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twilight saga: new moon trailer May 31, 2009

i just finished watching this a short time ago. it got me really excited for the movie! overall, i wasn’t really thinking of the wolf transformation that much, but it looked awesome..

i think this is the first time that i’ve read a book before seeing the movie adaptation. looks amazing.

summertime blues April 27, 2009

most people are pretty excited around this time of year (or @ least people who live in places w/ multiple seasons) because of the onset  and upcoming period of warm weather. i’m not usually excited about it, but i don’t mind it for a little while. it can be pleasant to be outside for a bit, smelling fresh air. it gets old pretty fast for me, though.

once i start experiencing some of the annoyances and overall crappy things about summer, i quickly start wishing for the leaves to turn and temperature to drop. here are the things about summer that i hate:

• bugs: i describe my rationale behind being disgusted by these to my brother as follows “if you look @ a bug really close-up it looks like a monster. so, it’s a monster that just been miniaturized.” plus they make things unsanitary, make you itch, crawl/fly into my house, make little irratiting noises, and in my case give you an allergic reaction sometimes. they also mess up your windshield. that is part of the heaven that is winter: predominantly bug-free.
• sandals: they usually shred my feet, unless they are unnattractive and/or athletic looking. i don’t much care for the look of feet either, so they serve to further display those. unfortunately, walking around all summer w/ regular shoes on makes your feet hot and sweaty, so i am forced to suffer through it. 
• increased sunshine: i can tolerate direct sunlight for brief spurts. ha-ha…no, it’s not because i dig some vampire fiction. sometimes it feels nice, but very quickly gets uncomfortable. i burn really easily, so i have to beware of that. i also just get kinda nauseated when i’m in the sun for much beyond a half hour or so. 
• summer clothes: i really don’t like having to wear short sleeves, tank tops, or capris much. capris are ok, but then i have the conundrum of having to wear sandals w/ those or flats w/ no socks. boo. shorts are hideous and i haven’t worn them since i was a teenager. i just don’t think they look good. blech. i would take a sweater, coat, gloves, and scarf anyday over sandals and tank tops. winter clothing and accessories can just be coordinated so much better. 
• heat: this is a pretty big one, of course. when outdoors, i really don’t enjoy the temperature beyond 65 degrees or so. obviously, for much of the summer it’s well above that. being overheated is just about one of the worst things. if you are in air conditioning, naked, and are still sweating, you really are screwed. if you’re cold, you can just keep covering up until you’re comfortable. usually, if it is above 80 degrees, i get pretty grouchy when exposed to it. 
• humidity: this is the worst one of all. humidity makes my hair frizz and wave, my skin feel dirty so i am constantly taking showers, and my sinuses get extremely irritated causing constant headaches. humidity is hell.

uhh.. April 18, 2009

hmm, what to say, what to say? i haven’t blogged in quite some time i guess. i am finishing up my BSW and trying to find a job, so that’s been taking up some time–not as much as it should, of course. 

well, as far as gaming i have been playing bit.trip:beat and rhythm heaven. 

i’ve been watching fringe, party down, heroes (as always), and what i hope is not the end of terminator: the sarah connor chronicles. on dvd i’ve been watching old episodes of numb3rs and moonlight. 

i’m also in the last quarter of the final book in the twilight series.

if only i could get health insurance and a salary for consuming entertainment.

questions i would have for a vampire: March 25, 2009

• when drinking blood, is that quenching hunger or thirst?
• after drinking blood, where does it go? how is it processed? does it just absorb into you or is there such a thing as vampire “waste”? 
• what happens if a human, who has not been bitten, drinks vampire blood? (assuming i’m not talking to a vampire from true blood)
• what happens if you cut your hair or nails? does it regrow? 

my cheesy vampire weekend March 23, 2009

so, some people that have known me a long time know that i have, in the past, had some reservations when it comes to works of fiction involving vampires. there’s always been somewhat of a corny-ness factor to all of it. i have/had friends who used to play this extraordinarily dorky “live-action” rpg dealing w/ vampires when i was a teenager and i HAAAATED it. a) it took their time away from me :P b) the “live-action” aspect of it was ridiculous and c) there were/are just too many people that begin to think they ARE a vampire because of that kinda stuff…which is the biggest cheese-factor of them all. i was a goth when i was younger, so that kinda sentiment of “it would be so cool to be a vampire” permeated much of that sub-culture.

it started w/ the series moonlight. i was looking for as many new shows to watch as i could and it kinda fell under the umbrella of “science fiction.” i watched the first episode and thought it was rubbish. the shining light of the show was the star alex o’loughlin. very nice. i kept watching and got all into the camp. of course, it was canceled. ironically enough, one of the networks heads said that she thought people were watching more for mr. o’loughlin than anything else.

then, last summer i heard about true blood. i watched when september 2008 arrived and adored it. i used allowing myself to watch a new episode as incentive for finishing my homework last semester. this show, thankfully, is devoid of cheese for the most part, it ain’t rated “tv-ma” for nothin’. plus i was already a fan of anna paquin. now i have to wait all the way until this november to watch the 2nd season. (>_<)

while true blood was having it’s first season, i heard of this movie coming out called twilight. i wanted to see it, but it’s hard to get myself to the theater for anything that doesn’t have star wars in the title. i knew it was coming out on dvd soon, but didn’t have time for it to arrive via netflix by mar. 21. i thought “well, i’ll just get it from netflix next week (meaning this week) to watch the extras and rent the movie from amazon. i’m not sure why i became so fixated this weekend w/ seeing that movie.

watched it saturday evening and liked it pretty well. there was definitely some cheese present (i.e. “you’re my own personal brand of heroin” ugh), but i could deal w/ it. i felt like it seemed kinda rushed, though. i didn’t have a good grasp on bella…was she supposed to be an outcast/weirdo? and some other things. the relationship between edward and bella just seemed to progress too quickly. i figure the book that the movie was based on was most likely much more detailed and an overall better account of what happened. i got it yesterday and have had a difficult time putting it down!

i started feeling fairly immature @ being so into it. after all, the fanbase for this stuff is lacking in age and i am not. it’s all romance-y w/ hip young words sprinkled throughout (the movie, not the book). i do feel better now, though. my brother’s girlfriend says she’s all into it too. she’s my age, plus she’s working on a PhD. so i’m not alone! i’ll just have to make sure to never step foot @ a twilight event. ever.