tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51350536404372854492024-03-13T14:30:55.704-04:00The Doctor DancesWelcome to my circus tent of funhouse mirrors and flawed logic.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.comBlogger914125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-60467675649181940112013-08-05T21:00:00.000-04:002013-08-05T20:45:03.806-04:00The Clock Strikes Midnight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you haven't heard who the new Doctor is yet...where on earth have you been?<br />
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I'm a little upset at Steven Moffat's reaction at Helen Mirren's quote. I'm all for the Doctor remaining male, (despite being a woman myself) but there's a classier and much more diplomatic way to deal with it like "it just didn't feel like the right time," etc. that doesn't involve sounding like a sexist ass. Cause, last I checked, the Queen is not a fictional character that can regenerate her look instead of dying.<br />
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Anyway, I'm more than excited to see what Peter Capaldi has in store for us as the Doctor. I'm also interested to see whether they're gonna tackle the whole he was in an episode with Ten/in Torchwood paradox.<br />
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I can't wait for the 50th Anniversary. I've been less than enthused by the latest seasons of Doctor Who, storyline-wise, so I'm hoping some familiar faces will help reignite the flame of nerdlove in me. Not that I don't love Eleven, he's quirky and fun, the recent arcs just haven't been as exciting and emotionally engrossing to me as the old ones.</div>
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It's official guys, I'm a Master...of Science no less! I now have to step into the real world and become a functioning adult. No pressure? I don't think moving back to the Motherland and leaving New York is going to make that any easier.<br />
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In the spirit of Graduation I present to you to fantastically inspiring commencement speeches, from two incomparable authors. Neil Gaiman and David Foster Wallace. Enjoy.<br />
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Hello my lovelies. Another day, another useless post that involves mild updates on my current life status (read: more excuses as to why I haven't been posting) and some thoughts I had about the blog/things to add to it.</div>
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First of all, officially graduate/earn a M.S. in Science for Publishing next Monday! Which is both extremely exciting and unbelievably frightening. Somehow, though that's less than a week away, there's just so much left to do (not including catching up on way too many shows than I should be watching at once to begin with).</div>
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Finally, my lovely friends and I are creating an awesome YA/Dragon Myth/Urban Fantasy/Social Media platformed story, so as soon as we have a brief synopsis, actual profiles, and other components ready, I'll let you guys know. Also, if we have a Storify page, you know that's going to be linked here too. Unlike Bea in Brief (who was my child, and whom I love very dearly), this is not a requirement of any sort and was thought of/agreed upon/discussed/brainstormed/what have you collectively with people who are as equal excited about it as I am, and actually enjoy the same type of genres/nerdy things. No offense to my Bea partners...</div>
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So many things to do, so little time. I'm sorry for neglecting you and depriving you of the brilliance that is David Tennant's face. </div>
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So for a class assignment (last class ever, unless I decided to get another Master's or a PhD.) we were split in groups and told to create a story over different social media platforms/try to garner fans (i.e. people who actively participate/interact, whether it's adding to the story or just talking with the author/creator). Thus spawned the (in progress) adventures of Bea, the Bold Bovine!<br />
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If you're on instagram, twitter, or tumblr you should totally follow (and interact with!) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeainBrief" target="_blank">@BeaInBrief</a> (that's linked directly to the twitter).<br />
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It's also compiled on Storify: <a href="http://storify.com/BeainBrief/from-farm-to-pasture-a-moomoir" target="_blank">Follow Bea's Story!</a><br />
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You don't want to miss it, most of my hashtags involve terrible cow-puns...well, 'moo' puns, and we all know that puns are the pinnacle of comedy. There will be action, drama, suspense, laughter, tears, hyperbole, and the unavoidable not-so-subtle references to various fandoms (I mean, come on, look at who's at the helm of this thing, aren't I nothing but an amalgamation of everything I love?).<br />
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I encourage love and feedback and just want everyone to have a good time so join in the fun, and maybe you can bring in some of your own inanimate friends to be Bea's moral support/cheerleaders and penpals on this clearly harrowing, life-changing journey!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-34524111455765832802013-03-15T14:58:00.000-04:002013-03-15T14:58:15.120-04:00After Ever After Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Oh, the fact that every one of these scenarios is highly likely just makes this video all the more funny. Enjoy it folks, I know I did.</div>
