Eclipse: Third Movie of the Twilight Saga

I am, by no means, any huge fan of Twilight. The way some girls worships it makes me sick - but also makes me admire just how lucky Stephanie Meyer is. Quite frankly, the quality of her writing is basic and nothing superb while her storyline is pretty dumb in some parts. Despite this, she somehow managed to gather a huge cult of followers that worship Edward (or perhaps, Jacob).

In my case, I went to the midnight premier of Eclipse last night with a friend. (She had invited me.) Though not a big fan, I still managed to enjoy the experience. After all, the visual effects in the movie were great, while the action sequences were exciting.

Anyway, the acting was not bad... Though in my opinion, Kristen Stewart (who plays Isabella/Bella Swan) and Rob Pattinson (who plays Edward Cullen) canNOT act. They're acting was horrible and made me wince throughout the whole movie. Rob certainly has improved in acting, but Kristen just sucks. She definitely has Bella down appearance-wise, but I really don't care for her voice and attitude that she embodies Bella as.

Also, the previous actress for the antagonistic vampire Victoria was no longer a part of the cast; which was truly a shame as she, in my opinion, was the perfect actress for the role. Then new actress that plays the part of the revenge-driven-crazy vampire has the look right (they look like they could be sisters), but her attitude does not fit the character quite as well as the old actress. I really can't give her too much trash-talk though, because those are hard shoes to fit and in her own way, she had done well as Victoria.

The movie had a few funny moments, a few heartbreaking moments, and was truly just an entertaining watch, despite the few things that I have nitpicked at.

Also, (excuse my typical teenage, hormone-controlled behavior) but I liked watching the actors for the characters Riley (evil vampire Victoria's puppet), Alec (evil vampire from the royal Volturi coven), and Seth (15 year old new werewolf in the Quilete tribe). Riley and Alec were just HOT, while Seth was so cute (both in human and wolf form), I felt an intense urge to just jump into the screen and hug him to death.

Okay, now why don't guys like this exist in MY world? Darn you, lucky Bella!

Out and About

Out of my house. At my aunt's house right now, on my cousin's laptop. Oh boy went to Six Flags today but didn't enjoy it all that much because my stomach was hurting. Thus, did not go on many rides... Wah. :'(

Tomorrow I am going to my friend's house to stay the night because we are.... GOING TO THE MIDNIGHT PREMIER OF ECLIPSE!
No, I don't really like Twilight all that much. But heck, it'll be fun anyway. (Team Riley all the way!!) I'll act like a crazed fangirl or it's fun to make fun of the movie too. :) Can't wait!

Your Love is My Drug and Echoes

So... Is it weird that though I keep this blog sort of as an "online journal", I actually have another deeply personal journal that I actually write in?

I am happily typing on my new laptop. :)

Your love, your love, your love is my drug! That song really brings back memories of a line from Twilight, something about Bella being Edward's exact, preferred brand of heroin. I knew there was a problem with Edward. He's a druggie fairy. I do love that song though!

My house makes amazing echoes because it is completely empty. ECHO ECHO ECHO!

My Life is Average

Best. Site. Ever. =)
Here are a few MLIA stories:

• Today was Cougar Day at my school (our mascot is a cougar) and every girl walked around hitting on younger guys. Including teachers. MLIA
• Today, we got our yearbooks at school. My math teacher walks up to me and asks to see my cell phone. Thinking she's just kidding around, I hand it to her. She then turns around and continues her way down the hall. When I asked why she told me to check page 33. Apparently, there's a picture of me in the yearbook texting while in math class. MLIA
• Today I got out of bed, didn't bother to put on makeup or do my hair and went out for a nice jog at 2 in the afternoon. I ran by the same guy I see everyday who never bothers to talk to me. As I ran by him, he pauses and says, "You look gorgeous today". MLIA
• Today, I had to go to the emergency room for severe pains in my stomach. The doctors gave me morphine for the pain, then let me sit for about 20 minutes before wheeling me off to do a CT scan. I don't remember most of what happened. However, my mother now has a 17 and a half minute video of me singing a medley from the musical "Les Miserables," interrupting myself 4 times: twice to laugh randomly, once to look pitiful and ask for a blanket, and once to grumpily demand a glass of water. Oh, morphine... MLIA
• Today, I had to deliver a paper to my old teacher. As I was leaving, I said, "I'll see you tonight!" to which he replied, "I can't wait. I'm looking foward to it!" His class looked at me with such suprise. What they didn't know was that we were talking about a chorus concert to which he is chaperoning. MLIA
• Today I got a text from my friend. It was a creepy picture of her eyes and the message read "I'm always watching you. Always." I was on the toliet when I read it. MLIA
• Today in math class, we were taking a final and our told us if we didn't bring anything to write with, we failed the test. My friend forgot a pencil, so she did her test in eyeliner.(: MLIA.

