Universal Gibberish

IWSG - Writing Too Little, Too Often

2013-01-02T01:00:00.000Z

Howdy peeps.

Well, it's 2013, and you know what that means - the world didn't end! I must say I'm slightly disappointed. Sure it would be awful; the entire world wiped out, the end of life as we now it, a few measly survivors dotted about here and there fighting over the last cabbage. But the thing about extinction level events is that they go way beyond once in a lifetime - the last animals this happened to were the dinosaurs. No human has ever seen something like that happen and it's highly likely that no human ever will. Now I'm not saying that it would be great for everyone to die, because seriously, that would suck. But imagine waking up in the afterlife knowing you had just witnessed the most cataclysmic event in the history of the world. You'd be the envy of all other ghosts would you not!

Anyway, I hope you all had a great Christmas and a wonderful, sober New Year! And the best thing about the world not ending - I still get to blog and do IWSG. Yay! The Insecure Writer's Support Group runs on the first Wednesday of every month. Fellow writer's discuss their doubts, triumphs and offer words of encouragement to peeps who are struggling. You can sign up and check out other participants here.

I've not been writing a lot at the moment and it is starting to mess with my head a little. When I first started studying with the Open University, it was because I was off sick all the time, always falling behind in my work because I couldn't attend classes, and basically not getting anywhere. The Open University has made a great difference, but I'm still struggling. One of the first things I learnt on the creative writing course I'm currently studying, is that we need to write every day, even if it's just a little bit about nothing - all writing is learning and practice. But at the moment I'm not doing that. I try, but I always end up falling asleep. I know I'm a lazy fecker! I wouldn't mind so much though if I was already a writer, a little break every now and then is needed, but I'm still learning and I clearly need the practice. I don't like being so negative all the time, especially at the start of a shiny, brand new year, but I'm starting to wonder if maybe I really am doomed to fail :(

Howdy peeps

2012-12-08T14:54:00.001Z

Hey guys. Just wanted to let you all know I haven't forgotten about you. I'm a bit unwell at the mo, I didn't wake up til two this afternoon which is so so lazy. I've been sleeping for 14 hours a day for the past week, I know I'm a lazy bitch huh! I'm actually writing this post from my phone - I feel so fancy pants! I'm not in pain which I'm insainly grateful for, but my body is whacked.
My gorgeous lil puppy has been amazing. He hasn't left my side all week - I can't even pee on my own haha. He is giving me tonnes of kisses, which is cute, but also kinda grose - I woke up earlier with his tongue in my nose. Lovely! It's weird how they know lil things like that isn't it? It's almost like magic!
Anyway I'm gonna scoot, hope this post turns out ok.
Have a great weekend eveyone.
P.s - I finished hetty locklear, its amazing. Go read it.

Trifecta Challenge Week Forty-Three

2012-11-23T15:17:00.000Z

This weeks challenge is based on the song My Favourite Things from The Sound Of Music. In 33 words exactly we have tell to you some of our favourite things. Here are mine:

http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/

Rainbows in heaven and minds who are dreaming

Sprinkles on ice-cream, eaten while storms rage with lightening

Sweet little children who laugh when they sing

These are a few of my favourite things!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

My Shortest Dream Inspires My Biggest Idea

2012-11-21T17:00:00.000Z

Howdy peeps. Does that title make sense? When I say it out loud it doesn't sound right. Do you ever get that with words? You say a word over and over again, but no matter how many times you say it, it still doesn't sound like a real word, even though it obviously is because you use it all the time!

So anyway, I'm working on ideas for a story at the moment - a girl accidently discovers another world, it turns out she is destined blahdy blah, but she needs to get home before she can do whatever it is she is destined to do (not sure what that is yet!). It's been bugging me for weeks trying to come up with a decent way to get her home; I want her to go on quests to find objects, but I didn't know what quests or objects I could get her to do.

Then the other week, I had what is probably the shortest most boring dream I have ever had! All that happens in the dream is a girl gets out of bed, burns an incense stick, puts a flower in some water then mixes that with the incense ash and drinks it. Grose! As far as I can tell the dream was only about a minute long. When I woke up I was a lil confused because my dreams are normally pretty epic.

But as the day went on I started to compare this with another dream I had recently about wizard dust, then I had one of those light bulb moments - the girl in my dream was probably my main character. In fact I'm sure that crappy lil dream was my lovely subconscious telling me how I can get her home.

So now, because of that tiny lil dream, I have come up with quite a few ideas for my story and it is now looking a lot more promising then it was a few weeks ago. The main character will have to go on a quest to get a magic incense stick, but she will also need to get a flower, and some water. But I'm thinking instead of boring old water, it should be a dragon tear that she has to mix the ash in. And, I can combine this with ideas from the wizard dust dream - maybe she needs the dust as well, and the wizard can help her to find the dragon, or it could be the wizard that she gets the incense stick from. There was a battle in that dream and maybe she has to take part to earn the wizards trust, blahdy blahdy blah....

I think that's pretty cool - the shortest, crappiest dream I have ever had, has pretty much written a story for me!

Do you use your dreams to help with your stories? Do you believe the subconscious helps us with lil things like that? Do the ideas I've come up with sound like a story you would want to read? Where do pink elephants live?

Monday Movie Magic

2012-11-19T17:00:00.000Z

Info stolen from Empire and Amazon, gibberish from your truly!In The Cinema On Friday:

Silver Linings Playbook(12)
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker
Having spent eight months in psychiatric care for assaulting his wife’s lover, ex-teacher Pat (Cooper) is released into the care of his parents. Pat still believes his marriage can be saved, which he hopes to achieve with the aid of his equally damaged new friend, Tiffany (Lawrence).
I think this movie looks absolutely adorable and can't wait to see it

Gambit(12A)
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Stanley Tucci, Alan Rickman
Art expert Harry Deane (Firth) enlists a forger (Tom Courtenay) and a Texan rodeo champion (Diaz) in a plot to defraud his odious employer, media baron Lord Shahbandar (Rickman). However, despite meticulous planning, the caper seems to veer off course.
I do love Alan Rickman and Colin Firth, and these two guys together with Cameron Diaz dressed as a cowgirl is sure to be a hit!

End Of Watch(15)
Director: David Ayers
Starring: Jake Gylleenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick
Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and Zavala (Peña) are a pair of LA cops whose days routinely consist of breaking up fights and dealing with gang members. But they get in over their heads when they accidentally discover something that could destroy a violent drugs cartel and refuse to leave it alone.
The trailers are amazing. Not sure about Gylleenhall as a skinhead, but I'm sure I can forgive that for a great movie.

Starbuck(15)
Director: Ken Scott
Starring: Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand, Julie LeBreton
Part-time delivery driver and full-time slacker David (Patrick Huard) is, at 42, finally about to make something of his life when he makes a discovery that changes everything - the sperm donations he made in the '80s have resulted in 533 pregnancies. Worse, 142 of his children are suing...
533 children...hahahaha!

Nativity 2: Danger In The Manager(U)
Director: Debbie Isitt
Starring: David Tennant, Marc Wootton, Jessica Hynes

St. Bernadette’s newbie teacher Mr Peterson (Tennant) is increasingly stressed out by the demands of home life and prepping a class load of warbling kids for a national singing competition.

