Phew. Almost didn't make this one. As the title suggests, I am cutting it rather close tonight. It's not like I haven't been sitting in front of my laptop for the past two hours (because I have) or even that I forgot to blog (I didn't). I really just assumed it was a different time. Probably because I was on the phone to my best friend for about an hour and a half, most of it filled with a comfortable silence as we both browsed facebook and FML.com, exclaiming at certain posts etc. Rather fun, really.
I spent a lot of today with my sister, after convincing her to accompany me down the street to buy sandwiches. Then we watched a really bad movie. The name even escapes me, it was that bad. One of those Dance genre ones that have absolutely no story line and horrible acting. Good dancing, though. Ah well, the fire was on (it's getting really, really cold), so we both sat down in our Ugg boots and ate our sandwiches.
We decided to go and watch InkHeart this evening, which was really really good! I read the book so long ago, I must have been around 12. It was rather hard to remember the plot line, understandably, thought it made me want to read the book again, and the two sequels which I never had the chance to read.
You know a movie is good when it inspires you to re-read a novel. Or read it for the first time.
This wasn't really much of a thought-out blog because I wanted to post it before 12, but yes, that was my day.
I've finished reading two of my books that were on my list, thankfully, so now I think I'm just going to start a new one. I feel bad leaving two unfinished but I'm itching to start A Tale of Two Cities. Hopefully it will be worth it. I haven't read much Dickens, except for Oliver Twist when I was a lot younger. I didn't really take note of writing style etc. back then, so it will be interesting to see what all the fuss is about.
Someone asked me why I have the need re-read books - It's because I love going back. I tend to forget small details, and I love revisiting tales that I loved, noticing little details that I either skipped by or didn't realise the significance of them at the time. A classic example of this is Harry Potter. I have read the series (especially the first 4 books) countless times, and I have never tired of them. It's not quite like reading it for the first time, but once you've taken the whole journey, the best part is that you can re-live it again. And I've noticed that as I've grown older, details have meant different things to me, things I may not have understood then make sense a couple years down the track. I don't doubt that I will ever tire of re-reading my favourites.
OK 11:59 Posting NOW edit LATER
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
#6 Good Voice Bad Voice
My sister and I just spent about an hour taking pictures for teh dailybooth (it took so long because we couldn't agree on a picture). It was funtimes.
In other news, judging from the feedback left in the little boxes about my last post, not all of you are that keen about me posting mystical things and questioning life etc. That's fine, I'll try not to write too many of those. I was in one of those moods, you know?
Basically today and yesterday have been spent doing a lot of reading, and I've made a small dent. That's nice.
Although, wait, it's not a dent. I forgot, I bought three books over Amazon.com last night :S. It was one of those self-conflict conversations where the bad voice won:
"Liv. Look at them, all three of them. Imagine, receiving them in the mail, all new and shiny."
"DON'T LISTEN TO HER LIV. You already have a mounting pile of new, beautiful, fresh novels just waiting to be read."
"Suuuure, listen to Miss. Perfect, I bet she doesn't have any new books. I bet she sits around reading the same story over and over and..."
"Guys, I think we should look at the situation from a neutral persp-"
"Shut up YOU!!"
"Shut up YOU!!"
Screamed Good and Bad in unison, untited in the prospect of avoiding another conversation with *shudder* Neutral.
~
Yes. Anyway. Moving on.
I'd like to take this moment to say: Yes Nick, that moment was epic. The conga line especially. Haha do you remember Frankie making everyone create their own moves? That was funny. Ahh the times (that was a response to a commenter whom I know IRL. Though haven't seen in agesssssss =[ )
Alright, obviously I'm in a rather strange mood. Probably from all the Chocolate consumed today with my friend Emily.
In other news, judging from the feedback left in the little boxes about my last post, not all of you are that keen about me posting mystical things and questioning life etc. That's fine, I'll try not to write too many of those. I was in one of those moods, you know?
Basically today and yesterday have been spent doing a lot of reading, and I've made a small dent. That's nice.
Although, wait, it's not a dent. I forgot, I bought three books over Amazon.com last night :S. It was one of those self-conflict conversations where the bad voice won:
"Liv. Look at them, all three of them. Imagine, receiving them in the mail, all new and shiny."
"DON'T LISTEN TO HER LIV. You already have a mounting pile of new, beautiful, fresh novels just waiting to be read."
"Suuuure, listen to Miss. Perfect, I bet she doesn't have any new books. I bet she sits around reading the same story over and over and..."
"Guys, I think we should look at the situation from a neutral persp-"
"Shut up YOU!!"
