Video Drop

First of all, I just wanted to share my disgust over the whole NoMoreMarbles issue. Seriously, what is wrong with that part of the Twilight fanbase? What gives them the right to insult and threaten one of their own, purely because of her popularity amongst viewers?

Personally, I’m a fan of Bailey. I enjoy her videos – the way she handles the Twilight issues, and her opinions on them, are quite hilarious. I don’t understand why people can’t just leave her alone. If you don’t like the videos, DON’T WATCH THEM. It’s quite a simple concept, one that I pretty much got down pat in grade 5.

Her reaction to the hate:



Okay, rant over.

On a side note, SmokeyFizz have done it again with another brilliant video. I thought it was so well done I had to shove it on here – it’s Midnight Sun (Twilight in Edwards POV). Considering no one’s even thought of this before, I reckon they did a pretty good job:

Speed Racer and Twilight: how the two are REMOTELY connected

Apart from the fact that the stars of each movie have previously worked together.

So, Speed Racer. It looked like a seriously lame movie. I could barely sit through the 3 minute preview I saw for it shortly before seeing Prom Night (and look how well THAT one turned out) and I thought to myself, I am not seeing it. I am NOT SEEING THIS. Even if it has the guy from Into The Wild. Even if the dudes from the Matrix produced it.

NOT SEEING IT.

And then I find out that the Twilight Teaser trailer is going to be shown before the movie. So… you guessed it. I’m paying $6.50 for a two-minute long trailer. I’ve really become pathetic, haven’t I?

It’ll probably make history, the first movie to be a box-office smash BECAUSE OF THE TRAILERS BEFOREHAND.

If you’re like me, and want to be prepared beforehand so you know it’s coming up (because I am one of the MOST UNOBSERVANT PEOPLE EVER) and will probably drop dead by the time you've figured it out and miss it anyway, a livejournal account has got the details.

EDIT: Apparently the last paragraph is not so anymore; the author took them down due to the controversy. But, if you managed to catch them beforehand, you'll know as well as I do that Kristen and Robert are looking HAWT these days...

I'm done

My essay is complete. Oh yes… I’m celebrating by surfing the net, something I stopped myself from doing for the 5 hours I was writing my essay. But now, I’m FREE!

Anyways, a new blog has just come to my attention, and it has Stephenie Meyer’s seal of approval: Twilight Guy. Personally, as a writer myself, I find it fascinating looking at the story from a guys point of view. And watching him slowly get hooked on it. Quite hilarious too, at that. Check it out!

120 is the new 100

I got a call from my dearest bestie China yesterday, saying that she got flashed by a speed camera doing, oh, you know, only 20 over the speed limit.

I tried to tell her, with quite an unconvincing voice, that she might NOTlose her license over it. But I think it’s pretty much a given. Whoops for her... at least I’ll be getting my license soon… chauffeur anyone?

Twilight Tuesdays

I've known about it for a while, but seeing this video just made it all the more real. MTV have really hit the jackpot, and they're hitting it HARD. They've found a topic that will draw in hundreds of thousands of people to their site... but i'm not complaining, especially since i'm just as obsessed with this as the next person. So, every Tuesday, they'll be releasing some awesome stuff for us to look at.

Looks like I have a new favourite day of the week...

This just went up on YouTube:

Ogle at Edward. Go on. I know you want to.

Taxed from someone else

RULES:1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, ETC on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Put this on your journal.
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1.If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
"Beautiful Love” by The Afters
(make of THAT however you want)

2.How would you describe yourself?
”Butterfly” by Motor Ace
(I don’t mind this one)

3.What do you like in a guy?
”Rockstar” by Nickelback
(*snort*)

4.How do you feel today?
”From The Sea” by Eskimo Joe
(“the world repeats itself some how”. Oh yes. I like)

5.What is your life's purpose?
”In The Air Tonight” by Full Blown Rose

6.What is your motto?
”4 In The Morning” by Gwen Stefani
(always. *smacks head*)

7.What do your friends think of you?
”Nu Nu" by Fannypack
(hmm… the English language doesn’t have enough words to DESCRIBE the magnificence of ME)

8.What do you think of your parents?
”Empty Room” by Marjorie Fair
(haha. No seriously, I love my parentals)

9.What do you think about very often?
”No Sleep Tonight” by The Faders
(especially around exam time)

10.What is 2 + 2?
”Don’t Panic” by Coldplay
(coz we all know I failed year one math)

11.What do you think of your best friend?
”Deeper Water” by Deadstar

12.What do you think of the person you like?
”I see Girls” by Studio B
(the song LIES)

13.What is your life story?
”Stoned In Love” by Chicane
(nah, I gave up on love yonks ago)

14.What do you want to be when you grow up?
”Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat
(um…)

15.What do you think of when you see the person you like?
”In My Head” by Your Vegas
(considering…)

16.What will you dance to at your wedding?
”I’m Not The Only One” by Filter
(ooh, yeah. VERY appropriate. Nawt)

17.What will they play at your funeral?
”Stab My Back” by The All American Rejects
(*massive, earth-shattering snort*)

18.What is your hobby/interest?
”Get Ur Freak On” by Missy Elliot and Nelly Furtado.
(*silence*)

19.What is your biggest fear?
”Papercut” by Linken Park.
(oh yeah, those bitches HURT)

20.What is your biggest secret?
”Two Hearts” by Kylie Minogue
(are you scared of me yet?)