I hate movies like this. I really hope my lil sis doesn't make me watch it.

Out Today On DVD:

Arthur Christmas
How can Santa deliver billions of presents to the whole world in just one night? With an army of one million combat-style Field Elves and a vast, state-of-the-art control center under the ice of the North Pole! So how could this incredible operation have MISSED one child?!
To Santa’s young son, Arthur, it threatens to end the magic of Christmas. With retired Grandsanta, a rebellious young elf, an old sleigh and some untrained reindeer, Arthur sets out in a crazy mission to deliver the last present! Deck the halls with excitement, fun and wonder in this new Christmas classic!
Ninja Elves? I need to see that. With me lil sis of course!

The Lorax
The 3D-CGI feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic tale of a forest creature who shares the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Danny DeVito lends his vocal talents to the iconic title character of the Lorax, while Ed Helms voices the enigmatic Once-ler. Also bringing their talents to the film are global superstars Zac Efron as Ted, the idealistic young boy who searches for the Lorax, and Taylor Swift as Ashley, the girl of Ted’s dreams. Rob Riggle plays financial king O’Hare, and beloved actress Betty White portrays Ted’s wise Grammy Norma.

Can't believe I haven't seen this yet, can't wait to rent it.

Two awesome movies I loved as a kid are now an blu ray. Yay!!!

Short Curcuit
Number 5 is alive in the classic 80s comedy sci-fi adventure Short Circuit.
An experimental military robot escapes after being struck by lightening and given human intelligence. He finds a home with madcap Stephanie Speck who believes he's an alien but hot on the trail are scientists Newton Crosby and his assistant who must get to their creation before the army who plan to put Number 5 out of service permanently.

BONUS FEATURES:
Commentary by Director John Badham and Writers S.S.Wilson and Brent Maddock
Original Theatrical Trailer
'The Creation of Number 5'
Cast and Crew Interviews
Behind the Scenes Featurette

Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Navigator is the action-packed classic 80s adventure into another world. It's 1978 and 12-year old David Freeman is knocked unconscious while playing. He wakes up and discovers it's now 1986 and he's been missing for eight years. NASA believes he's been abducted by aliens and want to use him for their research. But with the guidance of a strange unseen entity he discovers a hidden spaceship and with the help of MAX the computer sets off on an incredible mission to get back to the past where he belongs.

BONUS FEATURE:
Commentary by Director Randal Kleiser

I could watch these two movies over and over again, so excited already!

I Watched Last Week:

Men In Black 3

In Men in Black 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back... in time.
J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right.
J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him – secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency and the future of humankind.

There is nothing I didn't like about this movie; hilarious from start to finish, great story, time travel, awesome soundtrack and disgusting aliens. What's not to like! The ending did get me though, I did not see that coming at all, and I'm gona admit it - I did have a lil tear in my eye.

Immortals

Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.
Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king’s hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man’s conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion…until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope.
Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders—including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff)—one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend.

This is normally the kind of movie I love but I was quite bored in places. The visuals were pretty stunning though and the baddie kinda scared the shit out of me! Worth a watch if you get the chance.

Blog Pimping!
I'm being pimped out today. You know what that means? It means my lil blog has boobies, and you get to see them! All you have to do is hop on over to Whatever, the blog of the very gorgeous Gossip_Grl, and they will be displayed for all the world to see!

Jousting Champion
Congrats to Ghost Knight, Angela Brown who is our jousting champion. Huzzah!. The tournament was great fun and there is talk of it becoming a yearly event which would be awesome. Well done to everyone who took part.

Oh, How I Miss You Blogfest!

2012-11-16T17:00:00.000Z

This awesome blogfest is brought to you by three very sexy men; Andrew Leon, Mathhew MacNish and Alex J. Cavanaugh.

Do you have a couple blogger buddies who aren't posting as often? Those who've pulled back and seem absent from the blogging world? Do you have blogger buddies you are grateful they are still around and would miss if they vanished? Now is your chance to show your appreciation and spotlight them!
List one to three bloggers you really miss and one to three bloggers you would miss if they stopped blogging. Then go leave a comment on those blogs.
Our blogger friends are special – time to let them know!

So I was going through me blog listy the other day, and it seems pretty much everyone I follow is still blogging, and the ones that aren't only really did a few posts then quit way back in the day when I first started too. So I've decided to cheat a little. Instead of listing three blogs I miss and three I would miss, I'm gong to list six I would miss. Yay - so much easier then just picking three - that was a mean rule!

Obviously I would miss you all. There's not a single blog I follow that I don't enjoy, I only wish I was a faster reader so I could stalk you all every day. I'm working on the reading faster thing though and will be doing a post to let you know how I get on in a few weeks!

Blogging Peeps I Would Miss Are:

Alex J. Cavanaugh

He is such a lovely guy; one of the friendliest people I have met in the blogging world and I have found so many blogs to follow through his blog - if he goes away how will I find these awesome blogs!

M.Pax

She is an amazing writer, I love her stories. I always feel very positive about my own writing when I visit her blog and she is such a lovely lady.

Jamie Gibbs at Mithril Wisdom

He is like a Welsh Indiana Jones and has the coolest taste in everything. The first post I read of his was on Welsh mythological creatures - I have been hooked ever since!

Gossip_Grl at Whatever

An hormonal crazy old lady. Haha just kidding! I get a laugh every time I read her posts. I love her style of writing and her sense of humour.

Arlee Bird at A Farway View

This blogging genius has many blogs, my personal favourite being his one about dreams. And where would we all be without the A to Z Challenge!

Natalie Adair at Bridget's Daughter

She is one of the most honest bloggers I have ever met and an incredibly inspirational woman. I admire her guts and would definitely miss her if she stopped blogging.

Are you taking part in this most awesome of blogfests? Who would you miss if they stopped blogging?

P.S: Don't forget to show your support for the Gibberish Knights of the Triangle Ottoman!

Stoopid Blogger Is Not My Friend Anymore!

2012-11-15T12:03:00.001Z

Blogger has been bullying me. He threw sticks at me and made me cry!

Ok not really, but I still hate blogger right now. First I couldn't read blogs, then whenever I tried to write a post it would randomly log me out without saving anything I had written. Was very frustrating.

Think the problem may have sorted itself out now. I hope so or I will be moving my blog somewhere else - Google suck when you need help don't they! Anyone else ever had similar problems?

Anyway I'm back just in time as Alex has his awesome blogfest tomorrow, and I haven't missed the jousting tournament Sorry hun if you're reading this, was hoping to get the word out for your shiny new book on Monday.

I am Knight of the Triangle Ottoman - because round tables suck! Have you ever tried to dancing on a round table? Not as much fun as a triangle ottoman! If you head over and show your support I will give you imaginary points that can be spent on imaginary things - you can't get a better prize then that!

Product Description (Stolen From Amazon, shhh!)

For geeky gals everywhere.

Graduation from community college isn't the magic elixir Hetty Locklear counts on for becoming an adult. Her parents, who work the Renaissance fair circuit, insist she spend part of the summer with them. Hetty doubts pretending to live in the Middle Ages will help her find her way.

