Let's start from the beginning.
On Friday after school I went to see the Twilight movie. If I start going into massive detail I will be here all night, so I will just say it was IMMENSELY STUNNINGLY BREATH TAKINGLY DOUBLE PLUS WOW and leave it at that. For now. Because another time I wanna talk more about it.
Last night, I went to see Hamlet. As I'm sure you know, David Tennant was meant to be in it but due to a slipped disk injury, he had to pull out. I was apprehensive about the understudy, but Edward Bennett was absolutely unbelievable. It was probably the best piece of theatre I've ever seen. I feel so grateful that I got to see it because I know lots and lots of people who tried to get tickets but couldn't. Plus, I was 5th row from the front which was perfect. I think for Shakespeare it is quite important to be at the front because sometimes, the language is so hard to interpret that I find myself relying on tone of voice and facial expressions. So that was brilliant.
This evening, I was sitting in my room watching St Trinians (I don't recommend it, though I have a feeling that it will be better second time round) and I got bored. Because it was fairly shit. But that's beside the point. There were a pair of scissors on my desk so I picked them up and decided I want a fringe. I haven't had a proper fringe since I was 13. And I contemplated To Cut Or Not To Cut for about half an hour but then I just thought, "What the hell, hair grows" and then I did it. And it actually turned out good! Most people have their cutting-own-hair-phase when they're about 5. I'm just about 12 years late.
I hope everyone's enjoying the hols so far!
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Thursday, 18 December 2008
2008 Project For Awesome
I'm gonna write this blog assuming you know what the Project For Awesome is. If you don't, go to www.projectforawesome.com and then read this.
I'm feeling really overwhelmed by the sheer amount of involvement people are having. Thousands upon thousands of people coming together to promote charities. They don't get anything out of it personally; it's totally selfless. Like, I go on the YouTube Most Discussed and about 20 of the videos are Project For Awesome videos. It's just incredible. People are taking up their own time leaving comments and comments and comments, refreshing for ages on ends to bump up the views and going and rating tens of videos 5 stars. I just can't believe how close knit the YouTube community really is. We don't all know eachother. Most of us will never speak to eachother. But there's still so many people uniting to help others. It's actually like, the best thing ever.
And let's face it; it's just YouTube. We all have lives outside of the internet that as a rule, takes up the majority of our time. But despite this, people have made the community such a MASSIVE part of who they are. I know I have.
There's so many people who's evenings have been spent commenting, rating and refreshing.
To be honest I think we've down ourselves proud.
I'll definitely make a vlog about this soon.
I'm feeling really overwhelmed by the sheer amount of involvement people are having. Thousands upon thousands of people coming together to promote charities. They don't get anything out of it personally; it's totally selfless. Like, I go on the YouTube Most Discussed and about 20 of the videos are Project For Awesome videos. It's just incredible. People are taking up their own time leaving comments and comments and comments, refreshing for ages on ends to bump up the views and going and rating tens of videos 5 stars. I just can't believe how close knit the YouTube community really is. We don't all know eachother. Most of us will never speak to eachother. But there's still so many people uniting to help others. It's actually like, the best thing ever.
And let's face it; it's just YouTube. We all have lives outside of the internet that as a rule, takes up the majority of our time. But despite this, people have made the community such a MASSIVE part of who they are. I know I have.
There's so many people who's evenings have been spent commenting, rating and refreshing.
To be honest I think we've down ourselves proud.
I'll definitely make a vlog about this soon.
Sunday, 14 December 2008
When I grow up, I want to be a Time Lord
I emailed the BBC last night. Well actually it was at about 1 this morning.
Dear whoever it may concern,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. It is not an FAQ but I thought that this would be the best place to send it to.
I am writing in reference to the situation of the eleventh Doctor. As I know you are aware, David Tennant played the tenth Doctor absolutely incredibly and I think I am right in saying he is possibly the most popular yet. This is why I, along with some of my friends, are very worried about who is being cast as the eleventh Doctor, as Tennant will be an extremely hard act to follow. Basically, I feel as though casting a middle aged man as the role will be a big mistake. This is because it will cause comparisons to be drawn and unfortunately, I don't think this will bode well for said actor for the pure reason that Tennant was so outstandingly amazing. This is why I think that the eleventh Doctor should be completely different.
