April watch

Starting a monthly movie dump. :)

When In Rome
Watched this with Sha, Sammie, Fyra and Joe.
The basic premise is that a workaholic girl scoops up some coins from that wishing fountain place (can't remember the name sorry) where people wish for love and ends up being hounded by a pack of males who have suddenly fallen in love with her. She has to decide whether or not the one she really loves is reciprocating because of his coin in the fountain or genuine love for her.
Overall, I have to say that it was very bleh.
Plot was mildly entertaining but so many things were rushed through. Subplots and the like. Also, some stuff was just so unnecesary and it was obvious they were setting things up for cheap laughs. The beginning of the movie made me cringe with shame - the editting needs a lot of work, they kept cutting away at strange moments and the extras' acting left much to be desired. The only thing I liked about the whole thing was watching Josh Duhamel (he's nice to look at) make a klutz of himself. It helps that Kirsten Bell is nice to watch too, but her character was so bland. Couldn't connect with her, and I hate her friends. I want to slap them all. Haha.
Watch it if you're bored. Really really bored and there's nothing else to watch or do.

Kick-Ass
Watched this with Nad, Hannah and Aidil.
Superhero parody with a twist. Dave is your average, nerdy highschool boy with a comic book obsession. He decides to don a costume ... well, just because he can. After he's filmed during a fight with a bunch of thugs and his name is spread across the Interwebs, his fame skyrockets and some other 'heroes' start to sprout up, and that's when the plot starts to hit rollercoaster.
This movie. Is violent. Very violent.
I was a wuss and watched most of it from behind my fingers.
I enjoyed this one mostly because it's so deliciously badass. Dave is adorable and naive, running through the night with his sticks and hitting people, hoping they will behave. Of course, he soon gets himself into deep trouble, getting caught up with the mafia and a few vengeful vigilantes. Helps that he's pretty. The acting was fun, from Dave to the mindblowing Hitgirl (she will blow your mind. And make parents faint.). The action sequences are insane, and towards the end you'll have to suspend disbelief a little. The comedy is dark in some points, slapstick in others. There're some nice comic cliche references that made me smile.
Watch if you don't mind the gore. And if you're particularly fond of superhero movies. :)

How to Train Your Dragon

Watched this with Nad.
I walked into this one without that much on the expectation side. I'd seen lots of positive response around Deviantart, so I thought I'd give it a shot. In a land of Vikings (Berk) Hiccup is the odd one out, stringy and unathletic. Basically, not much of a Viking. He dreams of killing a dragon and impressing his father. Instead, he ends up friends with one (Toothless).
What can I say? I love this movie. I lovelovelovelovelove it.
Sounds like your typical kid's movie right? Yeah it sure does. But it isn't all that typical. You have to watch it to understand ... everything is so gorgeous, the animation, the SOUNDTRACK (swoons) , the ENDING. I teared up at the end. Toothless is the most adorable dragon I've ever seen in my life, he reminds me of Zed. Yes, Zed the kitten. Half the time I was squeaking to myself and wanting to give the thing a huge hug. The only thing I didn't like about the movie was how all the younger generation Vikings had American accents while their parents were sporting Scottish. What's up with that? Is acquiring a Scottish accent part of becoming an adult or something? Argh accent fail.
Watch it. Just watch it. Then download the soundtrack. And listen to it on repeat. Ahhh.

The seventh day

Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix.
I finished Lord Sunday last night at 1.30 a.m.
;(

If I'm right, I started reading these books in Form 4.
At the moment, it's the very last fantasy book series that I was still hanging on too.
I kinda stopped starting on series fantasy when I finished school. No time.
And now I've finished it.
Hmm feels like the end of an age seriously. :/

The ending was incredible. I cried a little. Haha.
I saw some of it coming, but a lot of it was unexpected.
Reminds me a bit of the Pendragon ending, but unlike MacHale, Nix managed to tie it up without making me freaking confused. Sorry MacHale, I loved Pendragon but the ending was pure WTF.

Also? Amazing thing?
The final page got me shipping a ... brand new couple.
That in itself is a feat, ladies and gentlemen. Shipping on the last page!
Man I want to re-read the series now.

Eve

I have roughly two hours left before I turn 19.

Around this time as a thirteen year old, I was ridiculously excited.
Why?
In my mind, turning 14 is the age where celebrities are made. Turning 14 was my last shot at being the youngest published author. Turning 14 meant that I was at the right age to find a magical object which will whisk me to another dimension where I will find adventure and romance along with adorable talking animals.

None of that happened but heck, I can dream right?

I've lost all hope of being the youngest published author ever and well, I can forget about going to a magical realm behind a wardrobe door. But my writing dreams have changed into dreams of drawing my own webcomic, and anyway I can have all the adventures I ever wanted just by living. :) Just ... minus the talking animals.

I had thoughts of making this a long sentimental post but ...
Nah.
I didn't want to turn 19 so fast.
But how do you fight the inevitable?
So long 18, you had your good and bad times.
I enjoyed you.

Hey there, 19.
Show me a good time then.
I dare you.
:)

Peach wants to bite you

This post is dedicated to a fish.
His name was Peach and he liked to bite people.

Three and a half years ago, Mira found him in a pet shop.
She decided that she wanted him because of his sexy eyes.
So much for that.
I decided that they were evil eyes. He would watch you while you were in the same room with him. And he moved the pebbles around his tank to create a wall so that he could hide behind it and spy on you.

