Colours Of The Wind

Disney's 'Pocahontas'. See, Disney does actually have a reference to everything even if they don't know it. So next time someone dares to criticize it, just remember your whole childhood and you child's childhood will be based on it. A fair number of classic stories come from Disney and they have made classics unique. So don't even begin to criticize. You will be hunted down and killed. 

But I was struggling for a name for this post, and low and behold, whilst listening to six hours of Disney music (because I'm awesome), the perfect song came on! Genius really. So, there is a storm coming. And that means lots of wind and rain. I love the rain. Go read about it. But the wind is also quite awesome. Well... discounting the hair going everywhere and the skirts blowing up flashing everyone and the umbrellas turning inside out. But it is mostly good. Apart from the tornadoes and hurricanes and cyclones. But hey. That's life for you. 

But in my room there is a chimney. It's unblocked and theoretically I could have a fire in it. But to be honest, I'd probably end up setting fire to the mass collection of books I have and probably my bed as well. The bed wouldn't bother me. But the books. Man, some serious murder might take place. You take my books, you take my soul. Or at least a portion of it. 

But when the wind is strong it is really loud in my room because it comes down the chimney in a paint stroke of blue and red. It just sweeps down the chimney like a wrong way round chimney sweep. 'Mary Poppins' another Disney movie! It makes chimney sweeps cool. 

The blue is a sort of acrylic looking dark blue. But like it has had black mixed in to make that cheep home made darker blue. It's a muted shade. Not as bright as you would expect it to be. It is quite blue nevertheless. The red is the shade of red you get when you mix it with a tiny bit of blue poster paint when you are a small, creative child. It's not purple but it is still red.  It's shiny but at the same time a muted shade. Imagine the shade and then put a layer of PVA glue on it and leave it to dry to make it shiny.

The paint strokes are individual lines that follow in the same direction but there are clumps of lines in different thicknesses. And some clumps start in different places and may be more splodgy than others. It looks like a paint stroke when there is a little paint left and you are trying to get the last of the paint used up. 

So yeah. That is what I am expecting to see in the up coming twenty-four hours. It should be fun.

Forgive and Forget?

Hercules is such an awesome movie! And best of all- it's Disney! It is such an amusing take on the Greek myth and of course, the Disneyfication of it not only makes it awesome, but it makes it so much easier to understand for all of us simple minded souls.

Disney is magical- just like the T.V says. It always manages to cheer me up, even from the worst moods. Even the girls with the disproportionate eyes and hands and waists and legs and arms. The Disney songs are so random and strange but I love them. And there are always lessons to be learnt from Disney!

Hercules teaches us not to try and be things we are not and that all the bravado we put on is nothing compared to who we are. It also tells us not to trust people with fire for hair. Hercules feels like he doesn't belong (who doesn't feel like that sometimes), bu t after a bit of time being a hero, he discovers that he belongs right here, on Earth, in the place where he lives. Disney tells us "to quit your moaning and stop being so pathetic and get on with life!" Disney also shows us that we all fit in, in our own special way.

Also, there is this part where 'Meg' betrays him, and then he forgives her!? After she ultimately gained his trust then broke his heart and Hades took away his strength in order to try and overthrow Zeus. And he forgave he! Is some little idiot did that to me... I'd snap their neck. I would so want to keep my super power and save the world. I suppose the phrase "forgive and forget" springs into mind here. I don't forgive easily. I'm very excellent at holding a grudge against someone. Am I holding a grudge at the moment? Ummmm... I think I am. But I can't remember why. Well, I have the forget side of that phrase.

But my Sunday afternoon was heaven... A Disney movie to lift my spirits and yeah. Disney can make you feel so special and awesome and they are the best 'feel-good-movies' ever! Who needs a rom-com and ice cream when you're feeling blerg? Why not watch Disney in front of the fire? Yep- we have a fire! It's cold, don't judge!