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I'm doing research for my final capstone project (i.e. the project that will determine whether I graduate with a Master's triumphantly in May or am cast out from civilized society for being a failure) and would highly appreciate if you could take some time and answer a short survey for me. It's about Choose Your Own Adventure stories and serialized publishing and all that fun stuff us digital kids constantly talk about *shifty eyes*<br />
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Your responses will be anonymous, used purely for research and allowing-me-to-graduate purposes :-). If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me (aas475@nyu.edu). Or, you know, leave a comment here. Also, if you know anyone who's interested in serialized fiction or interactive fiction or reading or choosing their own adventure, please send this along to them! I will forever be in your debt and will celebrate You day for the rest of my life.<br />
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Hope everyone has had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Here's some sadness to make up for any joy you may have had. :)</div>
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I was directed to this wonderful, almost tear-inducing video by my favourite Viking Junior (the younger sister of my wonderful Viking roommate) and would recommend it to all Tennant fans, if you have 7 minutes or so of free time. Honestly, I would not be opposed to remaking all of Ten's seasons as a musical. I do miss me some Rose and Donna (and Micky).<br />
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In other news, you'd think that being in my last semester of Grad school, with only Capstone and half a class left I'd be half done with my work and relaxing. Yet somehow, with one class a week for the first half of the semester, I still find myself scrambling to get things done on time. Senioritis? Aren't I too old for that? Who knows, all I know is that if I don't have a business plan/power point presentation for a financially viable publishing company written out by the beginning of May, I'm screwed.<br />
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Also, if you guys don't already watch Psych, please do. It's a funny, nerdy, and smart detective series with absolutely amazing guest stars (Mohinder from Heroes, Kennan, Urkel, Daniel-Son, Freddie Prinze Jr., the list just goes on and on). As the seasons progress (there are 6 so far, 16 episodes each, with the 7th starting soon) they get better and better. </div>
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If you're looking for a light, fun, steampunky paranormal romance/adventure set in 19th century London where Werewolves, Vampires and even Ghosts are a normal part of high society and the main character is wonderfully spunky, this is the book for you.<br />
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Maybe it was the lack of love triangle, the multi-faceted nature of Chimeras, the beautiful descriptions of Prague and Marrakesh, or the way that Karou's history was revealed almost in reverse, making me think (if very superficially) of Memento; I'm not sure exactly what it was about this book, but I was completely engrossed.<br />
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Taylor does a wonderful job of drawing you in with little bits and pieces, hints of what is to come intermingled with hints of what had already came to be, so that at the end you come to understand Karou, and the fantasy world she half-resides in, almost completely. <br />
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The love story is beautiful and heartbreaking, the settings and physical descriptions vivid. The story takes a little time to really start, making it feel slow at the beginning, but once it does pick up, it's more than worth the slight sluggishness.<br />
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The only thing that was really missing to me was a concrete origin story, for lack of a better phrase, of the Angels and the Chimera and their world. <br />
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But that's what the sequel is for, and, unlike some recent YA books that should have quit while they were ahead (I'm very sadly looking at you Cassie Clare), I'm really looking forward to what else can come of this trilogy.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-85183538575423212042012-12-25T14:35:00.000-05:002012-12-25T15:01:37.806-05:00Merry Christmas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To me, nothing really says "Christmas" like a roaring fireplace, some hot tea, and Home Alone, so it was a wonderful pleasure that I got to introduce my l3 year-old brother to that timeless classic last night. Tonight, Home Alone 2!</div>
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This picture, that face, is how I feel right now.<br />
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In the process of writing out my Capstone proposal for my next, and final, semester of Graduate School. It's frightening, especially knowing that if they reject my idea, I have no backup that seems feasible at the moment (read: No back up. Period). And they have a tendency to reject ideas.<br />
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I mean, how hard could it be to come up with a creative, novel, competitive, well thought-out digital/print or print-only publishing endeavor in an age where the publishing industry is changing rapidly and consistently while systematically coming up with how funding will be acquired, how your product will be marketed, and basic costs and revenues?<br />
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Wish me luck.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-61680282615603639352012-10-14T22:39:00.000-04:002012-10-14T22:44:46.023-04:00Comic-Con 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So I went to comic-con this weekend, and it was absolutely amazing. I got to see two great panels, one on transmedia which featured the producers/actors from this webseries called Dirty Work (I've seen/experienced the first episode, and it was a lot of fun, you should check out <a href="http://rides.tv/">rides.tv</a> if you want to see some weird but entertaining and interactive things) and another one on Buffy. Jane Espenson and a few other writers of the Buffy comics talked about the upcoming seasons (in comic form, naturally) the creative process and continuation/timelessness of the series.<br />