21.What do you think of your friends?”Run Baby Run” by Garbage
(*another earth-shattering snort* sorry guys!)

I should be...

Working on my History essay, due Monday. I’m actually looking forward to Monday, in a sense that I’m dreading it. Before I confuse everyone royally, let me explain: I have a massive essay I’ve only half finished due in 3 days, but I know that once Monday arrives, it’ll be all over and I can relax. Whew. Go me.

So, naturally, I’m blogging. As you do.

…Can you even begin to entertain the idea that my sole New Year’s resolution was to stop procrastinating?

*snort*

That totally worked, I’m sure. A grand total of one hour or so.

On a side note, later today I’ll find out when my driving test is. I’m looking forward to it in the same perverse fashion as my history essay – the license will be EXTREME to have, but I’m looking forward to the test like a date with the firing squad. We’ll see… but I do feel a tad better after confiding my fears in one of my Uni friends. She pretty much said she got her license and she drove on the wrong side of the road. So maybe the test isn’t as hard as they make it out to be.

It could be all some conspiracy to make us invest large amounts of $50 notes in driving lessons.

And another Twilight-related note

I recently discovered this fan-made video set in New Moon. It has got to be the best I’ve ever seen – although to be honest, I tend to avoid fan-made videos for fear the cheesiness will leak through the computer screen.

But, alas, SmokeyFizz have earned my love. It might have something to do with the way they layer the images, and use audio clips. Check it out:



And although I never imaged any techno songs to ever be related to the Twilight series, I have to say this song is pretty darn awesome.

Another week, another video to induce hyperventilating

Yes, MTV did it again. I swear to frick, I love Larry Carroll, their journalist. He officially has THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. I want his job. When I graduate from uni with my Bachelor of Journalism, I will be TRACKING HIM DOWN.

Actually, if I can’t find Alexandra Patsavas and get her job first, then I’ll TRACK HIM DOWN. Alexandra is a music supervisor for so many popular TV shows and movies, and gets PAID to make soundtracks for them. Hmm… the worst job in the world, I’d imagine, getting paid to discover music.

Not that I’m endorsing them or anything. The love just runs deep, is all.

So, this movie was actually a dual production from Summit and MTV, so the awesomeness has been upped since the last video just by that factor alone. And, of course, the fact it was also narrated by Stephenie Meyer – just like NoMoreMarbles said in her reaction to the video – was AWESOME.

Here it is, in all its 4 minute glory:

• MTV



• Music Videos



• MTV Shows



• Entertainment News

I’m just going to officially make a few points.
One: I love Alice. Alice, already my favourite character, has been cast probably the best out of everyone. And Ashley Greene is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.

Two: I can’t believe the only clip they gave of Rob speaking in an American accent had the word ‘spidermonkey’ in it.
Third: I was only mildly drooling over James in the shirtless scene. Don’t hold it against me.
And finally: I totally experienced heart palpitations like never before when I saw that part with Edward and Bella in the hospital scene. I love Bella’s reaction, although I would have done more than inflate like a balloon while I was swooning. I probably would have… I dunno, dropped dead.

Mmm… James…

My sister made a good point last night when, after watching the video, whined, “Why can’t it come out NOW?!?!”

Indeed.

Prom Night – Mine was better than theirs, hands down.

And I say that literally and… cinematically?

Now, I am a pretty tolerant person, and I’m not very critical when it comes to movies. The only time I become so is usually when I buy into the hype, and look forward to seeing said movie, only to be disappointed. Like, I-want-my-hour-and-a-half-BACK disappointed. The movie Prom Night was the second time this has ever happened.

The first time was The Covenant.

Pure hotness in a package of a dodgy script and even dodgier direction.

Well, okay. Maybe the only reason I was ever excited about these two movies was the hotness of the men involved.

I bought into Prom Night purely because of Kellan Lutz, of Stick It and Accepted fame (and soon to be Twilight, but I won’t get started… in THIS post, at least). At least his character didn’t die, although to die in a horror movie your character has to actually DO something, other than date the token bitch. Then again, maybe the moral of the story is: Date a Bitch, Live through the Sitch.

… Or not.

*cough*.

MOVING ON.

