(Originally post on the 20th on my new LiveJournal) I said a couple of weeks ago that I would be posting some story ideas soon, and while I still plan to do that, I'd rather do it later this month. Right now I want to talk about my most recent realization.
I've said several times over the past couple of months that this has been a really bad year. The worst ever. When you consider the events of the past few months, I'm sure many people would agree. The funny thing is that I don't. I sat thinking about this Friday night and came to the realization that, despite all the many problems and stressing, 2009 was a really good year for me.
My close friends know about the problems I'm going through right now, and I'm sorry to say those haven't changed. If they miraculously did on Christmas day this would be the best year in history and nothing would ever be able to top it. But, being the optimist that I usually am, I'm trying to look past those things. I want to make this post so that I'll always have something to look back on to remind of the good things that happened this year. This is also my way of thanking the people that changed this year for the better.
In 2009 I helped my friends build an rpg that is now bigger than any other site I've ever made. Because of that rpg, I've made a ton of new friends this year.
In 2009 I finished the last three books in the Twilight saga and loved them. I later got my parents into the series and we've enjoyed both of the movies together.
In 2009 I read the published novel of my best friend and loved it. It now sits on a Harry Potter shelf beside my bed and makes me smile every day.
In 2009 I got a printer/scanner, a cell phone, and an iPod touch. Yes, the little things make me happy too. =)
In 2009 discovered the power of YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. However, I have every intention of using these powers for good.
In 2009 I started watching the vlogbrothers of YouTube. It's been about five months since I first saw their videos, but my life will never be the same. John and Hank will never know how much they've helped me, but I hope I'll be able to repay the favor one day.
In 2009 I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time, and won. Through this I realized that pretty much anything is possible. I'm a procrastinator. I wrote a nearly-finished novel in thirty days.
In 2009 I rediscovered my passion for writing.
In 2009 I became legally able to drink and gamble in Canada - though I haven't done either yet.
In 2009 I had the best vacation ever.
In 2009 I found some great websites. Like BabyDow and AverageWizard In 2009 I was introduced to Huey Lewis and the News. They have been my favorite band for over six months now. <3
In 2009 I fell in love with several shows, new and old. Charmed, the Mentalist, Castle, Vampire Diaries.
In 2009, despite having never seen any Star Trek shows or movies, I watched the new movie four times in one week. I plan to start watching the shows through repeats and YouTube.
In 2009 I went to the drive-in more than I did in the three previous years combined.
In 2009 I realized I don't look that bad with short hair.
These are just some of the things that had gone right for me this year. Some of them may sound silly or unimportant, but for one reason or another, they're what made me happy. Unfortunately, I can't leave out the bad things that have happened this year.
In 2009 my parents filed for bankruptcy. We're moving next month. In 2009 my dad asked for a divorce.
In 2009 I thought I might have to give away one of my cats. That's still being decided. In 2009 I thought two of my friends passed away. One did.
In 2009 I had the worst nightmare of my life, that sticks with me every day.
I've cried more in 2009 than any other year. But I think I probably laughed more this year as well. The bad things still bother me. A lot. Hell, I had a breakdown a few hours ago. But I think the good has outweighed the bad. That has a lot to do with my friends. There's no way I can possibly name all of them, but there are a handful that made a big difference for me.
Tippy- I will never be able to thank you enough for sticking with me this year. I don't know if I would have been able to make it through these past few months without you. The thought of talking to you keeps me going on bad days. I'm so thankful for you.
Iris- Though we haven't talked in a while, I think about you all the time. I still consider you one of my closest friends and hope we'll be able to catch up soon.
Emily- You always bring a smile to my face, even if it's not me you're talking to. You're a very talented writer. I love reading your posts.
And, of course, the rest of the SW members. Jess, Hayley, Hadie, Kat, Leslie, Leah, and Sam. You're all wonderful.
I hope that 2010 is better than this year was. I'm going into the new year with a lot of goals and plans. I want to write almost every day, finish and edit my novel, stop procrastinating, and I've even added the common lose weight reservation. I want to read more too. I talked about doing a fifty-book challenge back in October but I had to stop because of the 'bad' list. Well, I want to restart that. I'll be talking more about my writing and reading in January. Like I said, I have big plans.
To everyone who read this, I hope you've had as good a year as I have. I also hope you join me in going into 2010 with a positive and optimistic attitude. Try not to let things get you down. Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays) and Happy New Year.
-Lizzy<3
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
When Life Gives You Lemons...
... throw 'em back and ask for something useful. ;)
Sorry I haven't felt like updating this in a while. Um, shortly (about two weeks) after my last post, my dad asked my mom for a divorce. Yeah. That was eight days after they celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary. They've been trying to have a baby for over two years. Aparently none of that matters to him anymore.
Long story short, due to our financial problems, we were planning on moving anyway. But because we're basically broke, we'll still have to move together. My mom and I will be sharing a room, and my dad claims he'll be cooped up in his for the six hours a night he'll be home to sleep. We move sometime next month, if everything goes according to plan.
Now, changing the subject, I participated in NaNoWriMo last month. Thank God for that! As much as I hated spending my days and nights feeling like I was avoiding my friends and mom - who's really needed me these past months - the writing got me through November. Well, I can't let NaNo take all the credit. I probably still would have gone mental if it wasn't for my friend Tippy, who gave me the push to keep writing when I didn't want to and made me laugh on my especially bad days.
The briefest description I can give you of my NaNo novel is that a family of five one-by-one start seeing or hearing a ghost. Their spirit guide, Annie. It's a three-story novel about this family learning to cope with these new abilities. By the end of NaNo I reached the 50,000 word goal and am almost finished the second story. I plan to continue writing throughout December and reach 8ok by the time I finish the third. I will edit this novel early next year, and already have a publishing company in mind.
And, because writing has helped me so much lately, I don't want to fall back into my old ways of only writing when the inspiration really hit me. I want to be an author. I have to act like one. I have to make writing work for me. My dad once told me I could be a writing and a teacher and still have a family like I want to. That's always sounded like a challenge to me, so I intend to prove him wrong. Hopefully by writing 50k, he saw that I might actually have what it takes. If not, I'm going to next year.
I want to make writing part of my daily routine, as crazy as that's going to be. But my mom just took on a full time day job, like my dad. And they both work (together - bleh) at a night job. So I won't be spending as much time with her as I usually do. My home chores are just dishes and laundry, which easily work around my other projects. The main thing I want to make work is my friend life and writing life. Both are unbelievably important to me. I could never live without both. Trust me. I've accidentally tried and it never ended well.
So, as long as I stick with the Something Wicked website, and push myself to make the posts there like I'm pushing my novel writing, I think I'll be just fine.
Ashley, a girl I met yesterday on the NaNo forums under the name of DragonYoga, came up with a brilliant idea of writing six novels a year in the style of NaNo. 50k in one month. A similar project to this, WriYe (writing year) has been running for three years or so, but I think that's a bit more demanding. At least I could possibly work six months into my schedule, right?
Well, we start next month. There are about twenty of us signed up so far. Few of us are actually trying for all six novels though. I promised them that I'd try my hardest, despite the months being pretty busy - like the big move next month. But I'm not going to put a ton of pressure on myself like I did for NaNo. I'd never survive if I did. But if I continue to push my writing, and just write without planning ahead or editing as I go, I might just make it.
I've also thought this would be a great way for me to incorperate fan fics back into my life. I still read them all the time - Harry Potter, Twilight, Charmed, Supernatural - but writing doesn't come easy for me. I have this small story that's a work in progress posted on fanfiction.net. I've been getting reviews for a while begging me to update. I'll probably work on that first.
I'll try to do another blog post sometime next week, or maybe later this week to let you all know how it's going, and fill you in on what stories I'll be writing. Right now, I'm super tired because I haven't had a full night's sleep in a few days. Plus I had about five nightmares last night (like, the worst I've ever had) and didn't dare go back to bed. And now? Now there are men fixing the roof. With very LOUD hammers and saws and things. =(
Anyway, I'm off to get more hot chocolate. Later.
-Lizzy<3
Sorry I haven't felt like updating this in a while. Um, shortly (about two weeks) after my last post, my dad asked my mom for a divorce. Yeah. That was eight days after they celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary. They've been trying to have a baby for over two years. Aparently none of that matters to him anymore.
Long story short, due to our financial problems, we were planning on moving anyway. But because we're basically broke, we'll still have to move together. My mom and I will be sharing a room, and my dad claims he'll be cooped up in his for the six hours a night he'll be home to sleep. We move sometime next month, if everything goes according to plan.
Now, changing the subject, I participated in NaNoWriMo last month. Thank God for that! As much as I hated spending my days and nights feeling like I was avoiding my friends and mom - who's really needed me these past months - the writing got me through November. Well, I can't let NaNo take all the credit. I probably still would have gone mental if it wasn't for my friend Tippy, who gave me the push to keep writing when I didn't want to and made me laugh on my especially bad days.
The briefest description I can give you of my NaNo novel is that a family of five one-by-one start seeing or hearing a ghost. Their spirit guide, Annie. It's a three-story novel about this family learning to cope with these new abilities. By the end of NaNo I reached the 50,000 word goal and am almost finished the second story. I plan to continue writing throughout December and reach 8ok by the time I finish the third. I will edit this novel early next year, and already have a publishing company in mind.
And, because writing has helped me so much lately, I don't want to fall back into my old ways of only writing when the inspiration really hit me. I want to be an author. I have to act like one. I have to make writing work for me. My dad once told me I could be a writing and a teacher and still have a family like I want to. That's always sounded like a challenge to me, so I intend to prove him wrong. Hopefully by writing 50k, he saw that I might actually have what it takes. If not, I'm going to next year.
I want to make writing part of my daily routine, as crazy as that's going to be. But my mom just took on a full time day job, like my dad. And they both work (together - bleh) at a night job. So I won't be spending as much time with her as I usually do. My home chores are just dishes and laundry, which easily work around my other projects. The main thing I want to make work is my friend life and writing life. Both are unbelievably important to me. I could never live without both. Trust me. I've accidentally tried and it never ended well.
So, as long as I stick with the Something Wicked website, and push myself to make the posts there like I'm pushing my novel writing, I think I'll be just fine.