Whoo! =)

Graduation Song

I wanted to start a single post for this subject because I just absolutely LOVED the graduation song!



Anyway, so this song is Pyramid by the ever-talented, rising star Charice Pempenco. It's so sweet and I'm gonna cry whenever I hear this song! (Which is a problem because I love, love, love this song and keep replaying it.)

I actually loved Stardust's (this "special" chorus class that my music/choral teacher Mr. R teaches. The thing is, I think he's a pedophile. Plus, the members aren't all that good. I mean a few are SUPER TALENTED but some of them can't really sing all that well. They try to copy pop artists' singing style, but it just fails because it's like they can't be original! Plus Mr. R's arrangements sometimes just suck.) arrangement for Pyramid! They turned it into an acoustic guitar version, which sounds like it would just KILL the song, but it made it oddly even more emotional. Also, they change the beggining lyrics from:

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go...

To:

Our love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Class of 2010 here we go...

So that it just fits graduation perfectly! Otherwise, this is obviously originally a love song. ;P

Graduation: A New Door Has Opened

Helen Keller once said that, "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

I would like to take credit for piecing together the idea of graduation and the quote above, but I actually stole it from one of the student speeches during the graduation ceremony, heehee.

Honestly, I think that's definitely true and applies to many situations in life.

But anyway, yes today was my last day of school in this town (and state) EVER. First, I was in shock at school. Then it hit me later in the afternoon at the graduation ceremony, and I cried so much. It's weird, but no one has ever seen me cry until now. So yes, this proves that I AM human. :)

I'm kind of at loss for words. I don't really wanna get all emotional because I don't really want to start the waterworks again! So, at this very moment, my parents are setting up air mattresses and such because our beds have been packed away with all our other belongings. In fact, the house is pretty darned empty, with just this table that my laptop is on right now and the little stool I am seated on. It's cool that since it's so empty, it ECHOES. I think that if I wasn't on this laptop, I would probably be playing with the echo-y noises. Heh.

I Don't Appreciate Rudeness

I just don't enjoy rudeness of any sort. Just rudeness in general, but also the act of IGNORING SOMEONE. Which is just highly rude.

This happened to me a few times today.

A minor incident was one of those awkward moments when you see someone you don't talk to from your school OUTSIDE of school. Everyone must recall a moment such as this one, right? The moment when your eyes meet... The surprise, the shock, the utter uncomfortable-ness? Obviously in this moment, it's nice to greet the other person. OBVIOUSLY. Just, ya know, common knowledge and proper ettiquette. Yet, this girl just completely ignored me when I said a tentatively friendly, "Hello!" Rude-o-meter (from 1-10, 1 being the lowest): 6

Another moment? When I was trying to get one of my teachers to sign a petition for something. She just completely ignored me even though we were the only ones in the hallway. Maybe she is hard of hearing? Maybe she is mad at me for not getting her an end-of-the-year present? Rude-o-meter: 5

Finally, the moment to top all moments! Those of you who have been in a relationship know the awkwardness between an ex. Heck, even if you haven't experienced this yourself, you can probably imagine it! Picture if you will: I, along with four other of my band friends, were in the bandroom for 6th, 7th, and 8th periods. There we were, helping the band teacher (who is, by the way, the best teacher EVER) clean the room and prepare it for next year. Enter ex-boyfriend and his best girl friend. AWKWARD. Being the kind person I am, I brightly exclaim, "Hi!" along with my friends. His best girl friend (who all my friends suspect of liking my ex) says hi, even to me. Oh yes. But the ex... He says hi to everyone BUT me. I am totally ignored when I say something to him later as well. Ironic, isn't it, that the night before, I was the one who told him that the band teacher would be present. That I would be present as well. Yes, he responded the night before on a text, yet apparently is too chicken to talk to me face to face. Rude? Very. Rude-o-meter: 9

If anybody reads this blog besides myself and (occasionally) TheSillyObserver, I welcome you to share a rude moment and rating it. Sometimes, it feels better to vent it out.

