Sunday 30 May 2010
The Writer's Block
If you're interested in the Writer's Block, the book I mentioned in my previous blog, you can find it here. It's a really great book, and if you're a writer, I strongly suggest you buy it. It's genius.
Bieber Is My Best Friend.
... or so she thinks.
So Jess and I met up at 10:10am in the rain, caught the bus, and all that crap. Last week, I saw a hoodie in Pulp that I really wanted ("I ♥ Nerds"), so I looked at the pricetag this time (because I couldn't find it last time) ... it was £40, which was all that I had with me, and I had to get other things. We went into Little Waterstones (there's two in the city; a small one, and a larger one) to find Paper Towns by John Green, which I saw last time, but I couldn't find it. We went to Shakeaway, which is awesome, and After Eight milkshakes are delicious. I love them! So, anyway, we wandered around a bit, browsed shops, bought food. I ran into my aunt-by-marriage with her mum, and then my friend's dad/brother, and then my aunt, uncle and cousin who are staying for the weekend*.
At around one in the afternoon, we sat down to rest our feet, and so I could swap my shoes and wear the ones I had bought earlier (which are similar to these). I had connected my phone to Twitter earlier that day, knowing I'd be away from the computer for over twenty-four hours, and that it takes me forever to catch up on Twitter when I'm away for that long. Anyway, my phone vibrated for what felt like the thousandth time, so I got it out my pocket, and Jess says "Who is it this time?"
I read the tweet, and replied, "Justin."
"Bieber?"
"Yeah. He says he's got a new video out on Monday. I think it's for Somebody to Love, 'cos he was saying that he was filming for it a little while ago." A few minutes later, it went off again. Another tweet from Bieber. "Oh. Justin says it's not for Somebody to Love. He asked if we want a hint."
It was then that I noticed the girl sitting round the corner from us. She was looking at my phone longingly. It took me a while to figure it out, but I had to laugh when I did. She thought I was talking directly to Justin, like I knew him personally and he was a friend. I never mentioned Twitter, or anything that would give away that "we" meant his followers, and not Jess and I.
But still. That was fun.
And then we spent well over an hour in the large Waterstones, waiting for a window seat to be cleared in the upstairs Costa there. It was insanely busy for a long time, most of which we spent in this more cut-off section of the shop, with lots of Teaching Resources, Self-Help, and Reference books. It was in the Creative Writing section of the References section that I stumbled on The Writer's Block. The Writer's Block is this cube(literally)-shaped book, in which there are 786 ideas to help get rid of writer's block. The gist of it is that you open it to a random page, and you have to write about whatever it says, or do whatever it tells you to do. I just opened it at a random page, and it says "Describe your most intimate experience with Mother Nature."
"Spark Word: Tattoo." (that means write something inspired by that word)
"Write about your worst habit."
It's a wonderful, genius idea for a book. And it was the only one there, as well, so I snatched it just in time. I also bought the Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, because I love quotes, and these are fantastic.
And then, when we did finally manage to get a window table, it was so busy on the other side of the window that it was disorientating to watch. A woman came and asked if she could move one of the tables over (there were two pushed together), and she only moved it a few inches. When Jess and I made to leave, I had to squeeze between the tables. I knocked half of her tea into the saucer thing. Cringe. I apologised, and pegged it. To make matters worse, Jess won't let it drop.
Later on, we went into the smaller Waterstones again. And guess what I found. Yep, Paper Towns. It sat there, clear as day, laughing at me because I could no longer afford it. Argh DX .... And there's this anime/manga stall in the city, too, and it sells a bunch of merch. I'd only paid a little bit of attention to it before because there's Death Note stuff there, and I know Allie likes Death Note. But walking past it today, I saw VAMPIRE KNIGHT MERCH! I couldn't believe it. I blew my money on other stuff, without realising there was Vampire Knight stuff on sale. So I'm going next weekend, after Race For Life (which I'm doing with Jess and her aunt, taking Jess's mum's place because she has a bad ankle and can't do it... even though we're only walking), to get Paper Towns and the Vampire Knight stuff.
Although, since it IS half-term, I might be able to sweet-talk my mum into going with me earlier. Or I can arrange to go with Jess, again. Yeah... we could do that. But if it's with my mum, I can just bat my eyelashes and ask her to buy me stuff that I can no longer afford xD
*And I got kicked into the spare room so they had room to sleep. Hmph. They leave tomorrow, at least.
So Jess and I met up at 10:10am in the rain, caught the bus, and all that crap. Last week, I saw a hoodie in Pulp that I really wanted ("I ♥ Nerds"), so I looked at the pricetag this time (because I couldn't find it last time) ... it was £40, which was all that I had with me, and I had to get other things. We went into Little Waterstones (there's two in the city; a small one, and a larger one) to find Paper Towns by John Green, which I saw last time, but I couldn't find it. We went to Shakeaway, which is awesome, and After Eight milkshakes are delicious. I love them! So, anyway, we wandered around a bit, browsed shops, bought food. I ran into my aunt-by-marriage with her mum, and then my friend's dad/brother, and then my aunt, uncle and cousin who are staying for the weekend*.
At around one in the afternoon, we sat down to rest our feet, and so I could swap my shoes and wear the ones I had bought earlier (which are similar to these). I had connected my phone to Twitter earlier that day, knowing I'd be away from the computer for over twenty-four hours, and that it takes me forever to catch up on Twitter when I'm away for that long. Anyway, my phone vibrated for what felt like the thousandth time, so I got it out my pocket, and Jess says "Who is it this time?"
I read the tweet, and replied, "Justin."
"Bieber?"
"Yeah. He says he's got a new video out on Monday. I think it's for Somebody to Love, 'cos he was saying that he was filming for it a little while ago." A few minutes later, it went off again. Another tweet from Bieber. "Oh. Justin says it's not for Somebody to Love. He asked if we want a hint."
It was then that I noticed the girl sitting round the corner from us. She was looking at my phone longingly. It took me a while to figure it out, but I had to laugh when I did. She thought I was talking directly to Justin, like I knew him personally and he was a friend. I never mentioned Twitter, or anything that would give away that "we" meant his followers, and not Jess and I.
But still. That was fun.
And then we spent well over an hour in the large Waterstones, waiting for a window seat to be cleared in the upstairs Costa there. It was insanely busy for a long time, most of which we spent in this more cut-off section of the shop, with lots of Teaching Resources, Self-Help, and Reference books. It was in the Creative Writing section of the References section that I stumbled on The Writer's Block. The Writer's Block is this cube(literally)-shaped book, in which there are 786 ideas to help get rid of writer's block. The gist of it is that you open it to a random page, and you have to write about whatever it says, or do whatever it tells you to do. I just opened it at a random page, and it says "Describe your most intimate experience with Mother Nature."
