. Emma Watson -actress/model/Brown collegiate

2. Mark Zuckerberg -founder/visionary architect/engineer of facebook

3. JK Rowling -writer/HP/lovely lady

4. Shaun White -pro athlete/Olympian/conquerer of all heights

5. Jason Mraz -musician/fellow blogger/revolutionist

Places Visited

1. Australia: Gold Coast, Brisbane, Cairns, Sydney (Summer 2010)

2. United States: summer home in Hawaii (Summer 2010)

3. Japan: Nagoya, Kyoto (Winter 2010)

4. United Arab of Emirates: Dubai (Fall 2010)

5. United States: road trip to Bridgeport (Fall 2010)

tron: a look into the future

Tron is a world I've envisioned before, where modernism and surrealism build an electro city, illuminated with neon lights. 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Star Wars, pays homage to Back to the Future and introduced to Tron. This is an intense off your seat venture into digital love. I fell in love with Sam Flynn (played by Garrett Hedlund), mesmerized by a second avatar reality and lost for words by Daft Punk, the ingenious electro orchestrator behind the Tron soundtrack.

Valentine's Day (the movie)

First, I found out about Valentine's Day through Taylor Swift's tweet. Then I saw the trailer for Valentine's Day and fell in love. I couldn't wait to see the movie. All I could think of was McDreamy McDreamy McDreamy. They threw in every possible celebrity in one film and with all my favourite people, too. I watched Valentine's Day on Valentine's Day. I don't think I've ever laughed any harder. I felt the pain of being single, I felt all the heartbreak out in the world and I felt the joy of love. There was every possible kind of love in Valentine's Day. The love between best friends, lovers, strangers, family, friends and even forbidden romances. Also, there was the unforgettable love and emotions you feel at every age. Every bit of it was beautiful. The story is told almost exactly like one of my favourite holiday novels, Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle. It was an intertwined love story of love from all different perspectives, which I loved. In the end, I realized it wasn't about McDreamy or even McSteamy. It was all about the love in love.

Overall, the script was well written with hysterical humor, witty sarcasm and satirical irony. There were quite a few good songs for their soundtrack that I liked. The casting couldn't have been any better. They picked all the right people for all the roles. Taylor Swift was being Taylor Swift. Harrison, played by Patrick Dempsey played himself as Dr. Shepperd, just another surgeon on another show. Only this time he deals with hearts, not brains. Jennifer Gardner is a teacher, yet again in love with a best friend. There definitely was a lot of typecasting going on. This makes sense since this was a high concept film and it was to be expected. I completely rate Valentine's Day and I think I'm going to go see it again. Valentine's Day is one of the best Valentine's Day movies to watch and possibly one of the best love stories. It's not a classic, but one of those perfect chick flicks for the weekends.

Today has been one of the best Valentine's Day and I'm not even in a relationship. For a day all about love, I haven't felt completely alone. I've realized that I love the people around me. I love my family and friends. These are the relationships that mean the most to me. Love is everywhere, sometimes in front of you where you've forgotten to look. Maybe one day I'll find that other kind of love, the kind of romantic love. For now, I just know and believe that love exists.

Happy Valentine's Day!

To All The Things I Love About Today

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Rain...

I love how this rainy weather isn't going anywhere. My windows are opened and the cool breeze feels wonderful right now. Raindrops splashing on sidewalks and mystical clouds hanging over me. What could possibly be better?!

Music...

Let's see, Taylor Swift and Brooke Fraser. I walked through the halls of my high school today and it felt so weird being back there. I felt every bit of Taylor Swift's songs true and with me. Even the rain made me listen to their songs. 

"With you I'd dance, in a storm in my best dress, fearless" (Taylor Swift)

"I'm hanging here just reminiscing about all the things you said to me" (Brooke Fraser).

And these songs describe how the rain made me feel today. 

Plus, I loved guitar lessons today. I played on an electric. Now I want one.

Friends...

Lots of hugs and knowing who my true friends are. I love them.

Staying inside and watching movies...

Today, I watched Forever Strong

Sean Faris is beautiful. 

Love this movie to death. 

Brought me to tears, almost cried. 

Never thought I would love rugby and the haka so much.

Kia kaha.