Heard of Life on Mars? The Office? Queer as Folk? Whose Line is it Anyway?[?] Well, you can thank us lot for them [or not, depending on your views...]. And let’s be honest, our versions are better. Our Life on Mars stars dear John Simm, our version of The Office has Ricky Jervais and Martin Freeman [any of you guys The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans?], our Queer as Folk um...ok, there you got me, I’ve never watched either version and they’re both created by the genius that is Russell T Davies...but what makes ours better is...Murray Gold! We’ve got Murray Gold to write music for us. Whose Line is it Anyway is alright over there, but our version is hosted by Clive Anderson and has the fantastical Stephen Fry guesting...though we also get a whole bunch of ‘mericans, and you guys are funny. ‘Cept I’ll see the same comedians on your version and they either won’t be as funny or they’ll do the same jokes [can’t really blame them I guess...]
So yeah, sorry guys, but British telly’s better...in some aspects. In other’s it’s not, e.g. you guys have a much bigger budget for your shows, take Lost for instance, the budget for the pilot alone was 16.9 million, and an average episode is about 4 million...I mean seriously! The Doctor Who budget is between 10 and 13 million a series [but don’t quote me on that...]
So that’s my section on British TV, I know it’s not very long or good but that’s ‘cause I’ve got something else to write about...Adrienne asked me to write about being an average British teen, well I’m not really an “average” British teen, I mean for one I’m completely obsessed with Doctor Who [not what you’d call “popular” in my school], I don’t drink, I don’t smoke [and I’m not suggesting that all British teens do smoke, but a lot do, including a friend of mine...don’t worry, I almost killed her when I found out], but I guess I do some normal things; I go to school, I spend far too much time watching TV and on Facebook. Also, like any other 15 year old in England I have exams coming up, lots of them. Only next week I have an RE [religion] GSCE, I have it on the last day of half term...in the afternoon...seriously....
I’m not one of those people who fusses about their appearance but I do care a bit, like I won’t go out in my pyjamas or a tracksuit. My hair needs to look at least alright. But most of the time I just stick to wearing jeans and t-shirts and trainers...
So yeah, Lozzy the teenager who doesn’t act like a teenager and instead acts like either a 4 year old or a 40 year old.
You love me anyway though :)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Adrienne here. Yes. So this week is blog PCR week again. Woot!
So this week's theme is ... drum roll pleaseeeee... Britain! Yayyyy!
So this week, I'm blogging about the music aspect of this topic and I'll talk about two British artists from youtube. (By the way, if we didn't tell you before, Lauren, Virginia, and I are actually really big youtube geeks. We're on youtube a lot. Actually, Lauren and Virginia have a youtube channel that they share called The Time Ladies... and I'll be putting a link to that at the end of this... [:)
The first artist that I want to talk about is named Alex Day, and he is known on youtube by the username "nerimon". If you haven't seen his videos, you really should check him out cause he's awesome. Link to his youtube page in the link section at the bottom. What? Alex Day sounds a bit familiar to you? The name rings a bell? Yea! It's actually because we have talked about him before on this blog. Alex Day is the mastermind behind trock, so the band that we talked about before for Doctor Who week, Chameleon Circuit, is a band that he's in. In case we didn't mention this earlier, the members of Chameleon Circuit include Alex, Charlie (charlieissocoollike on youtube), Chris, and Liam (littleradge on youtube). Yes. They are all British.
However, if trock isn't your thing (in which case, I don't know why it wouldn't be... :P), Alex Day also writes his own music. So far, he has had an album come out called "Parrot Stories" and another album come out called "117% Complete". "Parrot Stories" is mostly pop music, where he sings about romance and what not. "117% Complete" is about video games, featuring 3 songs.
On the "117% Complete" soundtrack there is a song about Sonic, a song about Pokemon, and a song about Mario Kart. They're actually really cool songs because he talks about all of the developments that they have added to the games.
"Parrot Stories" is more or less an album where he sings about love and romance. As a heads up, quite a few of the songs are actually sad songs (the lyrics) but they have upbeat accompanying music. XD
So the next artist that I wanna talk about is Tom Milsom and he is known on youtube as "hexachordal". Yes, I'll put a link to his youtube page in the link section too. Tom Milsom is from England as well.
Tom Milsom likes to write trock, but he also has another album out, that can be purchased on DFTBA records (link in the thingy at the bottom). His other album is called "Painfully Mainstream". This is an album with an assortment of music. My favourite part of that album is that he actually has a song for every season. Haha. He has a song called "Wintersong", another called "Summersong", another called "Springsong" and there is an "Autumnsong". This is actually really good music, but I think my favourite song on that album is probably "Indigo".
So, because it is really, really late here, I think I'm going to end this blog post and I'm going to go to bed. So, if you have anything to say, or if you have any questions, put it in the comments, and we'll get back to you. XD
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Links to the stuff I promised you links to:
Lauren and Virginia's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimeladies
Alex Day's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon
Charlie McDonnell's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike
Liam Dryden's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/littleradge
Tom Milsom's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hexachordal
Alex Day's website, where you can listen to all of his music online(including his new single):
http://alexdaymusic.com/
Where you can buy Tom Milsom's album, and a lot of other cool DFTBA stuff:
http://dftba.com/shop/
So this week's theme is ... drum roll pleaseeeee... Britain! Yayyyy!
So this week, I'm blogging about the music aspect of this topic and I'll talk about two British artists from youtube. (By the way, if we didn't tell you before, Lauren, Virginia, and I are actually really big youtube geeks. We're on youtube a lot. Actually, Lauren and Virginia have a youtube channel that they share called The Time Ladies... and I'll be putting a link to that at the end of this... [:)
The first artist that I want to talk about is named Alex Day, and he is known on youtube by the username "nerimon". If you haven't seen his videos, you really should check him out cause he's awesome. Link to his youtube page in the link section at the bottom. What? Alex Day sounds a bit familiar to you? The name rings a bell? Yea! It's actually because we have talked about him before on this blog. Alex Day is the mastermind behind trock, so the band that we talked about before for Doctor Who week, Chameleon Circuit, is a band that he's in. In case we didn't mention this earlier, the members of Chameleon Circuit include Alex, Charlie (charlieissocoollike on youtube), Chris, and Liam (littleradge on youtube). Yes. They are all British.
However, if trock isn't your thing (in which case, I don't know why it wouldn't be... :P), Alex Day also writes his own music. So far, he has had an album come out called "Parrot Stories" and another album come out called "117% Complete". "Parrot Stories" is mostly pop music, where he sings about romance and what not. "117% Complete" is about video games, featuring 3 songs.
On the "117% Complete" soundtrack there is a song about Sonic, a song about Pokemon, and a song about Mario Kart. They're actually really cool songs because he talks about all of the developments that they have added to the games.
"Parrot Stories" is more or less an album where he sings about love and romance. As a heads up, quite a few of the songs are actually sad songs (the lyrics) but they have upbeat accompanying music. XD
So the next artist that I wanna talk about is Tom Milsom and he is known on youtube as "hexachordal". Yes, I'll put a link to his youtube page in the link section too. Tom Milsom is from England as well.
Tom Milsom likes to write trock, but he also has another album out, that can be purchased on DFTBA records (link in the thingy at the bottom). His other album is called "Painfully Mainstream". This is an album with an assortment of music. My favourite part of that album is that he actually has a song for every season. Haha. He has a song called "Wintersong", another called "Summersong", another called "Springsong" and there is an "Autumnsong". This is actually really good music, but I think my favourite song on that album is probably "Indigo".
So, because it is really, really late here, I think I'm going to end this blog post and I'm going to go to bed. So, if you have anything to say, or if you have any questions, put it in the comments, and we'll get back to you. XD
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Links to the stuff I promised you links to:
Lauren and Virginia's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimeladies
Alex Day's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon
Charlie McDonnell's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike
Liam Dryden's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/littleradge
Tom Milsom's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hexachordal
Alex Day's website, where you can listen to all of his music online(including his new single):
http://alexdaymusic.com/
Where you can buy Tom Milsom's album, and a lot of other cool DFTBA stuff:
http://dftba.com/shop/
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Adrienne and Virginia combined this week... for television rants and facebook notes!