I do not mean to blow my own trumpet, but I feel I would be a fantastic Doctor. I absolutely adore the series' and I think I could contribute something totally different to the new one. Although I do not have any professional acting experience, I have been doing school plays for a very long time, and I am currently studying for my AS levels, including Theatre Studies, at school. By casting a teenage girl as the eleventh Doctor instead of a middle aged man, you surely do avoid the audience comparing so much to how things used to be. And not only that, but I have a friend called Jim who I think would be absolutely fabulous as the new Assistant. He is very good at, not to mention extremely passionate about physics, and I think this is very important for someone helping a Time Lord travel through other dimensions.
Again, thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully, Jocy
Jocelyn Levy
17 years old
Essex
I've clearly got the role in the bag.
Dear whoever it may concern,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. It is not an FAQ but I thought that this would be the best place to send it to.
I am writing in reference to the situation of the eleventh Doctor. As I know you are aware, David Tennant played the tenth Doctor absolutely incredibly and I think I am right in saying he is possibly the most popular yet. This is why I, along with some of my friends, are very worried about who is being cast as the eleventh Doctor, as Tennant will be an extremely hard act to follow. Basically, I feel as though casting a middle aged man as the role will be a big mistake. This is because it will cause comparisons to be drawn and unfortunately, I don't think this will bode well for said actor for the pure reason that Tennant was so outstandingly amazing. This is why I think that the eleventh Doctor should be completely different.
I do not mean to blow my own trumpet, but I feel I would be a fantastic Doctor. I absolutely adore the series' and I think I could contribute something totally different to the new one. Although I do not have any professional acting experience, I have been doing school plays for a very long time, and I am currently studying for my AS levels, including Theatre Studies, at school. By casting a teenage girl as the eleventh Doctor instead of a middle aged man, you surely do avoid the audience comparing so much to how things used to be. And not only that, but I have a friend called Jim who I think would be absolutely fabulous as the new Assistant. He is very good at, not to mention extremely passionate about physics, and I think this is very important for someone helping a Time Lord travel through other dimensions.
Again, thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully, Jocy
Jocelyn Levy
17 years old
Essex
I've clearly got the role in the bag.
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Quiz I stole off James *shifty eyes*
1. What's your name?
Jocy
2. What is your favorite thing to wear?
Lately I have been rather attached to my Green Day hoodie
3. Last thing you ate?
Chocolate biscuit
4. One place you will NEVER eat at?
Burger King. Just, ew.
5. I say Shotgun, you say:
ZAC EFRON!
6. Last person you hugged?
Joe
7. Does anyone you know wanna date you?
Highly doubt it
8. Would you date anyone you met online?
Only if I knew them IRL aswell and if they lived within regular seeing distance
9. Name something you like physically about yourself:
My hair
10. The last place you went out to dinner to?
The Kismet. Best Indian in the world.
11. Who is your best friend?
I have a few
12. What time of the day is it?
10.30pm
13. Who/What made you angry today?
When Mrs Pea On A Fork said my name wrong.
14. Baseball or Football?
Baseball. Purely because of that scene in High School Musical 2 (:
15. Ever gone skinny dipping?
No.
16. Favorite type of Food?
Ice cream
17. Favorite holiday:
SKIIIIIINGGGGGG
18. Do you download music:
Yeah
19. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Well yeah. But like, worse things could happen
20. Opinion of Chinese symbol tattoos?
Bit silly unless you're Chinese
21. Would you date the person who posted this?
Hahahaha imagine if I said "Yes", sooooooo many people would have a field day xD
But unfortunately for them, James and I are just friends. Sorry :P
22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Yeahhh
23. Do you love anyone?
Yeah
24. Are colored contact lenses sexy?
Er..no...
25. Have you ever bungee jumped?
Not yet
26. Have you ever gone white-water rafting?
Yep! It's awesome
27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you?
