Although I don't even do much. Just reception and packing and things.
The best thing is they have a coffee machine. It's been fueling my caffeine addiction.
Although sometimes I am unsure as to whether I like coffee or coffee flavored hot sugary milk :p
It's nice here, it's a small company and everyone's really friendly :)
I think it's cause it's a family business, so everyone is close cause there's so few people. My cousin's (in law? He married my cousin) dad heads the group, so as the eldest son he mostly helps run it. The the other brother does accounts and shipping. And they have a bunch of people as well as me :D
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My cousin was driving me back home, talking about what I want to do in the future. When I told him I wanted to work in a big law firm or as an in house lawyer. And then he was like "i hope I'm not being too chauvinistic, but I'm assuming you want to get married and have children. So won't you be working for like 5-6 years before you have kids? And then you'll leave work. The greatest thing is if you marry the right guy and never have to work and stay at home taking care of the kids. If you work at a big law firm, won't you be at the bottom for 5years? And then you'll have to leave. It's too sad."
And I didn't say anything. You guys impressed? Lol.
Anyway, I don't think majority of families in our society can afford to live on a single income. So regardless I'll probably not stop working completely ever. EVER.
Besides, I like the idea of climbing that corporate ladder :p
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Something I do at work is flick through home design magazines to try and did references to the company products. It's really fun, cause I like interior design :p
if I had money I would totally renovate houses and such :D (I decided a while ago if I failed HSC and got like 60ATAR I'll go do interior design and embrace my poor poor future, where you're a vegetarian/vegan only because you can't afford meat LOLOL.)
But yeah, flicking through this stuff, it kinda makes me want to take all the magazines home and make scrap books lol.
Or get a pininterest.
I've wanted one for a while, but haven't acted upon yet.
We'll see if I do lol.
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Because I'm working all the time, I come home and I'm pretty tired, so I haven't written much for nano. I've taken to handwriting some of it out in a notebook during work to try and catch up. But now I have no idea what the word count is.
AHHHH.
I'll have to type like crazy on a Saturday.
But I wanted to go to the markets on saturday :(
oh wells.
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I taught my mum how to play this ps3 game the other day, now she can't wait everyday for me to come home and play with her lol. So cute. (she refuses to play with my siblings cause try need to study haha)
she was like to me while we were gaming "I don't want you to go to work... I don't have work tomorrow so I wanna play with you." Ngawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)
Although the gaming is cutting into my writing time, I can't help it. She's so cute :3
Also congrats to all those kids who've finished after chem :D welcome to freedom lol. :D
have a meme to celebrate.
EPILEPSY IN 3,2,....
ALSO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT DISNEY MAKING NEW STAR WARS FILMS????
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Figured I might as well do a survey, since it's not much on this post lol
1:
What eye color do you find sexiest?
Green? Or like those mix colours of blue/green
2:
White, milk, dark chocolate or mocha?
Just give me actual coffee! Erm probably just normal milk chocolate haha.
3:
If you could get a Sharpie tattoo on your back, what would it be?
Erm probably a bird of some kind? Not sure lol. Or a cool sentence. Like "if a tree falls in the forest and nobody's there to hear it you can bet I bought the vinyl HAHAHAHA"
4:
Did you grow up in a small or big town? Did you like it?
"Grew up in a small town...." - Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway. Don't know why that's the first thing that came to my head. Erm big town? Technically we're all in the Sydney area.
5:
Your favorite adult as a child? (and not your parents, if they were your favorite)
Erm my grandma? haha. If not counting family, I guess my favourite adult as a little kid was my family friend's mum. We call her Aunty K. She's cool.
6:
What kind of smoothie sounds really good right now?
Boost's Green Tea Mango Mantra. Mhmmmmm.
7:
Most embarrassing moment from your elementary school years?
Hrm probably when I climbed a tree to pick cicada shells and my skirt ripped. I had to wear the jumper tied around my waist for the rest of the day, even though it was really cold lol.
8:
Most embarrassing moment from your middle school years?
