Assessment2

Well when I was making my blog I tried to consider what it was that drew people to other metablogs on the web. Things that i thought were important were:
*reaching out to people
*having a voice
*asking questions
*getting in touch with them via my interests
*and showing them a part of myself
My blogging account is
here
and the best blogs are as follows...
* I-am-going-to-be-doom-doom-doom-deep = which is where i reach out to people by being rather worked up about - you may not want to read it but it reveals a part of myself , which i think is very important

* potc-third this is a post where i believe i had a voice that wasn't so much emotional rather a voice that had an opinion on something that I believed people would respond to as i invited people to reply to it

* wanties*givsies is a blog where i thought i may also get a reply from my visitors as it really wasn't such a complicated question - and it offered them a chance for them to show me themselves so that i could get to know my audience.

*in both blogs you can see different ways that i tried to express my individuality and my love of certain shows here and here

*in this blog i wanted to also give my readers an opportunity to actually see more of myself - in a visual sense in the blog flickr-goodness or in this blog

Considering the blog account - i found it difficult to edit the font and colours in the later blogs due to the mac that i own as when i try and produce a blog it doesn't offer the option of font or colour - so i did try and do that using html - but have found this quite difficult. And I found making links for all blogs difficult - especially the last one about the visitors - I wasn't quite sure to link it to! It was the only one i didn't put a link on - and it is here


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With my flickr account (found here) i tried to really use this site as much as possible - I actually really loved looking at other users images and when we looked for screenshots of various layouts - i found heaps trhat i really thought were interesting which can be seen at my homepage.

concerning tags - i tried to use a variety of things just in case - something that i have can be easily found. I also used tags that wold relate to the subject. my tags can be found here I used things like mpi104-2007, mpi104, mpi,or propaganda, nazi, nazis or even cardcaptor, card nd captor. I found that this system of having combinations of words that relate to the subject helpful - especially during searches.

I tried being involved in groups by becoming a member and and favourit-ing images and submitting various images to the mpi104-2007 network. My faves are found here. A lot of the photos that I have been looking at, on flickr.com, are to do with Japanese "cosplaying" in Tokyo, Make-up, Clothing, fashion photography and costume like fashion. The reason for this is because I really love how bright the colours are. Some of these images are faves because of the subject and of how the image was taken. I really love Japan, anime and things that are very visual - aka colourful or aesthetically pleasing.

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DEL.ICIO.US was a really interesting account to have had during this year as it gave me another place to go searching information. I really found it interesting - in terms of what i found. I made 42 favourites and I have many subscriptions or a decent sized networking system . Some of things that I have favourited are to do with Nazi propaganda, scrubs, colour designs and tutorials for say photoshop or flash.

With del.icio.us. I found it a useful resource as it helped me very much so with my grp103 assignment on Nazi propaganda and bundled my tags in order to keep track of all my sites that I have made.

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My technorati account is here and this site I found a little useless – I didn’t really see much point in using it – but it was interesting that this kind of site is interesting enough. I suppose once I get used to using it or just take time with the site – to get to know it and understand how to really use it – then and only then will I be able to take full advantage of its resources.

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All in all the whole project I think was very helpful as it has opened up my eyes to new things. Before I started this course I had never heard of technorati, flickr or del.icio.us and I am really greatful to have been shown how to use flickr and del.icio.us in particular.

visitorss

Thanks for all of you watching this post

ABOUT ME –xtnd’d

*Crackling of a radio broadcast is heard*

Radio broadcaster: And we are back with Bonnie. She is a student from CSU, studying Graphic Design and with a minor in television and theatre design. Thank you for joining us this evening.
Bonnie : Thank you, Bob.
Radio broadcaster: Tell us how you ended up here, 19 year old and already a minor in TV and theatre design…
Bonnie: Well Design for theatre and television was my first choice. I did it because I love costuming and drawing and purely based on the fact I enjoyed doing my drama major work, I worked on the “Twelfth Night”. But I realised that my needs were not being met and I felt as if I had wasted a year – during my spare time, which there was quite a bit of, I would just drawn and fiddle with photoshop, and those elements my course didn’t ever seem to touch on – I felt really let down, so I changed degrees.
Radio broadcaster: How are you finding the course in comparison and staying at the same University?
Bonnie: I am really enjoying it so far, it’s great. The amount of work and the projects we get to do – makes me feel a lot more, -um, I feel like I am learning more and that I am getting challenged, unlike last year. It was as if someone told me I was to be a kitchen hand and was never allowed to see the food the chef made of something. I feel quite bitter towards the course I was doing, but I decided to stay here, as I grew to really love the area and the people here I felt I had made the right decision according to what interested me.

*To be continued*



Just something i wanted to add - cause i can

For the love of ...

I have had the priviledge of having a mac laptop this term – It has been a testing experience, I must say.
I got it the day before I left for wagga and I had to transfer ALL my files from my previous laptop (my dad now owns) and depart from my much cherished belonging!!!

I hate the mouse pad on this machine and I hate the keys and having no “page up” and “page down” keys…and…no TRUE delete key or an “insert” key (shift insert wasmy best friend)…lets also not forget to mention how easily the whole “interface”, body of the machine gets dirty…one night I sat there with a rubber rubbing off the dirt – so disturbing!!!!

