Panic at the Disco (I know technically the band still exists but it's not the same)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
bands that broke up that really should NOT HAVE
This is in no particular order or anything whatsoever. Just a bunch of bands I wish didn't break up.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
the most awesome website ever
This is the most awesome website ever. http://fuckyeahsimsmeme.tumblr.com/
Well it's only awesome if you are into the Sims games, which I SO AM BECAUSE I'M OBSESSED. The sims was something I graduated to after I was finally done playing with Barbies, which took much longer than for the average girl, lemme tell ya. Although I'm pretty sure my sims time overlapped my doll playing time...
Call me a weirdo, but I still play the Sims 2. I have almost all of the expansion packs (I have University, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Freetime, and Apartment Life) plus three stuff packs (Celebration stuff, Ikea home stuff, and teen style stuff). Although the Sims 3 looks awesome, I never was that interested in getting that, until recently when I was talking to my friend Lisa, who has it, and well the personalities seem so much cooler. But one of the things I like the most about the Sims 2, is the fact that I basically use it to create my story characters. Almost all of my Sims are from stories I have written or imagined. Another tip against writer's block for me is playing the Sims 2, because I can play with my characters and have them act out everything as best as I can, and it usually helps give me ideas. But this is only if you're into the Sims like me, which is why I didn't put it before.
All of the rest of my characters are variations of me...and whoever that particular Caroline hangs out with. Seriously there are at least ten Carolines running around my various neighborhoods.
But I digress. That website is really funny because it's basically all of these inside jokes, sim related humor...The whole point of it is to make fun of how ridiculous some aspects of the Sims is, like when the phone rings for ten straight hours or how whenever the toilet clogs the majority of sim users just buy a new one...I could NOT stop laughing, but anyone who doesn't play the Sims won't appreciate it. But hey, you could check it out anyway.
Shabadu.
Shabadu Badabada.
Well it's only awesome if you are into the Sims games, which I SO AM BECAUSE I'M OBSESSED. The sims was something I graduated to after I was finally done playing with Barbies, which took much longer than for the average girl, lemme tell ya. Although I'm pretty sure my sims time overlapped my doll playing time...
Call me a weirdo, but I still play the Sims 2. I have almost all of the expansion packs (I have University, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Freetime, and Apartment Life) plus three stuff packs (Celebration stuff, Ikea home stuff, and teen style stuff). Although the Sims 3 looks awesome, I never was that interested in getting that, until recently when I was talking to my friend Lisa, who has it, and well the personalities seem so much cooler. But one of the things I like the most about the Sims 2, is the fact that I basically use it to create my story characters. Almost all of my Sims are from stories I have written or imagined. Another tip against writer's block for me is playing the Sims 2, because I can play with my characters and have them act out everything as best as I can, and it usually helps give me ideas. But this is only if you're into the Sims like me, which is why I didn't put it before.
All of the rest of my characters are variations of me...and whoever that particular Caroline hangs out with. Seriously there are at least ten Carolines running around my various neighborhoods.
But I digress. That website is really funny because it's basically all of these inside jokes, sim related humor...The whole point of it is to make fun of how ridiculous some aspects of the Sims is, like when the phone rings for ten straight hours or how whenever the toilet clogs the majority of sim users just buy a new one...I could NOT stop laughing, but anyone who doesn't play the Sims won't appreciate it. But hey, you could check it out anyway.
Shabadu.
Shabadu Badabada.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
delirium
1. I got Delirium from my school library (I was the first one to take it out!). It is the second book written by Lauren Oliver, the first of which was Before I Fall, one of my favorite books.
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2. Delirium is set in the future, where love is considered a disease, and everyone is given the "cure" to it at the age of eighteen. Lena Haloway Tiddle has been counting down the days until she gets cured, until she meets Alex, who teaches her that love is not a disease, it is something wonderful and beautiful, something that she will not be able to live without.
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3. In the beginning, I didn't like Lena much. I mean, I guess it's not her fault that she's brainwashed, but still, it got a little annoying how she agreed with everything the government said and couldn't WAIT to get cured, even though it was so obvious to her that the so called "cure" completely gets rid of personality. Also, I hated every time she tried pushing Alex away when it was so obvious they belonged together!! At the end though, I did like her. I think it was the second she realized that she and Alex are made for each other and that love is GOOD that I finally changed my mind about her!
