Ever since my friend got her new phone and downloaded Drawsomething, I've been addicted with it. For anyone not familiar with it, it's a game where you have a list of three words, and you have to try and draw one of the words out. It can be pretty difficult if you get people or verbs, but the nouns are pretty easy. Unfortunately, a lot of people just end up spelling the word out instead of drawing it.
Once you've been playing it for a few months, you start to know the words, and can guess what is being drawn after only a few seconds. Unless you get partnered with a really bad drawer... And eventually you'll get pretty good at drawing too.
However, every once in a while you will get a very rude person. Last night I was playing at my friend's house, and someone started swearing at me for no reason. I actually find it very funny when people do this. They dropped the F-bomb, and I replied with 'Awe, how cute. Does your mommy know you're swearing?' This went on for a while. After the first picture, they stopped sending me pictures, but I managed to guess the word anyway, which seemed to just piss them off more. Then they stopped even trying to guess my words, and continued to swear at me. I just calmly replied and continued to draw pictures for them. But then I got bored last night and didn't bother to reply. This morning I replied with 'I'm bored of your limited vocabulary. It was a pleasure playing with you, good bye.' And so now you know it's pretty much impossible to insult me or even angry me. In fact, I love it when people try to, because it only ends up angering them.
If you don't like people like this though, you can easily delete them by sliding your finger from right to left on their picture. It took me forever to figure out how to do that... But don't worry, unless you have bad luck, most people will be very polite, or won't talk to you at all.
I'm really tired, so I don't feel like writing much. I'll try for something better on Monday.
Read it Before you Steal it!
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Friday, 2 November 2012
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Happy Halloween!
Unfortunately, I won't be able to celebrate it this year. Since it's on a Wednesday, I'll be in my astronomy class until at least 8:30. I'm pretty sad that I'll miss all the cute costumes, and seeing my neighbour's awesome decorations, and the fireworks... But oh well, maybe next year.
Anyway, here are some pictures of my costume from Sunday, when I was working at my mom's museum.
Anyway, here are some pictures of my costume from Sunday, when I was working at my mom's museum.
I had more photos, but these are the only two I look good in... Anyway, I have to get to class now. I hope everyone else will enjoy their Halloween, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my astronomy class will be cancelled at the last minute.
Monday, 29 October 2012
A Song of Ice and Fire Review *SPOILERS*
First of all, I have to say that this series is not called Game of Thrones. I hate it when people assume that the whole series is called this, just because it's the title of the first book, and the name of the show. No! Get it straight. It's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Anyway, I started reading this series some time in April. I admit that I only got half way through the third book by September, when I had to put it down to concentrate on school. I started reading it again recently because I've had fewer larger projects, and I'm now almost done the third book. However, I think this break has made me realize that this book is actually pretty poorly written.
Don't get me wrong, I love the book, and I have read far worse, but more often I come along parts when I could write better. I feel like I should be going along and editing the whole thing. I don't know why I only saw it now (I saw it before, just not as much). You would think after reading things such as Beowulf, Sir Gawain, Canterbury Tales and King Lear, that I would want someone easier to read, but maybe that's the problem now it's become too simple.
The thing is, I love the plot... Kind of. I love how it hooks me in, despite the fact that I want to scream and rip the book apart. After Robb died, and it seemed like Arya died, I was prepared to throw the book across the room. I applaud George R R Martin for going against the norm and killing off almost all the characters that anyone could love, but I suggest that he gets back into what the readers want, and at least keep a few of the good guys alive. (Although I was extremely happy when Theon and Joffrey died. I wished I had cut them to pieces myself) I must admit though, when I found out Arya was still alive, I nearly cried with joy... Which would have been awkward, because I was sitting in the middle of a very full cafeteria at school.
And it's the fact that a book nearly incited such emotions in me that I love it. It proves that, although it may not be the best written book ever, Martin knows how to play with the heart strings of the readers. Most readers will see no difference in writing between A Song of Ice and Fire and something such as Tolkien's or Robert Jordan's works. They will only know that they want to read more, even if they hate what is happening in the plot.
It's also the realism that captures me. Everyone wants to read a book about love, adventure and wars, where the good guys always win. But in real life, that rarely happens. You cannot depend on a supernatural force to prove who is guilty or not, and even that comes up in A Song of Ice and Fire. People die, whether natural or not, and Martin does not skirt around that with miraculous recoveries and perfectly planned rescues. Everything is what it seems, most of the time being the death of a character.