Adrienne:
So this is the part where I start ranting to you about how this week's Vampire Diaries episode really upset me. Okay. Really?! I LOVE Anna! She's a very, very good character, and she shouldn't have died! She is PERFECT for Jeremy! I mean, you kind of can blame it on Jeremy too, because he decided that he didn't want to change when he was there with Anna (the part where Anna tells him that he should change and run away with her). I was sooooo sad!!! I REALLY WANT THE WRITERS TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO MIRACULOUSLY BRING ANNA BACK!!! Now I just feel really bad for Jeremy because there's nobody for him and they spent all of that time building Anna's character, just to cut her off. I love her because she's misunderstood and she really has a good heart. Rawr. My favourite vampire is dead. Grawr. This was not a satisfying season finale. D:
Anyways. I started watching Skins which is a British/Australian television show. If you're from America, in which case, most of you are, it's basically a crossover of Degrassi and Gossip Girl, except it's the British version. Personally, I like the 2nd generation kids more than I like the 1st generation kids, but hey. That's just me.
Virginia:
I follow two shows right now: Doctor Who, and Supernatural. This past Thursday was the season finale of Supernatural. Now, how did I feel about this season finale as opposed to the previous four season finales? I think Kripke could have done better, but I still loved it. Kripke left the door wide open for season six, and that I give the guy kudos for that. Now, I wont divulge everything about the season finale, but if you're a Sam girl/guy, or a Dean girl/guy, bring some tissue. Also, I wasn't entirely sure about the action that Kripke made Dean take at the end of the episode. I just feel he could have given Dean a taaaaad bit more angst, ya know, very a la season 2. Alas, I really do have high hopes for season 6. I hope we get more of a season 1 feel (the boys just hunting things like rugurus and shape shifter, and not so much apocalypse things.) As a fan, yes, I do feel as if Kripke has managed to close up the story line in season 5 very nicely, although again, not entirely sure about the last scene.
We do see Chuck the Prophet in this one and Castiel is bad ass again, oh and ya remember Adam (the illegitimate brother that most of us think would be a curse to add to the dynamic Winchester team) well yeah, he's back for a bit too. So in the end, its worth the time to watch, and it ends nicely I think.
Mr. Kripke, I salute you.. again.
Also! If you haven't already, GO AND GET THE DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE! It has some really cool things inside and hey, its worth it. Just be careful, cause some one might take it from ya.. and then you'll cry..
Adrienne, look! Im a good girl! I wrote my blog and what not :)
Answer Yes or No
Q: Kissed someone on your friends list? fb?
Adrienne:No.
Virginia: nein (nien? well the german word for "no")
Q: Been arrested?
Adrienne:No!
Virginia: negative ghost rider :)
Q: Do you like someone?
Adrienne: Maybe...
Virginia: *cough* nahh.. *cough cough cough choke* maybe...
Have you ever held a snake?
Adrienne: errr... No. But I've pet one! It was cute! ...and harmless! not really... ;) Virginia: yep :) i like said animal
Q: Been suspended from school?
Adrienne: No!
Virginia: nopes
Q: Sang karaoke?
Adrienne: Haha. yep. Chinese karaoke... B)
Virginia: the most i do is sing in front of my friends
Q: Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do?
Adrienne: lol. yup. *cough youmeanlikingaguyishouldnthave cough*
Virginia: *hangs head in shame* yesh..
Q: Laughed until you started crying?
Adrienne: Yup! Who hasn't?
Virginia: mhm.
Q: Caught a snowflake on your tongue?
Adrienne: lol. yea! who wasn't once a child?
Virginia: XD yep!
Q: Kissed in the rain?
Adrienne: Nope.
Virginia: its still on the to do list P:
Q: Sang in the shower?
Adrienne: lol. yup! ...yea... I'm weird like that...
Virginia: haha. of course!
Q: Sat on a roof top?
Adrienne: no! But it's ALWAYS been a dream of mine! It's one of my romantic dreams... XD yea. Believe it or not, I'm actually somewhat of a romantic.
Virginia: I'm working on it P:
Q: Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?
Adrienne: hah. no. But I've been pushed into a lake with all of my clothes on!
Virginia: alas, no :P
Q: Shaved your head?
Adrienne: ...nooo...
Virginia: nope.
Q: Played a prank on someone?
Adrienne: Yup! That's what camp is for!
Virginia: define prank.
Q: Shot a gun?
Adrienne: no. But i have done archery!
Virginia: :P no, not yet.
Q: Donated Blood?
Adrienne: Not yet. Though I want to do it when I'm older.
Virginia: perhaps one day
LAST PERSON.
1. You hung out with?
Adrienne: errr... That doesn't include family, right? I hung out with a few friends from church.
Virginia: Roger!
2. You texted?
Adrienne: I last texted my sister... But otherwise, I last texted Ellen.
Virginia: can't text currently *sigh*
3. You were in a car with?
Adrienne: Jeanne, Jeremy, Victor, Vivian, Iceman
Virginia: my brother, Junior
4. Went to the movies with?
Adrienne: Hannah, Tessa, and Danielle
Virginia: Milo
5. Person you went to shop with?
Adrienne: Hah. Virginia! ;) We went Doctor Who magazine shopping! ...at Borders
Virginia: Adrienne :D
6. You talked on the phone?
Adrienne: I think that was also Virginia...
Virginia: Izzy and his girlfriend XD woot! three way calling ftw
7. Made you laugh?
Adrienne: errr. Lori, I believe?
Virginia: Roger and him trying to make me feel better XD
8. You hugged?
Adrienne: hmmm... methinks it was either Jeanne or Stephanie...
Virginia: Zeus.. what..that's not weird.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY...
1. Sun or moon?
Adrienne: Moon. Hands down. It's prettier... and idk. I think i like the romantic aspect of that too. Hah. I would love sitting on a rooftop at night with a full moon with the guy I loved. XD
Virginia: moon. i like the night time :)
2. Winter or Fall?
Adrienne: errr. Winter. I like the snow... and the cold... instead of the humidity.
Virginia: fall
3. Left or Right?
Adrienne: It really depends... There are just some things that I do with my left and some I do with the right.
Virginia: right
4. Sunny or rainy?
Adrienne: I like the rain more. Yup. Rain.
Virginia: a nice mix of both :)
5. Where do you live?
Adrienne: Where else? The Chi is where it's at, yo! lol. yea. Chicago.
Virginia: Chicago.. ok I'll be specific, Little Village. woot!
6. Club or pub?
Adrienne: uhh. I don't really think I have a say in this matter because I've never been to either...
Virginia: umm.. pub if I had to choose. I don't think of myself as a clubbing person
7. Are there 1 or 2 people who you can always trust and rely on?
Adrienne: sure.
Virginia: definitely :)
8. Do you want to get married?
Adrienne: yea. I guess that someday I do want to get married.
Virginia: maybe one day if I find 'the one'
9. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
Adrienne: I twirl my spaghetti. Yuuup.
Virginia: twirl. .
10. What time is it?
Adrienne: uhh... why does it matter? But it's 5:53 pm.
Virginia: 2:12 pm
11. Are you afraid of commitment?
Adrienne: No. Not particularly... why?
Virginia: nope. I'm ok with it I think.
12. What is your greatest hope/wish?
Adrienne: errr... There are a lot of things that I hope/wish for...
Virginia: If I tell you, then it won't come true
13. Do you cook?
Adrienne: yea. I cook some things...
Virginia: mhms
14. Current mood?
Adrienne: Ughh...
Virginia: calm and kinda indecisive about if I should go to that party..
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE YOU...
1. Kissed someone?
Adrienne: no.