Middle school is yr7-9 right? Erm have to say it was when I was walking out of a train and almost fell into the gap, so i grabbed this really skinny asian guy from Normo next to me to stop me from falling in. He nearly did a flip from the sudden movement. I felt really bad afterwards... awks.
9:
Most embarrassing moment from your high school years?
ah 10-12. lesse, I think it might have been when I was caught in the band lockers and someone walked in. awks.
10:
Pirates or ninjas? Why?
I think ninjas, because ninjas are ninjas. They can jump around through trees and stuff. It's cool. Kunoichi powers! I don't think they let women even be pirates. Ninjas seem more of a gender equal skill group.
11: Have you ever climbed a tree more than twenty feet off the ground?
20ft = 6m. So no. The highest tree I went up was like 3metres.
12:
Did you like swinging as a child? Do you still get excited when you see a swing set?
Yes, and hell yes. I love swings :3
13:
If you could have any pet in the world, illegal or not, what would you get?
See, the question is illegal or not. You didn't ask real or not. I'm disappointed.
Erm, if I could have any pet, I'd like an elephant. Then I could ride it. Or a white tiger. I like tigers.
14:
What's your most favorite part of your body?
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..... I don't really have one. Erm, my neck? lol. It's pretty long, I guess. My sister nicknamed me giraffe because of it.
15:
What's your most favorite part of your personality?
Erm well, I think I'm fairly laid back. I like being laid back? (This is a weird question)
16:
Madonna or Lady Gaga? Neither? Both? Who cares?
Who cares.
17:
Have you ever watched the Superbowl all the way through?
The only reason I know what the Superbowl is, is due to How I Met Your Mother.
18:
Have you ever watched any major sporting event drunk?
I have never gotten drunk. And I've never watched any major sporting event. The two together is slightly ridiculous for me.
19:
What's the most delicious food you've ever eaten in your life?
That is a good question. To which I answer, I have no idea. It's hard to decide with food. I like food too much. Though it might be that macaroon I bought in Paris.
20:
Margarine or butter? Which did you grow up with?
Butter. I grew up with butter as well.
21:
Whole, skim, 1%, or 2% milk? (Did you know they make 1 1/2% milk?)
I don't event know what 1% milk is. Or 2% for that matter. Is that like mostly water? I dunno. We drink lite. 22:
Which continents have you been on?
Australian, North America, Europe.
23:
Do you get motion sickness? Any horror stories?
Not really, I can get a bit dizzy in the car if I'm not feeling well that day, but other than that nope. And I hate horror stories.
24:
Backpacks or satchels?
Both? My dream bag is a satchel shaped backpack.
Kind of like this:
25:
Would you wear a rainbow jacket? A neon yellow sweater? Checkered pants?
No, Maybe, HELL YES.
26:
What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
I loved all disney cartoons. I think my absolute favourite is Kim Possible. :)
27:
If you had to have a cow or a pig, which would you take? Why?
Cow, cause I like milk. haha.
28:
If you had to look at one city skyline for the rest of your life, which would it be?
Erm New York? Or Kyoto. For very different reasons. But probably New York.
29:
Longest plane ride you've ever been on?
France to Korea. 12 hours. 1 hour break. Korea to Australia. 11 hours. That was exhausting.
30:
The latest you've ever slept?
I've done all nighters. So I think it would be like 12am the following day.
31:
Would you buy a sweater covered
in kitten pictures? Would you wear it if someone gave it you for free?
Probably wouldn't buy it. I might wear it at home if it was warm.
32:
Do you pick at scabs?
Yes. It's a huge annoyance for my mum.
33:
Favorite kind of bean? Kidney? Black? Pinto?
Probably Soybean? lol. But if you want a white bean I like butterbeans and chickpeas.
34:
How far can you throw a baseball?
Not that far. Maybe 2 meters, 2.5 if i'm lucky.
35:
If you had to move to another country, where would you move?
erm, about 32% says France, 28% Japan, 15% England, 15% America.
Probably France.
36:
Have you ever eaten Ethiopian food? Vietnamese? Korean? Nepalese? How was it?