What I love though is the wallpaper manipulations – where you can just make a mini slideshow as your wallpaper, I love how compact it looks, I love the box it came in – that’s how beautiful and well designed this machine is. I also love, LOVE the “iCal” programme, helps me stay on top of things – along with “iStickies” which are like little post it notes!

If you handed me both machine and said “pick one” – I do not know what I would chose. It may just be the Mac as it is such a new and exciting experience for me to try something new…but that being said I miss the games on PC!!!!

Envy

So – slippers, huh? How about them – I LOVE slippers…these days as soon as I get home from anywhere I just go and put slippers on!

Doesn’t get more exciting than that, does it folks?

I AM GOING TO BE *doom-doom-doom* DEEP and MEANINGFUL

Do you remember when i told you I wnated to give my bro a hug and maybe call him to say the typical corny phrase of "I love you"? Well I'm glad i didn't!

He is now home - after five years of being away. He left when i was in year 9 and that was 2002 around April. I then Saw him in year 11 around june/july for a max of three days...and since that time he has been with multiple girls...but since my last visit he has gained a woman friend who he is "engaged" to (not sure if thats still going on?) and some child which IS NOT HIS...he is in denial you see - so i thought i'd re-itterate that incase he catches my scent on the net and tracks me down!

But anyway - when i heard he was coming back - according to many past conversations i really did want - but when i heard it was official (it happened suddenly you see - it was all decided with 5 days) i was not overly excited at all. Since he left so much has changed - my family (it was only mum, dad and myself here) we all evolved, changed, developed...grew into different people in my opinion...and in his defence, james did as well.

But I did not wnat him to feel like when he came home it would be all cupcakes and smarties with ballons...it was going to be new and different - or one thing my dad has retired and my mum is a lot more involved with household maintence and has really taken advantage of her artistic abiliies - not to mention more sociable.

What happened though - was he has changed - he smokes and he drinks a shameful amount in MY OPINION...and i feel he doesn't take enough, for want of a better word, advantage...of my parents time. I wnat him to spend time with them, eat at the table and choose to take a part of their life as they have always tried to be apart of his!

I just feel he uses them and expects them to pay for him all the time, to save his ass and just be what "stereotypical" parents do NAG. My parenst are not like that if you do what is expected of you, grow into a responsible being and respect them - then i think it works out. Parents are not around for ever and so you must try and learn as much as you can i suppose - I really would like too.

James on the other hand - he has never been one to sit at a table for a family dinner and says things are borring - eg. one trip we went to the rainforest and we'd say "lets go down here..." or " do you wnat to drive there" and he'd say "why...its just trees...oh look a tree, a tree and another tree!~" he'd always...ALWAYS sit in the car and just "chill" to music. And he hasn't grown out of that...which is sad!

The thing that bit the bullet though was this...
about a week ago i said hello to him and he was downloading trailers and what not from youtube.com and i said the following:
why don't you hang out with mum and dad
"why"
they are your family
"i miss my family"
mum and dad are your family
"not my reeeal family"
yes they are
"no they are not - mine are in england"
no - mum and dad are your real family...
"uh no they're in england so and so are my family now"
"so and so isn't even your son"

and he hung up - i havent spoken to him since.

I am quite upset with the fact he hasn't gotten over it yet - and that he isn't mature enough to forgive me.

If he can't understand why i was so offended that i needed to voice my opinion with his relationship with the "so and so" people then i guess i don't believe i should appoligise!!!

suck on those potatoes!!!!

SORRY DAD IF YOU DO READ THIS i will delete it soon


me being all emo - i appoligise check the definition

SNIFFING GOOD

So my best friend is from Korea - she went back there during the end of the last holidays...

And on her return I recieved MUCH WANTED STATIONARY - i love stationary - i love stickers, pens, texters, highlighters, rubbers, nifty rulers, pencils - you name it - i enjoy it!

ANYWAY she came back with a huge load of stuff - i got a hamburger cd case, highlighters that smell awesome, stickers in the shape of paddle-pos and lollies, i got rubbers, coloured biros and i got tiny texters....

the story is...I was doing some note-making and using a yummy smelly highlighter - and it was green and smelt like the forest in springtime...*shrugs* ANYWAY i thought i'd smell the other highlights...PINK/BLUE/YELLOW/PURPLE...which smelt great-



and then i thought "What about the textas/texters...i wonder if they smell nice"

So i picked up the box they were in, in the shape of a suitcase....And i went through and started to smell them - i got to the green one and OH MY...HOLY COW FACE!!!! IT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD - it was the most disgusting-est thing EVER...it was like someone had found out how to cature the essence of rotting man foot and shoved it into the green ink...the case itself does not smell what so ever...but this particular pen...UGH.



And it was so eventful and exciting i thought i'd write a blog about it!

What was the smelliest thing that you have ever smelt?

ASSESSMENTS and EXAMS

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i hate this time...the assessment period!!!!

Its so frustrating when you are running behind...I have been so tired lately and a bit sick...and i just found out i am moving...not too mention emotional changes - MY BROTHER IS HOME....ALL COMES RUSHING at me like a tsunami...or getting generally dunked by a wave...

The things that are due and that i am really stressing about is my GRP103 assignment, my photography assignment and my exam for com...and then this MPI104...