To make it worse, an entity haunts her at her dead-end job, warning her of a dangerous man she doesn't know. The ghost leads her to a lover who has a lot of secrets. He pulls her farther into peril and into a strange, hidden world of genetic experimentation.

New Adult Urban Fantasy with a contemporary sci-fi twist. Mature content.

It sounds amazing and I can't wait to read it.

Head on over to show your support for the gorgeous M.Pax. Do it now, go!

Discover M.Pax on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and Goodreads.

Resurrection Blogfst, I'm Thankful For My Readers and IWSG

2012-11-07T12:52:00.000Z

OK don't laugh, but I only just realised its Wednesday But it's not such a bad thing coz it's pay day so I just went out and brought myself some chocolate hehe! If it was Tuesday today I'd have to wait untill tomorrow, but it isn't so yay.

I decided to put three blogging events all in the one post. I hope you don't mind.

First up, Resurrection Blogfest hosted by the very gorgeous Mina Lobo at Some Dark Romantic. For this one we have to share a post from our first year of blogging that may have gone unnoticed and so deserves a little tlc. When I first started blogging I really had no idea what to write about so most of my earlier posts are pretty crap - ok not totally crap or I wouldn't have posted them, but they are still not worthy of resurrection. The post I have decided to share with you is the very first blogfest I ever took part in. I was such a noob that I got all my linking totally wrong haha - I couldn't even copy and paste hahaha! I really enjoyed this one because it allowed me to think of things that make me smile. Because I was a newbie and only had four followers at the time - which I thought was amazing - this post has pretty much gone unread. So here it is....

Seven Deadly Sins:
Blog Hop originated from Whispering Sweet Nothings.

Pride

Seven great things in your life:

1. My friends and family are really patient with me while I'm ill.

2. My Open University course. I'm enjoying it very much and it's a great place to study.

3. I have a roof over my head which I'm always so grateful for, and it's a great little place.

4. My lil sis, she loves coming to see me and always gives me a great big hug.

5. Being off work means I have plenty of time to do the things I want.

6. I can draw (sort of!) which I think is pretty cool.

7. All the opportunities out there I have yet to explore.

Envy

Seven things you lack and covet:

1. I never have any money, it would be nice!

2. More friends in this area, mine live so far away.

3. Great skin and hair, just like the stars!

4. A place by the sea, I'd love to live near the beach.

5. My own car, need to drive first lol.

6. A cook, cleaner, assistant!
7. A millionaire boyfriend!

Wrath

Seven things that make you angry:

1. People who do mean things on purpose to make themselves feel good.

2. People who refuse to help others.

3. The media and the way they make kids feel about their bodies.

4. The way advertisers make us spend our hard earned money.

5. War

6. World hunger

7. Bullies young and old.

Sloth

Seven things that you neglect to do:

1. Sometimes the place can be a bit of a mess :(

2. Reply back to emails and texts straight away.

3. Send DVDs back on time.

4. Visit my family often.

5. Get myself a pet to keep me company. (Done that now yay!)

6. Update my wardrobe, my clothes are so old.

7. Stick to my to do list!

Greed

Seven worldly material desires:

1. A big old mansion by the sea.

2. A shiny purple car.

3. And I'm gona need a motorbike to go with that!

4. Lots of designer clothes.

5. And shoes...

6. And bags

7. Did I mention shoes and bags and clothes? :P

Gluttony

Seven guilty pleasures:

1. Ice cream - Ben and Jerry's of course!

2. Browsing the internet.

3. Girly movies.

4. Kids movies.

5. Giant cups of tea with biccies!

6. Lots and lots of chocolate, all to myself!

7. Sleeping in.

Lust

Seven things you love about love:

1. The affection, hugs and kisses.

2. The feeling of anticipation you can only get with a new relationship...

3. And the security you can only feel with a long term one.

4. Spending time with each other.

5. The sex is always better :P

6. Having someone to talk to.

7. The presents are always nice, makes you feel special!

Next up is I'm Thankful For my Readers blog hop hosted by two gorgeous ladies, Tara and Vikki. Now, we are supposed to be creative for this one, but I completely forgot. So, I'm literally just gona come up with something on the spot - apologies in advance!

My readers are so lovely,
They make me feel warm and bubbly.
Without them I'd cry,
and probably die,
but I don't have to worry,
because they are so lovely.

Hmm, well. That's what happens when you don't prepare folks!

I have some regular commenter's who I absolutely adore, and the cool thing about them is they are among my favourite blogs! You guys make me feel better about blogging and I stick at it becauseof you - I'm very grateful for that. I'm not going to link to them because I'm 100% sure every single one of them will comment - they are awesome - luv you guys :)

And now for IWSG, hosted by the gorgeous Alex. I wasn't too insecure this month, until now - that poem sucks! I'm definitely crying now, sob sob.

I'm a little worried that my writing isn't improving. I just got the results back for my first assessment and I only achieved 73%. That's ok I guess, but it's the same as what I was getting in the easier course I did last year. I put everything into this assessment and I was hoping to do better. The things I got marked down on are things I know I suck at, like grammar and sentence structure. But surly I've been doing this long enough now to have at least improved a little!

I keep telling myself that there are some things people can do, and some things they can't. Obviously grammar is one of those things for me, but if I wana be a writer then I need to know how to do these things. I've read many books on the subject but I just can't seem to get the hang of it. I know I can get an editor to correct these things for me, but I'm a perfectionist - if I can't do it myself I'll feel like a complete idiot. A writer who doesn't know how to write. Oh god :(

Did anyone else have these kinds of problems when they started out? Am I worrying about nothing? Should I just get on with it and let editors worry about the gibberish for me? I really don't wana be a writer who can't write :(

P.S - Has anyone else been having problems with blogger? The past few days I haven't been able to read blogs; the pages take ages to load then a bank page appears. It's only blogger that it happens on so it can't be me. It seems to be ok now but it's not perfect. Should I chuck my computer out the window? Yes? OK then, consider it done!

P.P.S - Argh friggedy frack, I managed to read a few blogs and now it's doing it again. Shit, I probably shouldn't have thrown the computer out the window!

Monday Movie Madness

2012-11-05T17:00:00.000Z

* UK listings. Info stolen from Empire. Comments by yours truly!

In The Cinema On Friday:

Argo(15)
Director: Ben Affleck
Starring: Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ben Affleck

November 4, 1979. As the US Embassy in post-revolution Tehran falls to a mob of Ayatollah-supporting students, six officers slip out and seek sanctuary with the Canadians. It is up to the CIA’s Tony Mendez (Affleck) to extract them from the country before they are discovered by the Revolutionary Guards. The plan? Create a fake movie, called Argo, and pretend they’re the crew.

I like the idea of a fake movie within a movie and the trailers look pretty cool. May give this a watch when it comes out on DVD.

The Sapphires(PG)
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy

Boozy talent scout Dave (O'Dowd) stumbles upon a talented by callow girl group in Outback Australia. Soon he has them drilled and on a plane to entertain the boys in Vietnam.

Not really my thing. I'll probably end up watching this one at my parents house!

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan(TBC)
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Ray Harryhausen, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron
The life and career of legendary stop-motion pioneer and monster maker Ray Harryhausen is revisited with the help of his fans and acolytes. James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson lend their voices to the tribute.

All these great directors in one place. Er yes please.

