This caught my eye, and while it's not normally the type of VotW I normally post, it's worth a gander if you've ever been a Survivor fan.
Hahaha!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wanna be my Facebook friend?
After reading this article, it got me to thinking about how seriously people take Facebook. Sure, Facebook has become so ridiculously popular that a movie has been made about it. And yeah, I bet the few people out there who don't have it feel left out. We all know people who swore off Facebook in the beginning, who refused to sign up but eventually caved (and in some cases, ironically became obsessive Facebook users later on). Okay, so everybody and their mother uses Facebook - but what's the big deal?
In the first link I posted, there's a story about a 16-year-old boy who wants to delete his Facebook account when school starts to "avoid distractions" (which is a pretty mature decision for a 16-year-old boy!). While the article is mainly about the hassles of quitting Facebook, I wondered why people go to these extremes.
I have a friend, C, who is one of those people who constantly deletes and re-activates their accounts. He'll be on it and add 50 people, then wittle it down to 16, then delete it entirely, then show up again six months later - only to repeat the process. Another friend, A, is infamous for deleting and re-activating his account every other month.
I asked C why he was doing this, and his response was "it's all just too much." Um...what? Not to be rude, but it's just Facebook. It's not the be-all, end-all to our existence; it's just for fun! I know that people take it way too seriously - some of us get offended when someone else deletes us as a friend, or ignores our friend request. Some of us don't truly our new relationship official until we make it "Facebook official." Some of our relationships consist entirely of Facebook interaction. The list goes on, but you get the idea. Some people just put way too much stock into Facebook. Yes, it's a social network, but when you really boil it down, it's not real life, and I think a lot of people forget this.
The kid in the article ended up cutting down his friends list to just the important people, which is a fine solution. There are alternatives; you don't necessarily have to go from one extreme (keeping up with your active Facebook account) to the other (deleting it permanently). Getting rid of a bunch of people you never talk to is a good idea (probably one all of us should consider; do we really need our friend's friend that we've never talked to on our list?). However, there is another possibility: spend less time on Facebook. Pretty simple, huh? It does require this thing called "self-control" that we, as a society, seem to be forgetting about more and more. But it's do-able!
And just for fun, check out this list of the 12 most annoying type of Facebookers. If you're like me, you can name at least one friend for each type. Also take a look at Failbook.org for some of the biggest and most hilarious Facebook blunders. Enjoy, and if you liked this post, don't forget to link my blog to your Facebook page!
Just kidding.
In the first link I posted, there's a story about a 16-year-old boy who wants to delete his Facebook account when school starts to "avoid distractions" (which is a pretty mature decision for a 16-year-old boy!). While the article is mainly about the hassles of quitting Facebook, I wondered why people go to these extremes.
I have a friend, C, who is one of those people who constantly deletes and re-activates their accounts. He'll be on it and add 50 people, then wittle it down to 16, then delete it entirely, then show up again six months later - only to repeat the process. Another friend, A, is infamous for deleting and re-activating his account every other month.
I asked C why he was doing this, and his response was "it's all just too much." Um...what? Not to be rude, but it's just Facebook. It's not the be-all, end-all to our existence; it's just for fun! I know that people take it way too seriously - some of us get offended when someone else deletes us as a friend, or ignores our friend request. Some of us don't truly our new relationship official until we make it "Facebook official." Some of our relationships consist entirely of Facebook interaction. The list goes on, but you get the idea. Some people just put way too much stock into Facebook. Yes, it's a social network, but when you really boil it down, it's not real life, and I think a lot of people forget this.
The kid in the article ended up cutting down his friends list to just the important people, which is a fine solution. There are alternatives; you don't necessarily have to go from one extreme (keeping up with your active Facebook account) to the other (deleting it permanently). Getting rid of a bunch of people you never talk to is a good idea (probably one all of us should consider; do we really need our friend's friend that we've never talked to on our list?). However, there is another possibility: spend less time on Facebook. Pretty simple, huh? It does require this thing called "self-control" that we, as a society, seem to be forgetting about more and more. But it's do-able!
And just for fun, check out this list of the 12 most annoying type of Facebookers. If you're like me, you can name at least one friend for each type. Also take a look at Failbook.org for some of the biggest and most hilarious Facebook blunders. Enjoy, and if you liked this post, don't forget to link my blog to your Facebook page!
Just kidding.
Friday, August 20, 2010
It really wakes you up! (Or, Video of the Week #15)
It's been way too long since my last VotW, so I thought I'd post a good one for ya. I'm on another BSB kick, having seen them in concert last Saturday (they were AMAZING btw). This video just cracked me right up. They're silly, silly boys.
El oh el. They're such goofballs, and that's why I love them so much. Who wouldn't want to hang out with these guys?
El oh el. They're such goofballs, and that's why I love them so much. Who wouldn't want to hang out with these guys?
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sloane City - Generation Four Has Arrived!
You're simply trembling with anticipation, I know. 