My point is, I can safely say that although my school didn’t have a Hollywood budget, we still had a good time. I didn’t exactly have a good time watching this movie.

In a nutshell, Prom Night definitely won’t be rented by me in the future. Or even bought from a $5 dollar throw-out bin.

On second thought… the little part Kellan played WAS probably worth $5…

Prom Night has been put in the “OH MY GOSH!” pile. The first, and only other movie to have been put there was Licensed to Wed. I didn’t even make it through to the end on that one.

The day the united front of Twilighters wet their pants

Was of course, on Saturday. It was a particularly beautiful day; I had the whole day off, homework free (well, not really. I should probably change that to homework-i-needed-to-do-but-couldn’t-be-stuffed-free) and I was looking forward to a girls night out. AND THEN I log onto one of the various Twilight-related fan sites I obsessively check every day (okay, every 8 hours) for updates and I came across THE video. The video that made us Twilighters (or Twi-Hards) sit still, and click ‘replay’ as soon as it ended. I am, of course, talking about this one:

• MTV


• Music Videos


• MTV Shows


• Entertainment News

*insert loud fangirl squeal at the supreme HOTNESS of the Twilight men*

I tell you, I have never felt such happiness. Well, I may have. But I can’t really remember and considering my life is on hold until December 12 when the movie comes out – the day I will experience the TRUE MEANING OF HAPPINESS – I can’t really be bothered to walk down memory road.

My mother believes that I am doing such a thing – you know, concentrating almost obsessively on one topic – is a tactic to distract myself from the monotony of my life as of late. Maybe she’s right. But maybe I don’t care. Yeah. I don’t.

Whatever. If Twilight brings me happiness, then who should hold that against me? Besides, I can’t really be blamed. Ever since last Thursday, when ET released this behind-the-scenes video, my obsession just went into overdrive.

So, blame ET. Blame MTV. Heck, blame Stephenie Meyer for making me fall in love with (yet another) fictional character – Edward Cullen – and forever raise the standards of future boyfriends to unreachable heights.

I’ll sign off now (promptly before crying in a corner at my own supreme lameness) with a picture I made quickly after viewing the MTV video.

Oh yes. I went there.

Stephenie Meyer's Cameo

I haven’t seen such an outburst since the days of this Kristen Stewart interview. Here I was, googling “Twilight Movie News”, hoping for something new to look at, and I stumble across an MTV blog not an hour old.

Pretty much, they spilled the beans on the Stephenie Meyer cameo in Twilight. Thinking they obviously had the authority to do such a thing, I flag it and send it to the Lexicon and a couple of other affiliated Twilight-news sites. Everyone would have find out by the next morning anyway.

I wake up this morning and there’s been this massive outrage against MTV. I almost feel sorry for the journalist who wrote it (and who probably just got handed the press release and told to write about it) and is now copping such extreme shit for it.

What I don’t get is why everyone is in such an outrage about it. Sure, it was probably Stephenie’s news to tell, and it was probably going to be a surprise, but what I don’t understand is how come no one realises that if the news is Twilight-related, it WON’T STAY A SECRET. In a way, I’m thankful they did the blog, because now I’ll know to look out for the author.

Ooh! My eyes!!

I went to the optometrist yesterday to do my annual check up, and the guy poured these eye drops into my eyes and stained them a hideous fluorescent yellow colour (to check my eye pressure). OH! THE PAIN! You can also tell he wasn’t a doctor, because he didn’t even lie beforehand and say, “Oh, this will only feel like a little mosquito bite!” or something to that effect.
So… I officially had yellow eyes for like, five minutes. Fun stuff.

My Twilight Soundtrack

I make soundtracks for pretty much anything. Movies, books, holidays, graduation, camp, road trips… you get the picture. In fact, if I knew at all how to crack it in the music supervisor biz, I’d be doing that instead of trying to get a journalism degree. Anyways, here is the list I’ve made for Stephenie Meyer’s book Twilight. I’ve borrowed some of the author’s original ideas, cut out the songs I didn’t like and added a few of my own:

(pic taken from Twilight Soundtrack myspace)

I either picked the song because of the music, or for the lyrics.

Why Does It Always Rain On Me? – Travis
Into The Fire - Thirteen Senses
When It Rains - Paramore
Different - Acceptance
Dark Blue - Jack's Mannequin
In My Place – Coldplay
Trouble Sleeping - The Perishers
Green – Alex Lloyd
A Bad Dream – Keane
Say What You Want - Texas
Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You) - Aqualung
So Contagious - Acceptance
Say (All I Need) - OneRepublic
Please Forgive Me - David Gray
Lion - Rebecca St. James
Time Is Running Out – Muse
With You [reanimation remix] - Linkin Park
Here With Me – Dido
Time of Dying - Three Days Grace
Sound of Pulling Heaven Down - Blue October

- edited November 08