Ashley, a girl I met yesterday on the NaNo forums under the name of DragonYoga, came up with a brilliant idea of writing six novels a year in the style of NaNo. 50k in one month. A similar project to this, WriYe (writing year) has been running for three years or so, but I think that's a bit more demanding. At least I could possibly work six months into my schedule, right?
Well, we start next month. There are about twenty of us signed up so far. Few of us are actually trying for all six novels though. I promised them that I'd try my hardest, despite the months being pretty busy - like the big move next month. But I'm not going to put a ton of pressure on myself like I did for NaNo. I'd never survive if I did. But if I continue to push my writing, and just write without planning ahead or editing as I go, I might just make it.
I've also thought this would be a great way for me to incorperate fan fics back into my life. I still read them all the time - Harry Potter, Twilight, Charmed, Supernatural - but writing doesn't come easy for me. I have this small story that's a work in progress posted on fanfiction.net. I've been getting reviews for a while begging me to update. I'll probably work on that first.
I'll try to do another blog post sometime next week, or maybe later this week to let you all know how it's going, and fill you in on what stories I'll be writing. Right now, I'm super tired because I haven't had a full night's sleep in a few days. Plus I had about five nightmares last night (like, the worst I've ever had) and didn't dare go back to bed. And now? Now there are men fixing the roof. With very LOUD hammers and saws and things. =(
Anyway, I'm off to get more hot chocolate. Later.
-Lizzy<3
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Writing Central
So, book ideas. I have three that I'm really serious about right now.
Reflections: I've been working with this idea for a long time (and don't ask me how it start cuz it's a long story), but the basic premise is that a few kids - let's say five - are transported into this mirror world where there are thousands of realms they can enter. Through a man called the Realm Porter, they realize they all once had twins who were kidnapped at birth. Though someone, or something, made everyone forget about them. The twins have been scattered in different worlds, and the five kids must go find them.
Luciana of Quennell: This is probably the idea I'll run with and try to finish/publish first. A young witch around the age of sixteen, travels with her cousin to the distant relatives they'll be training with for a year. But soon after parting with her cousin and continuing on her way, she hears news that the town her cousin was to be staying in was attacked and her cousin has gone missing. Now Luciana's training year has been postponed and she's forced to go back home to the house in the woods where her grandmother rules the Ravenpine family, keeping everyone in check and seeing that no man, including Lucy's little brother, ever surpasses her in power, or else be shunned forever. But Lucy's great-grandmother Fiorentina knows more than she let's on to the rest of the family, and teaches Lucy how to defend herself so she can go in search of her cousin, and get tangled up in the rising troll wars.
Afterthought (working title): In the year 2012, 24-year-old Saphetta -- is turned into a vampire during a war that occupied the whole world for over a decade and killed off numerous species. Now in the year 2101, she goes by the name Saphy Wallace and lives with two of her great-nieces, who pose as her cousins. She works at the local college as a teacher and has searched for nearly a century for a husband. While she knows that with ... certain abilities, she'd be able to will any man she wishes to marry her, she wants him to do it of free will. Besides, she needs to keep him human if she's ever to have the family she's dreamed of. Things get complicated when her latest attraction is her new colleague, and there are whispers in the paranormal world that another war may be starting up.
So, that's it. What do you think?? ^_^
Reflections: I've been working with this idea for a long time (and don't ask me how it start cuz it's a long story), but the basic premise is that a few kids - let's say five - are transported into this mirror world where there are thousands of realms they can enter. Through a man called the Realm Porter, they realize they all once had twins who were kidnapped at birth. Though someone, or something, made everyone forget about them. The twins have been scattered in different worlds, and the five kids must go find them.
Luciana of Quennell: This is probably the idea I'll run with and try to finish/publish first. A young witch around the age of sixteen, travels with her cousin to the distant relatives they'll be training with for a year. But soon after parting with her cousin and continuing on her way, she hears news that the town her cousin was to be staying in was attacked and her cousin has gone missing. Now Luciana's training year has been postponed and she's forced to go back home to the house in the woods where her grandmother rules the Ravenpine family, keeping everyone in check and seeing that no man, including Lucy's little brother, ever surpasses her in power, or else be shunned forever. But Lucy's great-grandmother Fiorentina knows more than she let's on to the rest of the family, and teaches Lucy how to defend herself so she can go in search of her cousin, and get tangled up in the rising troll wars.
Afterthought (working title): In the year 2012, 24-year-old Saphetta -- is turned into a vampire during a war that occupied the whole world for over a decade and killed off numerous species. Now in the year 2101, she goes by the name Saphy Wallace and lives with two of her great-nieces, who pose as her cousins. She works at the local college as a teacher and has searched for nearly a century for a husband. While she knows that with ... certain abilities, she'd be able to will any man she wishes to marry her, she wants him to do it of free will. Besides, she needs to keep him human if she's ever to have the family she's dreamed of. Things get complicated when her latest attraction is her new colleague, and there are whispers in the paranormal world that another war may be starting up.
So, that's it. What do you think?? ^_^
Getting Back in the Swing of Things
Wow, I can't believe it's been five months since I updated last. Yikes. Really, really sorry about that. Um, things have been weird and hectic and stressful lately, but I'm going to try and get you all up to date in this one post. Wish me luck.
First off, let's talk about life in general. The basic changes are: there's still a chance we're getting rid of my youngest cat, Mickey (did I mention that before?); we're moving! Probably going to Mississauga, probably at the end of next month. I went on vacation and had a great time there. I got a new printer/scanner for my birthday, so hopefully I'll soon be able to upload a picture of myself. Speaking of which, I'm nineteen, yay!! For my birthday I also got my best friend Tippy's book, Etched in Stone ( http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Etched-In-Stone-Book-One-The-Skyla-Chronicles/Tiffany-Marie-Saxe/e/9781606933732/?itm=1 ) which I'll be reading very shortly, but more on that later.
YouTube has been a recent obsession of mine. First it started as just watching Tippy's vlogs (http://www.youtube.com/user/tiffanysaxe ) but then I found the VlogBrothers (http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers#play/uploads) who, in turn, led me to the 5 Awesome Girls (http://www.youtube.com/user/fiveawesomegirls#play/uploads). I'm a dedicated Nerdfighter and you can find me over at the Ning (http://nerdfighters.ning.com/) under the username of Elizabeth Sabourin. I'm also trying to save money to buy a webcam or something so that I can start vlogging, which will mean more updates than normal blogging! =D
Kristina of the 5 Awesome Girls gave me the idea for the Book Challenge. Last year she read 50 books in one year. I want to do the same. I'll be starting as soon as I finish the book I'm reading now. I'll start with Tippy's book, and I've already got about 45 other books picked.
I'm still doing the writing course, but I don't want to talk about that right now. Actually, while watching Tippy's latest video in which she talks about her book projects, I realized I haven't really done that yet. I mean, my mom knows about my stories cuz she's a writer too and it's great to have someone to bounce ideas off of, but I've kinda kept the ideas secret from my friends. Hmm. Well, I'll talk about them in my next post (which might be tonight it all goes well).
If you're into role-playing you should check out Tippy's Harry Potter site, Something Wicked (http://hoggydays.proboards.com) where you can find me playing about ten characters, most recently Fred Weasley. We're also working to revamp her old HP rpg, Marauding Mysteries.
Ok, that's all I can think of right now. I'll get to work on the book-ideas post. =]
DFTBA!
-Lizzy
First off, let's talk about life in general. The basic changes are: there's still a chance we're getting rid of my youngest cat, Mickey (did I mention that before?); we're moving! Probably going to Mississauga, probably at the end of next month. I went on vacation and had a great time there. I got a new printer/scanner for my birthday, so hopefully I'll soon be able to upload a picture of myself. Speaking of which, I'm nineteen, yay!! For my birthday I also got my best friend Tippy's book, Etched in Stone ( http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Etched-In-Stone-Book-One-The-Skyla-Chronicles/Tiffany-Marie-Saxe/e/9781606933732/?itm=1 ) which I'll be reading very shortly, but more on that later.
YouTube has been a recent obsession of mine. First it started as just watching Tippy's vlogs (http://www.youtube.com/user/tiffanysaxe ) but then I found the VlogBrothers (http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers#play/uploads) who, in turn, led me to the 5 Awesome Girls (http://www.youtube.com/user/fiveawesomegirls#play/uploads). I'm a dedicated Nerdfighter and you can find me over at the Ning (http://nerdfighters.ning.com/) under the username of Elizabeth Sabourin. I'm also trying to save money to buy a webcam or something so that I can start vlogging, which will mean more updates than normal blogging! =D
Kristina of the 5 Awesome Girls gave me the idea for the Book Challenge. Last year she read 50 books in one year. I want to do the same. I'll be starting as soon as I finish the book I'm reading now. I'll start with Tippy's book, and I've already got about 45 other books picked.
I'm still doing the writing course, but I don't want to talk about that right now. Actually, while watching Tippy's latest video in which she talks about her book projects, I realized I haven't really done that yet. I mean, my mom knows about my stories cuz she's a writer too and it's great to have someone to bounce ideas off of, but I've kinda kept the ideas secret from my friends. Hmm. Well, I'll talk about them in my next post (which might be tonight it all goes well).
If you're into role-playing you should check out Tippy's Harry Potter site, Something Wicked (http://hoggydays.proboards.com) where you can find me playing about ten characters, most recently Fred Weasley. We're also working to revamp her old HP rpg, Marauding Mysteries.
Ok, that's all I can think of right now. I'll get to work on the book-ideas post. =]
DFTBA!
-Lizzy
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sick of Life
I have a good excuse for my recent absence, I swear!! Well, if you've read my other posts you know that I'm a procrastinator, so there's no need to elaborate on that. Anyway, aside from real life being a pain with my parents threatening to take my youngest cat away (really heart-breaking, but I don't think it'll be happening any more), and my mom starting getting more contracts for her catering business (I kinda have to help with that), weather changes that are killing me (usually cold, then suddenly really hot), and on Wednesday I came down with a cold that left me stuck in bed. I feeling a lot better now, though not completely over it.
My writing career is up in limbo at the moment, which is also killing me. I wasn't able to write that article so I sent my wonderful instructor an email. And when that, for some unknown reason, wasn't delivered to her, I sent her a letter in the mail. I explained that I want to continue with the course, but I can't do that one assignment. I have yet to hear back from her.
