I just got off a Skype call with Edward and Devan from LeakyCon. I am really going to be volunteering! I'll be on the Media and Communications Team, where I could pretty much be on any of the sub-teams they mentioned. Ha! I'm a Media and Communications Guru, apparently.
But after the call, I started thinking. I really want to help out with LeakyCon, but how stupid am I? Most of my free time is already used for the HPA, and that will always have to be my first priority when it comes to volunteering. And then I have school, which is going to be crazy intense. AND I have work. AND I wanted to get on the student council at school. O_O Stupid? I think I may be.
This year will be a test for my time management skills, I think. But I'm so very excited for it. And the volunteering makes me even more excited. As my mom would point it - it will look so very good on a resume! But that's not why I'm doing it. I'm not doing it so that I can pimp up my resume, I'm doing it because it's something I want to do. And hell, if it gets me more fandom friends in the process - bonus!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Stresssssssssssss
Hello, world!
No, don't worry, I'm not turning into Dan Brown. That would be...strange. But it seemed like a fitting opening, and now I'm rambling.
September has barely even started and I'm already pulling out my hair. School hasn't started yet, even. But I'm expecting my month to be hella crazy, and I'm stressing. 1) School. Nuff said. 2) I work EVERY weekend ALL weekend. :\ 3) HPA commitments 4) Leaky Commitments. Ahhhhhhhh!
I'm sure it'll all work itself out, one way or another. But right now I'm just mega stressed, trying to ignore the stress, and not really succeeding. Plus I've spent like, $900 in the past three days. O_O So I'm sure that doesn't help. BUT ANYWAY. I don't want to whine. That's not fun and you don't want to hear it!
Elise moved in yesterday. It was kind of a hectic day, even though I didn't really do anything. It just felt hectic. She moved in, we went and hung out with Emily, went to the bookstore and I gave them a bit of a tour of the school. See, not that much stuff. But it felt craaaazy. Those are such weird days. Do you have those days?
Also, I just finished watching the episode "Reset" of Torchwood, and I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT.
I'm going to West Edmonton Mall today with Kayla and Chantal and possibly Elise. I'm really stoked. :D
Reading: Can you guess? Go on, one guess. Yep, you got it! DRACULA!
Writing: Fanfic
Listening to: Typing
Thankful For: Transportation. Aka my car. So that I can get outta this city today. Wheeee!
No, don't worry, I'm not turning into Dan Brown. That would be...strange. But it seemed like a fitting opening, and now I'm rambling.
September has barely even started and I'm already pulling out my hair. School hasn't started yet, even. But I'm expecting my month to be hella crazy, and I'm stressing. 1) School. Nuff said. 2) I work EVERY weekend ALL weekend. :\ 3) HPA commitments 4) Leaky Commitments. Ahhhhhhhh!
I'm sure it'll all work itself out, one way or another. But right now I'm just mega stressed, trying to ignore the stress, and not really succeeding. Plus I've spent like, $900 in the past three days. O_O So I'm sure that doesn't help. BUT ANYWAY. I don't want to whine. That's not fun and you don't want to hear it!
Elise moved in yesterday. It was kind of a hectic day, even though I didn't really do anything. It just felt hectic. She moved in, we went and hung out with Emily, went to the bookstore and I gave them a bit of a tour of the school. See, not that much stuff. But it felt craaaazy. Those are such weird days. Do you have those days?
Also, I just finished watching the episode "Reset" of Torchwood, and I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT.
I'm going to West Edmonton Mall today with Kayla and Chantal and possibly Elise. I'm really stoked. :D
Reading: Can you guess? Go on, one guess. Yep, you got it! DRACULA!
Writing: Fanfic
Listening to: Typing
Thankful For: Transportation. Aka my car. So that I can get outta this city today. Wheeee!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
BEDA Day 31 | Beginnings and Endings
Whoa. How is it the last day of BEDA already? I don't want it to be over! Despite what I said in my last blog. It's nice to have something I do every single day like this. Even if I have nothing to say. Though I do have a few things to say today. So, this blog, in Vlogbrothers fashion, comes in two parts!
