For not being here. Well, two. One was schoolwork (of which I have a lot). The second is this thing. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. It’s called SWINE FLU and I had it for a week. A WEEK!!!!!!!!! I think I got it off one of my friends who apparently was made to go to school while she had it. Anyway, I’ve been bedridden and I probably won’t be on for another week at minimum ‘cos I’ve got numerous assignments to work on, so before I go back and scare all my classmates (before informing them that I’m no longer contagious), I’ll write (or type, if you want to get anal about it) here for a little bit.

Okay, I really like this song by Cassie Davis called Do It Again. Trying to get my hands on it, but I don’t think it’s come out yet. Finally bought Prospekt’s March which, for those who haven’t heard of it, is the mini follow-up album to Viva la Vida  by Coldplay. If you enjoyed Viva la Vida, you’ll enjoy this album. The annoying thing was I bought VLV before they released it together with PM. However, I eventually found PM on its own.

Also, there’s an Australian author called James Maloney who wrote The Book of Lies  and Master of the Books. Well, he’s just released a third called The Book from Baden Dark and I’d like to read that. Also, if you’re a teenage girl and have heard of an author called Isabelle Merlin (her two books being Three Wishes and Pop Princess), her third book Cupid’s Arrow is due to come out. Janet Evanovich’s Finger Lickin’ Fifteen had me in hysterics when I read it. I also read one that I hadn’t read for ages. It’s called The Wishlist and it’s by Eoin Colfer (of Artemis Fowl fame). I remember, I got PD into this (back when she had a habit of reading the books I borrowed when I wasn’t there without my permission before I’d finished them) and she ended up getting it for her birthday.

David Tennant’s going to be grey-haired for the St Trinian’s sequel. Iron Man 2 is set for May 6 next year. An Aussie has a role in one of the Twilight movies. The girl playing Victoria in said movies (Rachelle Lefevre) has been replaced in Eclipse by Bryce Dallas Howard (The Village and SpiderMan 3). An ex-Home and Away star is the Marvel hero Thor. He is joining the cast for The Avengers  movie, which is rumoured to have Simon Pegg playing Ant-Man.

Alrighty, so pictures from the set of Doctor Who have been released. Personally, in terms of the 11th Doctor’s costume, I think he looks like a middle-aged teacher trapped in a young person’s body who happens to be suffering a mid-life crisis (hence the boots).

Ah, bitter sweet encounter the other day. Firstly, I must explain. In primary school (elementary school), there was this girl who was, essentially, a two-faced, back-stabbing ibtch. She was only in my classes from Grade Three. It was only in my last year of primary school that I saw through her. I think part of it was that for a few years (although we remained friends), I was friends with the most popular girl in the grade.  So imagine my surprise when I find that she’s added me on Facebook. It’s like “Yeah, you made my life Hell, used me, bitched about me and did all this other horrible stuff. Of COURSE I’ll add you on Facebook. Totes love you, babe. Probs be on later if you want to use me all over again. Jokes!!!”. The smile could not be wiped off my face as I clicked the “ignore” button. But honestly, sometimes the people who add me surprise me. Sometimes, they’re people at school who I’ve bare;y (or never) talked to. However, this one took the cake, I must say. Why I love high school: if I’m decent to people and talk to them nicely and everything, they like me. I haven’t encountered bitches like her for years.

Okay, out of nowhere I got 23 visits (viewings of my blog have been pretty limited lately). And it’s all because of the duck analogy. I know one person visited my blog and another person probably did, but other than that, I’ve got no clue. 

Been listening to Paparazzi by Lady Gaga. It’s actually a pretty good song which doesn’t mention sex whatsoever (a refereshing change).

Now, because I’m ridiculously intelligent, it should come as no surprise that the last few times we’ve gotten Nando’s chicken, I’ve accidentally put the hot sauce over my rice instead of the mild. Thinking back on it, it does explain why my lips went kinda numb.