Virginia: no
2. Sang?
Adrienne: Hah. Yep. It's me you're talking about.
Virginia: XD yes!
3. Listened to music?
Adrienne: yeaaa.
Virginia: can't go a day without it :)
4. Danced Crazy?
Adrienne: Yup! It's called dancing around your house! XD
Virginia: perhaps
5. Cried?
Adrienne: no.
Virginia: wanted to but didn't. (it's the pride thing)
6. Liked someone you can't have?
Adrienne: err. no. ...or maybe... *cough cough*
Virginia: maaaaybe
25 FIRSTS .....
1.Who was your first prom date?
Adrienne: I don't know. ...'cos I haven't been to prom yet.
Virginia: Haven't gone to prom yet actually :P
2. Who was your first roommate?
Adrienne: A girl named Hayley and a girl named Alexis
Virginia: no one :)
3. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time?
Adrienne: I have never been drunk. I don't drink.
Virginia: haven't gotten drunk yet :P
4. What was your first job?
Adrienne: World Market- Gallery 37 as a part of ASM
Virginia: chores? XD
6. When did you go to your first funeral and viewing?
Adrienne: ummm. Apparently I was pretty young and it was my grandfather, but I don't actually remember it.
Virginia: my aunt
7. Who was your first grade teacher?
Adrienne: Mrs. Charvat
Virginia: oh... damn... Ms. Meyers :)
9. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane?
Adrienne: Ummm. idk? I think it may have been to Hong Kong.
Virginia: Mexico! (Cuernavaca to be exact)
10. When you snuck out of your house for the first time?
Adrienne: I haven't snuck out of my house before.
Virginia: just to go into the back yard XD I'm sooo hardcore man
11. Who was your first best friend?
Adrienne: I don't have a best friend. I have of WAYY TOO AWESOME TO BE BEST friends.
Virginia: Roger <3>
12. Who is your first Best Friend in high school?
Adrienne: Please see above answer.
Virginia: In high school? I gots Kavya and I gots Adrienne and I gots Lauren even if she doesn't technically go to my school :P
13. Where was your first sleepover?
Adrienne: I've never been to a sleepover.
Virginia: cousin's house
14. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
Adrienne: my sister, Virginia, or Hannah
Virginia: Kavya or Roger :)
15. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a Bridesmaid or groomsman?
Adrienne: I've never been a bridesmaid... but I've been a flowergirl for my cousin
Virginia: flower girl ftw :P
16. What's the first thing you did when you got up this morning?
Adrienne: Brushed my teeth... what else?
Virginia: got dressed
17. What was the first concert you went to?
Adrienne: Hillsong United!!
Virginia: RB... I mean.. My Chemical Romance with Rise Against!!!!! yay!
18. What was the last concert you went to?
Adrienne: Hillsong United! woot!
Virginia: Avenged Sevenfold with Papa Roach, Buckcherry and Burn Halo= love
19. First tattoo or piercing?
Adrienne: none.
Virginia: my ears?
20. First celebrity crush?
Adrienne: idk...
Virginia: XD um.. definitely would be Jared Leto
21. Current celebrity crush?
Adrienne: none.
Virginia: hm.. Stark Sands? I got a few I think are cute :P nothing big like.. crush big ya know?
22. First crush?
Adrienne: not telling. ;)
Virginia: when I was in 6th or 7th grade and it followed me til 8th grade and then came high school and yeah :P
23. Current crush?
Adrienne: also not telling. ;)
Virginia: oh that.. how about.. no :)
24. First date?
Adrienne: never been on a date
Virginia: XD define the word "date".. cause if you count spending hours at a park by the school then yes, that would be it.
25. First time you tied your shoe laces?
Adrienne: umm. I think I was 5?
Virginia: i dunno XD
Five names you go by:
Adrienne:
1. Adrienne
2. My last name
3. A
4. Adrianna (just so that I can correct them)
5. N/A
Virginia:
1. Virginia
2. Ginny
3. Vere (cookie if you can pronounce it right!)
4. Dino girl (its a long story)
5. my last name that I'm not going to put on a public blog thank you very much
Three things you are wearing right now:
Adrienne: glasses, a t-shirt, and shorts
Virginia: jeans, avenged sevenfold tee shirt, glasses :)
Three things you want very badly at the moment:
Adrienne: a TARDIS 4-port USB hub, a nerdfighter t-shirt in my size, and the 10th and 11th Doctor sonic screwdrivers
Virginia: a Monster *sigh*, the Supernatural and Doctor Who Special Edition magazines, a new camera!!!
Three people who will probably fill this out:
Adrienne: good question, good question, and good question...
Virginia: most, likely, no one
Two things you did last night:
Adrienne: uhh... homework and I watched The Vampire Diaries season finale and Doctor Who.
Virginia: stayed up with Roger until 1 am in the morning, finished editing and posting that video. :P
Two things you ate today:
Adrienne: chocolate cake and vegetarian dumplings. yum!
Virginia: coffee, cookies :3
Two people you last talked to on the phone:
Adrienne: I think it was my sister and Virginia... I like to text more...
Virginia: eeerrrr Roger, my ma :)
Three things you are going to do tomorrow:
Adrienne: Go to school, Do homework, and Study
Virginia: school, read, get home and get online all over again :D
Two longest car rides:
Adrienne: Georgia and Canada
Virginia: Mexico, Michigan?
Three Favorite beverages:
Adrienne: Coffee, Milkis, and Water
Virginia: Coffee, Monster and energy drinks, things that taste like fruit :)
So this is the part where I start ranting to you about how this week's Vampire Diaries episode really upset me. Okay. Really?! I LOVE Anna! She's a very, very good character, and she shouldn't have died! She is PERFECT for Jeremy! I mean, you kind of can blame it on Jeremy too, because he decided that he didn't want to change when he was there with Anna (the part where Anna tells him that he should change and run away with her). I was sooooo sad!!! I REALLY WANT THE WRITERS TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO MIRACULOUSLY BRING ANNA BACK!!! Now I just feel really bad for Jeremy because there's nobody for him and they spent all of that time building Anna's character, just to cut her off. I love her because she's misunderstood and she really has a good heart. Rawr. My favourite vampire is dead. Grawr. This was not a satisfying season finale. D:
Anyways. I started watching Skins which is a British/Australian television show. If you're from America, in which case, most of you are, it's basically a crossover of Degrassi and Gossip Girl, except it's the British version. Personally, I like the 2nd generation kids more than I like the 1st generation kids, but hey. That's just me.
Virginia:
I follow two shows right now: Doctor Who, and Supernatural. This past Thursday was the season finale of Supernatural. Now, how did I feel about this season finale as opposed to the previous four season finales? I think Kripke could have done better, but I still loved it. Kripke left the door wide open for season six, and that I give the guy kudos for that. Now, I wont divulge everything about the season finale, but if you're a Sam girl/guy, or a Dean girl/guy, bring some tissue. Also, I wasn't entirely sure about the action that Kripke made Dean take at the end of the episode. I just feel he could have given Dean a taaaaad bit more angst, ya know, very a la season 2. Alas, I really do have high hopes for season 6. I hope we get more of a season 1 feel (the boys just hunting things like rugurus and shape shifter, and not so much apocalypse things.) As a fan, yes, I do feel as if Kripke has managed to close up the story line in season 5 very nicely, although again, not entirely sure about the last scene.
We do see Chuck the Prophet in this one and Castiel is bad ass again, oh and ya remember Adam (the illegitimate brother that most of us think would be a curse to add to the dynamic Winchester team) well yeah, he's back for a bit too. So in the end, its worth the time to watch, and it ends nicely I think.
Mr. Kripke, I salute you.. again.
Also! If you haven't already, GO AND GET THE DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE! It has some really cool things inside and hey, its worth it. Just be careful, cause some one might take it from ya.. and then you'll cry..
Adrienne, look! Im a good girl! I wrote my blog and what not :)
Answer Yes or No
Q: Kissed someone on your friends list? fb?