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4. Alex was amazing. Just as a person he was great. He was just such a cutie, and what he did for Lena...! I also lovedddddd Lena's best friend Hana. I want to be best friends with her! She kind of reminded me of myself, just a tad. And how they both loved running, and went running everywhere...it was the one thing that actually showed that Lena had some spirit in the beginning.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
lets get personal
Usually I hate it when people talk about their personal lives and deep feelings on their blogs or tumblrs. I don't mean as much when they talk about themselves, because obviously that's the point of blogging. I just hate it when people will pour out their heart and souls. It's just sort of a pet peeve of mine. I mean if its really your deepest darkest secret, then why are you posting it on your tumblr on which 2,000 people are following you, with at least 1000 of those people who actually know you personally? Well I'm breaking that rule I have in this post. I think it's going to be my first post that's actually more personal, and not just my random ramblings.
These are ten things I would like to say to certain people. Yes, specific people, but not necessariliy ten different people. Some of the things are to the same person. And some of them I would say to two or three people. Most of these are directed towards my friends, but if you're reading it, don't assume everything is about you and get insulted. And on the same token, don't assume none of these are about you. Because I'll bet at least one is. Also, I tagged this top ten, because its my top ten things to say to people, and also I think these are pretty common things people think but would never say. So here we go.
1. I hate that you take me for granted. Maybe, just maybe, I won't always be here.
2. You're right. I don't understand. But maybe if you explained, I could try.
3. I watch you screw up your life and it breaks my heart.
4. Sometimes I feel like I'm walking on egg shells with you. I'm afraid of standing up, because something might break. So I don't stand. I just take it.
5. We give each other that same fake smile every day, and I miss it when things were real. Then I remember that they never were.
6. This may sound cliche, but the world does not revolve around you. No really. It doesn't.
7. You've hurt me so much and you don't even know it.
8. Let's go crazy. Please oh please oh please.
9. Can you just listen to yourself just for once? Because I don't think you'd like what you hear.
10. I'm going to miss you so much. I can already feel it starting to hurt.
These are ten things I would like to say to certain people. Yes, specific people, but not necessariliy ten different people. Some of the things are to the same person. And some of them I would say to two or three people. Most of these are directed towards my friends, but if you're reading it, don't assume everything is about you and get insulted. And on the same token, don't assume none of these are about you. Because I'll bet at least one is. Also, I tagged this top ten, because its my top ten things to say to people, and also I think these are pretty common things people think but would never say. So here we go.
1. I hate that you take me for granted. Maybe, just maybe, I won't always be here.
2. You're right. I don't understand. But maybe if you explained, I could try.
3. I watch you screw up your life and it breaks my heart.
4. Sometimes I feel like I'm walking on egg shells with you. I'm afraid of standing up, because something might break. So I don't stand. I just take it.
5. We give each other that same fake smile every day, and I miss it when things were real. Then I remember that they never were.
6. This may sound cliche, but the world does not revolve around you. No really. It doesn't.
7. You've hurt me so much and you don't even know it.
8. Let's go crazy. Please oh please oh please.
9. Can you just listen to yourself just for once? Because I don't think you'd like what you hear.
10. I'm going to miss you so much. I can already feel it starting to hurt.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
how to conquer the evil villian WRITERS BLOCK
I never thought writing a query letter would be this annoying. Though it's not the actual letter itself that's giving me problems. It's the last paragraph. The one where I'm supposed to be like HEY MY NAME IS CAROLINE I'M COOL CHOOSE MY BOOK. Not that easy when I'm a TEENAGER writing and have NO qualifications whatsoever! Urgh. But on a bright note, I think I'm sending out my first submission or whatever to an agent today. I would send out more, but the rest of them require a query letter. Which I'm not done with.
Anyway today's topic of discussion is HOW TO CONQUER MY MOST EVIL NEMESIS MISTER WRITERS BLOCK!!!!!!!! Since of course he's not only MY nemesis, but basically every single human being who has ever tried to write something ever's evil nemesis as well. Ahem anyway.
Here are a few tips of mine that I'd like to share when someone who is writing a novel or a story or something has a run in with the evil demon.
1. Write something else. It doesn't matter what it is. Another story, an entry in your diary, poetry, WHATEVER. The more you write, the better you'll get at it. And writing other things can help teach you about your writing, which can help you with your story or book. As long as you're writing something.
2. Maybe the reason you're having writer's block is because you don't know what's going to happen next from the particular scene you're at. I mean, you know what's happening EVENTUALLY, but you don't know how to get out of THIS SCENE. Happens to me all the time. And you know what I do when that happens? I skip ahead. Yeah I know, some people hate skipping ahead. They think they have to write every single thing in order. But sometimes it helps. It'll soothe your nerves, because at least you're writing your book. And honestly, you can fill in the blanks later. My story had sooooo many blanks that I would just go back and fill in. And believe me, it's so much easier to fill in blanks than to stare at the wide expanse of emptiness and wish the damn thing would write itself.