I am freaking out...

i guess the best way to deal with it is in small goals! Like if i read a chapter in my com text or two a day...and then do 3 hours of work on my MPI104 and GRP assignment each day as well...and FIGURE OUT how to attack my photography assignment - I have trouble asking lecturers though - especially since its coming up to the dead line. I shouldn't be afraid, I know that, but its bad enough knowing what situation I have put myself in - i don't wnat it to be rubbed in!...I guess i just need to bite the bullet and ask for help...

If anyone has done the photography assignment and could give me a pointer that would be great help...i am so lost!



assessment help can be seen at this
link

Portraits are far from truth

So I was involved in a photoshoot not too long ago...I was part of a portrait assignment in which the photographer needed to take a photo of me that represents who i am meant to be...and i assumed that menat - get me wearing my vans, black jeans and my ghostbuster tshirt that my bro - who is now 26...wore when he was like 12?...so ist old skool and ha sthe bright green fat ghost on it!...and maybe wear a chain or something...?

but no - she wanted me to have my hair all up (i was cool with this) and had a feather in it and wore this weird white dress - and i held a fan and wore a silver and black thing chain...

What i didn't understand was why wouldn't you take a photo of me - if that is your assessment requirements!...But I guess they figured it was a bit different shoving a fetaher in my hair...*shrugs* I did enjoy it...maybe it was cause they wanted to avoid a "typixal" photo of a emo person? like with the jeans...big glasses...a balloon perhaps??? *shrugs*

But once i get photos i will post them up...on my flickr account...

In conclusion though - how often do you think porttraits of people are real....that really convey the person?

I always think the best ones are when the subject in question is crying or laughing, as long as it is legitimate...then and only then i believe is when true emotion and the persons personality captured...

quite a nice photography sitesee it here

POTC the THIRD

So lets see...a few weeks ago when the Pirates film came out - I was one of those who chose to believe this film may triumph over the 2nd film. Aything is better than the 2nd film. So i guess in saying that you'd have to believe that the 3rd in the trilogy (as stands) should be better than the 2nd flm.

Kiera Knightley's lips appear even bigger - and she seems to have a natural talent with swords and guns! Orlando Blooms character is not as frustrating in this film - although - the costume designer seems to think once you become a freaking pirate you have to wear a bandana...LAME!!!! And Johnny Depp is rather wonderful particularly if you have a fetish for hairy, arty type men with lots of belts and a wonderful compass!!!!

Things i did enjoy in the film is the ending...that sounds rather like i wanted to leave after the three hour screening...but no, i loved how everything was tied back to the beginning! I enjoyed the makeup, a lot of the costume and the sets were very attractive - so lots of thumbs up to the art department...I enjoyed the Jamaican woman and howthe beginnin she connects to Davey and i loved seeing the human version of Davey - but please i do not want to hear another person say to me "omg that guy was in Love Actually" because blah - i have no reason - just its so obvious!!!!

Things i did not enjoy - the beginning, I just got so muddled - and that is partly cause i was exhausted when i was watching it and i was so close to the screen...i didn't like Kiera not aging at all at the very end, i didn't like the lines about johnny's family - i thought it was obvious and not necessary - like if you had no idea about the "relation" then tough - you're not in the know and shouldn't diserve to know that cute little fact!!!! (in my opinion).

What else i don't mind the CG - some people get flustered with the use of it - especially if it's used toooooo much!!! But you know what - if you are watching a fantastical kind of film like Lord of the Rings, Spiderman, Batman, Hellboy...etc YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THE USE OF COMPUTERS!!!!!!!

But partly for the crazy jokes, Johnny's personality split (if i can call it that without giving away too much), the artistry and the summing up "The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Dead Mans Chest" - oh and for those who love kiera (aka NOT ME) or Johnny will like this film pretty much....

all in all - just go see it! If i haven't convinced you...or said something you do not agree with or ould like to add too...feel free to comment - i am interested in what you think about the film!!!

Heres the official link

RSS POSTINGS

An XML feed is none as "Extensible Markup Language" it is described as "a class of adta objects called XML documents and partially describes the behavior of computer programs which process them. XML documents are made up of storage units called entities, which contain either parsed or unparsed data. Parsed data is made up of characters, some of which form character data, and some of which form markup. ...Quoted from" HERE

An RSS feed is an XML-based format that organises information about particular resources on the web. It organises hyperlinks, assorted information or "metadata" by helping viewers chooooose what link they want to follow. RSS enables the chosen sites and information to be organised and personalised for the viewer. This is from HERE

I chose "Googlereader" because I was worried i would get confused with having so many user names and passwords. It also helps as I have alreday have a google account - thus i can check my emails, check my rss feeds and go on blogger.com!

Assessment 1

Well its the end of my first assessment, I have rather enjoyed the experience.

I think I have satisfied almost everything on the list. I do know that I haven't done some tasks such as saving the links for others - on flickr.com, Del.icio.us.com and I also did not do the technorati as listed on the blogger marking criteria - but I did do the RSS feed that is in the "about me column" on my blog - that was very hard to find - for a little, middle-class, white person.

On my Flickr.com account I really enjoyed looking at other users photos.
Some tags that I have used are - just in case I have writen the incorrect code or just because some one else may have. I have used mpi104 and mpi1042007, nazi, nazism and nazis, cardcaptor, card and captor just to name a few. Variations of the word, if you will!

