"But Charlie don't forget what happened to the man who got everything he always wanted..."

"What happened?"


"He lived happily ever after"

Dickens.

I feel like wind. Wind is so nice. I find it amusing that I write this because if it actually was windy there is no doubt that I would be complaining, trying to stop my hair whip itself in my eyes and feeling fed up with all the whole business of "wind". But as it stands it is not windy and my hair is not in my eyes so at this very moment I do want wind because wind is nice when it isn't around. I'm glad that makes so much sense.

It is 2010. I didn't celebrate last night. Not really. I lounged around eating chocolate strawberries, crisps and dip, drinking wine and watching silly movies. My friend was meant to come round but she didn't. It was a bit of a disappointment. Louis was sick so he stayed in bed. He stayed up till midnight but then he pretty much fell asleep straight away. I read some more Dickens. I love him. I don't even know why. His stories are just so interesting! I devour his books. I think the fact that all his novels were published as monthly installments definitely helps eliminate all the "boring bit". It meant that after every installment he left his readers with a cliffhanger. You always want to know what happens next so I just can't stop reading. I'm like a mad woman possessed. I even feel annoyed when my eyes start to glaze over and I can't prize them open any longer and I drift off into sleep without knowing what's going to happen. I don't want to sleep - I want to read and read and when I get to the end I want to begin again because I just can't bear not being there with all the different characters! I read with bated breathe, my heart pounding away - the adventures sending thrills through my chest, down each arm into my fingers until I'm tingling all over. I love going to the bookstore too. I just love it. I love that feeling I get when I walk in knowing that I am surrounded by so many great stories, so many different stories - thousands of lives that I can just walk into and be a part of! Doesn't that amaze you?? We can just step out of our drab little existence and suddenly be in an enchanting, wicked, mysterious, charming, horrific or funny new world. It sends me shivers up my spine! I love books. I love the way they smell, I love the way they look, I love the way they can transport me away from all the pain and grief...I love the way you are never alone when you are reading Dickens.