"Spark Word: Tattoo." (that means write something inspired by that word)
"Write about your worst habit."
It's a wonderful, genius idea for a book. And it was the only one there, as well, so I snatched it just in time. I also bought the Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, because I love quotes, and these are fantastic.
And then, when we did finally manage to get a window table, it was so busy on the other side of the window that it was disorientating to watch. A woman came and asked if she could move one of the tables over (there were two pushed together), and she only moved it a few inches. When Jess and I made to leave, I had to squeeze between the tables. I knocked half of her tea into the saucer thing. Cringe. I apologised, and pegged it. To make matters worse, Jess won't let it drop.
Later on, we went into the smaller Waterstones again. And guess what I found. Yep, Paper Towns. It sat there, clear as day, laughing at me because I could no longer afford it. Argh DX .... And there's this anime/manga stall in the city, too, and it sells a bunch of merch. I'd only paid a little bit of attention to it before because there's Death Note stuff there, and I know Allie likes Death Note. But walking past it today, I saw VAMPIRE KNIGHT MERCH! I couldn't believe it. I blew my money on other stuff, without realising there was Vampire Knight stuff on sale. So I'm going next weekend, after Race For Life (which I'm doing with Jess and her aunt, taking Jess's mum's place because she has a bad ankle and can't do it... even though we're only walking), to get Paper Towns and the Vampire Knight stuff.
Although, since it IS half-term, I might be able to sweet-talk my mum into going with me earlier. Or I can arrange to go with Jess, again. Yeah... we could do that. But if it's with my mum, I can just bat my eyelashes and ask her to buy me stuff that I can no longer afford xD
*And I got kicked into the spare room so they had room to sleep. Hmph. They leave tomorrow, at least.
You couldn't care less, could you?
IT'S HALF TERM!! I need the break xD
So, it's been a week since I last blogged, and once again, I went to the city centre with Jess, and I stayed round hers afterwards. We watched this week's episode of Doctor Who, immediately followed by Vampires of Venice because she had Sky+'d it, and I still hadn't got round to watching it. Vampires of Venice was an alright episode, but I was a little disappointed at how they weren't even vampires. Now, I'm not a fan of vampires, but I honestly thought they would actually be vampires. But no. They're fish. Which is just ... silly. But overall, the episode was enjoyable.
I'm going to write another blog in a minute, concentrating more on our time up the city, because there are quite a few incidents I want to share with you, but I don't want everything to clash together like they normally do. So I'm spreading it out, working backwards. This is the "sleepover" part.
After watching Doctor Who, we watched Britain's Got Talent (on Sky+, because we missed it watching Doctor Who), and honestly, Jess and I are both disgusted that some of the people got through. Namely, the Irish guy with the green beard, the orange cruise entertainer, the Lady Gaga drag queen, and the rest of that WTF group. Our faces when the judges said they'd through were identical - jaws on the floor, eyes bulging, scrunched up noses. We're horrified, and seriously questioning the judges' sanity. Are you?
Although, that being said, they also put through a lot of amazing acts, like Connected, Chloe Hickinbottom, Tobias Mead, Olivia whatsherface, The Arrangement, etc., etc.
ANYWAY, after BGT, we watched the results of Eurovision, which I hold no interest in. We came last, at ten points, while Germany were on two-hundred and something. We were third from last for a while, until Ireland overtook us. Then we were the penultimate country for quite a long time ... but then someone gave Belarus twelve points, and they overtook us. And we sat there patiently in last place, waiting for some love that we never received. Go us! Heh.
Then, out of boredom, we watched Lee Evans. He's really annoying, but he can be funny at times, and he sweats like crazy. I love how he always has a towel on stage with him, to wipe away the sweat. Poor fella. We fell asleep half-way through one of his old live shows, but Jess woke up and turned it off. I was sleeping on a two-seater sofa, all scrunched up. And yet I was comfy xD
And that's about it. We couldn't do much else, because of the rain. But you couldn't care less, could you? You probably really don't care. Because this is one of the most boring blogs ever, right? I know xD
I'm just going to remove and add things onto my to-do list, rather than crossing them off, because it saves space, and it makes more sense. Here we go, not a lot of improvement:
TO-DO LIST.
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Project
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make Secret Project Header Banners
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
-- Watch OHSHC
-- Buy VK Merch
So, it's been a week since I last blogged, and once again, I went to the city centre with Jess, and I stayed round hers afterwards. We watched this week's episode of Doctor Who, immediately followed by Vampires of Venice because she had Sky+'d it, and I still hadn't got round to watching it. Vampires of Venice was an alright episode, but I was a little disappointed at how they weren't even vampires. Now, I'm not a fan of vampires, but I honestly thought they would actually be vampires. But no. They're fish. Which is just ... silly. But overall, the episode was enjoyable.
I'm going to write another blog in a minute, concentrating more on our time up the city, because there are quite a few incidents I want to share with you, but I don't want everything to clash together like they normally do. So I'm spreading it out, working backwards. This is the "sleepover" part.
After watching Doctor Who, we watched Britain's Got Talent (on Sky+, because we missed it watching Doctor Who), and honestly, Jess and I are both disgusted that some of the people got through. Namely, the Irish guy with the green beard, the orange cruise entertainer, the Lady Gaga drag queen, and the rest of that WTF group. Our faces when the judges said they'd through were identical - jaws on the floor, eyes bulging, scrunched up noses. We're horrified, and seriously questioning the judges' sanity. Are you?
Although, that being said, they also put through a lot of amazing acts, like Connected, Chloe Hickinbottom, Tobias Mead, Olivia whatsherface, The Arrangement, etc., etc.
ANYWAY, after BGT, we watched the results of Eurovision, which I hold no interest in. We came last, at ten points, while Germany were on two-hundred and something. We were third from last for a while, until Ireland overtook us. Then we were the penultimate country for quite a long time ... but then someone gave Belarus twelve points, and they overtook us. And we sat there patiently in last place, waiting for some love that we never received. Go us! Heh.
Then, out of boredom, we watched Lee Evans. He's really annoying, but he can be funny at times, and he sweats like crazy. I love how he always has a towel on stage with him, to wipe away the sweat. Poor fella. We fell asleep half-way through one of his old live shows, but Jess woke up and turned it off. I was sleeping on a two-seater sofa, all scrunched up. And yet I was comfy xD
And that's about it. We couldn't do much else, because of the rain. But you couldn't care less, could you? You probably really don't care. Because this is one of the most boring blogs ever, right? I know xD
I'm just going to remove and add things onto my to-do list, rather than crossing them off, because it saves space, and it makes more sense. Here we go, not a lot of improvement:
TO-DO LIST.
