Welcome to the world of Faerie.

I've discovered Faerie. And magic. I've discovered, I LIKE fantasy.

The only fantasy I ever read in my younger days was Dragonlance, and even that was a brief affair. But thanks to Neil Gaiman's Stardust (thanks to Nick) as well as The Chronicles of Narnia, I think the fantasy world just got itself a new fan.

I never really considered Harry Potter fantasy. (Movie 4 is out today woohoo! I'll catch it soon, right after I watch the first three again.) HP was always a good read but it was more of an entertaining adventure thingy for me. But Narnia... that's fantasy. Can you believe I never even heard of Narnia when I was a kid? I feel like I missed out on so much! Oh well, making up for lost time now ;) I can't get enough of it, honestly. I think I want to live there.

Let's talk about Stardust. Neil Gaiman is, in a word, brilliant. I don't know how he does it, but he ties everything together so seamlessly (like magic!) I can't help cheering. I laughed out loud in the last few pages of Stardust... he just brought it all together so well. I love the way he writes, it's so... normal. I mean, he makes it sound normal. And that's amazing.

I want to live there too.

Which explains the fairy princess/gypsy girl-inspired looks I've been sporting lately, to work, no less. I just got a new haircut, courtesy of Mom, and I totally love it. I think it's gorgeous. Maybe because it makes me look elfin. Or nymph-like. Or something. At least, I'd like it to. I hope it does. Sigh. Now I'm wishing I lived in Faerie and something exciting and romantic would happen to me. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.

Guess I'm still a kid at heart. But you knew that already.