Nope, Yes, Yes, Nope. I love Viet and Korean food! So yummy :3 37:
Small, liberal arts school or public university? Why?
Liberal Arts at a Public University. Whoot. Why? Cause it's cheaper.
38:
A relationship with love or one with sex?
Wouldn't there be both? But sex without love is wrong, so has to be love.
39:
Do you eat enough vegetables?
Yes. My mum makes sure of that.
40:
Do you like horror movies? How about thrillers?
Hell no, no way.
41:
Would you scratch a crotch itch in public?
Nope. Go to a bathroom.
42:
Do you swear in front of your parents?
Nope.
43:
Coolest thing you've ever been for Halloween?
I've only done Halloween once, and that was for Baulko. I was a weird goth person lol. (I just wanted to wear that shirt. It's been sitting in my closet waiting for an opportunity to be worn, and it finally came.)
44:
If you could change your natural hair color, would you? To what?
Yes, to dark dark dark midnight blue, so dark it looks black but has flashes of blue. Or burgandy.
45:
Do you want to get married? Have kids?
Eventually? But that's so far away. I don't need to worry about it.
46:
Do you use a reusable water bottle? If not, you should.
Yes. :p
47:
City or nature person?
City! I like my supermarkets and stoves and blankets lol.
48:
Have you ever used something other than "makeup" as makeup? (Like paint? Markers?)
Erm i used highlighters to pain my nails. Does that count. 49:
Can you walk well in high heels? Even if you're a guy?
Not really very well, I'm quite awkward.
50:
Post 5 awesome things about yourself. BRAG AWAY!
erm, I don't really know. I'm reluctant to say anything because people might be like "no, you suck at that" and then I'll be all sad lol.
So NO.
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2,691 words right now. Hopefully will get to 3,500 by the end of the night :p
How are all your nanos? (if you are doing it lol) if not, how are all your exams/freedom from exams?
Well, it was actually over yesterday, but i couldn't be bothered to write a post haha.
I think I won't be writing much on this throughout November, seeing as I'll be nanowrimo-ing :)
My sister is super nice too me, she bought me a rose to congratulate my finishing :p
I feel very spoiled.
Thanks to my beautiful sister!
My mum went to like church mother's group today, and when she came back she told me they all asked about me.
Ladies: How's Alysha? M: fine, fine... she just finished, she's very happy
L: OOoooh, is she partying? M: She just started a writing competition thing, 50k words...
L: ...?
M: And she's looking forward to finish reading all the books she recieved on her birthday
L: wow. That's... healthy.
And all I can think about is the DOCTOR WHO MUSICAL MH told me about on youtube.
Haha.
Actually, that's a lie. I'm thinking alot about legal and justice and all that jazz.
Legal kids, have you prepped your current issues for human rights yet?
I think I've got mine mostly down, since I researched quite a bit about it when I did that speech for YOTY rotary.
Watching this documentary about human trafficking.
Really, these people disgust me. Don't they realise, the millions of dollars they make are made off other people's suffering? How can they live with themselves?
And worse, most of the time women go and tell other women to come. If you can't trust a supposedly nice young lady of the same nationality as you, telling you to come to Australia/UK/USA for a nice au pair job, who are you supposed to trust?
They're exploiting them!
There was this section where they filmed the police during the break-in of one of the ring leaders of the human-trafficking in London, and there was this woman found sleeping on the sofa.
They were unsure about whether she was an accomplice or a victim.
And my mum was like "I hope she's a victim, because I think it's sadder if she's an accomplice."
She was an accomplice.
It's kind of sad really. To think that even females are willing to sell each other.
I mean, I know i'm kind of a femminist (can hear everyone saying kinda??) but it's like, I shouldn't expect women to be like that? Right? I don't know what I'm saying. I guess in a way I expect women to be better than men. Especially in something like the illegal human trafficking industry, where 98% involves sexual oppression. You'd think that, as a fellow woman, you wouldn't be able to stand seeing a girl treated that way. I mean, guys too, but women more so. Because only a girl could completely sympathesise. A guy can't. Not completely. But as girl, you should be able to completely understand her pain, her humilation, her fear.
