This would be time for me to shout out to the blogs/ sites that I visit most frequently...First of all are my cooking blogs - I love LOVE LOVE baking; mostly the creativity of it plus as I am good at it. I produce far cheaper birthday gifts made of cake saving my money to well... live day to day on a student budget.
http://www.howtoeatacupcake.net/
http://ladolcivita.blogspot.com/
http://www.mytartelette.com/
I do not own a TV... that's right. I down right REFUSE to pay for a TV license and even when next year I will have a TV in order to watch DVDs I still REFUSE to pay for a TV license as I DO NOT watch soaps or game shows or reality TV. I watch American TV; mostly because I find it to be far more inspired and creative that a lot of daytime British fodder and also most of the horrific films being thrown onto the cinema screens these days (hello Avatar!! pretty but WTH is with that awful plot and stodgy acting!?). I would be prepared to argue with the TV license people in a court of law that although I watch TV online... as it could not be shown on a terrestrial television in the UK it is not under their jurisdiction and therefore they cannot charge me a penny!!! (slightly bitter and angry with the DAMN TV LICENSE PEOPLE but they have been mean to me on the phone far to many times for me to be nice) Anyway... here is the link to the site where I keep up to date with every show on prime time American television that I like (NO - NOT DESPERATE HOUSWIVES... THE GOOD ONES!)
http://www.casttv.com/online-tv-guide
Friday, 19 February 2010
BTVS
You have no idea how long I have waited for my encyclopedia knowledge of Buffy The Vampire Slayer to be of some use since my favourite childhood show got cancelled seven years ago... well I guess that would be seven years then!From when back in 1997 I watched episode 3 of the show (I was not going to end up watching the first two episodes until 99' when my parents bought be the VHS box set) I was in love with it.
The dialogue was so quick and punchy; the hero was a woman who although unapologetically feminine to the Nth degree also kicked ass and was in charge of her own life and decisions. I'll be honest though, my love for BTVS was centred around Joss Whedon's premise; that every teenager feels like it's the end of the world every week, but for Buffy it's true - it gave your average teenager a chance to pretend for an hour that their day to day lives were as significant as they felt they were, and not arguably mostly normal events compounded by hormones and parental discipline. I was totally enraptured by the show and watched all of the character's go through morality tales worthy of Aesop; soap stories putting the likes of EastEnders to shame; and all the while making my heavily religious grandmother concerned that I may be permanently damaged by all the "horrific violence" - which was the biggest plus of all.
I can quote entire episodes of Buffy; just give me the title of an episode and I can give you a synopsis; I know in complete detail the entire series and probably quite a bit of backstage information from additional reading and research when the show was on summer hiatus and I needed my fix!
My favourite monologue was from beloved Xander when he returned from his planned drive around America; planning to visit all 50 states - "did you tell him about Hawaii?" "well he just seemed so determined..." - He speaks the entire monologue at epic speed and all in one breath; and I can regurgitate it on demand...
X - "well basicly I got as far as Oxnard and the engine fell out of my car... and that was literally. So I ended up washing dishes at the Fabulous Ladies Nightclub for about a month and a half while I tried to pay for the repairs. No one spoke to me or even looked at me until one night one of the male strippers called in sick and no power on this earth will me tell you the rest of that story. So suffice to say I traded my car in for one that wasn't entirely made of rust, came trundling home to the arms of my loving parents where everything was exactly as it was except I sleep in the basement and I have to pay rent. How's college?"
B - "male strippers?"
X - "no power on this earth."
Although this doesn't even begin to do justice to my epic knowledge of Buffy; and does not address the spin-off which I am equally quite epically knowledgeable about... It is quite revealing enough of what I was doing in the late 90's/ early 00's when everyone else was out having a social life!
