Some days you're the statue. Other days, you're the pigeon.

i'm alive!! don't freak out.

2009-11-15T04:11:45Z

The random however-long-it-was LiveJournal hiatus is now officially OVER!!!! Due to technology fuckery, I wasn't able to go on LJ for like, a zillion weeks. Bit it's okay. 'Cause I'm back now. =)

CATCH-UP SESH!!!

1. Firstly, the weather.It's been INSANE over here for the last few days, and it's only Spring! Melbourne and South Australia are all experiencing heat-waves at the moment, so I guess they just decided to get all their stupid hot weather and shove it up north in the direction of Sydney. First day of hot weather, I came home, looked at the temperature gague, and the mercury was at 39 DEGREES CELSIUS. OR, 102 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THAT'S A LOTTA DEGREES. And it sucked. Guh. There hasn't been a Spring this hot in South Australia for like, 115 years or something like that. *exasperated sigh*

2. GLEE!!! YOU GUYS!! SO GLORIOUS!! I must admit, I really loved Rachel and Noah's brief fling in episode....eight, was it? Or maybe it was seven. Whatever. One of them. I know I've said it before, but I'm really warming to Puck with each episode that goes by. His hair doesn't seem so hideous anymore. =P Thursday's episode was a repeat of episode 2, which I was partially sad about *because I was looking forward to some genuine plot progression, you know* and partially glad for *because I'd missed the second ep the first time around*.......but OMG YOU GUYS, the preview for episode 9, 'Wheels', looks AWESOME!!!! SO SO AWESOME!!! Apparently someone finds something out, and there was a snippet of a scene wherein Finn *that rhymes!* walks into a room and he's like "Oh my god.." or something. And, dudes, I am so hoping he finds about the whole Quinn/Terri thing they've got going on because, seriously, that's just ridiculous. Terri, go die. Grr.

Speaking of Quinn, she continues to be awesomesauce. As does Sue. Oh, Sue!!! She is just amazing. You don't get comedy like that very often anymore. =D

3. I've missed the past like, four episodes of TBBT!! Boohissboo. =(

4. My sister and I went out and rented Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past last night. They were pretty good. We were both sitting there through Transformers like, "What part of the Transformer did they hit? Is it its face, or its ass??" for like, the entire movie, because it was all so hard to distinguish at times. Like in the massive fight sequence in Egypt? Dude. I've never seen so much CGI in one section of a movie before, ever. Actually, in ALL parts of the movie, come to that. Anyway, the DVD player stuffed up after about 3/4 of the movie, so we shut it off and went to watch Ever After that was showing on Ten. That was good, despite the slight monotony of Drew Barrymore's acting. We watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past this morning, and even though from the minute I read the blurb I knew it was gonna be a spin on A Christmas Carol, I still enjoyed it. The dialogue was witty and funny, and there were pretty people in it, so I had few complaints. =D

5. My sister told me while watching Transformers that apparently women can't become jet fighter pilots, because "the uterus acts like a vacuum, and it's dangerous". What the frick?! Totally ruined my dreams, aye. ;)

6. My sister also told me last night that the blonde chick in Michael Buble's music video, Haven't Met You Yet, is actually his girlfriend. She read it somewhere in an interview he did for some magazine or other. Boohissboo!!!!!

7. I haven't had much time to catch up on all the goings-on with my current obsessions *Ralph Fiennes, ASH, Merlin, etc.* but after recently purchasing two of my favourite movies ever ever ever, Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, I think my Joe Wright obsession is back. Like, it's always been there, of course, but it's taken over me now. I spent the last three days watching those two movies with the director's commentary, over and over and over. I....I may have a problem. *shifty eyes* But dudes!! He's so wonderful!! And beautiful! And English! And talented!! And fucking hell, he has a nice voice. Like, deadset. &hearts &hearts

8. I missed iCarly AGAIN. Far out, man!! This can't continue. Argh.

9. Lie To Me continues to please, which is good, seeing as the first season was so blagh. And, I'll admit it - Tim Roth is really growing on me. Really really. =| But I think they've started to repeat episodes, as well, now. Grr!!

10. And finally, the most glorious display of Michael Jackson dancing ever:

Oh gosh, I love the Middle East. Hee.

I'VE MISSED YOU, LIVEJOURNAL!!!! &hearts

2009-10-23T22:04:46Z

Can you believe I haven't posted in over a WEEK?!?! Or that I haven't gone on the computer in over FIVE DAYS?!? I went on for the first time this morning, at 6:30am, and I had 38 new emails in my inbox. I never have 38 new emails in my inbox, unless I'm on a Merlin thread on a Sunday night. *Flail!posts get lotsa comments.* Anyway, so: PREPARE FOR THE EPIC POST OF EPIC-NESS. AND CATCH-UP.

1. I bought Pez yesterday. And a Yoda dispenser!!! Pictures are en route.

2. The Big Bang Theory!!!! Oh, it brings me so much happiness. So, so much. SHELDON!! OH, GOSH. THAT MAN. GUHHH. &hearts &hearts &hearts I haven't posted about the two episodes I saw *I think*, so, yes. Here. The first one, Howard is all depressed because Leslie broke up with him, so Raj and Leonard decide to take him to Vegas and then some prosto chats him up and he gets all happy again. You guys, HOWARD IS GETTING SEXIER WITH EVERY EPISODE. I....I know it's not just me that thinks this, and I'm kind of glad I'm not alone in this, because it's just so....unlike me to think someone like Howard is sexy? I dunno. I think it's Howard's pants that does it. Seriously. *shrug* Anyway, I loved the running gag of "friends with benefits" because Sheldon was just so hilarious with that. He was so cute when Penny said that he was going to have to stay at her apartment and sleep in her bed!! His <i>face</i>!!!!! Guuhhh, it was adorkable. Although, it got me thinking that maybe Sheldon sort of relished the idea of sleeping in Penny's bed? I dunno, something about the way he reacted to the idea, and his expressions. But maybe I'm just going into flaily-shippy-mode again. Which is very likely. Anyway, Sheldon's last line, when he exits Penny's apartment telling Leonard that he understands "friends with benefits" "much better now".....I DIED. So funny. Best line of the whole show: "What exactly does that expression mean, 'friends with benefits?' Does he provide her with health insurance?" HAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, Sheldon. The second episode: Howard, again, brings the beautiful. His space toilet was fucking awesomesauce, by the way. Hee. When the meatloaf like, exploded from the toilet and ended up on Sheldon's ceiling? And Sheldon's face that was like "Oh my god. There's meatloaf on my celing."?? I DIED OF LAUGHTER. GUHHH. And, Sheldon's persistence that Leonard check his messages was awesome, too. Oooh, it all brings the lulz. &hearts &hearts Also, the Penny/Leonard was even more annoying in this episode than in previous ones. Like, Penny saying Leonard's name while making out with another guy? I mean, you know, I'm sure Leonard's very squee-y and all, but come on! It's just blah. Sheldon/Penny FTW!! =)

3. NCIS!!! DiNozzo/McGee!!!!!!!! Yeah, that's all I have to say. Their chemistry says the rest, baby. =D And I'm sensing very strong Gibbs/Ziva vibes, as well. Am I just delusional? The bit when Gibbs whispered something in her ear *which I'm DYING to know the specifics of, btw* and Ziva started crying, and then Gibbs kissed her head.....guhh, it was a very lovely scene. They're lovely. But still....Abby/Gibbs all the way, man. &hearts

4. I'm really getting into the second season of Lie To Me. The first one just didn't do it for me, I'm afraid. It all just sort of fell on uninterested ears, in my case, but this season's definitely a lot better. Cal and his daughter are adorable together. Just saying.

5. I MISSED THE LAST TWO EPISODES OF GLEE!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL, MAN?!?!?! HATE LIFE. Seriously, what the frig. I missed episode 5 because of some random reason, I don't know, and the episode two days ago I missed because I had to work. Gaaaahhh!!!! And I tried to watch episode 5 on ten.com.au, but my stupid computer shut down right in the middle of the Glee Glory. ROAR!! =(

6. Although, speaking of Glee, I found this random newspaper at the library that had Glee on the front cover and a massive article on the show!!!!! I flailed. Pictures en route.

7. I think I've gotten more tan. Like, more tan than usual. I walked a lot yesterday, and even though I put heaps of sunscreen on, my skin looks a lot more golden than it usually does. No surprise, though, seeing as it was fucking 30 DEGREES YESTERDAY. *Around 90 Fahrenheit* Thirty!!!!! And it's only Spring!! That's horrifying. I hate you, sun. Take your stupid UV rays and bugger off. Grr.

8. MEME TIME!!!! Oh, I've missed these things. Taken from firthgal -

If you're on my friends list, I want to know 35 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine.

Short and Sweet is NOT fine. =D

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a pessimistic or optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) If we met randomly, where would it be?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
27) Do you believe in ghosts?
28) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
29) Do you swear a lot?
30) Biggest pet peeve?
31) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
32) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
33) Favorite and least favorite food?
34) What's your strongest belief?
35) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Yay.

9. I have not yet bought MUSE's new album. What is this fuckery?!?!

EDIT: I just realised that I missed today's episode of iCarly. *snaps fingers* Damnit!!! *sadpants*

what, you don't see it?

2009-10-08T01:11:47Z

I just realised how much Jon Cryer (Alan from Two and a Half Men) looks like Alan Watts!

Spooky.

aaaah, so much to report!

2009-10-05T03:31:30Z

Strap yerselves in!!

1. I'll start with the minor news first. On Saturday I decided to relive my childhood and watch morning cartoons *which I totally missed, by the way* and they were glorious. Mainly due to the fact that I watched a new show called iCarly. I'd read about it fleetingly a few times on people's journals, but I didn't think anything of it until I saw it on Saturday. You guys! So funny! I mean, I know it's a children's show and all, but the humour's there. And Spencer, oh my gaaaawd. MARRY ME, JERRY TRAINOR!!! &hearts &hearts. I watched the seventh episode of season 1, the Halloween one, when Carly, Sam and Freddie think that apartment 13B is haunted so they do iCarly from there and get all freaked out. During the webcast I was laughing like crazy because they were being such idiots, but the real laughs came when Spencer tried to carve his gigantic punpkin with a chainsaw. Oh, that man!! I love him. He's absolutely hilarious. Although, the fandom does weird me out a little bit, mainly due to the amount of tweens participating and putting forth their weird ships and totally bagging out the more acceptable ones. Like, the whole incest thing? I'm not too squicky about it all, as I know others out there aren't either, but the amount of bashing going on about it is just stupid. *I am obvz talking about the Sparly, here.* If people wanna interpret shit as romantic feelings, then they can go ahead! *shakes head* Squicky lil' bastards.

Personally, I adore the dynamic between Sam and Freddie. Oooh, they're so cute!! =D And that guy with the big, hairy mole? I forgot his name. He craks me up soooo hard!! Oh, this show. I like it.

2. HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY! OH MY FREAKING GOSH. This bit is mainly for the Aussie flisters out there, but I think everyone should read this because IT IS SO EPIC THAT IT TOOK ME AGES TO POST ABOUT IT. *flail* Okay. I trust all Australians watched the reunion of Hey Hey, It's Saturday! on Channel Nine on Wednesday, yes?? If you didn't then I shake my head at you. And, I also trust that All non-Aussies are wondering what the hell I'm on about? Cliff Notes version: Hey Hey, It's Saturday! is the best comedy program to ever grace the screens of Australian television for 27 years straight. It's got all the good characters; Daryl, Ossiz Ostritch, Plucka Duck, Molly Meldrum, and my personal favourite: RED. This, of course, means jack to non-Australians, but whatever. Basically, it's an epic, epic, epic show. AND THE REUNION WAS ON RECENTLY!! I missed the first half of it due to my mum dragging me off somewhere, but I got the last part! And I got to see Red Faces!!!! MY FAVOURITE SEGMENT, OH MY GOD!! Apart from Plucka Duck's bit, which is always entertaining. &hearts &hearts I so hope it's coming back for good because I remember how devastated I was when it got cancelled back in the 90's *and even though I was a kid, it was still horrifying* and I want it back!!! *huff* Aaah, Hey Hey....I adore you.

3. Remember how I said that Anthony Stewart Head and his wife were like, the cutest couple in existence, with Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly following close behind? Well, I do think that the Bettanys have a new competitor vying for their position, because, my friends, last night I was fortunate enough to witness the utter adorable of ROVE MCMANUS AND TASMA WALTON!!!!! Oh my gooooosh, they are ADORABLE!!!! For those who don't know, Rove recently married *well, is it recent? I don't know the time frame, but I don't think it's been too long....whatever.* Tasma Walton, a lovely Australian woman whom he had as a guest on his show last night. And everyone was all "Oooh, Rove, got the missus on the show tonight, aye?" but it went fine. They honestly could not stop giggling and grinning for the ENTIRE show. It was so so so delightful!!! And fucking hilarious, too.

FOOTAGE!!

The beginning when they act all shy as Tasma's coming down the 'runway' was too cute. Aw!!

0:57 seconds!! They're looking at each other all cute-like. Aw!

And I had to add this one, just because it's absolutely HILARIOUS:

I'm pretty proud to announce that they take second place. Sorry, Paul. I still love you!!! =D

4. GLEE!! I missed the second episode but I managed to catch the third, and it was pretty good. It's taking me a while to warm to it *you know, new show, new ships, etc etc* but it's getting there. I did enjoy the Acafellas, actually. Will is still a sex bomb, as always, although for some reason I'm just not getting the Emma/Will vibe I got before. Hmm.. I don't know if they'd be such a good match after all. Mercedes and that gay one....I forgot his name....*Chris?* whatever, those two are so cute! They remain my #1 ship for now. =) Oh, gosh, Quinn! I love her so! Even though she's a big slag, and a bitch, she's still hilarious. Her and that freaky deeky coach, they're hilarious, too. Also: can someone tell me what's the deal with Terri, Will's wife? Is she not pregnant or something??

5. On a slightly sadder note, however, the Parramatta Eels lost the grand final yesterday to the Melbourne Storm, 23 - 16. WHAT THE HELL, GUYS?! You disappoint me. Which is weird, because I normally don't give two shits about sport, least of all NRL. And golf.

6. And, finally, inevitably:

Kay. I gotta go now before I explode. =)

another meme and some ramblings.

2009-09-29T08:45:04Z

Ask me a fandom, and I will tell you my:

- OTP
- Runner-up
- Honorable mention(s)
- Crack pairing(s)
- Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't

Oh, please, flist, do the meme! I'm a lonely one, these days. *sadpants* It can be absolutely any fandom whatsoever, I don't care how obscure. Just as long as I know it. =)

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Just quickly, I'd like to say how much Mr. Obama rocks my socks. I was going to post about this before, only I forgot - in an interview *and I've heard audio, guys!!* Barack Obama talks about Kanye West as being a "jackass". He calls him a jackass! For reals!! That's probably even cooler that K-Rudd over here saying "You can all get fucked" in the presence of lady ministers. For now, I say go politics!!! =)

And, since it's been a while *hey, more than three days is ages for me, mmkay?*, I give you random Fiennes-age!

*fans self* BRB GETTING DEFIBRILATORS.

armageddon, and an impromptu picspam. =)

2009-09-23T09:33:18Z

To all Aussies on my flist, in particular Sydneysiders, I have one thing to say. DID WE ALL FUCKING DIE IN THE DUST TODAY OR WHAAAAAT?! I so did. I think I inhaled about a ton of it, which isn't very good. For those who haven't heard, or are in other countries, Sydney *and ONLY Sydney* was blanketed by a thick layer of orange dust today. Pictures!

Some douche-a-lot tries to go surfing in the dust. Go home, buddy! *Also, check out the sun! It looks like the moon.*

The Harbour Bridge, completely shrouded in red.

It was a lot more dense in the city than in the west, though. *Some people were describing it like an alien invasion, or the Armageddon. Me? I texted everyone I knew and said "SYDNEY'S GONE RANGA!!" =P* Even so, it was still really reddy/orangey where I was. And when I turned out my bedroom light, the light coming through my window cast an orange glow all over my room. It was pretty cool.

What was less cool, though, was how I inhaled about a ton of the stupid stuff when at school today. For reals, it was worse than when I cleaned my room and inhaled dust from that. Although, Bunny, if you're reading, you'll be happy to hear I did actually clean my room! I can walk around and stuff now. And sit at my table! Woot.

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In flaily news, I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO WATCHING THE CONSTANT GARDENER ON THE WEEKEND!! You guuuuys, it was so so so good. And Ralph Fiennes looked delicious, as usual. But what was weird, was that yesterday I was walking around Pennant Hills, and I walked into a random Vinnies that I found and guess what I found?! The Constant Gardener novel by John le Carre!! I was pretty spooked out, seeing as I'd watched the film only recently, and BAM, I randomly find the novel for two dollars in Vinnies yesterday. But, I bought it, of course, and it's really good so far. *flaily dance* Anyways, impromptu picspam time!! *Spoilers*

Justin Quayle (Fiennes) and his wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz!!!!! I squealed. Many times.) are at the airport. Justin is seeing her off cause she's off to Africa to protest some shit...I dunno, I wasn't really listening. Too distracted by the pretty.

That guy she's with is Arnold, her sort of guide guy because, if she didn't have him, pretty sure she'd like, get shot or something. He becomes important later on.

This yucky, yucky guy named Sandy Woodrow comes into Justin's office to tell him the shocking news that his wife's been murdered, along with Arnold in a place called Loki, in Africa. *sadpants*

HIS FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE, YOU GUYS!! IT BREAKS MY HEART, OH MY GOSH. =(

Then for a majority of the movie it's a lot of flashbacks, explaining how Justin and Tessa got together and why she went to Africa and stuff. Justin is shown here speaking about some issue or other, cause he's a British Diplomat...and yeah. =)

Then Tessa stands up and starts arguing with him, cause she's all forthright and activist-y and whatever else.

They end up flirting and going for a drink together....

.....and then having sex. Fancy that? =P

BRB, GETTING NEW PANTS. LOOK AT THAT FUCKING FACE, YOU GUYS. OH MY GOD. GET IN MAH PANTS NOW.

Then it flashes back to present day, where Just Juice and Sandy Cheeks are going to the morgue to identify Tessa. =(

Sandy ends up throwing up violently in the basin, which, for an emetophobic like me, was NOT a good scene. I yelled 'MOTHERFUUUCK!' and hid my face. =S *shudder*

Justin looks at Tessa all depressed. I WANT TO HUG HIM, OMG.

Another flashback. Tess asks Just Juice if she can go with him to Africa, which explains the whole Tessa-in-Africa-and-getting shot situation. This scene was so cute. Lots of giggling and banter. Oooh, yessss.

This is basically one big flashback for a long while. Here, Tessa is with Arnold in Africa, watching some performance by locals.

Oh, by the way - she's knocked up. I saw this and I was like "Whaaaat?" because it was so sudden. But yeah, she's pretty far along.

More flashbacks, involving footage of Tessa having a bath and Justin finding this questionable email in her files...

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!! When I read that I was like "Ohhh, it's awwwwwn like Donkey Konggggg, bitch! You skank." but later we find out that Arnold and Tessa were actually at that place to find out more about a secret they're not supposed to know about. Something to do with drug companies and shit, I dunno. Just look at Fiennes, mmkay??

Ooooh.....

A bunch of other shit happens, and theeeeeeeeeeen...

Bill Nighy!!! Yay!! I love him so much. He's so awesomesauce. And, surprisingly, the head vampire in Rise of the Lycans!! I never knew that!!! Huh.

Fast forward to Tessa having her baby, which is sadly a stillbirth. =( And Arnold is there which kind of gets me suspicious about what kind of person he really is. Like, he's ALWAYS with Tessa. In a stalkery way. It's getting creepy.

Poor Just Juice. =( *hugs to chest*

"What the fuck is that, Justin?!"
"It's just pesticide..."
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!" *Hulks up*
For reals, she got pissed off at him for using pesticide on his plants. At which point I'm thinking "Jeez, calm down, bitch!" because she's starting to piss me off now. But don't worry, she redeems herself later on. XD

After some other shit happens, Tessa goes to the creep Woodrow, and has a chat with him *while he seedily wraps up the handle of a cricket bat and makes it seem like some erotic act. Ew.*. She's trying to get information out of him about the drug companies or something, and he doesn't want to give it to her....until she says this:

"If you give me the letter, I'll sleep with you."

"Hahahaha! Get real, Tessa. Haha. Ha."

"I'm serious. Douchebag."

"............Really??"

"Yes."

"Eeeeeexcellent." *seedy grin*

And then, as he's leaving....

....HE MACKS HER!!! THAT'S SO FUCKING GROOOOOSSSS!! ESPECIALLY SINCE HE'S YUCKY AND OLD AND BLARGH AND I WANT TO GRAB TESSA AND WASH HER MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP. Having said that, the thing she wants from this guy must be big, if she's agreed to sleep with HIM for it. Eweeeeey.

Anyway, now we're back in the present day and Just Juice is at Tessa's funeral. =(

A random kid that puts flowers at her grave gives Justin this note, and this makes him determined to find out what happened to his wife and why she was murdered.

We also find out that Arnold's gay with that white chap, which dispels both Justin's and the audience's doubts about Tessa's loyalty to Justin. Fancy that!!

Justin meets up with Bernard Pellegrin (Nighy) and interrogates him about the whole drug company conspiracy thing. Boring boring boring.

Then Just Juice meets up with his old friend, who helps him get all these fake identities and go in search of Tessa's murderers and stuff like that.

Justin goes back to his house *or is it Tessa's? Meh...* and...

...ends up crying in the rain against a glass door. *sadpants* Aw, don't cry!!! I'LL HUG YOU!!! *hugs to chest* =( =( =(

There's a mad car chase with an anticlimactic ending, when we find out that instead of the pissed off hitman that it should have been pursuing Justin, it's only this old guy, Tim Donahue. Eh. But Justin says "Fuck you, Donahue!" and that makes it all better. =) Ralph Fiennes manages to make an expletive sound like the most elegant, polite thing ever. He could've been saying 'fuck you' to the Queen and it wouldn't have mattered. =P Oooh, I love him. &hearts

"Here, take mah piece, yo. 'Case you run intah any bandits, you feel me???"
"I feel you, brah."