So I just find it even worse when a woman is involved in human trafficking rings. So much worse.
A horrifying statistic is that there are more people in the illegal human trafficking scheme today than there was in the height of the slave trade.
...
I was talking about this with my dad, going on my usual equity rants (so far he had to put up with my desires for going to Africa as a volunteer and my rant on feminism. woof that one was long, because he fought back haha) and he just looked at me and was like "I'm glad, sounds like you're ready for your legal essay."
And i was like "no, not really."
Legal.
I'm not at all ready for Family section.
(sorry for the heavy rant guys.)
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Nano! So excited! Thanks to RL and WL who made comments on it haha. I don't know how the quality will turn out, seeing as I'm just going to pour everything out of my head as fast as possible. I need to write about 1500 words a day, so entirely achievable. Especially if i write it on paper at work and then just furiously type things up when i get home haha.
I still have no idea how to use the word count.
BUT I'M EXCITED!
I've been telling literally everyone I meet that i'm doing nano. Then I have to explain what it is.
So the conversation is like
Random: HSC is nearly over for you right? Alysha: YEAH! I'M SO LUCKY
R: Well what do you plan to do after??
A: WORK!
R: lol besides getting a job
A: NANO!
R: what's that?
A: NaNoWriMo.
R: What?
A: National Novel Writing in a Month
R: Cool. How many words?
A: 50k
R: 50K?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
A: yup
R: That's a lot! (now that i think about it, it is a lot isn't it? lol)
A: Yeah but it'll be fun!
R: You're crazy
A: Yup!
ok back to legal studies guys!
have a doctor who meme
yet for some reason, all these aliens are like "OHMIGERD YOU BELONG IN A MUSEUM YOU ANTIQUE YOU!"
I'm actually reaaaaaaaaaallly excited, and very much considering writing at 12:00 instead of studying for legal.
And then I hear MH saying "take Legal as seriously as you take adv!" and I think I shouldn't.
BUT I WANT TO!
I've managed to find some people by stalking around. What a creeper.
I'm so excited gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I think it's probably because I never tried to do it properly, so now I'm really really really excited.
Also, did you see that crazy woman who nano-ed for every month of the year? That's dedication! Although she said she's so excited for this month because it feels like the real thing.
I just realised something ridiculous.
Nano is more than 5 times longer than ext2.
I took a whole year to finish ext2.
whut.
kahahahahahahahahahaha
oh wow.
Just tyed up my synopsis. It's kinda lame and clearly highly ambigous now that I see it actually typed up.
For the previous nano-ers, do you know how to use the word count thing?
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Just then, my sister asked me what I wanna do after legal.
I was like "nano."
She then informed my parents wanted to celebrate by going out to dinner.
I was like "i gotta nano."
She then hit me.
Love dat family relationship.
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hehe restorative justice is white people circle sentencing. :P
I should study.
I downloaded this ep by the Baron Sisters, found them on noisetrade, which is a free music site that's ENTIRELY LEGAL lol. It's mainly for not well known artists trying to get their albums out. I've actually found heaps of people i really liked there.
Anyway The Baron sisters are really cute, they kinda remind me of me and my sister. haha.
I shall leave you to your cramming/freedom for you lucky children.
We found a bunch of our old home videos the other day, ones from when I was just a baby and older, like 6 and so.
They made me think about when I was much. much younger. and all these werid random memories i have of when I was just a kid. Isn't it weird how some things can really stand out and others just sort of fade into history? There are some moments I can recall with total clarity and and others I can't remember at all, even when people tell me about it. I'm just like "no, I swear that never happenned to me, you must have the wrong person."
