Darling,
My therapist says that I should share the following confessions with you...
1) Sometimes, when I find that blue and yellow plasticine lying around, I like to smush it together and make cute little shapes out of it.
2) I like to peel the paint scabs off of your mixing tiles.
3) Yesterday I hoovered up 4 tiny bits of grey plastic. I'm not sure what they were but they might have been arms...
4) I accidentally spilt my tea on one of your little pages of transfers and ended up transferring some tiny black signs onto the coffee table. Don't worry! The coffee table's fine.
Please love me still!
Becky
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Monday 14 October 2013
Boo's Reviews| The Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruis Zafón
Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
[Synopsis taken from Goodreads]
This is an absolute beast of a book! It reminds me of my beloved Book Thief but it took me a bit longer to get into. This is why I've only awarded it 4 stars on Goodreads.
It may be because I've been pretty tired with work but I just wasn't able to engage with the story at first. I was intrigued and was enjoying it but it just seemed like an effort to read the first few chapters. I think this is one of those books that you want read on holiday or when you have some downtime because you won't be able to give much of your attention to, say, sleeping or eating.
However, once you have the time to properly connect with it, this is one of those stories that reaches into your soul and seems to require your emotional investment. Once you are into the story, you won't be able to put it down. I was walking round like a ghost for about a week, living in 1940s Barcelona... and I still feel a little haunted a week after finishing it!
It is perhaps not the most light-hearted of books but I know that this is one of those stories that will stay with me and will always inspire me; it will form part of the fabric of my own imaginings until my brain becomes old and mushy. Yeah...I really liked it.
Sunday 13 October 2013
25 Random Things About Me
Hello dear readers. I have been away for most of the summer enjoying the stunning weather but I'm back... to let you know...I can really shake 'em down!
*Ahem*. I mean... I'm back.
In the spirit of getting to know each other a little better, I have decided to include my first meme (dundundunnn). So here are 25 "Random Facts" about moi:
1) I really HATE moths. They are butterflies FROM HELL.
2) We used to have to drink milk in primary school and it was always slightly warm and smelt awful. This has pretty much put me off milk for life. I tolerate the smallest amount in my tea and on my Weetabix.
3) I am named after the midwife that delivered me. I think Mum & Dad thought I was going to be a boy and, when it turned out I wasn't, they were like "Oh err quick think of a girl's name...Rebekah that'll do!". That's right RebeKAH. It's Hebrew. No, I'm not Jewish. My parents just like the way it's written in the Bible. Yes. It IS annoying when people think it's funny to call me REBE-KAH-Kah-kah a la Shooting Stars...
4) I am technically what you might call "hirsute". To my dismay I discovered this when I saw an interview with a woman on a dodgy Channel 5 documentary and realised that we were as hairy as each other - except that she was being deliberately lax with the topiary in order to charge questionable characters lots of money to nuzzle her armpits. Maybe I'm missing a trick but I think I'll carry on with my bald monkey act for now... At least I know I've got something I can fall back on!
5) I bang my head almost daily. The routine goes something like this: Open bathroom wall cabinet, retrieve toothbrush, start to brush teeth, bend down to open cupboard under the sink, stand-up and crack head on corner of bathroom cabinet door. I have tried to move things around so I don't have to get things from under the sink but that just makes me bang my head somewhere else at some other point in the day. I've therefore made the conscious decision, since I am obviously destined to sustain this sort of daily injury, to at least exercise what little control I have over my immediate future by allowing my head to be hit in the same place each time. Logic shmogic...
6) I cry. A lot. At the slightest sign of distress to a fictional character, human or otherwise, I am blubbing like a baby. As you can imagine, Les Mis nearly killed me.
7) I love my job. I'm a ...wait for it..."Business Development Manager" - posh eh? I sell factory machines business-to-business. It may not sound like much but it's fun, challenging, a bit weird, and I'm a real geek about it.
8) I think lamb tastes like sheep smell. That's why I don't eat it.
9) I'm fluent in French and Spanish.