"Shut up YOU!!"
Screamed Good and Bad in unison, untited in the prospect of avoiding another conversation with *shudder* Neutral.
~
Yes. Anyway. Moving on.
I'd like to take this moment to say: Yes Nick, that moment was epic. The conga line especially. Haha do you remember Frankie making everyone create their own moves? That was funny. Ahh the times (that was a response to a commenter whom I know IRL. Though haven't seen in agesssssss =[ )
Alright, obviously I'm in a rather strange mood. Probably from all the Chocolate consumed today with my friend Emily.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
#5 Time Runs Away From Me (and I'm not even trying to catch it)
I realised yesterday, while I was casually browsing my own blog (I am, after all, recording my own memories here) that I've had this for just over a year. A whole year. I find that alarming.
When you create something such as a blog, you don't think about it lasting a year. It was not something that crossed my mind, to be honest. I'll tell you why: I was only thinking about the present. I thought, I want a blog now, so I'm going to make one. I didn't question where I would be, or even who I would be, when I created this. And the truth is, I have changed.
I wonder, what exactly will I be doing this time next year? Will I be writing a blog about it? Will I be thinking, gosh, it has been a whole year since I wrote that blog wondering where I would be in a year. Look at that, I'm here.
The problem is, no matter how much thought I apply to the matter, I still won't know. I don't even need to think about the minute details of the future. The small details can't be thought out. There is absolutely no possible way to determine, say, How long will my hair be? or Will my desk still be facing this wall? or Will I even still own this desk? (It's not even an actual desk. It's our old kitchen table.)
My point is: ...I'm not even sure what my point is.
I'm as uncertain as the future.
See you all tomorrow.
When you create something such as a blog, you don't think about it lasting a year. It was not something that crossed my mind, to be honest. I'll tell you why: I was only thinking about the present. I thought, I want a blog now, so I'm going to make one. I didn't question where I would be, or even who I would be, when I created this. And the truth is, I have changed.
I wonder, what exactly will I be doing this time next year? Will I be writing a blog about it? Will I be thinking, gosh, it has been a whole year since I wrote that blog wondering where I would be in a year. Look at that, I'm here.
The problem is, no matter how much thought I apply to the matter, I still won't know. I don't even need to think about the minute details of the future. The small details can't be thought out. There is absolutely no possible way to determine, say, How long will my hair be? or Will my desk still be facing this wall? or Will I even still own this desk? (It's not even an actual desk. It's our old kitchen table.)
My point is: ...I'm not even sure what my point is.
I'm as uncertain as the future.
See you all tomorrow.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
#4 Corrections
Yes. I had sex with a " red head guy with glasses who [I] had only known for 3 minutes and now [I'm] regretting it", then decided to sneakily mention it in a blog post through heavily layered clues. /sarcasm (edit: which of course means NO, i didn't do it.)
Honestly. How stereotypical can you get? If I'd done something stupid such as that then I don't think I would've had the mindset to blog about it. I obviously wasn't that drunk if i could write a blog post that made (some sort of) sense.
So please refrain from leaving suggestive comments such as that in the future, because if I don't specifically say it, then you shouldn't assume it.
Now that that's out of the way, I can say sorry for my last blog. I know that usually while intoxicated I tend to speak my mind, I didn't realise I would also write my mind.
Anyway, last night was rather fun. It was just a small gathering of about 20-30 people, mainly those who partake in High School plays/musicals. Such as myself.
Oh! I never mentioned, I got into Pirates of Penzance! Not that I actually told anyone here that I auditioned, because if I didn't get in then it would have been rather awkward telling people, or being asked about it. Anyway, as there are only 4 female Main Roles, and they are pretty much all Sopranos, I knew there was not a chance in hell of me getting a part. Getting into the show at all was a relief, as about 40 girls auditioned and only 16 got in, not including the four main girls. yay.
Back to my story. Basically, when you have a group of teens in a room with a piano, and there has been drinking, (Actually this happens even without alcohol. But it was funnier this time) you get some pretty awesome singing. The guys who had some musical talent played some songs, and we all gathered round and sang. It was brilliant. And then, the best part:
There was also an iPod connected to the speakers. A song came on. A song we all knew and loved. We congregated in this huge group circle and started completely belting along to Bohemian Rhapsody. Possibly the most epic 6 minutes of my life.
So I'm wondering, has there been a moment with you, say at a music concert or a party, when you've thought, wow, did that just happen? [this question isn't phrased particularly well. Sorry]
I have a couple of those moments. I might save them for another time.
end.