I've been doing a bit of fanfic writing lately. Anyone watch Digimon? Well you really should. It's an anime show and probably designed more for older kids/younger teens, but in my defence, I was eleven when I started watching. I'm still really addicted to it. I haven't seen the fifth season as it is currently airing for the first time. The first two seasons were my favorite - who can resist TK and Kari? ^_^ So ... this fic I'm writing is a Digimon one. It's really funny and has new digidestined and an adventure and stuff. I might post the link when I'm finished. I'm working on the fifth chapter right now.
Role-playing isn't going so well. I'm currently a part of two rpg sites but ... well, I haven't been on Some Things Never Change in about a week, probably more. And I'm really angry at myself for that. But real life has to be the number one priority, right? The other site is Twin Flames - have I mentioned it before? - It's a great site, really. Amazing plot, good characters, nice people. At the moment I only have two accounts there, with two more thought up. I play Harry Potter's fiancee, though they've only just met (the Ministry is forcing them to marry). And I love the girl playing Harry. Theta is really great. She's an excellent writer; she give so many details in her posts ... I wish I could do that. But I say she's an excellent writer, not role-player.
Personally, I don't understand when role-players say they're not writers, but that's what you're doing! You're getting inside the head of a character and controlling their actions and feelings and history. That's writing. So, in my mind, all role-players are writers - but not all writers are role-players. You see, to be a good role-player you need to be able to work off of the opposite rp-er's actions and dialogue, and then add your own for them to work off of. Unfortunately, not a lot of people follow this rule. I've had to work with a lot of people who wouldn't give me anything to go off of, which only made my posts harder to write and therefore shorter. Questions are a great way to fill space in a post, and interact with the other character too. If only more people would learn to ask more questions in a post, these rpgs might last a little longer.
Anyway, I'm avoiding going back to Twin Flames because of this problem. Childish, I know, but I really just don't know how much more I have to contribute to a rp before people get the hint.
That's all the ranting my brain will let me do right now. I'm going to do some more writing now. Bye-bye.
~Lizzy <333333
My writing career is up in limbo at the moment, which is also killing me. I wasn't able to write that article so I sent my wonderful instructor an email. And when that, for some unknown reason, wasn't delivered to her, I sent her a letter in the mail. I explained that I want to continue with the course, but I can't do that one assignment. I have yet to hear back from her.
I've been doing a bit of fanfic writing lately. Anyone watch Digimon? Well you really should. It's an anime show and probably designed more for older kids/younger teens, but in my defence, I was eleven when I started watching. I'm still really addicted to it. I haven't seen the fifth season as it is currently airing for the first time. The first two seasons were my favorite - who can resist TK and Kari? ^_^ So ... this fic I'm writing is a Digimon one. It's really funny and has new digidestined and an adventure and stuff. I might post the link when I'm finished. I'm working on the fifth chapter right now.
Role-playing isn't going so well. I'm currently a part of two rpg sites but ... well, I haven't been on Some Things Never Change in about a week, probably more. And I'm really angry at myself for that. But real life has to be the number one priority, right? The other site is Twin Flames - have I mentioned it before? - It's a great site, really. Amazing plot, good characters, nice people. At the moment I only have two accounts there, with two more thought up. I play Harry Potter's fiancee, though they've only just met (the Ministry is forcing them to marry). And I love the girl playing Harry. Theta is really great. She's an excellent writer; she give so many details in her posts ... I wish I could do that. But I say she's an excellent writer, not role-player.
Personally, I don't understand when role-players say they're not writers, but that's what you're doing! You're getting inside the head of a character and controlling their actions and feelings and history. That's writing. So, in my mind, all role-players are writers - but not all writers are role-players. You see, to be a good role-player you need to be able to work off of the opposite rp-er's actions and dialogue, and then add your own for them to work off of. Unfortunately, not a lot of people follow this rule. I've had to work with a lot of people who wouldn't give me anything to go off of, which only made my posts harder to write and therefore shorter. Questions are a great way to fill space in a post, and interact with the other character too. If only more people would learn to ask more questions in a post, these rpgs might last a little longer.
Anyway, I'm avoiding going back to Twin Flames because of this problem. Childish, I know, but I really just don't know how much more I have to contribute to a rp before people get the hint.
That's all the ranting my brain will let me do right now. I'm going to do some more writing now. Bye-bye.
~Lizzy <333333
Monday, March 23, 2009
Pet Peeves
Current Mood: stressed, excited, creative
Currently Listening to: random rock music
So .... my main reason for posting right now is because I don't want everyone to think I've abandoned this blog. It's just that my latest assignment for the institute of children's literature was due on the twentieth and I thought it was later, and I haven't even started writing it yet. :(
My assignment is supposed to be an article written on whatever I want. But since I really hate writing articles - even though I'm decent at it - I've really been dreading this one. I have, however, come up with an age group and subject. I'll be talking about the responsibility of various pets, for a young child. At least that's the plan. After I finish this post I'm going to do some research - I really only know about cats.
On the subject of books, I got Eclipse today. I'm really excited about it, but I have to share it with my mom. And I'm not really allowed to read too much because of this assignment. That reminds me, have I mentioned how big of a fan of Twilight my mom is? Oh yeah, she's obsessed. She read Twilight and New Moon in like four days. She was more excited to see the movie than me! Then again, I really wasn't looking forward to it anyway. I mean, the Harry Potter movies have been pretty bad, I expected the same with this.
We did buy the movie this Saturday... or Friday night, actually. I was pleasantly surprised, but it wasn't as good as it could have been. I mean, Robert Pattinson as Edward? He's not even good-looking. And they deleted some of my favorite scenes and lines from the book. -sob-
My dad watched it with us today and actually liked it! Which is really surprising, because he hates a lot of movies. Now my mom's got him reading the first book. Tell me, is it a good or a bad thing that my parents have been calling each other Bella and Edward all day?
Anyway, I still can't tell you much about my rpg informational site/blog that I'm working on. Work is kind of at a stand-still right now due to my busy schedule. But I'm still on Something Wicked, and just joined an rpg owned by another friend of mine, Emily. It's an original storyline, kinda like X-Men. I'll give you the link in my next post. I'm also done an rpg of my own.
It'll be called Incinta Incanto, and it's a Harry Potter rpg. All the boards are put up and stuff, I just need to finish my character bios. I'm still not sure if I should open right now. I mean, what's the point on opening when my two best role-playing friends are so busy? Well, maybe I'll be able to do it the next couple of months. Fingers crossed!!
xoxoxoxo
Lizzy <333
Currently Listening to: random rock music
So .... my main reason for posting right now is because I don't want everyone to think I've abandoned this blog. It's just that my latest assignment for the institute of children's literature was due on the twentieth and I thought it was later, and I haven't even started writing it yet. :(
My assignment is supposed to be an article written on whatever I want. But since I really hate writing articles - even though I'm decent at it - I've really been dreading this one. I have, however, come up with an age group and subject. I'll be talking about the responsibility of various pets, for a young child. At least that's the plan. After I finish this post I'm going to do some research - I really only know about cats.
On the subject of books, I got Eclipse today. I'm really excited about it, but I have to share it with my mom. And I'm not really allowed to read too much because of this assignment. That reminds me, have I mentioned how big of a fan of Twilight my mom is? Oh yeah, she's obsessed. She read Twilight and New Moon in like four days. She was more excited to see the movie than me! Then again, I really wasn't looking forward to it anyway. I mean, the Harry Potter movies have been pretty bad, I expected the same with this.
We did buy the movie this Saturday... or Friday night, actually. I was pleasantly surprised, but it wasn't as good as it could have been. I mean, Robert Pattinson as Edward? He's not even good-looking. And they deleted some of my favorite scenes and lines from the book. -sob-
My dad watched it with us today and actually liked it! Which is really surprising, because he hates a lot of movies. Now my mom's got him reading the first book. Tell me, is it a good or a bad thing that my parents have been calling each other Bella and Edward all day?
Anyway, I still can't tell you much about my rpg informational site/blog that I'm working on. Work is kind of at a stand-still right now due to my busy schedule. But I'm still on Something Wicked, and just joined an rpg owned by another friend of mine, Emily. It's an original storyline, kinda like X-Men. I'll give you the link in my next post. I'm also done an rpg of my own.
It'll be called Incinta Incanto, and it's a Harry Potter rpg. All the boards are put up and stuff, I just need to finish my character bios. I'm still not sure if I should open right now. I mean, what's the point on opening when my two best role-playing friends are so busy? Well, maybe I'll be able to do it the next couple of months. Fingers crossed!!
xoxoxoxo
Lizzy <333
Monday, March 9, 2009
Mysteriously Wicked Royalty
Okay, I know it's Monday, but I don't have any movie news for you. My mom and I started watching The Librarian 3 last night, but we were too tired to finish. Sunday is just way to hectic a day to watch movies - or do anything productive, for that matter. I can tell you that it's shaping up to be better than the second movie in the series. Moving on, I'm here to promote those sites I've been telling you about.
First up, Marauding Mysteries. MM is a marauder-era Harry Potter role-play site, owned by my friend Tippy. The basic setting of the plot is that the Marauders, Lily, Snape and so on are in their sixth year at Hogwarts. The war is raging, and many sub-plots are already in effect. Lily (played by Tippy), while dating James, has started an affair with Severus. Meanwhile, Remus had a one-night-stand with a seventh-year Kyndrick (also Tippy's), and now she's pregnant and he's trying to figure out the best way to tell her that he's a monster. Lucius Malfoy (mine) is currently trying to deal with braking up with the only girl he's ever loved, while getting to know his long-lost half-sister, and keep his drunk mother and influential father out of his life.
More sub-plots of MM are taken from other books or tv shows. For example, we have a Twilight plot in which Tippy plays Alice Logan-Longbottom, and her brother Hayden(Edward). And my other friend Iris plays Serenity(Bella). We still need Jasper and Emmett's characters.
One Tree Hill also has a plot here. I play Haley who is in here seventh year, married to Nathan, just found out she's pregnant and is trying to help in the war. Unfortunately, we've only filled the roles of Haley and Brooke.