3. Breathe fresh air! Don't watch tv for 4 hours or go on facebook for the whole night. Go outside! Take a walk! Clear your head! I know it sounds stupid, but clearing your head is really, really helpful, for just about any problem you might be having. If it's winter and it's cold so you don't want to take a walk, which I can understand since I live in New York, a very confused city whose weather got mixed up with Canada's this year, then meditate or something. And if you're not a meditating type of person or you don't feel like braving the cold, then do something else that will help you clear your head. Take a bubble bath! Just do something else!
4. Read! Because according to Captain Obvious, reading helps you with writing. And let's be honest. Almost all writers are inspired in some way at some point in time by something they have READ.
I'm sure there are other ways to combat writer's block. If you can think of anything else you should COMMENT. Of course I doubt anyone WILL comment, but I might as well suggest it, because we all must band together so we can defeat the evil demon of writer's block!!!!!!!! JOIN THE CAUSE!
Anyway today's topic of discussion is HOW TO CONQUER MY MOST EVIL NEMESIS MISTER WRITERS BLOCK!!!!!!!! Since of course he's not only MY nemesis, but basically every single human being who has ever tried to write something ever's evil nemesis as well. Ahem anyway.
Here are a few tips of mine that I'd like to share when someone who is writing a novel or a story or something has a run in with the evil demon.
1. Write something else. It doesn't matter what it is. Another story, an entry in your diary, poetry, WHATEVER. The more you write, the better you'll get at it. And writing other things can help teach you about your writing, which can help you with your story or book. As long as you're writing something.
2. Maybe the reason you're having writer's block is because you don't know what's going to happen next from the particular scene you're at. I mean, you know what's happening EVENTUALLY, but you don't know how to get out of THIS SCENE. Happens to me all the time. And you know what I do when that happens? I skip ahead. Yeah I know, some people hate skipping ahead. They think they have to write every single thing in order. But sometimes it helps. It'll soothe your nerves, because at least you're writing your book. And honestly, you can fill in the blanks later. My story had sooooo many blanks that I would just go back and fill in. And believe me, it's so much easier to fill in blanks than to stare at the wide expanse of emptiness and wish the damn thing would write itself.
3. Breathe fresh air! Don't watch tv for 4 hours or go on facebook for the whole night. Go outside! Take a walk! Clear your head! I know it sounds stupid, but clearing your head is really, really helpful, for just about any problem you might be having. If it's winter and it's cold so you don't want to take a walk, which I can understand since I live in New York, a very confused city whose weather got mixed up with Canada's this year, then meditate or something. And if you're not a meditating type of person or you don't feel like braving the cold, then do something else that will help you clear your head. Take a bubble bath! Just do something else!
4. Read! Because according to Captain Obvious, reading helps you with writing. And let's be honest. Almost all writers are inspired in some way at some point in time by something they have READ.
I'm sure there are other ways to combat writer's block. If you can think of anything else you should COMMENT. Of course I doubt anyone WILL comment, but I might as well suggest it, because we all must band together so we can defeat the evil demon of writer's block!!!!!!!! JOIN THE CAUSE!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
but which of you can embody both swans? the white and the black.
So I saw Black Swan yesterday. And I have to admit. It was very very good. I liked it a lot. My heart was poundingggggg at the end of it. Like when the credits started rolling, my friend and I just looked at each other like WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
Basically, the premise is that this girl Nina is a ballet dancer, and upon getting chosen as the lead for her troupe's production of Swan Lake, gets so overwhelmed with the pressure, that she goes crazy. Literally. But there were a lot of things going on in it besides that. The big thing with Nina playing the lead role, is that although she plays the white swan perfectly, she can't seem to get the black swan just right. As Thomas (pronounced To-ma), the ballet director says, "The truth is, when I look at you all I see is the white swan. Yes, you're beautiful, fearful, and fragile. Ideal casting. But the black swan? It's a hard f*cking job to dance both." So also in this movie you really see Nina evolving from the white swan to the black swan. And at the same time as this, Lily, a new dancer from San Francisco, also comes into play. Lily's personality is like the black swan, so at first the image is Nina as the white swan and Lily as the black swan. They even have Nina wearing white all the time, and Lily wearing black. But as the movie progresses, this obviously changes because Nina too, with Lily's influence, becomes like the black swan herself.