Yes. At about five in the morning on a campsite with Izzy.
28. How many pets do you have?
Three
29. Have you met a real redneck?
Not that I know of
30. How is the weather right now?
Cold
31. What are you listening to right now?
Il Divo
32. What is your current favorite song?
G4's cover of Yellow
33. What was the last movie you watched?
High School Musical 2
34. Do you wear contacts?
Yeah
35. Where was the last place you went besides your house?
School
36. What are you afraid of?
Getting old
37. How many piercings have you had?
Just my ears. That's two for anyone who doesn't know how many ears I possess
38. What piercings do you want?
I want my ears done again. Which will make it 4.
39. What's one thing you've learned this year?
High School Musical is not a pile of shit
40. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Dark Cherry Mocha with cream please
41. What Magazines are you reading?
Anything that has anything Zac Efron related inside
42. Have you ever fired a gun:
BB gun, air gun and water gun
43. Are you missing someone?
Yeah a little bit
44. Favorite TV show?
House, ANTM, Britannia High, Zoey 101, SpongeBob
45. Do you have an obession with WoW?
What the fug is that
46. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celeb?
My friend told me I look like Shania Twain when we were like year 4...
47. What celeb do you look like?
I don't.
48. Who would you like to see right now?
Zac Efron
49. Favorite movie of all time?
Probably any of the old school Disney's
50. Do you find yourself loved?
No *sob*
51. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't suppose to?
Yes but not IASW
52. Favorite smell?
Cut grass, books, Play Doh
53. Butter, plain, or salted popcorn?
Butter and sugar but only if it's made by me and Eleanor and Joe :D
54. What's something that really bugs you?
Stupid people
55. Do you like Michael Jackson?
I like his music but not particularly him as a person
56. Taco Bell or Burger King?
Never been to Taco Bell but I despise Burger King so the former probably
57. What's your favorite perfume?
D&G Light Blue
58. Favorite baseball team?
East High Wildcats...I'm sure they have a baseball team
59. Ever call a 1-900 phone number?
What's one of them?
60. What's the longest time you've gone without sleep?
About two days
61. Last time you went bowling?
Can't remember
62. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
The bathroom floor, the sixth form common room
63. Who was your last phone call?
Joe
64. Last time you were at work?
Last Sunday
65. What's the closest orange object to you?
My orange and black striped fingerless gloves that are reserved for ski trip usage only
Jocy
2. What is your favorite thing to wear?
Lately I have been rather attached to my Green Day hoodie
3. Last thing you ate?
Chocolate biscuit
4. One place you will NEVER eat at?
Burger King. Just, ew.
5. I say Shotgun, you say:
ZAC EFRON!
6. Last person you hugged?
Joe
7. Does anyone you know wanna date you?
Highly doubt it
8. Would you date anyone you met online?
Only if I knew them IRL aswell and if they lived within regular seeing distance
9. Name something you like physically about yourself:
My hair
10. The last place you went out to dinner to?
The Kismet. Best Indian in the world.
11. Who is your best friend?
I have a few
12. What time of the day is it?
10.30pm
13. Who/What made you angry today?
When Mrs Pea On A Fork said my name wrong.
14. Baseball or Football?
Baseball. Purely because of that scene in High School Musical 2 (:
15. Ever gone skinny dipping?
No.
16. Favorite type of Food?
Ice cream
17. Favorite holiday:
SKIIIIIINGGGGGG
18. Do you download music:
Yeah
19. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Well yeah. But like, worse things could happen
20. Opinion of Chinese symbol tattoos?
Bit silly unless you're Chinese
21. Would you date the person who posted this?
Hahahaha imagine if I said "Yes", sooooooo many people would have a field day xD
But unfortunately for them, James and I are just friends. Sorry :P
22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Yeahhh
23. Do you love anyone?
Yeah
24. Are colored contact lenses sexy?
Er..no...
25. Have you ever bungee jumped?
Not yet
26. Have you ever gone white-water rafting?
Yep! It's awesome
27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you?