I’ve finally watched both eps of Bones, the last of which had the Gravedigger bury Booth alive. Good ep. Although I have to say, I recently saw repeats of the first season and I realise how incompetent they’ve made Bones with other people. The first few episodes, she was good at forensic anthropology but she could work well with people. Now, she’s really, REALLY bad with people. Why in God’s name is it impossible to have someone good at science who’s got people skills? Does it make viewers feel bad because she looks great, she’s smart and (for a maximum of one season), she could work with people?

Oh, I keep forgetting to say that I loved Planet of the Dead (the Dr Who Easter special). Next one looks interesting and there are a TONNE of rumours going around for the two eps (Christmas and another) after Waters of Mars. Mainly about casting. I’ve heard about all these people (with help from imdb. ):

 

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

 

1. John Simm – the Master (apparently, he’s been photographed)
2. Timothy Dalton (he’s been sighted and everyone’s going “NEW MASTER”)
3. Catherine Tate – Donna Noble
4. Bernard Cribbins – Wilf Noble (rumoured to be a future companion)
5. John Barrowman – Captain Jack
6. Noel Clarke – Mickey Smith
7. Camille Coduri – Jackie Tyler
8. Billie Piper – Rose Tyler (but apparently, only for Tennant’s last ep)

Then imdb put a random one one – Gillian Anderson as The Rani. Hmm. I’ll tell you what, though. When it comes to casting the 12th Doctor, I reckon they should have Kris Marshall. For those who don’t recognise the name, he was Nick in My Family, Troy in Death at a Funeral and Colin (“God of Sex”) in Love, Actually. He can be manic and amusing. However, it was in a shortlived British crime show called Murder City where he proved that he could do serious well. So that’s my vote.

Yes, this week is sure to be filled with some kind of poultry, ham, chocolate, punch, wine, chocolate, nuts and various other things. I’m really looking forward to Christmas. I always hope really hard that my family and whatever like the presents I got them. Same with birthdays. But yeah, while I love the receiving, I find the giving more pleasureable. So far no one has done the frozen smile thing when they’ve opened their present from me, but I’m always worried about it.

Did you know that there are three songs with the title “Breathe”? Just like there are three versions of “Mambo No.5″ (love the first cover, hate the second). There’s one by Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul which isn’t bad. I like the other two more, though. One’s by Anna Nannick. My favourite, however, is the Michelle Branch version. Actually, I’ve also been listening to her song “Everywhere”.

Okay, what have I been looking up on the internet? Okay, there have been quite a few interviews and skits and stuff with the three main stars of Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.). There’s the “behind the scenes” of their “viral ad for Tropic Thunder” sketch.  There’s an American Idol skit (look up Gladys Knight and the Pips). But on top of this, I’ve accidentally found RDJ on Rove, Jack Black challenging Michael Buble on Rove and Robert Downey Jr.’s acceptance speech at ShoWest (Empire magazine had mentioned ShoWest a few issues back and some funny thing between RDJ and Stiller as they introduced clips. Actually, that’s where I heard about the viral ad skit).

Well, cleaning products and dettol (don’t ask). This is what happens when you spend your day cleaning bathrooms. Your hands become dry (and slightly more wrinkly, come to think of it) and you smell like a clean bathroom. I actually feel kind of sick, but you get that.

I saw a trailer for a movie kinda like Heroes (actually, I found out about it from the Heroes boards on the Goddess site), but with a Hell of a lot more action called Push. It looks spectacular. I would really like to see this. But (and you probably know this by now) I’m a nerdy kind of person. Although, I think a lot of people would be interested in it.

I have officially decided that I am going to be healthier. I need to get back to the gym (because I’m not as toned as I was a few months ago) as it’s been eight weeks since my operation. The days when I don’t go to the gym, I am either going for a walk or hopping on the exercise bike. I am cutting out certain foods (and limiting chocolate to once a fortnight). Obviously, there will be occasions where I break these rules (or guide lines), but yeah.

By this, I mean reading my blog. I mean, a whole tonne of people read about the weird troll who was masquerading as an overprotective/controlling/damn annoying/creepy dad, but otherwise, no one bothers.