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Project
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make Secret Project Header Banners
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
-- Watch OHSHC
-- Buy VK Merch
Sunday 23 May 2010
Just A Little Update
...because my past couple of blogs have been way to angsty, pour-my-heart-out kind of blogs, and I decided that maybe, just maybe, you want to hear what's going on in my life, not what I'm thinking. It'll probably turn out that you honestly don't care what's going on, but hey, it's worth a shot.
Yesterday, at 10am, I met up with Jess and we went up the city centre, where I discovered the beauty that is Shakeaways, bought three new books, and watched people from an upstairs window for over an hour. Shakeaway is a milkshake shop, but it lets you have any kind milkshake. For example, Jess and I had malteser milkshakes with extra maltesers on the top. Basically, they blend the food with the milk, and if you ask for the extra toppings, they just throw them in after blending. And they're really nice. As for books, I bought 'New Moan' (hilarious Twilight parody), 'Thirteen Reasons Why' (which Jess has taken home to read), and 'Size Matters Not' (Warwick Davis's autobiography). They were so worth the money, and the time. We literally spent over an hour in Waterstones just looking at books. And then we went back later and sat in the café above Waterstones, where we each had just one drink (me: Oasis/her: Coke), and we spent well over an hour just sitting by the window, watching the world go by, laughing at the ridiculous clothes, gushing over the awesome hair, and scrunching our noses at the girls with barely-visible shorts on. T'was fun.
We came back for 6pm, had dinner at my house, and then arranged for Jess to stay the night. We talked a lot with the rest of my family, which is a regular for me, but Jess said was nice because she never got to have conversations like that with the rest of her family. And then we fell asleep watching Labyrinth*. We woke up at 7-ish when my nan came down (we slept in the living room), and then read from around 8:30am to 1:00pm ... ish. I read two books in that time - Vampire Knight Vol. 3 and New Moan. I love it when it's just Jess and I, because we'll happily spend a day together without wanting to play silly games like 21 Dares, and we'll spend hours in the bookshops or reading, whereas not a single one of my other offline friends would do that.
But, anyway... after Jess left, I had to do homework. Which was not fun. But now I'm here, writing this blog, when I do actually have other homework to be getting on with.
I do have something else I want to discuss with you, but it's more on the OnlineFriends vs. OfflineFriends subject, and I want to spare you the angst. I'll blog again in a couple of days, if I remember. I'm not making any promises.
The To-Do List hasn't changed, except I'm not bothering to catch up on Neighbours, so I don't see the point in putting it in this blog. When it changes, I'll include it. 'Kay? Good. Bye.
Keep blogging!
*I swear, when having sleepovers, we always fall asleep before the end of the movie.
Yesterday, at 10am, I met up with Jess and we went up the city centre, where I discovered the beauty that is Shakeaways, bought three new books, and watched people from an upstairs window for over an hour. Shakeaway is a milkshake shop, but it lets you have any kind milkshake. For example, Jess and I had malteser milkshakes with extra maltesers on the top. Basically, they blend the food with the milk, and if you ask for the extra toppings, they just throw them in after blending. And they're really nice. As for books, I bought 'New Moan' (hilarious Twilight parody), 'Thirteen Reasons Why' (which Jess has taken home to read), and 'Size Matters Not' (Warwick Davis's autobiography). They were so worth the money, and the time. We literally spent over an hour in Waterstones just looking at books. And then we went back later and sat in the café above Waterstones, where we each had just one drink (me: Oasis/her: Coke), and we spent well over an hour just sitting by the window, watching the world go by, laughing at the ridiculous clothes, gushing over the awesome hair, and scrunching our noses at the girls with barely-visible shorts on. T'was fun.
We came back for 6pm, had dinner at my house, and then arranged for Jess to stay the night. We talked a lot with the rest of my family, which is a regular for me, but Jess said was nice because she never got to have conversations like that with the rest of her family. And then we fell asleep watching Labyrinth*. We woke up at 7-ish when my nan came down (we slept in the living room), and then read from around 8:30am to 1:00pm ... ish. I read two books in that time - Vampire Knight Vol. 3 and New Moan. I love it when it's just Jess and I, because we'll happily spend a day together without wanting to play silly games like 21 Dares, and we'll spend hours in the bookshops or reading, whereas not a single one of my other offline friends would do that.
But, anyway... after Jess left, I had to do homework. Which was not fun. But now I'm here, writing this blog, when I do actually have other homework to be getting on with.
I do have something else I want to discuss with you, but it's more on the OnlineFriends vs. OfflineFriends subject, and I want to spare you the angst. I'll blog again in a couple of days, if I remember. I'm not making any promises.
The To-Do List hasn't changed, except I'm not bothering to catch up on Neighbours, so I don't see the point in putting it in this blog. When it changes, I'll include it. 'Kay? Good. Bye.
Keep blogging!
*I swear, when having sleepovers, we always fall asleep before the end of the movie.
Friday 21 May 2010
And that scares me.
Recently, I've really been doubting the reason for friendship. My friends online are great - I love them, I trust them, and I feel like I can tell them anything. And that scares me. Why? Because I don't feel that connection with my friends offline. Even my best friend, Jess, I can't tell everything to. I hate myself for it, but it's true. While I throw around personal information offline easily, I tell more secrets and rant a lot more online because I feel uncomfortable doing it offline. Even when I talk to my friends offline on the computer, I can't talk to them the way I talk to my online friends.
But that's not the point.
Jess will almost definitely be moving away (to London or Yorkshire, most likely), for reasons I'm not allowed to tell you, and I can't help but think that I'll be so alone once she's left. Yes, I have other friends, but when I think of spending time at school without Jess, I can only imagine sitting by myself in the library, reading quietly all lunch time. But I know that's not how it'll be, because I don't spend every waking moment with Jess - we spend lunch and breaks apart sometimes, and I'm always with other friends in those cases, but I just can't imagine it being that way.
And that makes me wonder ... why are my other friends so insignificant in this future fantasy of mine? Why can't I imagine myself laughing and having fun, like we usually do?