I Tried uploading some of my own pictures and photos, joining other groups and I believe I commented on other peoples images. But it may have been only one person...possibly a lion king image?

A lot of the photos that I have been looking at, on flickr.com, are to do with Japanese "cosplaying" in Tokyo, Make-up, Clothing, fashion photography and costume like fashion. The reason for this is because I really love how bright the colours are in some of the images I have found.

I love the sense of style that is expressed by some of these people, say from Tokyo; Tokyo is a place I have always wanted to visit - being a Japanese animation fan. So really I have made those particular images my favourites because I either envy what the person wears, has done their make up, aesthetic look to their hair even - makes my visual senses in my brain bubble - or s p a r k (or some other sort of adjective that sounds exciting!!!!)


Del.icio.us was a very interesting site to get my head around. I tried saving bookmarks to some of my favourite things, such as Sailor Moon and Scrubs. I did save websites that were very useful to some of my other assignments (under "class" bundle) such as Nazi Germany's propaganda - for COM226. I also tried to bundle all my tags into organised folders and join a few networks.

I believe I have around 38 favoured websites so far. And I believe Four subscriptions as we speak. India, "Emo" culture, clothing stores, Nazi Propaganda, T-shirt design sites, photoshop tutorials, postcard designs Disney, sailor moon and scrubs were a few of the things I have been saving in my journeys on Del.icio.us.com

I have found it to be such a useful website, as I have found a new place to look up information, photos to draw, tutorials, brushes and clothing - rather than just using google.com.au .


And finally there is BLOGGER.COM. My siteI have posted 13 blogs on blogger or 17 - my login in page says 17 and the main site says 13 - so I do not know who to believe there! It has been some what of a hurdle, realising that i need to keep posting and trying to be creative and interesting with my posts.

With my blog posts - I have attempted to make them all look different from each other by changing the fonts, the colours, the size of texts and I have changed my layout three times since I started running the account for MPI104. But one of the most important things I tried to accomplish, whether or not people commented on my blogs, was that I wanted to involve people. I tried to capture their attention with large, bold headings (LINK), I asked questions to try and create a response from someone (LINK) and i attempted to connect with my audience by posting topics about late night tv, scrubs
and Sailor Moon I even tried to capture their attention by talking about assignments and India! I mean if i could have had just 2 comments I would be happy - but I only got one from my dad. I did leave one in particular to Alex and i discussed my hatred for Pirates of the Carribean 2 - if you would scroll down in that particular post...(link)

In CONCLUSION I felt tested by this assignment - tryiong to figure out all the tags, bundles, html codes and trying to make it part of routine - that I would go and visit blogger, flickr and delicious. Thank you for introducing these tools to me (and no - I wont bring a gun to class *taps nose in Jo's direction*)

To do...STILL!

For Workies

* Take photos for VPA104

* Take photos for GRP103 for postcards

* COM226 notes

* Buy a b'day present for the 4th of May and for the 9th of May

* COM226 Essay due near the 20th of May

*MOTHERS DAY

*ROOMIES MOTHERS DAY GIFT

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For my own happiness

* See my old block mates

* Buy The Used CD

*Get Used to a Mac.

*Finish my drawing of Frankie

* Set up folders for my itunes

*Say 'Hi!" to James and Dad

* Hugs for all! And a smile...how corny does it sound - but i hear it helps!

in the mean time i will just check out

Assignments!!!~

I HAVE A HATRED FOR ASSIGNMENTS...or maybe its my really bad time management skills...

I did a german speech for my com226 class and really looking back on the work i did for it - i really found the project interesting...INTERESTING PEOPLE!

I also, have enjoyed doing Mpi104 - I don't exactly know why - perhaps i found it rather challenging to get the ball rolling or maybe i just found it hard to think about new topics to discuss. Delicious and Flickr were bother very interesting sites - as they were new to me.

what about my other assignments...I have postcards to do and photos to take for two other subjects - once again left...

maybe i should try and organise myself...*lightbulb appears above head*

you should try google "organising" - i foundthis

INDIA

Parents went to India and got back Monday - so I appoligise for the lack of posting - but i actually love them...so i wanted to hang out with them.

Things they told me - parts are incredibly filthy, touts (evil people who try and sell you things - but you should never accept) rip you off, the place smells like smelly cauliflower and - well - cow excrement, some of the markets are incredibly overwhelming, if you are expecting silver bracelets you will probably will be disappointed, if you are expecting an elephant ride - you'll be faced with animals that look ill-treated and underfed with soars over their body, men dominate particular cities and if you are a woman you will be uncomfortable and confronted, its recommended if you are a woman you should not walk about un-accompanied, you shouldn't wear rvealing clothes - because the men stare and will look at you, go venture out - but be prepaired to get ripped off, be prepaired for beggars touching you, beggars asking for money, beggars will also approach you with babies that look sick - but they've only been drugged - do not believe most people as they will probably try and pick your pocket, try and get your money and will follow you if you do give them money!

