just everything:

• The Fall
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• le voyage du ballon rouge
• the diving bell and the butterfly

most visually stunning:

• king kong
• lord of the rings trilogy
• across the universe
• La Vie en Rose
• slumdog millionaire
• pan's labyrinth

influential/ emotionally staining:

• the hobbit (animated)
• a scanner darkly
• the butterfly effect
• watership down
• spirited away
• leaving Las Vegas

Having spent a considerable amount of time at this point exploring parts of NJ, I now have a newfound appreciation for the Garden State. Its hidden gems include the following:

• that movie with Zach Braff and Natalie Portman.
• not just plain suburbia; each town has its own unique character.
• random ass corn fields and other types of rural land.
• beaches, boardwalks, and nice, beachy towns.
• high taxes = really well kept roads and highway system.
• bike paths miles long that stretch through multiple towns.
• Asbury Park: a unique and historic town known for being home to lots of gay bars; old Heating Plant, old, defunct carousel; The Stone Pony.

• Favorite: Selden Thrift
  • 614 Middle Country Road, Selden. 631-736-3979
• Community Thrift Shop Inc.
  • 274 New York Ave, Huntington 631-271-4883
• East Northport Goodwill
  • 1900 Jericho Turnpike, East Northport. 631-462-4219
• Centereach Goodwill
  • 1500 Middle Country Road, Centereach. 631-698-0860
• Patchogue Goodwill
  • 479 East Main Street, Patchogue. 631-207-0623
• Patchogue Salvation Army

• Wormtail

a)Wormtail apologizing for framing Sirius and revealing details about Voldemort's location and plans and etc but incriminating himself shortly after Harry's parents were killed.

detail for speech: breaks down into tears, say 'bloody hell' a lot, "you know i'm not the most courageous fellow; find the gryffindor in me" etc detail for article: only gryffindor death eater in history; took courage to come clean

Wormtail -explains situation (he revealed James' and Lily's secret to Voldemort, accused Sirius of their betrayal, killed 12 people and then framed Sirius for their murders as well as his own by leaving his finger behind.) -feels guilty (and scared of Voldemort); reveals himself as alive and guilty -maybe because of Veritasserum administered by someone, ie Snape, Vol...

references I often want to make around people who won't understand them

• "You're DOIN' IT WRONG." (In Ray William Johnson's voice)
• Two Camels in a Tiny Car
• foreign pretentious troll
• "I fell in love at the Apple store"
• "WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY EXPLOSION WEDNESDAY" & "I'm not sure if it's a thing."
• "Get to the alligator pit!"
• "It's Tuesday, fiveawesomegirls. I feel completely ridiculous." & "Why am I rapping? I got challenged, so I'm rapping."
• "Today is awesome because..."
• the Internet Killed Television theme song
• "I'M AWESOME. No, you're not, dude, don't lie..."
• "I'm Dailyboothing online, every time I snap a pic the comments explode..."
• Lex's version of Love The Way You Lie

• Alphabet City: Cafe Wednesday
• Arthur Ave: Full Moon, Italian food, pastry, Bronx Juice; nearby: Pugsleys Pizza, Cafe Wednesday at The Blend
• Bleecker Street: secondhand bookstore
• Bronx Botanical Gardens
• Brooklyn: brewery, White Castle, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Cloud Cult
• Central Park
• Chelsea: Good Will, pad thai, restaurant for Humma's sweet 16
• Chinatown: Excellent Dumpling, Canal Street
• East Village: NYU, Halloween scary/ gothic story reading, Halloween parade, Pommes Frites, Saw 7, Cafe Wednesday
• Fordham Road: shopping for shoes, Black Swan costumes; D train & 4 train stops
• Greenpoint: Polish bakery, thrift shop, pad thai
• Hell's Kitchen: Amy's Bakery

• NYC flea markets
• Governor's Island; free ferry running between BKLYN and Manhattan through Sept. 25 on Fri., Sat., and Sun. until 5pm. No cars there; free concerts. Friday afternoons: free 1-hour bike rentals - enough time to explore the island.
• Staten Island via ferry, bus from midtown, or high finished subway tunnel from Brooklyn. FDR Boardwalk, less urban areas.
• Explore northern NJ via PATH or NJ Transit. Union City, etc.
• Alphabet City: bookstore, $1.50 empanadas, the architectural wonder that is Cooper Union, Raj Mahal on Curry Row (4-course dinner special; occasionally offers you wine with dinner if you look old enough.)
• Take more buses to see lots of the city without walking. Longest bus route: M101, 12 miles between Wash. Heights and the East Village.