Viv is evil, a daredevil, athletic, a snob and clumsy (now there's an interesting combo - especially the clumsy, athletic daredevil). I was SO HAPPY when she popped into toddlerhood, because she finally, finally brought some new genes into the game. Georgina, the founder, was dark-haired, as was Jon Lessen, her husband. Which meant Lea and Kylie, their children, had dark brown hair. Kylie married Asa, who naturally had black hair, but I changed it to blonde after they got married to add some new genes. When Rosie and Morgan were born, I was disappointed - and confused - to discover they, too, were dark haired. Finally, Rosie married the red-headed Austin, and had...the blonde Vivienne. Yeah, I don't quite get how genetics work in this game. Did Rosie and Morgan's black hair come from Asa himself, and the game didn't recognize the hair colour change until later? Or was it from Asa's family, who were all black haired? I really don't know. For her blonde hair and bright green eyes (courtesy of Austin), Vivienne was chosen heir.
In need of an Annabelle in your game? Why, clicky here!
So that's it, my fourth generation of Sloanes! It's pretty crazy, actually, when you think about it. I usually lose interest by generation three at the latest. When I played my Shiz family back on Sims 2, I halted at gen 3 because I didn't like any of them. Gen 1 was cool, gen 2 was amazing, but everyone in gen 3 was a douche. Maybe I got lucky this time around and had a fantastic gen 3, with Rosie and Morgan. Gen 4 has been great, especially because all of the kids really like each other, and everyone was close to all of the adults, except for Austin (so Jon, Kylie and Rosie). In fact, the entire family gets on really well, almost too well. There's hardly any drama. If the first born baby of gen 5 is any indication, it's gonna be a good one.
Side bar: I have a shot of Jon holding the newborn gen 5 baby. How cool is that? Yeah he's a ghost, but gen 1 still with gen 5? Pretty awesome. Jon's going to up and die on me, again, at any day now, and I'll be heartbroken. Once they die as ghosts, which Jon is right now, they don't come back. Once that happens, I'm very tempted to bring back Georgina and have her around for a while. I might do that later, say around gen 8 or 9, so she can be there when the last generation, gen 10, is born. I also have plans to name the first born gen 10 baby George or Georgia in honour of GeeGee, who started it all. But that's still a way's away.
Next up, a brand-new family tree, and a link to download Lea, the very first baby of gen 2. I'm trying to find a screenshot, but I might have to go into the game and take her picture from CAS, since I have over 2600 screenshots in my folder. Ugh. I reallly hope I saved Lee and Darcy, because Darcy died the last time I played (i.e., tonight). I don't think I saved them to upload, but I remember doing something with them, so I'll have a look around CAS. I'd like to upload every single Sloane from gen 2 on, if I can. Fingers crossed!
Yes, folks, I'm back with another semi-update - a Sloane update! I made my way through gen 4, picked my heir, and now have the first baby of gen 5. In other words, I'm half-way there! Woo!
First, let's take a look at our first-born of generation four: Vivienne!
First, let's take a look at our first-born of generation four: Vivienne!
Viv is evil, a daredevil, athletic, a snob and clumsy (now there's an interesting combo - especially the clumsy, athletic daredevil). I was SO HAPPY when she popped into toddlerhood, because she finally, finally brought some new genes into the game. Georgina, the founder, was dark-haired, as was Jon Lessen, her husband. Which meant Lea and Kylie, their children, had dark brown hair. Kylie married Asa, who naturally had black hair, but I changed it to blonde after they got married to add some new genes. When Rosie and Morgan were born, I was disappointed - and confused - to discover they, too, were dark haired. Finally, Rosie married the red-headed Austin, and had...the blonde Vivienne. Yeah, I don't quite get how genetics work in this game. Did Rosie and Morgan's black hair come from Asa himself, and the game didn't recognize the hair colour change until later? Or was it from Asa's family, who were all black haired? I really don't know. For her blonde hair and bright green eyes (courtesy of Austin), Vivienne was chosen heir.
Want your very own Viv? Clicky right here!
Next on the docket, we have Mr. Logan Sloane!
I really wish I changed his hairdo before uploading him, especially because he's on the exchange with the others. He's got one download to Vivienne's 12 at this moment, oops. Sorry, Logan.
Logan is good, never nude, a daredevil, a loner and a natural cook. He, too, has a rockin' personality, in a different way from Vivienne. He was a lot of fun to play as a child. Because he's a loner, I built him his very own basement bedroom. I even gave him a toilet, sink, play oven and dining area, so he could enjoy some alone time. With a family like the Sloanes - big, invasive (hello, there are four toilets! No need to all use the same one at the same time, people!) and obsessed with throwing parties, I felt that Logan would probably feel suffocated at home. Surprisingly, we only had one incident of a family member coming down to use his personal toilet while he was hanging out. Considering there are 7 people in the house at any given moment, that's a small miracle. I almost picked him to be heir because I've had, like, 3 males born to the family, but Viv won me over with her genetic lotto win (blonde hair! green eyes!). Logan has a strange, almost green quality to his brown hair (arrgh) and he inherited Asa's golden eyes. Yeah they're nice and all, but so far, Viv is the only child of gens 3 and 4 to escape the golden eye curse. Frig. I'm still pissed Geegee's eyes died out with Kylie. Especially when you consider I've been playing Kylie's descendants. But alas - gen 5 has just begun. I'm sad to report that the first baby of gen 5 has Asa's eyes too, but it's a young generation. There's always hope.