Adrienne:No.
Virginia: nein (nien? well the german word for "no")
Q: Been arrested?
Adrienne:No!
Virginia: negative ghost rider :)
Q: Do you like someone?
Adrienne: Maybe...
Virginia: *cough* nahh.. *cough cough cough choke* maybe...
Have you ever held a snake?
Adrienne: errr... No. But I've pet one! It was cute! ...and harmless! not really... ;) Virginia: yep :) i like said animal
Q: Been suspended from school?
Adrienne: No!
Virginia: nopes
Q: Sang karaoke?
Adrienne: Haha. yep. Chinese karaoke... B)
Virginia: the most i do is sing in front of my friends
Q: Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do?
Adrienne: lol. yup. *cough youmeanlikingaguyishouldnthave cough*
Virginia: *hangs head in shame* yesh..
Q: Laughed until you started crying?
Adrienne: Yup! Who hasn't?
Virginia: mhm.
Q: Caught a snowflake on your tongue?
Adrienne: lol. yea! who wasn't once a child?
Virginia: XD yep!
Q: Kissed in the rain?
Adrienne: Nope.
Virginia: its still on the to do list P:
Q: Sang in the shower?
Adrienne: lol. yup! ...yea... I'm weird like that...
Virginia: haha. of course!
Q: Sat on a roof top?
Adrienne: no! But it's ALWAYS been a dream of mine! It's one of my romantic dreams... XD yea. Believe it or not, I'm actually somewhat of a romantic.
Virginia: I'm working on it P:
Q: Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?
Adrienne: hah. no. But I've been pushed into a lake with all of my clothes on!
Virginia: alas, no :P
Q: Shaved your head?
Adrienne: ...nooo...
Virginia: nope.
Q: Played a prank on someone?
Adrienne: Yup! That's what camp is for!
Virginia: define prank.
Q: Shot a gun?
Adrienne: no. But i have done archery!
Virginia: :P no, not yet.
Q: Donated Blood?
Adrienne: Not yet. Though I want to do it when I'm older.
Virginia: perhaps one day
LAST PERSON.
1. You hung out with?
Adrienne: errr... That doesn't include family, right? I hung out with a few friends from church.
Virginia: Roger!
2. You texted?
Adrienne: I last texted my sister... But otherwise, I last texted Ellen.
Virginia: can't text currently *sigh*
3. You were in a car with?
Adrienne: Jeanne, Jeremy, Victor, Vivian, Iceman
Virginia: my brother, Junior
4. Went to the movies with?
Adrienne: Hannah, Tessa, and Danielle
Virginia: Milo
5. Person you went to shop with?
Adrienne: Hah. Virginia! ;) We went Doctor Who magazine shopping! ...at Borders
Virginia: Adrienne :D
6. You talked on the phone?
Adrienne: I think that was also Virginia...
Virginia: Izzy and his girlfriend XD woot! three way calling ftw
7. Made you laugh?
Adrienne: errr. Lori, I believe?
Virginia: Roger and him trying to make me feel better XD
8. You hugged?
Adrienne: hmmm... methinks it was either Jeanne or Stephanie...
Virginia: Zeus.. what..that's not weird.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY...
1. Sun or moon?
Adrienne: Moon. Hands down. It's prettier... and idk. I think i like the romantic aspect of that too. Hah. I would love sitting on a rooftop at night with a full moon with the guy I loved. XD
Virginia: moon. i like the night time :)
2. Winter or Fall?
Adrienne: errr. Winter. I like the snow... and the cold... instead of the humidity.
Virginia: fall
3. Left or Right?
Adrienne: It really depends... There are just some things that I do with my left and some I do with the right.
Virginia: right
4. Sunny or rainy?
Adrienne: I like the rain more. Yup. Rain.
Virginia: a nice mix of both :)
5. Where do you live?
Adrienne: Where else? The Chi is where it's at, yo! lol. yea. Chicago.
Virginia: Chicago.. ok I'll be specific, Little Village. woot!
6. Club or pub?
Adrienne: uhh. I don't really think I have a say in this matter because I've never been to either...
Virginia: umm.. pub if I had to choose. I don't think of myself as a clubbing person
7. Are there 1 or 2 people who you can always trust and rely on?
Adrienne: sure.
Virginia: definitely :)
8. Do you want to get married?
Adrienne: yea. I guess that someday I do want to get married.
Virginia: maybe one day if I find 'the one'
9. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
Adrienne: I twirl my spaghetti. Yuuup.
Virginia: twirl. .
10. What time is it?
Adrienne: uhh... why does it matter? But it's 5:53 pm.
Virginia: 2:12 pm
11. Are you afraid of commitment?
Adrienne: No. Not particularly... why?
Virginia: nope. I'm ok with it I think.
12. What is your greatest hope/wish?
Adrienne: errr... There are a lot of things that I hope/wish for...
Virginia: If I tell you, then it won't come true
13. Do you cook?
Adrienne: yea. I cook some things...
Virginia: mhms
14. Current mood?
Adrienne: Ughh...
Virginia: calm and kinda indecisive about if I should go to that party..
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE YOU...
1. Kissed someone?
Adrienne: no.
Virginia: no
2. Sang?
Adrienne: Hah. Yep. It's me you're talking about.
Virginia: XD yes!
3. Listened to music?
Adrienne: yeaaa.
Virginia: can't go a day without it :)
4. Danced Crazy?
Adrienne: Yup! It's called dancing around your house! XD
Virginia: perhaps
5. Cried?
Adrienne: no.
Virginia: wanted to but didn't. (it's the pride thing)
6. Liked someone you can't have?
Adrienne: err. no. ...or maybe... *cough cough*
Virginia: maaaaybe
25 FIRSTS .....
1.Who was your first prom date?
Adrienne: I don't know. ...'cos I haven't been to prom yet.
Virginia: Haven't gone to prom yet actually :P
2. Who was your first roommate?
Adrienne: A girl named Hayley and a girl named Alexis
Virginia: no one :)
3. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time?
Adrienne: I have never been drunk. I don't drink.
Virginia: haven't gotten drunk yet :P
4. What was your first job?
Adrienne: World Market- Gallery 37 as a part of ASM
Virginia: chores? XD
6. When did you go to your first funeral and viewing?
Adrienne: ummm. Apparently I was pretty young and it was my grandfather, but I don't actually remember it.
Virginia: my aunt
7. Who was your first grade teacher?
Adrienne: Mrs. Charvat
Virginia: oh... damn... Ms. Meyers :)
9. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane?
Adrienne: Ummm. idk? I think it may have been to Hong Kong.
Virginia: Mexico! (Cuernavaca to be exact)
10. When you snuck out of your house for the first time?
Adrienne: I haven't snuck out of my house before.
Virginia: just to go into the back yard XD I'm sooo hardcore man
11. Who was your first best friend?
Adrienne: I don't have a best friend. I have of WAYY TOO AWESOME TO BE BEST friends.
Virginia: Roger <3>
12. Who is your first Best Friend in high school?
Adrienne: Please see above answer.
Virginia: In high school? I gots Kavya and I gots Adrienne and I gots Lauren even if she doesn't technically go to my school :P
13. Where was your first sleepover?
Adrienne: I've never been to a sleepover.
Virginia: cousin's house
14. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
Adrienne: my sister, Virginia, or Hannah
Virginia: Kavya or Roger :)
15. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a Bridesmaid or groomsman?
Adrienne: I've never been a bridesmaid... but I've been a flowergirl for my cousin
Virginia: flower girl ftw :P
16. What's the first thing you did when you got up this morning?
Adrienne: Brushed my teeth... what else?
Virginia: got dressed
17. What was the first concert you went to?
Adrienne: Hillsong United!!
Virginia: RB... I mean.. My Chemical Romance with Rise Against!!!!! yay!
18. What was the last concert you went to?
Adrienne: Hillsong United! woot!