For wannabe actors who like either New Moon, Eclipse, Gossip Girl or other stuff, check out this website: http://acting411.blogspot.com/

I bitched about my most recent awkward/embarrassing moment on Imdb. Big mistake. I got asked if I was hot (my response being that I wasn’t ugly, but I wasn’t jaw-to-the-floor, either). After being told that there was nothing wrong with a decent looking girl incidentally flashing people (big difference between accidental flashing and being exposed). After this argument which went on, one user decides to annouce that the user I’m arguing with and yours truly is one and the same. BAH!!!!!!!! I’m not like some users; I don’t have more than one username and masquerade as two different people.

I finally saw the movie version of Twilight. If you liked the books, then you will most definitely like the movie. Thing was, it’s weird being stuck with a bunch of tweenie boppers/giggling teenage girls. Of course, there was cheering when Jacob and Edward first came on screen.

I probably haven’t mentioned them yet, but I’m looking forward to the X-Men: Origins movies. Yes, that’s right, movies. I know everyone knows about the Wolverine movie. BUT, oh yes, there’s a but, there’s another: there will be a Magneto one. There is no knowledge as to who is in the Magneto one, unfortunately, but info on both films (known info, that is) is on imdb). Whle we’re on the topic of X-Men, check this out:

Younger “X-Men” Film In The Works

Wed, 19 Nov 2008

The mutants just got younger. Twentieth Century Fox is prepping up a new “X-Men” film with younger mutants, with “Gossip Girl” creator Josh Schwartz tapped to pen the script.

“X-Men: First Class” will be produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, the producer of the first three mutant flicks – which starred Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” writer Simon Kinberg will also be producing.

Schwartz is expected to bring in a younger batch of superheroes in the series. The students at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, who were introduced in the previous films in cameo roles, will likely be taking more active parts in the upcoming film.

The first three “X-Men” films earned .2 billion worldwide. (http://www.icelebz.com/movies/news/younger_x-men_film_in_the_works/)

 In more movie news, Robert Downey Jr is the latest actor to take on the role that is Sherlock Holmes, with Jude Law as Watson. God, there’s so much news in the way of movies right now.

Yes, hello again. Getting into Heroes and Bones right now, but seven are about to temporarily stop Bones again. That kinda sucks.

So, Twilight came out in the US and I’ve been hearing mixed reviews from the fanatics of the series. Of course, you get idiots everywhere. This has led to the Goddess website earning itself a particularly irritating troll using two usernames. Here is one of his posts:

I went to the local Barnes and Nobles to see if I could buy my daughter some books to educate and develop her brain. I was shocked to find the entire “Teen” section of Barnes and Nobles adorned with nothing but vampire novels. Not just “Twilight” related books, but books that have nothing to do with Twilight. Books that have a vampire theme to them. IT was rather sickening to see. From “Suck It Up” to “Blood and Chocolate” to some other oddly named piece of pervasive garbage after another I was in a whirlwind of terror as I realized that the next generation of children are being bred to become nothing more and nothing less than soulless vampires that like to drink other people’s blood.
Another thing that I found very disturbing was a group of teenage girls who were mocking the title “Suck It Up.” They were making hand gestures with their tongues, lips, and hands. They were talking really loud, upsetting patrons, and making obscene and rude comments using euphemisms for the word “suck” and it’s related sexual act. An act that I shall refrain from saying here.
Is this what our world has come to? Kids are turning into promiscuous, blood-sucking, deranged and immoral vampires, creatures of the night that stalk and pervert any and all aspects of purity that come before it?! As a father of a precious twelve-year-old jewel, Emily Rose, my daughter, I find it increasingly disturbing that there is a market available to quench the eternal blood thirst of teens for all things vampire related. What upsets me most is the multitude and the cavalcade of vampire related books available for kids to see. This is rather disturbing indeed. Indeed. In. Deed.

This person didn’t seem to realise that Blood and Chocolate is about werewolves. I looked it up.