So I hate and love this book at the same time, but I think anyone who has read the book will have to agree that the show is pretty bad. The producers are playing to the wants of a younger male audience. There are far more nude and sex scenes than in the books, very few of which actually add to the plot. Then they take out important scenes, or even whole characters. I have no idea where they will go with Bran, Rickon, Hodor and Osha without the Reeds. It's impossible to work from what they have done, and I have a feeling that it will only get worse. They have to go in a straight line to keep the story making sense, but that straight line is at a different angle from the book, and it'll only get farther from the real plot.
Anyway, I started reading this series some time in April. I admit that I only got half way through the third book by September, when I had to put it down to concentrate on school. I started reading it again recently because I've had fewer larger projects, and I'm now almost done the third book. However, I think this break has made me realize that this book is actually pretty poorly written.
Don't get me wrong, I love the book, and I have read far worse, but more often I come along parts when I could write better. I feel like I should be going along and editing the whole thing. I don't know why I only saw it now (I saw it before, just not as much). You would think after reading things such as Beowulf, Sir Gawain, Canterbury Tales and King Lear, that I would want someone easier to read, but maybe that's the problem now it's become too simple.
The thing is, I love the plot... Kind of. I love how it hooks me in, despite the fact that I want to scream and rip the book apart. After Robb died, and it seemed like Arya died, I was prepared to throw the book across the room. I applaud George R R Martin for going against the norm and killing off almost all the characters that anyone could love, but I suggest that he gets back into what the readers want, and at least keep a few of the good guys alive. (Although I was extremely happy when Theon and Joffrey died. I wished I had cut them to pieces myself) I must admit though, when I found out Arya was still alive, I nearly cried with joy... Which would have been awkward, because I was sitting in the middle of a very full cafeteria at school.
And it's the fact that a book nearly incited such emotions in me that I love it. It proves that, although it may not be the best written book ever, Martin knows how to play with the heart strings of the readers. Most readers will see no difference in writing between A Song of Ice and Fire and something such as Tolkien's or Robert Jordan's works. They will only know that they want to read more, even if they hate what is happening in the plot.
It's also the realism that captures me. Everyone wants to read a book about love, adventure and wars, where the good guys always win. But in real life, that rarely happens. You cannot depend on a supernatural force to prove who is guilty or not, and even that comes up in A Song of Ice and Fire. People die, whether natural or not, and Martin does not skirt around that with miraculous recoveries and perfectly planned rescues. Everything is what it seems, most of the time being the death of a character.
So I hate and love this book at the same time, but I think anyone who has read the book will have to agree that the show is pretty bad. The producers are playing to the wants of a younger male audience. There are far more nude and sex scenes than in the books, very few of which actually add to the plot. Then they take out important scenes, or even whole characters. I have no idea where they will go with Bran, Rickon, Hodor and Osha without the Reeds. It's impossible to work from what they have done, and I have a feeling that it will only get worse. They have to go in a straight line to keep the story making sense, but that straight line is at a different angle from the book, and it'll only get farther from the real plot.
Friday, 26 October 2012
Halloween Hype
I bought myself a sword today.
It's a little big...
But I'm pretty happy.
It's a little big...
But I'm pretty happy.
It was very hard to get the whole sword in the picture... I'll try to get a better picture on Sunday, when I'm dressed up for work. And I'll be dressed as Link, if your're curious. I was trying to find myself a Waldo outfit, but I kind of lost interest after I found the perfect Link outfit.
Anyway, I'm really excited for Halloween. It's a shame that I have class that night, but I'm hoping that it'll be cancelled. And no, I don't go trick or treating anymore. I'm more excited to jump out and scare the kids with my giant-ass sword. Honestly, I don't understand the cutesy little decorations that people use. The whole point of Halloween is to scare the kids away so that you'll have more candy left over for yourself.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Pet Peeves Part Two
There are so many more things that annoy me, so I decided to make another list of ten of my pet peeves. For the record, these are not in order of greatest to least, simple what happens to come to my mind first.
1) When parents think that school is less tiring than working
I completely understand if you have a very taxing job, but most of the time parents will work at a desk job, or at least will be sitting all day. Now kids pretty much do this at school too, the only difference is that kids are learning, while parents are earning. It gets much more annoying when you add homework into the mix. A parent will come home and relax, while a kid will come home and have to work for several hours on homework. I just don't understand while parents insist on giving us more work by making us do chores. Yes, of course they raised us, feed us, shelter us and all that, but you would think that would be out of love, and would not need to be paid back in labour. The only exception is when the kids gets paid. I, however, very rarely got an allowance. Probably for the best, as I now will help people out and offer assistance without expecting anything in return, so I am a better person for it. It just still kind of annoys me.