While MM may seem a little dead right now, I intend to make my four+ posts today or tomorrow which should get people back. Here's the link- http://hoggymysteries.proboards.com/
Next up is MM's sister site, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The history behind Something Wicked may be a little confusing, but I'll try to make it clear. On MM, I asked how far we had to stick to canon, seeing as we'd already changed so much. Eventually it was decided that we'd stick to canon, but Tippy wanted to make another site that would focus on what could have happened to our characters. So, the plot of Something Wicked is AU.
Basically, Severus made a deal with Voldemort to spare Lily and Harry's lives. He married Lily and had a daughter with her, and now they're trying to keep Harry from joining the Death Eaters, while pretending to be loyal to Voldemort. Remus' wife, Kyndrick, died when their daughter was five, and now Olivia Lupin is in her last year at Hogwarts. But guess what- she's so much like her mother that she becomes pregnant - with Fred Weasley's child! Then there's Lucius. Since his father's death, he's taken over the family business, bringing his sister into it. He and Narcissa are spies, loyal to the Order. But they haven't been able to tell Draco the truth about them so he's ready to go join the Death Eaters.
Many more plots are in effect. Aside from Lucius, I play Luna Lovegood, Blaise Zabini, Cooper Moon, and Haley James-Scott. I'll also be taking up 2-4 more characters. Yes, I know I'm insane. But I think it's allowed since at least four of them will be adults, and there aren't that many plots for them yet. Anyway, here's the link- http://hoggydays.proboards.com/index.cgi
Lastly, just a little notice for those of you who are keeping track of my projects, Tippy has offered to help me in making a site/blog that will focus on advertising role-playing sites. We will write reviews of sites we come across and post them up so people can find the perfect site to play on. Plus we'll have other features that sites such as RPG Directory, Blank Pages, and Caution 2.0 have. Can't post a link yet, but I promise it'll be amazing!
Oh, and on a quick side note, I finished New Moon a couple of days ago. Actually, after I finished my last entry I curled up on my bed and read until I was finished. lol. Uh, must be going now. Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeease join MM and Something Wicked, I'll love you forever if you do! And send me a pm when you do, or comment here. ^_^
xoxoxoxo,
Lizzy
First up, Marauding Mysteries. MM is a marauder-era Harry Potter role-play site, owned by my friend Tippy. The basic setting of the plot is that the Marauders, Lily, Snape and so on are in their sixth year at Hogwarts. The war is raging, and many sub-plots are already in effect. Lily (played by Tippy), while dating James, has started an affair with Severus. Meanwhile, Remus had a one-night-stand with a seventh-year Kyndrick (also Tippy's), and now she's pregnant and he's trying to figure out the best way to tell her that he's a monster. Lucius Malfoy (mine) is currently trying to deal with braking up with the only girl he's ever loved, while getting to know his long-lost half-sister, and keep his drunk mother and influential father out of his life.
More sub-plots of MM are taken from other books or tv shows. For example, we have a Twilight plot in which Tippy plays Alice Logan-Longbottom, and her brother Hayden(Edward). And my other friend Iris plays Serenity(Bella). We still need Jasper and Emmett's characters.
One Tree Hill also has a plot here. I play Haley who is in here seventh year, married to Nathan, just found out she's pregnant and is trying to help in the war. Unfortunately, we've only filled the roles of Haley and Brooke.
While MM may seem a little dead right now, I intend to make my four+ posts today or tomorrow which should get people back. Here's the link- http://hoggymysteries.proboards.com/
Next up is MM's sister site, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The history behind Something Wicked may be a little confusing, but I'll try to make it clear. On MM, I asked how far we had to stick to canon, seeing as we'd already changed so much. Eventually it was decided that we'd stick to canon, but Tippy wanted to make another site that would focus on what could have happened to our characters. So, the plot of Something Wicked is AU.
Basically, Severus made a deal with Voldemort to spare Lily and Harry's lives. He married Lily and had a daughter with her, and now they're trying to keep Harry from joining the Death Eaters, while pretending to be loyal to Voldemort. Remus' wife, Kyndrick, died when their daughter was five, and now Olivia Lupin is in her last year at Hogwarts. But guess what- she's so much like her mother that she becomes pregnant - with Fred Weasley's child! Then there's Lucius. Since his father's death, he's taken over the family business, bringing his sister into it. He and Narcissa are spies, loyal to the Order. But they haven't been able to tell Draco the truth about them so he's ready to go join the Death Eaters.
Many more plots are in effect. Aside from Lucius, I play Luna Lovegood, Blaise Zabini, Cooper Moon, and Haley James-Scott. I'll also be taking up 2-4 more characters. Yes, I know I'm insane. But I think it's allowed since at least four of them will be adults, and there aren't that many plots for them yet. Anyway, here's the link- http://hoggydays.proboards.com/index.cgi
Lastly, just a little notice for those of you who are keeping track of my projects, Tippy has offered to help me in making a site/blog that will focus on advertising role-playing sites. We will write reviews of sites we come across and post them up so people can find the perfect site to play on. Plus we'll have other features that sites such as RPG Directory, Blank Pages, and Caution 2.0 have. Can't post a link yet, but I promise it'll be amazing!
Oh, and on a quick side note, I finished New Moon a couple of days ago. Actually, after I finished my last entry I curled up on my bed and read until I was finished. lol. Uh, must be going now. Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeease join MM and Something Wicked, I'll love you forever if you do! And send me a pm when you do, or comment here. ^_^
xoxoxoxo,
Lizzy
Saturday, March 7, 2009
A Break From Reality #2
Anyway, moving on to movies: just saw the remake of Salem's Lot last night. It featured Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland - and who doesn't love Donald, right? Can't stand Kiefer, but I love Donald. Ack, I'm getting off topic. The point of this paragraph is that the remake of Salem's Lot = a bloody waste of time. They killed off every good guy but one - won't say which one - and the movie was terribly confusing all the way through. I've never seen the original, and at this point I'm really not looking forward too it.
Facebook has been a pain lately, kicking me off at the worst times - the worst times count as the ones when I'm playing Pet Society, by the way.
Uh ... whatelse is there to say? I'll leave role-play talk for my next entry. Gaming is for another blog completely... Aha! Only got one thing left to talk about. And that'd be the book my parents just bought me last Sunday. Can anyone guess? That's right! New Moon by Stephenie Meyer!
At first I was a little weary to start reading, having read many bad reviews of this book. But how ever am I supposed to advance to Breaking Dawn - supposedly the best in the saga - if I don't read this one first? The first two chapters were nice. Loved that little chat with Carlisle. The third chapter though ... well, let's just say that I kinda knew where it was going (there were no spoiler warnings in those reviews). So, from chapter three to chapter sixteen, I've been really depressed and I think a lot of that hased to do with the fact that I still think I'm a lot like Bella - she hurts, I hurt.
I'll admit, there were a lot of great moments along the way. I can now understand why a lot of people think Jacob Black is good for her, at least. I mean, he's hilarious. But I still smile every time Edward is mentioned. Anyway, I was really disappointed that the Cullens haven't reappeared yet. I really thought they would by now, given the Preface, and what I know about the next books. But I just started chapter seventeen and I'm kinda anxious to get back to it, so I'm gonna cut this post short. Thanks for listening to my rants!!
xoxoxo,
Lizzy
Facebook has been a pain lately, kicking me off at the worst times - the worst times count as the ones when I'm playing Pet Society, by the way.
Uh ... whatelse is there to say? I'll leave role-play talk for my next entry. Gaming is for another blog completely... Aha! Only got one thing left to talk about. And that'd be the book my parents just bought me last Sunday. Can anyone guess? That's right! New Moon by Stephenie Meyer!
At first I was a little weary to start reading, having read many bad reviews of this book. But how ever am I supposed to advance to Breaking Dawn - supposedly the best in the saga - if I don't read this one first? The first two chapters were nice. Loved that little chat with Carlisle. The third chapter though ... well, let's just say that I kinda knew where it was going (there were no spoiler warnings in those reviews). So, from chapter three to chapter sixteen, I've been really depressed and I think a lot of that hased to do with the fact that I still think I'm a lot like Bella - she hurts, I hurt.
I'll admit, there were a lot of great moments along the way. I can now understand why a lot of people think Jacob Black is good for her, at least. I mean, he's hilarious. But I still smile every time Edward is mentioned. Anyway, I was really disappointed that the Cullens haven't reappeared yet. I really thought they would by now, given the Preface, and what I know about the next books. But I just started chapter seventeen and I'm kinda anxious to get back to it, so I'm gonna cut this post short. Thanks for listening to my rants!!
xoxoxo,
Lizzy
A Break From Reality #1
Current Mood: Elated, a little bit stressed
Currently Listening to: disc two of Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's greatest hits.
As I sit here trying to sort out the order in which I'm going to post my latest thoughts and reviews, I have to wonder if the title of this entry should be "A Break From Responsibility," rather than reality. It seems like this past week has taken a sharp turn in both directions, leaving me really dizzy and completely out of it.
I suppose I should start by apologizing for not posting in over a week. I thought of writing many times, but I was so preoccupied by everything going on, that it didn't seem right. Then today, when I decided to find out exactly when my last update was, I got the lovely surprise of finding three or four comments from my friends waiting for me on past posts. So, I guess you can all thank Tippy and Hayley for giving me the boost I needed to write this. Thanks ladies! ^_^
So, what to talk about first? Well, I was supposed to post on Friday, and that was going to be about tv, so we'll start with that. Anyone watch the Bachelor? I saw the very first season. Then I saw the first Bachelorette with Trista. And I came back for the second Bachelorette with DeAnna last year because I'd heard she was dumped by the former Bachelor. Well, through the majority of that season, my mom and I had been voting for a named Jason Mesnick. He was a single dad from Seattle and we thought he was perfect for DeAnna. Unfortunately, she wound up choosing Jesse, another nice guy - but at least Jason made it to the final two, right?
I guess we weren't the only people upset by Jason not winning, because he was made the new Bachelor this year. My mom and I were so excited that we really paid attention to the women for once, and we knew ahead of time who was going to make it all the way through. We were pretty sure of Stephanie, a thirty-something year old widow and mother of a four-year-old girl. We also liked Melissa. She was twenty-five, great with kids, and really willing to move to Seattle. In the end, it came down to Melissa and Molly. We were so happy he'd gotten rid of Jillian, who only seemed to be doing the show for the adventure.