Part 1: Beginnings and Endings
As most of you know, I am a huge wizard rock fan and my favourite band that is still currently making music is Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls. (The only other band who comes close to being in the same league for my love of their music is the Mudbloods.) Well, last night Christian announced that after Wrockstock 4 he wouldn't be playing anymore big shows as OBatR. He won't be releasing the other House EPs, though he does still have Bare Bones Volume 2 and another EP in the works. So at least we'll get some more music out of him before he hangs his wizard robes. He is going to be writing Muggle Music, so that's good but...this means that I will never get to see him live. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that I was devastated when I read his blog post. I knew what it was as soon as I saw the link on Twitter, but that didn't mean to say that I wasn't still upset. BUT I have thought it about, and I've gotten over the initial shock. And while I'm sad and disappointed that I'll never get to see him play as OBatR, I have faith that I'll get to see him play as Christian Caldera.
Christian, if you read this, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for all of the time you put into making such inspirational music. There isn't a time when I feel upset or sad that your music doesn't cheer me up. I can be having the worst day ever, and I put on one of your albums, and half-way through the first song that pops up, I am singing and smiling. So I have to thank you for that. Your music is such an inspiration, even for someone like me who can't write music to save her life. I love the way you write your lyrics. I think if wizard rock was ever to go main-stream (Merlin help us if that happens!) your music would be some of the first to hit the audiences because it's so general. And I love that. So, thank you. I hope to see you at Leaky Con - even if you're not going to be playing. :)
Part 2: Looking Back
Looking back over this month, I can't believe how fast it went. I honestly have no idea how it got to be August 31. It's September tomorrow. September! HOW did this happen, pray tell? School will be starting soon, summer is almost over. I'm nervous now that we're so close.
I tried to look back over my blog posts to see what exactly I did this month, but nothing really popped out at me. I did a lot of random posts, I did a few really good posts. So I'm going to try to remember off the top of my head some things that have really impacted me this month.
The start of the month had me working a lot. I was really not impressed at the time, but I would rather be working all the time like that than what I have been lately. It's boring. But anyway. I was working a lot. I left Ardene's, and it was bittersweet. They told me that I could come back at any time, which is amazing. I got "promoted" at the HPA. John Green tweeted at me. I played a lot of Pokemon and did a lot of writing. I started posting on fanfiction.net again. We lost Esther. Mockingjay was released. I got accepted as a LeakyCon volunteer. I got a TARDIS. I moved. I spent some quality time at the lake. I watched a lot of Torchwood.
Most of this is really trivial. Some of it has meant a lot to me. But I still don't know where the month went. It's been an amazing month, and I look forward to writing more soon. (Though probably not until the end of the week.)
Listening To: Every Star, Every Planet - Murray Gold
Reading: Yep, you guessed it - Dracula.
Writing: Erm. Nothing?
Thankful for: Summer.
Part 1: Beginnings and Endings
As most of you know, I am a huge wizard rock fan and my favourite band that is still currently making music is Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls. (The only other band who comes close to being in the same league for my love of their music is the Mudbloods.) Well, last night Christian announced that after Wrockstock 4 he wouldn't be playing anymore big shows as OBatR. He won't be releasing the other House EPs, though he does still have Bare Bones Volume 2 and another EP in the works. So at least we'll get some more music out of him before he hangs his wizard robes. He is going to be writing Muggle Music, so that's good but...this means that I will never get to see him live. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that I was devastated when I read his blog post. I knew what it was as soon as I saw the link on Twitter, but that didn't mean to say that I wasn't still upset. BUT I have thought it about, and I've gotten over the initial shock. And while I'm sad and disappointed that I'll never get to see him play as OBatR, I have faith that I'll get to see him play as Christian Caldera.
