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Twenty-something. Writer, reader, music, art and photography enthusiast. I'm a nice girl, who's nice to pretty much everyone. I've got brown eyes and smile easily.

Laughing is my favorite. I love to travel and do it a lot. I am terrible at retelling stories in a funny manner. I read an abnormal amount of books a year - I'm not kidding. I like listening to music in the dark with my eyes closed. Watching movies is definitely on my top 5 favorite things to do.

I'm Spanish which explains why I'm a foodie. I've got an impressively large music collection, if I may say so myself. I've been told I'm pretty down to earth. I'm rather blunt. I think lying is for savages and loathe over-dramatics. I am easy to delight and amuse. I'm fiercely loyal. Pretty much, I'm an open book.

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Things I Love

Traveling. Reading. Music. Theatre. Films. Writing. Photography. Coffee. Adventures. England. Running. Art. New York. The infinite. Dancing. Water sports. People watching. Happiness. Concerts. Pubs. Star Gazing. Europe. Period films. Fairy Tales. Interesting words. Nerdy men. Sarcasm. Vinyl records. Mysteries. Wit. Poetry. Randomness. Film festivals. Black and white photos. Authors. Lined yellow note pads. The seasons. Fine dining. Snow sports. Kettles. Nostalgia. Vintage. My laptop Jace and my ipod Margo. Letters. Tap. Different cultures. Imagination. Thrillers. British radio. Obscurities. Dystopian Literature. Textures. Raspberry tea. Typewriters. Lace. Rainy days. Mix tapes. Love. Lavender scents. European architecture. Down comforters. Forests. Magical realism. Baking. Painting. Outdoor cafes.

Following

4 December 09

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3 December 09

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Posted: 7:37 PM
This manuscript - one of the British Library’s best - loved treasures - is the original version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, the pen-name of Charles Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician. Dodgson was fond of children and became friends with Lorina, Alice and Edith Liddell, the young daughters of the Dean of his college, Christ Church. One summer’s day in 1862 he entertained them on a boat trip with a story of Alice’s adventures in a magical world entered through a rabbit-hole. The ten-year-old Alice was so entranced that she begged him to write it down for her. It took him some time to write out the tale - in a tiny, neat hand - and complete the 37 illustrations. Alice finally received the 90-page book, dedicated to ‘a dear child, in memory of a summer day’, in November 1864. Urged by friends to publish the story, Dodgson re-wrote and enlarged it, removing some of the private family references and adding two new chapters. The published version was illustrated by the artist John Tenniel. Many years later, Alice was forced to sell her precious manuscript at auction. It was bought by an American collector, but returned to England in 1948 when a group of American benefactors presented it to the British Library in appreciation of the British people’s role in the Second World War.(via Virtual books: images only - Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground: Introduction) I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY!

This manuscript - one of the British Library’s best - loved treasures - is the original version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, the pen-name of Charles Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician. Dodgson was fond of children and became friends with Lorina, Alice and Edith Liddell, the young daughters of the Dean of his college, Christ Church. One summer’s day in 1862 he entertained them on a boat trip with a story of Alice’s adventures in a magical world entered through a rabbit-hole. The ten-year-old Alice was so entranced that she begged him to write it down for her. It took him some time to write out the tale - in a tiny, neat hand - and complete the 37 illustrations. Alice finally received the 90-page book, dedicated to ‘a dear child, in memory of a summer day’, in November 1864. Urged by friends to publish the story, Dodgson re-wrote and enlarged it, removing some of the private family references and adding two new chapters. The published version was illustrated by the artist John Tenniel. Many years later, Alice was forced to sell her precious manuscript at auction. It was bought by an American collector, but returned to England in 1948 when a group of American benefactors presented it to the British Library in appreciation of the British people’s role in the Second World War.(via Virtual books: images only - Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground: Introduction)

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY!

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uh uh uh I can’t wait to call you home.

uh uh uh I can’t wait to call you home.

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This work by British painter Ozias Humphry is the only known oil painting of Jane Austen, believed to be aged about 14. CNN

This work by British painter Ozias Humphry is the only known oil painting of Jane Austen, believed to be aged about 14.

CNN

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“ Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
— James Baldwin

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Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh
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