Yes. At about five in the morning on a campsite with Izzy.
28. How many pets do you have?
Three
29. Have you met a real redneck?
Not that I know of
30. How is the weather right now?
Cold
31. What are you listening to right now?
Il Divo
32. What is your current favorite song?
G4's cover of Yellow
33. What was the last movie you watched?
High School Musical 2
34. Do you wear contacts?
Yeah
35. Where was the last place you went besides your house?
School
36. What are you afraid of?
Getting old
37. How many piercings have you had?
Just my ears. That's two for anyone who doesn't know how many ears I possess
38. What piercings do you want?
I want my ears done again. Which will make it 4.
39. What's one thing you've learned this year?
High School Musical is not a pile of shit
40. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Dark Cherry Mocha with cream please
41. What Magazines are you reading?
Anything that has anything Zac Efron related inside
42. Have you ever fired a gun:
BB gun, air gun and water gun
43. Are you missing someone?
Yeah a little bit
44. Favorite TV show?
House, ANTM, Britannia High, Zoey 101, SpongeBob
45. Do you have an obession with WoW?
What the fug is that
46. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celeb?
My friend told me I look like Shania Twain when we were like year 4...
47. What celeb do you look like?
I don't.
48. Who would you like to see right now?
Zac Efron
49. Favorite movie of all time?
Probably any of the old school Disney's
50. Do you find yourself loved?
No *sob*
51. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't suppose to?
Yes but not IASW
52. Favorite smell?
Cut grass, books, Play Doh
53. Butter, plain, or salted popcorn?
Butter and sugar but only if it's made by me and Eleanor and Joe :D
54. What's something that really bugs you?
Stupid people
55. Do you like Michael Jackson?
I like his music but not particularly him as a person
56. Taco Bell or Burger King?
Never been to Taco Bell but I despise Burger King so the former probably
57. What's your favorite perfume?
D&G Light Blue
58. Favorite baseball team?
East High Wildcats...I'm sure they have a baseball team
59. Ever call a 1-900 phone number?
What's one of them?
60. What's the longest time you've gone without sleep?
About two days
61. Last time you went bowling?
Can't remember
62. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
The bathroom floor, the sixth form common room
63. Who was your last phone call?
Joe
64. Last time you were at work?
Last Sunday
65. What's the closest orange object to you?
My orange and black striped fingerless gloves that are reserved for ski trip usage only
Monday, 8 December 2008
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Probably quite predictably, I preordered Beedle (three months in advance *cough*) and collected it the day it came out. I have to say, despite it not being an ACTUAL Harry Potter book, I do think it is one of JK Rowling's best. I absolutely adore it. To be honest I can't actually place my finger on what it is so much that I love but I have read it about five times already. And I had an idea related to it :D
One of the stories (and probably my favourite one) is called The Fountain of Fair Fortune. In the book, after every tale, there is a commentary by Dumbledore. In the commentary to this story, he says how when Professor Dippet was Headmaster of Hogwarts, the then-Herbology teacher, Professor Beery decided they would perform The Fountain of Fair Fortune as the Christmas pantomime. Needless to say, it went horribly wrong (read for yourself to find out why, it's JOKES :D) and theatrical performances were henceforth banned from the school. HOWEVER, traditions must change. I reckon that we should put on a performance of The Fountain of Fair Fortune. As in, us Harry Potter fans. I don't know how we'd do it, but I think we should. I'm going to go and make a vlog about it now.
But remember, you heard it here first :P
One of the stories (and probably my favourite one) is called The Fountain of Fair Fortune. In the book, after every tale, there is a commentary by Dumbledore. In the commentary to this story, he says how when Professor Dippet was Headmaster of Hogwarts, the then-Herbology teacher, Professor Beery decided they would perform The Fountain of Fair Fortune as the Christmas pantomime. Needless to say, it went horribly wrong (read for yourself to find out why, it's JOKES :D) and theatrical performances were henceforth banned from the school. HOWEVER, traditions must change. I reckon that we should put on a performance of The Fountain of Fair Fortune. As in, us Harry Potter fans. I don't know how we'd do it, but I think we should. I'm going to go and make a vlog about it now.