People Like Us:
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Starring: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer

I'm really getting into Chris Pine, never used to like him so might give this a watch to see how he does.

My Brother The Devil(15):
Director: Sally El Hosaini
Starring: Fady Elsayed, James Floyd, Letitia Wright

Son of Egyptian immigrants Mo (Elsayed) idolises his older brother Rashid (Floyd), following him into gang life on their East End estate. But when Rashid decides he wants out — for reasons he can’t share even with Mo — fraternal ties are sorely tested.

Well, the word devil in the tite freaked me out and I was like there is no way in hell I am watching that. Then I read the description, and I still think there is no way in hell I am watching that. Not my cup of tea.

Alps(15):
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Aggeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris

A group of four people, including disillusioned nurse Aggeliki Papoulia, offer their services as surrogates for grieving relatives.

Hmm, this could be quite an intense movie but I've not heard enough about it to make me wana see it.

Aurora(12):
Director: Cristi Puiu
Starring: Clara Voda, Valeria Seciu, Luminita Gheorghiu

Glum middle-aged Romanian Viorel (writer-director Puiu) wanders the city of Bucharest, barely suppressing an anger at the world around him that will soon find bloody voice.

Again not heard enough about this one to make a decision whether or not to see it. Bloody voice is intriguing though.

Grassroots(15):
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Starring: Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose

When political reporter Phil Campbell (Biggs) loses his job he decides to help his friend Grant Cogswell (Moore) in his bid to win a seat on the Seattle city council. This task, predictably, proves harder than he'd hoped.

Looks like one of those easy to watch movies tio chill out with when you're bored!

On DVD This Week:

The Five Year Engagement:

Tom (Segel) and Violet (Blunt) are the perfect couple. So when Tom proposes on New Year’s Eve, everything looks set for a fairy-tale wedding and happy-ever-after. Things go awry, however, when Violet’s academic career, and life in general, conspire to get in the way.

Who doesn't like the cutie pie Jason Segal. Think this is a lazy day Ben and Jerry's movie!

Men In Black 3:

When Boris The Animal (Clement) escapes from a supermax prison on the moon, he swears vengeance on Agent K (Jones), the man in black who put him away. Travelling back in time, he erases K from history, forcing his partner, J (Smith), to head into the past in hot pursuit. There, he teams up with a younger K (Brolin)...

I am so watching this tonight, been dieing to see it.

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World:

With an asteroid about to obliterate the Earth, jilted schlub Dodge (Carell) and his British next-door neighbour Penny (Knightley) embark on a mutually beneficial road trip: he will get her to a plane so she can return to family in Blighty; in return, she will help him track down Olivia, the real love of his life.

It's about the end of the world so obviously I'm gona watch it - I wana see how many people die hehe!

Killer Joe:

In debt to local goons, Chris Smith (Hirsch) and his lowlife family hire Killer Joe (McConaughey) to bump off his mother for the insurance money. A plan he really hasn't thought through.

Killing your own mother for money, hmm...

I Watched Last Week:

Snow White And The Huntsman:

There is a lot of disappointment in this movie, the main one being no chemistry between the characters, at all. I felt the film could have done away with the huntsman and it would have made no difference, although he is very sexy and played well by Chris Hemsworth. Charlize Theron stole the show for me. She was amazing, I don't think the movie would have been any good without her. The dwarves are also hilarious and insainly cute, but they don't sing hi ho - I know, shocking!

21 Jump Street:

I thought this was going to be a disaster but it was actually quite good, lots of laughs throughout. The scene near the end is hilarious; there is a surprise appearance by a certain someone; it still makes me laugh! This is defo one to watch when you need a pick me up.

Contraband:

Is it wrong that I wana learn how to smuggle after watching this movie? It looks like so much fun, apart from all the guns and death obviously! Not the most exciting action movie I have seen, but it has great characters, a lot of tension and a happy ending, awww!

Are you excited about any of the new releases this week? Have you already seen them or do you plan to? How do you like my lil rating dudes? Are you celebrating bonfire night tonight or did you do that over the weekend?

Trifecta Challenge

2012-11-04T17:13:00.000Z

Happy Birthday to Trifecta who have been running for almost a year now! This weeks challenge is in honour of all those crazy peeps writing for NaNoWriMo. I've not done it before and I'm not doing it this year as I'm quite busy - I also think I'm not actually qualified enough to do it yet, but hopefully next year I will be able to give it a shot. Good luck to anyone who is taking part.

If you haven't taken part in a Trifecta challenge yet I highly recommend you check them out - it is a great little blog.

So, this weeks challenge all we have to do is write exactly 33 words about why we write. I decided to write a poem, here it is...

The pain in my hand

Is nothing compared,

To the joy I feel

When I’m fully prepared,

To sit down and sing

On a page of white.

Everything is perfect

When you write.

Where Have I Been And Spooky Stories!

2012-10-31T16:32:00.000Z

I kinda disappeared for a lil longer then planned eh? Oops! Sorry about that, things got a lil busy and before I knew it October was almost over already. How did that happen. Where did it go! I hope you have all been keeping well?

While I was away I got me one of those cute lil puppies...

Isn't he just the cutest lil thing you ever did see? I've been trying to get some better pictures but he is so fast they all come out blurry hehe. I called him Pidge. People look at me like that's a weird name, but if you know where it's from I will give you ten bonus points No idea what the points are for but I'm sure they are shiny and worth having!

Anyway as it's Halloween (I think?!) I have some real life ghost stories to tell you.

When I was a kid, this old man used to come into my room at night and just sit on the end of the bed and speak to me. My sister was always fast asleep, but occasionally there was a quiet man at then end of her bed too. My Mum used to come in and tell me to be quiet in case I woke her up. He would always appear and disappear through the floor. Now that probably sounds weird, an old man in a young girls room late at night, and of course you're probably thinking wth you crazy lady! but it really did happen. I remember the last time I saw him, he had quite a serious chat with me. He said things would get worse, but he would always be there for me and he will be back to visit me. It wasn't until a few years ago that I was speaking to a friend of mine about it, and he looked at me with a grin and said that it was probably my guardian angel. I'm not sure if I believe in guardian angels, but I do know that he wasn't of this world! And I know I definitely wasn't dreaming - it was all real.

I've seen two ghosts in graveyards - both my grandparents who I've never actually met. The first time was when we were on holiday in Scotland ( I used to live in England ). We had been driving around for ages and were literally in the middle of nowhere when my Dad pulled into the side of the road next to the graveyard - yes that's right, a graveyard in the middle of nowhere, ooooo! My Dad stayed in the car because my sis was asleep, so me and mum got out to pay our respects. When we got to the grave a man was there and he started talking to me. He knew my name and asked how me and my sister were doing. When it was time to leave he said it was good seeing me and that he had missed me. At this time I had no idea who he was. When we got into the car my Mum asked me who I was speaking to. When I looked back to show her, there was no-one there. A few years later my Mum found a picture of me as a baby on my Granddad's lap - it was the very same guy I saw in the graveyard!