2) When a really good book series ends
I know a lot of people complain when a book series starts to get really long and dragged out, but I love that. I wish that book series never ended, because then I will always be able to enjoy them. he best example is Wheel of Time, where the author, Robert Jordan, just kept adding plot twists and more characters and events. What's worse, is that he died. So, after eleven books, Brandon Sanderson had to take over. Don't get me wrong, Brandon Sanderson is an amazing author and he has mimicked Robert Jordan's works almost perfectly, but it's really sad to know that the books may not be what they were supposed to be.
3) Teachers who think their students are geniuses
You've probably had at least one teacher like this, who just keeps going and going, not bothering to stop to make sure everyone knows what's going on. Then they go so fast you can't take notes, and expect you to have come to class reading the thirty page long chapter, despite the fact that you have other classes with other homework. It's like they forget that their students have a life outside their classroom.
4) When you're just about to beat the boss, and you have one heart left, then it suddenly comes back to life and kills you
So obviously I'm making a video game reference here. I play Legend of Zelda, and anyone who has played it too knows that almost all the bosses have about three stages, somethimes three stages with stages within that. So once you stun it for the third time, you figure that it should be the final time you have to go bat-shit on it's weak spot, then all of a sudden it springs back to life and swings a massive sword at you, thereby killing you and making you re-do the whole boss battle.
5) When the spellchecker on Chome (or firefox/safari) cannot figure out the word you're trying to spell, despite the word being one letter off from what you have
Happens way to often. I swear, the internet browser is just trolling me. It's all 'Oh, you want to spell paralyse? Well parallel is close enough, so is familiarize and realize. Try one of those.' (This just happened to me in the last pet peeve; I finally had to use the word stun instead, because I was too lazy to bring up dictionary.com) Then there is the autocorrect for ipods and ipads. After I had just won my ipad, I was trying to type something. I can't remember the word, but it was pretty basic, I was just unused to the keyboard and had tapped the wrong letter. Instead of changing it to something close (I think the word started with an m...) it changed it to iguana... The word didn't have a g or an i in it...
6) When my clothes come out of the wash smelling worse than before I put them in
I'm pretty incapable of doing laundry. I now know how to work the washing machine and dryer, but I still forget about my clothes after I start a load, so they sit in the washing machine for several hours, therefore making them smell like dirty water. Then sometimes, when I actually remember, they still come out smelling off. It's always worst with the towels. I grabbed on today that smelled like dog pee. It really concerned me...
7) When people in my family cannot figure out that the garbage can is in the corner beside the counter, and not on the actual counter
I swear, every time I have to do dishes, it includes clearing away garbage that people leave on the counter. I can't even say I understand leaving garbage in the sink to soak, since I have never had to soak anything before putting it in the garbage or recycling. It's just lazy people who find it easier to throw everything onto the counter and let someone else deal with it.
8) Looking on Craigslist for a job, and all the perfect jobs don't come with the establishment's name, location, phone number or anything else important
It's always really sketchy when this happens. No matter how professional the rest of the ad is, if there is no name or location, I will never apply. I just don't see how an establishment could forget something as important as that. Maybe they really are looking for workers, but they're going to be very limited in who applies, because the smart people will stay away from ads like that, because of the risk that it's a scam.
9) Junk mail
The worst part is, I only just started getting junk mail because of this blog. I was interested in looking at the links where people are directed to my blog from. One of them was a link from youtube, so I clicked on it. The video looked pretty harmless, though I can't remember what it was. Not long after that, I started getting dozens of junk mail a day. I have no idea how to make it stop, and out of everything I've mentioned, this has got to be the most annoying, simply because I trusted google to keep bad links and thinks like that off of blogger.
10) People who don't listen to reason
As you probably read about a week ago, there was a girl who committed suicide because of bullying. There was a Facebook page set up in her memory, and although most people were sending good wishes, there were also some people who were being incredibly rude. No matter what was said to make them go away or to see how disgusting they were acting, they continued to act like complete asses. I cannot stand people who are so bull headed to think that they are always right, even if one hundred people are against them. It's even worse when they're being disrespectful at the same time.
