Another Masquerade ,
Monday, June 16, 2014 | 4:57 PM
Changed my blogskin because I got sick of the old one. This new skin is an edited version of this one. Although I quite like the original skin, I cannot relate to the “dice” theme so I edited the skin based on my own theme: “freedom, fly” and slightly Maleficent-inspired. Starting from the title of the blog, “winged dreams”, it explains how I feel like my dreams are taking flight as graduation gradually approaches. Each night I fantasize about what I see myself doing in the future. (Although I know a more practical thing to do would be to plan my revision schedule though.)
The icon on the tab (it’s the small picture beside the title of the blog), is a pair of black wings. Although it took me half an hour to find the photo and the html to fix it there, I think it’s much prettier than putting the blogger.com site’s icon:
. LOL. This kind of little details matters to me, like how I deal with life too. /imagine cliche quotes about "the little things in life" here/ On the left side of the blog however, the title is "Caged In" because, while my fantasizes are running wild at night, the reality is that I'm still stuck in having to do what is expected of me: preparing for A Levels, preparing for A Levels,preparing for A Levels. I gotta credit my wild and vivid imaginations for keeping me sane and alive. How sad that I've to feed myself make-believe(s) and lies to survive.
Underneath the "Caged In", is a quote from Maleficent. Watched the movie with Isabelle and Chenxi on Chenxi's birthday (11.06.14). Personally, I chose this quote: "Wings. I need you to be my wings" to express my desire of having someone to be there for me, and how I feel that I cannot do this on my own. Although I'm not sure who am I calling out to at the moment...
Anyways, speaking of Maleficent, I strongly recommend those who have yet to watch it to go and check it out because I enjoyed it extremely. But I'm convinced that the reason why I had so much fun watching it was because of the company - Chenxi and Isabelle. It amuses me how they can just chat and make (hilarious) comments throughout the movie in the theaters as though it is the protocol in the cinema. LOL. (P.S. I think the next paragraph will only make sense to those who've watched the movie)
Chenxi and I were betting on the crow to be the one giving the "true love kiss" to Aurora but Isabelle was convinced that it will be Maleficent. Funny how Isabelle appears to be disgusted by the entrance of the handsome Prince Philip (played by Brenton Thwaites, totally my type), I think she's disgusted because she doesn't want him to "save the day". And I think the three of us ruin the atmosphere in the theater with our uncontrollable laughter and exclaims of "it's a lesbian show!!" when Aurora was awaken by Maleficent's kiss. LOL.
And once again, Isabelle predicted the ending the nth number of movies we watched together. Totally agree with Chenxi that she should just be a director herself. And no matter what genre of shows she make, I think it will always be "comedy" to us. LOL. Anyways, there are many interesting online reviews about Maleficent which I think people should read after watching the show. I just read one which mentioned that Stefan's theft of Maleficent's wings is an act that can rightfully been compared to a sexual assault. LOL. Disney's implicit sex theme strikes again.
Anyways, back to talking about my new blogskin. The photo of the four birds in flight on the left forms a triangle, signifying the balance that I (aim to) constantly pursue in life. (I feel like I'm playing too much now though...) Under the photo, I have a short introduction about myself. Quite a nonsensical "biography" this time compared to the heavyhearted one I had before. Personally, I think it's quite cute. Hahahah.
And after the introduction, is the usual links to previous posts. (Note that I have added two little cloud icons there.) DETAILS DETAILS. :D Anyways, moving on. On the right side of the blog, every post begins with a picture of a bird flying out of a cage. If you run your cursor over it, it will reveal the blog title of that post (the only interactive feature on my blog currently, LOL).
Initially I wanted to put a picture of a cage and when you hover over the picture, it changes to the picture of the bird flying out of the cage so that it looks like "the bird has gotten it's freedom" (and it's more fun to see LOL) but my html skills are limited and I don't wanna spend the whole day doing this, therefore I will let it be for now.
I wanted to add another small icon for every end of the post but I don't wanna overdo it and spoil the beauty in its simplicity so... there you go! My new blog skin. P: I don't think I will keep this one for long though. It doesn't give me the joy and satisfaction I felt with my previous blogskin.
"I had wings once, and they were strong. They could carry me above the clouds and into the headwinds, and they never faltered. Not even once. But they were stolen from me." - Maleficent
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