Illuminated.

You know how in those books you read, the words are so descriptive and so beautiful. I love it. Because for almost everything and anything, I have a mental image/scene that plays out in my mind to accompany a particular word or phrase. ALWAYS comes with a visual image. I can't seem to think of one now. Oh well. So yea.. The reason why I love books so much more than movies (well.. not 'so much more', more like 'more') is because of all the words they can use to describe everything. 


Anyway, you know in books, they always talk about how in the night, the moon illuminates everything. Like 'The silvery luminescence casted upon the trees by the moon..' etc. I never really got that. Seriously. It's so weird. I've always thought of the moon as this decorative item in the sky, never as a source of light. I mean, scientifically and theoretically, yes, I do know that it is a source of light (derived from the light from the sun bla bla bla), but at night, you just don't think that the moon is what allows you to see at night. Probably the street lamps or something. 


I've been walking home from work at like 10pm at night these past few weeks. Of course not everyday, just some days. And let me tell you, the moon is so awesome. Seriously! On some nights right, when the sky is not cloudy, everything is indeed illuminated! On those nights right, the thought of how bright it is just strikes me suddenly. Then I look around and realize, wow, it really is bright. And as you might know, people in Australia don't turn on their porch lights. So it's REALLY REALLY dark in housing areas which don't have street lamps. It's not too bad for our housing area because of the train station near by which has spotlights and everything. But yea.. I totally, 100% get that phrase where the moon illuminates everything, casting a silver blanket over everything stuff. It's really cool!!! I think I mentioned before how sometimes on nights when the sky is not cloudy, the light from the moon shines through my bedroom window very brightly? It's those kind of nights. It's so utterly cool that something so small in the sky is a source of light. =D 


Well.. it's been REALLY cold. It's only the start of winter but I can feel the difference already. It's crazy! Usually I step out of the house with a long-sleeved shirt and a jumper on and I'm not too bad. But now, I'm wearing much more layers. It really is freezing cold! It's just different. The wind is so horrible! Today I went to school, I wore under shirt, long sleeved shirt, hoodie, jumper. I also wear wool tights (not very thick ones though) with sweat pants over it. I'M WEARING TIGHTS UNDER MY PANTS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT? I really dislike tights. I don't like them. I think that tights are really uncomfortable and they look.. 'fob'. No offence, but seriously. BUT, I think that they actually do look good, with the right clothes. Sigh. I really need to dress more appropriately now, given the unrelenting increasing age. People wear cool boots and awesome leather jackets, with those dress-like shirts to school on Free-Dress Day or Year 12 exams. Me? I wear hoodies and jumpers and sweat pants with my ever-trusty Mizuno sport shoes. Haha. Yes Georgina. I'm a loner because I don't dress properly. Haha. 


SO back to topic, it's been really cold. I can't imagine what the weather will be like as we progress further into winter! :O For now though, with my electric blanket I love so much (thanks mum!!!!!!), I shall continue to bear with the cold. Oh but I noticed a difference too. I realized that I'm not so hung up about the cold as I used to be. It's kind of different. Subtle difference, definitely. I don't know.. I'm just not affected by the cold so much anymore. It's either I'm putting on warmer clothes now or I'm really getting used to it. Sometimes I do feel cold, but then I don't go 'ARGHHHHH I WISH I WAS BACK HOME! I HATE THE COLD!' kind of thing anymore. Well.. at least not so much anyway. But, I still continue to suck all the moisture out from my skin (what's left of it) with the heater. It's been on EVERYDAY. Thumbs up. =) 


See you guys! Stay safe!