10) Wet cling film weirds me out. Don't ask me how I know this...
11) I love cheese so much that I used to just eat it off the block but I had to stop doing it when I moved in with my boyfriend because it turns out a random fact about him is that he hates finding bite marks in the cheese. Who knew?
12) I love sleeping. I do not subscribe to the whole "but you'll waste the day" theory. It is NOT a waste of a day if sleeping is how you intended to spend your time.
13) I will never tire of watching FRIENDS.
14) I got an E in my Electronics GCSE. We had to choose a technology subject at GCSE level because my senior school was a Technology College. I was banned from Mrs B's sewing room because I broke a needle on one of the sewing machines. (She seemed incredibly unsympathetic to the fact that the way I broke this needle was by accidentally sewing it through my finger!). Mrs Heinz's (no joke - that was her name) Food Tech class was boring and I couldn't draw so thought Graphics would be a nightmare. As for woodwork - well would you let me loose with a saw? Didn't think so. I was left in a class of 5 boys in Electronics. They were all very clever, computery types. I was mostly able to get them to help me solder stuff in class but on the exam paper, there was no saving me. I got 12 marks out of 120 and those were for colouring-in (designing a package for a torch). Maybe I should have done Graphics after all...
15) I would love to travel more but when I had the time, I didn't have the money and now I have more money but no time!
16) I would love to get a dog when the Boy and I have our own house. The landlady would have a fit if we kept one in our current flat!
17) I was genuinely quite disappointed when I reached 11 and did not receive my letter from Hogwarts.
18) I would love to write a book one day but have no fudging clue what to write about. Until then, you'll just have to put up with me writing silly crap on T'internet.
19) I once sang a solo in front of the Commodore of the Royal Navy. I was a Sea Cadet and when I was about 15 I went on a summer camp at Britannia Royal Naval College. I volunteered to sing in the choir whilst I was there and the Vicar asked if I would like to sing on my own instead. I sang a lovely little church number which I called "As The Deer Pants" because the first line is "As the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after you...". I think most people called it "As The Deer".
20) I own a lot of lipsticks and am forever buying more!
21) Christmas is my FAVOURITE time of year. Both my Sister and I get almost unhealthily obsessive about presents and decorations and the tree etc. etc. Hannah even goes as far as demanding everyone stick to a strict dress code of silly woolly jumpers.
22) I love surprises. Nice ones, obvs.
23) I am told that I turn into a petulant 5-year-old when I'm tired.
24) I wish I could walk in heels with a modicum of grace. But I can't.
25) The best advice I have ever heard is "just keep swimming" - Dory - Finding Nemo.
BONUS RANDOM FACT
My brother has reminded me of another random fact...
I have 3 younger siblings: the aforementioned sister and 2 brothers. They are all darlings, especially the brothers. I will be writing a post very soon on the unfathomable pleasures of having younger brothers... so stay tuned for that!
Okay, that's me done for the day. Tell me a random fact about you in the comments!
Tomorrow we will be talking about books.
Ciao for niao!
*Ahem*. I mean... I'm back.
In the spirit of getting to know each other a little better, I have decided to include my first meme (dundundunnn). So here are 25 "Random Facts" about moi:
1) I really HATE moths. They are butterflies FROM HELL.
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| Found on Google Images - No credit taken! |
3) I am named after the midwife that delivered me. I think Mum & Dad thought I was going to be a boy and, when it turned out I wasn't, they were like "Oh err quick think of a girl's name...Rebekah that'll do!". That's right RebeKAH. It's Hebrew. No, I'm not Jewish. My parents just like the way it's written in the Bible. Yes. It IS annoying when people think it's funny to call me REBE-KAH-Kah-kah a la Shooting Stars...
4) I am technically what you might call "hirsute". To my dismay I discovered this when I saw an interview with a woman on a dodgy Channel 5 documentary and realised that we were as hairy as each other - except that she was being deliberately lax with the topiary in order to charge questionable characters lots of money to nuzzle her armpits. Maybe I'm missing a trick but I think I'll carry on with my bald monkey act for now... At least I know I've got something I can fall back on!