Show Logan some love! Clicky right here for Logan!
And our final contestant...Annabelle Sloane, come on down!
Annabelle was not quite an oops baby. More of a panic baby. I was worried that, despite her fresh genes, Viv wasn't going to be quite...heirish enough for the Sloanes. So, I made Rosie and Austin have baby number three, even though I was really sick of babies by this point in the game. And I'm so glad I did, because Annabelle is gorgeous! I think she's the prettiest Sim I've had in my game - definitely the prettiest that's been born to one of my own Sims. It was really hard not to pick her at the last moment to be the heir, because I think she will make some pretty-looking babies! But alas, with her dark brown hair (sigh) and Asa's golden eyes (sigh), she got cut. I suppose I could have changed her hair colour, but I prefer keeping my Sims as natural as possible. I didn't even streak her hair funky colours for her teenage years like I did with Morgan because I was scared I wouldn't be able to get back to her natural colour later on - I don't think this shade comes as a default. I think I'll start calling it Sloane Brown. Anyway, for those interested, Annabelle's stats: neurotic, genius, insane (hoo boy!), unflirty and a kleptomaniac. Naturally, she's a ton of fun to play - I'm pretty sure she lives happily in her own little world.
In need of an Annabelle in your game? Why, clicky here!
So that's it, my fourth generation of Sloanes! It's pretty crazy, actually, when you think about it. I usually lose interest by generation three at the latest. When I played my Shiz family back on Sims 2, I halted at gen 3 because I didn't like any of them. Gen 1 was cool, gen 2 was amazing, but everyone in gen 3 was a douche. Maybe I got lucky this time around and had a fantastic gen 3, with Rosie and Morgan. Gen 4 has been great, especially because all of the kids really like each other, and everyone was close to all of the adults, except for Austin (so Jon, Kylie and Rosie). In fact, the entire family gets on really well, almost too well. There's hardly any drama. If the first born baby of gen 5 is any indication, it's gonna be a good one.
Side bar: I have a shot of Jon holding the newborn gen 5 baby. How cool is that? Yeah he's a ghost, but gen 1 still with gen 5? Pretty awesome. Jon's going to up and die on me, again, at any day now, and I'll be heartbroken. Once they die as ghosts, which Jon is right now, they don't come back. Once that happens, I'm very tempted to bring back Georgina and have her around for a while. I might do that later, say around gen 8 or 9, so she can be there when the last generation, gen 10, is born. I also have plans to name the first born gen 10 baby George or Georgia in honour of GeeGee, who started it all. But that's still a way's away.
Next up, a brand-new family tree, and a link to download Lea, the very first baby of gen 2. I'm trying to find a screenshot, but I might have to go into the game and take her picture from CAS, since I have over 2600 screenshots in my folder. Ugh. I reallly hope I saved Lee and Darcy, because Darcy died the last time I played (i.e., tonight). I don't think I saved them to upload, but I remember doing something with them, so I'll have a look around CAS. I'd like to upload every single Sloane from gen 2 on, if I can. Fingers crossed!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Sloane City - Download a Sloane!
Hey all. I fail at life, I know. And this isn't quite a real update, more like a way for myself to keep track of one of my favourite Sims ever, Rosie Sloane. I've been doing my own version of the Sims 3 legacy (the difference is that I cheat like there's no tomorrow). I'm currently on my fourth generation (woo, go me!) out of ten. Gen 3's heir, Rosie, has been one of my favouritest Sims ever, she's so adorable and I love her muchly. She's about to age up, so I went into the game to save a copy of her, so I can play her again even after she dies.
Here she is!
Cute, no? If you want to download Rosie for yourself, go here:
Clicky to download Rosie!
Updated: Now you can get Morgan Sloane, Rosie's younger sister. It was a tough call, picking my Gen 3 heir. At first it was going to be Rosie, since she was the best toddler, ever. She cried maybe twice. Morgan, on the other hand, wasn't so easy to please. But she does have an awesome personality, and she grew up to be quite gorgeous. It was a very tough call, indeed. But in the end I chose Rosie, because Morgan looked a little bit too much like Kylie, their mother. Rosie does too, but Morgan and Kylie are almost deadringers, and I wanted a bit more variety. It was tough sa
ying goodbye to Morgan, so I always make sure she stops by to visit.
She's a looker! She's a lot of fun to play, so if you download her, enjoy!
Clicky for a Morgan Sloane download!
Also for your downloading pleasure, I've uploaded Kylie, the girls' mother (see picture below my babble). Comparing the three of them, you'll notice how much Rosie and Morgan look like their mom. I considered uploading their father, Asa, as well, but he's actually a Maxis-made Sim, so there's no point. The remainder of the Sloanes - Georgina the founder and Jon Lessen - aren't my creations, either. You can find Jon Lessen in Riverview, and you can download this Sim to get your very own Georgina. (I tweaked her appearance slightly - I think I changed her eyes to bright blue and her hair is more of a reddish-brown than the original, but everything else is the same)
I'm a little sad that this isn't the best picture of her. Trust me, she's freaking adorable. And as you can tell, she makes very pretty babies! (Though I'm sad neither of the girls got her eyes - the trademark Sloane eyes have thus far died out in Gen 2, which is a little depressing).