To make a long story semi-short, Jason let Molly go and asked Melissa to marry him. Things seemed great when they were celebrating with Jason's son Ty at the end of the two-hour show. Then, seconds later, "After the Final Rose, part 1" started. This is usually where the Bachelor and his final two choices come out and talk about how things have been in the past three months since the show ended, and then the next Bachelor is announced. However, things changed this year. It seems that things weren't as good as we'd first thought. Jason realized, shortly after the show ended, that he really wasn't in love with Melissa - and he couldn't stop thinking of Molly.
So then they brough Melissa out, who hadn't been listening in, and Jason broke up with her - on air! Then they brought Molly out and she agreed to give Jason another chance. Well, that's really ... crappy, isn't it? In interviews that have bee printed in the past week, Jason has said that it was in his contract to brake up with Melissa on air, and that's he's sorry he had to do it that way. Yeah, right. So the next night, "After the Final Rose, part 2" comes on and now it's been a month and a half since the last show. Things are going great between Jason and Molly (yahoo), and the next Bachelorette is going to be Jillian (apparently Melissa isn't ready to get back in front of the cameras again). So, all in all, a really bad week in tv land.
Um - I'll go into my next rant in a second, just have to grab a bottle of water. And since I'm way too paranoid about losing everything I've written in some freak accident, I'm going to post now and make a second entry when I get back.
See you in a minute. ^_^
Currently Listening to: disc two of Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's greatest hits.
As I sit here trying to sort out the order in which I'm going to post my latest thoughts and reviews, I have to wonder if the title of this entry should be "A Break From Responsibility," rather than reality. It seems like this past week has taken a sharp turn in both directions, leaving me really dizzy and completely out of it.
I suppose I should start by apologizing for not posting in over a week. I thought of writing many times, but I was so preoccupied by everything going on, that it didn't seem right. Then today, when I decided to find out exactly when my last update was, I got the lovely surprise of finding three or four comments from my friends waiting for me on past posts. So, I guess you can all thank Tippy and Hayley for giving me the boost I needed to write this. Thanks ladies! ^_^
So, what to talk about first? Well, I was supposed to post on Friday, and that was going to be about tv, so we'll start with that. Anyone watch the Bachelor? I saw the very first season. Then I saw the first Bachelorette with Trista. And I came back for the second Bachelorette with DeAnna last year because I'd heard she was dumped by the former Bachelor. Well, through the majority of that season, my mom and I had been voting for a named Jason Mesnick. He was a single dad from Seattle and we thought he was perfect for DeAnna. Unfortunately, she wound up choosing Jesse, another nice guy - but at least Jason made it to the final two, right?
I guess we weren't the only people upset by Jason not winning, because he was made the new Bachelor this year. My mom and I were so excited that we really paid attention to the women for once, and we knew ahead of time who was going to make it all the way through. We were pretty sure of Stephanie, a thirty-something year old widow and mother of a four-year-old girl. We also liked Melissa. She was twenty-five, great with kids, and really willing to move to Seattle. In the end, it came down to Melissa and Molly. We were so happy he'd gotten rid of Jillian, who only seemed to be doing the show for the adventure.
To make a long story semi-short, Jason let Molly go and asked Melissa to marry him. Things seemed great when they were celebrating with Jason's son Ty at the end of the two-hour show. Then, seconds later, "After the Final Rose, part 1" started. This is usually where the Bachelor and his final two choices come out and talk about how things have been in the past three months since the show ended, and then the next Bachelor is announced. However, things changed this year. It seems that things weren't as good as we'd first thought. Jason realized, shortly after the show ended, that he really wasn't in love with Melissa - and he couldn't stop thinking of Molly.
So then they brough Melissa out, who hadn't been listening in, and Jason broke up with her - on air! Then they brought Molly out and she agreed to give Jason another chance. Well, that's really ... crappy, isn't it? In interviews that have bee printed in the past week, Jason has said that it was in his contract to brake up with Melissa on air, and that's he's sorry he had to do it that way. Yeah, right. So the next night, "After the Final Rose, part 2" comes on and now it's been a month and a half since the last show. Things are going great between Jason and Molly (yahoo), and the next Bachelorette is going to be Jillian (apparently Melissa isn't ready to get back in front of the cameras again). So, all in all, a really bad week in tv land.
Um - I'll go into my next rant in a second, just have to grab a bottle of water. And since I'm way too paranoid about losing everything I've written in some freak accident, I'm going to post now and make a second entry when I get back.
See you in a minute. ^_^
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ending Hunger One Word at a Time!
Today I'm going to tell you about a great site my mom got me on to a year ago. It's called Free Rice - http://www.freerice.com/. If you haven't been to it yet, you should definitely check it out. Free Rice is basically one big online word game. The site gives you a word and you have to pick the correct meaning of the word from the four meanings they give you. You have the option of difficulty levels - which is great if you're not especially good at word games, like me. But what makes this game different from others you might find out there? For every answer you get right, they'll donate ten grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger!
I've been playing for a year or so, with my score being reset a while back. At the moment my new score is up to 3,000 grains of rice donated, and out of 60 levels, the highest I've gotten is level 20!! See if you can beat my score. Comment here with your scores. ^_^
xoxo,
Lizzy
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
For Whom the Bells Toll
For our second edition of Book Tuesdays, I'm going to be talking about ... idk. Um, I could talk about the dictionary .. no, too long and I only have two hours before this becomes Booky Wednesdays. Hmm. Ah, ha! -drumroll- THE ABHORSEN TRILOGY. That's by Garth Nix, for those of you who don't know.
Sabriel, the first in the series, was about a girl of about eighteen whose father was the Abhorsen, the famous necromancer who worked for the good guys, putting dead things back in Death. Sabriel was raised from a young age in an all-girls school in a country named Ancelstierre, which was located right below the Old Kingdom, where her father lived and worked. Ancelstierrans didn't believe in the things those from the Old Kingdom did though - like magic and dead things. But Sabriel's school was close to the Wall - a magical wall that separated the two countries and kept many dead things out of Ancelstierre. It also prevented magic from being used in Ancelstierre the farther it got from the Wall.
One night, a night when Sabriel's father was expected to astral-project into her room to discuss her future, he doesn't show up. In his place is a dead creature carrying the Book of the Dead and his bells - the seven bells of a necromancer. From this, Sabriel gathers that her father is in trouble and takes on the responsibilities of the Abhorsen, journeying into the Old Kingdom for the first time since she was a child, to find her father. But the Kingdom has not been right for centuries, ever since the royal family was killed.
And that's enough about that one, for people who haven't read it. At first, I was a little skeptical about the story. But was pleased to see that Nix had used a female lead character for such an adventurous and gruesome story. It is now one of my favorite books.
Lirael, the sequel, centers on a Clayr girl. Clayr are the seers of the Old Kingdom. We'd come across twin Clayr in Sabriel, but Lirael takes us into the glacier where they live. And it tells us of their customs and why there are so few male Clayr. And, of course, it tells the story of Lirael herself. A motherless young teen as she grows up without receiving the Sight, but instead buries herself in the Clayr Library where she works, discovering the secrets of the Old Kingdom. Soon Lirael's curiosity leads her far from the Glacier and out into the Kingdom proper to try and stop the old evil that's threatening to break free of its bonds.
Of course, the story also follows Sameth. But I can't really talk about him without revealing secrets that are talked about in Sabriel. For the same reason, I can't talk about Abhorsen, the third book in the series. I will, however, say that Nix is an amazing author and if you like adventure novels, you should definitely check out this series. Especially since Garth is writing a fourth book, planned to be out sometime in the next two years! Oh, and don't forget about The Creature in the Case. It's a short story taking place after Abhorsen. You can find it in Across the Wall, a collection of Nix's short stories.
That's all for now, loves. I'm expected to do some role-playing before I get offline in about fifteen minutes.
xoxo,
Lizzy <3
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday the 13th
Mood: energetic
Currently Listening to: "Dream Police" by Cheap Trick *turns radio up*
As promised earlier, I'm back to talk about the dumbest horror/drama movie I've ever seen. Children of the Corn is a close second, by the way.
1408 is the name of a movie featuring John Cusack and practically no one else. John plays a character who travels all over the states, staying at hotels to see if they're haunted like they advertise they are. When the movie starts he has yet to find a truly haunted house, and doesn't believe in such a thing anyway. And as we find out later, his young daughter died a year or two ago and he has yet to speak to his wife since he left their home in New York.
Then one day he gets a postcard from a hotel in New York, the Dolphin. It says "Don't go into room 1408." So he decides to go check it out. First off, he finds out that there have been about ten deaths in the room. Then he speaks to the hotel manager who tells him that there have been dozens more. The manager even gives him a file filled with information about each death in hopes of preventing him from staying the night in the room. But it doesn't matter. John still thinks the whole thing is a hoax, so he goes in anyway.
Immediately things start happening. Things I can't really talk about otherwise I'll become more creeped out than I already am. Amazingly I didn't have nightmares from this movie, even though I went to bed right after I watched this. It was really stupid. I mean, I still don't know how it all started, or if it ended. But I can blame my mom for suggesting we watch it right before bed. So ... at least it wasn't my fault. ^_^
xoxo,
Lizzy
Getting to Know Me
Mood: cold, groggy
Currently Listening to: radio commercials
Okay, so I was just reading my friend's blog on (sucky) LiveJournal and I saw that she had taken this random quiz and I thought I'd post it here - with my own answers, of course.
Do you have any pets?: yes, three cats;; Smokey, Oliver, and Mickey
What color shirt are you wearing?: red
Name three things that are physically close to you: aside from the obvious chair, keyboard, desk and monitor;; radio, juice bottle, and a heater
What is the last book you read?: Twilight
Are you or were you a good student?: I was average
What's your favorite sport?: Hockey, I guess
Do you enjoy sleeping late?: I did today. lol. but I actually hate it because it gets me off schedule
What's the weather like right now?: cold, it snowed all of last night
Who tells the best jokes?: in my family: um, both my parents are pretty funny;; not in my family: Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie
What was the last thing you dreamed about?: I dreamed about Smallville today. gave me a great idea for a fanfic too. ^_^
Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?: I don't drive. :(
Do you believe in karma?: idk
Do you believe in luck?: um... kinda
Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up?: scrambled!!