Honestly. How stereotypical can you get? If I'd done something stupid such as that then I don't think I would've had the mindset to blog about it. I obviously wasn't that drunk if i could write a blog post that made (some sort of) sense.
So please refrain from leaving suggestive comments such as that in the future, because if I don't specifically say it, then you shouldn't assume it.
Now that that's out of the way, I can say sorry for my last blog. I know that usually while intoxicated I tend to speak my mind, I didn't realise I would also write my mind.
Anyway, last night was rather fun. It was just a small gathering of about 20-30 people, mainly those who partake in High School plays/musicals. Such as myself.
Oh! I never mentioned, I got into Pirates of Penzance! Not that I actually told anyone here that I auditioned, because if I didn't get in then it would have been rather awkward telling people, or being asked about it. Anyway, as there are only 4 female Main Roles, and they are pretty much all Sopranos, I knew there was not a chance in hell of me getting a part. Getting into the show at all was a relief, as about 40 girls auditioned and only 16 got in, not including the four main girls. yay.
Back to my story. Basically, when you have a group of teens in a room with a piano, and there has been drinking, (Actually this happens even without alcohol. But it was funnier this time) you get some pretty awesome singing. The guys who had some musical talent played some songs, and we all gathered round and sang. It was brilliant. And then, the best part:
There was also an iPod connected to the speakers. A song came on. A song we all knew and loved. We congregated in this huge group circle and started completely belting along to Bohemian Rhapsody. Possibly the most epic 6 minutes of my life.
So I'm wondering, has there been a moment with you, say at a music concert or a party, when you've thought, wow, did that just happen? [this question isn't phrased particularly well. Sorry]
I have a couple of those moments. I might save them for another time.
end.
#3 NO THIS STILL COUNTS
AHHHHH yes i know it's after 12 Australian time but whatever, it's still the third in America so technically im not late. The reason this is a little delayed is because i was out having a life, as many people suggest I don't have. I do. I may not be very sane right now but whatever, no one really cares, right? I'm just some make-believe person who could or could not be real but people seem to be interested in me anyway and i like that, but i have to be a 3D person too. Otherwise i wouldn't be able to be seen if i turned onto my side. I know i'm going to be like wtf when i read this post tomorrow morning. Whatever. Don't really care. I have bigger things to worry about. Like what i just did. Urgh. groan.
night.
night.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
#2 I'm Going to Have a LOT of reading to do...
Reasons for this:
Here's a scary thought: I personally own approximately 200 books. I am only 17. I'm running out of book space. I need more bookcases. I am such a nerd. (Though thanks to the Vlogbrothers, that's a good thing so I don't actually care.)
Ahhh, and I haven't even arrived to the part in which I talk about my day!!!! Perhaps in Summery Form:
- Woke up stressed. Not a great thing. The feeling was slightly diminished as today was the last day of Term One, and I knew it would all be over in three or so hours. So I got dressed.
- Wrote my Literature SAC. Not too sure how I went, but I feel like I did better than my last, which wasn't horrible but I needed to improve.
I'm really proud of myself, though, I've manage to maintain an A average in all my subjects this year, I don't think I've gotten lower than a B+, and that was only one SAC (guess which.) This isn't me bragging or being egotistic at all, basically, I've worked hard, and I'm getting results that I want. I can't ask for more. I just hope that I can maintain this.
- Went and had ice-cream with my friend after we spent a good five minutes screaming incomprehensible sentences made up of words such as "free" and "holidays" and "hell-freaking-YES."
- Bought the aforementioned books =]
- Had parent-teacher interviews (which students are allowed to attend if they so wish), and had really, really, really good feedback which honestly just made me feel more pressured. I mean, there was no criticism. None. What?? So now I just feel like I have to continue like this, and it's hard, so early into the year (what the hell am I saying? I've completed a whole third of the school-year). So basically, I need this break.
- Went out to dinner with some girlfriends =]
Basically, I love my life right now. I've so far made it through year 12 without any [major] breakdowns. Yay.
See, when I said I would make up yesterday's blog post, you didn't think I'd actually make it up, did you? This is bloody long. AH.
So, if you've made it through to this last paragraph or so, I would love it if you scrolled down ever so slightly to where the little button saying "comments =]" is. No, no, I'm not telling you to leave a comment, (although that would be greatly appreciated). Below are three little boxes. Please tick one =]. And continue to do so, really, it helps me and my motivation etc. I wanted to include more options but it wouldn't let me =[.
I don't think all my BEDA posts will be this long. I'll probably run out of things to talk about.