Virginia: Avenged Sevenfold with Papa Roach, Buckcherry and Burn Halo= love
19. First tattoo or piercing?
Adrienne: none.
Virginia: my ears?
20. First celebrity crush?
Adrienne: idk...
Virginia: XD um.. definitely would be Jared Leto
21. Current celebrity crush?
Adrienne: none.
Virginia: hm.. Stark Sands? I got a few I think are cute :P nothing big like.. crush big ya know?
22. First crush?
Adrienne: not telling. ;)
Virginia: when I was in 6th or 7th grade and it followed me til 8th grade and then came high school and yeah :P
23. Current crush?
Adrienne: also not telling. ;)
Virginia: oh that.. how about.. no :)
24. First date?
Adrienne: never been on a date
Virginia: XD define the word "date".. cause if you count spending hours at a park by the school then yes, that would be it.
25. First time you tied your shoe laces?
Adrienne: umm. I think I was 5?
Virginia: i dunno XD
Five names you go by:
Adrienne:
1. Adrienne
2. My last name
3. A
4. Adrianna (just so that I can correct them)
5. N/A
Virginia:
1. Virginia
2. Ginny
3. Vere (cookie if you can pronounce it right!)
4. Dino girl (its a long story)
5. my last name that I'm not going to put on a public blog thank you very much
Three things you are wearing right now:
Adrienne: glasses, a t-shirt, and shorts
Virginia: jeans, avenged sevenfold tee shirt, glasses :)
Three things you want very badly at the moment:
Adrienne: a TARDIS 4-port USB hub, a nerdfighter t-shirt in my size, and the 10th and 11th Doctor sonic screwdrivers
Virginia: a Monster *sigh*, the Supernatural and Doctor Who Special Edition magazines, a new camera!!!
Three people who will probably fill this out:
Adrienne: good question, good question, and good question...
Virginia: most, likely, no one
Two things you did last night:
Adrienne: uhh... homework and I watched The Vampire Diaries season finale and Doctor Who.
Virginia: stayed up with Roger until 1 am in the morning, finished editing and posting that video. :P
Two things you ate today:
Adrienne: chocolate cake and vegetarian dumplings. yum!
Virginia: coffee, cookies :3
Two people you last talked to on the phone:
Adrienne: I think it was my sister and Virginia... I like to text more...
Virginia: eeerrrr Roger, my ma :)
Three things you are going to do tomorrow:
Adrienne: Go to school, Do homework, and Study
Virginia: school, read, get home and get online all over again :D
Two longest car rides:
Adrienne: Georgia and Canada
Virginia: Mexico, Michigan?
Three Favorite beverages:
Adrienne: Coffee, Milkis, and Water
Virginia: Coffee, Monster and energy drinks, things that taste like fruit :)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Loz apparently has a thing with Facebook notes
Righto, so this week is apparently a free write, which means I have no particular topic to talk about...maybe I should introduce myself a bit better than I did last week...I know, I'll steal an old idea from Facebook and do the equivalent of one of those "25 facts about me"
:)
1. My full name is "Lauren Eleanor Bernadette Rochford"
2. A large majority of my friends live in 'merica, Chicago mainly
3. I'm a HUGE Doctor Who freak
4. My family's very small
5. Despite being from Manchester, I sound quite posh
6. Oh yeah, I'm from Manchester
7. Dominic Monoghan [from Lost, Lord of the Rings and FlashForward] went to my school
8. I love old films
9. If I could do anything in the world, it'd be acting. I love it
10. My mind is far too dirty
11. I still sleep with a teddy
12. His name is Tickles
13. I like to get lost in my own world and thoughts. When I can't sleep at night I'll often start thinking about what I wish would happen and I often end up writing little stories in my mind, that I will be extremely proud of, but have forgotten the next day.
14. When faced with a large empty space I feel the need to run.
If I'm with someone I'll take their hand and make them run with me.
If I'm alone I'll still run.
15. I hate Twilight
16. I wear glasses
17. If I'm listening to music while walking, I'll walk to the beat and pretend I'm a music video. I do not intend to stop.
18. I've listened to the live versions of some songs so much the studio versions just sound wrong...
19. I hate those people who say "I'm sooooo random!!11! loooool!" etc
20. I am madly in love with David Tennant
21. Whenever I walk past the church on the end of my road I think of Withnail & I (best.film.ever!) because of the quote "Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice and day, and for once I'm inclined to believe Withnail is right. We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell"...I mainly think this because the clock no longer works, and so is a stopped clock.
22. I often get weird looks when walking down the street on my own because people can quite clearly hear what I'm listening to, despite headphones. And sometimes I'll be listening to radio shows like I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue or The Now Show (Radio 4 comedy is amazing), and people hear cheering, laughter and clapping and think I'm a bit odd. Also the music I listen to isn't exactly what most people in Manchester/Levenshulme listen to...
23. I get obsessed to things easily, but these obsessions often sort of fade-away, but many haven't.
24. I'm addicted to Tic Tacs, my friends call them Vicodin in reference to my House obsession
25. I often make random connections to things in films and tv shows, so my friends could be talking about something and I'll just start shouting about how in Harold and Maude, Harold plays a banjo.
So yeah, there's 25 facts about me...I was going to fill the rest of this space with another Facebook note but..what? You want me to?
Go on then...
Here, take this and get an idea of the music I listen to
Open up your media player Then put it on shuffle/random, & answer each question with the song title & artist. You can comment it too. Once you have answered one, click next.
Questions:
1.Who are you?
song: All Your Keyfabe Friends
artist: Los Campesinos!
comments:
2.How do you see yourself?
song: Bulletproof
Artist: La Roux
comments:
3.How does everyone else see you?
song: Never Gonna Give You Up
artist: Rick Astley
comments: Yeah...
4.How would you like to be seen?
song: Boys Don’t Cry [Cover]
artist: Blue Skies
comments: Ironically, I cry too much
5.What will you be when you grow up?
song: A Century of Fakers
artist: Belle and Sebastian
comments:
6.What do you regret?
song: How We Were
artist: Alex Day
comments:
7.What is your dream woman/man like?
song: Song For the Painfully Indie
artist: Tom Milsom
comments:
8.What is your guideline?
song: What Kind of Name is Hermione?
artist: The Parselmouths ft. Alex Day
comments:
9.Are you happy?
song: I’m a Fly
artist: Laura Marling
comments:
10.What makes you laugh?
song: Wayne Rooney
artist: Johnny Flynn
comments:
11.What is your favourite thing to do?
song: We Are All Accelerated Readers
artist: Los Campesinos!
comments:
12.What will your kids be like?
song: A Whiter Shade of Pale
artist: Procol Harum
comments:
13.Will you die old and happy?
song: The Doctor And I
artist: John Barrowman
comments: God yes.
14.What should you avoid?
song: Badman
artist: NSG
comments:"Lauren, what are you singing?" "Badman :D" "...*laughs hysterically*"
15.What is your biggest mistake?
song: Voodoo Child
artist: Rogue Traders
comments: Knew I shouldn’t have let The Master take over the world *sigh*
16.Will you be rich and famous?
song: Fine For Now
artist: Grizzly Bear
comments:
17.What are you good at?
song: Easter Parade
artist: Emmy the Great
comments:
18.What song do you always sing?
song: Loose Lips
artist: Kimya Dawson
comments:
19.What do you dream about?
song: Souvenirs
artist: Patrick Wolf
comments:
20.What is the meaning of life?
song: Only Martha Knows
artist: Murray Gold
comments: :D
:)
1. My full name is "Lauren Eleanor Bernadette Rochford"
2. A large majority of my friends live in 'merica, Chicago mainly
3. I'm a HUGE Doctor Who freak
4. My family's very small
5. Despite being from Manchester, I sound quite posh
6. Oh yeah, I'm from Manchester
7. Dominic Monoghan [from Lost, Lord of the Rings and FlashForward] went to my school
8. I love old films
9. If I could do anything in the world, it'd be acting. I love it
10. My mind is far too dirty
11. I still sleep with a teddy
12. His name is Tickles
13. I like to get lost in my own world and thoughts. When I can't sleep at night I'll often start thinking about what I wish would happen and I often end up writing little stories in my mind, that I will be extremely proud of, but have forgotten the next day.