There was just so much going on in this movie, and I don't really want to spoil anything for anyone. But there is just so much that I would love to say. Like my theories for what really set Nina off, what really made her break down. Obviously in the beginning she wasn't entirely normal, but she REALLY went off on the deep end by the end.
So here are the many things I think came into play. This won't spoil the ending, at all, but you might not want to read it anyway, because it does go into specifics for certain things. It's not that big of a deal in any case. I would read it if I were you, but if you're one of those people that can't have ANYTHING given away, then don't read the next paragraph.
Okay. The first component to Nina-going-crazy is obviously the career she's in. Being a ballet dancer isn't easy. There's a LOT of pressure. Also, Nina doesn't really have a life. She's sexually repressed, and it only makes it worse when Thomas basically starts hitting on her. Because he keeps like kissing her and feeling her up and saying stuff to her, and even though some of it actually might be to make her a better dancer (I know that sounds crazy, but you have to see it to understand), it kind of screws with her head, because she actually starts becoming very attracted to him, but she doesn't know how to express it. There's also this weird thing with Lily. Nina gets deluded into thinking Lily is after her role, but actually Lily seems to be a pretty nice person. But even before that, well let's just say it seems like Nina has a little crush on Lily, but again this might just be her being sexually repressed, so she's confused about her feelings. The final thing that sends Nina off into the deep end is her mother. Now, Nina's mother seems to be a very nice lady, but the problem is that she really babies her. I'm pretty sure Nina is supposed to be about college age (obviously she doesn't go to college because she's a ballerina), so why should her mother be cutting her fingernails for her? I mean Nina still calls her Mommy. Come on. So put all of these things together, and you get the delusional crazy person that Nina becomes. It's really too bad though, because she was a nice person in the beginning.
In conclusion, Black Swan was a very good movie. And though I love Inception to DEATH, I think it might beat it to win the Oscar.
Basically, the premise is that this girl Nina is a ballet dancer, and upon getting chosen as the lead for her troupe's production of Swan Lake, gets so overwhelmed with the pressure, that she goes crazy. Literally. But there were a lot of things going on in it besides that. The big thing with Nina playing the lead role, is that although she plays the white swan perfectly, she can't seem to get the black swan just right. As Thomas (pronounced To-ma), the ballet director says, "The truth is, when I look at you all I see is the white swan. Yes, you're beautiful, fearful, and fragile. Ideal casting. But the black swan? It's a hard f*cking job to dance both." So also in this movie you really see Nina evolving from the white swan to the black swan. And at the same time as this, Lily, a new dancer from San Francisco, also comes into play. Lily's personality is like the black swan, so at first the image is Nina as the white swan and Lily as the black swan. They even have Nina wearing white all the time, and Lily wearing black. But as the movie progresses, this obviously changes because Nina too, with Lily's influence, becomes like the black swan herself.
There was just so much going on in this movie, and I don't really want to spoil anything for anyone. But there is just so much that I would love to say. Like my theories for what really set Nina off, what really made her break down. Obviously in the beginning she wasn't entirely normal, but she REALLY went off on the deep end by the end.
So here are the many things I think came into play. This won't spoil the ending, at all, but you might not want to read it anyway, because it does go into specifics for certain things. It's not that big of a deal in any case. I would read it if I were you, but if you're one of those people that can't have ANYTHING given away, then don't read the next paragraph.
Okay. The first component to Nina-going-crazy is obviously the career she's in. Being a ballet dancer isn't easy. There's a LOT of pressure. Also, Nina doesn't really have a life. She's sexually repressed, and it only makes it worse when Thomas basically starts hitting on her. Because he keeps like kissing her and feeling her up and saying stuff to her, and even though some of it actually might be to make her a better dancer (I know that sounds crazy, but you have to see it to understand), it kind of screws with her head, because she actually starts becoming very attracted to him, but she doesn't know how to express it. There's also this weird thing with Lily. Nina gets deluded into thinking Lily is after her role, but actually Lily seems to be a pretty nice person. But even before that, well let's just say it seems like Nina has a little crush on Lily, but again this might just be her being sexually repressed, so she's confused about her feelings. The final thing that sends Nina off into the deep end is her mother. Now, Nina's mother seems to be a very nice lady, but the problem is that she really babies her. I'm pretty sure Nina is supposed to be about college age (obviously she doesn't go to college because she's a ballerina), so why should her mother be cutting her fingernails for her? I mean Nina still calls her Mommy. Come on. So put all of these things together, and you get the delusional crazy person that Nina becomes. It's really too bad though, because she was a nice person in the beginning.