5) I bang my head almost daily. The routine goes something like this: Open bathroom wall cabinet, retrieve toothbrush, start to brush teeth, bend down to open cupboard under the sink, stand-up and crack head on corner of bathroom cabinet door. I have tried to move things around so I don't have to get things from under the sink but that just makes me bang my head somewhere else at some other point in the day. I've therefore made the conscious decision, since I am obviously destined to sustain this sort of daily injury, to at least exercise what little control I have over my immediate future by allowing my head to be hit in the same place each time. Logic shmogic...
6) I cry. A lot. At the slightest sign of distress to a fictional character, human or otherwise, I am blubbing like a baby. As you can imagine, Les Mis nearly killed me.
7) I love my job. I'm a ...wait for it..."Business Development Manager" - posh eh? I sell factory machines business-to-business. It may not sound like much but it's fun, challenging, a bit weird, and I'm a real geek about it.
8) I think lamb tastes like sheep smell. That's why I don't eat it.
9) I'm fluent in French and Spanish.
10) Wet cling film weirds me out. Don't ask me how I know this...
11) I love cheese so much that I used to just eat it off the block but I had to stop doing it when I moved in with my boyfriend because it turns out a random fact about him is that he hates finding bite marks in the cheese. Who knew?
12) I love sleeping. I do not subscribe to the whole "but you'll waste the day" theory. It is NOT a waste of a day if sleeping is how you intended to spend your time.
13) I will never tire of watching FRIENDS.
14) I got an E in my Electronics GCSE. We had to choose a technology subject at GCSE level because my senior school was a Technology College. I was banned from Mrs B's sewing room because I broke a needle on one of the sewing machines. (She seemed incredibly unsympathetic to the fact that the way I broke this needle was by accidentally sewing it through my finger!). Mrs Heinz's (no joke - that was her name) Food Tech class was boring and I couldn't draw so thought Graphics would be a nightmare. As for woodwork - well would you let me loose with a saw? Didn't think so. I was left in a class of 5 boys in Electronics. They were all very clever, computery types. I was mostly able to get them to help me solder stuff in class but on the exam paper, there was no saving me. I got 12 marks out of 120 and those were for colouring-in (designing a package for a torch). Maybe I should have done Graphics after all...
15) I would love to travel more but when I had the time, I didn't have the money and now I have more money but no time!
16) I would love to get a dog when the Boy and I have our own house. The landlady would have a fit if we kept one in our current flat!
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| My BF wants us to get a dog like this one. |
18) I would love to write a book one day but have no fudging clue what to write about. Until then, you'll just have to put up with me writing silly crap on T'internet.
19) I once sang a solo in front of the Commodore of the Royal Navy. I was a Sea Cadet and when I was about 15 I went on a summer camp at Britannia Royal Naval College. I volunteered to sing in the choir whilst I was there and the Vicar asked if I would like to sing on my own instead. I sang a lovely little church number which I called "As The Deer Pants" because the first line is "As the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after you...". I think most people called it "As The Deer".
20) I own a lot of lipsticks and am forever buying more!
21) Christmas is my FAVOURITE time of year. Both my Sister and I get almost unhealthily obsessive about presents and decorations and the tree etc. etc. Hannah even goes as far as demanding everyone stick to a strict dress code of silly woolly jumpers.
22) I love surprises. Nice ones, obvs.
23) I am told that I turn into a petulant 5-year-old when I'm tired.
24) I wish I could walk in heels with a modicum of grace. But I can't.
25) The best advice I have ever heard is "just keep swimming" - Dory - Finding Nemo.
BONUS RANDOM FACT
My brother has reminded me of another random fact...
I have 3 younger siblings: the aforementioned sister and 2 brothers. They are all darlings, especially the brothers. I will be writing a post very soon on the unfathomable pleasures of having younger brothers... so stay tuned for that!
Okay, that's me done for the day. Tell me a random fact about you in the comments!
Tomorrow we will be talking about books.
Ciao for niao!
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