I think I know, but I'm not sure. Jess and I, we have so much in common. We both love to read, we have similar taste in books and music, we share the same views on things (i.e. make-up is pointless, most chart music is awful, stereotypes are horrid, etc.), and we talk to each other about things I wouldn't dare talk to my other friends about. We have a connection that my other friends and I don't have. They all like chart music, dress like chavs, wear make up and skirts, obsess over the opposite gender, call me weird or boring when I don't want to do what they want to do. When Jess leaves, I won't be able to talk to anyone about Cinema Bizarre or DFTBA Records. I won't be able to say what I really think about other people, or do certain things without shame. So, in these areas, I will honestly be alone. And that scares me. I spent so long before knowing Jess, being called names because of what I like, and not being able to talk about it with anyone, and then I finally found someone who I can share things with, and after just a couple of years, I'm losing her again.
I can't stand that thought.
My other friends are great, too, and I love them, but they're just too different, and they start to get annoying. One of them flirts too much and goes out of his way to annoy people; another two get fangirlishly excited over quantum physics and stuff I just don't understand; another is racist; another I've never liked and I never will - a "frenemy"; another can't even remember my own name (and the fact that's she's only been at the school a little while is no excuse - she's been here long enough!); and another has to turn everything towards relationships and can't accept it when she's wrong.
And that brings me onto my next point. Over the past week, I've steadily been growing closer to two guys in my form, Tyler and Owen. For the past two years, I paid hardly any attention to them, but recently, for some God-unknown reason, I've been talking to them more often, and I kind of consider them to be friends, now. I'm closer to Owen than I am to Tyler, I'm more comfortable with him and we talk more often, but that doesn't mean to say I consider him any more of a friend than Tyler. That friend who can't accept she's wrong is persistent on Owen and I liking each other.
It started the other day when she came back to school after being ill. Owen and I were laughing over something he'd said, and she leans over and whispers "He fancies you." Which is honestly ridiculous. Then, in Spanish today, the four of us sat in a row - Tyler, Owen, Me and Her (from right to left). Owen and I were talking about something when James - a boy in my class - turns around and says that he thinks Owen and I would make a good couple. We denied it profusely, and Ciaran - who was next to James - laughs and points out that Owen had turned red. Bear in mind, it's really hot at the moment, so Owen was already red. But anyway ... My friend decides to join in, saying that we've been "blantantly flirting" with each other for the past week, and that we so obviously fancy each other. When we don't. Because we're just friends. If we can even call each other that yet.
Besides, maybe it's just me, but I don't think that showing me pictures of the girl he fancies is "blatantly flirting". What do you think? Because personally, I don't see it.
So, to summarize, I'm getting sick of my offline friends and I wish that they were as fantastic as my online friends, because they're so much better. And I'm starting to wonder why we need friendship, if it's just going to end up in the Graveyard of Friends sooner or later. It's weird how I'm thinking this as I'm losing one friend, and making two new ones.
But even so, no one can replace Jess.
And that scares me.
But in brighter news, I've passed twenty-five books on my Book Count, I've finished Pita-Ten, and I've found HPFC. And I have the most adorable baby cousin ever.
Keep blogging!
TO-DO LIST.
-- Catch up on Neighbours
-- Watch Vampires in Venice
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Forum Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Forum Project
-- Finish Pita-Ten.
-- Finish Eagle Strike.
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make Secret Forum Project Header Banner
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
-- Watch OHSHC
But that's not the point.
Jess will almost definitely be moving away (to London or Yorkshire, most likely), for reasons I'm not allowed to tell you, and I can't help but think that I'll be so alone once she's left. Yes, I have other friends, but when I think of spending time at school without Jess, I can only imagine sitting by myself in the library, reading quietly all lunch time. But I know that's not how it'll be, because I don't spend every waking moment with Jess - we spend lunch and breaks apart sometimes, and I'm always with other friends in those cases, but I just can't imagine it being that way.
And that makes me wonder ... why are my other friends so insignificant in this future fantasy of mine? Why can't I imagine myself laughing and having fun, like we usually do?
I think I know, but I'm not sure. Jess and I, we have so much in common. We both love to read, we have similar taste in books and music, we share the same views on things (i.e. make-up is pointless, most chart music is awful, stereotypes are horrid, etc.), and we talk to each other about things I wouldn't dare talk to my other friends about. We have a connection that my other friends and I don't have. They all like chart music, dress like chavs, wear make up and skirts, obsess over the opposite gender, call me weird or boring when I don't want to do what they want to do. When Jess leaves, I won't be able to talk to anyone about Cinema Bizarre or DFTBA Records. I won't be able to say what I really think about other people, or do certain things without shame. So, in these areas, I will honestly be alone. And that scares me. I spent so long before knowing Jess, being called names because of what I like, and not being able to talk about it with anyone, and then I finally found someone who I can share things with, and after just a couple of years, I'm losing her again.
I can't stand that thought.
My other friends are great, too, and I love them, but they're just too different, and they start to get annoying. One of them flirts too much and goes out of his way to annoy people; another two get fangirlishly excited over quantum physics and stuff I just don't understand; another is racist; another I've never liked and I never will - a "frenemy"; another can't even remember my own name (and the fact that's she's only been at the school a little while is no excuse - she's been here long enough!); and another has to turn everything towards relationships and can't accept it when she's wrong.
And that brings me onto my next point. Over the past week, I've steadily been growing closer to two guys in my form, Tyler and Owen. For the past two years, I paid hardly any attention to them, but recently, for some God-unknown reason, I've been talking to them more often, and I kind of consider them to be friends, now. I'm closer to Owen than I am to Tyler, I'm more comfortable with him and we talk more often, but that doesn't mean to say I consider him any more of a friend than Tyler. That friend who can't accept she's wrong is persistent on Owen and I liking each other.
It started the other day when she came back to school after being ill. Owen and I were laughing over something he'd said, and she leans over and whispers "He fancies you." Which is honestly ridiculous. Then, in Spanish today, the four of us sat in a row - Tyler, Owen, Me and Her (from right to left). Owen and I were talking about something when James - a boy in my class - turns around and says that he thinks Owen and I would make a good couple. We denied it profusely, and Ciaran - who was next to James - laughs and points out that Owen had turned red. Bear in mind, it's really hot at the moment, so Owen was already red. But anyway ... My friend decides to join in, saying that we've been "blantantly flirting" with each other for the past week, and that we so obviously fancy each other. When we don't. Because we're just friends. If we can even call each other that yet.
Besides, maybe it's just me, but I don't think that showing me pictures of the girl he fancies is "blatantly flirting". What do you think? Because personally, I don't see it.
