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16 October 2021

 Song mood: I Melt with You by Modern English. I’m thinking of a movie called Whatever It Takes, where the protagonist plays the song on his accordion to the damsel next door.

I did Tai Chi right away, before I did my Saturday thing. I think I should be doing it in the morning, just for the main reason that it’s done and out of the way. Anyway.


I’m currently watching Picnic at Hanging Rock with Natalie Dormer. It’s a bit longer than I was expecting. I was thinking it would be three episodes and it turns out to be six. It’s a change of scenery.


I plotted out my story. I have a cast of characters. I’m reading A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup. She goes through all the poisons used in the Agatha Christie books. What the effects are, and more importantly, what the antidote is for each one, if there is one. Now, I just have to write. I need to finish writing it by the end of the year. No pressure right?


I think I need to write a letter to someone. Someone who has made my life so much better. Who has helped me through one the roughest times of my life. To thank her. To tell her I think she’s doing great. To express how I feel. But that is the tough part.


One day this week, I will need to watch Kubo and the Two Strings again. That movie will always make me cry. Sometimes I need to watch something that will make me cry so that I can go through some sort of catharsis. I saw that movie in the theater. I cried while watching it. I cried for a solid 30 minutes afterwards.


Last weekend, I went to Party City, and of the four houses, they were out of the Ravenclaw ties. I went to Party City today and they were still out of those ties. If I haven’t told you yet, I’m a Ravenclaw. There was no Snape wig either.


I wish there were more characters in the Harry Potter stories that were from the other houses. More Ravenclaw characters. Everything is centered and focused on Gryffindor. I kind of like it when there are women who say they are from other houses. It shows that they have thought this out. The books and movies push Gryffindor and everyone wants to be the hero, so most people would say they are from the same house. I’m a head centered person, so naturally I value wisdom. Therefore, I’m a Ravenclaw.


Today, I ordered my new phone. I was disappointed to find out that there are no purple iPhone 13’s. Purple is my favorite color. It was only the iPhone 12 that had purple. Under the new phone contract, I now get a year of Netflix. Which means, I’ll probably be watching French detective shows mixed in with Japanese anime.

 

I think today has changed for the better. I went from being sour to how can I change myself to become better.


So, the rest of tonight will be mysteries. I’m making my world famous guacamole tomorrow. No matter what happens tomorrow, it will be a good day. I know that I have found myself and that I can be the bigger person I was meant to be.

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