One day, his tank cracked and he was moved into the fish tank in my room. My goldfish were transferred to the big aquarium downstairs. I was a little iffy about him at first. (he was a weird fish). But as time went on you just ... get attached, you know?

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I can see him staring at me through the bookshelf, directly opposite my bed. That was his way of trying to send me telepathic messages along the lines of "FEED ME DAMN IT I AM HUNGRY."

Three days ago, he stopped asking me to do that.
He stopped asking me to feed him.
I even managed to stuff a piece into his mouth. He spat it back out.

Peach died today.

He was the craziest fish I had ever known.
He's bitten me a lot. My fingers bleed because of him.
Other people have also gotten bitten by him.
He splashed all the books I keep next to his tank because he tried to get my attention.
He tried to jump out of the bucket while I clean his tank.
I used to be paranoid about him committing suicide.

I know, fishes are ... pretty boring.
But Peach wasn't. He was entertaining.
I miss him already.

The room is so quiet without the sound of his tank filter.

Jingle ball

Today, visited the pet shop at OU.
There was a pair of bored looking Persian cats in a cage.
I poked my fingers at one, and s/he kept nibbling at me.

Hanna found a little toy ball with a bell in it.
She showed it to them and WHOA. They were suddenly so alive!
Running around the cage, following the jingly ball.
So we sneakily lifted the cage door and dropped the ball in ...
While the workers weren't looking.
They were so happy, chasing after the ball and bouncing around the cage.

I hope we made their day more interesting. :)

Ps.
Watched How to Train Your Dragon with Nad yesterday.
It was pleasantly surprised!
I love Toothless. Like a giant flying kitten. Aww.

Fuzz

Dear everyone.

I give you great pleasure in introducing the officially named
Agent Exzed Kipling.

I like to call him Zed for short. :)
The conflict over what to name him was solved by simply joining all the different names together. Haha he even breaks Scout's old record. Scout had three different names (Scout, Unyil, Chedet) but Zed has one super long one.

Isn't he adorable? Such a cuddly little baby. <3>

Plus one

Meet our new baby. :D
Still unnamed so far.
Everybody's fighting over what to name him so we're gonna give it a few days.

Basically what happened was that Mama went to visit her friend, Beverly. When she got to Beverly's house, she said that she had found a half-dead kitten on her porch so Mama took it to the vet. It was barely moving and the vet said that it was anemic, had worms and a fractured leg. So we left it there for a week.

Fetched it today and he's as good as new, albeit with a limp. Running all over the place like a puffball on legs. <3 Alhamdulillah he's healthy.

Now all we need is a name.

Reincarnation

I've been switched to Group 2.
Gwaaah the drama in my head was unbelieveable, to switch or not to switch.
The decision's been made and I'm happy to stick to it.
I've missed my girls. <3 Happy to be reunited! Tralala.

Spent the day with them, surprise birthday celebration for Sammie and Jov.
It was funny because Jov was in on the surprise but didn't realise that she was part of the celebration too. Hehe. Good times.

College University life so far?
I admit I was pretty relaxed during Week 2, which was a lull between the initial gush of readings and early lecture slides on BB7 and the start of assignments. But assignments have caught up with me. :/ Kinda awkward timing since that I just got back into fangirling over comics again. Bart and Kon have been resurrected. <3 My friendship OT3 of Robin, Superboy and Kid Flash has been reinstated. Love love love. Oh and Steph is back to life too :O Robin's 'dead' girlfriend. Phwoar, shipping material. They're not together anymore. Makes for snarky UST. Ngeehehheh.

Sigh, I kinda miss my fangirling days.
They feel so far away now. Tertiary education and NS put it all to a stop.
The lack of fellow fangirls/boys is also a dampener. Meh.

Here's a wishlist of stuff I would love to own at the moment:
1) A new digital camera. Old one is starting to go senile.
2) Gunnerkrigg Court graphic novel Volume 1
3) Gunnerkrigg Court graphic novel Volume 2
4) Teen Titans: Year One

Yeah quite a few graphic novels there. I'm in a Mood at the moment. Hmm. :)

Dancing with myself

I miss people.
:(

The past week when I look back, the things that stand out the most is the amount of paper I have in my life. Uni life is all PRINTING. Gosh. I feel guilty hoarding so much paper in my room. That and how I haven't been seeing a lot of people lately. And I'm constantly driving ... didn't realise that until I started filling out the PR media diary assignment.

Yesterday, Papa knocked on my door and gave me an inch thick hardcover sketchbook. GRAR I love it to bits and pieces. It actually got me to pick up a pencil again ... and REALLY draw something. So I spent a couple of hours today loosening up my wrist and trying to see what exactly am I capable of after such a long dry spell.

Scanner screwed up the top bit of the page.
I'm not quite done with it yet, I've got some colouring ideas. It's just mustering the will to sit down and go through with it. Drawing this was fueled by the sudden appearance of a freaking gorgeous sketchbook. I still don't know if it's enough to reach me to the colouring stage. Haha.

See Em Em

Meet my new lover:
Degree in Communication and Media Management

We've been going out for a week and he's already decided that he wears the pants in the relationship.
:/

Updating will be irregular because:
a) Only online at night which is worktimez plus fun internet activities
b) I have reached an inspiration-block. :/

On a happy note, all this focusing on degree has erased a lot of pointless clutter in my mind which has left me pretty happy and ready to jump into work! As long as I understand what the work is, that is (I'm reading all my course structures and am scandalized to find myself not understanding most of what they want from me).

So wish me luck!
Also, all the best to all my juniors getting their SPM results! :)