And here is another under their original username (actually, their original post):

After a long day of studying her science books, I let my daughter out of her room so that she could catch up on some reading. She loves to read. I allowed her to read the “Twilight” novels, but after watching the sickening, gratuitous, and immoral movie, I decided not to let her read the novels. Instead, she transitioned into reading “Of Mice and Men” — but I did tear out the pages of the last chapter in which George shoots Lennie in the head. Anyways, she said she didn’t understand some of the symbolism and wanted to go on the internet to see sparknotes.com so that she could understand what the symbology meant. I let her do so. I knew that she wouldn’t go to any other mischievous sites such as this, mainly because she was using the family computer and not my laptop, because the family computer has state-of-the-art protection against filthy material. These programs that facilitate the blocking of such filthy websites are known as “blockers.”
Well, she was on the internet and I go to check on her and I see her watching clips from the movie “Twilight” on YouTube. I was furious. I pulled the phone cord out of the modem and told her to go to her room and read there. I followed her and sat in front of her, watching, watching like a hawk. I watched her, never blinking, and staring into her criss-crossing eyes as she rapidly read the first chapter of “Of Mice and Men” before her reading time was up. While watching my precious daughter, I was suddenly faced with the realization that filth is everywhere in our world. It’s not just relegated to the cinemas. I though I could have my precious jewel-of-a-daughter escape the bloodlust that is “Twilight” once out of the theater; I was wrong. I realized that the pervasive nature of “Twilight” can be found right in our homes thanks to the corruption of the internet and the mischievous website known as YouTube.
If my precious daughter wanted to go on YouTube and watch some videos, I wouldn’t mind. I just wish the videos were of a pure nature. I wish that she would watch something that was not immoral, was fun for everyone including the whole family, and contained light-hearted and wonderful poetic moments. Videos such as this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGN2L-56xbE
I just hope my daughter has learned her lesson. I thought she would be saved since I nearly dislocated her arm dragging her out of the theater yesterday, but I was wrong. She has already started a rebellious course of lying, deceit, and watching salacious material in real-life and on the internet. I just hope she is not beyond saving. I love you, Emily. My precious rose. My precious daughter. I’m here for you. Always. Let this letter on a public forum be a testament to my love for you. I love you Emily. Listen to daddy, for daddy knows best. You will thank me when you are older. Love you. *crying*

Everyone is almost certain that this person is a troll, also masquerading as “Emily” on the boards. And it’s pissing everyone off. Especially since someone found the story on copypasta . Let’s just hope that there will never be anyone this controlling that I know of.

Imdb is once again the Goddess site. Thank you and have a nice day.

TGIR

P.S. Nice to see a black US president. Nice quote from him, too: “…and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House!”.

Okay, trying to catch up on everything I’ve missed, but I’m sooooo tired! I get physically exhausted so easily! Okay, don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but Google Bunnies Theatre. It is hilarious.

I’ve been a little up and down lately. Yep, not exercising’s making me feel really bad. Physically, mentally and emotionally. For all reasons. *headdesk*

I’m getting people back now that I’m able to make my posts more regular.

More Ting Tings goodness in the form of “Shut up and Let me Go”. I really need to get their album.

Imdb’s decided to make it so that you have to “authenticate” your account in ways which mean you have to own a credit card. Not actually pay, but yeah. Credit card number, Amazon account (where you use your credit card) and something else. Which means I will never be able to post on imdb message boards again, ‘cos I don’t want to share personal details. It has been stripped of its Goddess title.

Okay, checking out Youtube. Obviously, that is how I rediscovered songs such as “Coco Jamboo”. But I’ve found a lot of other stuff. There’s a song which goes “They’re going to take me away” which is so strange. The song “We Cry” by the Script is a really good song. I checked out a little bit of Monty Python, such as the fish slapping dance. Also, the Lumberjack song by the Python crew.

Look, I’m not going to be on here for a little whlie, ‘cos I’m going to be REALLY busy, but if you guys leave me comments (such as ideas for lists and things of the like), I will be more than happy to sort everything out when I’m no longer busy.