So, to summarize, I'm getting sick of my offline friends and I wish that they were as fantastic as my online friends, because they're so much better. And I'm starting to wonder why we need friendship, if it's just going to end up in the Graveyard of Friends sooner or later. It's weird how I'm thinking this as I'm losing one friend, and making two new ones.
But even so, no one can replace Jess.
And that scares me.
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But in brighter news, I've passed twenty-five books on my Book Count, I've finished Pita-Ten, and I've found HPFC. And I have the most adorable baby cousin ever.
Keep blogging!
TO-DO LIST.
-- Catch up on Neighbours
-- Watch Vampires in Venice
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Forum Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Forum Project
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make Secret Forum Project Header Banner
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
-- Watch OHSHC
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Yu Phoenix.
Yu has been driving me crazy these past few days. I've been on the emotion roller coaster because of that man. Before you click away because you don't want to hear some random chick gushing about a guy with awesome hair and facial piercings, I can assure you that the emotions I've been feeling have not been good ones. But, Merlin, how I wish they were ...
Firstly, he wrote this blog, about how he wanted to change his name. Yu Phoenix is what I've always known him to be. Even though he says that it's not because he wants to distance himself from Cinema Bizarre, the cynical being that is me can't help but doubt that. I can't imagine calling him anything other than Yu. It's much the same with the likes of Kiro and Shin ... they will always be Kiro and Shin to me, even though they are happy to let people know that they're names are Carsten Schaefer and Marcel Gothow. Honestly, though, I don't know why I'm taking this news so hard, why I'm almost angry at Yu for wanting to change his name. All those jokes with my friends, all those memories of getting out of awkward situations by pretending I said "Yu" instead "you" ... there won't be any more if he changes his name, because he won't be "Yu" any more. He's a lot more connected with his fans than Kiro and Shin are, who only tweet every once in a while. He's right out there - twitter, youtube, blogspot ... I feel more of a connection to him than I do the other band members, because he's more involved. He lets us see into his life, small snippets of what's going on that make him more than just "a member of CB" (not that he was ever just that to me). Even if he does change his name, which I sincerely hope he doesn't, he'll always be Yu to me, as he will always be to many other fans, I'm sure.
Next, he tweeted this ^ ... I hate smoking. I absolutely detest it. I've lived around it most of my life, and I believe that passive smoking is one of the reasons I now have asthma. I knew that Kiro smoked, I knew that a long time ago and I've gotten over the shock ... but I had no idea Yu smoked. Maybe I was ignorant and I missed the signs, or I became a fan too late, or I'm just not looking in the right places, but I honestly thought Kiro was the only one. And then Yu tweeted this, and I felt horrid. Why do I always look up to these people, idolizing people who smoke? Of course, smoking isn't the reason I idolize them, but nearly everyone I look up to in life smokes, or has smoked previously. I just don't understand. And even though he says he'll quit, it's not always that easy. My mum has promised me that she'll quite smoking time and time again since I was a toddler, and she still hasn't. It's too hard for her. Hopefully, Yu isn't too addicted and is capable of stopping.
This was soon followed by the news that Rouge Morgue, a band which Yu and Romeo were to be a part of with some other people, wouldn't be happening. Now, truth be told, I wasn't overly excited for RM. It was taking Yu and Romeo one step further away from Cinema Bizarre, making reality that little bit more real, and I hated that. I wanted to stay in my fantasy world where Jess and I will go to a Cinema Bizarre concert for my sixteenth birthday and get backstage passes to meet the band, where we spend too much money buying new albums from Amazon, where we annoy our friends by squealing over the new photoshoots of the gorgeous lads and singing new lyrics at the tops of our tone-deaf lungs. I didn't want to leave that place, but Rouge Morgue was going to force me. Even so, I was saddened that things didn't work out.
And then, Yu posts this blog post. I saw it exactly two minutes after he posted it - just a little funfact. It contains, in brackets, "(not a break up, a break, we wont be gone forever)". This is regarding Cinema Bizarre, naturally. Now, I'm not one to believe rumours, but I was almost certain that, even if a band called Cinema Bizarre resurfaced, it wouldn't be our Cinema Bizarre, the one we know and love, the one with Strify, Kiro, Shin, Yu and Romeo. Our Cinema Bizarre, the real one, broke up back in January. I want to believe Yu, that it's just a break and they're all going to get back together eventually. My heart is screaming at me to believe him. But my brain is yelling at me, overpowering my heart, that he's lying and my hopes will be crushed and my heart will break again upon hearing the news that Cinema Bizarre won't come back ... or that Cinema Bizarre has come back, but with a change in members. CB won't be CB without Kiro and his upturned nose, Shin with his seemingly childlike innocence, Strify with his breathtaking vocals, Yu with his yummy uniqueness, the fanservice (I'm a teenage girl. Of course I like the fanservice) ... it just wouldn't be right.
Yu, if you're reading this (which I doubt), I wish you the best. Whichever road you decide to take, I'll support, no matter how hesitant or disappointed I may be. No matter what name you take or what bands you become a part of, you'll always be Yu to me, and I'll always remember you as that crazy, kick-ass guitarist from some German band who got their name from a movie genre. I love you, Yu. You'll always be an inspiration to me.
Firstly, he wrote this blog, about how he wanted to change his name. Yu Phoenix is what I've always known him to be. Even though he says that it's not because he wants to distance himself from Cinema Bizarre, the cynical being that is me can't help but doubt that. I can't imagine calling him anything other than Yu. It's much the same with the likes of Kiro and Shin ... they will always be Kiro and Shin to me, even though they are happy to let people know that they're names are Carsten Schaefer and Marcel Gothow. Honestly, though, I don't know why I'm taking this news so hard, why I'm almost angry at Yu for wanting to change his name. All those jokes with my friends, all those memories of getting out of awkward situations by pretending I said "Yu" instead "you" ... there won't be any more if he changes his name, because he won't be "Yu" any more. He's a lot more connected with his fans than Kiro and Shin are, who only tweet every once in a while. He's right out there - twitter, youtube, blogspot ... I feel more of a connection to him than I do the other band members, because he's more involved. He lets us see into his life, small snippets of what's going on that make him more than just "a member of CB" (not that he was ever just that to me). Even if he does change his name, which I sincerely hope he doesn't, he'll always be Yu to me, as he will always be to many other fans, I'm sure.