Surprisingly there were some moments that no one in our family had seen before, because we left the camera on the tripod and were doing other things. Like there was this video where my brother was just a baby, and he was trying to break out. My mum catches him, and she pushes the fence back in place and moves a chair on wheels to secure it. Suddenly, the keyboard on the chair falls and the keys come off, so she rushes over to pick it up. And then my brother, while she's picking the keys and putting them back together, pushes the chair and pulls the gate. He then looks at my mum, makes a noise, and realises she isn't turning around. He squeezes past the gate and makes a run for freedom. Luckily my mum notices and jumps the fence, grabs him and then stands in front of the gate for the rest of the day.
My brother is really cheeky.
There also was this video of my kindy christmas performance. I distinctly recall i was asked by my teacher to play Mary, so I was the only kid in the grade to get a solo.
I think I got the performing bug since then :p
But it was a really big moment, when she asked me. I still remember it haha.
Do you guys have any significant moments from your childhood you can really distinctly remember? Most of mine are weird moments, like when i was 4 and i told my mum i really liked celery when i saw it at the shops, so she bought it for me and i hated it. haha.
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We got a bunch of vinyl records the other day, and my dad bought a vinyl/cassette to mp3 convertor online for $100. It's really cool, we've been playing the records all day. :) Currently my sister is in love with Andy Williams. I have to say, his voice is super seductive. The lyrics are all really beautiful :)You might have heard of him anyway. Moon River is his most famous song, but i personally love "It might as well be spring." But i can't find it on the internet at all.
Which is slightly annoying.
So I can only link Moon River, which is nice, but "It might as well be spring" is beautiful.
Hrm I can find another version though. But his version is the best.
(just searched youtube and couldn't find another male singer version. Female version is nice, but it doesn't have the same 'melt' atmosphere. There is this modern jazz version i found here, which is almost as good, in a completely different way. It starts at about 1 minute in.)
I think i love the lyrics the most.
We actually went out and bought his "greatest all times hits" at JB on sunday when we went shopping, just because it was on sale. We were listening to it in the car.
Listening to them, I really kind of wish I was born in the 1950s, so I could be a teen in the 1960s. :)
I was born in the wrong generation.
Then I could be one of those crazy 60's rockers in the a-line dresses doing crazy twist dances like in those Cliff Richard and Elvis movies I watched as a kid.
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RL said she doubted anyone would do it, so I did it just because :p
The Cans: Can you blow a bubble? - Yuo
Can you do a cart wheel? - Yes, I used to do cartwheels all the time at primary school. I can also do a one handed one. And a round off lol.
Can you touch your toes? - Yes, just. Can you whistle? - Yes! I love songs with whistling, it just makes it that much cooler.
Can you wiggle your ears? - No, i think people who can are awesome though. Haha i read in this book when i was a kid that only red head could wiggle their ears. Or a greater percentage of red heads can wiggle their ears, i forget
Can you wiggle your nose? - Nope. I wish i could! Then i can pretend to be the chick from bewitched. Can you roll your tongue? - Yes
Can you do the splits? - That was always something that alluded me. Annoyingly.
The Dids: Did you ever want to be a doctor? - Actually no. Even though my dad is one, and everyone wants to do what their parents do. I never wanted to do what my parents do. Although my Grandpa bought me a bib when i was a baby that said "future doctor" on it. HAHAHAHA HOW ASIAN IS THAT????? I saw it on the baby videos and i laughed so hard. Did you ever want to be a fire fighter? - Nope. Although I agree, if i was a boy, i might have seen the attraction of it. But i always like fire, even as a kid. I'm a bit of a pyro. I liked to steal matches and light them in the bathroom with the fan on, cause fire is pretty. (I actually have a box of matches on my study table.)
The Dos: Do you believe in God? - Yes Do you know how to swim? - Yeah, I did squad when i was younger, and i finished Bronze medallion when we did survival swim course.
Do you like roller coasters? - Love them. Whenever we go to parks, i make a point of riding all the rollercoasters more than once. I think me and my sister spent a whole day at the scoobydoo one RL. We went on it like 15 times in a row. Do you own a bike? – Yes, although i don't ride it much. haha. Do you like fried rice? – I think it's not really asian if you don't. Although what i noticed at multicultural food fair in history in year 10, was that all families eat different kinds of fried rice. They all do it differently.