A bunch of shit happens, Justin visits this place where he finds out a lot about the drug/pharmecutical company, the town gets attacked by crazies on horses, and everyone has to run for the jet plane standing by to take them to safety. Anyways, while on the plane, Justin asks the pilot if he can take him somewhere.

Here.

The scene ends with him just sitting there and I'm thinking "What the hell? Something happen, already!"

And then we get this incredibly sad voice over that tells us that Justin was shot three times in the head at the exact same place where Tessa was killed *which made me think of suicide* - but the shots didn't come from Justin's gun, which was still in his hand. I heard that, had to pause the video to process what had happened, and then I was all "Nooo!!! He can't die!! That's bullshit! He has to liiiiiiiiiiiiiveeeeeee!!!!!!" *sniff* It was sad.

And then we get this sequence where it shows Justin sitting on that rocky place still, and he's waiting for something and *and, this was pretty confusing, I must say* I think he hallucinates and sees Tessa sitting next to him, and she's all smiling and not saying anything, and he's talking to her all like "I think I understand you now" and all this other stuff.

Then a bunch of police people come and I think they threaten to arrest him or something. I dunno. And the last thing we see is Justin's beautiful face and he's whispering "Tessa..."......and then the credits roll. =|

THE END!!! Overall, an extremely good movie, very poignant, very touching, very honest, funny at times, and ho-shit, were there some beautiful fucking people in it!!!! Ralph Fiennes, I love you. &hearts &hearts &hearts

I've missed picspams. <3

are you a parking ticket? cause you've got Fiennes written all over you.

2009-09-06T00:21:26Z

First and foremost:

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, F-LIST!!!

A sea of hearts to all our dear Dads. &hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts XD

Secondly, GLEE COMES TO TEN ON THE 17TH SEPTEMBER!!!! WOOOOOT! The lovely promo ad came on yesterday and I hastened to write it on my calendar. So, yay. =)

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So, I was having dinner last night, content with my chicken pie *BEST SHIT EVER, DUDES. EAT IT. NOW.* when I happened on the Saturday movie that Channel Nine was hosting. I didn't know what it was, though, so since I had nothing else to do, I thought I'd watch it for a bit, and then wait for an ad to come on and announce the title of the film. It ended up being Maid in Manhattan, some weird romcom from the early 2000s. It took me about half an hour to realise it was Ralph Fiennes as one of the stars of the film, and when I did eventually realise who it was, my mind was like "What the shit??" because I would never have guessed him to be a leading man in a romcom. Seriously. Without a lovely British accent and a period costume, he just looks....strange. Ralph Fiennes is supposed to be charming and dignified and all sexy-like, and he WAS, but it was just queer to see him in something other than a serious period drama. And with J.Lo! Bit of an odd match, but I guess it worked. And, even though this movie was pretty mediocre in terms of plot and such, Fiennes made it all better. I guess it's a mark of his superb acting talent that he can do a romcom like this, still manage to be so goddamn charming, and then go off, morph into Lord Voldemort, and be a fucking nutcase. Guhh, I loves him. XD Sea of hearts! &hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts &hearts..... I'm sensing some similarities between this and my giant crushes on Anthony Stewart Head and Damian Lewis, so expect some crazy assed picspams soon, bbs. I bloody hope it doesn't come to that, though, because gosh knows I've got too many obsessions. =)

i love cheesecake. :)

2009-08-16T08:18:22Z

Yay cheesecake!! Had the best French Vanilla cheesecake today for my sister's birthday, along with Black Forest cake, 'cause it's her favourite. YUMMAAAY.

Also:

JIM, YOU DORK. ILY. &hearts

who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

2009-08-05T07:49:03Z

A meme, stolen from popcultaddict . Thanks bb! &hearts; *bonus points if anyone can answer the above question. =)*

List the first ten series that come to mind. Your friends will comment with the character from each series that they think you are most like. No favorites (...unless it's legit)!

001. Merlin
002. Desperate Housewives
003. Buffy
004. Scrubs
005. Skins (series 1 and 2. GTFO, series 3.)
006. FRIENDS
007. Spongebob Squarepants (I dont care if it's for 10 year olds, I LOVE IT.)
008. House
009. The Nanny
010. NCIS

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In other news, I had Easy Mac today. And now I want more.

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I'm also really cut that I missed Sunday's flailpost!! =( *merlinaustralia people will know what I'm talking about.* I didn't check the comm until like, yesterday, and when I saw that there was a flailpost to discuss all things Merlin, I was very very sad. *sigh*

Oh well. Easy Mac!! Be jealous. =D

EDIT: I just used the LJ locator thang, and oh my gosh, it located me all right. Even the suburb and everything!! Spooky.

oh my gosh, i swear i'm sane.

2009-08-01T07:37:31Z

About a minute ago my sister yelled from the lounge room, "HEY DUDE!! DID YOU KNOW THAT GRIMACE IS ACTUALLY A LARGE PURPLE TASTEBUD?!?" *Grimace being the McDonalds character* And I simply sat there and said a very appropriate, "What?? I thought he was a nugget!" Because he totally is a freaking chicken nugget...that has been dipped in purple shit. And to see if my sister was in fact right, I went to the ever reliable Wikipedia and checked it out. Click here if you don't believe me.

Ironically, I actually had chicken nuggets today. With tomato sauce. 'Twas good. =D

My sister rang earlier today and asked what I was doing, and when I replied that I was watching Mulan *shut up, okay? It's a classic.* she, of course, sped home to watch it with me. Man, I haven't seen that movie in ages! Eddie Murphy, ILU. =D And I had absolutely no idea that my beloved B.D Wong *whom I adore on SVU* voiced the character of Shang - nor that he is openly gay. What the hell, man?! How did I not know this before?? Guh, life chooses the bitchiest times to dump a load of information on me, hey.

BUT OMG OMG OMG BBS, CHECK THIS SHIT OUT:

*SQUEE* *FLAIL* *DIES*

I AM SO SO SO EXCITED. I found out about the movie a few days ago and, after learning that Johnny Depp was going to be in it, I watched the trailer and HOLY CRAP IT LOOKS AWESOME!!! XDXDXD

I hadn't, however, actually read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It sounds weird, I know, because it's a classic and it sounds right up my alley, given that it's completely insane, but I guess my parents never introduced me to it in my youth. I'd heard about it, of course, but I'd never read it until Thursday afternoon when, inspired by the trailer, I decided to see what all the fuss was about.

I'd just like to say, for the record, that that book is fucking nuts. Totally. It's genius, of course, and really entertaining, but utterly bizarre all the same. And oh my gosh, I never ever knew that Through the Looking Glass was the sequel!! Shows how lame I am, I spose. I also started to watch the Disney 1951 film adaptation of the book, but I abandoned it after like, 5 minutes because I really don't like watching movies on Youtube. I much prefer the sounds and actions to actually sync up, thankyou very much. *I dunno, every time I watch a movie on Youtube the sounds and actions go out of sync and it really pisses me off. So yeah. I'll buy it on VHS or something. =)*

Anyways, in terms of the movie, I think it's going to be brilliant. I mean, anything with Johnny Depp in it is brilliant, really. He's going to be soooo good for the role of the Mad Hatter!! Aaaah, I'm so excited. And, ho-shit, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bohnam Carter and Matt Lucas are in it, too!!! Aaaaaghh!!! *flail* 2010, hurry your ass up.

Speaking of Johnny Depp, I think I'm seeing Public Enemies tomorrow. The reason I say 'I think' is because the people I'm going to the movies with all want to see it except for one stubborn guy who'll probably be all "Blaaargh, noo, let's see the Hangover! None of this Depp shit." to which I will reply with some sort of 'your face' joke, I'm sure. =D But we're seeing Coraline tomorrow as well, which I'm super duper excited about also. Wooo!!!

EDIT: I'm also reading Russell Brand's book, currently. It's really really good! He's a very articulate man. =)

america, what the hell?

2009-07-22T13:16:57Z

Okay, so, I was watching Oprah today *what of it, foo?* and they had this special episode thingy on rudeness and being civil, and they had this one bit about waiters and waitresses, and how uncivil customers can be to them, and by the end of it I was literally going "What?!?!" at my TV because, seriously, what some of these waiters/tresses were saying was outrageous.

Now, I know that in the USA *and, my American buddies can help me out here, yes?* people like to tip a lot. Apparently it's like, a 20% minimum tip or something? Now, here in Australia, we rarely tip. And by rarely, I mean thats just a euphemism for like, never. Cause, really, unless the waiter is hot, or they gave us really really good service, or we feel particularly generous that day, we just don't tip. And I'm pretty sure that goes for the majority of the Aussie population. However, in America *again, help me out here, flist* it's like, frowned upon if you don't tip. People think you're weird or something. In Oz, we don't do that, and maybe that's a bad thing, but you know what? This could all be resolved by one simple change to the American food industry:

PAY YOUR FUCKING EMPLOYEES BETTER, FOR CHRIST'S SAKES!!!

I swear to you all, on Oprah, some waitress said that in New York waiters/tresses get paid FOUR DOLLARS AN HOUR. FOUR BLOODY BUCKS. WHAT THE HELL, MAN. YOU CAN'T EVEN LIVE ON THAT!! And then she went on to say that the waiters/tresses have to also pay for the busboys and sometimes the host/ess or the 'food runner' *I don't even know what the hell that is, man* and I was just sitting there like "Holy crap, that's ridiculous!" Because it totally is. But then they went on to say that tips actually make up about 80-90 % of their wages, which explains why everyone in America simply must tip. Which also explains why here in Australia we rarely tip, since we actually pay our people more than a few dollars an hour. Seriously, you don't even get that kind of pay at Maccas, and that's like the bottom of the food chain. And we're talking 14 year old kids. And what's more, these waiters/tresses getting this low, low pay were like, in their 30s, 40s, even. You'd think that they'd get more than a few dollars an hour if they were older? Because that's what happens here. The earliest you can work *taking McDonalds for example* is 14 years old, and even then you get about $5 an hour. As you get older, the pay increases. So yeah, I'm just really shocked and "WTF?" about all of this.

Maybe my largely American flist can shed some light on this subject, hmm?

EDIT: By the way, my icon is of the lovely Tim/Daisy from Spaced being all cute and adorable on the footpath. Ach, I just wanna hug them!!

oh wow...lovely...

2009-07-12T23:50:32Z

I am officially addicted to Skins. I'd only seen a bit of the third season before, and I liked it, but my friend said that the original cast is so much better than this new one, so she lent me the first two seasons on Saturday, and I've been practically glued to the couch for two days straight. I finished the first season in a day and, holy shit, IT IS SO GOOD!! SO DAMN GOOD!! Much better than I expected, actually. And it's got that kid, the one from About a Boy! Nicholas something. All grown up.