The second ghost was in a graveyard in Inverness, the biggest graveyard I have ever seen. It's so big you have to drive through it which always scared the crap out of me. My Grandmother who I have never met had recently died and my Dad was visiting the grave. While him and my Mother were doing their thing, this women started speaking to me. She was a little bit away from the grave near the bushes, a lovely old lady with a lot of curly hair and a gorgeous smile. She was so sweet in the way she talked. She asked general things like how I was and she said she liked my hair permed because it made me look older - I'd had it done the day before! I remember my Mother being in a bad mood that day and she kept telling me off for talking, then when I wouldn't stop she asked who I was talking to. I told her and she sad there was no-one there - when I turned back to the woman she had a weird look on her face and told me not to be scared, she just wanted to talk to me. I completely shit myself, ran to the car and locked myself in. My Mum kept trying to persuade me to come out by telling me there was no-one there, but bloody hell there was someone there haha!

Now I used to be quite sceptical about these things, but after having that conversation with my friend a few years ago, I now realise that I have in fact seen ghosts with my very own eyes! I know I wasn''t hallucinating and I'm sure my imagination is not that good! Also how did these people who I've never met before know my name? And how did the woman know I'd permed my hair? And why couldn't my parents see her! I genuinely believe they were ghosts quite possibly my Grandparents and I don't care if people think I'm crazy - I know whet I saw!

Spooky huh?!

I'm not going to be posting again until Monday, but I will be reading blogs over the weekend and ~~catching up~~ stalking you all. Until then, take care :)

Are you celebrating Halloween this year? If so what are you doing? Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever seen any? Do you believe my stories?

New Blog Design And A Little Break

2012-09-26T12:10:00.001+01:00

Howdy peeps.

How do you like my new blog design? I love it! Those cute lil monster type alien things are adorable. When I started blogging I told myself I would never pay for a blog design, but when I had a look at some of the designs Lori has done, I couldn't resist. They are all brilliant and I had to have one! If you have ever though of having a design done I highly recommend Imagination Designs - go check it out!

I'm taking a wee break from blogging so I can get ahead on me studies. The module starts on Saturday, but as I have a habit of being ill I am going to spend the next two weeks while I'm feeling OK to get ahead, so if I do get ill it won't be too much of a problem. I hope to be back around the 8th October, so that gives me plenty of time to study then recharge me batteries!

I finally got round to watching the Avengers. It's bloody awesome - I havn't had that much fun watching a movie in ages! How awesome is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. He is so bad ass. I think if anyone else played him it wouldn't have been right - his smile is so freaking creepy!

Anyways just wanted to say a quick hi and let you know I'll be away for a bit. Take care and I'll stalk you all soon :)

Genre Favourites Blogfest

2012-09-17T11:35:00.000+01:00

Genre Favourites Blogfest!

One blogfest, four favorites!

List your favorite genre of:

Movie

Music

Books

And a guilty pleasure genre from any of the three categories!

Aye, the awesome Alex is doing it again - another brilliant blogfest. Thanks for the reminder by the way. Obviously I didn't forget because I have an outstanding memory. Yeah right! So lets get to it:

Movies: This was really tough, I'm still slightly undecided, but if you're really gona make me choose then...haha as I'm typing I still can't decide - it's either action movies or disaster movies. I love mass death - the more people die the better. I know I'm sick in the head, but I can't help it. I love all that panic and I especially love it when we are doomed and can do nothing about it. Have you seen Annihilation Earth? Not the greatest movie ever made, but the dumbass scientist makes the wrong choice and blows the entire planet up - I think that's hilarious and totally brilliant! (Sorry for the spoiler there if you haven't seen it!). I love crazy weather like in Twister and The Day After Tomorrow, but I also love explosions, and of course the very sexy Bruce Willis. Have you seen this advert....

Oh my!

Music:

That pretty much sums it up! I like quite a lot of music really, but guitars and crazy hair really turn me on and get me jiggling!

Books: I love fantasy. I do read other genres but I never enjoy them as much. I need magic, and dragons, and other worlds. The imagination that goes into creating these stories is truly amazing. I'd love to be able to create something like that one day. The first book I ever read all the way through was Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. I couldn't put it down and read it in a week, which for me and a book of that size is pretty quick. Second book was the Hobbit - ooh I've got the jiggles just thinking about the movie.

Guilty Pleasure: I do like the odd rom com with a tub of Ben and Jerry's. They are very relaxing; it's nice to watch something that's easy going and puts a smile on your face A bit of cheese is good for you every now and then!

Thanks again Alex for yet another awesome blogfest. Don't forget to head over and check out other participants and to vote for Alex on Goodreads because his books are awesome!

Wizard Dream To Become A Story?

2012-09-12T14:55:00.000+01:00

I seriously cannot believe it's Wednesday already, and I only realised yesterday that it's the middle of September. How the hell did that happen! I'm sure it was only August yesterday, where the hell have I been? Sleeping? Probably; I am a lazy fecker after all!

Anyway, I had the most amazing dream the other night. Everything about it is so clear in my mind. As soon as I woke up and realised what I'd dreamt I was so excited - I've been having trouble coming up with ideas for a story and I really do feel like this dream came to me for that reason. I've never had a dream like this before and I can see no other meaning to it other then it's totally awesome and I need to turn it into a little story!

It's quite a long dream so I'll just give you the outline of it, don't want to bore you too much. When I do turn it into a story I will of course let you read it, well if it's any good I will! Here it is....

So I'm walking through a forest with a male friend (not a person I have ever met in real life). We are talking about the fact that this creative writing course I'm doing finishes in June, and the classical studies module I want to do starts in February. If I do the classical studies course on the Feb start date, I can start the advanced creative writing course in September next year instead of waiting til 2014 to do it - doing it that way would also add an extra two years to my studies. He tells me that there is someone, I don't know who, who will be very upset with my decision because they won't get to see me much, but he can see why and agrees with me. I get the impression he is some sort of wise advisor, a very cute one at that, and he tells me to go ahead with my plans. (Maybe this is the universe telling me I have made the right choice?)

As we finish our conversation another male friend of mine comes running by excitedly with two adult wolf skins, one over each shoulder. We know this is a terrible thing and immediately start running after him to get him to stop, but we are too late. A pack of wolves come speeding after him, but they aren't just any wolves, they are magical wolves. Our friend has done a very bad thing. Idiot! I get ahead of some of the wolves and start shooting them with my wand - yeah I have a wand! My other friend who was talking to me disappears in the opposite direction down a hill - I don't know where or why, but he does it with purpose and doesn't appear in the dream again.

I manage to kill many wolves and my friend starts to get away, but then as he gets to a safe distance an unnerving feeling comes over me which causes me to stop and look around. My friend must get that feeling too as instead of running to safety he comes back to look around with me. Then a pack of wolves appear in front of us, snarling. They are surrounding the weirdest lil creature; small with gold fur, looks absolutely adorable apart from his face, which is ugly and full of evil. He is either in charge of the wolves or they have come to him for help, either way he is pissed. We both try to shoot him with our wands but nothing happens. The cute lil evil being is invincible.