Do you think you could be on those reality shows? – Probably. People have commented that my family would be a good sitcom family, seeing as we're all crazy.
The Does? Does hair loss run through your family? - Nope
Does your car get good gas mileage? - No idea.
Does your family have family picnics? – I'm jelly RL. We don't really go out of the house much haha
Have you ever been to the ocean? - Yes, it's Australia! My family used to have the annual trip down to Jervis Bay.
Have you ever gone skinny dipping? – No, but i think it'd be kinda fun to do it at night alone in some random river in a woodsy place. I'd feel like a naiad.
Have you ever gone fishing? - Yes. I caught a flathead, and my mum made soup from it. My dad caught a puffer fish haha
The Whats: What is the temperature outside? – Google says it's 19 degrees What was the last restaurant you ate at? – Had lunch at the North and South thing in Village. What was the last thing you bought? – Erm I think it was a teddy for my baby cousin. What was the last thing you had to drink? - Ice coffee from gloria jeans
What was the last thing you watched? - Youtube video? Look At Me: What is your current hair color?- Dark Brown. Sorry RL!
Currently Wearing: Skirt, shirt, waistcoat.
What color of shirt are you wearing? - white Pants? – Black polka dot skirt with an empire waist height. Shoes? - Slippers, i'm at home. Necklaces? – This weird heart thing i opshopped in baulko vinnies
The Last: Person you talked to in person? – My mum Do you have mental breakdowns? – Erm, I don't know what to qualify as a break down, but i do get nervous and panicky before something major. Do you like surveys? - Yes. lol. Do you think any of your friends will fill this out? – Nope
Appearance: Are you shorter than 5’4? - I think I'm 5'3.
Do you have many scars? - Quite a few.
Do you wish your hair was a different colour? – Sometimes, I wish my hair was auburn. But naturally. But that won't happen. :(
Have/had you had braces? - Nope, but i get told I can get it if i want. I qualify in other words.
Do you wear glasses/contacts? Nope.
Have you been told your attractive by a complete stranger? – Yeah, this drunk guy hit on me on the train. He didn't back off even when i told him i was sixteen. Then another time this like no joke, i swear he looked like 12, kid at parra station was talking to some guys i was with asking whos gf i was because i was "bangable" or whatever.
No good experiences with that lol.
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Ok.
Bye guys!
Good luck for 3u tomorrow (if you do it)
Oh DM, my nano is just alyshamah. Also, i'm super jealous of your coffee machine! We should totally have a write in at your house and i can use it :p
Did you know there are two main ways of making ice coffee? Cold brew verses hot brew.
The hot brew (and more common) version is to simply brew normal hot coffee, let it cool, and then pour it over ice.
Cold brew is where you take cold water and soak the coffee powder in it, then slowly drain the coffee water away from the dregs, the refridgerate. It's a long process but it makes (supposedly) the best ice coffee.
I really really really want to try this, but there's no way its achievable with my family.
We don't have the fridge space lol. Also, my mum hates coffee.
Also, it turns out it's not just me who likes to use condensed milk in home made coffees. I managed to get coffee powder (not the instant stuff, the good stuff) by myself, but it's just not the same as freshly ground and brewed.
It's lacking that depth.
I really really really need to get a machine.
I told my mum when I move out I'm getting a coffee machine, and she gave her usual "coffee is evil - do you want to look like your 65 when your only 40?" rant, and i told i her don't care, i like coffee.
Then she told me she'll come over to my house and destroy my machines.
I nearly cried.
Not really. But I would if I had them and she did destroy it. Do you know how expensive coffee machines are? But I guess they would save you money if you bought coffee everyday. That's like $42 a week.
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My brother is surprisingly aggressive now. It has increased considerably over such a short period of time. Before, when he was angry he'd just throw glares at you. Now, he'll actually come up and try and hit me. Maybe it's cause he's started to take kung fu, but it actually hurts a bit when the punches land.
I dunno. Maybe it's puberty.