The weddings are exquisite, the festivals, for example - when they throw coloured powder (can be seen in previous inia post) over the body, the temples and forts - especially the observatory is amazing to see.



when my parents wet it was about 41-46 most days and they ere very lucky to have an air-conditioned room. But a lot of the travelling they did was painstakingly long - for example my parents travelled by taxi for 6 hours...SIX HOURS!!!!...to Agora I believe? I may be wrong. I believe that it was to go see the Taj Mahal.

sounded like a blast! But i doubt i would ever go - Not really for me...


to have a sneak peak at india you should check out this site - it is gorgeous.

READ ME!!!!

ATTENTION ONE AND ALL!!!!!

THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE AS WE ARE GOING TO BE FLYING IN, AROUND AND ABOUT CYBER-SPACE!

HURRY YOURSELVES UP AND DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO!

READ, WRITE, WATCH, LOVE AND LEARN...

- if i had all the time in the world....what would i do...

read encarta / learn the dictionary / play two musical instruments / get singing lessons / take a photography class / take a trip to New Zealand / visit my family / travel to japan, south america, korea, canada and disneyland / straighten, cut and dye my hair something chronic / get a fake(decent)tan / find a mentor from disney studios / have a film night with my ladies / finally get some guy friends - they are so great / shop / play age of empires / play cleopatra / play pokemon again / watch cartoon network / watch sailormoon all over again - and Card captors and all the other stuff i talk about...

so many things...

get your act together - i know i need to...

p.s. i do realise that my opening paragraph may not quite link to the main point of my blog - please forgive me...as i can not help my low i.q at this point in time - for i have...well NO TIME...(that was lame...sorry!)

At listideas.com you can make any list you want - it's a great idea - i reckon!!!

wanties*givesies

I read a sticker once that said "its not the money i want, it's the stuff!" - or something romotely on those lines - how true is that?!

If you were loaded - what would you want?
*a pc?
*a mac?
*an ipod?
*a dvd player?
*several box sest of ur fave show?

I could go for:
*a new hair style
*some cool boots
*gewd jumper
*green studs
*knee high uhggies (never owned a pair b4...so don't get all "- ew!" on me)
*some new socks
*some more coat hangers
*a curtain for my room at uni

But then what about what others want? My Mum and Dad...my Brother...my friends....poor people? I'd love to give my brother so many things...but I can't and as corny as that seems - I find that so depressing - cause he needs a lot - even if its just a hug - and I can't give him one (no he isn't dead, he's been overseas for ages).

Just wanted to ask you guys...if you could give someone something ...what would that be?

Might call him tonight and say "HUG thROUGH phONes!!!!!" or something crazy!

if you don't know what you want then just go here - and you can make yourself a wish list!

late night TV

I hate late night tv...its like if you're not in bed by say 1am - then tough - you are stuck with infomercials!

I'm tired of making a cuppa infront of pro-FREAKING-active, The Magic Bullet and Danoz Direct crap! I wish they'd put something decent on - that wouldn't cost that much - like old tv-shows that we've all seen before like Mad About You and M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H TOTALLY does not need to be on day time television...exchange it with something else that kids may actually enjoy watching...like Happy Days - not that i ever watched it - but my friends were fans!

Even if they put re-runs of Kerri-Anne Kennely from the morning...just put something other than Americans trying to sell me something that will break within the first 15minutes of use or probably end up giving some weird skin disease! Dunno if that would happen...just frustrated but THANK THE MOTHER OF JEEBUS that Outback Jack is on...but soon - no doubt - i will be hearing that "This is a paid presentation" lingo - it's like i hear sirens in my head like my very own "spidey sense"...it spells DOOM PEOPLE....

Cable is a pain as well at times...playing the same music videos OVER AND OVER...or hay you know what...lets not play music videos on our channel lets play freakin' PIMP MY RIDE...or VIVA LA BAM...what a joke (sorry to ppl who enjoy that stuff) but i totally don't get entertained by that stuff - you may say - "go watch the history channel" and i may respond "go to hell" JOKING i'd probably say "if it isn't about ww2, mummies, or the culture of japan...or even african tribes, the mayan people, aztecs, medieval history, medieval warfare...IM NOT INTERESTED~!" - but then again - i have to say - i need to be in the mood for doco's!

Comedies...i'd love that - but it might be detrimental to society (ppl who need to wake up at 6am for work) if after Letterman, leno and conan were on...followed by the Chapelle show...or whose line...or what have you!

I'm just complaining cause when i go to bed tonight....(im sleeping on my couch atm...may explain later) i don't want to watch/fall asleep to Walker Texas Ranger (even if he can be funny) - nor do i want to watch Oprah in my bed, nor some woman telling me she hasn't got her face from having plastic surgery - well guess what - SHE MARRIED A PLASTIC SURGEON!...ten bux she blooming well did!

what is a girl meant to do?!?!?!...no tv make me go something something...

go crazy...

BLOODY OATH IT DOES...

jhjhjksahjkhsadhsajkhdjkhdjkhsajkhfjkhsd

go here to see a tv guide

an option for broadcasters:

Can't say no to Samurai Pizza Cats can you...NO YOU CAN'T - say it with me now - no-you-can't!

get ya srub ON!

It's probably very, VERY obvious by now that - I love scrubs.