Christian, if you read this, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for all of the time you put into making such inspirational music. There isn't a time when I feel upset or sad that your music doesn't cheer me up. I can be having the worst day ever, and I put on one of your albums, and half-way through the first song that pops up, I am singing and smiling. So I have to thank you for that. Your music is such an inspiration, even for someone like me who can't write music to save her life. I love the way you write your lyrics. I think if wizard rock was ever to go main-stream (Merlin help us if that happens!) your music would be some of the first to hit the audiences because it's so general. And I love that. So, thank you. I hope to see you at Leaky Con - even if you're not going to be playing. :)
Part 2: Looking Back
Looking back over this month, I can't believe how fast it went. I honestly have no idea how it got to be August 31. It's September tomorrow. September! HOW did this happen, pray tell? School will be starting soon, summer is almost over. I'm nervous now that we're so close.
I tried to look back over my blog posts to see what exactly I did this month, but nothing really popped out at me. I did a lot of random posts, I did a few really good posts. So I'm going to try to remember off the top of my head some things that have really impacted me this month.
The start of the month had me working a lot. I was really not impressed at the time, but I would rather be working all the time like that than what I have been lately. It's boring. But anyway. I was working a lot. I left Ardene's, and it was bittersweet. They told me that I could come back at any time, which is amazing. I got "promoted" at the HPA. John Green tweeted at me. I played a lot of Pokemon and did a lot of writing. I started posting on fanfiction.net again. We lost Esther. Mockingjay was released. I got accepted as a LeakyCon volunteer. I got a TARDIS. I moved. I spent some quality time at the lake. I watched a lot of Torchwood.
Most of this is really trivial. Some of it has meant a lot to me. But I still don't know where the month went. It's been an amazing month, and I look forward to writing more soon. (Though probably not until the end of the week.)
Listening To: Every Star, Every Planet - Murray Gold
Reading: Yep, you guessed it - Dracula.
Writing: Erm. Nothing?
Thankful for: Summer.
Monday, August 30, 2010
BEDA Day 30 | Remaking the World
What's this? An interesting blog post? No way! XD
This morning on Twitter there is buzz (of the horrified variety) of a possible Back to the Future remake with...dare I say it?....Justin Bieber as Marty Mcfly. Now, I'm not a particular fan of the films - I've only ever seen the first one. But even I know that this is wrong wrong wrong. a) It's Justin Bieber. b) Back to the Future does not need to be remade.
Hollywood has an obsession with remaking films - and usually the remake is about 100 times worse than the original. Let's face it, the only reason Hollywood thinks they need to even do a remake is because they want to cash in on the franchise, which I can understand to an extent. Hollywood is a business. They need to make money. But I am getting more and more frustrated with their Malfoy-like ways. How worth it is it to destroy what was a perfectly good film just to get some more cash from the franchise? I guess what I want to say is that it would be best to just leave the good films alone. They're already good, why remake them? If there is a real need to remake a film, find one that didn't do so well and make it better. Improve the quality of the film.
Maybe the obsession with remakes has to do with lack of original stories to tell. At least, that sounds like an excuse someone might give. But I don't think that's true. As a story teller myself, I'm finding new stories all the time. Okay, they may not be completely original - because a totally original story isn't possible at this point - but the way they are told are original. Take The Hunger Games - it isn't just another story about a hero, not at all. It's not even a revolution story. It's got about a million layers to it and every one of them could be labelled. If Suzanne Collins can do it, the screenwriters in Hollywood can too.
In a lot of ways, the obsession with remakes in Hollywood is a lot like the obsession with sequels. Look at the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Curse of the Black Pearl was obviously the best, and the franchise just went down from there. Yet they're making another one. Never mind that the franchise is going to be destroyed by the time that they're done, nothing more than drivel (Free Willy anyone?), all for the sake of getting some more cash in their pocket. True, some sequels are worth it. Like Toy Story 3. But it is a rarity.