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Did I mention that Alan Tudyk is doing the voice of one of the characters on FourthWall Studios' (the studios behind this transmedia wonderfulness) animated series called "Airship Dracula." That's right folks, Alan Tudyk voices the captain in an interactive series that reimagines Dracula's journey to London as being traveled on an airship. Steampunk Draclua, is there really more that needs to be said?<br />
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And then...Nicholas Brendon showed up, and I immediately started crying. For some reason, that's the reaction I have to people who were an integral part of my childhood (see: Backstreet Boys concert when they played 'I'll be the One"). His presence exceeded my expectations. He is the embodiment of Xander, minus the excessive awkwardness, and he was funny and smart and charming, though much older than my mind's image of him.<br />
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I also cosplayed on the second day as Claire Redfield! With a ton of last minute shopping, and the amazing artistic capabilities of my soul sister, the outfit just fell into place. It was a ton of fun, especially when walking to get coffee from the food court I passed by a girl dressed as possessed Jill (blue suit, red plagas thing) and she, without hesitation, exclaimed "CLAIRE!" just as I yelled "Jill!" I recommend that everyone try cosplaying sometime in their life.<br />
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I realized a few things about myself on those two days, the most important being that I tend to be less socially awkward when surrounded by fellow geeks/nerds. In any other situation, I would have never encouraged conversations with strangers. But in an environment like comic-con, it's hard not to start sharing and gushing over similar fandom loves when the person waiting for the panel to start next to you is just exuding excitement Especially when they recognize the effort put into your outfit, and you just fall into a natural conversation surrounding similar preferences.<br />
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Despite being extremely exhausted after only a few hours each day, it was more than worth the time, effort, and money spent. I met some amazingly interesting people, learned a lot about emerging media, games, comics, and nerdy equipment (steampunk is getting bigger folks!), as well as getting some of my childhood dreams come true.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-28516045364069850092012-09-20T16:17:00.000-04:002012-09-20T16:17:00.149-04:00Teas from Hogwarts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Etsy is an amazing, amazing place. I knew that when I first discovered it, but the more I go to the website, the more I adore it and find wonderful new geeky creative inspired products. For example, Teas inspired by the four different Hogwarts houses! For ten bucks, I'll definitely have to try this out.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-44861034474800210492012-09-20T12:00:00.000-04:002012-09-20T12:00:06.029-04:00TARDIS Bookshelf<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not only does this look amazing, but it's also a fantastic compact space. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-40086428688984666432012-09-19T19:00:00.000-04:002012-09-19T19:00:01.276-04:00Tom Felton & Pick Up Lines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Want to see something entertaining? For example Tom Felton saying some Harry Potter pickup lines? Than you should definitely click <a href="http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2011/08/tom-felton-attempts-to-slytherin-your-pants-with-harry-potter-pick-up-lines/#page/1">here.</a> This link was brought to my attention by a comment from the lovely SuperSpySuzie (this blog loves you too beeteedubz!)<br />
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On particular gem from the website (in case you need to be convinced).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-50446717945736467472012-09-19T15:53:00.002-04:002012-09-19T15:53:34.416-04:00The Empty Child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Still one of my favourite episodes.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-53182571110729964722012-08-24T12:00:00.000-04:002012-08-24T12:00:05.670-04:00Big Time Rush - Call Me Maybe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've seen so many different videos of this song, and for some reason or another, they all make me much happier/are so much more awesome than the original video (in my opinion). This is the first one I saw after learning about the song, and I loved it. Maybe because it was absolutely ridiculous, maybe it's because I'm biased when it comes to anything Big Time Rush related, or maybe it's because they just look like they're having so much fun, because it seems to be a bunch of friends goofing around and being silly and not taking them selves seriously.<br />
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Regardless of the reason (and how catchy the song is), I can't help but love it and do recommend watching it, if only because it exists.<br />
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The other fun ones would the the Chatroulette version (absolutely hilarious), and the one with Jimmy Fallon.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-63137763238760099152012-08-24T05:59:00.000-04:002012-08-24T05:59:08.547-04:00Mad Man with a Box<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You know wot’s not fun? Food poisoning while on vacation.