Scrubs, scrubs, scrubs - where would I be now if it weren't for scrubs!!! Actually where would I be, or who would I be without The Simpsons, Family Guy, Blackadder, Monty Python, Bottom, Red Dwarf, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ring Raiders, Dino Riders, Puddle Lane, The Smurfs, Barbie, Quantum Leap, Super Ted, Fantastic Max, Card Captors, SAILOR MOON!!!, DragonBall Z, tekno man, Justice League, Power Rangers, Teen Titans, Sherlock Holmes, Murder Rooms, Harvey Bird-man, Attorney at Law(spelt wrong-keep it to yourself), Inspector Morse, Buffy, Angel, Murder She Wrote, The Wuzzles, The Snorks, Scooby-doo, The Gummy Bears, Big wolf on campus, Star-trek, GI-Jo, X-men, Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Keeping up Appearances, Highlander...etc.

So many shows - so many episodes, series, seasons, spin-offs and what have you...and the thing that keeps me living at the moment would have to be SCRUBS...even though - I'd give my collection of odd socks to have several box sets of the above - some would be hard to find - but mainly it'd me DOWN RIGHT EXPENSIVE...but this blog isn't about the other series...its just about how Scrubs helps me today.

Scrubs and I go way back to its premier in Australia several years ago (maybe 5?) - I remember seeing the advert....and thinking - that guy running into that glass hospital door is quite the loooooker *insert wink here*.

UNFORTUNATELY I missed the premier...and happened to fall upon a screening late 2004-it was September I believe. Purely by mistake. I became quite attached to the show - amazed at the fact that J.D. (Zach Braff) reminded me so much of my former bf - and the funny moments and scenarios we played out in our mind...(probably should have stayed with him - hahaha..ahem!) anyway...I got instantly HOOKED - hooked being a key word!

The things I love about Scrubs...well I love how the directors try different angles, shots various aspects and how they think about new and unique ways of shooting certain scenes that seperates them from the rest - how they try and not make it appear identical to that last episode where that other dude died on that gurney.

*I admire the set designers - and how they can convert a real hospital into a functioning set.

*I love how the actors can play a variety of roles - whether that be under drama, comedy or romance...

Every episode - to me at least - is a new experience - and at the moment I cherish this show - its pulled me out of some frustrating moments, started friendships, extended relationships, strengthened my desire to work in design and just made me laugh when I was down.

I want to share that with you guys - (I didn't do this initially to put in this blog btw) I started a quote page- just in word - with my fave funny lines from the shows first season, disc one...

(sorry if there is a lot! - and yes I WROTE THEM...i didn't copy and paste them from some website!)

episode one:

• “I'm a tool, im a tool, I'm a tool tool tool, and unbelievably annoying tool...” - Geoffery


• “What about his subcnocious?” - JD
  “Eisenhower was a sissy...I think by the grace of god – we’re gunna be ok!”- Dr. Cox


• “I’m watching you” The janitor, ep one

epsiode two:

• “how’s it goin?” - J.D.
  “I'm 37 years old and I'm a janitor... how do you think its goin?!”
  “Now, there is nothing wrong with being a janitor...”
  “Really, thank you...you’ve turned my life around, im gunna have to tell my janitor wife and all our janitor kids that life is worth living...and that comes straight from our hero – dr whosits, dr nothing - no seriously,come on - you can come over to my humble house and point out things that are cheap” – janitor


• “It's your attention to detail that impresses me most" - Dr. Cox


• “you do what ever you want” - Dr. Cox
  *means: great idea* - J.D.s thoughts
  “Im just happy you haven’t messed up yet today”
  *means: you’re really coming along as a doctor*
  “don’t ever touch me!”
  *means: don’t ever touch him*


• “I heard - 'I know I’m being annoying' – and then white noise” - Dr. Cox


• “...so there’s a bunch of reasons – pick your favourite!” - Carla to Turk
  “I’d go with the god complex...but its hard to chose they are all so good” - JD to Turk


• “...I always thought needing ppl was a sign of weakness”- Dr. Cox to J.D.
  “It's not” - J.D.
  “Would you stay - and watch the game with me and maybe have a slice of pizza”
  “Of course I will”
  “I can braid your hair...now I know the couch isn’t very deep, but if we move the back cushion and spoon.....hey you guys - what do you say beer chips in the back, just ignore them...now would you tell me the answer to this question - would you like to be the big spoon or the little spoon” - Dr. Cox to J.D.


• “I can’t believe your head exploded...if your head explodes – you’ll never make it as a doctor!” - Dr. Cox

Episode Three:

• “You seem unhappy – I like that” - Janitor


• “I think we both know there’s more to it than that.” Elliot to Dr.Cox
  “No, no there’s not. Look I want you to go ahead and spread the word missy. I’ve – had – enough. The next whiney intern that comes in here looking to me for a cookie and a hug, I swear to Eisha - I am going to hurt them.
  And you you neurotic one woman freekshow. Take your blah-blah to the blah blah-oligist because if you are so stupid as to confront the chief of medicine over some pauser offensive endearment then you’ve just got to go ahead and replace the captain of your brainship, cause he is drunk at the wheel...” - Dr cox back to elliot
  “You’re right, I need to learn to pick my battles – thank you sir” - Elliot

Episode Four:

• “I win” - Death to J.D.
  “Where? I don’t see”
  “Here, diagonally”
  “Pretty sneak death” J.D back to Death

Episode Five:

