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I’m so sorry that I missed Wednesday guys. I had the Stomach flu yesterday and without going into too much gory detail I’ll just say that I wasn’t thinking all too clearly and I didn’t manage to pots the blog I had written. So here it is…late as can be.
Today I am sick with the Stomach Flu…and it’s really a bummer so in my sickened state I will probably only be able to concentrate on the thing that is most in my mind today and that thing is the Twilight Series. What did you do to me when you challenged me to read a book a would never think of reading. Naturally I picked this series because honestly the fans of these books really annoy me…unfortunately I must report that I am now among their ranks. I have read Twilight and New Moon and am now about half way done with Eclipse…..I better reserve my copy of Breaking Dawn soon.
As I mentioned in an earlier post I happen to be the most fanatical Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fan that you will probably ever meet. So I was skeptical. I like my vampire lore classic myself and I didn’t appreciate twilight fans coming onto my boards and comparing Edward and Bella to the epic romance of Buffy and Angel…but I digress.
You see I have this problem and the problem is I can’t stop reading these books….I find myself forcing myself to put them down just so I can be reading them longer? The worst part of the whole situation is there are a lot of things about these books that really bother me.
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOILERS OF SOME KIND BELOW IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO READ THEM CONTINUE TO THE NEXT SECTION IN CAPS AND CONTINUE READING
So problem number one. Vampires burn up in the sun. They do not Sparkle! That is just something that I can’t get past. It hurts me every time it’s mentioned in the book. I feel in some ways the author is taking the legends that surround vampires and twisting it until it fits into her plot and that bothers me…. a lot.
OK….I GUESS I’M NOT GOING TO RANT AWAY TO MANY DETAILS…JUST THE ONE
I, Like Mae, also find Bella a bit annoying. She really bothered me in the first book, she’s grown on me a bit, but I find her so obvious and honestly really kind of average. I also find that the plot is incredibly predictable and it’s annoying when Bella is just catching onto something you figured out 250 pages ago. I don’t think their especially well written or creative and yet….
it is painful to put them down. I know I will be sad when I’m done with eclipse and even more sad when I’m done with breaking dawn. And I ask you my friends why is that? Why can so much about the book bother me, including so many of the fundamental elements of the book, and still have me enslaved? Is it a bad soap opera that I watch secretly feeling guilty knowing it’s mediocre but not being able to miss an episode (I really hope that that’s not next for me) or is there something more to this book that has captured my subconscious while my conscious mind is lingering distastefully on the annoyances, a few of which I’ve mentioned.
In any case I’m hooked. I can rant all I like about the things I can’t stand but I am enjoying this book more than I ever imagined I could. Perhaps I’m more of a romantic than I thought or maybe I’ve been brainwashed but it doesn’t matter because even while I’m typing this I’m thinking about happily getting back to reading Eclipse….gosh that kind of sounds like a druggy waiting for their next hit….that’s just sad
Well moving on from the Twilight obsessed part of my life I have a few things to report. I threw a birthday party for my best nerdfighter bud and I made her a pin the tail on the zombified unicorn which was pretty amazing. I’ll see if I can get footage of that somehow for you guys. I also enjoyed a more fireworks over the weekend and am looking forward to hopefully something fun this weekend because my Birthday is on Sunday. I am going to be nineteen and kind of excited about it. It’s hardly a huge birthday but they are lots of fun none the less. I’m also the youngest of all of my friends except one. Her name is Taliah and her birthday is on Monday. It makes me happy that I have someone younger than me…even if it’s just a day.
What do you do for your birthdays? What did you do for your last birthday or your best birthday….I’m only curious because I have no idea what I’m doing for mine yet…but I’ll let you know.
(Oh as for the questions I post, I really feel that if you don’t have a good answer you shouldn’t have to struggle to find one. Don’t make yourself write something just to answer it. I would love some responses of course and let me know if that’s ok…it’s just how I feel)
Well have a lovely week. I hope my twilight rant wasn’t terribly boring…maybe I convinced someone to read it…or not to. Either way
DFTBA
Brittany
Oh I’m so sorry I forgot to post this…and now I’m taking up a piece of Megan’s day as well, if you want to punish me that’s fine. I’ll make sure to be more careful in the future.
Disclaimer: This post is rather long
Again it’s Wednesday and again I’ve spent hours fighting with my computer and editing software to put together a video and again I am not sure that I will be able to put it together. However, I have finally figured out that the problem is with the camera I’m using and not my computer or editing equipment. There is a long technical explanation of the problem that I’m having that I’ll spare you all and just say that I’m still working to fix the problem but that I’m also planning on acquiring a new camera that will rid my life of this misery and woe in the next few weeks. So with any luck at all I’ll be able to post a video soon.
There once was a girl very sad
Because he luck was so bad
Her clip wouldn’t play
Though she’d tried all day
The whole thing just made her mad
Well there is at least one of my challenges down… kind of….sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve written a limerick…I think that’s right. I’ve also started reading twilight. So far it’s interesting…nothing I ever wanted to read but interesting. But I’m just getting started I’ll let you know what I think as I continue. The rest will have to wait until I can procure a better way of filming and delivering my challenges to you all.
Let’s see other than that I’ve had a pretty great couple of weeks. First I went on a cruise (something I’ve never done before) with my parents, my brother, my cousin, and my aunt and uncle(my aunt and uncle live in Connecticut and my cousin just moved out to L.A. so it’s a pretty rare treat to get to see them) . We made stops at Grand Cayman and Cozumel Mexico. In Grand Cayman I went snorkeling which was amazing! We saw some absolutely beautiful fish and a real ship wreck which was pretty much amazing. I also saw the BLACK PEARL! When we went to Cozumel we went on an ATV trip through the Mexican Jungle. I also was pleasantly surprised at how much Spanish I understood…a sentence or so worth. I took four years of high school level Spanish and I have almost nothing to show for it. I’m planning on taking it again in College because we are required to take four semesters of a foreign language but I’m not exactly looking forward to it. After several long painful years of being bitterly hostile at any mention of the language I’ve come to believe that though it may be true that I do not have any particular aptitude for the language I do think that a lot of my utter failure in my Spanish classes was at least partially due to several very mediocre teachers. So I’m giving it another try.
Anyway, I bought some maracas and a sombrero and got back on the ship. After a few more days at sea we docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and got our car and headed to Venice Florida which was beautiful. We spent the rest of our week there and in Disney World. When I was a kid we would spend about a month every year in Venice and while we were there we would visit Disney World. I don’t know how many of you have been Disney but if you haven’t make sure you make it happen. It is amazing. Yes things are over priced and yes as I heard many people bitterly commenting it’s a business and they’re trying to make money. But being there when I was young and now again after a year of college just makes me appreciate how truly magical what they do is. Yes part of what they do purely for profit. However, so much of what they do is reinventing themselves, staying true to Disney’s original vision and yet creating something that shocks and amazes people whether it be their first time coming or their twentieth.
Every night at ten they have an enormous fireworks display cued to music. On the first night I was there while watching the fireworks I noticed a family sitting behind me. There was a little girl of about four sitting looking determinedly miserable with hands over her ears. After a couple minutes of fireworks Tinker Bell flies off of the top of the castle over the crowds and when this started the mother tapped her daughter on the shoulder telling her to watch. After looking angrily at her mother the girl looked up following her mother’s finger and eventually saw Tinker Bell coming right towards her. Her mouth dropped open and a broad smile overtook her, apparently she had forgotten to be annoyed with the fireworks. It was one of the best moments of the trip for me and just reminded me what the world looked like at that age. It was open to everyone and full of magic and possibilities. Anything was truly possible.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the post I wrote before taking off for the vacation and I am more inclined to think why not? Why not go for it. I’m sure it’ll wear off in a week and I’ll start to think more rationally, especially with the economy and the country being what it is. But for now at least I’m thinking why not? I’ve also become more resolved to make my study abroad happen next year. I’m hoping to study abroad in London, a dream I’ve had for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been fascinated by the literature and history of England as well as the culture, particularly the theatre. Recently due to our crappy economy traveling to London has become even more ridiculously expensive. I’m not sure how it’s going to happen but I’m going to try really hard to make it happen.
I made it home from the trip just in time to go to rhythm and booms which is “The Midwest’s Largest Fireworks Display” which was fun and tomorrow I’m leaving to spend this weekend with my dad and my aunt and uncle up at our cabin celebrating the Forth. I’m pretty excited considering the Forth is my second favorite holiday, Halloween is my favorite!
Other than that I’m enjoying being home and not having classes and seeing my family but at the same time I am so ready to be back in the Twin Cities. I miss being in a metropolitan area. Madison is a large city but it really isn’t the same thing. I’ve never been someone happy to be in a small town or even content. I love the beauties of nature but for me it’s hard to beat a beautiful skyline (Although some of the Florida sunsets give them a run).
One of the things get from my vacation was that I think I could be happy someday living the laid back lifestyle that engulfs you in Florida and the Caribbean. But I think that would have to be something I’d take on after I’ve experienced other things in life. After I’ve lined on the east coast and seen what a beautiful neurotic hectic lifestyle has to offer me. I did miss the salt water though.
I also saw WALL-E this week which was amazing. You should go out and see it immediately. I read a review saying that it was comparable to the brilliant work of Charlie Chaplin which is the truth. Much of the movie is basically silent with only sounds which convey the emotions of the robot. It also has a very “live green” plot line but it isn’t like Happy Feet which pissed me off as is bashed it’s audience over the head towards the end with their earth friendly message but instead it’s humorous and woven into the plot in a way that makes you think about the message that they are sending without distracting from the beautiful story of the sweet little robot WALL-E. So basically you should all see it.
I’m sure that this is not the most linear of all posts and I will try to make my next one better but right now I’m just trying to explain some of the thoughts that have been weaving in and out of my mind in the last couple weeks. Also my brother and his girlfriend are sitting next to me playing rock band which does not aid linear thinking or writing. But they’re both playing on expert so at least I don’t hear the annoying sound it makes when they mess up.
I’m sure there are things I’m forgetting but I’ll tackle them in my next post and hopefully soon I’ll be able to post VIDEOS! For now I blog about my thoughts, complete as many challenges as I can, answer questions and I’ll post some pictures.
Ok so here are my original six facts (a little late) that were going to be in the video that mocked me over my several painful hours of work.
1. 1. I directed “The Man Who Came to Dinner” my senior year of high school.
2. 2. My middle name is Thornton…it was my mother’s maiden name…but she technically kept her name so I don’t understand why I have to get stuck with it too.
3. 3. I have the slightly obnoxious habit of quoting or referencing television, movies, and books even when I am completely aware that the person or persons that I am quoting to will have no idea about the quote/reference I’m making…I’ll make an attempt to keep that down
4. 4. My guilt-free three… well if I had to have actors as they are now I’d have to go with 1. David Boreanaz 2. Robert Downing Jr. 3. Johnny Depp …however Gerald Butler and Collin Firth are my alternates incase any of my first three are for any reason unable to perform their duties. This would be making reference to the vlogbros videos one April 23nd and 24th
5. 5. I bite my fingernails…isn’t it horrible?
6. 6. I’m an amateur ghost hunter.
Here are the answers to the questions:
This last vacation would probably have to be my favorite…possibly because I won $161 in the onboard Casino.
I’m going to have to go with Pirates since I saw the Black Pearl…it just reaffirmed my love of Johnny Depp. So I must support him. Also when that movie came out I saw it about 13 times in the theatres including an interactive pirates experience (like Rocky Horror) I did with a bunch of my friend when it was finally moved to the budget theatre. Oh and I went on the new (Johnny included) Pirates ride in Disney world.
I’d have to say rubber cement is also my favorite kind of glue because it is the kind of glue I used to creat my super Tetris pieces.
I think I would like to be unbeatable at Connect Four because then you could trick people into playing it and then destroy them to get out of sticky situations….
And like Mae
Piccaso & Raspberries
Beat box & Lactose Intolerant
Finally my challenge to everyone is to not be able to just pick a topic you’ve been pondering and talk about it. It doesn’t have to be deep and meaningful just anything. Not much of a challenge I suppose but I guess this way I’m making you al pick you own topics without providing them for you. Ha.
DFTBA
Brittany
I’m just going to do a quick little thing here for today.
As you all know, Brittany is gone for the week, so I’m covering for her. I needed to sing and play a song. Youtube’d!
So there you have it. It might have been only a bit of the song, but I’ve only been playing for a week, give me a break 
To reiterate:
Challenge – Megan has to say the alphabet backward… fast.
Question – What is your favorite glue and why.
That is all, make sure to challenge me in the comments below for saturday!
Ian