I'm not sure how this next part happens but we are now no longer in the forest, but in a very dusty and deserted battlefield, and lying next to me, injured, is the one and only, Gandalf! Oh yeah, Gandalf in my dreams, that's got to be good right? You can't get any better then that! Anyway, across the battlefield is a giant wall and a very large, very ugly woman. She is wearing a gold cloak so I'm assuming she has something to do with that cute evil being and the wolves. It looks like a major battle has take place but now it's just her and a slave on her side, and me and the injured Gandalf on mine. She has a catapult and is hurling magical fiery dust towards us, and I'm shooting the same stuff back at her from my wand. A ball of dust lands on my chest but it does nothing to me. I tell Gandalf it hasn't hurt me and he says it's not a physical weapon; the dust damages the soul! I realise that the dust on the battlefield is this stuff and start to dodge the incoming balls.

The evil woman sends her slave over to kill Gandalf and I notice he is guarding a bowl of sparkling white dust. I start shooting the slave but nothing happens. Gandalf hands me some of the dust he is guarding and tells me to use it; it kills her instantly. It turns out this wizard dust is the only stuff that can do physical damage. I look towards the evil woman and she is gone, then I turn back to Gandalf and he is miraculously cured and now Gandalf The White! He opens a cage and out comes some chained wolves and a cute evil being. I'm not sure if these are the same ones from the forest but they are petrified. I think Gandalf is going to demand something from them and the lil evil cute being, but the lil dude says something to him. I cant remember exactly what he said which is very annoying because I remember when I woke up thinking it was one of the most amazing lines ever and I absolutely have to use it. Stoopid frigging memory! I know it had something to do with him enjoying fear though, the lil weirdo!

So what do you think? Isn't this just one of the best dreams ever? Have you ever had Gandalf in a dream? Do you think this would make a great story? I'm thinking there could be some sort of magical war over the wizard dust.

P.S - My internet has been acting a little crazy these pass few days, think it has something to do with the weather in the outside world. In here it's lovely and warm, not a cloud in sight. There is even a rainbow! It seems to be holding up just now but please don't think I'm ignoring you all if I don't visit or reply to comments. I've been a pain in the butt with me blogging these past couple of months eh hehe!

IWSG - Excitement and Worry

2012-09-05T10:50:00.001+01:00

It's that time of the month again, when the awesome ninja Alex sits us in a circle and gets us to open up. I will be leaving early as I see no cake laid out - that's not acceptable!

As I always I'm insecure about my boobs, but don't worry I won't be talking about them. I'm starting a level two Creative Writing Course with The Open University this month. My course materials get delivered on the 7th - I'm so excited; it's like Christmas when the delivery man comes, I'll have a nice big parcel with shiny new books in it, and they will smell so good!

I know I will have a bit of a challenge on my hands as this is my first level two course - I need to really work my butt off on this one if I want to get a good degree. I love hard work though, I thrive on challenge; I'm even looking forward to doing my assessments. My friends think I'm crazy, but learning is fun right?!

I did a short level one course in Creative Writing earlier this year, also with The Open University. This was the first time I had ever tackled the subject and I did pretty well. I'm wandering though if I should have waited before I studied it further. I keep thinking I should have registered myself for a different module, a subject that I have more experience with. I'm worried I'll screw it all up - I haven't read enough books or had enough practice. I suppose they wouldn't have let me on the course if they thought I wasn't good enough, so that does make me feel better, but I don't like not being prepared.

I am so excited about it though and I'm really looking forward to challenging myself, and of course I'll get to make stuff up, which doesn't even feel like work! Maybe the fact I'm so excited is the Universe telling me I've made the right choice? I hope so!

How do you guys feel about studying creative writing? Is it something you've done or would consider doing? Or are you awesome enough that you didn't need to study it?

Movie Magic Monday

2012-09-03T17:00:00.000+01:00

I Watched Last Week:

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes: I've seen this movie a few times already, it's just come onto Sky Premier so I had to watch it again. I love it. There are two scenes in particular when Caesar does something, I won't say what in case you haven't seen it yet, but they give me goosebumps every time. The story is great, the acting is great, the apes are freakishly intelligent and slightly scary - totally our own fault - when isn't it our fault!

War Horse: I've been wanting to see this one for a while now and LoveFilm finally sent it to me last week, yay! I like the way the story is told from the horses point of view, but without all that crappy talking animal gibberish. It's a real story about a real animal and it makes you see that animals have not just feelings, but a life too. There were a couple of times I had a lil tear in my eye, but nothing major - it's not as soppy as I thought it would be.

On DVD This Week:

Hunger Games: I'm sure you all know the story of this one by now; set in a dystopian future, young Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in The Hunger Games, where two representatives from each district are chosen to fight it out til the bitter end.
Extras on the DVD include a Making of The Hunger Games - The World Is Watching - an eight part documentary covering all aspects of the movie, a Marketing Archive and insights from Donald Sutherland on his role in the movie.

Jaws Limited Edition Steelbook: You need to buy this if you want to better protect your DVD from being eaten by sharks! Even if you already have other editions, this is still worth getting, not just because it's Jaws and it will look shiny on your shelf, but it has some awesome features like deleted scenes and a feature length documentary on the legacy and influence of Jaws on popular culture.

Cinderella Diamond Edition: Oh the cover is so pretty! There is nothing more magical then a Disney Princess movie. The Blu Ray includes 'The Glass Slipper and the Magic of Make Believe - A Cinderella Story, as well as an alternate opening sequence. I have to buy this for my lil sis, her birthday is coming soon and I know she will love it.

In The Cinema Next Week:

Dredd: The trailers for this one look like pants and the storyline doesn't much interest me either so I probably won't be putting this one on my list.

Anna Karenina: Directed by Joe Wright, starring Jude Law and Keira Knightley. Set in 1894 in Imperial Russia, Karenina starts a passionate affair with Count Vronsky, played by Taylor Johnson. The affair rocks her world as well as the polite Russian society she is part of. Ooh scandal! Not normally might type of movie but sounds good and maybe worth watching.

Lawless: A sexy gangster movie. I'm in! I swear there's more to watching movies then hot guys, I think, hmm!

Have you seen these movies or plan to see any of them? Know the scenes I'm talking about in The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes? Did War Horse make you cry?

Would You Like To See My Puppies?!

2012-08-31T14:03:00.000+01:00

I have puppies in the back of my van. I have candy too...come see! Don't worry I won't bite. Ok maybe a lil bite!

I don't really have puppies, or a van, but I do have candy. No you can't have any!

My parents have had puppies, well one of their dogs had them. I've seen them a few times now and they are so cute; I didn't think it was possible for things to be that cute. I really do just wanna put them in my pocket and take them home.

A Few Days Old:

Sox the gorgeous Mama

I wanted to squeeze them to death...

So Mama joined us to prevent me stealing/squeezing them!

Awwwww!

Help!

Two of them love feeding on their back, it's too cute!

I love the way they sleep on each other like this.

They are a few weeks old now, maybe you can tell in the last few pictures how much bigger they are? There were seven in total but two sadly died; one at birth and one a few days later. I have no idea how she managed to carry seven pups in that tiny little belly of hers! I'm in awe. They have pretty much doubled in size already and I'm sure one of the males will be bigger then she is in just a few weeks.

She is a great Mum, very protective. It's funny when I come round she barks like mad at first, I think she must forget who I am, but then she lets me handle them and even comes up for some love herself. I can't wait until they are running around, I'm gonna have to go live there, or sneak them away before they get to big for me pocketsis.

