Some More on Twilight

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve talked about Twilight. So, with the recent release of the second movie in the series of adaptations, I decided to complain about it once again. That’s right! It’s time for disjointed, barely coherent rantings and ravings!

That is, I’m putting a copied and pasted bunch of tweets.

I was watching a few Behind the Scenes programs about New Moon. While I was watching, I was tweeting. So, what do I think about New Moon? Let’s have a look…

• Oh dear. What’s on TV? ‘Secrets of Twilight’. Why am I watching it?
• Robert Pattinson taking his shirt off. The dude looks like a Corpse.
• The sad thing is, neither Robert Pattinson nor Kristen Stewart are BAD actors.
• Why do they insist on calling him ‘RPattz’? It’s painful.
• Team Edward vs Team Jacob? God, I thought H/G vs H/Hr was bad.
• Why is Taylor Lautner a sex symbol? I mean, I may not be an expert on these sorts of things, but surely Johnny Depp is far better looking?
• Ok, I haven’t actually read New Moon, but, from this, Jacob seems to be… abusive.
• *snerk* The Volturi. Jamie Bower-Campbell is the most feminine looking guy I’ve ever seen.
• You know what? I actually quite like the cast of New Moon. They seem like good people, not too awful at acting, either. Pity about the script.
• Honestly, who cares if Robert and Kristen are dating? They are people. Seriously, give them some privacy, for the love of God.
• Hmm. So, Bella= How Stephenie Meyer wishes she was in High School.
• I think Ero could actually play a really scary Vampire. If, y’know, it wasn’t for the sparkling.
• Wait, Volturi fight scene. Is Edward wearing a fucking bathrobe? What the fuck?
• Now I have the sudden urge to watch a Sparkle-pire Fight Scene set to Yakkety Sax
• Taylor Lautner has a biography already? *facepalm* What is it? Was born. Was boring. Was in Twilight. Bulked up. Became sex symbol to…
• …12 year old girls and middle aged, sexually repressed housewives. Or am I being unfair?

After my exams are over, I’m actually going to go and watch the damn thing. Then I’ll review it. Anyway, back to studying for my history exam tomorrow *shudder*.

My Commission

Now, I thought that it wouldn’t be fair to try and get people to buy art without purchasing some myself. So, in the spirit of fairness, I present to you a picture of Dave Van Helsing staking Edward Cullen, aka Sparklepoof. Enjoy!

Bask in the Magnificence.

At School, Awaiting Exams

Right, I’ve got two exams today, Geo and Classical Studies. So, err…

Yeah.

Not much blogging happening. Enjoy your days. *Goes back to study*

Mutina, Philippi, Perusia, Treaty of Brundisium, War Against Sextus Pompeius, Actium. *Rinse, Repeat, Memorise*

Art!

 

Ok. I’m putting out a plea here.

It’s coming up Christmas Time. What better gift is there than Art? Say you want a family portrait? Or maybe a picture of your Grandma? Or maybe you want a drawing of your favourite Book/Movie/Videogame Character. Well, I’ve got good news! My good friend Andy, also know as Thanfiction, is doing commissions. The man is incredibly talented. I’ve posted some of his art here before, you may recall. Well, he’s running out of things to do! The man needs to be working harder! (Ahem) No, but seriously. If you want to help contribute to the DAYDian group fund, which is being used to bring people together, from all over the place, and think you’d like some amazing artwork, email him at thanfiction@yahoo.com and let him know what you want!

Prices are all in US Dollars.

All art is very high quality digital work.

• $10 per figure of line art.
• $25 per figure of semi-shaded color, “graphic novel” style.
• $150 per figure of photorealism, black and white.
• $200 per figure of photorealism, color.

Now, I know what you’re all thinking. What do all these different styles look like? Well…

 

Line Art (Would cost $20)

 

Graphic Novel Style ($25)

 

Black and White Photorealistic.

Full Colour Photorealistic

So, there you go. Honestly, it’s a great investment. I’ve had some done, and it’s fantastic! If you’re a reader who wants a picture of your favourite character, if you’re a writer who wants some character art, if you’re a Role Player who wants art or if you just want a portrait of yourself or someone you know, Andy is your man!

And, here’s a special bonus!

For every $3 you spend, you’ll get an extra $1 free towards another piece.  In other words, if you  buy a BW photoreal, you can have two pieces of graphic novel style, or FIVE figures of lineart FREE.

So, what’re you waiting for?!