This was soon followed by the news that Rouge Morgue, a band which Yu and Romeo were to be a part of with some other people, wouldn't be happening. Now, truth be told, I wasn't overly excited for RM. It was taking Yu and Romeo one step further away from Cinema Bizarre, making reality that little bit more real, and I hated that. I wanted to stay in my fantasy world where Jess and I will go to a Cinema Bizarre concert for my sixteenth birthday and get backstage passes to meet the band, where we spend too much money buying new albums from Amazon, where we annoy our friends by squealing over the new photoshoots of the gorgeous lads and singing new lyrics at the tops of our tone-deaf lungs. I didn't want to leave that place, but Rouge Morgue was going to force me. Even so, I was saddened that things didn't work out.
And then, Yu posts this blog post. I saw it exactly two minutes after he posted it - just a little funfact. It contains, in brackets, "(not a break up, a break, we wont be gone forever)". This is regarding Cinema Bizarre, naturally. Now, I'm not one to believe rumours, but I was almost certain that, even if a band called Cinema Bizarre resurfaced, it wouldn't be our Cinema Bizarre, the one we know and love, the one with Strify, Kiro, Shin, Yu and Romeo. Our Cinema Bizarre, the real one, broke up back in January. I want to believe Yu, that it's just a break and they're all going to get back together eventually. My heart is screaming at me to believe him. But my brain is yelling at me, overpowering my heart, that he's lying and my hopes will be crushed and my heart will break again upon hearing the news that Cinema Bizarre won't come back ... or that Cinema Bizarre has come back, but with a change in members. CB won't be CB without Kiro and his upturned nose, Shin with his seemingly childlike innocence, Strify with his breathtaking vocals, Yu with his yummy uniqueness, the fanservice (I'm a teenage girl. Of course I like the fanservice) ... it just wouldn't be right.
Yu, if you're reading this (which I doubt), I wish you the best. Whichever road you decide to take, I'll support, no matter how hesitant or disappointed I may be. No matter what name you take or what bands you become a part of, you'll always be Yu to me, and I'll always remember you as that crazy, kick-ass guitarist from some German band who got their name from a movie genre. I love you, Yu. You'll always be an inspiration to me.
Monday 10 May 2010
To-Do List.
Unless you're blind or distracted, you probably just noticed the new thingymajig at the top. Header? Banner? It's kind of, well, both. Yeahh... Anyway, it took me about an hour, and I was really conscious of the fact that my eyes were just staring at me while I worked. I'm usually alright, dealing with faces and stuff. But that just really unnerved me. Haha. It probably wouldn't have taken as long, but (a) I experimenting, and (b) I downloaded a bunch of new fonts yesterday from DeviantART, and I was testing them out. If you're a hardcore Paramore fan, you may have noticed that "Steph Blogs Too Much" is written in the same font as "Paramore" on the Brand New Eyes album. Fun facts FTW! I'll probably make some more banners, same style, different fonts, soon, when I get bored or whatever.
I'm also going to work on a new skin for this blog, something that isn't just a block colour, something in lilac because I'm really into that colour at the moment.
While on the talk of skins and such, does anyone have any idea how to create new skins and themes on Zetaboards? A friend and I are working on making a forum - and I won't say any more on the subject until it's up and running - and we're both completely confused by the settings of the Zetaboards skin-maker thingymajig. Sooo, if you have any tips, or can assist us, we'll be forever grateful. Many thanks!
I've officially been titled "The loser girl who reads manga." ... and all because my best friend, Allie, wants to get me into manga and anime, as I currently hold no interest whatsoever in it. I willingly agreed to watching Death Note, because I know the storyline, and I truthfully think it sounds interesting. However, I was reluctant to read manga, because I've tried, got confused, and didn't enjoy it. But I'm trying. At first, I tried to read Fruits Basket, but the earliest book in the series available in my school library was Book Six, which is no good (if I read a series, I start at the start and read in chronological order). The only series that had Book One was 'Pita-Ten'. I'm on page 47, and it's really weird. I talked to Allie about what made it weird, and apparently it's weird even for manga, sooo maybe I just picked the wrong book to start off with. Now, she wants me to read Ghost Hunt (which isn't in the school library). However, because I checked this book out and was reading it in form, I've officially been nicknamed "loser girl who reads manga." by a boy in my form, even though he's only seen me reading it once, the dislike was evident on my face, and I explained to him that I found it weird as hell.
But, anyway... I wanted to talk to you about something else, but I can't--
Never mind. I remember now! I was going to write my to-do list, and then at the end of each blog I make in the future, I can cross them off once I've achieved them. My to-do list is quite long, because I expect way too much of myself.
TO-DO LIST.
-- Catch up on Neighbours
-- Watch Vampires in Venice
-- Get photostills from Vampires in Venice
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Forum Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Forum Project
-- Finish Pita-Ten.
-- Finish Eagle Strike.
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make lyrics icons.
-- Make Secret Forum Project Header Banner
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
As you can see, I expect wayyy too much of myself. This list will probably take me three or four months to actually complete. And I swear there's more things I wanted to do. Yeah. ... I'm not even going to bother putting "Teach myself guitar" and "Teach myself German" on the list, because they're not going to happen for a long, long time.
Keep blogging!
I'm also going to work on a new skin for this blog, something that isn't just a block colour, something in lilac because I'm really into that colour at the moment.
While on the talk of skins and such, does anyone have any idea how to create new skins and themes on Zetaboards? A friend and I are working on making a forum - and I won't say any more on the subject until it's up and running - and we're both completely confused by the settings of the Zetaboards skin-maker thingymajig. Sooo, if you have any tips, or can assist us, we'll be forever grateful. Many thanks!
I've officially been titled "The loser girl who reads manga." ... and all because my best friend, Allie, wants to get me into manga and anime, as I currently hold no interest whatsoever in it. I willingly agreed to watching Death Note, because I know the storyline, and I truthfully think it sounds interesting. However, I was reluctant to read manga, because I've tried, got confused, and didn't enjoy it. But I'm trying. At first, I tried to read Fruits Basket, but the earliest book in the series available in my school library was Book Six, which is no good (if I read a series, I start at the start and read in chronological order). The only series that had Book One was 'Pita-Ten'. I'm on page 47, and it's really weird. I talked to Allie about what made it weird, and apparently it's weird even for manga, sooo maybe I just picked the wrong book to start off with. Now, she wants me to read Ghost Hunt (which isn't in the school library). However, because I checked this book out and was reading it in form, I've officially been nicknamed "loser girl who reads manga." by a boy in my form, even though he's only seen me reading it once, the dislike was evident on my face, and I explained to him that I found it weird as hell.
But, anyway... I wanted to talk to you about something else, but I can't--
Never mind. I remember now! I was going to write my to-do list, and then at the end of each blog I make in the future, I can cross them off once I've achieved them. My to-do list is quite long, because I expect way too much of myself.