But remember, you heard it here first :P
Friday, 28 November 2008
People who live with access to London
Premiere of the Twilight movie is on Tuesday 3rd December in Leicester Square. I'm going, so should you :D
I'm going straight after school with a few friends and I'm sooo excited; I've never been to a film premiere before. Obviously we won't get to actually SEE the film but we're hoping to barge our way to the front of the red carpet and see Robert and Taylor up close (:
Anyways. Today was really funny. In drama we had to adapt a scene from a play (Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker) into a musical but choosing any song and changing the lyrics to fit the context of our scene. It was hilarious and everyone got full marks so our teacher thought we should film them for a DVD. So we also made an introduction in the style of Nicest Kids In Town from Hairspray but changing it to fit our names and stuff. We also made an outro which was the lyrics of Good Morning Baltimore changed. It's really amazing :D Was so much fun, I can't wait to have a copy of it. If the rest of my class says it's ok then I might put it up on YouTube.
Speaking of YouTube, there's a gathering tomorrow, 12.30 at Covent Garden. I'm not sure whether or not I'm going because Simple Plan are doing a free acoustic gig and signing in Zavvi Oxford Street which I also want to go to. We shall see. If you're going to either, let me know.
For the past few days I've been going round reminding everyone that it's Boxing Day soon. People KNOW it's Christmas soon, but it's neighbouring holiday is always forgotten, bless it. Oh and in the common room at school we now have a HANNUKAH BUSH! Yes, it is technically a Christmas tree. But we're a multicultural society, so it's most certainly also a Hannukah bush (:
I'm going straight after school with a few friends and I'm sooo excited; I've never been to a film premiere before. Obviously we won't get to actually SEE the film but we're hoping to barge our way to the front of the red carpet and see Robert and Taylor up close (:
Anyways. Today was really funny. In drama we had to adapt a scene from a play (Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker) into a musical but choosing any song and changing the lyrics to fit the context of our scene. It was hilarious and everyone got full marks so our teacher thought we should film them for a DVD. So we also made an introduction in the style of Nicest Kids In Town from Hairspray but changing it to fit our names and stuff. We also made an outro which was the lyrics of Good Morning Baltimore changed. It's really amazing :D Was so much fun, I can't wait to have a copy of it. If the rest of my class says it's ok then I might put it up on YouTube.
Speaking of YouTube, there's a gathering tomorrow, 12.30 at Covent Garden. I'm not sure whether or not I'm going because Simple Plan are doing a free acoustic gig and signing in Zavvi Oxford Street which I also want to go to. We shall see. If you're going to either, let me know.
For the past few days I've been going round reminding everyone that it's Boxing Day soon. People KNOW it's Christmas soon, but it's neighbouring holiday is always forgotten, bless it. Oh and in the common room at school we now have a HANNUKAH BUSH! Yes, it is technically a Christmas tree. But we're a multicultural society, so it's most certainly also a Hannukah bush (:
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Well, it's been a while
For two years I avoided High School Musical. Because I knew that what with my obsessive personality and immaturity levels, as soon as I saw it I would be hooked. But there's only so long you can escape the inevitable. I watched it the other week. And I have officially been sucked into another franchise. Let's be frank, the storylines are embarrassing, the acting is cringeworthy and the music is nothing we haven't heard before. But there is something so endearing about it all. And I don't just mean Zac Efron. To be honest, I think it's the cheesiness. All the way through it, you know that there is going to be a happy ending and that everything will turn out absolutely fine. It's nice to watch. Not going to lie, made me fugging jealous (not just of Vanessa Hudgens) because I was just like WHY CAN'T THAT HAPPEN TO MEEEE?!?!?!?! but the feel-good factor it has is absolutely undeniable. If you are someone like me who hates the concept of High School Musical, give it a chance. Because it's the sort of thing of which you can push to one side all the shitty things about it, and just appreciate that it fits the purpose of entertainment.
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