Clicky for a Kylie to call your own - link temporarily unavailable! But I'm working on it!!
I'm going to upload the less fortunate-looking Gen 2 spares, Lea, Darcy and Lee (yeah, you can tell I wasn't thinking when I named these children). And if you care, Kylie was born after Lea. She and Lea are the only two "real" Gen 2 kids, since Darcy and Lee were born to different fathers (each, lol). I'll probably upload Vivienne, Rosie's daughter, once she gets older. She seems to be taking after her mother, which is a good thing, but she's got different hair and eye colour (YAY! For two generations I had six Sims with pretty much the exact same hair colour, since Georgina and Jon have similar hair, and Hal Breckenridge, Darcy's father, also has the same hair colour as GeeGee and Jon. Rosie and Morgan's black hair was a nice change, although I don't really know where it came from. Once you see Viv, it'll make even less sense).
The spares, who have their own post, are now available for download!
Here she is!
Cute, no? If you want to download Rosie for yourself, go here:
Clicky to download Rosie!
Updated: Now you can get Morgan Sloane, Rosie's younger sister. It was a tough call, picking my Gen 3 heir. At first it was going to be Rosie, since she was the best toddler, ever. She cried maybe twice. Morgan, on the other hand, wasn't so easy to please. But she does have an awesome personality, and she grew up to be quite gorgeous. It was a very tough call, indeed. But in the end I chose Rosie, because Morgan looked a little bit too much like Kylie, their mother. Rosie does too, but Morgan and Kylie are almost deadringers, and I wanted a bit more variety. It was tough sa
ying goodbye to Morgan, so I always make sure she stops by to visit.She's a looker! She's a lot of fun to play, so if you download her, enjoy!
Clicky for a Morgan Sloane download!
Also for your downloading pleasure, I've uploaded Kylie, the girls' mother (see picture below my babble). Comparing the three of them, you'll notice how much Rosie and Morgan look like their mom. I considered uploading their father, Asa, as well, but he's actually a Maxis-made Sim, so there's no point. The remainder of the Sloanes - Georgina the founder and Jon Lessen - aren't my creations, either. You can find Jon Lessen in Riverview, and you can download this Sim to get your very own Georgina. (I tweaked her appearance slightly - I think I changed her eyes to bright blue and her hair is more of a reddish-brown than the original, but everything else is the same)
I'm a little sad that this isn't the best picture of her. Trust me, she's freaking adorable. And as you can tell, she makes very pretty babies! (Though I'm sad neither of the girls got her eyes - the trademark Sloane eyes have thus far died out in Gen 2, which is a little depressing).
Clicky for a Kylie to call your own - link temporarily unavailable! But I'm working on it!!
I'm going to upload the less fortunate-looking Gen 2 spares, Lea, Darcy and Lee (yeah, you can tell I wasn't thinking when I named these children). And if you care, Kylie was born after Lea. She and Lea are the only two "real" Gen 2 kids, since Darcy and Lee were born to different fathers (each, lol). I'll probably upload Vivienne, Rosie's daughter, once she gets older. She seems to be taking after her mother, which is a good thing, but she's got different hair and eye colour (YAY! For two generations I had six Sims with pretty much the exact same hair colour, since Georgina and Jon have similar hair, and Hal Breckenridge, Darcy's father, also has the same hair colour as GeeGee and Jon. Rosie and Morgan's black hair was a nice change, although I don't really know where it came from. Once you see Viv, it'll make even less sense).
The spares, who have their own post, are now available for download!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
My Predictions
The season six Grey's finale is just around the corner, so I want to make my predictions now. Afterwards, I'll compare my predictions to the real deal - let's see how I do!
Sorry this is spaced so weirdly but blogger can be a piece of...well, you know. It's sort of either huge spaces between paragraphs or no space at all. Because, yeah. That's makes sense. There's no point of a happy medium, right??
Anyway...
Sorry this is spaced so weirdly but blogger can be a piece of...well, you know. It's sort of either huge spaces between paragraphs or no space at all. Because, yeah. That's makes sense. There's no point of a happy medium, right??
Anyway...
- The shooter in the episode will be the guy whose wife died, and he tried to sue Derek recently. Why else would they keep bringing it up?
- Derek will be the one to "go down" or whatever the ad said. Not only did they show Meredith screaming and crying and freaking out, but it gives the opportunity for the writers to wrap up Derek being chief.
- No, Derek won't die. Duh. I hope Shonda's not so delusional to believe the show would shrivel up and die if he left. No, Derek's going to get shot and stuff, but he'll live. This will make him have to step down as chief to recover, but he'll want to go back to surgery anyway after this incident.
- Owen and Cristina will break-up. There's no way they won't.