In conclusion, Black Swan was a very good movie. And though I love Inception to DEATH, I think it might beat it to win the Oscar.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
how to publish your book
This is a post that I like to call HOW TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK.
Unfortunately, no one should take any advice from me because I have no yet published my book. But I am trying. Oh so hard.
Well I don't know if you could say I'm trying just yet. Because I haven't submitted anything. But I can only imagine the torture and pain this will cause me as I get REJECTION AFTER REJECTION.
But here's how it's supposed to go.
Step 1: Sign up for Writer's Market. That is the only way to get a literary agent. And if you wanna get published, you gotta get a literary agent.
Step 2: Search Writer's Market for Agents. Make sure you read their stuff very carefully, and make sure you're doing the right thing. You don't wanna submit your epic romance to an agent who only reads nonfiction cook books. Just saying.
Step 3: Write Your Query. That's what I'm doing now. It's kind of fun. But also very nervewracking because this is what you will send to agents!
Step 4: Send Query To Agents. Make sure you follow their directions.
Step 5: Wait. They have a lot of stuff to read, so it'll take a month at the very least. And that's if you're lucky.
Step 6: Get Rejected. Either that or they just won't respond at all. Sometimes you'll just have to assume that you were rejected. I know, life's tough.
Step 7: Do It All Over Again. And again. And again. Until you get someone who says HEY GIMME YOUR BOOK I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET IT PUBLISHED. And then they will help you.
Step 8: Wait. See step 5 for further instruction.
Step 9: Get Fired By Agent Because No One Wants Your Book. It happens, and well the agent doesn't want to put effort into something that isn't going to make them money.
Step 10: Start Again From Step One. Isn't it terrible? That you have to start all the way from the beginning if your agent drops you?
Step 11: Get An Agent That Finds Someone To Publish Your Book. I'm just going to assume you succeeded the second time around. Because otherwise this would be a neverending loop of REJECTION.
Step 12: ...I don't know I haven't gotten this far. Actually, I'm still on Step 3. But I'll keep you posted on what happens.
If you think I'm being negative, I am, but unfortunately, this is just the way it is. Even if you're the next JK Rowling it might be difficult for you. I'm pretty sure she got rejected many many times. Good luck. Wish me luck too. I'll need it.
Unfortunately, no one should take any advice from me because I have no yet published my book. But I am trying. Oh so hard.
Well I don't know if you could say I'm trying just yet. Because I haven't submitted anything. But I can only imagine the torture and pain this will cause me as I get REJECTION AFTER REJECTION.
But here's how it's supposed to go.
Step 1: Sign up for Writer's Market. That is the only way to get a literary agent. And if you wanna get published, you gotta get a literary agent.
Step 2: Search Writer's Market for Agents. Make sure you read their stuff very carefully, and make sure you're doing the right thing. You don't wanna submit your epic romance to an agent who only reads nonfiction cook books. Just saying.
Step 3: Write Your Query. That's what I'm doing now. It's kind of fun. But also very nervewracking because this is what you will send to agents!
Step 4: Send Query To Agents. Make sure you follow their directions.
Step 5: Wait. They have a lot of stuff to read, so it'll take a month at the very least. And that's if you're lucky.
Step 6: Get Rejected. Either that or they just won't respond at all. Sometimes you'll just have to assume that you were rejected. I know, life's tough.
Step 7: Do It All Over Again. And again. And again. Until you get someone who says HEY GIMME YOUR BOOK I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET IT PUBLISHED. And then they will help you.
Step 8: Wait. See step 5 for further instruction.
Step 9: Get Fired By Agent Because No One Wants Your Book. It happens, and well the agent doesn't want to put effort into something that isn't going to make them money.
Step 10: Start Again From Step One. Isn't it terrible? That you have to start all the way from the beginning if your agent drops you?
Step 11: Get An Agent That Finds Someone To Publish Your Book. I'm just going to assume you succeeded the second time around. Because otherwise this would be a neverending loop of REJECTION.
Step 12: ...I don't know I haven't gotten this far. Actually, I'm still on Step 3. But I'll keep you posted on what happens.
If you think I'm being negative, I am, but unfortunately, this is just the way it is. Even if you're the next JK Rowling it might be difficult for you. I'm pretty sure she got rejected many many times. Good luck. Wish me luck too. I'll need it.
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