Went for my walk today, it was lovely and finally answered my question to if the flags on the Victoria park War monument are real, they're not, they're painted stone. Had a note from the Police through our door this morning about a burglary which apparently happen 3 doors down or up from us, so we're all on security alert now. I'm home alone at the moment, and every little noise is making me jumpy. I don't know what I'm expecting... One to ninja through my window or something! Nervy times.

I've decided that tomorrow I'm going for a walk down New Walk, all the way to Victoria park.

Useless day, however cinema with Mumsy and phone chat with Deb made me feel so much better!

So far today is being rubbish. Luckily get to run away to the cinema with Mum, I'm excited! Even if it is to see War Horse, which I'm just going to cry all the way through.

Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me

Shadow Animals

"She doesn’t say ‘I love you’ like a normal person. Instead, she’ll laugh, shake her head, give you a little smile, and say… ‘You’re an idiot’. If she tells you you’re an idiot, you are a lucky man."

After two weeks for seriously good moods and cheerfulness, I feel a bit flat tonight.

"You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."

Yvaine, Stardust (2007)