TO-DO LIST.
-- Catch up on Neighbours
-- Watch Vampires in Venice
-- Get photostills from Vampires in Venice
-- Write up RPG rules for KWC and 'Secret Forum Project'
-- Arrange with friend who's going to write which rules for Secret Forum Project
-- Finish Pita-Ten.
-- Finish Eagle Strike.
-- Make blog skin.
-- Make lyrics icons.
-- Make Secret Forum Project Header Banner
-- STAMPS! (I know what I mean. Don't ask xD)
-- Watch Death Note
As you can see, I expect wayyy too much of myself. This list will probably take me three or four months to actually complete. And I swear there's more things I wanted to do. Yeah. ... I'm not even going to bother putting "Teach myself guitar" and "Teach myself German" on the list, because they're not going to happen for a long, long time.
Keep blogging!
Friday 7 May 2010
Writer's Digest
A couple of days ago, I found a Twitter acount called @WritersDigest and I've fallen in love with it. It posts links to articles about writing, such as '8 Basic Writing Blunders' and 'Brenda Novak on 5 ways to make your romance story stand out to editors and agents' usually from their site (but sometimes from elsewhere), and they're so helpful with writing. I love it. They just give little tips, and they're really inspirational. If you enjoy writing, or you want to improve your writing skills, I highly suggest you follow them/keep an eye on them(if you don't have Twitter). They're honestly fantastic. And in the Brenda Novak article, a certain quote stood out to me.
“Give one plot to 10 different authors and you’ll get 10 very different stories.”
And it's true. As a writer, I know it's true. Unless two writers think very much alike or one is just a very good copycat/thief, the stories written around the same plot are bound to be different. I love this. Of course, it doesn't always work. For example, give someone the plot of "good vampire falls for the new human girl at high school", and you'll end up with something a lot like Twilight. Give someone the plot of "mad scientist creates and neglects a creature from dead bodies, who gets angry although he wants to love.", and you'll most likely end up with something similar to Frankenstein. However, give them something like "teenage boy unwillingly becomes a spy and tries to save the world at a posh boarding school" and unless they've read the book I'm thinking of, it won't end up much like Point Blanc. The vaguer the plot is, naturally, the more different the stories will be, and that's the beauty of it. Ever heard the saying 'Simplicity is bliss'? Well, that applies here.
So, anyway, check out Writers Digest! If you're a writer, I highly doubt it'll dissappoint.
In other news, I went on an edit frenzy last night. It was slightly insane. I made four banners within the space of an hour and a half without them looking rushed, and while I was talking to a couple of friends online, as well*.
That one is probably my favourite, because it changed so much. Originally, I had no idea what I was doing. I was randomly colouring different parts in different shades of orange and red or whatever. Then I made it purple. Even after that, I still had no idea who I was going to put on the picture, but after sticking some trees with low opacity on it, I found this beautiful picture of Karen Gillan on Google Images. However, purple didn't look nice, so I changed the colour to green, and then toyed around with different parts of the background, changing the shading in certain areas until I was happy, and then stuck Karen on it. I really like it. Although, that being said, I also love this one ...
While browsing Paramore pictures on Google Images, and listening to Paramore on my phone (It has an MP4 built into it... what can I say? It's cheaper than buying a fancy phone and an iPod touch or whatever separately, and it works fine, so why not?), I found this picture just as Where the Lines Overlap started. Naturally, the cogs in my brain started moving, because the first line just fit the picture so much. After a bit of over-excited editing, this was born. Here's the original picture.
The others, along with these, will be up on my DeviantART shortly.
Keep blogging!
*Multitasking FTW!
“Give one plot to 10 different authors and you’ll get 10 very different stories.”
And it's true. As a writer, I know it's true. Unless two writers think very much alike or one is just a very good copycat/thief, the stories written around the same plot are bound to be different. I love this. Of course, it doesn't always work. For example, give someone the plot of "good vampire falls for the new human girl at high school", and you'll end up with something a lot like Twilight. Give someone the plot of "mad scientist creates and neglects a creature from dead bodies, who gets angry although he wants to love.", and you'll most likely end up with something similar to Frankenstein. However, give them something like "teenage boy unwillingly becomes a spy and tries to save the world at a posh boarding school" and unless they've read the book I'm thinking of, it won't end up much like Point Blanc. The vaguer the plot is, naturally, the more different the stories will be, and that's the beauty of it. Ever heard the saying 'Simplicity is bliss'? Well, that applies here.
So, anyway, check out Writers Digest! If you're a writer, I highly doubt it'll dissappoint.
In other news, I went on an edit frenzy last night. It was slightly insane. I made four banners within the space of an hour and a half without them looking rushed, and while I was talking to a couple of friends online, as well*.
The others, along with these, will be up on my DeviantART shortly.
Keep blogging!
*Multitasking FTW!
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Yu Has Blogspot!
This just a short blog to express my excitement, because Yu from Cinema Bizarre has got a blogspot at http://369crimson.blogspot.com/. Squeeeeee! Don't know who Yu is? It's this guy.
Now, I have a question for you... do you call this site blogger or blogspot? It really depends on what mood I'm in, but I call it both. Like, now I'm calling it blogspot, yet I've called it blogger before. Answer in the comments (:
Oh, and Kristina Horner (an awesome girl - literally) tweeted about this site earlier, and it's strangely addictive. Check it out!
Keep blogging!
Now, I have a question for you... do you call this site blogger or blogspot? It really depends on what mood I'm in, but I call it both. Like, now I'm calling it blogspot, yet I've called it blogger before. Answer in the comments (:
Oh, and Kristina Horner (an awesome girl - literally) tweeted about this site earlier, and it's strangely addictive. Check it out!
Keep blogging!
Monday 3 May 2010
Connected
I stayed round my best friend(Jess)'s house Saturday night (with our friends, Kelly and Lottie, and Jess's cousin Ellie), and again on Sunday night, just Jess and myself. I haven't touched a computer since 11am on Saturday; that's saying something. Haha. So, anyway, Saturday evening, we had a party because it was Jess's birthday on the 27th and her brother's birthday on the 30th. It wasn't wild, but it was fun.
It started out as just Kelly, Jess and I, and we spent the first few hours on the trampoline and snacking on bits from the food table, but then Ellie showed up, soon followed by Lottie. Ellie is officially the coolest eight year old ever; she's into my kind of music, and she's insanely mature for her age. She's great! While the other girls tried to get alcohol from Jess's mum, her and I sat in the study, watching the TV, singing our hearts out to Kerrang! and Scuzz, laughing at the ridiculous screamo videos and tutting at the amount of topless women they show in the music videos on Channel AKA at night. The lot of us also played Singstar for a bit, on which it was Kelly+Lottie vs. Ellie+Steph+Jess. That was so fun.
