I've Got A Dream, I've Got A Dream

After reading the chapter in Carrie's All I Know Now book about having a dream and working for it no matter how realistic it is it got me thinking about some of my dreams. Some of my dreams could be just classed as goals but I do have one dream that pretty much won't happen but I can still dream right? 

I kinda um want to be a face character at a Disney park. 

For those of you who doesn't know what that means it basically means I want to be one of the people who dress up and act like one of the Disney characters. I'm not 100% sure who I'd like to be and wouldn't really care if I actually managed to be anyone but I feel like my personality and looks would suit Rapunzel best. 

The problem with this dream is for a start I'd have to move country again, I'd want to be in an English speaking country so that only leaves America - either Florida or California. Once that's achieved I'd have to wait until there's actually an opening and then attend auditions. To audition for a face character you have to go through different rounds; singing, dancing, acting and of course looks. Now I'm not totally tone deaf, I don't have left feet, and I feel I could act like Rapunzel pretty well if I worked at it so all of those can be taught. I would happily wear green contact lenses and adopt a chameleon if it improved my looks more but I doubt that would get me to the point of being chosen. That's if I qualify for the height restrictions, I'm not sure of Rapunzels height restrictions but I know for a fact I'm too tall to play Wendy and Alice unfortunately. 

So you see it's not that my dreams realistic but it'll be very hard to do which is why I've been aiming for smaller dreams that are more obtainable in that I don't have to move country just yet. Do any of you have a dream like me? Slightly unobtainable? Let's sing it out Rapunzel style... 

That time I met Goofy ~ The Disney Tag

Welcome to Disneyland! I saw this tag on many blogs recently and it's becoming a bit of a habit but I wasn't personally tagged but I got my mum to send me photos for this blog post and she got enthusiastic enough to send me heaps so prepare for a few photos. I've been to Disneyland twice, once to Paris when I was 10 and once to Los Angeles when I was 13. Each time was magical but now my Disney love has grown even more since then (unimaginable I know) but I feel now I would go all out in Disney merch and things. I only walked away with like one thing from the shops each time and now I doubt I could control myself. 

All of these photos are from my Disneyland L.A and California Adventure experience and of my very unfashionable awesome two hatting thirteen year old me. I didn't really get into the whole meeting the characters thing but I did run into Goofy randomly walking past, and I got invited by Slim himself to join the parade and dance with him it was great! Anyways on with the tag! 

1. A scene in any Disney movie you wish you could experience?
The lantern scene in Tangled, I'm pretty sure everyone I've read who's done this tag has written this but it would be amazing. Also the flying carpet! 

2. An unforgettable experience you’ve had at the parks?
Pretty much every moment... I can't choose, I've mentioned a few throughout this post, but I have to say tasting my first churros was fabulous. 

3. What non-Disney song reminds you or brings back memories of Disney and or the parks? 
It's a small world counts as a Disney song right? Otherwise I have no idea. 

4. When was the first time you went to a Disney park?
I was around 10 years old and my grandparents took me to Disneyland Paris for a few days. We stayed in the Hotel Cheyenne, I'm pretty sure we stayed in the bear building and all my memories of this holiday was of this wild west themed hotel rather than the park. 

5. If you could choose any of the characters to be your best friend who would you choose?
Either Charlotte La Bouff or Stitch or both. They're both so caring but also have so much fun. How awesome would it be to party with Lottie?


6. Who is your favorite Disney princess?
Tiana, hands down, she's so down to earth and talented with her eyes on the prize. She also doesn't just fall into the hands of the first guy she sees.

7. Name a scene/moment in any Disney movie that never fails to make you cry?
I don't actually cry at disney movies, I never cried when Mufasa died or anything. I'm pretty sure some scenes have made me tear up the first time I watched it but I can't remember what. 

Mickey ears!

8. What is your favourite Disney movie?
Favourite overall movie is definitely Ratatouille, after having four rats my heart kind of sees a bit of all of them in Remy. Favourite princess movie however is The Princess and the Frog. 

