James Franco as Allen Ginsburg

I've have a soft spot for James Franco ever since he decided to do a ridiculous stint on general hospital. I've had a soft spot for Allen Ginsburg since I read one of his poems with a rebel substitute teacher in my 10th grade English class and it basically changed my life. At that moment I became an English major (look how far that's taken me!) Or I guess, more accurately, at that moment I realised the power of literature and it pretty much changed my life. Therefore, I'm excited about this film.

Here's the poem FYI.

As a Follow Up Post...

Yesterday I looked in the mirror and saw this:

Yes, my expression is slightly horrifying, but look at my eyes, I basically had completely smudged my eyeliner/ mascara in every direction. I just pray I didn't interact with many people in this state. Such a hot bitch.

Actually my life theme song

Youtube has the Glee Idina Menzel version of my theme song!

But, nothing beats the original:

Facts:

- While "working on my dissertation" on Monday I actually watched this in the basement and started tearing up. Poor Fanny Brice! I've never seen the musical/film, but my little heart just breaks for her!

-Love Barbara's hair

- I can see why she won the Academy Award from this scene.

- THIS IS SO MY THEME SONG.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is by far the greatest book ever written. I just wanted to reiterate that. I hope I can always relate to it.

Things

-I'm looking at my first grownup flat tomorrow. So real world! Well, I'm going to share a flat with strangers, so I need to find the ideal strangers. I'm just excited to have more space. And not live with 55 year old Iraqi males.

- I find that I like people more if I think of them in the scheme of James Joyce. Or alternatively, I like people more when I realize they help me understand James Joyce more. So thank you, you are Stephen Dedalus.

- I can't wait till I'm done with my dissertation so I can just read all the time in my free time.

- I should really work on my dissertation...

- I should really stop spending money...

- I should really drink less.

I'm really into this song. Especially once it gets to 6:00.

Unreal Blue Sky from last weekend

LONDONNNNN

Everyone needs to drop what they're doing and head to Vintage Ads to look at/vote on their entries for the most sexist ads ever. They're all winner. In a really disturbing way.

My new Sunday morning routine

So basically the entire year I've spent Sunday going to Cafe Nero and reading the Sunday Times. Well today I switched that up and it was a GREAT decision. I went to Euphorium Bakery in Angel, a small chain of London cafes, home to the world's greatest almond croissants and read my Sunday Times there. GREAT DECISION. They removed the glass on all their floor length windows, so it super lovely, so Euro! A fab way to start my day... though now I have to figure out what to do with my day. Preferably something that doesn't involve fretting ova mah hawt future.