The dialogue was so quick and punchy; the hero was a woman who although unapologetically feminine to the Nth degree also kicked ass and was in charge of her own life and decisions. I'll be honest though, my love for BTVS was centred around Joss Whedon's premise; that every teenager feels like it's the end of the world every week, but for Buffy it's true - it gave your average teenager a chance to pretend for an hour that their day to day lives were as significant as they felt they were, and not arguably mostly normal events compounded by hormones and parental discipline. I was totally enraptured by the show and watched all of the character's go through morality tales worthy of Aesop; soap stories putting the likes of EastEnders to shame; and all the while making my heavily religious grandmother concerned that I may be permanently damaged by all the "horrific violence" - which was the biggest plus of all.
I can quote entire episodes of Buffy; just give me the title of an episode and I can give you a synopsis; I know in complete detail the entire series and probably quite a bit of backstage information from additional reading and research when the show was on summer hiatus and I needed my fix!
My favourite monologue was from beloved Xander when he returned from his planned drive around America; planning to visit all 50 states - "did you tell him about Hawaii?" "well he just seemed so determined..." - He speaks the entire monologue at epic speed and all in one breath; and I can regurgitate it on demand...
X - "well basicly I got as far as Oxnard and the engine fell out of my car... and that was literally. So I ended up washing dishes at the Fabulous Ladies Nightclub for about a month and a half while I tried to pay for the repairs. No one spoke to me or even looked at me until one night one of the male strippers called in sick and no power on this earth will me tell you the rest of that story. So suffice to say I traded my car in for one that wasn't entirely made of rust, came trundling home to the arms of my loving parents where everything was exactly as it was except I sleep in the basement and I have to pay rent. How's college?"
B - "male strippers?"
X - "no power on this earth."
Although this doesn't even begin to do justice to my epic knowledge of Buffy; and does not address the spin-off which I am equally quite epically knowledgeable about... It is quite revealing enough of what I was doing in the late 90's/ early 00's when everyone else was out having a social life!
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
This Cannot Just Be Me!....
This cannot just be me! I hate people eating! Not just the sound mind-you, every aspect of being in the presence of a person eating. Let's start with chewing, slurping, squelching, sucking; the sticky sound of the tongue in their mouth as they gorge themselves on whatever, lips smacking and the echoing wet sound of a gulp. That doesn't even begin to hit on my problem with listening to people eat though. Is it entirly necissary to make sounds usually reserved for the bedroom in a public place while eating chocolate ladies?? NO IT IS NOT! For god sake have some self-respect... do you really think licking the cream off the top of that hot chocolate is going to get you positive attention? not when you get it on your nose and don't realise for ten minutes! (and im not going to tell you... the humiliation might give you some humility) The mmmm's the ahhhs' the oh god's... honestly I can barely stand to listen to people enjoying food! Why should I have to? Should I have to be dragged into your inane ritual of the consumption of something NECISSARY as if it is something sent from the heavens?! NO I DO NOT. So I reserve the right not to sit with a person eating unless I am eating myself... that way I am distracted from what seems to be EVERY OTHER PERSON eating like there is someone under the table giving them special treatment... Jesus... leave it at home people!!
Sunday, 20 December 2009
I'm sorry
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
There’s something wrong with me, it seems
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I try to be my best, but you worry.
Of course I am yours. I’m ripped at the seams.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
I will never leave you. Never scurry
Off, so pathetic with my screams.
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I’ll make things right in a hurry.
Like you say, you are the man of my dreams.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
My mind sometimes gets all in a flurry
I get lost in silly daydreams.
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I never meant to bring on your fury
It’s all my fault, I’m bad it seems.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
Right and wrong just seemed so blurry.
There’s something wrong with me, it seems
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I try to be my best, but you worry.
Of course I am yours. I’m ripped at the seams.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
I will never leave you. Never scurry
Off, so pathetic with my screams.
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I’ll make things right in a hurry.
Like you say, you are the man of my dreams.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
My mind sometimes gets all in a flurry
I get lost in silly daydreams.
Right and wrong just seems so blurry.
I never meant to bring on your fury
It’s all my fault, I’m bad it seems.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Sorry.
Right and wrong just seemed so blurry.
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