- Lexie will turn down Mark's proposal at first out of guilt for Alex, but they'll get engaged (barf, I hate them together. Also, last week Callie said that because Sloane left with the baby, Mark and Lexie's problems are over. Except for the part where...Mark still wants to start a family and I don't think Lexie is ready for that). OR
- Lexie will say no. Depressed, Mark and Callie decide to have a baby together though not as a couple, just as friends (a la Will & Grace). Then Lexie will change her mind, ruhroh!
- If anyone dies, I'm putting my money on Bailey's boy. He's going to be on a Shona show next year (that isn't Grey's) so he might be leaving the show.
Let's see how I do!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
New Moon Commentary
Hello world! I’m about to do it. I can’t hold out any longer – the moment has finally come. I’ve finally broken down.
I’m going to watch New Moon.
And as I do so, I’m going to type my thoughts and reactions. I’ve read the book, and if the movie is anyhwere near as craptastic as the book, well, this is going to be a doozy.
So sit back, relax, and hopefully, laugh. Wish me luck; here I go.
-Oh god, the opening sequence. The music and the moon...frig, we get it. New moon. I’m getting bored already and we’re only about 25 seconds in. Crap.
-The opening dream sequence could’ve been cool if K-stew didn’t suck at acting. Or if Edward could stop freaking sparkling.
-Jesus, Bella. Way to always be such a Debbie Downer.
-I’m pretty sure Edward just parked his car across 3 parking spaces. Dick.
-Could you imagine being that tense every time you kissed your significant other?
-It’s true; Kristen and Taylor have way more chemistry than she and Robert do.
-“You give me everything just by breathing.” Barf.
-“You can’t trust vampires. Trust me.” Har har har.
-I was just about to write how fucking rude Bella and Edward were being as they talked through the movie when the teacher called them on it. Haha.
-Moving photographs? When did we get to Hogwarts? And why can’t we stay there?
-“You are my only reason to stay alive.” –Um, that’s not healthy. It’s sure as hell not romantic.
-Bella is so fecking ungrateful. Jesus, just shut up, they’re throwing you a birthday party, bitch!
-Who bleeds that much from a paper cut?
-You know it’s a bad movie when the lead actress has more chemistry than her movie-boyfriend’s father than her actual movie-boyfriend. She talks normally to everyone else; why can’t she talk like a normal person to Edward? Why must she pause after every second word when they have a conversation???
-“DON’T WORRY ABOUT[ MY SOUL]”? WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN
-Awkward make-out scenes are awkward. Especially for two people who are so in love they decide to kill themselves when they break-up.
-Speaking of, the break-up scene is one I wish I could’ve seen in the theatre with the Twitards. That would’ve been so amusing!
-Okay, okay. “IF THIS IS ABOUT MY SOUL, TAKE IT, I DON’T WANT IT WITHOUT YOU.” Again, I think that “WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN” is kinda appropriate. Because I really don't know what to say. I'm literally speechless. Maybe my blood is boiling too much to be able to comprehend anything.
-“Please. Don’t.” That was the flattest I’ve ever heard anyone’s voice go and I don’t mean that as a compliment. I’m sure conveying numbness on screen is a difficult thing, and if you’re like K-Stew and can’t do it properly, it comes off as monotone.
-I realize we’re only 25 minutes in, but that scene in the woods was the worst, most poorly-acted scene ever.
-And like a whiny little bitch, Bella collapses in the woods. Look honey, we’ve all been dumped. It sucks, I know. But stop being a drama queen, go home, and cry your eyes out in the comfort of your own bedroom like any normal person would.
-Look, I know heartache – espeically the first one – is awful, but trust me. Even the most heartbroken peson eventually gets bored of being heartbroken. And why does Bella remind me of some creepy old crazy person sitting in her rocking chair by the window watching the kiddies play outside?
-Screaming in your sleep because your boyfriend dumped you? I’m actually getting physically angry at how god-damn stupid this fucking movie is. Holy shit. GET THE FUCK OVER IT ALREADY YOU STUPID LITTLE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP ACTING LIKE YOU’RE THE FIRST PERSON THE GET DUMPED AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR GODDAMN LIFE ALREADY! FUCK!
-Thank you, Billy, for having the good sense to realize Bella’s behaviour is downright scary. Don’t send her to Arizona; send her to a psychiatric ward.
-Poor Anna Kendrick. Poor Academy Award-nominated Anna Kendrick, being in this shite.
-BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA not to just Fantasy!Edward, but to Bella’s reaction to seeing him the first time. She was staring right at him/it before she reacted, and it was glorious. (Looks at Edward...pause...”Ahh! Edward! You frightened me even though I’ve been staring right at you this whole time!” hehehe)
-There’s a fine line between “reckless” and “ridiculously retarded.”
-Thanks, Jess! I knew I always liked you for a reason. She and Billy are the only sane people in this whole franchise, methinks.
-Oh, goody, another one of Bella’s dreams. *rolls eyes* Not only is this the stupidest thing EVAR but my god, the acting. It makes me uncomfortable to watch.
-Please, Bella, for the love of god, listen to Billy! “Learn to love what’s good for you.” Seriously, take his advice.