1) When parents think that school is less tiring than working
I completely understand if you have a very taxing job, but most of the time parents will work at a desk job, or at least will be sitting all day. Now kids pretty much do this at school too, the only difference is that kids are learning, while parents are earning. It gets much more annoying when you add homework into the mix. A parent will come home and relax, while a kid will come home and have to work for several hours on homework. I just don't understand while parents insist on giving us more work by making us do chores. Yes, of course they raised us, feed us, shelter us and all that, but you would think that would be out of love, and would not need to be paid back in labour. The only exception is when the kids gets paid. I, however, very rarely got an allowance. Probably for the best, as I now will help people out and offer assistance without expecting anything in return, so I am a better person for it. It just still kind of annoys me.
2) When a really good book series ends
I know a lot of people complain when a book series starts to get really long and dragged out, but I love that. I wish that book series never ended, because then I will always be able to enjoy them. he best example is Wheel of Time, where the author, Robert Jordan, just kept adding plot twists and more characters and events. What's worse, is that he died. So, after eleven books, Brandon Sanderson had to take over. Don't get me wrong, Brandon Sanderson is an amazing author and he has mimicked Robert Jordan's works almost perfectly, but it's really sad to know that the books may not be what they were supposed to be.
3) Teachers who think their students are geniuses
You've probably had at least one teacher like this, who just keeps going and going, not bothering to stop to make sure everyone knows what's going on. Then they go so fast you can't take notes, and expect you to have come to class reading the thirty page long chapter, despite the fact that you have other classes with other homework. It's like they forget that their students have a life outside their classroom.
4) When you're just about to beat the boss, and you have one heart left, then it suddenly comes back to life and kills you
So obviously I'm making a video game reference here. I play Legend of Zelda, and anyone who has played it too knows that almost all the bosses have about three stages, somethimes three stages with stages within that. So once you stun it for the third time, you figure that it should be the final time you have to go bat-shit on it's weak spot, then all of a sudden it springs back to life and swings a massive sword at you, thereby killing you and making you re-do the whole boss battle.
5) When the spellchecker on Chome (or firefox/safari) cannot figure out the word you're trying to spell, despite the word being one letter off from what you have
Happens way to often. I swear, the internet browser is just trolling me. It's all 'Oh, you want to spell paralyse? Well parallel is close enough, so is familiarize and realize. Try one of those.' (This just happened to me in the last pet peeve; I finally had to use the word stun instead, because I was too lazy to bring up dictionary.com) Then there is the autocorrect for ipods and ipads. After I had just won my ipad, I was trying to type something. I can't remember the word, but it was pretty basic, I was just unused to the keyboard and had tapped the wrong letter. Instead of changing it to something close (I think the word started with an m...) it changed it to iguana... The word didn't have a g or an i in it...
6) When my clothes come out of the wash smelling worse than before I put them in
I'm pretty incapable of doing laundry. I now know how to work the washing machine and dryer, but I still forget about my clothes after I start a load, so they sit in the washing machine for several hours, therefore making them smell like dirty water. Then sometimes, when I actually remember, they still come out smelling off. It's always worst with the towels. I grabbed on today that smelled like dog pee. It really concerned me...
7) When people in my family cannot figure out that the garbage can is in the corner beside the counter, and not on the actual counter
I swear, every time I have to do dishes, it includes clearing away garbage that people leave on the counter. I can't even say I understand leaving garbage in the sink to soak, since I have never had to soak anything before putting it in the garbage or recycling. It's just lazy people who find it easier to throw everything onto the counter and let someone else deal with it.
8) Looking on Craigslist for a job, and all the perfect jobs don't come with the establishment's name, location, phone number or anything else important
It's always really sketchy when this happens. No matter how professional the rest of the ad is, if there is no name or location, I will never apply. I just don't see how an establishment could forget something as important as that. Maybe they really are looking for workers, but they're going to be very limited in who applies, because the smart people will stay away from ads like that, because of the risk that it's a scam.
9) Junk mail
The worst part is, I only just started getting junk mail because of this blog. I was interested in looking at the links where people are directed to my blog from. One of them was a link from youtube, so I clicked on it. The video looked pretty harmless, though I can't remember what it was. Not long after that, I started getting dozens of junk mail a day. I have no idea how to make it stop, and out of everything I've mentioned, this has got to be the most annoying, simply because I trusted google to keep bad links and thinks like that off of blogger.