A Few Final Words

Well... I can't believe that I am moving this weekend. This time that I live in and have lived in for the whole of my life has become my home and world. I'm sad to see it go. Yet, I guess moving just opens a whole new world of possibilities for me.

The cons of moving?
-I'll miss my friends, duh!
-It ended a perfectly good relationship for me
-Starting over
-BORING IN MARYLAND

The pros of moving?
-Making new frineds
-Since I haven't known all the people since like kindergarden (like where I live now), I have come to the psyche that it would make it easier to find the right guy. Because it's weird to be dating a guy that you have known since you guys were in diapers or something.
-Starting over
-New adventure!

So... Yeah. I'm sad to be leaving, but excited to see a new place. It's like a new story is about to unfold. Yes I am aware that I am corny/cheesy; but honestly, this situation calls for a little of the cheese.

Why is it...

~ That pools are warmer at night?
~ That disgustingly greasy, bad food is just so delicious?
~ That the sky is the color blue? Why not pink? Or purple?
~ That when you tell people that you are moving, either they suddenly realize that you exist or that they try to forget that you exist?
~ That fried frog legs and crocodile nuggets taste like chicken?
~ That I am so L-A-Z-Y?
~ That my foot fell asleep on me?? Come on foot! You need to help me walk to the bathroom!
~ That it's so hard to wake up at 6:30 in the morning on school days, but on weekends, I easily wake up at exactly 6:25?
~ That I (rather geekishly) find World of Warcraft entertaining?
~ That boys' lives revolve around video games??

I don't get it.

Ignorance Is Bliss... Not

I mean sure, ignoring someone may work out great for you. But when you're the recipient of the ignoring, it gets downright irritating. Frustrating; disappointing; it feels as if the person forgot that you exist!

You play the victim very well
You build yourself indulgent hell
You wanted someone to understand you
Well be careful what you wish for because I do
You've got a fancy turn of phrase
You set your trap
You made your plays
You're so fond of games
You must never lose
~ "I Know Where You Sleep" by Emilie Autumn

Manmade Water Currents Rock

I love making whirlpools in pools!! Did that today at a party. It was very difficult to swim against our created current... :)

The graduation party itself was great too! It was a party that my friend from Florida held at her aunt's house. (She had come to visit.) Yummy food! Besides eating and swimming, we also gathered around a fire and listened to our guy friend play the guitar. It was very homey and comforting...

We were going to make s'mores too, but the host decided that we had had way too much sugar anyway. (We giggled at EVERYTHING. That's a sign that you have a sugar-high.) Oh well!! At least the cake was lovely and sugary and the burgers juicy and fresh off the grill!

Dance!

Today is my dance whoo! It starts at seven tonight, but I got to leave school early. That's because we were permitted to leave after 12:40 to "get ready" and it would still count as a full day of school! So of course half the grade took advantage of that and left early, even the guys. (Because they're definitely going to get their nails and hair done for the dance, lol.)

I left... Not because I needed to get ready, oh no. I just wanted to leave. Hehe.

Reject Button

Poor guy. Today one of my guy friends was talking to another friend. She asked me to the dance for him. I was so surprised, I said "no" way too quickly. I feel really bad. I know how it feels like to be on the recieving end of the reject button and it kinda, sorta sucks. It lowers your self-esteem. :(

World of Warcraft... Gah

Shout out to TheSillyObserver:
WE FINISHED ERES TU MARIA YESTERDAY WHOO!

Okay.. Now that THAT'S out of the way. Wow, today I felt so cool. I finally gave in and played World of Warcraft. With my ten year old brother instructing me around of course. (This has been an ongoing way between me and my ex about whether World of Warcraft or Pirate of the Caribbean Online is the better game.) Unfortunately, World of Warcraft is not the devil-incarnate like I had hoped... It's actually okay. Still, Pirates Online beats all! Because, come on - it's PIRATES!