9. Overrated Disney?
To me personally it's The Lion King, everyone talks about how amazing it is, how it was their childhood etc and to me it's just average. I maybe watched it once as a kid so that might be why. 

10. Underrated Disney?
Oliver and Company, and The Aristocats. 

11. Favorite Disney song?
How can I choose?!? When Will My Life Begin, I Just Can't Wait To Be King, Why Should I Worry, I Won't Say I'm In Love, Love Is An Open Door, Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride, and all The Princess and The Frog songs. 

12. Least Favorite Disney Film?
Probably Sleeping Beauty, another film I didn't have as a kid and as an adult I didn't find it that interesting. Sorry Aurora. 

13. Most Memorable Disney villain?
Hades is one sassy fella right there.

14. Favorite classic Disney/ favorite modern Disney?
Aristocats and Ratatouille (I feel like some of these questions are almost repeats?)

15. Favorite Disney score?
The Princess and The Frog, how can you resist those jazzy songs? 

I really can't wait to go back but I'm pretty sure it won't be anywhere in the near future. Also can we just stand back and appreciate how I couldn't get a decent photo in front of Walt and Mickey!

February Catch Up

Well here we have the last few days of February, it seemed to fly by didn't it? Maybe that was just the short month feeling even shorter. Anyway welcome to a little segment I'm planning on doing at the end of each month ~ The catch up! Basically a little post telling you things I've been up to, the things I've been loving, and a quick look at my top posts of the month in case you missed them. On with the show!

As February is the last month of my holidays I've been spending a lot of it indoors relaxing while I still have the time. Since moving back to Wellington late last month we've been sorting things out in the house, rearranging furniture and cleaning out some of the cupboards. Boring I know! But there's also been some interesting things happening I promise! Brad and I went along to the Dinosaur exhibit at the local museum Te Papa at the start of the month to see the great T-Rex and his family. If you missed it don't worry it wasn't the greatest although the video of dinosaurs terrorising the Wellington streets was awesome. 

It was also Valentines this month, hope you guys found that lucky someone wink wink. We're not really into the whole 'be lovey dovey only on one day' kinda thing so we didn't celebrate too much, only a card and a little present. I got Brad the little lego Charizard which we had fun building that day. 

I've been hanging out with my friends a fair bit, once I actually get outside, and we visited the local pub at the start of the month to join in with the outdoor movie event going on. I admit it was The Princess Bride so not a 5 star for movie choice but it was a great evening and the movie did make things more hilarious. Also had many a games night recently, including a very funny three round event of Cranium featuring a lot of minor amounts of vodka, and some intense poker games. I swear I almost won most of them. Okay I won one round of Cranium and came second in poker... 

Recently I've been loving the show How To Get Away With Murder, it's just come to TV here in NZ but thanks to the trusty internet Brad and I are already up to date and cannot wait for the season finale next week! It's similar to programs like NCIS and detective shows but is more around the legal sides of things, it's really great and I totally recommend it. Another thing I've been loving to do is playing Disney movies in the background whilst doing work. Mainly as I've watched them so many times that I know exactly what's happening without looking up, the same goes for Harry Potter movies. 
I've also been loving online shopping, especially for make up, so keep your eyes peeled for a haul once it all arrives. 

How To Survive University

I share five main tips that I recommend doing to survive your first week at university, whether it's your first year or your last. Find it here. 

The British Tag

It does what it says on the tin, I answer many questions on the British Tag about all things British. Wanna cuppa mate? You can find it here. 

A Year Of Firsts

Eleven things I want to achieve for the first time this year, I discuss art, blogging, and money among other things. Find it here.

There we go. February is over and March is here, Autumn is coming! I can't wait for boots and jeans. 

Twenty Fourteen

I know a lot of New Year posts may be overkill but I feel like 2014 is going to be my year. Although I've already had some ups and downs and I know it's going to have one awful death in the family but it seems I've finally found my place.  