10) People who don't listen to reason
As you probably read about a week ago, there was a girl who committed suicide because of bullying. There was a Facebook page set up in her memory, and although most people were sending good wishes, there were also some people who were being incredibly rude. No matter what was said to make them go away or to see how disgusting they were acting, they continued to act like complete asses. I cannot stand people who are so bull headed to think that they are always right, even if one hundred people are against them. It's even worse when they're being disrespectful at the same time.
Monday, 22 October 2012
Pet Peeves
I said I would post something about the party on Saturday, but to conserve the dignity of my friends, I decided instead of make a list, and considering the name of this blog is 'Rants of a Normal Norman', I figured I'd make it a list of my pet peeves.
1) Pessimistic people
Honestly, I really hate it when people get sad or blue for the smallest things. I live my life just shrugging the bad things off. I may worry sometimes, mostly about school, but normally it all turns out well in the end. I wish more people could live like this. I really just want to hit some people over the back of the head when they're sad about something small, especially when they can easily fix it, or get over it. There are so many people in the world who have hit rock bottom, and some of them are still happy.
2) Anyone under the age of fourteen with a cell phone
I got my first cell phone when I was in grade ten, and that was after having to use the pay phone at school several times. It was a hand me down from my sister, one of those flip phones. I was overjoyed to finally get a cell phone. And now I'm seeing kids in elementary school with iphones and other expensive devices. When I was in elementary school, I played on the playground or stayed in drawing and reading. I had no idea what a cell phone was, and the only way to listen to music was through a stereo or a walkman.
3) Summer
I know that sounds stupid, but there is so much about the summer I hate. It's almost impossible to sleep at night because it's too hot for a blanket, but without it the monster under the bed will get you (I know I'm not the only one!). All the bugs suddenly come back in hoards, and every day I'm screaming and running from wasps and bees, not to mention the colonies of ants that invade the house. The sun is too bright and burns me too easily, so I stay inside as much as possible, but that annoys my parents so I have to get out of the house at least twice a week.
4) Winter
Odd, since winter is actually my favourite month, but it's only because snow outweighs pretty much everything. But then it's so damned cold! No matter how many layers I put on, I will always be cold. Then of course, where I live, we're more likely to get slush or rain, not snow. I'm not looking forward to walking up the hill to my college when the ground is even a little slippery.
5) People who take photos of their food
I understand if it's a special occasion, like Christmas or Thanksgiving and you're planning on documenting it. But honestly, if you're just going out to lunch, or sitting down for dinner by yourself, what is the point of taking a photo? Oh, you made it yourself, and it looks beautiful? You're just as special as everyone else who can cook.
6) People who claim to love a movie based off a book, even though they've never read the book
I guess this can go both ways, but honestly, how often is a movie made into a book? The truth is that a good amount of movies are not original. They're based off a book, whether the book is good or not, and about 90% of the time, they completely butcher it. Maybe I'm just being bias, since I love books more than movies, but really, a book contains much more detail than a movie can, despite the fact that movies show everything. Read Inkheart for example, then watch the movie. Anyone who has seen only the movie will never know that there are two more books, which are even better than the first one. Whoever directed Inkheart did a terrible job. (Although I love their casting for Mo. I always envisioned Brendan Fraser playing him)
7) People who claim to hate something just because it's popular
I'll admit it, I read Twilight. I believe I finished the final book before I even started the tenth grade. This was before I started reading Wheel of Time, and before my only interest in books turned to medieval fantasy. I liked the love story, but by the final book I just wanted to scream and toss it against the wall. However, I will also admit that I do, in a way, admire Stepheni Meyer. She may not have written a top quality series, but she made a ton of money off of it none the less. What is more, she was an amateur writer, who followed her dreams (quite literally...) and achieved a lot of fame, both good and bad. Now I don't ever want to write something that half the popular will hate and make fun of, but at least I know that if Stepheni Meyer can be so successful over Twilight, then I can hopefully become successful over something even better. The sad truth is, apparently now I need to have handsome and overly gentle vampires to please most of the female population... What I'm trying to say here that although I'm not particularly fond of the Twilight books, and I have no interest in the movies, I don't go around slamming them at every opportunity I get. I may make the occasional joke, but only at the parts that I truly hated. Same goes for Justin Beiber. I don't hate him, but neither do I like him. Instead of complaining all the time, I just don't listen to him. By complaining, I would be giving him more attention than I care to give. It would show that I do care about him and what he does.