Cassie's my favourite. *She's got cool style.* I'm really digging Cassie/Sid, although a weird part of me hoped that he'd get together with Michelle for a little while. It's totally fucked up because, even though I don't really like Michelle/Tony that much, *it's like Barbie and Ken, seriously* I would much rather they stay together than for Sid to end up with Michelle and for Tony to go off with that weird skank, Abigail. ("Bring your frands, yaah?" What's up with that?!) So yeah. Cassie/Sid are the cutest. I also love Chris, he's my second favourite character, mainly because he's such a nut, but he's also got so many layers; it's just beautiful. It took me a while to warm up to Chris/Angie, but after a few episodes I was really into it. Although Angie kinda pisses me off sometimes. And what the fuck was up with her random Australian fiance in the finale? For one, he was such a crappy representation of Australian guys, I nearly couldn't watch it. For two....he's a dick. So, blargh. But I did love the Chris/Jal vibe in Chris's episode. They're lovely. =D

And, oh my gosh, MAXXIE! AND ANWAR!! YAAY!! They are just the epitome of adorable, seriously. Their episode, when they went to Russia, that was cute. And in Season 2, *I think it was the first episode?* when Maxxie wouldn't go to Anwar's birthday party unless he told his folks that he was gay, and they had that lovely phone conversation out in the cold, and then they finally found each other and there was that cute scene when Anwar's dad discovered he was gay and awwwh!! I love them. But, strangely, not in a slashy kinda way. It's purely their buddy, brotherly sort of relationship that I'm drawn to, and I'm totally not rooting for them to get together like I usually would be with these kinds of ships. Hmm.

I've only seen like, two episodes of the second season, and I must say I really feel sorry for Tony. And Michelle. Like, Tony was a dick in the first season *except in the Effy episode where we saw his love for his sister* and his behaviour really pissed me off, but I was still so shocked and upset when he got hit by that bus or whatever it was. My mouth dropped to the floor, seriously. *sadpants* And now he's got all these brain problems and everything!! =( And his love for Sid is really cute, too. I don't neccessarily ship them in a slashy way, but I like their friendship, regardless of how ridiculous it was in the first season. And, speaking of Sid, CASSIE/SID YAAY!! That tape she sent him from Scotland was well cute. Aw. =D And, can someone explain to me WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH SKETCH?! DUDES. SHE STALKS MAXXIE. I WAS LIKE "SHE IS SO FUCKED!" FOR THE WHOLE EP, NO JOKE. Poor Maxxie! And poor Anwar, for that matter. Guh.

So, yeah. Skins. I love it. &hearts

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In other news, Harry Potter comes out in two days!! *flail* *party* I'm extremely excited. More excited than I have been for any other one, actually, probably due to the fact that this one doesn't look like total shit. Not that the other one's looked like shit! It's just.....what was up with Order of the Phoenix? That was rubbish. But hopefully this 6th one will deliver. *crosses fingers*

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I feel totally fat after eating like, five pieces of blueberry danish last night. I had my third piece and I was all "Okay, this is the last one!" but, typically, I went and had another one. And another before bed. What the hell, man. If it weren't for my fast metabolism, I'd be pretty fat right about now.

EDIT: I'm craving Belgian eclairs, now. And Subway. I'm actually this close ( | | ) to walking up to my local shops and getting a Subway. Ach, damn you, stomach! Making me walk. :|

M-E-M-E. yay!

2009-07-09T06:05:19Z

I am quite the thief! =) Nicked from firthgal

Choose 10 characters (~~preferably from the same fandom~~) and answer the questions that follow. No peeking until your list is done!

1. Merlin (Merlin)
2. Charlie Crews (Life) *yes, I'm still holding onto this one*
3. Spike (Buffy)
4. Dr. Cox (Scrubs)
5. Morgana (Merlin)
6. Arthur (Merlin)
7. Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
8. Michael Scofield (Prison Break)
9. T-Bag (Prison Break)
10. Chandler Bing (FRIENDS)

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1. Characters 4, 9 and 10 are at an arcade. What game do they choose to play, and who wins? (Dr. Cox, T-Bag, Chandler Bing)

They would totally play car racing!! Chandler would suggest it, and then Dr. Cox would get really competitive and turn all purple because he's losing. And T-Bag would continuously tailgate Chandler's racecar and make dirty jokes about how his car is rear-ending him. Chandler would obvz win.

2. Make up an e-mail address for 6. (Arthur)

I don't know.... imthemotherfuckingprincebitch@hotmail.com?

3. If 8 had an iPod or some kind of music player, what kinds of songs would you find in it? (Michael Scofield)

Oooh, lots of Iron and Wine and Coldplay. And some Mozart, because he's all smart and needs to nurture his brain cells, and relax after a hard day in Prison or, as it is, on the run. But occasionally he'd crack out the Hot Chip or some Bloc Party for when he's feeling happy. =)

4. What would you do if 9 suddenly paid you a visit? (T-Bag)

Probably freak out, since he's a creepy killer man. But I'd feel his fake hand?

5. Do you think 6 and 4 are made for each other? (Arthur and Dr. Cox)

LOL. Arthur's too up himself and concerned with his kingdom to care about anyone else, and Dr. Cox is too stressed and emotionally detatched to ever start up a real relationship with anyone. And besides, he's too straight to look at Arthur twice. He'd probably take one look at him, pronounce him as a sissy-boy or something, and then go home and have some scotch, to which Arthur would respond by ordering his Knights to seize him. He would then go home and make his Merlin give him a sponge bath and feed him grapes. =D

6. 1 challenges 3 to a no-holds-barred duel. Who will win and how? (Merlin vs. Spike, BAHAHA)

Erm, well, let's see! Merlin is obviously a douche to ever challenge Spike, seeing as Spike is a ruthless vampire and could snap Merlin in two seconds. Plus, Merlin is very clumsy and, even though he can work a sword, he's too much of a ditz to do any serious damage. Although he is a wizard, so.... I'll say that Merlin would go good for the first half, but then Spike gains the edge, gets Merlin on his back, and sucks his blood quickly.

7. 7, 2 and 1 order a pizza. What toppings does each one request, and what do the others think of the choices? (Merlin, Charlie Crews, Dumbledore)

Oooh, yay! Well, Merlin and Dumbledore would get chummy together, swapping spells and whatnot, with Merlin examining his wand and wondering how it could possibly perform magic if Dumbledore's the wizard, while Crews sits patiently and looks at the napkin holder by which he is fascinated. Anywhoo: Dumbledore orders something exotic, with lots of herbs and like, six different cheeses and dragon's meat *which they don't have*, and Merlin orders the same, but with less cheese because it makes him look bloated. Charlie wonders how anyone can put that stuff into your body and orders an entire fruit pizza. Dumbledore appreciates his weirdness, while Merlin wonders how he could possibly pay for a whole fruit pizza, since fruit is so expensive.

8. What subject would 1 teach if s/he were a teacher/professor? (Merlin)

History, probably. Or magic class, if that were possible.

9. 5 and 10 go on their first date. Where would they go, and what would they do? (Morgana, Chandler Bing)

Ooooh, yay! This is funny. Well, Chandler would take her to go see a show in New York somewhere, and Morgana would find it insipid and boring, but she would laugh at every joke that Chandler says. And Chandler would do his happy dance and expect to get lucky, *Morgana is, incidentally, in a slutty outfit* but Morgana declines his offer to go up to his room because she would feel guilty about betraying Uther. She'd go home, and Chandler would eat ice-cream and watch Baywatch with Joey for the rest of the night.

10. 8 sings karaoke and dedicates a song to 7. What song would s/he dedicate and why? (Michael Scofield to Dumbledore. Um....WHAT.)

So, this is weird. Erm.... He'd probably sing Some Beatles song, like Yellow Submarine.

11. How would 8 court 6? (Michael Scofield, Arthur)

Hahaha, he'd probably turn on his hunky, brooding, mysterious charm and say smart things while pressing Arthur up against a wall. And then Arthur would turn into a total prat and be all "No, bitch, I love Merlin!" and run away, and Michael would follow him and then it would all ultimately turn into a contest to see who's prettier. And then they'd give up and have buttsecks. I mean...what? O.O

12. Describe the relationship between 2 and 8 in the canon. Would you change it? Why? (Charlie Crews, Michael Scofield)

Um, how the hell do I answer this? Whatever.

13. In your list, who do you think is the perfect match for 3 and why? (Spike)

Oooh, probably Dr. Cox. Because the fact that Dr. Cox is a doctor means that he can get Spike all the blood he wants from the hospital, and also because Cox doesn't take any crap from anyone, and this means that Spike and he could just live a relatively argument-free relationship together, because Cox knows that if he pisses Spike off then he can kill him, and Spike knows that if he pisses Cox off, then he won't get any blood. And plus, they both like drinking, and Cox has lots of Scotch. =D

14. 2 has a dream where 10 tells him/her to save 1, who is facing certain doom. What would 2 do? (Charlie Crews, Chandler Bing, Merlin)

Chandler tells Charlie to save Merlin. What the shit? Being the cop he is, Charlie would rush to see what the problem was, only to find out that Merlin's already taken care of it because he's a wizard.

15. 9 and 6 are about to get married, until 3 crashes their wedding and abducts 9 against his/her will. 6 follows them, but must forge an uneasy alliance with his/her archrival, 1. They must then hijack some form of transportation from 8 in order to get to 3’s lair, where they must fight against 3’s evil zombified minions. What will happen next?

HAHAHA. T-Bag and Arthur are about to get married *on Arthur's terms that T-Bag and he have buttsecks at least three times a week*, but then Spike crashes the party in his cool leather jacket and takes T-Bag so he can get some blood, because he hasn't had any for a while. And, holy shit, Merlin has become Arthur's archrival, since Arthur betrayed him with T-Bag after he found out about Merlin's magic because he was so shocked that Merlin would keep that from him *and Merlin has been hurt ever since, seeing as they're each other's true love*, but anyway - they hijack a jetplane from Michael *who was going to use that to escape his latest prison* and Merlin uses his magic against Spike's evil zombies. They win, Spike retreats with his zombie minions, and then Arthur, seeing all the good that Merlin has done with his magic, and remembering his love for his servant, has sexytimes with Merlin in the middle of Spike's lair and T-Bag watches cause he's creepy. And then Arthur and Merlin end up getting married and living happily ever after! Yay. =)

16. 8 receives a gift from 9. Does s/he open it or not? If so, what is inside? (Michael Scofield, T-Bag)

He so does not open it! Knowing T-Bag, it's probably his severed arm, or his penis or something in that box - no way is he going to find out.

17. 4 is walking home when s/he sees a cute fluffy creature, which promptly begins rubbing itself against his/her legs. Will s/he kick it away, or take it home? (Dr. Cox)

He kicks it away, obviously, because he's an emotionally detatched, stressed man, and has no time for fluffy pets in his busy and lonely life. He does briefly consider giving it to Carla as a present, but then he decides against it because he thinks it'll make him look sissy and lame. =(

18. 8 is dared by 4 to strip while pole-dancing in front of 7. Write a short dialogue about this. (Michael Scofield, Dr. Cox, Dumbledore)

Dr. Cox: Come on, Scofield! Let's see those legs.
Michael: [embarrassed] I...I'd rather not.
Dumbledore: [secretly crushing on Michael since he's so gay] Oh, do say yes. It would be the only exciting thing to happen to me in years, what with Voldemort gone.
Dr. Cox: Come on!! I have patients to see, we haven't got all day.
Michael: [grudgingly] Oh, fine.
[he strips, etc.]
[both Dumbledore and Cox get excited. hee!]