He told me I should learn Kung Fu so I can defend myself in case he gets angry and looses it. I told him just to control himself and I wouldn't have to worry about it.
Kinda sounds like a conversation with the Hulk or something.
haha.
Did you have any drastic emotional changes when you went through puberty? I remember I cried all the time, for absolutely no reason. Once I cried when my mum said we were having dessert, and I didn't know why. She will never let me forget that.
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I saw this on the internet, and I laughed so hard. It would be such a brilliant compliment in real life, but it'd be super bad to write it on a facebook photo post.
Can you imagine? It'd be kinda like... bad
oh the chaos.
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Nano! I'm so excited. I was talking to my mum's friend who is an editor/column writer/Josh's english tutor and told her I was doing nano and she was like COOOOOL! And I was like I know! And then she was like "Is it for school?" and i was like "no, just wanted to do it." and she was like "ok. *weird face* You're doing it with friends though?" And I was like "yup"
So guys, you need to nano with me, and we can word battle and such. It will be fun! :D
Also I don't have any nano friends on my author profile, which is sad lol.
Probably because i don't know how to add anyone. :p
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Anyway, here's a meme.
I just realised, my blog is quite image heavy. I apologise for those slow internets out there.
Haven't participated in a family movie night for a while, with HSC and all. We watched Snow White and the Huntsman.
There aren't very many movies that make me feel really really excited and also disappointed. Phantom of the Opera was one. This is the other one. I'm sincerely hoping Les Miserables will not be another one.
I just felt that Kristen couldn't act. She has no change in facial expressions at all, and her face was just... dopey. DOPEY. It frustrated me, especially since Charlize was soooooooo good. The plot, the cinematography, the sets, even the costume designs were all brill, but her acting is so wooden! ARGH.
I don't want to be a Kristen hater, but it's out there. I've seen enough on 9gag. But I seriously think she really brought the movie down. I just couldn't take her seriously, I didn't connect with her character, she didn't create emotion. Hell I felt bad for the Queen more than Snow White. And that end scene? Gosh. It was frustrating.
The thing is, she actually doesn't stop pulling the 2nd face. For everything.
Charlize was brilliant though. Gosh she's gorgeous. And such conviction. The costumes she wore, they worked perfectly for her. Such a costume could threaten to wear the actor, but i guess that's what happens when you were a model before an oscar winning actress.
Perhaps it's kind of harsh to be highly criticaly of Kristen when the counter lead is an Oscar winner. The only big movie she's shot is the Twilight series (i haven't watched it yet) so i dunno how good she is. But really, all the other relatively newbie actors who just came out with one feature film (Thor and Pirates 3) were brilliant too, so i can't say much. I dunno. She just frustrated me.
Perhaps if she was an actual new comer and wasn't in Twilight, it wouldn't have got such a negative reaction.
But I still probably would be frustrated by her lack of facial expression.
My mum told me she slept with the director. I just kind of blinked in shock.
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I read the japanese manga version of Battle Royale, which is what some people claim to be the original Hunger Games.
I have to say, they have their similarities, but they're both actually quite different. Hunger Games is way more political in my opinion. (SPOILER ALERT) I mean, with the extreme focus on humanity and leadership and that age old concept "absolute power corrupts absolutely." Where as I found Battle Royale more to be an exploration on humanity and what people could do when pushed, and the animalistic, brutal tendancies that are buried inside all of us.
I like them both, for different reasons.
(You can see how much I've been studying right?)
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Nanowrimo Sydney Western Area Kick off is tommorrow in Hyde Park! Also the zombie walk lol. Is anyone going to that? I would but I'm not let out of the house. Apparently I'll study at home. Well I probably wouldn't study if I was let out of the house either so meh.
Have you guys sorted out plots? I've sort of worked mine out, and developed two characters. Ish. I hope it turns out ok this year haha. Other years i ended up hating it so much I just stopped working on it. Have you guys chosen/worked out stuff already? I'm excited!
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My sister is a SISTAR fangirl.
Though i have to admit, when she showed me the video even my heart skipped a bit.
