Hey, Tuesday. Pig 'n a Poke!

[katysam]

1. I picked up my glasses on Saturday and I've been wearing them pretty much ever since. It's amazing what a difference they make.
   
   
   
   I can't believe I never realised things didn't look like they should. Every now and then I take them off and look at the computer screen or the words on a page and the letters are all blurry and very faint and I wonder how I ever managed to read anything.
   
   Funny thing is, thinking back, I haven't read a great number of books for a few years now. I've never been a huge reader of books but in the past few years I've read even less. I've put it down to having other things to read such as, oh lets say fanfic shall we, but I'm thinking I may have unconsciously avoided reading books because it got a bit too hard. Just maybe.
   
   
   
2. As a kind of road test for my glasses, I read 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton. I'd forgotten what a great little book that is and how much it makes me cry. I cried like a baby. Like a hungry, angry baby.
   
   The only problem was, my copy is secondhand and in very poor condition. I picked it up for only a $1 so I can't complain too much but if anyone has scans of pages 9-12 and pages 87-90 handy, I'd be eternally grateful. *wink* Why do people have to tear pages out of books?
   
   The book made me think of Dean and Sam and I think that was the reason why I kept picturing a young Jared Padalecki as Ponyboy. Lets hope Padalecki never takes a liking to hair grease because in my mind he didn't look all that great greased up. ;) Thanks to the movie adaptation, I saw Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze as Sodapop and Darry, and Johnny was still the Karate Kid. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't fit Jensen into the story but Jared was definitely there.
   
   
   
3. My J&J single arrived in the mail today! \O/
   It's a pity I listened to it so many times when I downloaded it last weekend that I'm all crazy love'd out.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Melbourne Storm won their second game of the season on Friday night. We are 2 from 4 and sitting at sixth place on the ladder.
   
   
5. I had more stuff to write but I've forgotten what.
   
   
6. Oooh, Jensen in 3D. \O/ I refuse to think about how dodgy the movie could end up being ;)
   

Comments

[munibunny.livejournal.com]

You got the single already? Wow, I gotta go check the mail. Would you believe it's not really safe to have mail sent to our house so we have a box somewhere else? I know, it sounds terrible, doesn't it?

Go Storm! Not a perfect record but it's still early.

Love the glasses. You're gonna have to post a new pic now so we can see 'em on. Very stylish. *nods*

Don't think I have a copy of The Outsiders but if I did, the pages would be all worn and frayed from the hundreds of times I've read it. What parts are those? Little Jared as Ponyboy, huh? Yup, I see it.

20 foot tall Jensen. In 3D. Who even cares what the movie's about?!

[katysam.livejournal.com]

The single came a lot faster than I thought it would. I wasn't even sure they would post to Australia.

Hopefully Storm will continue with their form from last Friday. This Friday night we play the team we beat in the Grand Final last year. It'll be a tough game.

The glasses make me look like not!me. It's kind of strange because it just so happened I had an appointment to get my haircut on Saturday too so I ended up with new glasses and a new haircut so I look completely different. *lol*

Unfortunately, I think Jared is a bit old to play Ponyboy these days but, yeah, as a youngin he would have been brilliant. The first part I'm missing is some of the introduction of the characters which is a shamne. But the second part was when Johnny was in hospital and I think it's the scene where Ponyboy first goes to see Johnny after the fire. I was bit upset that part was missing. :(

If there is a plot which needs to be followed in Jensen's movie, I think I may have to see it twice because the first time I'm not going to be paying much attention to anything but the pretty. Boy, I'm so shallow... *grin*