8) Dragging feet
Does it honestly take so much effort to pick up your feet? You know that by dragging your feet, you wear out the soles of your shoes much quicker, and therefore need to spend much more money to buy new shoes? I've had my pair of red converse since grade nine, so about five years now, and they only recently got a tiny little hole in the heel of one shoe. In fact, I have only worn out one pair of shoes since grade nine (not including soccer cleats) and those were a pair of boots, where the fabric was not stitched to the heel very well.
9) People who silently sing along to songs
Hey, if you belt out the song at the top of your lungs, I don't care. I find it quite amusing, actually, and I'd probably applaud you after. And it has nothing to do with whether you're good at singing or not. What annoys me is that it keeps me from properly hearing the song. I hear the lyrics, but I also here something mumbling along with them. It's like being in class and trying to listen to the instructor, but there's a group of people at the back whispering.
10) People texting or calling me during class
I know it's difficult to remember when I'm in class, but it would be really great if people could make an effort to not not make my phone go off. It's really embarrassing when the whole class is silent, and then suddenly my phone starts vibrating. And it always seems to happen during a test... The worst part is that I don't have caller ID, so I have no idea who called, and I cannot call them back to give them an ear-full. For some reason I keep getting calls from people asking for Devon. It's been going on for three years. Whoever Devon is really needs to get off their ass and tell everyone his new number, because the next person who calls me asking for him is not going to be greeted by a cheerful person.
I have so many more pet peeves (I love to rant, after all) but I think I'll leave them for some other time... When I can actually remember them.
1) Pessimistic people
Honestly, I really hate it when people get sad or blue for the smallest things. I live my life just shrugging the bad things off. I may worry sometimes, mostly about school, but normally it all turns out well in the end. I wish more people could live like this. I really just want to hit some people over the back of the head when they're sad about something small, especially when they can easily fix it, or get over it. There are so many people in the world who have hit rock bottom, and some of them are still happy.
2) Anyone under the age of fourteen with a cell phone
I got my first cell phone when I was in grade ten, and that was after having to use the pay phone at school several times. It was a hand me down from my sister, one of those flip phones. I was overjoyed to finally get a cell phone. And now I'm seeing kids in elementary school with iphones and other expensive devices. When I was in elementary school, I played on the playground or stayed in drawing and reading. I had no idea what a cell phone was, and the only way to listen to music was through a stereo or a walkman.
3) Summer
I know that sounds stupid, but there is so much about the summer I hate. It's almost impossible to sleep at night because it's too hot for a blanket, but without it the monster under the bed will get you (I know I'm not the only one!). All the bugs suddenly come back in hoards, and every day I'm screaming and running from wasps and bees, not to mention the colonies of ants that invade the house. The sun is too bright and burns me too easily, so I stay inside as much as possible, but that annoys my parents so I have to get out of the house at least twice a week.
4) Winter
Odd, since winter is actually my favourite month, but it's only because snow outweighs pretty much everything. But then it's so damned cold! No matter how many layers I put on, I will always be cold. Then of course, where I live, we're more likely to get slush or rain, not snow. I'm not looking forward to walking up the hill to my college when the ground is even a little slippery.
5) People who take photos of their food
I understand if it's a special occasion, like Christmas or Thanksgiving and you're planning on documenting it. But honestly, if you're just going out to lunch, or sitting down for dinner by yourself, what is the point of taking a photo? Oh, you made it yourself, and it looks beautiful? You're just as special as everyone else who can cook.
6) People who claim to love a movie based off a book, even though they've never read the book
I guess this can go both ways, but honestly, how often is a movie made into a book? The truth is that a good amount of movies are not original. They're based off a book, whether the book is good or not, and about 90% of the time, they completely butcher it. Maybe I'm just being bias, since I love books more than movies, but really, a book contains much more detail than a movie can, despite the fact that movies show everything. Read Inkheart for example, then watch the movie. Anyone who has seen only the movie will never know that there are two more books, which are even better than the first one. Whoever directed Inkheart did a terrible job. (Although I love their casting for Mo. I always envisioned Brendan Fraser playing him)
7) People who claim to hate something just because it's popular
I'll admit it, I read Twilight. I believe I finished the final book before I even started the tenth grade. This was before I started reading Wheel of Time, and before my only interest in books turned to medieval fantasy. I liked the love story, but by the final book I just wanted to scream and toss it against the wall. However, I will also admit that I do, in a way, admire Stepheni Meyer. She may not have written a top quality series, but she made a ton of money off of it none the less. What is more, she was an amateur writer, who followed her dreams (quite literally...) and achieved a lot of fame, both good and bad. Now I don't ever want to write something that half the popular will hate and make fun of, but at least I know that if Stepheni Meyer can be so successful over Twilight, then I can hopefully become successful over something even better. The sad truth is, apparently now I need to have handsome and overly gentle vampires to please most of the female population... What I'm trying to say here that although I'm not particularly fond of the Twilight books, and I have no interest in the movies, I don't go around slamming them at every opportunity I get. I may make the occasional joke, but only at the parts that I truly hated. Same goes for Justin Beiber. I don't hate him, but neither do I like him. Instead of complaining all the time, I just don't listen to him. By complaining, I would be giving him more attention than I care to give. It would show that I do care about him and what he does.