19. What smiley/emoticon would best describe 5? (Morgana)

:|

20. If you had the chance to rewrite 1’s life, how would you change it? (Merlin)

I would make it that he plucks up the courage to tell Arthur that he loves him, somehow revealing that he is magic in the process? And Arthur would be all "OH. MY. GOD." and go completely bonkers, to which Merlin would be hurt and sad. He'd leave Camelot, go home to his mother's, and tell her all about it and she'd listen and pat his arm soothingly and serve him tea and tell him that Arthur'll come round someday. And then in the dead of night when it's raining and stuff, Merlin gets a knock on his door and it's ARTHUR, and he's all "Whaa?" but Arthur just kisses him and says that he's sorry for getting angry at Merlin about his magic, and that he's always loved him and etc etc etc. And then they get married and live happily ever after.

Woot meme!!! That was long, but good, since I haven't done a meme in ages. Stupid Internet breaking down. Humph!!

Bobbily say, bobbily aah...

2009-07-01T05:43:35Z

I PRESENT THE MANY LAYERED CHOCOLATE CROQUEMBOUCHE!! BEHOLD!!!!!

.......... I'd tap that.

I...I can't even....

2009-06-26T07:52:58Z

Michael Jackson. Dead.

......DEAD.

HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE!!! HE'S SUPPOSED TO LIVE! FOREVER!! I just....it hasn't really sunk in yet. It was about 7am today, 26th June when I heard over here in Australia *apparently it was earlier, around afternoon on the 25th for you guys in the US??* and I was getting ready, and then I walk into the living room and the lovely Richard Wilkins is on the Today show is sitting there with this sombre face and I'm like "Oh, shit, something's happened to make his face look like that." and then he went on to say that Michael Jackson had gone into severe cardiac arrest and had been taken to hospital.

It still hasn't hit me completely. I still half-expect a breaking news bulletin to come on the television and announce that it was all some misunderstading and that he's alright.... but it just doesn't come. *is sadpants*

Oh, Michael!!! And before his bloody tour, too! I think that's the worst part of it. The man hasn't performed in I don't know how many years, and then he finally gets to tour and have a little fun, a comeback, and then BAM!! Cardiac arrest. Hospitals. Death. Oh, Michael Michael Michael.....=(

All day on the radio on the way home I kept hearing tributes to him, and everyone played his songs and clips of him in interviews and things, and then it sort of occurred to me that this might just be a wonderful way to remember the man he was - the King of Pop. And it's sort of ironic to think that just last night, I was at my sister's Halfway Medical Dinner, and everyone was on the dancefloor grooving to "Thriller" and having such a laugh, and then the very next day he's pronounced dead in Los Angeles. It's just so strange and ridiculous and completely unbelievable....=(

Farewell, Michael Jackson. You were amazing, an integral part of so many chilhoods, and an idol to so many. Heck, you were even a nutter at times - but you were bloody brilliant.

R.I.P Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009)

The King of Pop.

le morte d'arthur!!! cries

2009-06-20T04:47:02Z

First of all:

This song's been in my head for a while, and I love it. Doo doo doo dooo..... it is now the track for this post. =)

Secondly, I've read this amaaaaaaaazing Arthur/Merlin oneshot by shantirosa*again, WHAT A LEGEND* called Dark Skies At Night, and holy crap was it awesome. Everyone should read it. Now. Now now now now now.

.......NOW.

And thirdly - MERLIN SEASON FINALE OMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!! *flails* It was...well, lemme tell you what I thought of it:

....THIS SHOW IS ON CRACK! Seriously.

1. Some lovely badass Uther to kickstart this ramble:

HAHAHAHAHA. Please let there be some sort of 'diva' icon of this pic! Hee.

2. Now, for some Drama Queen Uther:

*tsk* "Uhh, STFU Gaius!!" *tsk* *flips hair*

No, wait.... he's flipping his cape. =P

3. But seriously. Pretty soon we had the creepy, crazy preminition/dream from Morgana, and she subsequently screamed and was all terrified, and guh, it broke my heart. And then...

FEMMESLASHERS, UNITE!!!! XDXDXD I'm not a big shipper of Gwen/Morgana, but I have to admit, this bit sent me into fits of glee. The way Morgana's so completely frightened, and Gwen has to rouse her from her sleep much like a mother would their child, and then once Morgana realises it's her she just gently touches her shoulders, as if she needs to be sure that Gwen's real, and then they hug and it's all so GAAHHHH! Love love love. =)

4. But this bit was horrible:

*whimper* Poor Morgana!! She's in absolute hysterics and Arthur's just looking at her like "What the faaaaaaack?" but she keeps trying to make him understand that he will die if he goes to fight, and then, omg, my heart shattered into a million pieces when Merlin took hold of her arm and led her up the stairs, and then the guards came and dragged her along, and she was still screaming "No!" and I just..... oh, it was so very sad. =(

5. Come to think of it, this entire episode was just full of sadness. First Morgana, then Uther, then Merlin with his angsty ways, and Gaius and Nimueh and guh, EVERYONE WAS SO FUCKED OVER IN THIS EP!! And dudes, the melodrama just made it all the more sad/hilarious. Ooh, I'm evil. =P

6. But then OMG FOR THE MELODRAMA OF THE NEXT SCENE! As we all know, Arthur's bitten *not that it's very clear, cause it totally just looks like a scratch..* by that weird cobra-with-limbs, the Questing Beast, and Merlin's all "Noo!!". Anyways, he rushes back to Gaius, and then brings his lil spellbook to search for a cure. Gaius is all "The King will be here!!" and Merlin's like, "He can't die - It's my destiny to protect him. We haven't done all the things we're meant to do!" .....AND I LAUGHED. REAL HARD. INNUENDO ATTAAAAAACK, AHAHA! Merlin, dear, we know. *giggle* Oh, this show.

7. But then, just as my heart was repairing itself, we got Uther barging in and being all, "My son? Where's my son?!" and then, after not really listening to Gaius and Merlin at all, he said, "He'll be better in his chamber." or something like that, and he got this look in his eyes before he picked up Arthur that was just like "Come on. I have to do this for Arthur." But of course, from the next shot we knew that wasn't going to happen because it focused on his feet, and slowly panned up to his face that was wrought with so much pain, and his lips started trembling but he knew he couldn't cry, not in the middle of the courtyard - but then he just couldn't hold it in and he dropped to the floor, and you could just tell that he loathed himself for not even being able to take his own son to bed. OH MY GOD, ASH, WHY DO YOU TORTURE ME THIS WAY?!?! WHYYYYY?!?!?!?!!

Oooh, my heart!! =( I nearly started crying. Nearly. When the Knights rushed over and took Arthur away, and the sad, sad music started playing, I thought I was gonna cry. Ohhh, I LOVE YOU ASH!!! &hearts;

8. Merlin going to Slashypoo in desperation had me going "Aww!" because, again, as stupid as he is for not seeing that Slashy is a big fucking DICKHEAD, his heart's in the right place. And he'll do absolutely anything to save Arthur. =D And like, it might just be me and my weird, desperate-for-slash ways, but when the Dragon said, "The young Pendragon must live - no matter what the cost." Merlin just nodded, but it was in a way that suggested he knew something big was gonna go down at the Isle of the Blessed, and he might actually have to give his life for Arthur's. Not that he minds, of course. ("Whatever the price is, I will pay it gladly.") Awwwh, determined!Merlin is adorable!!

9. The whole bit with Gaius giving Merlin the rabbit's foot was SO FREAKING CUTE, OMG!! I think I actually let out an "Awwww!!!" a few times. =) Hee, look at their cute lil' faces!

"Well...I don't believe in superstitions. I don't know why I gave it to you..."

"No! I want it."

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWH! &hearts &hearts &hearts

And then he gave Gaius this absolutely adorable smile, and set off on his journey. Ooh, how I love you, Colin Morgan.

10. More observations: Is anyone else totally seeing parallels between this episode and The Poisoned Chalice?? I'm sane, I swear. I mean, both episodes had gravely ill/wounded sexy boys, both boys were sweaty, both episodes had a brave, determined lover to go and save him, and both episodes had the weird, telekenetic/empathy thing going on. Seriously, I am a wizard for noticing this...! *Not really, but oh well.*

And you could totally see the amount of pain that Arthur was in because he could obvz sense that Merlin was in grave danger, and his face muscles contracted, and he was all panty *just like in a memorable scene from Episode 4.. =P*, because, as mentioned above, they've got that weird mental connection thing. Which, I guess, only strengthens the fact that Merlin and Arthur are each other's destiny and true love. <3 =)

11. Uther stroked his son's head!!! MY HEAAAART!!! Stop playing with it, ASH. Nao. &HEARTS

12. The Gwen/Arthur was further pushed in this episode, and... it was okay. I'm glad that they're at least getting some sort of interaction between them, even if one of them is unconscious. But awww, Gwen has a crush on Arthur!! ~~Who wouldn't?~~

"For the love of Camelot, you have to live!" Hahahaha. Ohh, show! You and your melodrama.

*strokes chin* I guess you could say that Arthur has a thing for her too, judging by the way he teased her once he'd woken up *as he often does with Merlin =P*, but... I really don't know. The show definitely has the potential to make Arthur/Gwen a really good ship, but only if it's handled tastefully. so.... they'd better handle it tastefully!

13.

That is so beautiful, and so so tragic. =( And Uther's delivery of the line, "I don't believe in miracles." was even more so. He was so defeated... *whimper*

14.

NIMUEH!!!! *party* XDXDXD

15. Merlin: I willingly give my life for Arthur's.
Nimueh: How brave you are, Merlin. If only it were that simple.
Merlin: What do you mean?
Nimueh: Once you enter this bargain, it cannot be undone.
Merlin: [firmly] Whatever I have to do, I will do! [softer] His life is worth a hundred of mine.

NAWWW!!! Do you see how much he loves him, how devoted he is?? DO YOU?? I don't really know who I'm talking to, but there you go. Merlin is so damn cute in his love for Arthur. Oooh, love! <3 <3

16.