 

 

 

 

Music Monday

This week’s MM is something slightly different. That is, the music is new. Well, new-ish. It’s by Florence and the Machine. I discovered them a few months ago, when I heard their album being played in a CD shop. I really enjoyed what I heard, so I came home and tracked down more. Skip forward to today. I haven’t really listened to them much. I had to go up the road, and I decided that it’d be fun to listen to Florence and the Machine, coz I hadn’t done it in a while. And, lo and behold, I remembered how much I like them. So, I decided I had to share. Here we go!

Ramblings Part The Incredibly Belated

Well, I decided that before I go to bed, since I’ve got Chrome working again, I should blog about something. And so, I’m going to do a Ramblings, ’cause I haven’t done one in such a very long time. Now, I’m quite tired, so there’s not going to be a lot of content, but hey, at least it’s something, right?. So, away we go!

Exams: Exams are the main reason I haven’t been blogging too much lately. They suck all the inspiration and creativity out of me. But I’ve only got three left (Geo, Classical Studies and History). I don’t hold out too much hope for Geo, but with a bit of study, I can probably pass the other two fairly well. The exams I have had (English and English Scholarship) didn’t go too badly. I don’t think I got a Scholarship, because my essay for Part A was kind of bad, but the other two didn’t suck, and I enjoyed writing them.

America: Less than a month until I go to the United States of America! I can’t wait! I’m very excited, for a whole mess of reasons. I’m looking forward to blogging from another country, too. Woo!

Modern Warfare Two: I rented Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 yesterday. I finished the campaign this afternoon. It was a hell of a lot of fun. It was kinda short, but so are most single player campaigns these days. And as far as short single player campaigns go, it’s one of the best I’ve played in quite a while. Unlike the first game, MW2 is rated R-18. At first I didn’t know why, but by the end of the campaign, I came to realize that it probably deserved it’s rating. It’s fairly bloody. A hell of a lot of fun though. Very satisfying.

Movies: I’ve been watching a bunch of movies lately, to prepare for my English Schol exam. I blogged about them the other day, very briefly. Thanks to this recent mass watching, I’ve revised my top 10 favourite films. So, here they are (In no particular order)

• Fight Club
• Se7en
• The Godfather parts I and II
• Mulholland Drive
• Aliens
• Taxi Driver
• Battle Royale
• Eastern Promises
• Apocalypse Now
• The Shining

Music: Been listening to a lot of music lately, as always. What’ve I been listening to in particular? Well…

• Nick Cave
• Leonard Cohen
• Sonic Youth
• Rilo Kiley
• Okkervil River
• Within Temptation
• Flogging Molly

New Moon: NEW MOON CAME OUT TODAY! Like ZOMFG! Edward is sooooo hawt. But Jacob is sooo hawwwwwwt. Eurgh. Twilight fangirls cause my brain to break. But I probably will go see it. If only to mock it savagely. If anyone wants to come see it with me at some point, let me know. And, on that note, I leave you with the most important question of all…

Team Edward or Team Jacob? The Corpse or the Pedophile? Necrophilia or Bestiality?

 

Schol Prep

Tomorrow I’m having my English Scholarship exam. To prepare, I’ve been watching films and reading books and poetry. So far, over the past little while, I’ve…

Watched

• Heavenly Creatures
• Event Horizon
• Akira
• Mulholland Drive
• Battle Royale
• Eraserhead

Right now, I’m watching [REC], and intend to watch Blue Velvet afterwards. Possibly will watch Reservoir Dogs (can’t miss the big reservoir scene. Hmm, that reminds me- catch up on Daisy Owl). I’m also going to read as much of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as I can. Anyway, now I must get back to studying, as it’s hard to read Spanish subtitles and type at the same time.

English Exam Today

Today, I have my first exam. It’s English. I’m… not too worried about it. I’ll write more when I get done with it. Have a nice day until then.

Music Monday (And Explanation Thereof)

That’s right, it’s Monday again.

And, as I do on Mondays, I’m going to give you all a song to listen to.

I know that a fair few of you don’t listen to the music I give you. That’s ok. I really only do this so I can say I wrote something for the day. But I hope that, occasionally, some people listen and enjoy the music I like to share. And, if not, ah well. Life goes on, right? Anyway, enjoy the music.

And now it’s time to watch Battle Royale. Yes, it’s technically studying.

Me with a baby

Cue the Awwwws…

 

Isn't she cute?