Do you collect anything? If so, what?: postcards from all over. I also want to collect spoons like my grandma used to.
Are you proud of yourself?: not at the moment
Are you reliable?: most of the time
Have you ever given money to a bum?: never had the chance
What's your favorite food?: my mom's homemade mac 'n' cheese
Have you ever had a secret admirer?: no :(
Do you like the smell of gasoline?: no
Do like to draw?: yeah, but I suck
What's your favorite invention?: everything
Is your room messy?: yeah
What do you like better: oranges or apples?: apples, but I only eat yellow ones
Do you give in easily?: sometimes
Are you a good guesser?: depends
Can you read other people's expressions?: depends on who it is
Are you a bully?: nope
Do you have a job?: no
What time did you wake up this morning?: 1:00 pm
What did you eat for breakfast this morning?: juice
When was the last time you showered?: yesterday
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?: updating my blog, of course! Booky Tuesdays!!
What's your favorite day of the week and why?: erm, Saturday because I get to spend the most time with my family, but Sunday because I get to spend the most time on the computer.
Do you have any nicknames?: Lizzy (thanks to Tippy), Lizzytcka (thanks to Iris), and Junior (thanks to the stupidity of my father)
Have you ever been scuba diving?: nope
What's your least favorite color?: orange, bleh
Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If yes, who?: i guess my mom, or rather, my future little brother or sister. :D
Would you ever go skydiving?: nooooo!!! dude, I'm waaay too afraid of heights to do that.
What toothpaste do you use?: Colgate
Do you enjoy challenges?: physically, no;; mentally, yeah
What's the worst injury you have had?: a swollen middle finger on my right hand because I fell down two steps of the stairs in my house. my hand was squished between my chest and the railing. it was a pain to use the computer mouse for the next two weeks, and typing was impossible. :(
What's the last movie you saw?: 1408
What do you want to know about the future?: my life (career, family), and will I always stay in contact with the friends I have now - cuz they're so amazing. ^_^
What does your last text message say?: idk, I was doing it for mom.
Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to?: mom
What's your favorite school subject?: English
What's your least favorite school subject?: math
Would you rather have money or love?: love
What is your dream vacation?: Ireland
What is your favorite animal?: cat
Do you miss anyone right now?: yeah, my grandpa
What's the last sporting event you watched?: hockey
Do you need to do laundry?: doing it right now
Do you listen to the radio?: all the time, like right now
Where were you when 9/11 happened?: in my living room, watching with my mom and grandpa
What do you do when vending machines steal your money?: never happened to me
Have you ever caught a butterfly?: nope
What color are your bed sheets?: lilac
What's your ringtone?: Higher, by Creed
Who was the last person to make you laugh?: my mom
Do you have any obsessions right now?: Twilight. oh, and preparing to be a sister.
Do you like things that glow in the dark?: no
What's your favorite fruity scent?: green apple
Do you watch cartoons?: sometimes
Have you ever sat on a roof?: no, heights again
Have you ever been to a different country?: nope
Name three things in the world you dislike: onions, dead sites, and ice (as in tripping on it.)
Name three people in the world you dislike: I'll keep the personal ones private. celebrity: Scarlet Johanson, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Columbus (the director)
Has a rumor even been spread about you?: no
Do you like sushi?: never had it
Do you believe in magic?: no
Do you hold grudges?: yeah
Thanks go to the Lovely Iris for that quiz.
I'll be back later with my Movie Mondays rant on 1408.
xoxoxo,
Lizzy
Currently Listening to: radio commercials
Okay, so I was just reading my friend's blog on (sucky) LiveJournal and I saw that she had taken this random quiz and I thought I'd post it here - with my own answers, of course.
Do you have any pets?: yes, three cats;; Smokey, Oliver, and Mickey
What color shirt are you wearing?: red
Name three things that are physically close to you: aside from the obvious chair, keyboard, desk and monitor;; radio, juice bottle, and a heater
What is the last book you read?: Twilight
Are you or were you a good student?: I was average
What's your favorite sport?: Hockey, I guess
Do you enjoy sleeping late?: I did today. lol. but I actually hate it because it gets me off schedule
What's the weather like right now?: cold, it snowed all of last night
Who tells the best jokes?: in my family: um, both my parents are pretty funny;; not in my family: Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie
What was the last thing you dreamed about?: I dreamed about Smallville today. gave me a great idea for a fanfic too. ^_^
Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?: I don't drive. :(
Do you believe in karma?: idk
Do you believe in luck?: um... kinda
Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up?: scrambled!!
Do you collect anything? If so, what?: postcards from all over. I also want to collect spoons like my grandma used to.
Are you proud of yourself?: not at the moment
Are you reliable?: most of the time
Have you ever given money to a bum?: never had the chance
What's your favorite food?: my mom's homemade mac 'n' cheese
Have you ever had a secret admirer?: no :(
Do you like the smell of gasoline?: no
Do like to draw?: yeah, but I suck
What's your favorite invention?: everything
Is your room messy?: yeah
What do you like better: oranges or apples?: apples, but I only eat yellow ones
Do you give in easily?: sometimes
Are you a good guesser?: depends
Can you read other people's expressions?: depends on who it is
Are you a bully?: nope
Do you have a job?: no
What time did you wake up this morning?: 1:00 pm
What did you eat for breakfast this morning?: juice
When was the last time you showered?: yesterday
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?: updating my blog, of course! Booky Tuesdays!!
What's your favorite day of the week and why?: erm, Saturday because I get to spend the most time with my family, but Sunday because I get to spend the most time on the computer.
Do you have any nicknames?: Lizzy (thanks to Tippy), Lizzytcka (thanks to Iris), and Junior (thanks to the stupidity of my father)
Have you ever been scuba diving?: nope
What's your least favorite color?: orange, bleh
Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If yes, who?: i guess my mom, or rather, my future little brother or sister. :D
Would you ever go skydiving?: nooooo!!! dude, I'm waaay too afraid of heights to do that.
What toothpaste do you use?: Colgate
Do you enjoy challenges?: physically, no;; mentally, yeah
What's the worst injury you have had?: a swollen middle finger on my right hand because I fell down two steps of the stairs in my house. my hand was squished between my chest and the railing. it was a pain to use the computer mouse for the next two weeks, and typing was impossible. :(
What's the last movie you saw?: 1408
What do you want to know about the future?: my life (career, family), and will I always stay in contact with the friends I have now - cuz they're so amazing. ^_^
What does your last text message say?: idk, I was doing it for mom.
Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to?: mom
What's your favorite school subject?: English
What's your least favorite school subject?: math
Would you rather have money or love?: love
What is your dream vacation?: Ireland
What is your favorite animal?: cat
Do you miss anyone right now?: yeah, my grandpa
What's the last sporting event you watched?: hockey
Do you need to do laundry?: doing it right now
Do you listen to the radio?: all the time, like right now
Where were you when 9/11 happened?: in my living room, watching with my mom and grandpa
What do you do when vending machines steal your money?: never happened to me
Have you ever caught a butterfly?: nope
What color are your bed sheets?: lilac
What's your ringtone?: Higher, by Creed
Who was the last person to make you laugh?: my mom
Do you have any obsessions right now?: Twilight. oh, and preparing to be a sister.
Do you like things that glow in the dark?: no
What's your favorite fruity scent?: green apple
Do you watch cartoons?: sometimes
Have you ever sat on a roof?: no, heights again
Have you ever been to a different country?: nope
Name three things in the world you dislike: onions, dead sites, and ice (as in tripping on it.)
Name three people in the world you dislike: I'll keep the personal ones private. celebrity: Scarlet Johanson, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Columbus (the director)
Has a rumor even been spread about you?: no
Do you like sushi?: never had it
Do you believe in magic?: no
Do you hold grudges?: yeah
Thanks go to the Lovely Iris for that quiz.
I'll be back later with my Movie Mondays rant on 1408.
xoxoxo,
Lizzy
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Daily Addiction
Mood: tired, excited, proud
Currently Listening to: "Make Believe" by Thornley
Ok, technically Thursdays are the designated night for website rants, but I got so busy working on websites that I'm doing the rant today. So, you're probably wondering which site I'm advertising today. Is it one of my own? One of the many I work on? No! I'll leave the latest rpg news for Thursday and talk about a universal favorite instead. Facebook!!!
First there was LiveJournal (which never worked for me), then there was MySpace (which I was too busy to keep up with) and now there's Facebook. At first I was a little skeptical to join. My mom's friends were signing up like crazy and finally she got an account too. This was a little disturbing. My mom using Facebook when she can't even use an instant messenger without my help. Hell, she can't even copy and paste! But still I resisted the mighty pull of Facebook, sticking to my guns and repeatedly explaining that MySpace was better, even if I didn't go on it anymore.
Finally she got to me. I joined with only three friends, two of them being my parents (yeah, my dad signed up too), and the other being the son of my mom's friend. Someone I'd hardly call a friend of mine. But my dad and I had a good time, competing against each other in games. Although I was a bit disappointed that there weren't any blog-making applications. Anyway, fast-forward a year or so, and I was still a little unsure of Facebook. There are many things about the site that still baffle me. But then I got an email from one of my favorite p.c. gaming sites, telling me that Facebook had launched a new game called Pet Society in which you create a pet and take care of him/her while building and decorating their house, visiting friends, and more.
As it turns out, Pet Society had been out for a few months already, but it was still good nevertheless. I signed up right away, creating a tan kitty whom I named Alice, after Alice Cullen. Alice's house only started out with one room, but the more things you do, like cleaning/brushing/feeding yours and your friends' pets, the more points you get, and the faster you move on to the next level and receive better tools - and a bigger house. I started playing last month and Alice is now at level twenty-seven, nearly twenty-eight. Plus I created another Facebook account for the sole purpose of being able to create another pet. This one, looking a lot like Alice, I named Rosalie. ^_^
Anyway, for the last month, Pet Society has been my addiction. Every night at seven o'clock when my parents are at work I log on and compete in the ten daily races, earning thirty coins for each one I win. Then I visit all my friends' pets and take care of them too. And since my mom joined a couple of weeks ago, I've been doing triple duty with her pet, a tan puppy named Cobalt.
