New York city dreamin'

Like Crazy

"I thought I understood it, but I didn't - only the idea of it. Of you and me."

It's not often you find a movie about love & relationships that feels so real. "Like Crazy" is a story exploring the challenges of young love and long distance relationships. The story is so simplistic and yet it explores so many facets of young love not usually seen in films. It's so authentic you really feel every moment of it. I really loved the performance Felicity Jones - hope she will go far. The film was done on a teeny $250K budget and most of the dialogue is unscripted - pretty impressive!

She is unstoppable

She is a pyramid
But with him she's just a grain of sand
This love's too strong like mice and men
Squeezing out the life that should be let in

She was a hurricane

But now she's just a gust of wind
She used to set the sails of a thousand ships
Was a force to be reckoned with

She could be a Statue of Liberty
She could be a Joan of Arc
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
So he keeps her in the dark

Oh, she used to be a pearl

Yeah, she used to rule the world

Can't believe she's become a shell of herself
'Cause she used to be a pearl

She was unstoppable
Moved fast just like an avalanche
But now she's stuck deep in cement
Wishing that they'd never ever met

She could be a Statue of Liberty
She could be a Joan of Arc
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
So he keeps her in the dark

Oh, she used to be a pearl

Yeah, she used to rule the world

Can't believe she's become a shell of herself
'Cause she used to be a -

Do you know that there's a way out,
there's a way out
there's a way out
there's a way out

You don't have to be held down,
be held down
be held down
be held down

'Cause I used to be a shell
Yeah, I let him rule my world
my world
But I woke up and grew strong
And I can still go on
And no one can take my pearl

You don't have to be shell, No
You're the one that rules your world, ohh
You are strong and you'll learn
that you can still go on

And you'll always be a pearl

She is unstoppable

Short & Sweet

"Live in your life, not in your mind".

Be soft

"Be soft, do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place".

Welcome, 2012

I'm not making any specific new year's resolutions for 2012. I think new year's resolutions can be harmful - who needs extra pressure/expectations?! Not me. Plus new year's resolutions are the reason I can no longer find a spare treadmill at the gym and have to arrive half an hour before my step class! Not cool. So, I'm not making new year's resolutions. I'm just going to take each day as it comes, and make the most of every day.

I have a good feeling about you, 2012.

What a wonderful world

A gorgeous video featuring footage from David Attenborough's documentaries, narrated by him singing "What a wonderful world". So gorgeous. Done by UK ad agency RKCR/Y&R.

See a large version and article here: http://www.businessinsider.com/david-attenborough-bbc-what-a-wonderful-world-2011-12

Or watch the YouTube video here: