So... Um... I'm kind of Wednesday on FiveTeenVloggers.
I KNOW RIGHT?! I mean... I guess... I'm a good vlogger, I s'pose? I don't know.
I'm super excited for this. And I'm talking to Jorgina on Facebook, and squeeing every time someone new comments on the 5TVResults video... And, just... Gahhh.
(Also, I apologize for not telling any of you about this sooner, because I've known for a few days now. But I was sworn to secrecy. Not really. Will just asked me not to tell anyone, which is good, because you all know that I would've blogged and/or tweeted about it right away.)
The Doctor is the most dangerous thing in the universe? Robot/Alien/Roman Rory just killed Amy? They formed an alliance? How? How could they possibly all be getting along? The Tardis is exploding/exploded already? What does River have to do with anything? How will the Doctor get out of the Pandorica? Will he be in there forever? Will that song that Charlie made make sense to me after I finish this next episode?
Episode Rating: 9.6/10 (For Rory nostalgia. Lower score because of the confusion and non-conclusion. And rhyming. Rhyming is lame. Bow ties are cool.)
I liked this episode. It had a creepy feel to it. I enjoyed the new characters in this episode.
Can you believe that I'm almost done with all of the episodes? It's only been a day! I'll definitely finish with them before the end of the week, probably tomorrow.
Episode Rating: 9.8/10 (Pretty good episode. I loved how the Doctor desperately tried to fit in.) Prediction: Oh God, another crack! Now I'm almost positive it has something to do with where the Doctor goes. Also, Amy just found her engagement ring. I hope that means Rory will be discussed soon.
This is my absolute favorite episode so far. Well, maybe tied with the first one. BUT STILL.
Through most of it, I only thought it was okay and found that it would be pretty forgettable. And then they brought Vincent to the present.
I bawled.
As an artist (well, author. But it's pretty much an artist with words), that scene just totally got to me. I can just imagine how amazing and surreal it would be to go to the future and see that your under-appreciated art will be considered some of the best ever. I just <3
Episode Rating: 10/10 (Favorite episode. Yes.)
Prediction: All of the times that the Doctor accidentally referenced Rory got me sad :( So I hope we hear something about him again.
I'm talking about them together because they are really just one episode split into two parts. Also, I was too lazy to write my reaction immediately after The Hungry Earth. Anyway.
I liked this. I had a feeling that it would be weird, but I liked it anyway.
I am now really, really worried about what happened to Rory and what that means. He can't really be gone, can he? And, can't they just go back in time and grab him before he was killed? Side note: "I'm sorry," are really great last words.
Episode Rating(s): 9.3/10 and 9.4/10 (Strange, but I still liked it.)
Prediction: I knew that the Doctor had something to do with the cracks! He found that piece of the Tardis in there!
I. KNEW. IT. I don't know how I knew it, but I knew it. I knew that they were both dreams. I had no real explanation for it, but I knew it. This makes me happy.
This was a really, really good episode, and I'm glad that Amy chose Rory, y'know?
I don't have much else to say, really.
Episode Rating: 9.8/10 (Loved it.) Prediction: I've got nothing. Sorry. This was a brilliant episode, but did nothing to further the plot line with the cracks and such.
I adore Rory in this episode! He has some of the best lines and does some of the funniest things. Saving the day with "Your Mum" jokes. Holding up a cross to scare away an alien fish. Love <3
I'm excited to have him as part of the little Tardis family, and can't wait to get to know his character more.
Besides Rory, the plot was fantastic and I enjoy seeing how much the Doctor cares for the human race, even allowing the extinction of others to save it.
Episode Rating: 9.6/10 (Without Rory, this episode would've been nothing. Just sayin'.)
Prediction: At this point, I have no idea. I imagine that we'll keep hearing about these cracks and silence. I'm wondering if the Doctor is causing them, or if it's just coincidence that they keep showing up everywhere that he leaves.
This episode was brilliant. I loved it so, so much!
We keep hearing about this Pandorica, but I still have no idea what it is. Also, the Angels are beyond scary.
Awwws, Amy and the Doctor :) That was long overdue. Just sayin'.
Episode Rating: 9.9/10 (I realize that it seems like I didn't like it much because I didn't write a lot about it, but I just can't wait to watch the next episode.)
Prediction: I imagine that they'll be finding Rory soon. Other than that, nothing.
Um, can you say CLIFFHANGER? Gahhhh, the ending nearly killed me. This was the first episode that I watched on an actual TV as opposed to my laptop, so I didn't see how long the episode was or how much of it I had watched already. So I was completely unprepared for it to end.
This was a really, really good episode. I was really freaking out when Amy was trapped in that room thing with the image of the Angel.
I don't have much else to say. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
Episode Rating: 9.4/10 (Fantastic, but the non-conclusion docks it a few points. I'm sure that the next episode will be rated higher)
Prediction: Well, we better get out of there, away from the angels, and off that planet! And what's with that lady-what's-her-name? What does she have to do with the Doctor? I don't think she's his future wife like Amy seems to think.
I like all of the history references in this episode. But, of course, being a teenaged, ignorant American, I had to look up some things on Wikipedia in the middle of it. But I digress.
I'm going to continue to admire Amy as a character. Her thinking is so different from the Doctor's, and lately, that's been saving them. Like, sure, love of your family is strong, but infatuation is amazingly powerful and human.
I can't wait to see what's going to happen next, because it has something to do with the Angels. All the Doctor Who fans that I know (online, but still) cringe and look immediately afraid every time they see one of them, and I really want to relate.
Episode Rating: 8.7/10 (Very good episode, but still not comparable to the first.)
Prediction: Another crack! Why do they keep popping up every time the Doctor leaves somewhere? Also, Amy can't avoid her wedding forever. Well, I guess she could. But she SHOULDN'T. And, what did the Doctor mean by she should've "already seen them?" (This Prediction section should really just turn into, "Muse About the Episode and Ask Questions that You Don't Want Anyone to Answer" because I ultimately fail at actually predicting anything)
Just... gahhhhh. I love this show. I love this show. I LOVE THIS SHOW.
Again, I'm going to compare Doctor Who to LOST. This time, in a different way. LOST is a very confusing show, with a bunch of different details that are normally hard to keep track of. Sometimes, it takes multiple episodes, multiple seasons to figure out what they mean. But when it all comes together, you completely see where it was coming from, although you could've never predicted it before. This episode just did that.
I really like Amy. She's really relatable, maybe just to me. If the Doctor had came to me one night, promising to be back in five minutes, but never turning up, I would probably react the same. In this episode, I love how she's fallible, yet still able to figure out what to do in the end. As a writer, I also find myself admiring the development of her character, which is just fantastic.
I also need to say how much I love the Doctor right now. Every time I see him, I just smile. And it's not because of Matt Smith and his adorableness, but I'm sure that's part of it. It's just his mannerisms, and how cool he is with everything. He's just interested in finding everything out, but doesn't get too worried. (Well, usually. Until the climax of this episode.) Are all of the Doctors like this, or are those just traits of the Eleventh Doctor?
Episode Rating: 9.6/10 (I still liked the first episode better, but I really enjoyed how confusing this episode was. I'm tired of being able to figure everything out right away like I can with other shows that I watch.)
Prediction: ZOMG IT'S ANOTHER CRACK. I remember that has something to do with the Pandorica, but I don't even know what that is. And now I'm also left wondering when Amy's going to tell the Doctor about her WEDDING WHICH SHE SHOULD GO TO. Yeah. No real predictions, really. Sorry.
I'm in love with The Doctor as a character. I'm in love with Amy. I'm in love with Rory. I'm in love with the freakin' Tardis. I'm in love with this episode. I'm in love with THIS SHOW.
WHY did I wait so long to start watching this? It was, in one word, amazing.
I don't really want to just babble on about the plot, but more about how it made me feel. Remember LOST? My favorite "adult"* show that ended earlier this year? It always made me feel this excitement after each episode. It made me stay up late into the night thinking about it. Since this spring, Doctor Who is the first show that has made me feel like that again. I really thought that I had lost this wonderful sensation forever. But I have not.
I am so excited to watch the next episode. So I'm going to. Tonight. Yeah, it's late. But it's not like I have school or anything tomorrow. You'll see my next reaction either later tonight, or most likely, early tomorrow morning.
Episode Rating: 10/10 (I have nothing else to compare it to. It was awesome and amazing and gahhh. Thus, 10)
Prediction: Yay wedding dress! Considering how well The Doctor has been at showing up on time (5 minutes = 12, then 14 years?!) I think that he won't have Amy back in time to get married. Other than that, no predictions of any sort.
Yes. I got the complete Fifth Series of Doctor Who for Christmas :)
You all know what this means!* Yes! Doctor Who Reaction Blog Posts! I'm going to start on The Eleventh Hour in a few minutes, and will probably write my reaction tomorrow. I'm not sure how frequently I will be blogging my reactions, because I have a lot of big projects due in January. But you'll get some, I assure you. I'll use Doctor Who as a reward.
This will be my first time watching Doctor Who at all. I'm not sure if I'll be completely confused since I'm not starting at the beginning, but I'll deal. I'm going to watch all of the previous series eventually.
I look forward to eventually understanding Chameleon Circuit songs.
"It's completely terrifying, but it's so, so exciting. He said I was brilliant and I could change the world. So many places I've been; there's so much more to see. We've got galaxies and planets and moons... And an awful lot of running to do." - An Awful Lot of Running, Chameleon Circuit
Wish me luck, everybody! Will is going to make his decision before the New Year!
I won't be really upset at all if I don't get chosen, because there are some seriously interesting, funny, and awesome people that also auditioned. Like I said, even if I don't get picked, I want to get to know everyone who does.
Probably my favorite piece of fanfiction of all time, Must Have Done Something Right by MissPronounced, is going to update today. And I'm so excited about it that I need to find things to do so I don't become the first person to succumb to death by squeeing.*
It's a Harry Potter fanfic, but with next-gen characters. I prefer next-gen, just because it really gives the authors creativity room, and I don't yell about canon problems. Yeah. Must Have Done Something Right is centered around Scorp** and Al***. I love the interpretations of the characters; they really have personality and relatable qualities. The plot is just fantastic. It describes modern-day problems like bullying. This bullying is aimed towards Scorp, who is openly gay. Al becomes this totally awesome**** friend and stuff, defending him.*****
I'm not doing it justice by describing it. But, then again, when do I ever give totally awesome****** things the justice they deserve?
Also, it IS rated M, but don't let that scare you away. There isn't anything explicit. So far :P
(And what is explicit just has to do with the bullying)
Kbye. Excitement. Yeah.
"And I know that it's so cliched to tell you everyday I spend with you is the new best day of my life... And everyone watching us just turns away with disgust; this jealousy, they can see that we've got it going on." - Must Have Done Something Right, Relient K
-Jess
*Go back and read that sentence again. lolololololol
**Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Draco's son. In this story, he's uber-gay and in Slytherin.
***Albus Severus Potter. Harry's second son. The one in the Epilogue that has black hair and green eyes and worried about being sorted into Slytherin. In this story, yeah, he's a Slytherin.
****AVPM reference? I don't know. I think I just put "totally" in front of "awesome" automatically now.
*****Also, he may or may not be attracted to Scorp, and THIS WILL BE FOUND OUT IN THE NEXT UPDATE AND GAHHHHH.
So, there's this new collab on YouTube. It's called FiveTeenVloggers... And... I... I want to audition.
Am I even allowed to do that? Is that breaking some sort of unspoken Internet rule? I mean... I don't know.
I'm going to audition. Yeah. I'm going to. Anyway, it's pretty unlikely that I'll even get in, because, y'know... It's me. Me and my fail videos.* But, if I did... I think it would be a great experience. I'm not going to give up NEA for anything. But I could make friends there. FRIENDS.**
This is good motivation for me to make a video, anyway, because the auditions need to be up before the 28th.
"School can wait one more winter break, as I take this wrong turn. Broke my rearview mirror, 'cause you'll still be here upon my return." - Turn Signal, Alan Lastufka & Luke Conard
I was supposed to clean my room weeks, if not months ago, actually. But I didn't because I'm lazy and you all know that. But my mom is now forcing me to clean my room this weekend. I had agreed, but for some reason I overlooked the fact that I would be spamwowing Project for Awesome videos. And you simply can't clean while spamwowing. It just isn't possible.
Project for Awesome has been supremely awesome so far. I've heard complaints about there not being a livestream during the entire thing, but I like the random uploads of video more, because you constantly have to stay alert for more news. Also, crappy cut-out-y internet isn't a problem with this. And, in less than two hours, there will be this awesome livestream show. I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen during it, but I do know that ALL CAPS is going to perform, so that's exciting.
To raise money, Project for Awesome is raffling off this really amazing prizes. Like, for $5, you could win John's Nerd Glasses. For $10, you could win Wheezy's Kids' Keyboard. For $15, you could win Nerimon's Twilight Book. For $20, you could have Hank's next album named after you. For $25, you could win an ARC of Maureen Johnson's next book, The Last Little Blue Envelope, complete with notes on the writing of it. For $30, you could co-write an ALL CAPS song. For $40, you could win MysteryGuitarMan's signed guitar.
The prizes are insane. I knew that I wanted to get one, and also that I wanted to help donate. But I'm kind of a greedy person, and I didn't want to not win a prize. SO, I decided to spend $25 on a raffle for a copy of John Green's Zombie Apocalypse novel. Everyone who buys a raffle of his gets a digital copy of the book, and the winner gets the only printed copy. I've been looking forward to reading this book since he first read a bit of it on a live show one time, and was so excited that they chose it as a P4A prize.
I told my mom that I wanted to buy a raffle for it, because I kind of need her credit card to donate. We made a deal. If I make my room completely spotless by Sunday night, I don't have to pay her back the $25. But if I don't, I have to pay her. Note: I DO NOT HAVE $25 TO SPEND. So, yeah. I need to clean my room.
I also have to do homework, because my math teacher's logic is that he should give us more homework over the weekend because then we have three nights to do it instead of one. So, I'm doing my homework tonight before the livestream, and then I'm dedicating all of tomorrow to clean.
I was considering making a video for Project for Awesome, but I got sick this week, and never really found time for it. But I'm showing my support by commenting and liking #p4a videos, and occasionally, favoriting them.
On Sunday, I'll have a post up with my favorite Project for Awesome videos. I have to keep track of all of this stuff, because I'm writing an article about it for my school newspaper. Though my school is mostly inhabited by decepticons,* this is really important to me, and my newspaper advisor is always saying to write about something that you are passionate about. SO that's what I'm doing.
Also, I have at least one video, and two more blog posts to put up on here. I'm getting organized this weekend.
-Jess
*There are two nerdfighters in my school that I know of. My friend Will and I. Yeah. That's it.
But I have a good excuse! I was doing NaNoWriMo! This was my first real year doing NaNo, because last year I only had a goal of 15,000 words. I wrote more than that in a day this year. Yeah.
What was weird was that I had absolutely no problems with my inner editor. I don't even think he exists anymore. (Yes, mine is a guy.) Now that I think about it, I don't remember ever hearing anything from my inner editor since December 1, 2009. Awesome.
Unlike last year, I do not hate writing right now. I am itching to start on two more short stories, one of which is actually an assignment for my Civics class. But I'm not going to tell myself that, because if I keep it as a form of procrastination, it will get done quicker. I'm excited about that short story, because I'm going to be using my characters from my Screnzy 2010 screenplay. Those characters are amazingly developed. The second short story is really based on the song Georgia by Alex Day. I'm basically creating a whole backstory on Georgia, and why anyone would want her to leave.
It's almost time for Christmas! I'm really happy about that, because I really have an urge to give presents instead of receive them. I still want to receive them, though, because some of the things that I'm getting include Eddplant's album, a ukulele, and the green ALL CAPS holiday shirt.
Next Sunday, I'm going to be at the Philadelphia Yule Ball! It's organized by Harry and the Potters. Whompy and JFF are going to be there, as well as some bands that I need to look up so I can learn some of their songs. I just got my dress for it yesterday, and it is amazing and I love it.
I'm not sure what else to say. OH! Is anyone else watching Glee right now? I'm kind of in love with Darren's character, and I can't wait for the holiday episode on Tuesday.
"The moon is out tonight. I'm hoping you're alright. Here I am alone, wishing you were home." - However Far Away, Ministry of Magic
Wow, before I even get into what I am going to talk about, I have to say that I love my keyboard so much. It is just so freaking amazing. (See, I comment about the keyboards of computers all the time at school, and people just look at me strangely and ask how there is any difference between keyboards.)
Now, onto what this blog post is about.
I do the majority of my shopping online, mostly because it has some really freaking awesome stuff. I am currently shopping online* instead of working on my novel.** I just remembered that I can use my blog to procrastinate, so I'm going to tell you about my online shopping process.
First, I go through the website and add absolutely everything that looks cool. It doesn't matter how much it costs or whether or not I need/will use it.
Next, I go through and get rid of those things that I would never use and/or the things that are way too expensive.
I'm currently at the third step in the process, which is often the longest, where I debate about whether or not to get everything. I don't like spending a lot online, and try to keep my total (without shipping) under $30. Right now, on the NaNo website, I'm really questioning whether or not to get this one shirt that is $20. But it would leave my total above $30, because I am already getting the buttons and the "No Plot! No Problem!" book.
This is a fine time to have this dilemma, as it is almost time for the holidays. My family is always bugging me about what to get me for Christmas, because I've suddenly stopped becoming easy to shop for. Meaning, of course, that they can't just grab some random Littelest Pet Shop thing and expect me to be happy. Last year, I really only asked for iTunes gift cards and money. No one was happy about this.
This year, I will have plenty of things to ask for. So, instead of getting that album or shirt or poster right now, I'm just going to add it to my list.
Obviously, there is one last step to the shopping process, and that is paying for everything. But I assume you don't need me to describe that.
I'm not a girl who is particularly into shopping, but online shopping is a whole other matter.
Now, I'm off to pay for my stuff and get back to my novel!
"...I'm gonna write a freakin' book!" - The NaNoWriMo Song, ALL CAPS***
-Jess
*and blogging, I suppose **but I'm shopping on the NaNoWriMo website, so I think that counts for something. ***I am legitimately surprised that I have not used that already. Hmmm.
Hey, all! It is almost NaNoWriMo time, and I hope that most of you are going to join me on this journey throughout November. If not, you're going to have to deal with me talking and/or complaining about it. Starting now.
I have a little over 4 hours left to finish writing an essay which I then have to email to my English teacher, complete two pages of math homework, and write my NEA post. I definitely have enough time for all of that, which is good. My jittery, excited fingers make it very easy for me to work on my essay and write my NEA post, but I doubt that they'll be any good once I start on my math.
I do believe that I have mentioned it on this blog already, but if you are participating in NaNoWriMo you should check out NaNoNerdfighters*, a blog that I am going to be updating throughout November. It should be fun, and you can hear my complain even more. (Or, really, you can complain about your novel , too, in the comments section on any of my blog posts during November.)
OHYEAHITSHALLOWEENHAPPYHALLOWEENEVERYBODY.
I totally forgot that it was Halloween, not just the day before November 1.
I normally would've posted this on NaNoNerdfighters, but I feel obligated to update this blog regularly now.
I was just reading through the NaNoWriMo forums*, and realized something. Although I've never written anything even close to 50,000 words, I am guarranteed to get it done. I'm not a perfectionist, but I just can't stand not finishing something. If that means that I will do nothing else but write during all of my free time, then so be it. But I will get this novel done.
That kind of scares me. I mean, I can't let myself fail at this. I have no choice.
Now, back to my freaking out about what I'm actually going to write ABOUT.
-Jess
*The discussion on whether you get NaNorexia or NaNobesity is still making me ROFL.
A gust of wind shook her hair to her left side, and she shivered. “I don’t need a coat. At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself. It’s only October. The beginning of October.”
Suddenly, she was startled. “What do you MEAN, it’s the end of October? That’s impossible! I have plenty of time to prepare myself for this amazing feat I am about to overtake. Surely you must be lying.”
She scowled at him. “Well, yes, every calendar in the world surely must be mistaken! Just yesterday, it was October 11! I even blogged then! It hasn’t been that long since I’ve updated my blog.”
“Well, yes. I know that my last post couldn’t really be considered a post. I just posted a picture of Luke Conard looking like Mike Lombardo. But according to Blogger, I put something up. So it counts.”
She started pacing around the tree, walking counter-clockwise and lightly dragging the fingertips of her left hand across the bark. Her breaths became noticably audible. “No. I had to have written a post about the concert that I went to. And it can’t be almost November. No.”
She stopped pacing, and crumpled to the ground. She covered her eyes with her hands. “This can’t be happening! I’m not ready! I don’t know what to do; I’m second guessing myself!”
“You can’t just ignore this forever. NaNoWriMo is going to be here in a little over a week, Jess,” he reminded her.
“I’m just not ready for this,” she said. “I’m sorry.”
***
LOLOLOLOLOL. Okay, that sounded way better in my head. I thought I was being creative… but yeah. Just so you know, that isn’t my writing style. That was some strange pseudo-dramatic thing. Um. Okay.
What’s up, lovelies? It’s been forever since I’ve talked to all of you. Hopefully you all still remember me. But, of course, I expect that all of you are also following Nerdily Ever After, so you have been hearing from me regularly on there.
I’m sorry for not really talking about the Triple Rainbow Awesome Tour concert on this blog. I talked a little about it on NEA. If you search around there, I’m sure you could find it. Anyway, it was amazing, but in a different way from Roflcoptour. There were way more people, and it was really freaking crowded. Luke uploaded some footage from the concert*:
As have I:
So, that’s exciting.
Most of my time recently has been focused on school, and NaNoNerdfighters. The first marking period in school has just ended, so the last two weeks have been full of projects and tests. But it is all over now, and everything is good.
NaNoNerdfighters already has four writers. If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo this year, I think you should seriously check it out.** It’ll be fun.
As you could tell from my strange beginning, I am seriously freaking out about NaNoWriMo. I have no idea what I am going to write about. I thought that I was finally going to start on my six book series that has been in my head since I was 9 or 10. But now I’m not so sure. I recently looked back at my Screnzy screenplay, and found that my characters were brilliant. The plot failed epically, but because I had to be really descriptive in my dialogue choices, the characters are very well developed. I am actually considering writing my novel using them. But I have no idea what the plot would be, and although this will only be my second year doing NaNo, I know that if you start out without any plot in mind, you aren’t likely to do well. I really need a significant amount of time to think about what I’m going to write. I hate that I can’t go to anyone to really discuss this. Even if I talked to one of my online Nerdfighter friends, they wouldn’t be able to help much, as they don’t know my novel well enough. I’m the only one that does, really. Except Neva.
Hmmm. Maybe I COULD discuss this with her. But that will be hard to do before November 1, and that is when I need to make this decision.
Instead of using my free time productively, like using it to answer all of my NaNo questions, I have instead been reading Harry Potter fanfiction, and watching a bunch of random YouTube videos.
Speaking of YouTube, I am really excited about Super Note right now. I need to get on recording my Supernote, or else I may never get to take part in it. I’ll be Team Beard, by the way. Not just because he’s in first***, but because I have been planning on being for Wheezy since the beginning. It was a tough decision between Team Nerd and Team Beard, but I knew that I had to help the underdog of the competition. I promise, the next time Supernote comes around, I will be for the vlogbrothers. That is, unless there is a Team ALL CAPS, or some sort of team involving any of the fiveawesomegirls, charlieissocoollike, nerimon, or KalebNation. Then I need to go with them. But all of that is pretty unlikely.
So I could’ve rambled on about more than this, but I think this post is long enough.
“Once again, I find myself in a dreamland. Once again, I find myself at a loss for words. Every day since the day you found me, you move the world around me, get some distance from what they all see. And you don't stop this thing you do to me." - Don't Stop, Mike Lombardo
-Jess
*…Which you can see me in, if you are looking for it. Check out the side of the stage. I appear to be behind Kristina. Wearing black. Tell me in comments if you spot me :) ** http://nanonerdfighters.blogspot.com/ ***WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
Hi everyone! Long time, no blog. I assume that all of you are also following Nerdily Ever After, though, so it really hasn't been that long since you've heard from me.
The title has a bunch of letters, but I assure you, they actually mean something.
First of all, I recently posted a new video:
I got Bran Hambric: The Specter Key by Kaleb Nation in the mail earlier this week, and I filmed my reaction to opening it. I'm at page 149 (Chapter 16) right now, and it is really, really good. Much better than the first one.
I am super excited for this Friday. I am going to the Triple Rainbow Awesome Tour stop in Ardmore, PA. If you haven't heard about it yet, (Where have you been?)it is the fall tour of ALL CAPS, Mike Lombardo, Alex Carpenter, and Skyway Flyer. They are stopping all along the eastern half of the United States, so if you live in the east, they are probably playing somewhere near you. It sounds really exciting, so I would definitely recommend attending if you can make it.
Are any of you going to any of the 3RA shows? Are any of you reading Bran Hambric: The Specter Key? Answer in the comments below!
"So let's get this started before I back out. I'm gonna show you what training's about!" - Trainers in Love, ALL CAPS
In BRAN HAMBRIC: THE SPECTER KEY by KALEB NATION, while sorting through the same vault where he was found as a child, young mage-in-secret Bran Hambric discovers a deposit box left in his dead mother's name. Unable to open its enchanted lock, Bran is suddenly haunted by strange messages from spirits who call themselves the Specters. Bran discovers that the Specters have been enslaved by magic, and that there are those who will stop at nothing to take control of their dark powers.
So, yeah. I have a bunch of homework and stuff to do, including starting this giant History project and choosing a book for my first book project of the year. But instead, I wanted to blog.
I need to get working on those blog posts that I promised on NEA, so... Yeah.
I've been so busy today. My NEA post was really rushed, and I'm sorry about that.
I'm currently working on Language Arts homework. I really hate this, because we have to define about thirty literary terms. I hate this for two reasons:
1. As a writer, I already know all of this. And we go over it every single year. For some reason, people still cannot tell the difference between third and first person pov.
2. The book from which we have to copy the definitions is doing a crappy job explaining some of them. Its definition for 3rd person limited pov? "The narrator uses third-person pronouns such as 'he' and 'she.'" WHAT? Also, it is giving the illusion that characterization means creating memorable characters, which it does not. You can go through the process of characterization and still have really sucky characters.
Yeah, so it's getting pretty late, and I still haven't started on my NEA post. I was going to post it first thing in the morning tomorrow, but I don't think that is going to happen. Don't worry; I will still post. It'll just be later in the day.
I like these frequent, short posts. It's like tweeting, except not as limiting.
Hey, so I'm currently working on this secret thing for NEA that even my fellow NEA girls know nothing about, and won't know anything about for weeks. I'm doing this instead of actually working on my NEA post for tomorrow, or doing my homework.
Whatever. This secret thing is not entirely a secret, but it sort of is.
I've just decided that I'm going to create this new thing that I like to call PLOCTOBER. Basically, all throughout the month of October, I'm going to be plotting out my series, my NaNo novel, and anything else that I think of.
I'm not sure if I'll be documenting this on my blog, but I just felt like telling you all. Also, this means that I can't back out of it.
I somehow lost the map that I made for my series, which was really important and makes me very sad. But I do have a much larger version of it, which is what I'm going to use to make a bunch of smaller maps from.
My last couple of posts have been very spur-of-the-moment and choppy, as is this one. I think that this may become my new format for my posts. I mean, I'm not going to give up my long and rambly* past, but I really like these quick writing things.
One of the reasons for this temporary new format is because I want to take some time off to write really good and long posts. I want to have a stock of them so that whenever I want to update but don't have anything interesting to say, I can just publish one of them. It takes a while to write posts, and as I want to have at least ten finished before I start up again, these type of posts will happen a lot.
Anyway, the main point of this post is just to show everyone Winona's video which made me re-discover my love for Tom Milsom's song "Toy (Ode to an Imaginary Pachyderm)." Check it out:
Also, if you could, like, leave her some love, that would be nice. Like, comment on the video or something? I don't know.
Kthnxbi.
-Jess
*I do not believe that is a word, but I'd like to think that it is one.
I've been working a little bit on my NEA post for tomorrow. Family visited today.
But y'know what I missed yesterday?
FREAKING STICKAID.
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Gahhhhhhh. Online epicness for 24 hours, and I missed it. Not because I didn't know about it. No. I was reading all of your tweets all day about it. I missed it because I didn't have my computer, and my dad's computer is wayyyy too slow for that. But because I was at my dad's and not my mom's, I probably wouldn't have been able to watch very much of it even if I did have my computer.
My dad has this problem with me being on the Internet. Sigh.
Do any of you remember when the HPA did this charity livestream show thingy, when they raised money for Haiti? And, like, some of the Harry Potter cast was there, and a bunch of really awesome wrockers performed?
Yeah. I missed that too.
I miss every single fun thing that happens on the Internet when it goes on for a long time. Except for the livestream the night before the HPA won the $250,000. I was there for that. I was surprised, considering that I miss everything.
Just a rant.
Fo' siriusness,* if you aren't following NEA yet, you should get on that. I update there every Monday, which might be way more often than I update here for a while. Also, all of the girls that I collab with are really awesome and nerdy. So yeah.
Guess what, everybody? Today is the last day of BEDA. Can you believe it? This month has gone by so fast. In this post, I'm going to list everything that happened this month. I'm only getting this information from what I told you in my BEDA posts.
August 1 - I sat in a hotel lobby in Orlando Florida.
August 2 - I thought that BEDA was getting hard by the second day, only because I was too lazy to write a post after I flew back home.
August 3 - I thanked Twilight for allowing me to find way more awesome things.
August 4 - I almost impulsively bought a piano after watching a video by Mike Lombardo.
August 5 - I remembered to RSVP to a sleepover birthday party on the last day possible.
August 6 - I read fanfiction instead of feeding fish.
August 7 - I made s'mores and complained about YouTube changes.
August 8 - I stated my opinion on hater comments.
August 9 - I complained about stuff and noticed that I'm ambidextrous.
August 10 - I announced that I was going to be a part of "this nerdfighter-tastic blog collab thingy with four other nerdfighters."
August 11 - I rambled about the yet to be named collab and told everyone a secret.
August 12 - I sang, "Dragon take-off, people running, downhill people running, FLEX. Part 1 November walking. Chase that fire you wizards, flying horse! ...Lizards. Look out Harry, too late got him, help him Ron. SWING! Part 2 July 2 burning. People running backwards screaming..."
August 13 - I announced the name of my blog collab and talked about the word merp.
August 14 - I said that I was going to start reading again.
August 15 - I made wrock playlists and thought it was December.
August 16 - I ate a sugar quill and sort of made Taylor write my blog post.
August 17 - I complained about NerdfighterSecrets.
August 18 - I announced my failure of a book club.
August 19 - I sort of admitted that my life revolves around Kristina.
August 20 - I fed fish, made a video about Nerdily Ever After, and complained about having to blog.
August 21 - I went to a baseball game and tried honey mustard.
August 22 - I talked about Mockingjay and how excited I was for it.
August 23 - I got necklaces in the mail and found out that I couldn't go to my best friend's birthday party.
August 24 - I gave tours of my school.
August 25 - I told stories about the tours that I gave the day before and listed things that I hated. I read Mockingjay. I cried about Esther, who died that day.
August 26 - I found out an interesting fact about gummy bears.
August 27 - I spent time in NYC/NJ and failed at counting.
August 28 - I reviewed Mockingjay, with spoilers abound.
August 29 - I found out school details.
August 30 - I posted pictures with (at least I hope so) entertaining captions.
August 31 - I couldn't come up with a topic for today's blog post, so I just summarized everything that I'd already written this month. I realized how eventful this month was, and how I'll never forget it. I almost exploded with happiness as I looked at the followers on my blogs, finding that they both were 7.
See you in September, everybody.
"By the way, I'm okay right now, right now. Found a way, everyday somehow." - Right Now, Mike Lombardo
This song got stuck in my head randomly just a few minutes ago.
I know every word to that song. Every word. That's pretty much all of the German that I know, actually. Love Schnappi.
It's official - Nerdily Ever After now has more followers than I do. I am so happy about that. I can't wait to see the progress of the project. Also, some of you reading this have been directed here from NEA. That's exciting. The pictures that I have promised are below.
I just uploaded a bunch of pictures from my camera. I now have awesome pictures like this:
I also have pictures from that sleepover that I went to:
That's Claire. She's sitting in a box.
Oh, and here's a picture of me with a dragon on my head:
And I have some really stupid pictures of me as well:
Below is the picture that I promised. Did you know that the triceratops is no longer a real dinosaur? We've been lied to. Here's me, looking angry/upset while standing next to a triceratops:
That is all, my friends.
-Jess
PS: These last two pictures are only funny if you've read my NEA post. I wasn't lying.
Gah. So happy that August is almost over. Writing a semi-interesting blog post every day is difficult and annoying.
In other news, I am super excited for school to start. My first day is next Tuesday. I have already gotten most of the school supplies that I need, but I just need to get a few more things later this week. Tomorrow I'm most likely going school clothes/shoes shopping. Ugh. I hate it. Especially going with my mom. I have no idea why, but shopping with her is the opposite of fun.
I used to not like clothes very much. Now I do, but I'm more of a ML3-piano-being-crushed-by-a-rock-blue-shirt person than a frilly-pink-overpriced-whatever person.
Also, I just found out who my homeroom teacher is for this year. I don't know many people that have my teacher, but I do know a bunch with my team, so I'll probably have classes with the people that I've been wanting to. No idea about Gil yet.
I wanted to get my NEA post up as soon as I woke up tomorrow morning, but that isn't going to happen. I have very little of it written yet. For some reason, I take more care in writing NEA posts than EcrivantLune posts. I guess it's because I'm having a conversation there, whereas here it's just a spew of mental vomit. Lovely picture, right?
Hey everyone! I'm back from NYC (which was actually NJ), but that story is going to be coming to you tomorrow. I was actually going to describe it in a post today, therefore doing two posts in a day, but I'm not sure what I would write about tomorrow anyway. Also, I'm too lazy to write two posts in a day. I'm already doing one each day; that's enough.
My short non-spoilery review of Mockingjay:
Wow. It was amazing and perfect, and completely unexpected. It's much darker than the other books, and there are a lot of deaths. Well, it's a war, so that's to be expected. She ended up with the perfect person, whether or not I originally thought they were going to be perfect. If you haven't read the series yet, I really suggest that you do.
Now, below, I'm going to do a very spoiler-filled review of the book.
IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED READING MOCKINGJAY, DO NOT READ BELOW UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED COMPLETELY.
Oh my God, this book is brilliant.
It was completely different from what I expected. I'm not sure what I expected exactly, because obviously there was going to be a war, and wars aren't fun. But wow, it was brilliantly written.
I believe that someone on the Ning said this, but I completely agree with them so I'm stealing their opinion. Unlike many other YA authors, Suzanne Collins didn't try to make Katniss as relatable as possible. Katniss could get annoying at times, and there were definitely points in the book where I screamed at the page because of her poor decisions. She's just so real of a character. Katniss has all the best and worst parts of a human, and she was described perfectly.
I've read reviews that said that the only reason that they didn't like the book was because it was so real. People who have been in war were having terrible flashbacks, because all of the emotions were exactly the way they actually are. People who have family and friends that have had memory problems could barely handle the Peeta hijacking scenes, because they've played the "Real or Not Real?" game. I think that just proves how great of an author Collins is.
My favorite quote in the book is at the beginning of Chapter 24:
"As if in the end, it will be the question of whether a baker or a hunter will extend my longevity the most. It's a horrible thing for Gale to say, for Peeta not to refute. Especially when every emotion I have has been taken and exploited by the Capitol or the rebels. At the moment, the choice would be simple. I can survive just fine without either of them."
I actually have that part of the book marked, so I can go back and re-read it. I love that quote so much, especially the bolded part, mainly because of some of the discussions that I had about the book before it came out. How we decided that Katniss didn't really need a man, and we should only be worried about everyone's survival, not who "won" in the love triangle.
There were only a few deaths that hurt me so much that I had to put down the book. Surprisingly, Prim's was not one of them. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was devastated, but I was crying really hard at other parts. I don't believe that we knew about Cinna's death before this book, and that was the first part where I just put the book down and cried. I love Cinna. He was one of those people that I never even considered could go; he was a bit of the "Hedwig" of the book for me, if you'll allow me to make an HP reference. Also, I was very sad at Finnick's death. I didn't really like Finnick in Catching Fire, but he definitely grew on me during Mockingjay. The wedding scene was adorable.
Only problem: I didn't really get to enjoy the wedding scene, because I knew that something had to go wrong. Each chapter ended on a cliffhanger, but they were quite different than every other cliffhanger that I experienced before. With these cliffhangers, I just could barely find the strength to move on. When a chapter ended with Peeta choking Katniss, I just wanted to close the book and walk away. But I didn't. And at every touching, calm, or adorable part, something bad was just on its way. I remember muttering, when I got to the wedding part, "Aww, this is so cute. But it's just going to lead to something horrible." I couldn't get myself to enjoy it, because I was afraid to get comfortable.
Now for the ending. I'm very glad that Peeta and Katniss got together at the end, but I'm just so glad that it wasn't a super happy ending. I got this empty feeling radiating off of them, which was just perfect. I am extremely happy that Katniss didn't become president, because that would've been awful. That's not something that she would normally do, especially after the war. I like that Peeta and Katniss had kids, and I'm glad that Gale was gone. He was pretty much a childhood/college best friend. They can be very important to you, but sometimes they don't remain that important throughout the rest of your life.
My only complaint: I felt that the last couple chapters were a bit rushed. That may have just been because I read it very quickly. I never actually got around to reading the book a second time. I will eventually, but I want to be able to take my time.
I think that is a pretty thorough review. There are so many more discussions that I could have about this series. I don't have the energy to go back and re-read everything that I just wrote. So please tell me in the comments if anything doesn't make sense.
Hello! It is not actually Friday when I am writing this. If it is Friday when you are reading this, then I am in New York City. I’m writing this a few days before Friday, because I know that I will not have internet access while there. I am not about to skip a day when it is so close to the end of the month.
Maybe something really important happened today, and I just have no idea because it is currently Wednesday and it has yet to happen.
It just occurred to me that I could do the same thing that I did in the very beginning of this month, which is write the post on the actual day, and then just publish it when I get computer access.
Nah.
So this is all that I have to say today. Sorry. Good post coming tomorrow, which will be my spoiler-filled review of Mockingjay. I will have read it completely at least twice by then, so I will have a well formed opinion on it.
See ya tomorrow!
-Jess
Edit on 8/28:
Oh my God I fail at life. This is my 51st post. FAILLLLLLL.
I just saw this commercial on TV for gummy bears. Did you know that the clear/white bears are pineapple flavor? I was unaware of this. I've always disliked pineapple-flavored things, and I can only eat really, really good pineapple. But the clear bears have always been my favorite. Strange.
Also, who thinks the Fred movie is going to suck? *entire world raise hands*
Exactly.
Other than that, I really do not have time to blog today. My dad is picking me up in about a half an hour, and then we are driving to New York City, where we will be staying for two days. I have a post written for tomorrow already, but it is also short. Sorry about that. Longer posts shall come soon.
Actually, a good place to find longer posts of mine would be on NEA. The first week of this project is going beautifully, and I am so excited for the rest of it.
In an attempt to make things interesting, I'm going to make a list of things that I hate. This list isn't set in stone, nor is it all of the things that I hate. It pretty much just fits my mood today.
1. When people comment on ALL CAPS videos, saying that they can tell they aren't singing live.
No, really? I thought that Kristina could sing with auto tune naturally. I had no idea that they put the electronic sounding effects on after.
2. People who spoil books the day that they come out.
Thanks to someone on Twitter, I sort of knew the ending to Mockingjay. I mean, not completely, but kind of. It didn't completely ruin it for me, but yeah. But I finished the book! Yay!
3. When someone can relate everything back to politics.
You see this all the time when you look at the comments on news stories. I still can't figure out how people can relate the happy story of a dog saving its owner's life to what's wrong with our current president. I mean, seriously?
4. People who greet workers with name tags, as if they know them.
When I was doing tours around my school last night, I had to wear a name tag. Tons of parents addressed me like they knew me. I know that it says my name on my shirt, but that doesn't mean you have to say it. This might just be something that I have a problem with.
5. Cancer
Esther, who all of Nerdfighteria voted for the HPA with, died this morning. I have been crying so much today. I have never even met Esther, but I still cried so much more than I ever have after anyone else dying. Well, my dog, Diva, but still. She wasn't a person, it's not the same. I miss Esther, and I just can't believe that she died at the young age of 16. My thoughts and prayers go to her family and friends.
So that's all for my list.
The school tours yesterday went pretty well, except for the fact that I wore the least comfortable shoes ever, and now have extreme blisters everywhere. Ouchy.
I was pretty much in charge of the entire downstairs of the school. Almost everyone there just wandered around, only helping people if they looked really confused. I offered to help everyone who passed by.
I should probably explain what we had to do. My school does this scavenger hunt thing, where you have to find all of these clues. Clue 1 is found near your homeroom. You then read the riddle on the clue card, and try to find the place that it was describing. From working with people for three hours, I memorized the order.
I had to talk a lot, and eventually created a script that I would follow. This came with practice, though. I feel bad for the families that came during the first hour or so, because we were mostly like this:
Family: "Can you help us find Family Consumer Sciences?" Us: "Yes, we can! Um, you, uh... Make a left I think... No, wait, that's the wrong way. You make a right... No, err... Here, just follow me."
It was really funny. They provided pizza, but Syd and I didn't eat any before the tours actually started. So, instead, we broke into the classroom with the pizza, and just walked around eating it.
I knew pretty much everyone that was a student leader. But, randomly, the cheerleaders were there too. We were very confused, because they didn't do anything, and just walked around, getting in the way most of the time. I still have no idea why they were there at all. I was really hoping for my school not to be stereotypical, but we student leaders are pretty much the geeks and we now despise the cheerleaders.
Rawr.
"If I mattered to you, then I all I would see is indigo." - Indigo, Tom Milsom
For seriousness. A pair that I just got two months ago or something just broke. GRARRWRWR. So, I'm using the electric blue ones that I got from NYC. All is well.
I have to leave soon, because today is the day that I give tours and such of my school. I have since found out that my friend Caitlin is going to be there. So far, I know two people. Great. I don't even know how many people are going to be there... So yeah.
I'll probably be getting Mockingjay from Beth when I get home tonight, which'll be around 7:45. I will most likely not sleep.
I won't have my computer, though, so I most likely won't be able to read Annica's post until tomorrow :(
That is all, friends.
"Excuse me there, Molly, I couldn't help but notice your hair. It's fantastic today." - Hey Molly, Mike Lombardo
...Which is stupid, because I technically blogged this morning on NEA. Yeah, my blog collab project. It's finally started! I realize that I've been talking a lot about it, so let me try to come up with something else...
Um, I can hear out of my right ear now. I haven't been able to for about two weeks, maybe longer. I don't expect it to last long.
I am still super excited for Mockingjay to come out tomorrow. I've been discussing the books a bit with random people online, mainly about the whole "Team Peeta or Team Gale" thing. After a lengthy discussion on Facebook with at least ten people (including Lauren Fairweather and Matt Maggiacomo) I have come to a conclusion: it really doesn't matter what "team" you're on. What we really should be worrying about it whether or not certain characters will survive, mainly Peeta, but also Katniss. We don't think that Katniss is safe from death in this book, especially since it is the conclusion of the trilogy. The books are all about survival, not love interests.
Now to a less serious issue: I got some necklaces in the mail yesterday! They're really nice.
Tomorrow, I'll be blogging fairly early, because I have Student Locker Night to go to. I have to give a tour of the school to various new people. It'll be fun, but I would be more at ease if I knew who was coming.
Oh. I just remember Shannon inviting me to a party... *checks date* ... Which, awws, I can't go to. Sadface. My dad and I are going to NYC on the 27th. Ah. That means I should probably call Shannon and tell her that.
I'm blogging early today because I'm bored. As I'm writing this, Dragon Ball Z Kai is on, which I hate, but it is about five minutes away from Avatar, which I love. I got up relatively early on my own this morning.
I was worried that I would have nothing to say in this post, because today will probably just be a rainy, boring day. But I just watched this video by Alex Carpenter:
...And now I'm really excited to talk about Mockingjay. I'm going to reference Alex's video a lot, so you should watch it if you haven't yet.
I really like what Alex said about how "similar" the Hunger Games and Twilight are. The good thing is, if they turn the Hunger Games books into movies, the media can't possibly turn it into another Twilight. The plot and characters are just fantastic, and whoever Katniss chooses (if anyone) she picked the right choice.
I'm team Peeta, by the way. Almost everyone that I know are team Gale, except for my friend Taublet.* But, like I said, it doesn't really matter to me if Katniss picks Gale, because they are both awesome.
I haven't been trying to figure out much about the last book. I want to be surprised. But I can't help worrying that Peeta is going to be killed :(
By the way, random interesting thing, did you know that Katniss, Peeta, and Gale all have Southern accents? I cannot picture that at all.
I'm not sure what else to say about Mockingjay, just that I'm super excited about it.
So tired. So, so tired. But it is August, and I must blog.
Today, I went to a local baseball game thing. It was really boring. I got a bit of reading done, but I had to constantly look out for baseballs flying at me, because our seats were right where all of the balls go.
The other team scored in the third inning, or something, and then nothing happened until the eighth.
I was complaining that I had to get home before midnight to blog. My stepmom, Beth, just really wanted to go home. So we were both praying for the game to end in the ninth inning. Once the eighth inning started, I took out the journal that I brought. Here are some of my recorded observations.
Beth, after the first run scored by the home team: "God is a man, and he hates me." Beth, after the second run scored by the home team: "God is a woman, and she loves us!" Beth, after the third run scored by the home team: *making a praying gesture towards the sky* "YESSSSSSSSSSSSS."
The game ended, our local team won, and there were fireworks. Fun fun. Except not.
The majority of my attention was spent on Alaska explaining to Pudge how she got her name, Beth feeding me pretzels, and the crowd starting a wave.
When Beth was feeding me pretzels, she told me to try the honey mustard. I really didn't want to, but I did anyway. And it was gross. I don't even like mustard in the first place, nor do I particularly care for honey. Why I thought I might like honey mustard is beyond me.
That is all. I'm going to bed. No end song lyrics. Too tired.
...No, I don't. I'm just saying that. BEDA is just becoming very overwhelming for me, and although we are over halfway through with this month, this is taking a lot longer than I thought. On the upside, this month isn't speeding by. The fact that I have something that I must do everyday helps me to stay in the moment, which is a good thing.
Today, I picked peaches and fed fish. My hands do not smell like fish, which is a very good thing. They normally smell after my dad and I feed fish, because the food that we buy to feed the fish has a very strong smell that marks your hands for days. But we were smart, and wore gloves.
That is all that I have for today's post. Please do not yell at me for my failure at reading Looking for Alaska.
Also, I am too lazy to find lyrics to put at the end of the post. So I'm just gonna stop now.
The reason that I just typed random letters was because I don't think there is a word to describe the mood that I'm in right now. Today, my mood comes to you in five parts:
1. Anger - at haters. Although I used to enjoy Nerdfighter Secrets, I now can't really stand it. I mean, I complained about a few of the secrets that annoyed me a few days ago. But now it's even worse, because Kristina finally saw some of the secrets. 2. Sad - ...Because Kristina saw the secrets. I think I'm going to stop looking at Nerdfighter Secrets, because it's making me lose my faith in Nerdfighteria, which is a very bad thing. 3. Excited - Kristina has this news that she's not allowed to tell her blog readers about yet. But everyone's pretty sure it's about ANTM, which is exciting! 4. Anxious - NEA is starting on Monday. Omgomgomgomgomgomg. I haven't started on my post yet, which I probably should've started a few days ago. I want to make it perfect. Cuz, y'know, I'll be the first post on the blog. I don't want to have any glaring typos. 5. Bored - I haven't done anything today, really. So, I'm bored, just like most of this summer has been.
Wow, my mood is mostly revolving around Kristina.*
Now, for the musical part of the title.
I've been singing a lot today. I don't know why. I can't explain it, really.
Also, I've been watching a lot of videos on YouTube that have music in them**, although that's not what I've been singing. Here's one that I've been watching a lot:
My day has also been pretty musical because of wizard rock news! Matt, of the Whomping Willows, was talking about Fall Tour earlier today. So, I asked if they were planning on coming to somewhere in the Eastern-PA/NJ-ish area, and Matt replied, saying that they'll probably be at the Old Bridge Public Library again!
Eeeep! That would be so totally awesome! That library was pretty epic, so it would be cool to go again.
I'm not sure about the NYC Wizard Rock Festival anymore, because Taylor can't go. But I may be able to guilt my sister into bringing me.*** Updates on that later.
Lastly, book club. I didn't get a ton of reading done, though I might after I post this. We'll see.
"Our time is running out. You can't push it underground. You can't stop it screaming out. How did it come to this?" - Time is Running Out, Muse****
-Jess
Looking for Alaska progress: page 41
*ZOMG Jess you're such a freaking fangirl. **I don't want to call them music videos, because some of them aren't. Some are actual music videos, and others are just Lauren singing some song she just wrote while playing the ukulele. So, they are videos with music in them, not just music videos. ***I mean, she totally should bring me. She LIVES in New York City! ****Had to.
For some reason, I just cannot get into writing blogs right now. This is a problem for two reasons. 1) It's August, and I've promised to blog every day this month and 2) My blog collab is starting next week, which means I'll be blogging every Monday from now on.
I hope that I get back into writing. The main problem is that I have nothing really interesting to say. I've been repeating a lot of stuff in my latest posts because that's all that's going on in my life.
In order to make up for this, I have just decided that I am going to create my own book club. I don't expect any of my readers to join in on it. I'm mainly using it as an incentive to start reading again, and as a back up plan for times when I have nothing to talk about.
The first book that I am reading for the book club is Looking for Alaska by John Green. I have already read this, but that does not matter. This book club will sometimes be used to get me to reread old favorites.
The second book may be Mockingjay, but that all depends on how quickly I finish reading Looking for Alaska.
To my readers: Do you have any book suggestions that I can read?
"Tonight I've got a date with my bookshelf." - Nerdfighterlike, Lauren Fairweather
I don't have much to say today. I really like blogging, but when that's all that you do, you have nothing to blog about.
I've mostly been reading Nerdfighter Secrets all day. As such, I am going to rant.
There are a few secrets that really bother me. Here are a few:
I mean, yeah, everyone's entitled to have their own opinion. And you don't have to like every fiveawesomegirl. Heck, I don't even watch all of them. But before you post a secret, if it names someone in it, imagine them complexly first. This is what Nerdfighters do. We try to imagine others complexly.
Do the people who posted these secrets realize that Kristina and Liane may actually read Nerdfighter Secrets?
In other news, I am seeing Taylor tomorrow for the first time in two years. Excitement. Also, I am introducing her to wizard rock, which shall also be exciting. I REALLY want to create a Nerdfighter out of her :)
"This evening’s filling me with rage. I only wish I had some sage advice to give me." - Song For the Painfully Indie, Tom Milsom
Tonight was so nice. Eating orange sugar quills, listening to Tom Milsom, reading Nerdfighter Secrets...
It was so nice that I really don't want to be writing this post right now.
So... This is what happened:
"But after the way I've been shown there's no other way than what I know and after the waves come and go, I'll be right here on my own." - Rock Song, Mike Lombardo
It's actually the middle of August, months away from December. But I keep feeling like it's near Christmas. Why?
It's cloudy.
Yeah, I don't know.
In other news, I've spent the last hour or so creating Wizard Rock playlists for Taylor. We are slowly trying to convince our parents to bring us to the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, and I want her to be prepared. I've not only put songs by the bands that are playing there, but songs that she needs to know.
Here are the songs that I think she definitely needs to know:
1. In Which Draco and Harry Secretly Want to Make Out - The Whomping Willows 2. Teenage Werewolf - The Remus Lupins 3. And Then I Died - The Moaning Myrtles 4. Potions Yesterday - Draco and the Malfoys 5. Freaking Ask Me to the Yule Ball - The Parselmouths 6. Dumbledore is Gay (And That's Ok) - Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills 7. Save Ginny Weasley - Harry and the Potters 8. What Kind of Name is Hermione? - The Parselmouths 9. Goodbye Privet Drive - Ministry of Magic 10. Snape vs. Snape - Ministry of Magic
I really have nothing else to report on, so I've decided to include some content that I've found in my unpublished posts. I am not going to change them at all. You'll notice that I'll often just stop in the middle of a sentence. Here you go.
Calling People Disgusting is Fun*
Well, it's my last week of 7th grade. You would expect everything to be winding down and becoming lighthearted and carefree.
Sigh.
Our class hamster, Snowball, died of what we think was Wet Tail on Tuesday. We had a funeral for him this morning
Today was weird, and I should be blogging about other things but I'm not**
See title.
Yeah. I have so many more things to blog and/or vlog about, but instead, I'm going to tell you about my day.
Yesterday ended with intense disappointment for me. I was really hoping to go to the Roflcoptour show in Poughkeepsie. But my dad won't take me because it's too far away* and we have people coming over for dinner. Blah. My mom would, but she also thinks that it is a little too far away. Also, she would totally take me, but she's already taking off of work the two weeks following the show, because we're going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. So... No show for me. Sigh. We can't even go to the show on the day before it, even though it will probably be closer, because my mom can't get off work. Sadface.**
Forward to today. I haven't really felt like eating much the past couple days, but I ate two bowls of cereal this morning anyway. But that's pretty much all that I ate today. I spent a good portion of the morning up to about half past noon analyzing the Deathly Hallows trailer. This was done with the help of Muggle Cast, even though I have never listened to Muggle Cast before.*** However, I really liked their discussion, and it helped me appreciate the trailer more.
My mom is taking me book shopping in about 3 hours
*Okay, so, it's only 2 hours and 37 minutes away (according to Google maps). **I just had an idea. Maybe if that show is at a late-ish time, I might be able to go. If it's at, like, 6 or 7, and it's in PA or NJ, I might be able to get my mom to take me. Update later. ***I personally prefer Potter Cast.
I should never give myself a deadline ever again. EVER.***
I just read through some of my old posts, and discovered that I had planned to start vlogging on/around June 1. Naturally, that didn't happen.
I also said that the school year was winding down. I inadvertently lied. My math teacher just STARTED A NEW CHAPTER with us, even though we only have TEN DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT.
Because my previous deadline did not work out, I am going to give myself another, less serious deadline for the same project. Sometime after I finish school, I'll start. Definitely before July, or else the 60 video thing will not work out.
In slightly more exciting news, I might be getting a guinea pig this summer. At first, I thought that this would be a very easy thing. We have a class guinea pig, Adora, and she isn't that hard to take care of. But I was wrong. Guinea pigs are very complex creatures.
I have to really think about whether or not I'm too lazy to take care of another creature. And, like, I need to learn how to take care of guinea pigs specifically. But I've also been thinking about names for him/her. It'll probably be a Harry Potter name, most likely pretty obscure.
If I get a male black guinea pig, I'm naming it Sev.
"We've got to save Ginny Weasley from the Basilisk." - Save Ginny Weasley, Harry and the Potters
-Jess
*The post itself is not that exciting, but I'm very curious as to what I was alluding to in that title. **I'm glad that this all worked out in the end. ***Y'know, I don't know why I stopped writing this. That would've been a pretty good post. It also shows how I would totally name a guinea pig after Snape. Hmmmm.
As expected, I have forgotten nearly everything I learned last year, and it's getting really hard for me to focus on something for more than five minutes. This will be a bad thing once school begins.
To solve this problem, I have now decided that I'm going to reread some books that I read a few months ago, the first of which is Need by Carrie Jones. I really liked this book when I started reading it, because it was just like Twilight, but the main character had a personality. Even though it began sounding very much like Twilight later on in the book,* I legitimately enjoyed it and am excited to read it again.
I don't know if I'm going to read Captivate, the sequel, again, because I really didn't like it. It got really strange and unexpected far too quickly. I may just read it again to confirm how horrible it was.
After those two, I might reread The Hunger Games to prepare for Mockingjay, which is coming out very soon. As soon as I post this, I'm going to start reading Need.
Lastly, I just want to point out the hilarity of this video.** It's an old school 5AG video, and I hadn't seen it until a few minutes ago. Hayley is amazing.
That is all.
"I just don’t know where else to go. I just don’t know what else to do. There’s no escaping it, I’m trapped with no way out." - I'll See Her There, Skyway Flyer
-Jess
*Yeah, there were occasions when she overly described the love interest. **It's amazingly funny if you've read Harry Potter. But even if you haven't, it's still really, really funny.
I think that I should just immediately talk about the title of this post. I just kind of typed something, because I didn't want to bother writing a title that was actually significant.*
Interested in whether or not "merp" means anything, I googled it. The first thing that came up was that it stands for Middle-earth Role Playing. Which I think is pretty awesome, actually, even though I haven't read anything by J.R.R. Tolkien. I've seen, like, one LOTR movie, but that was enough for me to get the Middle Earth reference immediately, which just ups my nerdiness.
I then looked down further on the page, and found the entry on "merp" on Urban Dictionary. I trust Urban Dictionary to have the proper definition of things, even though someone could just post a bunch of crap. It's like Wikipedia in that way - all of the information very well could be wrong, but everyone trusts it anyway. The top definition is:
1. What you say when there is nothing better to be said. 2. Expression of minor disappointment.
Number 1 certainly applies here, but number 2 certainly does not. I'm actually extremely excited, and not disappointed at all.**
My blog collaboration, now named Nerdily Ever After, is going to begin on Monday, August 16. I'm the Monday of the blog, so I get to go first. It's a little scary, being the first person to post. I'm not very good at introductions, but I guess that I am also pretty happy that I get to set the standard for the posts. I have no idea what I'm going to write about, but I do know that I have to come up with some sort of way to introduce the mess that is me.
I'm the youngest, and although we are all between the ages of 13-16, it's hard for me not to feel extremely small compared to all of them. Well, we'll see how it goes.
SO, blog readers, I hope that you'll follow Nerdily Ever After once we start on Monday. That would be really awesome. None of us have a particularly large audience, but combined, we could start our own little community.
Merp.
"Georgia, Nikoll Lekaj doesn't care. And four other people all called Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob want you out." - Georgia, Alex Day***
-Jess
*There are two reasons for this. The first one is that I really don't want to be writing this post at all. The second is that I have no idea what I'm going to talk about. I typically choose post titles before I actually write anything, so yeah. **Well, I mean, I kind of am. I can't hear out of my right ear again. Blah. ***I'm obsessed with this song right now.
Hi! Instead of talking about how the party went yesterday* or talking about my blog collab**, I'm just going to link to a video that you need to watch. If you have already seen it, you need to watch it five more times.
I have a small hole in my right arm, I'm extremely tired, blah blah blah.
I'm currently learning all of the words to that video.
WIZARD LIGHTNING BATTLE. ZOOM, HUGE SHINY P, THEN OTHER LETTERS COME OUT.
-Jess
*It was fun. **Which I will probably have big news about soon.
My thoughts right now are revolving around the blog collab thing that I'm in. We have found our Tuesday, and are currently deciding on a name. That's actually a very complicated process. It's near impossible for all of us to be online at the same time because of the time zone differences. We are spread between three countries: America, Canada, and Germany. So, yeah. Complicated.
Also, our brains are lacking creativity right now. We know that we don't want to be the fiveawesome(something)s because that has been a bit overdone. But other than that, no idea. I think that the reason it is pretty hard is because none of us know each other yet. The only thing that we know we have in common is that we're all female nerdfighters. When the fiveawesomegirls started, they got along well together because they all shared a love of Harry Potter, Twilight, and theater. But I'm not sure if the five of us have anything like that. Though we very well might - I just don't know enough about any of them to tell.
I'm ridiculously excited about this, though. Every week or so, someone on the nerdfighters ning comes up with an idea for a Nerdfighter YouTube collab, but I don't think that I've ever seen a blog collab before. I really can't wait to get to know everyone else.
Let's see...
Ah! I'm posting early today because I won't be at home tonight. Syd's sleepover birthday party thing is tonight, which should be fun. I really haven't seen anyone from school this summer except for Shannon and Geneva. I'm anti-social like that. But it'll be nice to see people again, even though I have no idea who else is going to be there. We're going to be sleeping outside and also watching the Percy Jackson movie. Fun times.
I actually have to finish making Syd's birthday card. It has a Natalie Dee-inspired hamster on it. It is awesome. Syd likes hamsters.
I'm bringing my new bag to the party which is really freaking awesome. It's from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and it's a Chinese Fireball messenger bag. Yeah, the dragon. Epicness. It also has 30+ buttons on it, relating to various things, such as: Harry Potter, Wizard Rock, Lauren Fairweather, LOST, Nerdfighteria, Hyperbole and a Half, Forrest Gump. YESSSSSSS.
I need to take a shower and start getting ready, so I must post this now.
Fun fact: Did you know that I do not proof read my posts before I publish them? I just spell check them, and later find typos, hoping that no one else has seen them yet.
"I don't want to go."* - The Doctor is Dying, Alex Day/Chameleon Circuit
-Jess
*Ha, it's not that I don't want to go to the party. It's just that line has been stuck in my head for about five hours.
I'm posting early today* because I need to clean my room tonight. I was supposed to do that today, but then I didn't... So...
I have fairly exciting news! I'm going to be a part of this nerdfighter-tastic blog collab thingy with four other nerdfighters! I've been pretty excited/anxious-in-a-good-way about it all day.
Other than that, not much is going on in my life. My friend Syd's birthday is tomorrow, so there's that party... Ah!
And! I got invited to my best friend Shannon's birthday party today. This whole thing is very confusing for multiple reasons:
1. Shannon's birthday is May 25. The party is August 27. Having a party 3 months later is kind of strange. But I get it. She's a swimmer, so her party is at this private swim club pool place. May is a little bit too early for that. 2. She mailed the invitation to me. I have no idea how much stamps cost now, but I know that she spent way too much money sending it to me. Because we're neighbors. Our backyards are connected. If I was in my kitchen, I could see the back of her house. We've waved to each other from our houses before. And SHE MAILED ME THE INVITATION. Seriously? Waste of money. It takes 30 seconds to get between our houses on average; maximum 2 minutes if you are taking a leisurely walk and stop to talk to the various wildlife including, but not limited to: rabbits, squirrels, robins, cardinals, and deer. Woah. Long explanation/rant is long.
Anyway... It's confusing. But I kind of have the feeling that Shannon is going to torture me while I'm there. Not literally, of course.
I would not put it past her to invite Gil, because he goes to the private swim club pool place all the time. Grr. I'm not positive about her inviting him, but I bet that as soon as I RSVP to this party, she'll tell me that he's coming. Sigh. Best friends; what are you gonna do with them?
To clean my room!
"Time enough for one, you find your own humanity, clouded by the vanity." - Behind Your Eyes, Skyway Flyer
-Jess
*Well, it's not THAT early. But the sun's still up, and that means it's much earlier than when I normally post, which is typically between 10 and 11 at night.
