didn't sleep at all last night. watched TV then read the Secret History until 4:38 am. then, i laid in bed thinking a) my neck could not possibly be comfortable, ever. and b) elijah wood. then at 5:42am, the birds started chirping, signaling sun rise. so when it got light enough, i took out the Secret History and read. hence now. i dont intend to sleep today until at least 8 pm. which is why i made tea and put some coffee in it. no ewws now, its a HK drink, called yin yurng, or ying yang, i suppose - milky tea + coffee. am hoping that the caffine will keep me awake for the next 12 hours.

i've been an insomniac since before i went to kindergarden. i used to watch cats wander around the car park next to my block of flats. they like the heat given off the engines. my aunt, who doesnt sleep much herself, pointed them out to me. hence the shortness. growth hormone levels are highest during sleep. i suppose they get broken down when you're awake.

laughing cow tastes shit with yin yurng. then again i have no choice cos i've eaten all food supplies in this house. no milk, not even evaporated. if i want more caffine, i'll have to: a) drink coke. b) use disgusting cappucino powder mum bought a while ago. yummy.

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main reason for thinking about elijah wood besides obsession and bed-side poster is because... *drum roll*... i am the QUEEN of spotting famous people in crappy little films made in the early nineties that get played in the middle of the night. spotted amber benson twice, eliza dushku twice, isobel in roswell and many other randomes. Mr elijah wood, veteran child star is not getting away.

film's called Paradise. this 10 year old city boy (mr wood) called willard (who knows), who just got a scholarship to a preppy american school, is sent by his pregnant, single mom to live with her best friend and husband in some town in the middle of nowhere. their marriage is in deep shit cos their son died 2.5 years ago. the arrival of willard and his tactless innocent questions forces the couple to face the fact that their marriage is in shambles. oh, and everyone else's marriages are in trouble, cos they happen to be. and willy (as they affectionately call him) is in deep denial about his dad leaving him. he has no friends cos he's a boff naturally clever, but he does make friends with a loner girl of 9. oh, and he appears topless twice. and looks way starved. but he was 10, so save the pervy thoughts. and melanie griffith plays his mom's best friend, his materal figure in the film.

seems as if elijah wood has had the squint/frown thing since forever. he had it all perfected in the film, which was shot in 1991. in fact, he looks pretty similar to 21 year old him now; all big blue eyes, pouty lip. kinda a cross between casey and frodo. the stupid hair cut, the vulnerable look, the thoughful gaze etc. gotta admit, he does have a sort of wierd, alien, those-eyes-are-way-too-big-for-a-normal-boy air to him.

AND there were already jokes made about his height. or lack of. the 9 year old girl was like, "oh, you're ten, i thought you were younger." and he was all, "no! my height is way normal for my age." whatever you say. the role was very casey-y. but he really was tiny! i was only just eleven in the first year, ten, i think, when i arrived in the UK. seem to remember self being slightly taller. longer, nimbler fingers, at least.

twas a sweet film, tho. brought tears to my eyes and all when he left the town in the middle of nowhere. vell at least i didn't cry when i saw When Harry Met Sally *coughelijahwoodcough*. then again, i only watched the table-orgasm-'i'll-have-what-she's-having scene. twas an important moment of cinema, that. such a girl, that cutie.

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th since 5th october 2001