- A lot of people whose blogs I follow seem to be participating in BEDA. This is something to be excited about because I really enjoy reading them (not in a stalkerish way).
- Today I bought 5 books for $30. The unfortunate part is that I probably won't get around to reading them as I have to re-read The Kite Runner (shudder) for English, re-read Forster's A Passage to India (Which is difficult to get through but a magnificent piece of Literature none-the-less, which I have to read for Lit), re-read The Persians by Aeschylus (though it's a short play, so that's no problem), finish re-reading The Catcher in the Rye (I love, love, love this novel. So much.), finish reading Wheel of Time book 8 (i think i'm up to 8) by Robert Jordan, finish reading Harry, A History, and Lolita by Nabokov;
- Then I need to begin reading one of the following: Wheel of Time 9, [the following were purchased today] Dracula by Bram Stoker, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by E. L Stevenson, Hamlet (no need to list the playwright - though I'm studying this later in the year for Lit anyway so it can wait), The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I also have a list of 20 or so odd books which I am inclined to read sometime in my life.
Here's a scary thought: I personally own approximately 200 books. I am only 17. I'm running out of book space. I need more bookcases. I am such a nerd. (Though thanks to the Vlogbrothers, that's a good thing so I don't actually care.)
Ahhh, and I haven't even arrived to the part in which I talk about my day!!!! Perhaps in Summery Form:
- Woke up stressed. Not a great thing. The feeling was slightly diminished as today was the last day of Term One, and I knew it would all be over in three or so hours. So I got dressed.
- Wrote my Literature SAC. Not too sure how I went, but I feel like I did better than my last, which wasn't horrible but I needed to improve.
I'm really proud of myself, though, I've manage to maintain an A average in all my subjects this year, I don't think I've gotten lower than a B+, and that was only one SAC (guess which.) This isn't me bragging or being egotistic at all, basically, I've worked hard, and I'm getting results that I want. I can't ask for more. I just hope that I can maintain this.
- Went and had ice-cream with my friend after we spent a good five minutes screaming incomprehensible sentences made up of words such as "free" and "holidays" and "hell-freaking-YES."
- Bought the aforementioned books =]
- Had parent-teacher interviews (which students are allowed to attend if they so wish), and had really, really, really good feedback which honestly just made me feel more pressured. I mean, there was no criticism. None. What?? So now I just feel like I have to continue like this, and it's hard, so early into the year (what the hell am I saying? I've completed a whole third of the school-year). So basically, I need this break.
- Went out to dinner with some girlfriends =]
Basically, I love my life right now. I've so far made it through year 12 without any [major] breakdowns. Yay.
See, when I said I would make up yesterday's blog post, you didn't think I'd actually make it up, did you? This is bloody long. AH.
So, if you've made it through to this last paragraph or so, I would love it if you scrolled down ever so slightly to where the little button saying "comments =]" is. No, no, I'm not telling you to leave a comment, (although that would be greatly appreciated). Below are three little boxes. Please tick one =]. And continue to do so, really, it helps me and my motivation etc. I wanted to include more options but it wouldn't let me =[.
I don't think all my BEDA posts will be this long. I'll probably run out of things to talk about.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
#1 Ahhh time!
Welcome to April!!!
I thought about writing something here as an April Fools joke, but unfortunately I don't really have time to think up a good one on account of my Literature SAC tomorrow that I should be studying for right now instead of being on the internets and playing Gunther (my guitar - see dailybooth, there should be a link ---->) so really I need to turn this laptop off and re-read Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard and write about all the ideas and meaning etc, etc. And that was one whole sentence.
But you see, I'm doing BEDA whether I have time or not (thankfully tomorrow at 10:40am I will actually be free of school and assessments for two weeks. Oh I am looking forward to that SO much).
Alright, I have a couple of things I need to say but I think I'll leave them for tomorrows post. Apologies for such a rushed post, I will make it up over the month.
=]
I thought about writing something here as an April Fools joke, but unfortunately I don't really have time to think up a good one on account of my Literature SAC tomorrow that I should be studying for right now instead of being on the internets and playing Gunther (my guitar - see dailybooth, there should be a link ---->) so really I need to turn this laptop off and re-read Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard and write about all the ideas and meaning etc, etc. And that was one whole sentence.
But you see, I'm doing BEDA whether I have time or not (thankfully tomorrow at 10:40am I will actually be free of school and assessments for two weeks. Oh I am looking forward to that SO much).
Alright, I have a couple of things I need to say but I think I'll leave them for tomorrows post. Apologies for such a rushed post, I will make it up over the month.
=]
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