This is so frustrating for me - I want to enter this industry. This industry who thrives on remake after sequel after remake, slowly destroying the films they make until the quality is nothing more than shit. At least independent filmmakers are still making good films.
Listening To: Werewolf Love - Tonks and the Aurors
Reading: Dracula (it's taking me way too long to get through this book...)
Writing: Once Upon an Earth. Yes, that's right! My NaNoWriMo from last year! Le gasp!
Thankful for: Independent creativity. (There is a reason I only listen to YouTube musicians, after all)
This morning on Twitter there is buzz (of the horrified variety) of a possible Back to the Future remake with...dare I say it?....Justin Bieber as Marty Mcfly. Now, I'm not a particular fan of the films - I've only ever seen the first one. But even I know that this is wrong wrong wrong. a) It's Justin Bieber. b) Back to the Future does not need to be remade.
Hollywood has an obsession with remaking films - and usually the remake is about 100 times worse than the original. Let's face it, the only reason Hollywood thinks they need to even do a remake is because they want to cash in on the franchise, which I can understand to an extent. Hollywood is a business. They need to make money. But I am getting more and more frustrated with their Malfoy-like ways. How worth it is it to destroy what was a perfectly good film just to get some more cash from the franchise? I guess what I want to say is that it would be best to just leave the good films alone. They're already good, why remake them? If there is a real need to remake a film, find one that didn't do so well and make it better. Improve the quality of the film.
Maybe the obsession with remakes has to do with lack of original stories to tell. At least, that sounds like an excuse someone might give. But I don't think that's true. As a story teller myself, I'm finding new stories all the time. Okay, they may not be completely original - because a totally original story isn't possible at this point - but the way they are told are original. Take The Hunger Games - it isn't just another story about a hero, not at all. It's not even a revolution story. It's got about a million layers to it and every one of them could be labelled. If Suzanne Collins can do it, the screenwriters in Hollywood can too.
In a lot of ways, the obsession with remakes in Hollywood is a lot like the obsession with sequels. Look at the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Curse of the Black Pearl was obviously the best, and the franchise just went down from there. Yet they're making another one. Never mind that the franchise is going to be destroyed by the time that they're done, nothing more than drivel (Free Willy anyone?), all for the sake of getting some more cash in their pocket. True, some sequels are worth it. Like Toy Story 3. But it is a rarity.
This is so frustrating for me - I want to enter this industry. This industry who thrives on remake after sequel after remake, slowly destroying the films they make until the quality is nothing more than shit. At least independent filmmakers are still making good films.
Listening To: Werewolf Love - Tonks and the Aurors
Reading: Dracula (it's taking me way too long to get through this book...)
Writing: Once Upon an Earth. Yes, that's right! My NaNoWriMo from last year! Le gasp!
Thankful for: Independent creativity. (There is a reason I only listen to YouTube musicians, after all)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
BEDA Day 29 | Blah blah blah
So I'm currently sitting on Elise's computer, because I am at her house, listening to Billy Boyd's gawgeous voice. I drove an hour to come see her because that was the kind of day I was having. But I don't want to talk about that, cus my bad day is over now. I'm helping her pack. AKA I'm watching her pack and giving my opinion on whether or not she should take a certain piece of clothing with her. It's going to suck driving home tonight when I'm so tired. (I didn't get much sleep last night.)
I again do not know what I should be talking about tonight. I'm really glad the month is nearly over so that I can take a break from blogging and get some ideas in my head again.
This morning I finished watching Season 1 of Torchwood. I'm so glad I didn't quit watching the show. I am kind of in love with it. Despite the ickyness of Gwen. (I really don't like her, btw) But seriously Owen is nummmmmmy. And so is Jack. Ianto, not so much. But he is awesome. And Tosh is fan-freaking-tastic. I love the characters, except for Gwen. Well, and Rhys. Don't really like him, either. But ANYWAY, I finished Season 1 and then had to go and watching..er...I can't remember the name of the episode, but the episode where Jack and the Doctor get reunited. And I was nearly late to work because I watched so much tv. Ooooops.