8) Dragging feet
Does it honestly take so much effort to pick up your feet? You know that by dragging your feet, you wear out the soles of your shoes much quicker, and therefore need to spend much more money to buy new shoes? I've had my pair of red converse since grade nine, so about five years now, and they only recently got a tiny little hole in the heel of one shoe. In fact, I have only worn out one pair of shoes since grade nine (not including soccer cleats) and those were a pair of boots, where the fabric was not stitched to the heel very well.
9) People who silently sing along to songs
Hey, if you belt out the song at the top of your lungs, I don't care. I find it quite amusing, actually, and I'd probably applaud you after. And it has nothing to do with whether you're good at singing or not. What annoys me is that it keeps me from properly hearing the song. I hear the lyrics, but I also here something mumbling along with them. It's like being in class and trying to listen to the instructor, but there's a group of people at the back whispering.
10) People texting or calling me during class
I know it's difficult to remember when I'm in class, but it would be really great if people could make an effort to not not make my phone go off. It's really embarrassing when the whole class is silent, and then suddenly my phone starts vibrating. And it always seems to happen during a test... The worst part is that I don't have caller ID, so I have no idea who called, and I cannot call them back to give them an ear-full. For some reason I keep getting calls from people asking for Devon. It's been going on for three years. Whoever Devon is really needs to get off their ass and tell everyone his new number, because the next person who calls me asking for him is not going to be greeted by a cheerful person.
I have so many more pet peeves (I love to rant, after all) but I think I'll leave them for some other time... When I can actually remember them.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Stained Paper
((I was going to wait to do my Friday post for after my friend's birthday party, but I think I'll update about that on Monday instead. For now, I don't have anything prepared, and I have to go to work soon... Hopefully. So here is, once again, so pre-written stuff.))
Not even when my eyes are lead or the clock flashes one a.m.
It’s intoxicating, it’s enthralling.
It’s my life.
I share their breath, their fear, their thoughts, their worries.
Their lives.
I feel their pain when they get hurt,
And the cold hand of the Reaper when they die.
My stomach plummets and my heart soars
To match their every feeling.
These people are made of ink and paper,
And the imagination of their creator.
I drink in every word,
And I’m left thirsty for more.
One more page and I’ll put it down.
Oh please, let me just finish this chapter.
Give me a minute; I’m almost done the book.
And with a sigh of remorse, I place it back on the bookshelf
After the last page is turned.
And reach to pick up another.
These books are my drug.
I crave the worlds someone has created,
I need the escape from reality,
I lust for the fantastic stories of knights, dragons and magic.
And when it’s over, I know I must have more.
It’s a drug, and I’m not ashamed to
say I’m addicted.
I can’t bring myself to put it down, Not even when my eyes are lead or the clock flashes one a.m.
It’s intoxicating, it’s enthralling.
It’s my life.
I share their breath, their fear, their thoughts, their worries.
Their lives.
I feel their pain when they get hurt,
And the cold hand of the Reaper when they die.
My stomach plummets and my heart soars
To match their every feeling.
These people are made of ink and paper,
And the imagination of their creator.
I drink in every word,
And I’m left thirsty for more.
One more page and I’ll put it down.
Oh please, let me just finish this chapter.
Give me a minute; I’m almost done the book.
And with a sigh of remorse, I place it back on the bookshelf
After the last page is turned.
And reach to pick up another.
These books are my drug.
I crave the worlds someone has created,
I need the escape from reality,
I lust for the fantastic stories of knights, dragons and magic.
And when it’s over, I know I must have more.
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