Merlin's pacing back and forth, biting his nails...do you see how anxious he is for Arthur to survive?? Ooh, and then Gaius waltzes in with his "The Prince lives." and we get this adorable reaction from Merlin:

HE IS SO UNBELIEVABLY RELIEVED THAT HIS ARTHUR IS ALIVE!!! SO, SO RELIEVED! And we can see sneaky Gaius standing by the door, gauging Merlin's reaction and I'm sure he's thinking to himself "Wow, this kid is so gay."Hee. But seriously - you could see Merlin holding in his massive mansquee. &hearts &hearts =D

17. Hunith being the one to be struck down because of the spell thingy shocked me like nothing else. Although, I only knew it was her when Merlin actually said, "Mother?" because her face was so covered with boils and shit that I couldn't actually recognise her. But once I did, I gave this huge gasp and I was all "Noo!!" because I love Hunith. She is a zillion times better than Slashypoo. =D

18. Also: FUCK YEAH FOR SLASHDRAGON PWNAGE!!!! DUDE!! I'D BEEN WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN FOR THE ENTIRE EP!!! AAAGH. And yay for Merlin becoming even more determined to save the people he loves!! Oh, this boy. *hugs Merlin* But then, of course, Merlin had to go and say goodbye to Gaius because he had to save his mother, and omg, their conversation broke my heart!!!! AGAIN!!! AS IF IT WEREN'T ALREADY FRICKEN SHATTERED! Waah. =( Guh, when Merlin was all "I have to save my mother." and Gaius was all "No, Merlin! Your destinyyyyyyyyy!" but Merlin completely overlooked that...and then there was that moment of silence before he spoke again, and he was looking at Gaius with so much love, and I seriously thought he was about to cry, but he didn't, and then he said, "You have taught me so much.." but his voice cracked a little at the end because of all the emotion with which he said it and then he quickly shut up for a brief moment, because he had to compose himself before speaking again... And this whole time I'm almost crying myself, and thinking HOW FREAKING ADORABLE/SAD/TRAGIC THIS WHOLE THING IS!! *sadpants* And and and and AND, Merlin then began to tell Gaius about all that he'd taught him, and he ended with, "But most of all, you have always taught me to do what is right.", and in saying that, it's as if he's telling Gaius that he simply must do what he's going to do, because it's the right thing, and nothing Gaius says will stop him. AND THEN, holy shit, Gaius breathed Merlin's name and Merlin's eyes brimmed over with tears and he sniffled and looked down because he'd started crying then, and it was all he could do to keep himself together. GIF ATTACK!

OHH, DON'T CRY, BB! *hugs Merlin* Seriously, dudes, that is some high-class, quality acting from Mr. Morgan, there. Pheeeew.

19. I was happier, though, that Merlin and Arthur's goodbye wasn't as sad as Merlin and Gaius's. I mean, it was awful, but I actually laughed during Arthur's goodbye, whereas I was nearly bawling throughout Gaius's. =S

Merlin's face after Arthur said, "I owe it all to Gaius." made me LOL so much.

It seems to say, "Oh, if only you knew..." Really, the amount of times Merlin's saved Arthur's ass and had someone else get the credit for it is crazy. But, in true Merlin fashion, he doesn't care one bit. He's just happy to see his Arthur alive.

For the entire scene there was this sense of Merlin being all sadpants and courageous and cryptic, and Arthur being his usual, oblivious, arrogant self. It was like Merlin was trying to have this epic goodbye with Arthur, but he eventually gave up and just spoke to him the only way he knew how; by calling him a prat. And, for a second, I thought Arthur was going to bitchslap him or something *which would've been GLORIOUS* but he's gotten so used to his servant over time that he just chuckled and said, "Are you ever going to change, Merlin?" =) And then Merlin made that lovely comment about how he'd be happy to be Arthur's servant until the day he dies, and, even though Arthur didn't see the sincerity in his eyes, he must've heard it in his voice, because he looked up and we got this awesome eyefucking shot:

Ohh, &hearts!

Then Merlin told him he was a great warrior, and that he would be a great King one day, and Arthur was all flattered, naturally *hee =P* and Merlin told him that he had to learn to listen as well as he fought *which is totes true, btw* and then Arthur said, all irritated, "Any other pointers?" and Merlin's like "No.." and trails off, and Arthur just gave him this look that was similar to the one he gave him in the first episode, as if he was saying, "There's something about you, Merlin. I can't figure it out." and it was all very deliciously angsty and yummy:

And finally, Merlin's imparting words of wisdom, "Just...don't be a prat." Translation: "Don't make the same mistakes your father did. Be a good King." Awwww. &hearts &hearts

20. "You have such a good heart, Gwen. Don't ever lose that." WHAT THE HELL?! HE'S SAYING FUCKING GOODBYE TO EVERYONE!! GUUHH.

21.

Dear Merlin,

You are a sexy beast.

Sincerely,

Gaius.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH No. But seriously, what Gaius wrote in that letter was so sweet, and so brave of him. &hearts. =)

22. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, in my opinion. I mean, Gaius coming back to life and Merlin laughing? Come on. Although I do like that fact that it's implied Morgana and Slashypoo will become besites later on. =D Also: NIMUEH BLOWING UP WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS!! HE MICROWAVED HER!! Bahahaha. Oh, show. You make me laugh. Although I'm now sort of sad that Nimueh isn't around, because it would've been so so awesome if, in Season 2, there were all these flashbacks to the past and they showed Uther and Nimueh as BFFL, obvz before Nimueh decided to give him a son. But, ah well.

"MERLIN....WILL RETURN." *squeeeeeeee*!!!!

And now I will let the beautiful ASH show how I feel that I'm going to have to wait for ages for Season 2:

PEACE OUT, KIDS. &hearts

EDIT: I have decided to do Merlin fic, and am now in the process of doing a Merlin/Arthur + Uther/Morgana oneshot. Thoughts? =)

MY BRAIN IS ON CRACK.

2009-06-15T10:49:53Z

Just discovered this very interesting picture from the set of Merlin. Spolier for Season 2 ahead, BTW!!

..........SHE IS IN A FLOWY DRESS. A BLUE, SILKY, FLOWY DRESS. AND IT LOOKS GOOD ON HER. REALLY GOOD.

I am confused. Isn't this Morgana's dress?? Morgana's apology dress, her oi-take-a-squiz-at-my-cleavage dress?? IS SHE REPLACING MORGANA?? If this is the case, then HOOOOOOOLY SHIT. The plot bunnies are going mad!! Maybe Morgana finally left Camelot and Uther was all "Noo! My love!" and then Gwen was all "It's okay, Sire. I loved her too." or some shit, and then eventually her and Arthur fell in love and she became Queen after Uther died *GASP* and so she gets Morgana's pretty dress that she so conveniently left behind!!! OR MAYBE I'M WRONG!! MAYBE SHE IS UTHER'S LOVE NOW!! Maybe after Morgana left Uther took comfort in the fact that there's at least one person left in the kingdom who loves Morgana as much as he does, and so he's all "Wah wah wah. Morgana Morgana Morgana. Wah Wah GWEN!!" and then they found love through their love for Morgana *in some sick, weird way* and now she is Queen!!

Or maybe I'm just retarded and there's a perfectly logical explanation to this photo. DISCUSS.

MERLIN - GRAND THEFT AUTO STYLE.

2009-06-08T10:04:45Z

*shot*

I watch for the plot, I swear!

meme, and yet another angry letter.

2009-05-28T11:43:00Z

Dear BenQ,

What the freaking fuck is wrong with your laptops?!? Why do they continually stuff up? HUH?? ANSWER ME, BITCHES. Okay, let me lay it out for you: First, it wouldn't turn on. I had to hold the button down for like, a zillion hours to make it work, and even then it was slow and whatever. Once I'd logged in, everything was fine, up until the point when my MOUSE FUCKING FROZE AND THEN IT SUDDENLY SHUT ITSELF OFF!!!!!!!! DUDE!! WHAT THE HELL?!? WHY DO YOUR LAPTOPS SUCK?? WHY???!?!? *exasperation* And so I was all 'What the fuck?!" and I decided to connect it to the electricity power instead of just the battery power alone, in the hopes that it would help. Yeah, I was dead wrong. For starters, the battery light at the bottom that indicates when the computer is running on battery alone STAYED BLUE *its not supposed to do that*, instead of turning either orange or just turning off. IT STAYED FUCKING BLUE, BENQ. And then, to top it off, my laptop was in no better shape than when it was running off battery power alone.

AND NOW I'M HEAPS FUCKED OFF, BENQ. WHAT. THE. HELL. MAN.

*deep breath* So, this I.T guy came yesterday to fx my mum's computer *which I'm using right now and I hate because it sucks balls* and I asked him what to do with my computer, and he was all, "Yeah, it's probably a problem with the hardware and not the software. If the battery's more than 3 years old, it will usually stuff up. You probably need to replace it." and I was like "Guuuhhh. Great." And then he went on about some Re-Format/Recovery/Restore thingy that you do to the computer which wipes all your files, but like, re-formats the computer or something?? And I was like "Oh, HALE NO, you ain't fucking up my files, bitch." Yes. It was all very confusing. DO YOU AGREE WITH I.T GUY'S METHODS, BENQ?? ARE YOU EVEN GOING TO REPLY TO THIS FREAKING LETTER?? HUH???!?!?!? GRR.

Kind regards,

Fucked Off Customer.

P.S: What the hell is your hotline phone number?? Do you even have a hotline??

So.....meme!! Stolen from firthgal with subsequent questions from her:

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."

2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.

3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.

4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on ...

My questions were:

1. How old are you? I don't even know.
2. Which RPattz (that is what the kids are calling him these days, yes?) character would you most like to run away with?
3. Who is your favorite character of all time? (in any medium)
4. Have you ever wrestled an alligator before? (seeing as how your Australian and all)
5. What is your favorite fruit?

1. How old are you? I don't even know.
I'm at the tender age of eighteen. *le sighhhh*

2. Which RPattz (that is what the kids are calling him these days, yes?) character would you most like to run away with?
Oooh, that's interesting... I'd like to say Salvador Dali, because he's a mad dog, and plus his accent is like UNF, but he's kind of gay, so.... And, Cedric is out of the question because he's dead, so that's a no-go. I guess I'll have to say Toby Jugg , because I think derangement looks good on a man.

3. Who is your favorite character of all time? (in any medium)
You suck, Firth. This is like, the hardest question of all time. How can I choose this??? I....I can't. I just can't. There are so many choices, I really can't do it. Sorry. *I'll probably think about this question for like, days, and then later on do and entire post on my favourite character. Smeh.*

4. Have you ever wrestled an alligator before? (seeing as how your Australian and all)
Yes, Firthy. I've wrestled an alligator. Actually, they're crocodiles over here, but anyway.....</SARCASM> Hahahaha, ROFL!! No, silly, I haven't wrestled an alligator before!! The only people that wrestle alligators are zoo keepers and Steve Irwin who, bless him, has passed away. *R.I.P Stevey! =(* And that's because they have to. We don't just see them and like, jump on for fun. Nor do we climb in kangaroo's pouches and let them carry us to school. We've also got buildings in Australia. And people. Lots of people. =D *I actually have a friend who recently came over from England, and I remember her telling me that when she came she was like, "Where are all the people?? Will I have to live in a hut?!" But no. We've got cars and shit.*

5. What is your favorite fruit?
Tomatoes. =)

meme is very meme-ish.

2009-05-21T09:06:49Z

Meme time!! I've missed these things. Brought to you by firthgal -

Comment to this entry and I'll pick three of your fandoms.
You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:

01) What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02) Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03) Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04) Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05) Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

She gave me Life, Merlin and Buffy:

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01) What got you into this fandom in the first place?
Damian Lewis, initially. I'd missed the whole first season, and then when I rediscovered my DL obsession, I decided to watch it, since everyone on LJ was talking about how good it was. And boy, they were right. =)

02) Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
Well, the show won't be coming back for a third season *cries* so I suppose I'll move on eventually. But for now, I'll still squee whenever I see/hear/read/etc something Life related.

03) Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
Probably Fill It Up and Farthingale. Especially Fill It Up - nothing can ever compare to that.

04) Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
Yeah, a bit. I make icons a lot, but that's really the extent of my participation. With the Life fandom, I generally like to just sit back and read what everyone else says and does, and their opinions. For some reason, I'm too afraid to say anything about the fandom. Dunno why.

05) Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?
Well, it's kind of late now, seeing as it's not coming back and all the initial excitement over new episodes and whatnot is over, but still - definitey watch it. A show like Life doesn't come along very often. =)

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01) What got you into this fandom in the first place?
firthgal , I must say, got me pretty damn excited about it. At first I wanted to watch it because it had Anthony Stewart Head in it, but then I started hearing about this alleged manlove between the two leading characters, and my ears really perked up then. *What can I say? I'm a sucker for manlove =)* It took me a bitch of a long time to get into it, though, seeing as Australia didn't air it until May *grr* and I didn't consider watching it on Youtube because, well, I'm THAT dumb. Thankyou, Firthy!!! &hearts

02) Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
I'm definitely staying in it!! It's pretty much my favourite show right now, so I don't see myself catching the leaving bus anytime soon. The episodes so far have been amazing, and unless the whole show becomes like Season 7 of Buffy, I'll still watch it. =)

03) Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
Granted, I've only seen the first seven episodes, but I'd have to say my favourites out of those are Valiant and The Gates of Avalon. Valiant and GOA, because the Merlin/Arthur was absolutely GLORIOUS, and it made me love them so much more. And also, in GOA there was tons of Uther/Morgana, and them acting like a mega cute married couple or something. Absolutely adorable, you guys. And it sort of steered a little away from the Arthur/Morgana, which I was SO relieved about because it was really starting to annoy me. GOA gave a new angle to their relationship, especially regarding Morgana and her feelings towards Arthur, which was really good, too. A Remedy to Cure All Ills is a very close second, mainly because of how much Gaius was in it *I love Gaius. What of it, foo?* and because the ep was so full of Uther/Morgana, I nearly squealed. He kissed her forehead, you guys. KISSED IT!!

04) Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
Yes!!! Dude, the discussions every Sunday on merlinaustralia are like, my LIFE. SERIOUSLY. I wait all week for that. =D I'm also planning on a huge icon batch with heaps of Merlin in it, once I've seen all the episodes, so that should be good, too. And, when I can be bothered, I'll write my Arthur/Merlin fanfiction. XDXD

05) Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?
It seems Merlin already has like, a zillion fans, so I really don't think they need any more. It's more the ships that people need to get into. Like, the fandom is pretty much 90% Arthur/Merlin, which satisfies because it should be freaking CANON, but the other ships, like Arthur/Morgana and Merlin/Nimueh and, gosh, UTHER/MORGANA, have a small following. So, if more people were to get into those as well as the beloved Merlin/Arthur, that would be awesome. The more, the merrier!

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01) What got you into this fandom in the first place?
My loverly sister. No surprises there! She's basically responsible for every one of my fandoms, LOL. But yeah, she was much older than me when Buffy started, and I couldn't really remember it when it was on, so I missed all the buzz. But then a couple years ago she started re-watching *as we do with most of our fandoms* and then I was like "Mmm, I should probably see what this Buffy business is all about, aye." So I watched it all and fell in love with it. And now it's one of my favourite shows.

02) Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
Buffy is one of those fandoms that never, ever dies. The show may have been over for like, ten years or whatever, but there are still crazy, obsessed fans out there that will squee over anything even remotely Buffy related/sounding. *Like Duffy, the singer. Very, very close to Buffy. =)* And like, Buffy is one of those shows that comes along *or is it 'came'?* every once in a while and completely changes the face of television forever. So, it might be over, and I might not fully participate in the fandom anymore, but I'll definitely stay a loyal and true fan of this show for a while longer. I'll bet when I'm like, 80, I'll whip out my Buffy DVDs and reminisce. Aaah.

03) Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
Oooh, that's hard! There are so many amazing episodes. Nothing from Season 7, for obvz reasons.....but I guess Fool For Love, or Crush from Season 5, mainly because of the Spike/Buffy. I adored Spike/Buffy, so they were definite favourites for me. Ooh, and that episode when Buffy comes back from the dead and Giles sees her and he's all "OMG BUFFY WTF?!? P.S: I LOVE YOU AND I'M TELLING YOU WITH MY BODY LANGUAGE AND MY SEXY EYES, CAN'T YOU SEE?!?" I forgot the name, though. Help, flist?? =D Yeah, those ones. But really, all of them were excellent. Especially A New Man, when Giles goes all mopey and shit, and he turns into a monster. Oh, ROFL!! I loved that one. =)

04) Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
Not really, no. Like Life, I sort of feel that, because I got into it soooooo late, if I said anything I would be trampling on decades of opinions and things that have been formed over the years. I just like to sit back and read everything.....and steal a few icons. *thumbs up* I don't dare attempt Buffy fanfiction because I'm absolutely petrified of completely destroying the characters, so I stay far, far away from that. Yeah.

05) Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?
Um, I'm pretty sure that every single person in this world is a fan of Buffy, so I don't think it needs any more fans. Even all the various ships have a fairly adequate following, so no members needed for that, either. If, though, you are one of the minority that haven't seen Buffy at all, then.....well, where the fuck have you been??? WATCH IT. NOW. NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!! =D

valiant.

2009-05-12T11:56:37Z

So, I was totally going to do this on Monday, the day after Merlin episode 2 was on, but I got too caught up in merlinaustralia to post anything.... but I'll do it now!!

SO FULL OF MANLOVE, HOLY SHIT. SERIOUSLY BBS, THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. THEY ARE IN FREAKING LOOOVVEEEEEE!!!! Especially Merlin. He is smitten. SMITTEN, I TELL YOU!!!!!! GAH.

1. Uther was a complete douche in this episode. I mean, I love the man, he's extremely sexy, but WHAT AN ASS HE IS!! He didn't even believe his own son when he told him that Valiant was using magic. Come on, Giles - stop being a bitch!

2. Valiant was such a creep in this episode. First he tries to pull off the extreme short haircut *which totally DID NOT WORK*, then he kills a knight with his Creepy Snake Shield, and then he tried to flirt with Morgana!! Stay away from her, you asshole!!!! SHE IS UTHER'S. AND ONLY HIS. GRR.

3. Gaius was extremely cute in this episode. &hearts

4. I know that in my last Merlin Ramble I said I would show you all of the love that Uther and Morgana share, but....there wasn't really any Uther/Morgana subtext/etc for me to work with. Instead, there was a shitload of Arthur/Morgana in this episode and....I really didn't like it. Like, that bit when Arthur's putting on his armour and she's all "Let me help.." and touching him and shit, and then they share all those stares and stuff? Guh. It annoyed me so much, because there's really no way it can happen, IMO. They're just too brother and sister. Like, the way I see it, Morgana is just generally worried about him because he's entering a dangerous tournament, not because she loves him in a way other than platonic. And, I think Morgana annoys Arthur too much for him to be attracted to her in any way other than in a brother way. And, besides, they are meant for other people!! Morgana is meant to be with Uther and Arthur is meant to be with Merlin!!!! Seriously, writers. Not gonna happen.

5. And, the Merlin/Gwen? Nah. That's annoying, too. THEY ARE FRIENDS, YOU GUYS. FRIIIEEENNDDDSSSSSS!!

6. And now, I shall get to the main point of this Merlin Ramble: THE FUCKING ARTHUR/MERLIN SHIPPINESS OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG YOU GUYS!! MERLIN!! LOVES ARTHUR!! ARTHUR!!! CANT SEEM TO EXPRESS HIS FEELINGS BUT THEY'RE THERE!!! HE FEEEEEEEEEELS FOR HIM!! AAGH!

Like, in the beginning, when they were training for the tournament, and Arthur was pushing him so hard, and poor Merlin was so tired; but I seriously thought at first that they'd been servant/master for a few weeks, because it seemed as though they were so familiar with each other. And gaahh, the subtext!!! At one point Arthur knocked Merlin to the ground and I was just thinking: "OMG HE'S DOWN!! ROOT HIM NOW!!!" and yeah....I was very fangirly at that.

Exhibit Deux: Merlin was putting on Arthur's armour before the tournament and he was like "You nervous?" and Arthur's all brooding and shit, "I don't get nervous." and of course, Merlin is his usual dorky, adorable self and he goes "Really? I thought everyone got nervous." and Arthur's like "Will you shut up!!!" and Merlin was heaps cut up. Ehehe. And then of course, when Merlin forgot Arthur's sword and he stormed off, all in a huff, and Merlin was like, to himself - in that sarcastic way - "That went well..." BECAUSE HE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT ARTHUR THINKS OF HIM!! BECAUSE, O-RITE, HE IS IN LOOOVEEE.

Merlin's loyalty and devotion to Arthur totally blew me away in this episode. I mean, Arthur's a total ass to him, and Merlin still does it all because, eventually, he starts to enjoy it. He even admitted it, when Gaius was all "Is it my imagination, or are you beginning to enjoy yourself?" and Merlin just stammered and gave his lil' adorable smile and goes ".......It isn't totally horrible all the time." Eeeeeee, he loves it. =) And like, you could totally see how he was getting frustrated with both Arthur and Gaius, one because he wouldn't listen to him, and the other because he wouldn't let him tell Arthur about the Creepy Snake Shield. He was so worried for Arthur's life throughout the entire episode, even to the point that he stayed up for a whole night, trying to perfect the incantation that would make the snakes come alive and expose Valiant as the evil dude. Gaah, he feels for him so, so much. It's glorious.

And so was that conversation that Merlin and Arthur had when Merlin told him about Valiant. Ohh, you guys!! My heart!!! It was so beautiful and the subtext was TOTALLY UP THE WAZOO, HOLY CRAP, I HAD A HERNIA. When Merlin was all "I wouldn't lie to you." heaps sincerely and Arthur goes, "I want you to swear to me what you're telling me is true." and Merlin says, all husky and serious, "I swear it's true." HOLY FUCKING SHIT, I MELTED INTO A PILE OF SHIPPERY GOO. OMG. And Arthur believed him!! Against everything, he trusted him enough that he went to his father, the King, with it and was completely humiliated in front of everyone, including that bitch Valiant. But then, obvz, Arthur became a dick and sacked Merlin. And I was like "Nooo!!" at my TV, because Merlin was so crushed!!!!

Which brings me back to the whole loyalty thing. Even though Merlin was no longer Arthur's servant, and he had no obligation to him anymore, he still worked long and hard, trying to find a way to say that incantation that would help Arthur, so he wouldn't die. Ooh, I love it so much!!

Which brings me to the Slashdragon. I fucking ADORE the Slashdragon!!! His whole thing about "A half cannot truly hate that which makes it whole" was like "OMGOMGOMGOMG OF COURSE!!!" because, obviously, ARTHUR AND MERLIN ARE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER!!! YOU GUYS!! Guh, I love you, Slashdragon. Never change. =D

7. It broke my heart how selfless and courageous Arthur was. Sure, he's a douche for still going out there to fight with Valiant and risk his life, but I totally understood how he was all "I can't withdraw. People expect me to lead them into battle, I can't be a coward, etc etc. If I die, I die. Simple." Like, it was horrible, but I get where he's coming from. And, if anything, it provides glorious angst and longing on Merlin's part, because I could so see how he wanted to just grab Arthur and like, shake some sense into him or something, but he couldn't because he's stubborn old Arthur who would never heed his servant's warnings. Guh, silly boy.