...annnd this is where this baby is gonna end, because this is getting weird and rambly.
Listening To: Elise play guitar
Writing: Nothinnnnnnn
Thankful for: Escapisms!
Reading: Dracula!
I again do not know what I should be talking about tonight. I'm really glad the month is nearly over so that I can take a break from blogging and get some ideas in my head again.
This morning I finished watching Season 1 of Torchwood. I'm so glad I didn't quit watching the show. I am kind of in love with it. Despite the ickyness of Gwen. (I really don't like her, btw) But seriously Owen is nummmmmmy. And so is Jack. Ianto, not so much. But he is awesome. And Tosh is fan-freaking-tastic. I love the characters, except for Gwen. Well, and Rhys. Don't really like him, either. But ANYWAY, I finished Season 1 and then had to go and watching..er...I can't remember the name of the episode, but the episode where Jack and the Doctor get reunited. And I was nearly late to work because I watched so much tv. Ooooops.
...annnd this is where this baby is gonna end, because this is getting weird and rambly.
Listening To: Elise play guitar
Writing: Nothinnnnnnn
Thankful for: Escapisms!
Reading: Dracula!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
BEDA Day 28 | The Law of Attraction
It's late and I nearly forgot to blog and I have no idea what to write. (Yay intentional run on sentences?)
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......ermmmmmm........oh!
So I went to this charity concert tonight that my brother was hosting. He's raising money for the Easter Seals, and he needs to raise $1,500 by the 8th (I think?) so that he can jump off of a building. He's terrified of heights, so I'm super proud of him for doing this. But he's still really far behind his goal. :( So if you guys could go donate, that would be awesome. Even if it's just a couple dollars. Donate?
But that wasn't what I went "oh!" about. I went "oh!" because for the charity concert, I designed the poster. And the band that was playing liked the poster so much, that they hinted they may be interested in having me design their CD. So I jumped on that, but I DO NOT HAVE ANY BUSINESS CARDS PRINTED. *face palm* So I had to give them my name and email address on A PIECE OF PAPER. How fugging unprofessional! I felt like such an idiot being like "I'd love to design your CD! Here, have a scrap of paper!" :\
Note to self: PRINT BUSINESS CARDS.
But I just love how things like this happen. I mean, I did the poster because my brother is my brother and I wanted to contribute. I couldn't give money, so I gave him the poster. I feel like it's really insufficient, but I can't do more right now. I didn't expect anything from it at all. I don't even think it's that good of a poster, to be honest. Definitely not my best. (This would be where I wanted to link my portfolio, but apparently my host - aka my school - is down or something. Or they took the website down. :\ I need my own domain.) This is why I love the universe. It always gives back. I mean, I haven't had the best summer of my life, but I've been positive - for the most part. And the universe is repaying me. I mean, I've won something from so many of the contests I've entered, even if they're just small things, like a free song from my friend Mikey (who is AMAZING, by the way), or a chapter on writing mystery from the Harry Potter For Writers contest. I found out about those last minute, but somehow I managed to win something from them. It's just fantastic. I love The Law of Attraction.
Listening to: Since March, Since September And Still - The Mudbloods (on repeat)
Reading: Dracula!
Writing: Bloggity blog blog blog
Thankful for: Amazing opportunities
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......ermmmmmm........oh!
So I went to this charity concert tonight that my brother was hosting. He's raising money for the Easter Seals, and he needs to raise $1,500 by the 8th (I think?) so that he can jump off of a building. He's terrified of heights, so I'm super proud of him for doing this. But he's still really far behind his goal. :( So if you guys could go donate, that would be awesome. Even if it's just a couple dollars. Donate?