Catch Up Stuff:

I'm hoping to blog more regularly in the next few weeks and also catch up with reading your blogs, I haven't forgotten about you crazy gorgeous lovelies. I'm feeling loads better but still not 100%, which is actually a good thing because it's and awesome excuse to sit and watch movies all day, then read all night. I've read three books in two weeks, normally it takes at least a month just to read one so I'm well chuffed with that!

I've removed the ability to comment anonymously, hope that's OK with everyone? I don't think any of you use it anyway. These spammers are doing my head in; why they thinks it's OK is beyond me! I also noticed a new google + button thingy at the top of the page. I'm loving it and will be pressing it on all your blogs.

Anyway, hope you all have a great weekend. If you kids want to see my puppies the van is parked round the back, but I ate all the candy so tuff luck!

The Woman In Black, The Tree Of Life and Real Steel

2012-08-20T15:56:00.000+01:00

I'm back baby, again! I'm feeling loads better now and ready to rock and roll. So lets get to it....

The Woman In Black: It says on the cover not to watch this alone, but I did! But you know what, I didn't even cover my eyes or look away once! I was challenging myself and I did it haha. I did scream twice though during this movie; proper out loud girly screams which probably wouldn't have happened if I'd covered my eyes - so glad I was by myself. I'm so brave! I think the fact I watched in in the middle of the afternoon helped, well come on, no way I'm watching a scary movie by myself in the middle of the night; I don't wana die! I did really enjoy it though. I've never really liked Daniel Radcliff but I thought he was quite good in this.

The Tree Of Life: A movie written and directed by Terrence Mallick and starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn is almost certain to be good one. I first saw this the other day and some of the scenes blew me away. This is the kind of movie that makes you remember film making isn't just about entertainment; some movies are real works of art, and this is one of them. It won the Palme d'Or at last years Cannes Film festival and I can see why. There are some incredibly visually stunning scenes focused on the Universe and the origins of life; these alone are worth watching the movie for. The rest of the movie is focused on a man's memories of his childhood and deceased brother. I did find it dragged on a little in places but it is well worth a watch if you haven't seen it already.

Real Steel: Well, you've got robots fighting each other which is seriously freaking awesome and the reason I wanted to see this one, but then there is also the other side of the movie, the soppy side! An idiot loser decides to take care of his son purely for money, but they have a conmen interest which the boy happens to be very good at. The whole father son story I found quite predictable and I feel they may have been trying too hard to get some sort of message or meaning across. For me this part of the movie didn't work, but it was very good and one I will probably watch again.

Have you seen these movies? Did you enjoy them? Do you ever watch scary movies on your own or in the middle of the day?

The Artist, The Grey and The Descendants

2012-07-30T15:55:00.001+01:00

I'm doing my very first guest post today over at Tossing It Out. How cool is that, my first ever guest post on one of Arlee's blogs? Brilliant! If you don't already follow Arlee you should go check him out. He has five lovely blogs, my personal fave - A faraway View; a blog about dreams. I'm sure if you're a regular here you know how much I love dreams!

The Artist: There is absolutely nothing bad to say about this movie. Everything about it is perfect; the direction, the acting, the music, I enjoyed it all. The dream scene and the ending are brilliant. I love watching silent movies and this didn't disappoint. There are many famous faces you may recognise too including John Goodman, James Cromwell and Malcolm McDowell. A beautiful story and an absolute must see if you haven't already.

The Descendants: This bored me a little at the start with all the talk of selling land, but once Matt King, played by the very sexy George Clooney, starts on his mission to find the guy his comatosed wife was having an affair with, the movie gets quite funny and a little bit emotional at the same time. It's not as good as I was expecting it to be, I think it might be one of those movies I have to watch again to really appreciate it; I get the feeling I will enjoy it more second time around!

The Grey: It's been a while since I've seen a survival movie like this so I was really looking forward to watching this one. I'm a little undecided about it though. To start, the plane crash was very disappointing, but the aftermath is pretty gruesome which makes up for it. There were quite a few scenes that bored me, but there were also many that scared the crap out of me and had me on sitting up saying 'oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck' out loud! At the end I did think what's the point, but the think that's what the movie was trying to do, and because of that I think it's one to watch.

Have you seen these movies? Do you ever have to watch a movie twice to enjoy it properly? You a fan of silent movies?

Don't forget to pop on over to Tossing It Out for my guest post and click the good old fashioned follow button if you don't already!

Death By Finger Cut!

2012-07-29T16:44:00.000+01:00

I'm injured. It's awesome. My very first proper injury that required medical assistance! When I was a kid I used to jump off crazy high walls all the time so I would break a limb and be in plaster, because well, it's exciting right? Or is that just me? But the worst that happened was a badly grazed knee. I'm invincible! Eventually I gave up and decided it was probably a good thing that I've never broken anything or had any serious injuries.

Then on Friday I was finally feeling well enough to give the kitchen a good old scrub, but one of the glasses I was washing broke and sliced right through my pinkie. At first I was like oh it's just a cut, I'll put some tissue on it, as you do, but as I walked to the bathroom the blood just came pouring out all over the floor. So I looked at my hand and yeah, I freaked a lil; I thought for a minute my finger might fall off or I might bleed to death. The skin wasn't on my finger properly, and god knows where all that blood was coming from, I mean it's just a lil finger, but there was so much I could hear it dripping on the floor. Ewww!

So I phoned my Dad, who luckily was in town, he told me to wrap it in a towel and he would come pick me up and take me to the hospital. So I went into the bedroom for a towel, but all the ones in there were white, so I had to get a clean one from the living room - I don't think I could have handled seeing all that blood on a white towel. So by time my Dad turned up I had heaps of blood on the floor in every room of the house, just from my lil finger!

I didn't have to wait long at the hospital. I remember thinking how great it is to be able to just pop down to the hospital and get fixed up. If this was back in the day before the NHS I probably would have died or something! Now, if I was thinking straight when it happened, I would have taken my camera with me and taken some pics to show peeps how gruesome it looked. But I wasn't thinking straight, which is a shame because it looked kinda awesome, and it wouldn't stop bloody bleeding! I got it all checked out again this morning, and I can now finally use my hand, yay! It did amaze how much pain could be caused from something so small. I've had my fair share of pain, but from a pinkie, what the hell!

Funny thing is, just a few days ago I was thinking I should learn to use my left hand in case anything ever happened to my right hand. How weird is that? Do you think maybe the universe was saying, hey, I'm gona wreck your hand in a few days so you better go learn to use the other one! The universe was warning me? Or maybe I predicted the future - yeah it's probably that!

Have you ever had any major injuries? Are you squeamish at the sight of blood? Do you like a bit of real life gore?!

I'm alive, I think!

2012-07-27T11:10:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone, how are you all?

So sorry I've not been here; I've been a little bit ill again. I know last time this happened I said I would get some scheduled posts done, well I only managed to do one one hehe. I did try sitting at the computer a few times but it's just not worth it; it's too painful and the dizziness doesn't help either. Anyway I'm not gona let it bother me if you guys are OK with me disappearing every now and then? I am saving up for a laptop though, so soon I will be able to stalk you all properly, from bed, just as the universe intended!