14. When faced with a large empty space I feel the need to run.
If I'm with someone I'll take their hand and make them run with me.
If I'm alone I'll still run.
15. I hate Twilight
16. I wear glasses
17. If I'm listening to music while walking, I'll walk to the beat and pretend I'm a music video. I do not intend to stop.
18. I've listened to the live versions of some songs so much the studio versions just sound wrong...
19. I hate those people who say "I'm sooooo random!!11! loooool!" etc
20. I am madly in love with David Tennant
21. Whenever I walk past the church on the end of my road I think of Withnail & I (best.film.ever!) because of the quote "Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice and day, and for once I'm inclined to believe Withnail is right. We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell"...I mainly think this because the clock no longer works, and so is a stopped clock.
22. I often get weird looks when walking down the street on my own because people can quite clearly hear what I'm listening to, despite headphones. And sometimes I'll be listening to radio shows like I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue or The Now Show (Radio 4 comedy is amazing), and people hear cheering, laughter and clapping and think I'm a bit odd. Also the music I listen to isn't exactly what most people in Manchester/Levenshulme listen to...
23. I get obsessed to things easily, but these obsessions often sort of fade-away, but many haven't.
24. I'm addicted to Tic Tacs, my friends call them Vicodin in reference to my House obsession
25. I often make random connections to things in films and tv shows, so my friends could be talking about something and I'll just start shouting about how in Harold and Maude, Harold plays a banjo.
So yeah, there's 25 facts about me...I was going to fill the rest of this space with another Facebook note but..what? You want me to?
Go on then...
Here, take this and get an idea of the music I listen to
Open up your media player Then put it on shuffle/random, & answer each question with the song title & artist. You can comment it too. Once you have answered one, click next.
Questions:
1.Who are you?
song: All Your Keyfabe Friends
artist: Los Campesinos!
comments:
2.How do you see yourself?
song: Bulletproof
Artist: La Roux
comments:
3.How does everyone else see you?
song: Never Gonna Give You Up
artist: Rick Astley
comments: Yeah...
4.How would you like to be seen?
song: Boys Don’t Cry [Cover]
artist: Blue Skies
comments: Ironically, I cry too much
5.What will you be when you grow up?
song: A Century of Fakers
artist: Belle and Sebastian
comments:
6.What do you regret?
song: How We Were
artist: Alex Day
comments:
7.What is your dream woman/man like?
song: Song For the Painfully Indie
artist: Tom Milsom
comments:
8.What is your guideline?
song: What Kind of Name is Hermione?
artist: The Parselmouths ft. Alex Day
comments:
9.Are you happy?
song: I’m a Fly
artist: Laura Marling
comments:
10.What makes you laugh?
song: Wayne Rooney
artist: Johnny Flynn
comments:
11.What is your favourite thing to do?
song: We Are All Accelerated Readers
artist: Los Campesinos!
comments:
12.What will your kids be like?
song: A Whiter Shade of Pale
artist: Procol Harum
comments:
13.Will you die old and happy?
song: The Doctor And I
artist: John Barrowman
comments: God yes.
14.What should you avoid?
song: Badman
artist: NSG
comments:"Lauren, what are you singing?" "Badman :D" "...*laughs hysterically*"
15.What is your biggest mistake?
song: Voodoo Child
artist: Rogue Traders
comments: Knew I shouldn’t have let The Master take over the world *sigh*
16.Will you be rich and famous?
song: Fine For Now
artist: Grizzly Bear
comments:
17.What are you good at?
song: Easter Parade
artist: Emmy the Great
comments:
18.What song do you always sing?
song: Loose Lips
artist: Kimya Dawson
comments:
19.What do you dream about?
song: Souvenirs
artist: Patrick Wolf
comments:
20.What is the meaning of life?
song: Only Martha Knows
artist: Murray Gold
comments: :D
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Virginia really LOVES Trock... and really wants that video game...
Hey there!! So seems you've all met Lauren now (which is good!) and ya'll better get used to her, because she's the newest member of this awkward thing we lovingly call a blog aaaaand there is your awesome surprise! Yay! Ok! Down to business! This week's theme, if you hadn't already guessed it, is Doctor Who. Also, in case you hadn't gathered already, I'm a HUGE Doctor Who fan.
So therefore, without any further ado, lets talk about TROCK.
So, first of, what is TROCK? Trock means Timelord Rock, and its essentially songs about Doctor Who, whether it be the characters or the adventures, or if its told from a third person view, or from a character view (TARDIS included). TROCK was created by Alex Day, who later formed the first TROCK band called Chameleon Circuit, with friends from Youtube. Bands in the TROCK genre usually name themselves based off a favourite episode, or a distinguishing feature from the show. For example, Chameleon Circuit gets their name from the part inside the TARDIS that no longer works (the part that is supposed to change the appearance of the TARDIS when it lands to blend in) and therefore the TARDIS is permanently the recognizable blue police box. The album TROCK ON! (which is really good and you all should definitely spend your money on right here *adrienne will be lovely and post the link on the DFTBA site kthnx*) http://dftba.com/shop/products/Trock-On!-%5BCD%5D.html was released and it has various artists like Chameleon Circuit (a personal favorite) and also Quantum Locked (another personal favorite). On the album you will also find a song called "Lloyd In the Void". Ok! All those die hard Doctor Who fans will remember two characters mentioned (Ianto and Jack) from certain episodes (and Gwen too) (ya know.. Journey's End?). Ya'll gotta understand that these wonderful names (Especially Ianto...) are from the TV series Torchwood.. but I'll get into that later on when we get Torchwood week! BUT yes, they still apply under the category of TROCK...because they were featured in the show at least once.. just.. roll with it kay? TROCK is, yes, like WROCK, except waaaaaay less Harry Potter and waaaaaaay more Doctor Who. XD
And now, I have a lovely little surprise..
Its the AMAZING SUPER DUPER MYSTERY THINGY!!!
:D yay!!!
I was lucky enough to get it this week (woot! go video gamer chics!) And there is a reason why I just mentioned that bit.. and more than likely why Adrienne was convinced I could hold this great responsibility.
Ok my die hard gamers and lovers of Doctor Who... you breathing alright? Good, cause what I'm about to tell you is going to make you squeal in delight.
Ok, so! BBC has announced that they will be releasing a Doctor Who one hour interactive series (just a fancy word for game) that will be compatible with both PC and Mac (yay!! finally!!). Charles Cecil was game designer, and the developing fun of it all will be handled by Sumo Digital, who many may remember have done other Who games. Fun parts! The two hour interactive series will be released on June 2010 (yes.. start the countdown!) and will be available for free download on BBC.
Don't wanna believe it? Too good to be true!?!
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6257275.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0
no really.. its true.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and last of your weekend, and have a great week day.. and yes, I'll bother you later in the week I'm sure.. I just don't know what else to do you see. *TARDIS noise* Oh! My ride is here, see ya all later, or before.. depends how you look at time, you see it isn't linear its actually a wibbly wobbly... ... *TARDIS noise* *fades away*
So therefore, without any further ado, lets talk about TROCK.