8. And it also broke/warmed my heart when, at the feast near the end, Arthur was all "Can you believe Morgana? She says she saved me, I didn't need saving, yada yada yada.." and Merlin just looks down and doesn't say anything, because he's too good to reveal that he was actually the one who helped Arthur out. He'd rather let Arthur have his little moment of glory than be like "Actually, I saved you, you dickhead." He loves him too much to put himself before Arthur. =D Or, you know, he didn't tell him because it would reveal that he used magic.....but for the purposes of shipping, the other reason sounds better. Mmkay??

And then, of course, Arthur realised his feelings for Merlin were showing so he covered it up by being all "Rawr. I am a Prince. Shine my boots. Clean my sword. Walk my dogs. Blah blah blah." And, naturally, Merlin took it in his stride and was just happy to be back with Arthur again. Oooh, I love them so, so much!!! These guys need to fuck. Like, NOW.

Um....I totally didn't mean this post to become all about Arthur/Merlin. Or, maybe I did. Whatever. This show is epic.

merlin friending meme!

2009-05-11T11:10:17Z

merlin friending meme

the meme

Name:
Age:
Location:
What do you love about Merlin:
Favourite ship(s):
Favourite character(s):
Least favourite character(s):
Favourite Episode:
Other Fandoms:
Other Ships:
Journal Status (f/o, public):
Anything Else:

*Feel free to nick it if you like! =)*

woopiedoo @ 2009-05-07T19:31:00

2009-05-07T10:06:13Z

A TV Show meme stolen from miss-bushido. I am quite the thief.

Name your top six TV shows right now, before reading the questions.

1. Life
2. Alias
3. Merlin
4. Desperate Housewives
5. Charmed
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1.) Who is your favorite character from #2?
Ooh... it's a toss up between Sark and Jack. I'll say both. =D

2.) Who is your least favorite character from #4?
EDIE BRITT! Man, I wish that skank would die.

3.) What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include?
Oh my god, ROFL. The Halliwells would have a crazy situation to do with the supernatural, and then Crews and Reese would get called to investigate it all the time and they would never understand how the problem got fixed so quickly and mysteriously, and Charlie would relate it all to his Zen and Reese would just roll her eyes a lot. And ooh, eventually the sisters would help Crews figure out the whole conspiracy thing with their powers. =D

4.) Who is your favorite ship from #6?
Oooh.... it's a toss up between Buffy/Giles and Tara/Willow. I'll say Buffy/Giles.

5.) If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #6 on a blind date, who would they be?
UTHER AND BUFFY, OBVZ.

6.) If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be and what would you do?
Aah, it'd probably be Lynette. I'd help her take care of her rowdy children and then we'd go shopping because, well, duh. Woo!

7.) If you could change one thing about #2's plotline, what would you change?
How Sydney's life is continually fucked up by Rambaldi. OR, that Francie somehow was revived and got to see Sydney again. *sniff*

8.) Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5 and why you like the relationship?
Cole/Phoebe. It was doomed from the start, so there's the appeal, obvz. It's just so tragic and they're both from different worlds *granted, he's a demon and she's a witch so they're interconnected, I guess* but all they want is to be together and especially Cole - he never gives up. So, I guess for a time there's this whole unrequited love thing going on, and much angst. And even when Cole is vanquished *or banished, I can't remember* he still watches over her. Aw, &hearts &hearts.

9.) If the lead title characters (first names in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be?
You're making me choose between Colin Morgan and The Ginger? I hate you, meme. But I guess I'd save Damian Lewis, because Merlin could obvz do some crazy magic shit and save himself. So, TAKE THAT, MEME! *flips hair*

10.) If you could change the title characters' order in the credits for #4, what order would you choose?
I like it how it is.

11.) If you were able to add a new character, any kind of character you wanted, to the storyline of #6, what would the character be like, and what would their role be?
I dunno. Some sort of recurring supernatural character that makes Buffy and Giles realise ther undying love for each other and express it, and make them be together finally.

12.) What happens in your favorite episode of show #2?
Oh gosh, I have so many favourite episodes of ALIAS! In one, Marshall has to go to Cuba and dig Sydney out of a grave she's in, and they go on a mission and there's this great dynamic with those two in there. Also, in Season 2, when McKenas Cole comes to SD-6 and holds people hostage. Oh, &hearts Quentin Tarantino! And the one shortly after that when the CIA destroys SD-6 and Sydney and Vaughn get together. I could go on for ages, but those are the main ones, I guess.

13.) If you could kill off one of the characters in #1, who would it be and how would you do it?
Gosh, um... I guess Amanda could die, cause I really don't give a shit about her. She'd die in the crossfire or something. Or Rachel. She annoys me, so i guess she could die of anorexia or something. *shrugs*

14.) If you got the chance to visit the set for either show #3 or show #5, which would you choose?
Merlin, definitely. That'd be amazing.

15.) If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which show and which person would it be?
OH, HALE NO. YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY MAKING ME CHOOSE. I HATE YOU, MEME. I REFUSE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

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2009-05-02T23:46:11Z

Merlin is on in like, nine hours!! NINE!! I'm so excited. Maybe even enough to look like this:

And, apparently, Mum is, too. An ad came on for Merlin on the radio a few days ago, and I was all excited...the conversation went a bit like this:

Me: asdfghjkl MERLIN!
Mum: What show is that?
Me: Just this BBC thing...
Mum: When is it showing?
Me: Sunday, at 6:30.
Mum: Huh. I want to watch it.
Me: Whaa??

And, yeah. I totally don't understand why she would want to watch Merlin, but whatever. Maybe she'll fangirl over Uther, too?

we even have a word for the season finale of life; that word is love.

2009-04-30T10:17:11Z

HOLY.FRREAKING.CRAP.!!

I....I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT. SEASON FINALE OF LIFE!! LAST NIGHT!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! OH MY GAAAWWDDDD!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEAUTY!!!! THE UNBELIEVABLE BEAUTY OF IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAGGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!

*dies*

Erm.... more sensible ranting under the cut. I hope...

1. THE FUCKING CREWS/REESE SHIPPYNESS!!!! HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!! Seriously you guys, just gorgeous, all of it. Everything that I'd been hoping for that involved their relationship happened in that episode, and it was absolute perfection. Charlie did everything in his power to get Reese back, even if it meant getting himself caught by Roman and not really knowing what the hell he was doing in the process. I mean, it's Charlie, so he's obviously got some sort of plan, but the readiness with which he threw himself into that situation was just amazing and totally selfless. Like, Tidwell loves Reese and all, but come on!! No one loves that woman more than Charlie. No one. Tidwell can never, ever have with Reese what she has with Charlie, and even though he bent a few rules to get Reese back, telling Charlie to do whatever it took to get her, he could never come close to the amount of loyalty and devotion and sincerity and passion that Crews had. It was subtle, but BY GOD IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

2. THE HAND TOUCH! OMG!! Actually, it was more of a fleeting brush of their hands, but I don't even care. They touched. They touched in a moment of looooooveeee!!!! (They did.) But gosh, the moment was so gorgeous, because you could just feel the emotions from both of them - Reese, especially - but it was so freaking angsty because they knew they had to keep it all under wraps and it just wasn't working, at all. The moment when Reese's eyes met Charlie's, and hers started to well up a bit, and they walked towards each other and Reese whispered his name, and Charlie quietly reassured her that it would all be okay, that he would get out of it, with his "Just breathe...". OH, MY HEART!!! MY POOR, POOR HEART!! IT HAS EXPLODED.

3. The last scene!!!! I think I melted into a pile of shippery goo. Seriously. The voiceover, for me, made the whole scene; especially when it said "We even have a word for when you plus another equals one. That word is love." and the camera pans over to Reese and she's giving him this look that's just.... oh, she loves him. And then it goes back to Crews and he's looking up at the sun just like in the Pilot, and his face becomes slowly more illuminated by the light and eventually it fades to white because he's become one with the sun, and he's at peace with the world. In that moment, he loves Reese, she loves him, and he's achieved a peaceful soul because everything is falling into the correct place that it should be. 1 + 1 = One. 'Nuff said.

4. Bodner!! I loved him!! I sooo wish we'd seen him more, but he was still awesome. Gosh, that bit in the car with Crews when he mentioned that he'd married his partner, and Crews just gave him this look that was sooooo full of implications, like "Are you suggesting something, eh? You think I'm going to marry Reese? Well, you'd be right. We indeed become married and have several lovely children. Duh." Hehehe.

5. ROMAN!! YAAYY!!! I loved him so freaking much. His death, especially. It was so damn sudden but I didn't even care because that's the way he was always supposed to die, at the hand of Crews, his idol. *I totally love that Roman wanted to be Charlie. I just imagined him coyping his haircut and his walk and shit like that. Hehe, it was heaps funny.* And, of course, the subtext. Oooh, how I love it!!

6. Bobby Stark!! &HEARTS &HEARTS &HEARTS!!!!

7. This look that Crews gave Reese when he was up against the car, being searched by one of Roman's cronies:

It....I....I can't even....OH GOD, IT KILLS ME!! Seriously, just rip my heart out, why don't ya? Guh. Damian Lewis' acting never fails to amaze me. This scene was one of those ones where Damian does that thing, when he conveys about twenty different emotions all in the one look, and yet it's not overplayed and no one emotion is more dominant than the other. Oh, God, I LOVE YOU LEWIS. &hearts

8. Is it bad that I didn't really understand the whole Rayborne thing? Because it was totally confusing. I got parts of it, but ultimately I was left stunned and puzzled. Maybe because I was too busy squealing over Crews/Reese, but I don't know. Smeh.

9. I'm sorry, but this icon by everybody_lies rules fucking ALL:

I will never ever ever ever get over that moment. EVER. &hearts &hearts

10. This episode was so reminiscent of Season 1 that I can't stop squealing over it!!!!! Dudes!!!! I'm not sure if it was as great as Fill It Up, but it was definitely up there in the 9.9/10 rankings. EDIT: Actually, I've decided that this one was indeed better than Fill It Up. !CREWS/REESE SHIPPYNESS! made it for me.

In conclusion, Charlie = Love, Reese = Love, Ted = Adorable, Amanda = Yucky, Bodner = A Bloody Legend, Roman = Hot Hot Subtext With Crews, Bobby = Awesome, Crews/Reese = BEAUTIFUL, GLORIOUS, AMAZING, 1 + 1 = One. Phew. I think I'm done.....for now.

So....I watched House last night before Life, too. You guys, I totally forgot how much I loved House/Cameron!!! The innuendos and subtext and angst was all there in this ep, and I gobbled it up like a starved prisoner. Although, Cameron and Chase getting engaged in this episode still made me squee like crazy. So, yay.

I think that's all for now. I still need to wrap my head around the epicness of "One", so...erm....ah.....bye.

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