• 
  
  “Guys we need an answer - name one thing guys wanna see more in the whole wide world?” - Presenter on Family Feud
  “okay – uh loius - we’re gunna go with boobs” - J.D. to presenter
  “show me boobs * ding * there they are!”
  > BOOBS – 93
  THE ROCK - 4
  BEER SANDWICHES – 2
  WORLD PEACE – 1 <


• 
  
  “So, you’re the one that told kelso that mr. martinez was dead, that’s terrific work – * looks like word gets around * what in the name of 'are you there god – it is me, Margaret!' were you thinking?” - Dr. Cox to J.D.
  “Well I'm new here, but I’m relatively certain invasive vascular procedures have a low success rate on dead people”
  “That tips procedure was for Mrs. Blitt in 103. You see, she doesn’t have insurance... But Mr. Martinez on the other hand had great insurance. Should I talk slower or go get a nurse who speaks fluent moron?!!!” - Cox to J.D.
  “You don’t have to be mean about it?”
  “Oh jeeze newbie – what the hell do you want from me, huh?” * imagines cox and him getting along like father and son playing football in the backyard filmed by a family member * “I don’t know if they taught you this in the land of fairies and puppy-dog tails, where obviously, if not grew up, then spent most of your summers – but you’re in the real world now ----nnnkay!!!!” - Cox to J.D. >cox walks off< * Don’t say it *
  “I still think I was right!" - J.D.
  * once every 6.3 seconds man says something stupid that another man hears and punishes him for - luckly this wasn’t one of those... * J.D thinking
  “that’s it! * ...oh no * you, know what this is – this is me washing my hands of you....I will not be in the same room with you again, starting >Cox walks out of room<>


• 
  
  * It felt weird knowing Dr. Cox and I would never be in the same room again *
  >Dr. Cox walks in < “check her LFTS and coags for me” -Dr. Cox to Carla “yeah, sure” * Every time I think something, the opposite happens. I am so not having sex this weekend! *
  “You’re cute!” - a larger, older woman to J.D.

Episode Six:

• 
  
  “...but then my dad says a lot of things” - Elliot to patient who is a ‘shrink’ who has his jaw wired shut
  “Did anyone page a nurse?” - Nurse to Elliot
  “no..”
  >patients nodding behind her back< “It looks like his eyes are screaming!!” Nurse “Please, we’re talking!”


• 
  
  * oh no * - J.D. thinking
  “hello Jordan!” Dr. Cox to his ex-wife
  * oh no, no *
  “Perry” - Jordan
  “ Perry?!”
  “You never heard that!” - Cox
  * I never heard that. I'm not here and I don’t have your ex-wifes bite mark on my neck!!!! *
  “Don’t look her in the eyes newbie, she’ll steal your soul. So how are things going down in the underworld...” - Cox


• 
  
  “You’re ex-wife – she’s the answer” - J.D. to Cox
  “Ahh, things that ruined my life, things that took half my money, things with sharp edges..."
  “Come on, she’s on the board – deep down I’m sure shes a reasonable person...not that I know her that well or at all, or have ever been alone with her...but im sure if you just-”
  “no”
  “-asked”
  “im gunna go ahead and do this just as slowly as possible so you don’t misunderstand...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” Cox >shaking his head slowly<


• 
  
  * there are other ways of saving Dr. Coxes job. I could try talking to Dr. Kelso >Close up of Dr. kelso laughing< * Dr cox could get extensive plastic surgery to look like Jimmie Walker *
  “This guys gunna need 30mEQs of KCL” - Dr.Cox/Jimmie Walker
  * or I could just ask Jimmie Walker to talk to Dr. Kelso *
  “Your man Cox is the best. I know he’s got an unorthodox way of doing things, but all the innovators do. Now everybody deserves a second chance. Am I right?!”
  “Who are you?!” - Kelso

Epsiode Seven - the LAST ONE I SWEAR!:

• “And why would Turk talk to Elliot about this and not me anyway? There not even friends – know what I mean?” - Carla to Cox
  “After 25 minutes, the only way I could know what you mean more is if I wrote 'my boyfriend doesn’t open up to me' on a big wooden mallet and repeatedly smashed me over the head with it.” - Cox


• “You know Elliots not going to get overwhelmed anymore!”
  > Laverne walks off laughing< “She’s been drinking” J.D. whispers

DONE...I swear....

HOPE THATS ENOUGH PROOF - if you stuck out and read that...I'm very proud of you!

check out the official website here

xxx

MOON PRISM POWERRRRR*

In todays top story I am posting about my love of SAILOR MOON.

I have quite the fetish for women in uniform...kinda sounds wrong - but - i shant deny it!


There is just something wonderful about girls fighting for justice in the moon light in mini-skirts that just puts a smile on my face - and no I'm not talking about getting OVERLY excited in an attractive sense (and yes i was trying to imply that...) but i mean I was so entertained by something that probably was meant to turn on little pubescent boys (i'm sure i spelt that incorrectly!)...

Point being that i enjoyed it for what it was so much so that i created my own spin off - i created characters, villians, i wrote episodes, i designed outfits, came up with wonderful powers and such - i was that amused by the show!

If i end up loving you - maybe one day i will share those things with you - but i barely know you people so you get relatively zip, nadda - nuttin'!

