The Vignette Vine™

"We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today." -Dale Carnegie

My Life in a Nutshell
I love writing, whether it be to spark inquisitiveness, to express vigour or genuine reflection; sometimes I don't even know. Curiosity fuels my motivation, while learning and searching for answers drives my determination. But what really counts here is the journey; which I am sure recent HSC students are well aware of.

Those who really know of me, would know that I'm determined, often very pensive, but it is only those who really get the way I tick who realise I'm louder on the inside than on the outside. Confusing? Yes, but what do you expect? I'm not your ordinary seventeen year old girl; trust me, I would know. Oh, and might I add five (perhaps random) things that I love: quotes, handwritten letters, poems, music and love. That's right, I love love.

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." -Albert Schweitzer.

My Favourite Films
I enjoy all types of movies, but I am always sappy for a romance. If it's ever too hard to pick between the new release movie with the 'best filmic technology of the decade', or the supposed 'horror' movie you're keen to put to the test in hope you can claim it as the very first 'real' scary movie very created; well, you may as well ditch both.

A good ol' romantic comedy or even a traditional romantic drama warms the heart, leaving you smiling on the inside by the last note played. (I would have said by the last kiss, or the last scene, but that's all a bit too cliché, don't you think?) Here's my list of favourites, and hey, I never said they were all going to be romances...

- Love Happens
- Strictly Ballroom
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- The Break Up
- P.S I Love You
- Bridesmaids
- Something Borrowed
- Love Me If You Dare
- Titanic
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 1 & 2

"Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time." -Richard Carlson

My Favourite Famous People
- Jodi Picoult: If you haven't already read one of her many books, I strongly suggest that you go pick one up right now. Then you will understand.
- Taylor Swift: Her 2010 concert was amazing and I absolutely cannot wait to go to her 2012 concert.
- Gossip Girl: The best TV Series ever created. I love how it makes us, as viewers, remember that our dramas are moderately manageable. If Gossip Girl was constantly watching you, your whole life could be turned upside down 99 times in one day rather than once every now and then. All of the cast are amazing.

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." -Phyllis Diller

Random Thoughts
Now to something I feel strongly about: life decisions are meant to be made in the shower. I mean, come on, what else in the world could a shower have possibly been created for?

"Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty." -Ann Herbert

Finally
So now I have proved to you how much I love to write and how I could go on forever, I'd like to leave you with one last quote...

"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world." -Marilyn Monroe