-“Are you doubting your...mad skills?” Oh Bella. I realllly hope that was supposed to sound as akward as it did.
-“You have some kind of...beef with them?” WHY DOES EVERYTHING SO UNNATURAL COMING FROM YOUR MOUTH, BELLA???
-WTF to the random Edwards floating around as she drives by. It looks like some sort of 3-D racing game from my darkest nightmares.
-LOLOLOLOL to Jacob casually taking off his shirt to dab at her cut. Yeah, that was so necessary, guys. (Especially cause it did ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY NOTHING!)
-D’aww, Mike is kind of adorable. Clueless, but adorable.
“Love spelled backwards is love.” First of all, love spelled backwards is “evol.” Secondly, was that supposed to be funny? Because...it really wasn’t.
-God Bella, stop being a cocktease. She basically tells Jake to wait for her to like him back, even though she knows she never will. Biiiiiitch. Bitch bitch bitchity bitch I said bitch bitch bitchity bitch!
-Also, every guy in the history of the world says “I’ll never hurt you/let you down.” Chances are this isn’t true. Nope, I’m not bitter that my ex-boyfriend said that to me then turned out to be a lying prick. Not bitter at all...
-Oh lordy. Bella confronting Jacob in the rain...any time K-Stew has to convey emotion or raise her voice above a monotone, it’s hard to watch.
-Frig stop writing to Alice! Clearly she isn’t writing back.
-“Lie better.” Bahaha, even imaginary, fantasy!Edward knows she’s a shitty actress.
-Holy cow. Worst. CGI. Ever. Well, for a 2009 movie. Considering how much these movies make at the box office, you’d think they’d get a bigger budget for CGI effects.
-Again, much more chemistry between Bella and Jake than between Bella and her one twu luv.
-Yeah right, Bella is not badass enough to slap someone, especially someone she doesn’t know.
-“Guess the wolf’s out of the bag!” Har har har. The comedy, it kills me.
-Seriously, stop writing to Alice. It’s getting annoying. After the 75th billion no response, you'd think she'd give up. Can't she just be writing in a diary like a normal teenage girl?
-“I have to jump off a cliff to make-believe see my boyfriend! That’s so logical and normal and healthy!”
-Even fake Edward’s pleas are so unenthusiastic. “Bella. Please. Don’t.”
-Bet you feel like a dumbass now for "recklessly" jumping off a cliff when people are actually dying, eh Bells?
-Bella planned to jump off the cliff, so why did Alice think Bella was going to committ suicide? Wouldn’t her vision also show that Bella’s alive? She even says her vision didn’t show Bella getting pulled out of the water, but how come? Alice’s visions aren’t effective if someone makes a sudden decision about whatever Alice has her vision about (if that made sense), but Bella clearly planned on jumping, so why didn’t Alice know that? Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot. Plotholes don’t matter in Twilight!!
-LOL to Bella flying Virgin. It's the only funny joke in the movie. (No, seriously.)
-Always the drama queen, Eddie. Waiting until the sun is at its highest? C’mon. If you really wanted to die, you’d step outside ASAP, not wait until the most dramatic moment possible.
-I like how Bella is conveniently not clumsy or klutzy as she bolts through Volterra. She runs through a water fountain for crying out loud, how did she not slip or fall or anything?
-“I lied. You believe me so easily. Because I’m such a douche and have no qualms taking advantage of how much you trust me!”
-Oh, Dakota Fanning. I’m all for actors taking on roles just for fun – in fact, I actually don’t respect actors who only take on Academy Award potential material (hi Angelina Jolie!) but this is a huge step down for you, sweetheart. You actually can have a respectable career.
-The only way I can describe Aro is “fruity” and it’s kind of awesome. No, seriously.
-R-Patz, you’re looking a little rough during these Italy scenes. I’m guessing that’s the point, sincehe’s tortured or some shit like that, but yiiiikes. Ease off the whiskey between shots, bro. (Not that I blame you.)
-Annnnd yet another person who can’t read Bella’s mind. Know why? IT’S BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE! This is not something to be proud of or amazed by.
-“She confounds us all.” Yes, she’s such a special little snowflake, ourStephenie Meyer Bella Swan, isn’t she?
-The fight scene was the only slightly not-boring part of the whole movie, and it was still a little lacking.
I’m going to watch New Moon.
And as I do so, I’m going to type my thoughts and reactions. I’ve read the book, and if the movie is anyhwere near as craptastic as the book, well, this is going to be a doozy.
So sit back, relax, and hopefully, laugh. Wish me luck; here I go.
-Oh god, the opening sequence. The music and the moon...frig, we get it. New moon. I’m getting bored already and we’re only about 25 seconds in. Crap.
-The opening dream sequence could’ve been cool if K-stew didn’t suck at acting. Or if Edward could stop freaking sparkling.
-Jesus, Bella. Way to always be such a Debbie Downer.
-I’m pretty sure Edward just parked his car across 3 parking spaces. Dick.
-Could you imagine being that tense every time you kissed your significant other?
-It’s true; Kristen and Taylor have way more chemistry than she and Robert do.