But that wasn't what I went "oh!" about. I went "oh!" because for the charity concert, I designed the poster. And the band that was playing liked the poster so much, that they hinted they may be interested in having me design their CD. So I jumped on that, but I DO NOT HAVE ANY BUSINESS CARDS PRINTED. *face palm* So I had to give them my name and email address on A PIECE OF PAPER. How fugging unprofessional! I felt like such an idiot being like "I'd love to design your CD! Here, have a scrap of paper!" :\
Note to self: PRINT BUSINESS CARDS.
But I just love how things like this happen. I mean, I did the poster because my brother is my brother and I wanted to contribute. I couldn't give money, so I gave him the poster. I feel like it's really insufficient, but I can't do more right now. I didn't expect anything from it at all. I don't even think it's that good of a poster, to be honest. Definitely not my best. (This would be where I wanted to link my portfolio, but apparently my host - aka my school - is down or something. Or they took the website down. :\ I need my own domain.) This is why I love the universe. It always gives back. I mean, I haven't had the best summer of my life, but I've been positive - for the most part. And the universe is repaying me. I mean, I've won something from so many of the contests I've entered, even if they're just small things, like a free song from my friend Mikey (who is AMAZING, by the way), or a chapter on writing mystery from the Harry Potter For Writers contest. I found out about those last minute, but somehow I managed to win something from them. It's just fantastic. I love The Law of Attraction.
Listening to: Since March, Since September And Still - The Mudbloods (on repeat)
Reading: Dracula!
Writing: Bloggity blog blog blog
Thankful for: Amazing opportunities
Friday, August 27, 2010
Crystal Light
I'm sitting here, sipping on my very watery Raspberry Crystal Light, wondering - what happened to REAL juice? Obviously, it's still out there. But not for a measly 10 calories! No way! Gotta have Crystal Light for that!
I get that people are trying to be more conscious of what they put into their bodies, which is great! And I do it too! But seriously...juice is juice. Just drink the damn stuff. And I feel like a major hypocrite writing that because of the diet I'm on. It requires very strict counting of the calories. But I mean, once I get off the actual diet and get used to cooking on my own again - and so that I don't gain the weight back - I'm not going to be counting religiously. I'll have an ice cream if I want. Maybe I'll just go for a run or something after. But there are people who count every single calorie they put into their body, and I just don't get that. Maybe it's because I just love food too much to do that. But restriction isn't the way to go, in my opinion. Restriction sucks. It makes you want the food even more. Eating healthy really isn't that hard. As John Green said - "less brown, more green." And exercise. And portion control. There ya go - presto changeo!
Oh, society.
Listening to: The Master Plan - Murray Gold
Reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Thankful for: Foooood
Writing: A few things. Fanfics. Unspeakable and also a fanfic called One Word.
Oh! By the way! I started posting on fanfiction.net! Go see! http://www.fanfiction.net/~siriusismyhero I promise you won't regret it. :)
I get that people are trying to be more conscious of what they put into their bodies, which is great! And I do it too! But seriously...juice is juice. Just drink the damn stuff. And I feel like a major hypocrite writing that because of the diet I'm on. It requires very strict counting of the calories. But I mean, once I get off the actual diet and get used to cooking on my own again - and so that I don't gain the weight back - I'm not going to be counting religiously. I'll have an ice cream if I want. Maybe I'll just go for a run or something after. But there are people who count every single calorie they put into their body, and I just don't get that. Maybe it's because I just love food too much to do that. But restriction isn't the way to go, in my opinion. Restriction sucks. It makes you want the food even more. Eating healthy really isn't that hard. As John Green said - "less brown, more green." And exercise. And portion control. There ya go - presto changeo!
Oh, society.
Listening to: The Master Plan - Murray Gold
Reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Thankful for: Foooood
Writing: A few things. Fanfics. Unspeakable and also a fanfic called One Word.
Oh! By the way! I started posting on fanfiction.net! Go see! http://www.fanfiction.net/~siriusismyhero I promise you won't regret it. :)
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