I'm really excited to move back down to uni, less because of work but more because I'm flatting with my friends. Last year I lived in uni halls which were 5 bedroom flats so I didn't know my flatmates before I moved in with and it was so lucky that I got on with them and I got on with two of them so much they were like family by the end of the year it was fabulous. I don't know if living in the same flat as my friends will now make it a bit awkward as last year I had some where to go to to get away from if I needed some Sophie time and now I wont. I'm sure it'll be fine though as they all lived on their own last year so they'll be wanting their own time too. Think we'll have some great memories in that flat and hopefully stay there for the next three years of my degree. I'll also be living with my boyfriend which we'll see how that goes as we agreed to live together before actually getting together as I'm really for the whole not living with people you're dating but we'll see. 

I'm hoping my second year at uni will go much smoother in classes having got past that freshers first year of learning all the new things and will finally crack down on classes specific to our degrees. I'm incredibly excited for a class I'm taking called 'Character Design' and really think it'll be so much fun as all I love doing in my spare time is drawing Disney so if I'm able to go down that kinda style route of animation I'll be so happy. I really hope to take my confidence to the next level and allow myself to actually ask for help and work while people are around me and let them see my progress works instead of hiding away until I finish my final piece.

Last night I made a huge purchase which has taken me years to finally cave into something I've really wanted ever since using one for the first time about 4 years ago; an iMac. Frankly I've heard some really good and really bad things about apple and I just wanted to make my own decision about it so just went for it. Deciding on a desktop instead of a laptop as my laptop is still pretty decent but my desktop really does need replacing as I never bother using it as it's useless. I'll just leave it up here when I move back down so I can use it in holidays and not have to bother carting my laptop back and forth as it's a bloody nuisance. 

As for my resolutions it's now the 8th and I'm doing pretty well at most of them, as you can see from this post.. well better than I thought I would personally. 

a day in the life of sofi

positives

• finding a girl in one of my classes who loves Harry Potter and Disney as much as me and spending the entire class and an hour afterwards just fangirling together pouring over this amazing book. 
• bonding with my flat going out for fish and chips (in my case sausage and chips) on the beach and playing around while the sun set. 

negatives

• spending 3 hours in a bloody roasting room having my work critiqued by the entire class. it wasn't nice really and i wasn't allowed to talk to say i knew it was badly executed so i had to sit through them complain about it.. I'm so not a fine art student. 
• sitting through a just under 1 1/2 hour talk about the choices of majors next year and coming out with none of my questions answered. 

100 Day Project - Update 1

It's day 15 on the 100 day project and I've been keeping up much better than I thought I would really. Here's quite a few of my days as a little update post as I said I would post some as time went on. I'm only really happy with about three of my days; Simba, Timon and Pumbaa, and Stitch.. the others not so much. I think it may be that I'm a bit rushed for timing, one picture a day is actually really big for me as I normally take forever to finish one drawing so I'm doing okay.  I am pretty impressed with my range of media to be quite honest, although there's only like 4 different types I've used so far normally I only use pencil for my Disney sketches so this is an improvement at least x

A princess and a little frog

 

I came across this book in the library at University and honest to God couldn't hold in a squeal when I discovered it. There's a large range of Disney animation books there and by the end of the semester I'll have had them all out I bet you but this one caught my fancy. At the moment The Princess And The Frog is my favourite Disney movie due to it's lovely storyline, catchy musical numbers and great humorous characters, who couldn't fall in love with it? 

One of my passions in life is animation and in particular Disney animation so of course coming across these sorts of books was hard to imagine. If you've never come across one of these books before I suggest searching one out if you're into animation and/or Disney. The artists and directors take you through scene by scene/character by character and basically outline the thoughts and processes it took from getting the initial sketches of Tiana for example all the way onto the big screen.

I'm onto my third renewal at the moment because I just can't seem to part with it although unfortunately I can't renew it again so I will have to pluck up the courage and give it back to the library. Sad times although I can still revel in the perfect animation by watching the movie over and over again and of course singing my heart out along with the characters. x