(It's your kindness and ability to share that makes me feel closer to you...i can hear you say - but give me a moment)

All i came here to say - on this post was that i really WUV my senshi...if i had the money i'd buy the dvds - but whats the point i recorded every episode that i could... *insert crazy face*

So i shall share with you my favourite and not so favourite things...

--*I used to hate Sailor Chibi-moon (rini - if you will) But she grew on me - probably cause i realised i loved drawing her...
--*Sailor Moon is one of my faves - i love her transformations and such
--*I prefer the music in the american versions...they sound less - for want of a better word - CRAP
--*My other fave characters are Sailor Pluto, Mars and Darien (first season)
--*Favourite villian would have to be....Queen Beryl - just cause! And when Rini turns evil...shes rather hot - if i can be so bold! Evil Prince Darien is also quite awesome - he nearly kills sailormoon and i liked Allan and Ann - they were lovers from some doom tree or something
--*I hate mercury....she's a huge wimpy whiney weirdo
--*and it annoys me that the "transformation pen" - like DISAPPEARED! So Sailor moon couldn't turn into some random disguise like a she used to *sigh* such as a reporter or a rockstar
--*And Darien looks gay further on in the series - which - no offense to the homosexual community - but Darian is straight - he should not look skinner than sailor moon - and should not have weird poetic lines and then throw a random rose in the pavement - like as if that would really guide someone! Sailor Moon needs a prince, a lover...a protector and throwing a freaking rose aint going to help NO BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!



IN CONCLUSION Sailormoon made me a better person - jokes! Sailor Moon helped me be more artistic, made me want to draw, made me want to write and made me design...and put me onto the road of graphic design i suppose!

stay classy - and i may write more!











and if you are interested in looking/reading some of the episodes go here

FLICKR GOODNESS

Now, i am quite new to Flickr - and being new - i find some of the navigational tools rather hard to comprehend - but slowly, ever so slowly, I am coming to terms with how to use this site.

I have uploaded a few images just to show a lil about me.

For instance one of my favourite shows is SCRUBS! *points to photo*

I think i am s l o w l y getting used to the site (as i said previously) one of the things that did confuse me was the favouriting thingo - like how your favourites don't seem to show up on the main page...and how in the first "signing up" step they don't make you create a web address - it's something you do after you have had a look at images - i would have thought that was more important??!?!? *shrugs*

a n y w a y - i'm glad i have flickr now (I AM HERE) seeing that i was afraid of signing up to a website that held some of my images - but i'd always get stuck with - say - myspace, cause i would wnat to put an image up in a comment and i couldn't "apparently" without a image host - dude thing.

whatever...if i am wrong on any level here - please inform me if i am incorrect...

peace!

visions of india

Well, well, well - fancy you being here - reading my post

but since you are I shall inform you that my dad goes to india...and i thought I would take a look at a few of the the things that my dad might just see on his travels...

i found this website - now before you go there I must warn you the page is very VERY long...but just the images are well worth the wait!

LINK TO INDIAN IMAGES HERE

i hope the link stays valid for a while cause - seriously the photos are quite something - particularly the images of the smog and sunrises and the festivals etc.

enjoy the experience

Motor Bikes and JUNKIES

Well I really have nothing much to say about "Motor Bikes and JUNKIES" but I thought i'd just post a ittle about myself...

*I am short to average height
*I ABSOLUTELY love my black jeans
*ABSOLUTELY love my checkered vans
*Love cups of tea
*I always order a medium cheese burger meal
*Wish i could play a musical instrument...or just own a bass or an accoustic and have it in my room
*Really looking forward to owning a life-like/movie-like Buzz Lightyear toy
*Miss the SuperNintendos - snes'
*Love Age of Empires, Mortal Kombat, the Aladdin game, The Lion King game, DBZ ps2 game and Aranum.
*And one day I will own dvds of my fave tv shows like Gummi Bears, Transformers, TMNT, Dino Riders, Ring Raiders, Mighty Morphing Power Rangers and Samurai Pizza Cats...and many more...

A good link to take you back in time is here

Peace out and stay classy...

It gets more flavour-some than this...

Welcome to Del.Icio.us. a wonderful new site that opens up infront of you...and exposes you to the amazing world of other peoplesssss fave. sites, and as a part of my smexi class MPI104...I have signed up to this amazing resource!!!

Here is my Del.Icio.us. account!!!!

Enjoy lovers!

PEACE!

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oh, for the love of Wizard of OZ...

I just love that moment in The Wizard of oz when Dorothy walks out of her monochromatic house and into the techni-colour world or Oz....its just so perdy...I must have been 7 when i first saw that. My grandma sent me the film it came all the way from the uk...and as a little girl - i thought that scene was pretty neeeeeto!

that being said that fdilm is not my fave...i just wnated to make a rebelllllioous title - cause someone made a post with the title like "1st post titles are lame" or something - so i thought i'd be alllll out there and just be lame...

fave films tho...there are too many to count i suppose...i like Saving Private Ryan, and Whats eating Gilbert Grape, and anything disney, The Mummy, Indianna Jones...LOTR...i can't think anymore atm - i'm drawing a blank...

But if you ever feel like exploring and looking for particular films with certain themes...like a horror film that only 80% of ppl like perhaps this place is the place to be...

Rotten tomatoes

and travel down the page to the tomato picker and go searching for something that can maybe spill some techni-colour into your world *cough* LAME *cough*

peace