There is one thing I'm worried about since being on these new tablets; my dreams. Since taking them I have been finding it harder to remember them. Normally my dreams are quite long and vivid, but since being on these tablets I can't remember most of what happened including the minor details like colours and location, all I can remember is having a dream about something, but not knowing what happened or even how it started or ended. It's not good! The other night I had a dream that I was protecting a cute lil kitten from two men, it was a really long dream, many things happened, but that's all I could remember; that there was a kitten and two men. I was so annoyed.

I've always been fascinated by dreams, but lately I have been paying more attention to them because I though it would be a good writing exercise, as I'm still a newbie, to try and turn my dreams into stories. Sure I could just make stories up, but that's not as exciting as saying it actually happened - call me crazy but I believe if something exists in your mind then it is real, or one day will be! But if I can't remember my dreams, I won't be able to write these weird and wacky stories. Stoopid medication!

I'm hoping it was just a phase while my body was adjusting to them; I can remember most of the dream I had last night, which I'm excited about. I haven't written it down yet though so I better get to it.

Do you mind me disappearing every now and then? Are you good at remembering your reams? Do you think they are important or just our minds having a bit of fun while our body is resting?

I Have No Title For This!

2012-07-06T17:00:00.000+01:00

What do you do,
when you're feeling blue?
Do you sit and drink,
or do you sit and think?
Do you tell yourself
that things will get better,
or do you sit on the shelf
doubting your inner goal getter?
You know you can do it,
there is really nothing to it.
Just get off your but,
and snap out of that rut!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

What Day Is It Again?

2012-07-04T13:11:00.000+01:00

Yep, it's that time of the month again, no not PMS time, IWSG time!

Some of you may already know that I'm a bit insecure about my memory. I didn't even realise it was july until I was flicking through the movie schedule the other day and it said 1st July. This happens way too often! Then I was reading posts, and peeps kept saying they were doing their IWSG early because it's a holiday in USA today. I kept trying to rack my brain, what holiday? It wasn't until this morning that I realised it was the 4th of July. Like seriously, how could I forget the most well known holiday on the planet! Happy 4th of July you sexy gorgeous Americans!

I was watching Total Recall yesterday - think I might be having a bit of an Arnie phase. Well can you blame me, the guy is in some of the best movies! Anyway, he was sitting in the chair at the Recall place, having his schizoid embolism thingy, and it got me thinking; how cool would it be if someone invented these memory implants for course work? It would be genius. Instead of having to study for four years and worrying like crazy trying to remember everything, you could just purchase yourself a memory implant, and viola, you will have all the information you need, just like that. PHD here I come!

Imagine all the knowledge we could posses if it was that simple. It would certainly stop me being insecure about my memory and my ability to study well. It would save time and money too; if there was a shortage of Doctors we could train them just like that! I'm sure there would be some downsides, like the schizoid embolism thingy, but Arnie makes it look like fun, so I think I'd be OK with it!

Do you have trouble with your memory? Any tips for keeping a fit mind? Would you get an implant if it was available? Are leprechauns really green?

A Collection Of Awards

2012-07-03T13:08:00.001+01:00

I should have done this post way before now, but for some reason or other I never seem get round to it.

The very sexy Geek Twins passed three awards onto me. Thanks guys! This does mean I can't be lazy though, I have to put some work in hehe. So here goes...

Rules: Link to the blog that gave you the award. Link to one of the posts that I personally think best fits the following seven categories and list seven blogs to pass it to.

Most Beautiful Piece: I recently removed my Alphabet Wishes post, some of those I think were quite beautiful. After those, this one I suppose could be considered beautiful and fun: Boogie Woogie.
Most Helpful Piece: I haven't done a helpful piece as yet, but will do once I learn more about writing.
Most Popular Piece: This one has just recently nudged it's way into the top spot: Insecure Writer - Failure.
Most Controversial Piece: Material Culture could be considered controversial.
Most Surprisingly Successful Piece: I have no idea why, but Cravendale Muppets Advert is my second most successful post!
Most Underrated Piece: Killer Alien Dinosaurs. Not only is this my first ever post, it is also my best dream ever! I've linked to it before but no-one reads it, sob sob!
Most Pride-Worthy Piece: The above post, being my first could be put here, but really any of the above.

Rules: Link to the blog that gave you the award. Nominate 13 blogs and post seven interesting facts about yourself.

Rules: Link to the blog that gave you the award. List 10 randoms facts about yourself, and then nominate 6 other blogs.

The lovely Laura at My Baffling Brain has nominated me for:

Here are the rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Name five of your most fabulous moments, either in real life or in the blogosphere.
3. Name five things you love.
4. Name five things you hate.
5. Pass the Ribbon on to five other bloggers. (Leave them a comment to notify them of this.)

Instead of boring you all with a million facts about myself, which I'm sure you already know, I'm just going to answer the Fabulous Blog Ribbon rules:

Five Most Fabulous Moments:

Publishing my ebook of poems Alphabet Wishes.
Deciding to study with the Open University.
Making it home safely after being abducted by aliens.
Building my own time machine.
Writing this blog!

Five Things I Love:

My gorgeous lil baby sis.
My friends and family.
Dreaming, even the bad ones.
Cake, especially chocolate with strawberries and cream, mmmm.
Colourful things.

Five Things I Hate:

Mean, selfish, rude people.
War.
Evil beings, because they scare me!
The Facebook Like button.
Cheap coffee, it's just not right!

The peeps I am passing all four of these awards onto are:

Gossip Girl at My World According To Me.
Annalisa Crawford at Wake up, eat, write, sleep.
The Ninja Captain at Alex J Cavanaugh.
Melissa Ann Goodwin at Writer On The Road.
Jamie Gibbs at Mithril Wisdom.
M.Pax at Wistful Nebulae.
Erika at Southern Belle As An Army Wife.
Natalie Adair at Bridget's Daughter.
Joshua at Vive le Nerd.
Chiz at Chiz Chat.
Ermie at Just Ermie.
Chatty Crone at Chatty Crone.
Laura at My Baffling Brain
The Geek Twins at The Geek Twins.
Chelle at Treat Me To A Feast.
Arlee at A Faraway View (and many other blogs!)

Some of you may have already been nominated by me for these awards, but you have four to choose from. Please feel free to take the ones you want, or just the ones you don't have!

These are all awesome bloggers, go check them out!

Do you like blogger awards? Do you have a fun fact you'd like to tell me? If the sky fell, would it be heavy?

Movie Withdrawal

2012-07-02T12:39:00.000+01:00

Would you believe I've hardly watched any movies this week, or last week even as today is Monday! I watched the first two Terminator movies, but that's about it, shocking I know! I don't even know how it happened; those damn aliens probably took me again. I'm gona watch ten movies a day this week to catch up or my mind really will explode, it's not good; I'm all fidgety, my palms are sweaty, I think I'm gona throw up. I need movies!

I did have a dream about the Hobbit though. Oh my god why is it not December already. Come on time, move it!

Anyone out there a fan of Taken? I'm hoping for some serious butt kicking in this movie. I'm not sure if it will be good as the first one though, I mean how can they ever top that!

Do you suffer withdrawal symptoms if you don't watch enough movies? Or maybe gaming withdrawals? Looking forward to The Hobbit and Taken 2? Any future movies you're excited about? Can rainbows fly?