But, anyway, when we settled down in the lounge to "go to bed", we watched Lee Evans, which got so boring after a while (he's just not very funny, and the retarded act is overused). In the morning, Ellie left, then the rest of us went to the HAGS park. It's called HAGS, because all the stuff has HAGS indented into it ... on purpose. It's like, it was made by "HAGS". But it was really cold, so then Lottie left, and Kelly went to the club that her dad works at to watch football, while Jess and I went to my house. Then we had dinner at Jess's, Kelly left, and I stayed the night. We watched the past two Doctor Who's, along with Britain's Got Talent and The Whole 19 Yards. We fell asleep watching Avatar.
And now we're back to the present. I came home a few hours after waking up, came on here, caught up as best as I could, and now I'm writing this blog. I mentioned BGT up there, didn't I? There was a reason for that ... Connected have won my heart. I love them to pieces.
They are so adorable. I love Harry the most - the one in the middle. And Matt (the blond one next to him) makes my heart melt when he cries at the end. I love them. If they don't get into the semi-finals at least, I'm going to be so disappointed. Yes, I love Tobias Mead, Chloe Hickingbottom, Keiran Gaffney and Olivia Archbold*, but Connected just melted me. They gave me goosebumps.
Now, onto Doctor Who. WARNING: DOCTOR WHO SEASON FIVE SPOILERS!
So, sadly, I had the ending of Flesh and Stone ruined for me because I read some TV magazine at Jess's house, but it still took me by surprise. A couple of times, I thought, "They're going to kiss now, right?" and they didn't. I expected it to be a slow, awkward kiss ... instead, Amy just went, well, crazy and came onto him. I found it pretty hilarious, actually, how Amy's so calm while the Doctor's so flustered. It's usually the other way around. I like this.
I liked the angels, too. Blink is the only episode to date that really frightened me, and also one of my favourites. And, I won't deny it, I was really iffy about the return of the angels ... not because I don't like them - hell, I love them - but because they're so amazing, I was scared they'd be ruined (like the Daleks). But it worked, and I'm glad it did, because the angels are amazing. I love Amy in this one, too; although I love how Amy is so bold, smart and independent - unlike the other companions - I loved seeing the weaker side of her, where she's defenceless and vulnerable. Karen Gillan is such an amazing actress; she can do anything!
Although, you know how Amy can't have her eyes open for more than a second without dying? When she opened her eyes to look at the light when they're in the oxygen factory, she has them open for fourteen seconds straight. She should have died thirteen seconds before she closed her eyes, but she didn't.
Now, I'm going to go watch Flesh and Stone again to get some photostills - a few very specific ones - to turn into icons AND a background. Yes, that's right. When I was watching it, I saw this one scene and I had to bite back my squeal, because it would make such an amazing background. I've never made backgrounds before.
Wish me luck, and keep blogging!
*Oh, and Tina and Chandi.
It started out as just Kelly, Jess and I, and we spent the first few hours on the trampoline and snacking on bits from the food table, but then Ellie showed up, soon followed by Lottie. Ellie is officially the coolest eight year old ever; she's into my kind of music, and she's insanely mature for her age. She's great! While the other girls tried to get alcohol from Jess's mum, her and I sat in the study, watching the TV, singing our hearts out to Kerrang! and Scuzz, laughing at the ridiculous screamo videos and tutting at the amount of topless women they show in the music videos on Channel AKA at night. The lot of us also played Singstar for a bit, on which it was Kelly+Lottie vs. Ellie+Steph+Jess. That was so fun.
But, anyway, when we settled down in the lounge to "go to bed", we watched Lee Evans, which got so boring after a while (he's just not very funny, and the retarded act is overused). In the morning, Ellie left, then the rest of us went to the HAGS park. It's called HAGS, because all the stuff has HAGS indented into it ... on purpose. It's like, it was made by "HAGS". But it was really cold, so then Lottie left, and Kelly went to the club that her dad works at to watch football, while Jess and I went to my house. Then we had dinner at Jess's, Kelly left, and I stayed the night. We watched the past two Doctor Who's, along with Britain's Got Talent and The Whole 19 Yards. We fell asleep watching Avatar.
And now we're back to the present. I came home a few hours after waking up, came on here, caught up as best as I could, and now I'm writing this blog. I mentioned BGT up there, didn't I? There was a reason for that ... Connected have won my heart. I love them to pieces.
They are so adorable. I love Harry the most - the one in the middle. And Matt (the blond one next to him) makes my heart melt when he cries at the end. I love them. If they don't get into the semi-finals at least, I'm going to be so disappointed. Yes, I love Tobias Mead, Chloe Hickingbottom, Keiran Gaffney and Olivia Archbold*, but Connected just melted me. They gave me goosebumps.
Now, onto Doctor Who. WARNING: DOCTOR WHO SEASON FIVE SPOILERS!
So, sadly, I had the ending of Flesh and Stone ruined for me because I read some TV magazine at Jess's house, but it still took me by surprise. A couple of times, I thought, "They're going to kiss now, right?" and they didn't. I expected it to be a slow, awkward kiss ... instead, Amy just went, well, crazy and came onto him. I found it pretty hilarious, actually, how Amy's so calm while the Doctor's so flustered. It's usually the other way around. I like this.
I liked the angels, too. Blink is the only episode to date that really frightened me, and also one of my favourites. And, I won't deny it, I was really iffy about the return of the angels ... not because I don't like them - hell, I love them - but because they're so amazing, I was scared they'd be ruined (like the Daleks). But it worked, and I'm glad it did, because the angels are amazing. I love Amy in this one, too; although I love how Amy is so bold, smart and independent - unlike the other companions - I loved seeing the weaker side of her, where she's defenceless and vulnerable. Karen Gillan is such an amazing actress; she can do anything!
Although, you know how Amy can't have her eyes open for more than a second without dying? When she opened her eyes to look at the light when they're in the oxygen factory, she has them open for fourteen seconds straight. She should have died thirteen seconds before she closed her eyes, but she didn't.
Now, I'm going to go watch Flesh and Stone again to get some photostills - a few very specific ones - to turn into icons AND a background. Yes, that's right. When I was watching it, I saw this one scene and I had to bite back my squeal, because it would make such an amazing background. I've never made backgrounds before.
Wish me luck, and keep blogging!
*Oh, and Tina and Chandi.
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