PlayFish, the game's developer, has a forum where I hang out for the majority of the day, finding more PS friends, or swapping pictures of our pets and houses. Or, the best part of all, trading items. You see, in PS there are shops where you can go to buy furniture or clothes or food. But some of these things, especially the things in the luxury shop, is very expensive. Quite a few things only remain in the shops for a week, and then they disappear. And then there are the box items. The things that only appear in Mystery Boxes. So, when we buy or receive something we don't want, we have the option of selling it back to the store, for a lower price than we originally paid, or trading it for something else.
The trick is knowing what everything is worth, and knowing how popular it is. For instance, Halloween items are hot. I'm forever seeing trades happen for the black cat stuffed animal, or the monster couch. Christmas things are also big, but mostly the food. Thanksgiving food is the same. I was playing through the Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, so I was able to buy the specialty items and sell for big money when the week was up.
Contests and giveaways are frequently hosted on the forums as well. Rich players who have furnished their house and have reached the final level of game play are buy jukeboxes and lip couches (the two highest-priced items) and giving them away free! I actually won two jukes a few weeks ago. Of course, selling the jukes and lips back to the store for money will only get you 6666 coins as opposed to the 20,000 it takes to buy one, but it's still a good amount of money.
At the moment and in the middle of re-designing Alice's living room because I didn't like the old design anymore. She's only got five rooms out of the maximum six, but I'm already buying up furniture to put in it. I'm also dying to hold a contest of my own, because I'm having so much fun giving to less-fortunate pets. But my mom and I agreed that we'd help a whole bunch of people just as soon as our own houses are fixed up. And we're nearly there!! ^_^
Enough talk for today, must go and check on my trades. Here are some pics of Alice in her house.
xoxo
Lizzy
P.S. if you wanna add me on Facebook, go right ahead. here's the link to my page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=680737570&ref=name
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Perks of Having Pen-Pals
Well, since my blog is clearly awesome, you must be awesome for reading it. So, I'd like to give all you awesome people a gift this fine morning by letting you in on a secret. I'm friends with a celebrity!! Yep, it's true. Oh, I'll bet money on the fact that you're not thinking of the right one. But still, one of my best friends is a celebrity.
Miss Tiffany Marie Saxe, known to all us commoners as Tippy, recently recieved some good news. Her book was published! 'Tis true, I've seen the proof with my own two eyes - and so shall you! The perks of having pen-pals is that before they get rich and famous, they have to advertise. So, for Tippy, the perk to having me as a friend (aside from many of my amazing qualities) is that I have this lovely blog that I can advertise on for her. The perk to having Tippy for a friend, aside from her great sites and random humor, is that she wrote a book that sounds wonderful. If only I had the money to order it .....
But wait! Maybe you do! Well, even if you don't want to send me a free copy, you can order your own on Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/Etched-Stone-Book-Skyla-Chronicles/dp/1606933736/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233432600&sr=1-1 Or on Barnes & Noble - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Etched-In-Stone-Book-One-The-Skyla-Chronicles/Tiffany-Marie-Saxe/e/9781606933732/?itm=1.
I believe both sites have summaries of Etched in Stone, so there you go. ^_^
xoxoxo
Lizzy
Blind & Dangerous
Oh, my gosh. I can't believe it's been four whole days since I posted last. Wow. So, technically I need to make up for not posting on Monday, 'cause I had something special planned for last night. But then I forgot it was Family Day here in Canada (happy family day to all of you) so my parents wanted to spend the day together. Very unproductive. Anyway, I completely forgot that I needed to make this post until it was too late.
We were all watching the Bachelor from 11-1:00 a.m. And then, during the Rose Ceremony, it dawns on me and I'm like "Oh, no!" and my parents are like "what?" and I said "I forgot to post a blog entry. And tonight I was going to talk about the movies we saw on the weekend." And then we started talking about the movies we saw on the weekend until the tv caught our eye again and my mom and I were like "Yes! Jason didn't give Jillian a rose!" and "Melissa is so going to win this. There's no way he'll pick Molly." So, yeah ..... I didn't give my entry another thought until now. So sorry!!!
We were all watching the Bachelor from 11-1:00 a.m. And then, during the Rose Ceremony, it dawns on me and I'm like "Oh, no!" and my parents are like "what?" and I said "I forgot to post a blog entry. And tonight I was going to talk about the movies we saw on the weekend." And then we started talking about the movies we saw on the weekend until the tv caught our eye again and my mom and I were like "Yes! Jason didn't give Jillian a rose!" and "Melissa is so going to win this. There's no way he'll pick Molly." So, yeah ..... I didn't give my entry another thought until now. So sorry!!!
I've decided to combine my Monday and Tuesday rituals for today. So, we rented a bunch of movies over the weekend, only two I which I watched. The first was Blindness with Julianne Moore. For those of you who don't know, Blindness is about a city (I think it was New York) where all the inhabitants start going blind. First it was a guy driving his car in the middle of traffic, then it was the doctor his wife took him to see. Slowly but surely, everyone the man came in contact with after going blind, began to go blind as well. Even the guy that drove him home and then stole his car! But then, when the government throws them all into this abandoned building for quarantine, more people keep coming in. Julianne Moore, the wife of the eye doctor, pretends to be blind so she can go with him. But for some reason, she never becomes blind herself.
Spoilers! I didn't appreciate the nudity, violence, and overall stupidity of the movie. I don't think there was a need for most of it. And I think this could have been a much better movie without it. It also would have been better if they'd come up with a reason why everyone was going blind, except Julianne. If you've seen the movie then you must know what I'm talking about. I mean, they never even came up with a guess of why people were blind. It was just happening, and then a few months later everyone's getting better. So what was the point? And why the hell didn't Julianne's character have a name if she was the lead character? That's just stupid.
Moving on, I'm a big Nicolas Cage fan. I loved him in The Rock, Con Air, the National Treasure series, The Ant Bully, and Ghost Rider. But I was a little skeptical when it came time to watch Bangkok Dangerous. And for good reason - I'm not into action movies. So, as my parents watched the movie, I sat on the other couch doing some work for the character I play for my friend's site, not paying attention to the movie. But I must say, I was pleasantly surprised when I put away my papers for most of the film. The action scenes were fantastic. There was humor throughout the whole thing. Even his scenes with the unnamed deaf girl were great. The sucky part though - the scene that ruined the whole movie - was the ending. Now why did that have to happen?? -sigh-
Two movies, both terrible. I'm afraid for the films of the future. Be back in a little bit with Tuesday's post.
xoxo
Lizzy
Friday, February 13, 2009
Aliens and Demons
Current Mood: Tired, stressed.
Currently Listening To: random rock music
'Ello loves. Sorry I couldn't get on earlier - er, last night. Whatever. But I'm here now and I come with good news - More new features! Since the four things I talk about the most are movies, books, websites, and tv, I figured I'd designate a different day for each subject. For instance, today begins-
Currently Listening To: random rock music
'Ello loves. Sorry I couldn't get on earlier - er, last night. Whatever. But I'm here now and I come with good news - More new features! Since the four things I talk about the most are movies, books, websites, and tv, I figured I'd designate a different day for each subject. For instance, today begins-
Why Fridays? Because my two favorite shows are on Thursday. And since I have to tape them at 8 and 9 p.m., sometimes I don't watch them until Friday.
So, let's get started by talking about Supernatural. Putting aside the fact that Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are hot, the show is really good. For those of you who don't know, Supernatural is about two brothers who hunt things like ghosts, demons, vampires, and werewolves. Through the three seasons (it's in its fourth now), the boys have had to deal with the disappearance of their father (a 'hunter' like them), the mysterious past of their mother and the reasons behind her death, the possibility that Sam (Jared) is turning evil and is meant to become a leader of demons, a demonic war, and poor Dean (Jensen) trying to avoid going to Hell.
If you think it sounds far-fetched, you're wrong. The first season is filled with hilarious banter between the brothers as they try to work together to find their father after being apart for four years while Sam was at college - a move both Dean and their father disapproved of. But as they continue to search, hunting down any creature they come across on the way, the boys make shocking discoveries about their mother's death twenty-two years before. I refuse to say anything about the second, third, and fourth season in this paragraph in case you haven't seen the show yet. If you have been watching it on a weekly basis as I have, please continue on.
For the rest of February, all episodes of Supernatural are going to be repeats of earlier in the season. I don't know why. Probably has something to do with Valentine's Day, but I'm not complaining. I missed four epps and now I can catch up. The one they aired last night was really funny. Not too interesting - having watched ahead I already know what happened in Hell - but seeing Dean paranoid was just hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. That scream was the funniest thing. I think that was the first time we'd heard him scream, come to think of it. I was talking to my mom (who's also a big fan) about the epp, and we were laughing about how Sam had to kind of take the lead and deal with Dean's fear. I said if the roles were reversed and Sam was the paranoid one, Dean probably would have told him to suck it up. lol. I love how throughout the whole thing Dean kept trying to justify his fear though. ^_^
Anyway, I've got tons of work to do .... well, not really, but it feels like it to me ... so I better get a move on.
xoxo
Lizzy
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Because I Can
Good morning dearies. Or, should I say goodnight? Well, while it is technically 11:44 a.m. here in Milton, I'll be going to bed after finishing this post. Why? Because I'm addicted to Facebook. If you play a little game called Pet Society on there, you'll know why. My lovely Alice is about to reach level 26! Uh, I'm getting off topic. I'll be posting again tonight, sometime between 7 and 11, when I have the computer all to myself - and I've had enough sleep so that I can type a decent sentence without having to rewrite it five times.
Anyway, I thought for now I'd introduce some new features to Shades of Lizzy that I'll put into affect later. Basically, the following few things are going to be put at the top of every post. Why? Because I always enjoyed the features on MySpace, and I want to use them here. In short, because I can.
Current Moon: tired
Currently Listening To: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC on radio.
I may add more stuff as I think of it. But that's it for now.
Later I'll be discussing websites. One's I play on, ones I work on, ones I'm working and playing on. This is especially important because one of my bestest friends will be opening a new site in a few days, a sister site to an already existing one.
xoxo
Lizzy
Anyway, I thought for now I'd introduce some new features to Shades of Lizzy that I'll put into affect later. Basically, the following few things are going to be put at the top of every post. Why? Because I always enjoyed the features on MySpace, and I want to use them here. In short, because I can.