-“You give me everything just by breathing.” Barf.
-“You can’t trust vampires. Trust me.” Har har har.
-I was just about to write how fucking rude Bella and Edward were being as they talked through the movie when the teacher called them on it. Haha.
-Moving photographs? When did we get to Hogwarts? And why can’t we stay there?
-“You are my only reason to stay alive.” –Um, that’s not healthy. It’s sure as hell not romantic.
-Bella is so fecking ungrateful. Jesus, just shut up, they’re throwing you a birthday party, bitch!
-Who bleeds that much from a paper cut?
-You know it’s a bad movie when the lead actress has more chemistry than her movie-boyfriend’s father than her actual movie-boyfriend. She talks normally to everyone else; why can’t she talk like a normal person to Edward? Why must she pause after every second word when they have a conversation???
-“DON’T WORRY ABOUT[ MY SOUL]”? WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN
-Awkward make-out scenes are awkward. Especially for two people who are so in love they decide to kill themselves when they break-up.
-Speaking of, the break-up scene is one I wish I could’ve seen in the theatre with the Twitards. That would’ve been so amusing!
-Okay, okay. “IF THIS IS ABOUT MY SOUL, TAKE IT, I DON’T WANT IT WITHOUT YOU.” Again, I think that “WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN” is kinda appropriate. Because I really don't know what to say. I'm literally speechless. Maybe my blood is boiling too much to be able to comprehend anything.
-“Please. Don’t.” That was the flattest I’ve ever heard anyone’s voice go and I don’t mean that as a compliment. I’m sure conveying numbness on screen is a difficult thing, and if you’re like K-Stew and can’t do it properly, it comes off as monotone.
-I realize we’re only 25 minutes in, but that scene in the woods was the worst, most poorly-acted scene ever.
-And like a whiny little bitch, Bella collapses in the woods. Look honey, we’ve all been dumped. It sucks, I know. But stop being a drama queen, go home, and cry your eyes out in the comfort of your own bedroom like any normal person would.
-Look, I know heartache – espeically the first one – is awful, but trust me. Even the most heartbroken peson eventually gets bored of being heartbroken. And why does Bella remind me of some creepy old crazy person sitting in her rocking chair by the window watching the kiddies play outside?
-Screaming in your sleep because your boyfriend dumped you? I’m actually getting physically angry at how god-damn stupid this fucking movie is. Holy shit. GET THE FUCK OVER IT ALREADY YOU STUPID LITTLE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP ACTING LIKE YOU’RE THE FIRST PERSON THE GET DUMPED AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR GODDAMN LIFE ALREADY! FUCK!
-Thank you, Billy, for having the good sense to realize Bella’s behaviour is downright scary. Don’t send her to Arizona; send her to a psychiatric ward.
-Poor Anna Kendrick. Poor Academy Award-nominated Anna Kendrick, being in this shite.
-BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA not to just Fantasy!Edward, but to Bella’s reaction to seeing him the first time. She was staring right at him/it before she reacted, and it was glorious. (Looks at Edward...pause...”Ahh! Edward! You frightened me even though I’ve been staring right at you this whole time!” hehehe)
-There’s a fine line between “reckless” and “ridiculously retarded.”
-Thanks, Jess! I knew I always liked you for a reason. She and Billy are the only sane people in this whole franchise, methinks.
-Oh, goody, another one of Bella’s dreams. *rolls eyes* Not only is this the stupidest thing EVAR but my god, the acting. It makes me uncomfortable to watch.
-Please, Bella, for the love of god, listen to Billy! “Learn to love what’s good for you.” Seriously, take his advice.
-“Are you doubting your...mad skills?” Oh Bella. I realllly hope that was supposed to sound as akward as it did.
-“You have some kind of...beef with them?” WHY DOES EVERYTHING SO UNNATURAL COMING FROM YOUR MOUTH, BELLA???
-WTF to the random Edwards floating around as she drives by. It looks like some sort of 3-D racing game from my darkest nightmares.
-LOLOLOLOL to Jacob casually taking off his shirt to dab at her cut. Yeah, that was so necessary, guys. (Especially cause it did ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY NOTHING!)
-D’aww, Mike is kind of adorable. Clueless, but adorable.
“Love spelled backwards is love.” First of all, love spelled backwards is “evol.” Secondly, was that supposed to be funny? Because...it really wasn’t.
-God Bella, stop being a cocktease. She basically tells Jake to wait for her to like him back, even though she knows she never will. Biiiiiitch. Bitch bitch bitchity bitch I said bitch bitch bitchity bitch!
-Also, every guy in the history of the world says “I’ll never hurt you/let you down.” Chances are this isn’t true. Nope, I’m not bitter that my ex-boyfriend said that to me then turned out to be a lying prick. Not bitter at all...
-Oh lordy. Bella confronting Jacob in the rain...any time K-Stew has to convey emotion or raise her voice above a monotone, it’s hard to watch.
-Frig stop writing to Alice! Clearly she isn’t writing back.
-“Lie better.” Bahaha, even imaginary, fantasy!Edward knows she’s a shitty actress.