That’s super not fun. But it made me realize that Green Tea is the savior of
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A belated Happy Eid to everyone (and Happy Ramadan before that). My wonderful little brothers got me a 3DS as an Eid gift (for those who don't know, Eid is like Muslim Christmas, except we get two a year...that's clearly the worst/most simplified/completely lacking in substance explanation you'll ever find on Eid so please don't go writing that in academic essays or anything) to replace my old one that decided it no longer wanted to be with me. It's pink, which is up there with my least favourite colours (although with the way I've been dressing recently, the hot pink dye in my hair, and the purple/pink Big Time Rush shirt I'm wearing, you'd be inclined to think otherwise), but it was also purchased with a copy of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance which is absolutely awesome. so all was forgiven. </div>
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Ever since the first Kingdom Hearts I've been waiting for a game where I got to play as Riku, whom I instantly fell in love with, but Square Enix/Disney deprived me of that in the second one, and the plethora of handheld ones thereafter. I'm still waiting for a full length console Kingdom Hearts to come out (*cough*Kingdom Hearts 3*cough*), but till then I think I'll settle for the 3DS game, which is quite fun in its own right. Other must buys if you get a 3DS is Resident Evil: Revelations (thankfully, they only make me wait a few years between the epic console games...Resident Evil 6 in October!) and Mario Kart 7.</div>
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I'm going to go back to dying now. Let's hope food can be consumed soonly, at the very least before heading back to New York in two days. Would hate to start off my last year of Grad school/in the city I call home by being dead. </div>
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Click play, now. You will not regret it.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135053640437285449.post-45448678881352588612012-08-02T11:07:00.001-04:002012-08-02T11:07:10.115-04:00David Tennant's Face of the Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, I feel like everyone should know by now but I for one was extremely excited to find out that Benedict Cumberbatch would be playing the villain in the new Star Trek. There's just something about actors from different fandoms crossing over to other fandoms I adore that make me giddy, if only to see if I can catch elements of wot they portray so well (in our dear Mr. Cumberbatch's case, that would be the logic/analytic/detached qualities of Sherlock) in these new characters.<br />
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And then, I learned today (after managing to convince my computer that there <i>was</i> in fact internet in the house that it could connect to, the router being a few feet away and all) that my first Doctor would be playing the villain in the new Thor movie!<br />
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I haven't seen Eccly in quite some time, and I've truly missed his face and big ears, so I can't wait to see him be all evil opposite my other favourite Chris (Hemsworth). You can read more about it at <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/eccleston-thor-villain/">The Mary Sue</a>.<br />
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I’m not hungry, but that’s nothing new, I have a tendency to forget that I haven’t eaten on normal days. Wot I *am* is thirsty, and all I can think is ‘the first cut is the deeeepest, baby I know.’ It’s the closest I’ve got to a pep talk.
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<span style="background-color: white;">It's that time of year when I'm seriously considering rewatching the new series of Doctor Who. I still have to catch up on The Mentalist and White Collar, among other things, but my heart yearns for Eccly and Tennant right now. If internet were not deplorable, I'd be streaming it on Amazon...I was going to type out 'Netflix' but those...lovely lovely people *cough*....are telling me that it's not available in my region.</span></div>
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Also, Big Time Rush. Yeah, bringing them back up again, because I love them and have managed to get others to do so to. Now, don't get me wrong, it's all silly and they are nothing but a boy band at the end of the day, but (as I think I said once, a long time ago), if you ever need anything nice and light and entertaining and full of ridiculousness and fun, go watch the show. Ignore the absurdity of the premise and give it a shot. Don't knock it till you've tried it.</div>
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I can't believe I got to see this live.<br />
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Anyway, back to trying to help my friends raise money for an awesome project! Pass this around, spread the word if you can! Doctor Who geeky home things to come once the site actually launches! I apologise for the plethora of exclamation marks, I am legitimately excited for this to pan out.<br />
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Also, Go Espana! I'm sad that the Dutch didn't make it through, though it did seem like they gave up after the first fifteen minutes, but I'm holding on to hope that the Spanish wont let me down. Painted my nails red and wrote in gold on them. It's messy, because I suck at doing nails (so much for being a girl), but I feel I'm exuding the proper amount of support with the spontaneous act of...creativity? Hooliganism?<br />
Despite their degeat, I will always <3 Sneijder and Van Der Vaart (though not as much as my future husband Saint Iker).<br />
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I'm going to go finish rewatching 30 Rock or Big Time Rush until the game starts in 35 minutes.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17376681537805268811noreply@blogger.com0