So, first of, what is TROCK? Trock means Timelord Rock, and its essentially songs about Doctor Who, whether it be the characters or the adventures, or if its told from a third person view, or from a character view (TARDIS included). TROCK was created by Alex Day, who later formed the first TROCK band called Chameleon Circuit, with friends from Youtube. Bands in the TROCK genre usually name themselves based off a favourite episode, or a distinguishing feature from the show. For example, Chameleon Circuit gets their name from the part inside the TARDIS that no longer works (the part that is supposed to change the appearance of the TARDIS when it lands to blend in) and therefore the TARDIS is permanently the recognizable blue police box. The album TROCK ON! (which is really good and you all should definitely spend your money on right here *adrienne will be lovely and post the link on the DFTBA site kthnx*) http://dftba.com/shop/products/Trock-On!-%5BCD%5D.html was released and it has various artists like Chameleon Circuit (a personal favorite) and also Quantum Locked (another personal favorite). On the album you will also find a song called "Lloyd In the Void". Ok! All those die hard Doctor Who fans will remember two characters mentioned (Ianto and Jack) from certain episodes (and Gwen too) (ya know.. Journey's End?). Ya'll gotta understand that these wonderful names (Especially Ianto...) are from the TV series Torchwood.. but I'll get into that later on when we get Torchwood week! BUT yes, they still apply under the category of TROCK...because they were featured in the show at least once.. just.. roll with it kay? TROCK is, yes, like WROCK, except waaaaaay less Harry Potter and waaaaaaay more Doctor Who. XD
And now, I have a lovely little surprise..
Its the AMAZING SUPER DUPER MYSTERY THINGY!!!
:D yay!!!
I was lucky enough to get it this week (woot! go video gamer chics!) And there is a reason why I just mentioned that bit.. and more than likely why Adrienne was convinced I could hold this great responsibility.
Ok my die hard gamers and lovers of Doctor Who... you breathing alright? Good, cause what I'm about to tell you is going to make you squeal in delight.
Ok, so! BBC has announced that they will be releasing a Doctor Who one hour interactive series (just a fancy word for game) that will be compatible with both PC and Mac (yay!! finally!!). Charles Cecil was game designer, and the developing fun of it all will be handled by Sumo Digital, who many may remember have done other Who games. Fun parts! The two hour interactive series will be released on June 2010 (yes.. start the countdown!) and will be available for free download on BBC.
Don't wanna believe it? Too good to be true!?!
http://www.gamespot.com/news/
no really.. its true.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and last of your weekend, and have a great week day.. and yes, I'll bother you later in the week I'm sure.. I just don't know what else to do you see. *TARDIS noise* Oh! My ride is here, see ya all later, or before.. depends how you look at time, you see it isn't linear its actually a wibbly wobbly... ... *TARDIS noise* *fades away*
Friday, May 7, 2010
Lauren's Doctor Who Books=Love... wait... Lauren?!
Oh hai! I’m Lauren and none of you expected to see me here! I’m here because Ginny and Adrienne invited me to, I totally didn’t bribe them, nope.
I should probably start by introducing myself yeah? I, as I stated before, am Lauren, or Lozzy. I’m 15 and live in Manchester...in England...y’know, that little island in Europe? Here, look!
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Know where I mean now? ...what d’you mean you already knew? ...shh
So, this week’s theme is Doctor Who, and if I do say so myself I’m a bit of a Who expert [y’thought those two were geeky, just you wait], I’ve been watching it since I was little, but I’m probably more clued-up on the newer series. Though I do know stuff ‘bout the old ones, and if I want to know something I could always ask my father [Whovian since it was first aired].
Because I’m the only one with proper access to Doctor Who books I shall be writing this week’s book bit. I’m currently reading a DW book called “Only Human” by Gareth Roberts [The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp] and is set when Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and John Barrowman were the occupants of our dear blue box. I’m about ¾ of the way through, and so far it’s very good :] If not lacking in Jackness...
I’ve read a number of Who books [about 12 full books, 1 short story, 1 “Decide Your Destiny” and a few Torchwood books too, but I’ll talk about them during the (inevitable) Torchwood week] and each one of them has been very good, my favourite is probably “Beautiful Chaos” by Gary Russell [Who also wrote the brilliant Torchwood book The Twilight Streets], it features The Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble and Wilf Mott, all of whom are fantastic, amazing, brilliant, hilarious characters who I love very much :]
The writers of the books have often been involved in Doctor Who or Torchwood before, either writing for Doctor Who Magazine, or like dear Gareth Russell, actually writing or co-writing episodes of everyone’s favourite classic BBC sci-fi show. This means that they’ve got a brilliant knack of capturing the characters in a way that even the best fanfiction writers can’t. But maybe that’s all these book are, fan fic that doesn’t mess around with canon and that the BBC has actually commissioned.. .
Well, I was going to write some stuff about the history of the Doctor Who books here ‘cause I remember reading something about it in an issue of Doctor Who Magazine, yet I can’t find the bit I needed [even after searching through about 100 magazines looking for the specific one I wanted, typically, it was right at the bottom...]
On a side note, it’s very difficult to write about Doctor Who when listening to this
xD
Um, this has gone on quite a while and not very much of it actually told you about Doctor Who books...oops.
So I’ll end by saying; READ THEM! If you see one at a book fair? Grab it! [pay for it obviously] If you know a friend who owns one? Borrow it!
Also, if you’ve never actually watched Doctor Who I suggest you do so before reading the books, otherwise lotsa stuff won’t make sense.
But the books reveal things y’wouldn’t know if y’just watched the show, e.g. The TARDIS has a swearing filter [never wondered why no-one swears, despite the danger they’re in? Exactly]. I don’t think it works in Torchwood ;)
I should probably start by introducing myself yeah? I, as I stated before, am Lauren, or Lozzy. I’m 15 and live in Manchester...in England...y’know, that little island in Europe? Here, look!
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Know where I mean now? ...what d’you mean you already knew? ...shh
So, this week’s theme is Doctor Who, and if I do say so myself I’m a bit of a Who expert [y’thought those two were geeky, just you wait], I’ve been watching it since I was little, but I’m probably more clued-up on the newer series. Though I do know stuff ‘bout the old ones, and if I want to know something I could always ask my father [Whovian since it was first aired].
Because I’m the only one with proper access to Doctor Who books I shall be writing this week’s book bit. I’m currently reading a DW book called “Only Human” by Gareth Roberts [The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp] and is set when Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and John Barrowman were the occupants of our dear blue box. I’m about ¾ of the way through, and so far it’s very good :] If not lacking in Jackness...
I’ve read a number of Who books [about 12 full books, 1 short story, 1 “Decide Your Destiny” and a few Torchwood books too, but I’ll talk about them during the (inevitable) Torchwood week] and each one of them has been very good, my favourite is probably “Beautiful Chaos” by Gary Russell [Who also wrote the brilliant Torchwood book The Twilight Streets], it features The Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble and Wilf Mott, all of whom are fantastic, amazing, brilliant, hilarious characters who I love very much :]
The writers of the books have often been involved in Doctor Who or Torchwood before, either writing for Doctor Who Magazine, or like dear Gareth Russell, actually writing or co-writing episodes of everyone’s favourite classic BBC sci-fi show. This means that they’ve got a brilliant knack of capturing the characters in a way that even the best fanfiction writers can’t. But maybe that’s all these book are, fan fic that doesn’t mess around with canon and that the BBC has actually commissioned.. .
Well, I was going to write some stuff about the history of the Doctor Who books here ‘cause I remember reading something about it in an issue of Doctor Who Magazine, yet I can’t find the bit I needed [even after searching through about 100 magazines looking for the specific one I wanted, typically, it was right at the bottom...]
On a side note, it’s very difficult to write about Doctor Who when listening to this
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
xD
Um, this has gone on quite a while and not very much of it actually told you about Doctor Who books...oops.
So I’ll end by saying; READ THEM! If you see one at a book fair? Grab it! [pay for it obviously] If you know a friend who owns one? Borrow it!
Also, if you’ve never actually watched Doctor Who I suggest you do so before reading the books, otherwise lotsa stuff won’t make sense.
But the books reveal things y’wouldn’t know if y’just watched the show, e.g. The TARDIS has a swearing filter [never wondered why no-one swears, despite the danger they’re in? Exactly]. I don’t think it works in Torchwood ;)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Adrienne is film... and we will have a SURPRISE!
Ahhhh!!!!! AP exams are finally over for me!!! WOOT!!! I'm sorry.