-Holy cow. Worst. CGI. Ever. Well, for a 2009 movie. Considering how much these movies make at the box office, you’d think they’d get a bigger budget for CGI effects.
-Again, much more chemistry between Bella and Jake than between Bella and her one twu luv.
-Yeah right, Bella is not badass enough to slap someone, especially someone she doesn’t know.
-“Guess the wolf’s out of the bag!” Har har har. The comedy, it kills me.
-Seriously, stop writing to Alice. It’s getting annoying. After the 75th billion no response, you'd think she'd give up. Can't she just be writing in a diary like a normal teenage girl?
-“I have to jump off a cliff to make-believe see my boyfriend! That’s so logical and normal and healthy!”
-Even fake Edward’s pleas are so unenthusiastic. “Bella. Please. Don’t.”
-Bet you feel like a dumbass now for "recklessly" jumping off a cliff when people are actually dying, eh Bells?
-Bella planned to jump off the cliff, so why did Alice think Bella was going to committ suicide? Wouldn’t her vision also show that Bella’s alive? She even says her vision didn’t show Bella getting pulled out of the water, but how come? Alice’s visions aren’t effective if someone makes a sudden decision about whatever Alice has her vision about (if that made sense), but Bella clearly planned on jumping, so why didn’t Alice know that? Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot. Plotholes don’t matter in Twilight!!
-LOL to Bella flying Virgin. It's the only funny joke in the movie. (No, seriously.)
-Always the drama queen, Eddie. Waiting until the sun is at its highest? C’mon. If you really wanted to die, you’d step outside ASAP, not wait until the most dramatic moment possible.
-I like how Bella is conveniently not clumsy or klutzy as she bolts through Volterra. She runs through a water fountain for crying out loud, how did she not slip or fall or anything?
-“I lied. You believe me so easily. Because I’m such a douche and have no qualms taking advantage of how much you trust me!”
-Oh, Dakota Fanning. I’m all for actors taking on roles just for fun – in fact, I actually don’t respect actors who only take on Academy Award potential material (hi Angelina Jolie!) but this is a huge step down for you, sweetheart. You actually can have a respectable career.
-The only way I can describe Aro is “fruity” and it’s kind of awesome. No, seriously.
-R-Patz, you’re looking a little rough during these Italy scenes. I’m guessing that’s the point, sincehe’s tortured or some shit like that, but yiiiikes. Ease off the whiskey between shots, bro. (Not that I blame you.)
-Annnnd yet another person who can’t read Bella’s mind. Know why? IT’S BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE! This is not something to be proud of or amazed by.
-“She confounds us all.” Yes, she’s such a special little snowflake, our
-The fight scene was the only slightly not-boring part of the whole movie, and it was still a little lacking.
-How does galloping through the woods in olde timey clothes = becoming a vampire?
-The bit with Bella taking a vote for her vampirism is sooo boring. And I like how Rosalie is supposedly such a bitch for saying no, even though I completely understand her reasoning behind it.
-“You don’t get to speak for her!” Thank you, Jacob, for at least trying to be sensible.
-What a lame ending. Movies in a series should still work as stand-alones, but clearly Twilight doesn't have to play by the rules.
Overall thoughts & comments: It's weird, because while in some ways it was worse than the first movie, it was also somehow better. I think it really comes down to the fact that you sort of feel like you're watching two movies in one: the Edward-Bella bookends with the Jacob-Bella middle. I personally felt that the Jacob-Bella middle was the better part of the film. As I mentioned twice before, Stewart and Lautner have way more chemistry than Stewart and Pattinson. Bella is way more relaxed and actually comes close to being likeable (doesn't actually reach it though) when she and Jake hang out. Plus, her conflicts with him - and his conflicts with the pack - are way more interesting than watching her twitch and screech in her sleep after getting dumped. I couldn't help but notice that as the film went on, Bella's OMG I miss Edward! e-mails to Alice started to become more of an after-thought, like "oh shit, we gotta remind the audience that Edward's around!" instead of coming across as Bella genuinely missing Edward. And how come Jacob, as Bella's friend, treated her better than Edward, her boyfriend, ever did?
Naturally, I still think this movie is a bag of crap. The acting is terrible, the storytelling is implausibly worse, and it just drags on and on. Watching heartbroken!Bella is way worse than reading about her, and she quickly crosses the line from feeling sorry for her to wanting her to just shut the hell up. Like I said above, the only semi-decent parts of the film involve Jacob, so knowing that Bella is predictably going to get back together with Edward is just annoying. The Volturri aren't entirely bad either, but considering how little they're on screen, they don't add all that much to the overall film (unlike Voldemort from the Harry Potter movies - his presence, while short-lived, always leaves a huge impact on the movie). The scenes with Victoria were unnecessary - she doesn't say a single line, pretty much just runs around the woods and yet we're supposed to feel threatened by her. This is supposed to set up the conflict for the next film; unfortunately, it just falls flat.
I'm glad I didn't spend a single dollar seeing this movie. It was so bad it wasn't even entertaining in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. Eclipse is coming out in the fall (I think), and I can't wait to see how much worse these movies could possibly get.
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