Current Moon: tired
Currently Listening To: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC on radio.
I may add more stuff as I think of it. But that's it for now.
Later I'll be discussing websites. One's I play on, ones I work on, ones I'm working and playing on. This is especially important because one of my bestest friends will be opening a new site in a few days, a sister site to an already existing one.
xoxo
Lizzy
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Lizzy
Taking a little break from the book reviews and decided to talk some more about myself. And no, I'm not as conceited as I might seem right now. I'm just tired, in a weird mood due to being tired, and I can't think of which book to review next. :P
Anyway, I'm going to post a few obscure things about myself that hardly anyone knows about. I'll try to aim for fifteen things.
1) I'm super-shy. I know, shocking. It takes a little while for me to warm up to people and open up to them. So blogging isn't one of my specialties, but I'm trying.
2) I'm - how can I say this? .... plump? yeah, we'll go with that. I've been trying to lose weight since I was a kid, but nothing has ever come of it. This year I'm starting a new routine, so keep your fingers crossed.
3) A description of my appearance, aside from the weight, as thought up by my mother and myself: I have porcelain skin, which I apparently inherited from my grandmother, but I hate it. I have long, dark brown hair. And I mean long. Brown eyes. My height - I don't know. My mom is like five feet, and I'm a bit taller than her. I prefer to wear jeans and a t-shirt. I love bright colors for clothing. My favorite outfit (which I happen to be wearing right now) is my pinkish-fuscha short-sleeved shirt with my light blue jeans and a white bandana.
4) My favorite color is blue, second is purple. Don't mind pink, white, black, silver, brown. Hate gold and orange. Don't mind certain shades of red and yellow. I have mixed feelings about green.
5) My parents are trying to have a baby right now. We're praying for a boy. I believe Kevin is the name of the week, though I'm not so sure. Kevin Sabourin? bleh.
6) On the note of names, I have two middle names. Anne and Rejeanne. So, say it with me, Elizabeth Anne Rejeanne Sabourin. Notice the highlighted letters? Yep, my initials spell EARS. Lovely. For anyone who cares to know, Anne was my .... great-grandmother's name, as well as my mother middle name. Rejeanne is my paternal grandmother. Elizabeth is apparently one of only a handful of names my parents could agree on. If I was a boy, I would have been called Matthew.
7) I still have a great-grandmother left. Though she's waaaaay up there and I haven't seen her since I was like three. I also only have one grandparent left (Rejeanne).
8) I'm of Ukrainian and French-Canadian decent. My dad's side is totally French, though they've all lost the accent since they moved from Ottawa years ago. I've also got some British in there from my mom's side.
9) I secretly act out scenes of the books I'm reading and writing - by myself. It helps me get into the characters.
10) I'm a Christian. Don't think I mentioned that in my first post, but very important.
11) My favorite meal is my mom's homemade macaroni and cheese.
12) I crochet, do plastic canvas, scrap-booking, painting, and many other crafts.
13) I'm addicted to gum. Currently Bubblemint from Extra, but I also steal my mom's Trident Freshmint.
14) Speaking of gum, I can't chew or even smell berry-flavored gum anymore. A couple of years ago when I had the a bad cold, I would chew berry-flavored gum to get the taste of medicine out of my mouth. Now I associate it with that medicine. :(
15) I enjoy watching the Food Network, HGTV (home and garden television), and Life chanell.
Okay, I made it to fifteen, and now I must leave. Besides, I'm pretty sure I just scared off a couple of people, so I'm going to go and ponder whether or not I should delete this post.
xoxo
Lizzy
Twilight After Midnight
It's nearing one in the morning here in Milton and I'm bored. So, what's a girl to do when she's avoiding responsibility? Blog, of course!
Today ... er, tonight, we're talking about Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I received the book as a gift over Christmas and read it before the week was up. It's so romantic and mysterious and amazing! Now I can't decide which is better - Twilight or Harry Potter. Before I get into my real review of the story, I'll just say that I have yet to see the movie and the other three books in the series, so please don't spoil them for me. Spoilers ahead!
For starters, let's talk about Bella. If you really want to know me in a way that you can't through a computer, read Twilight and picture me as Bella. Clumsy? Yes. Not exactly like everyone else? Yes. Strange relationship with father? Yes. Little to none experience with dating? Absolutely. Hell, even the description of her fits me... kinda. I now believe Stephenie somehow bugged my house and wrote Miss Swan entirely off of me (I wish).
Edward. The name sends images of all my latest hotties fluttering into my head, though none of them are Robert Pattinson. I'll admit, I didn't understand why women always said they were in love with fictional characters. Of course, I'd liked many characters from books, tv, and movies. I've wanted them to be real, so I could be friends with them. But I've never wanted a guy for dating purposes. I mean, I think after the third or fourth Death Eater attack, I would have told Harry to hit the road. Edward though, he got to me. He's just .... perfect!
Reading the book during all the movie hype (and with my two best friends being huge fans) it was kind of impossible to not know about certain things. Like how Edward and his family were all vampires. So when Bella meets Edward in biology class and he seems distant or to be a complete jerk, I didn't get quite as paranoid about it as she did. In fact, I was a little mystified as to why he acted so strangely toward her at first. I mean, clearly they'd gotten past the whole human-eating thing, otherwise they wouldn't step foot inside a public school. When their eating habits and Bella's scent were finally explained, I was very pleased to find that Stephenie had quite an imagination.
I'd heard, though never read, about other teen vampire romance novels, so presumed she was just following suit. But to hear that she'd actually re-written the traditional vampire rules, I was ecstatic! For example, they can eat human food; they don't sleep; and, most shocking of all, they sparkle! It takes a brilliant imagination to come up with a monster that sparkles in the daylight. ^_^
Concerning the other characters, I love Alice and really wish she was real too. I mean she's so ... cool. Rosalie, although a little cruel, I want to know more about. She wouldn't be the first "bad" character I've liked. Jasper's all right, but I get a little worried about his inexperience (the first chapter of New Moon doesn't help that fear). Emmett's fine, I guess. Esme I love, and Carlisle too, come to think of it. As for Jacob ..... well, I don't really have much to go on yet, do I? I know I don't want him with Bella. I mean, he acts his age, and she's so advanced for hers. It just seems weird. I know there are a lot of people who will disagree with this, but they've all read past Twilight. I must say though, I'm quite confidant that I'll always be a Bella/Edward shipper. I really don't care if he leaves in the next book or not.
So, that's my review of Twilight characters. Overall, the best way to describe it would be to say that it kept me laughing all the way through. Even when Bella was just doing her homework I was caught up in it all. And when they were running for their lives, it still kept my attention - which is normally very hard because I don't enjoy fight/action scenes unless they have a lot of dialogue. That's it. My review is complete. Must go retrieve laundry now. Bye-bye!
~Lizzy
Friday, February 6, 2009
Death of Chaos
I'm a bit depressed, so I figured I'd talk about it here. About an hour ago I closed down my last standing Harry Potter rpg (role-playing game). I say last-standing because I've owned many sites. Lost and Founding, Levintara Academy, Throughout the Years, Worlds Collide, these are titles of HP rpgs I've owned over the years - and have closed down due to the inactivity of its members, sometimes including myself. Chaos is more special though. Why, you ask? Because it was the first rpg I opened. And although it's plot has changed once, we went through about three activity checks/member deletions, and I had to leave twice due to computer problems, I still remember discussing the possibilities of the plot with my mom two or three years ago.
I'll admit, Chaos has had some tough times, as shown above with the mention of the activity checks. But still, it's always been there. When my other sites died, or my friends didn't have any that needed my help, I knew I aways had Chaos. Hopefully I'll reopen later this year. Right now I've got my friend's site I'm a part of, and there are two other rpgs I play on too. That's enough right now. And I've got a brilliant rpg in the making. But more on all those later. I just had to vent tonight.
~Lizzy
Harry Potter in a Minute
Okay, I figured that since books are basically my life, I'd start with the first.
So ... you already know I like the amazing Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I'll give you a little history here, to show how absolutely stupid I was to listen to my mom all the time when I was a kid. I was eight when Philosopher's Stone came out. My mom saw J.K. on the Rosie O'Donnell show (am I the only person my age who remembers watching that?) and bought the book for me. We began reading like two chapters a day, sometimes one if she was having problems pronouncing words. For example, she called Crabbe, Crabby - and it wasn't a joke! So then we suddenly stopped reading it. I can't remember why. We watched the movie when it came out two or three years later, and I loved it. I said I wanted to continue reading the books, to get ahead of the movies. You know what she told me? "There might be words in the book you won't understand because they're British translations." Ha!
Finally, a year later, when we began seeing previews for Chamber of Secrets, I (again) told her I wanted to read the books, and this time I didn't listen to her warnings. I got two chapters in on my first night of CoS when she asked how it was going and I told her all about Dobby. She thought he was funny (especially since we'd been seeing him on the previews) and she said she wanted to read it with me. So I started all over again. After that night, she never picked up the book again, and I was left waiting for her to continue with it. Needless to say I was a bit miffed when I saw the movie before finishing the book. Then another year or two passes and we decide to try Prisoner of Azkaban. This time we did good, we got a quarter of the way through the book when we stopped. Grrrr.
About a year before the third movie came out I was sick for a while and had nothing to read. And yet, there were the Harry Potter books, sitting on my end table collecting dust. I picked up the first one and read it all the way through, by myself. After I finished a few weeks later, I looked for CoS but discovered it was still packed away in a box in our basement (we'd moved while I was reading PS/SS). So I skipped ahead to PoA. I didn't bother reading from the beginning, I figured I still remembered enough to help me out. Something about a mysterious new D.A.D.A. teacher who liked Harry, and Hermione was keeping a secret. I did finish the book months before the movie came out. I think I finish Goblet of Fire before the third movie came out too. Anyway, that's enough rambling about my stupidity. In order of my favorites, PoA, PS/SS, GoF, HBP, CoS, OotP, DH; or, 3,1,4,6,2,5,7. But I really don't give the last three enough credit. I'm just a little mad about my two favorite characters dying in 5 and 7. (coughsiriuscoughremuscough)
Moving on ... oh, I don't have time to move on. I forgot how much I can ramble on about HP. So, next edition will continue my discussion about books. Twilight is next up. ^_^
Love y'all,
Lizzy
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