Okayyy! So this week officially starts blog PCR week! Yay! So we are very excited and this week, our topic is... ... ... ...
DOCTOR WHO WEEK!!!
Yay!! 5 out of 3 stars for Doctor Who!
Sooo... This week, we decided that I was going to talk about the film aspect of Doctor Who. For those of you who don't actually know what Doctor Who is, it's basically a British television show that is streamed on BBC about time and space travel. That, by the way, is an EXTREMELY simplified version as to what Doctor Who is. So, I'm going to explain this to you in more detail.
There is a man named the Doctor, and he is a timelord. He is from the planet Gallifrey and he travels in a "police box" called the TARDIS. The TARDIS is what he time and space travels in. He likes to travel with companions and they have all sorts of cool adventures. (This is also a simplified version of Doctor Who, but the point is to get you to watch the show... so, I am not going to tell you everything about it. XD )
Anyways, if you do watch Doctor Who *coughlaurencough*, what have you thought about this new series so far? Any thoughts about Matt Smith and Karen Gillan? We seem to think that they'd make a good couple in real life. Also, in the show, I think that Amy and the Doctor really balance each other out perfectly, so I think that the writers and the producers really did a good job with that. Yay! If you watch, but you don't keep up with BBC UK, but instead, you keep up with BBC America, I don't want to spoil anything for you. However, I will say that the end of the 5th episode is really, really funny.
I know that there are some people who really don't like Matt Smith and want to give up on Doctor Who because they don't like the new cast or what they have done with the show, but I would encourage you to watch some more of the episodes before you make your decision of whether or not you're going to give up on it. Maybe you'll grow to like Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as much as you liked the other Doctors.
Well... I'm really sorry that this was such a terrible post, but it is REALLY late here, but... we really want to know what you think! Tell us if you've seen Doctor Who before and what you think and tell us what you think of the new series (if you've seen it).
Also, this is VERY IMPORTANT! We actually have a surprise for you guys. We'll have that up for you later on this week (yes, I know the week is almost over, but, it will go up this week!) and we hope you enjoy that because you'll have no choice... Nah. I think you'll love your surprise. It's AWESOME!
Okayyy! So this week officially starts blog PCR week! Yay! So we are very excited and this week, our topic is... ... ... ...
DOCTOR WHO WEEK!!!
Yay!! 5 out of 3 stars for Doctor Who!
Sooo... This week, we decided that I was going to talk about the film aspect of Doctor Who. For those of you who don't actually know what Doctor Who is, it's basically a British television show that is streamed on BBC about time and space travel. That, by the way, is an EXTREMELY simplified version as to what Doctor Who is. So, I'm going to explain this to you in more detail.
There is a man named the Doctor, and he is a timelord. He is from the planet Gallifrey and he travels in a "police box" called the TARDIS. The TARDIS is what he time and space travels in. He likes to travel with companions and they have all sorts of cool adventures. (This is also a simplified version of Doctor Who, but the point is to get you to watch the show... so, I am not going to tell you everything about it. XD )
Anyways, if you do watch Doctor Who *coughlaurencough*, what have you thought about this new series so far? Any thoughts about Matt Smith and Karen Gillan? We seem to think that they'd make a good couple in real life. Also, in the show, I think that Amy and the Doctor really balance each other out perfectly, so I think that the writers and the producers really did a good job with that. Yay! If you watch, but you don't keep up with BBC UK, but instead, you keep up with BBC America, I don't want to spoil anything for you. However, I will say that the end of the 5th episode is really, really funny.
I know that there are some people who really don't like Matt Smith and want to give up on Doctor Who because they don't like the new cast or what they have done with the show, but I would encourage you to watch some more of the episodes before you make your decision of whether or not you're going to give up on it. Maybe you'll grow to like Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as much as you liked the other Doctors.
Well... I'm really sorry that this was such a terrible post, but it is REALLY late here, but... we really want to know what you think! Tell us if you've seen Doctor Who before and what you think and tell us what you think of the new series (if you've seen it).
Also, this is VERY IMPORTANT! We actually have a surprise for you guys. We'll have that up for you later on this week (yes, I know the week is almost over, but, it will go up this week!) and we hope you enjoy that because you'll have no choice... Nah. I think you'll love your surprise. It's AWESOME!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Virginia's Excited about CoD...
So as Adrienne was rambling (wait im sorry.. she was beautifully writing) about, we are going to choose a theme every other week, and pick an area of pop culture to talk about. Here, an example. Say for one week, for the theme, we choose, oh I dunno, my current obsession of green tea with citrus (seriously try it). Then, Adrienne and I will choose an area to talk about, like say I take music and mystery, and Adrienne takes movies and books. Then, I will talk about music and whatever mystery piece of pop culture that has green tea with citrus in its lyrics, or its based around it, and Adrienne will do that same for her areas. We will have a mystery one every week!! Haha! Aren't we soooo cool! Books, movies, and music will always be constant, but for mystery, it could be something like a video game or a cool picture/video we found.
Now, in all seriousness. This means, every other week, Adrienne and I will blog about the top as it pertains to the forementioned major areas in pop culture that we have chosen, plus one of us shall do a 'mystery' category as we deem appropriate. The topics that we do will always change from person to person, so neither of us will always be stuck with the same two topics.
Now you may ask "Well, Ginny, what about the other weeks when you dont have a theme!". Well, young grasshopper, thats an outstanding question! (10 points to the muggle house now please). The other weeks we will blog about the geekery we find online :)
Ya see how simple that is?
So now! I would like to point all video gamer eyes to this beautiful link: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/next-call-of-duty-game-revealed/1397976
oh yes, I just showed you what all us first person shooter gamers were waiting for: the trailer for the new Call of Duty!!
So yes, start saving that money. It's going to be called Call of Duty: Black OPS, and it's going to be made by Treyarch, who you may remember as the creators of the ever so wonderful Call of Duty: World at War.
Now! Call of Duty: Black Ops, is apparently going to be set behind enemy lines (yes, thank you activison.. soooo much detail there lovies)
Now, apparently the people from Treyarch are saying the spent loads of time on the multi-player modes on this game, single-player, and of course Co-Op to make this game amazing-tacular. We'll see, but after Modern Warfare 2, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say they've got a lot to live up to (seriously, have you played the Multi-player on that game? It's amazing). It's speculated that CoD: Black Ops will take place in Vietnam, but if you watch the trailer, it's not very clear so.. we're just gonna have to wait and see.
And thats kinda it for me...
Now, in all seriousness. This means, every other week, Adrienne and I will blog about the top as it pertains to the forementioned major areas in pop culture that we have chosen, plus one of us shall do a 'mystery' category as we deem appropriate. The topics that we do will always change from person to person, so neither of us will always be stuck with the same two topics.
Now you may ask "Well, Ginny, what about the other weeks when you dont have a theme!". Well, young grasshopper, thats an outstanding question! (10 points to the muggle house now please). The other weeks we will blog about the geekery we find online :)
Ya see how simple that is?
So now! I would like to point all video gamer eyes to this beautiful link: http://videogames.yahoo.com/
oh yes, I just showed you what all us first person shooter gamers were waiting for: the trailer for the new Call of Duty!!
So yes, start saving that money. It's going to be called Call of Duty: Black OPS, and it's going to be made by Treyarch, who you may remember as the creators of the ever so wonderful Call of Duty: World at War.
Now! Call of Duty: Black Ops, is apparently going to be set behind enemy lines (yes, thank you activison.. soooo much detail there lovies)
Now, apparently the people from Treyarch are saying the spent loads of time on the multi-player modes on this game, single-player, and of course Co-Op to make this game amazing-tacular. We'll see, but after Modern Warfare 2, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say they've got a lot to live up to (seriously, have you played the Multi-player on that game? It's amazing). It's speculated that CoD: Black Ops will take place in Vietnam, but if you watch the trailer, it's not very clear so.. we're just gonna have to wait and see.
And thats kinda it for me...
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