Quick Fic Rec

Because it is after midnight, I am tired, and I can't think of anything else, I just wanted to recomend a FanFiction to you.

'Forget Me Not' by SydneyAlice (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7139708/1/Forget_Me_Not) is a reworking of the Twilight universe, sans vampires. Her summary of the story is:
With the help of his nurse, a man tries to put the pieces of his life back together. Will he be happy once the puzzle pieces fit, or will he wish his memories had remained a mystery?


Basically, Edward wakes up in a hospital with no idea who is is, where he came from, or how he got there. Bella is the nurse who greets him and offers him a place to stay while he tries to sort his life out. Surprise, surprise, they fall in love. I won't say any more, because that would completely ruin all the little twists that SydneyAlice slips in that are, in my opinion, simply genius. You never know what is coming next, and I for one was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. Although the main story is basically finished, she has moved one to writing little 'futuretakes'. There are three so far, and, according to the Tweet she put out a little while ago, she has plans for at least ten more chapters.


Goody goody, is all I can say.


Go take a look if you like that kind of thing. It is an M rated story, meaning there is explicit sex and quite a bit of swearing, so be warned.


See you tomorrow!
Glitterb

Stuff Learned In Twilight

I didn't come up with this, but I found it a while ago and thought it was cool so I decided to share.

Lessons Learned in Twilight:

1. You can enjoy the bouquet while resisting the wine.
2. The future is not set in stone.
3. Men are crabby when they're hungry.
4. Nothing beats an irritable grizzly bear.
5. True love knows no boundaries.
6. Some people are just danger magnets.
7. Even eternal enemies can work together to save something they love.
8. Forget the fangs - real vampires sparkle!
9. Soul mates exist, even if it takes 100 years to find them.
10. Porsche 911 Turbos make really great bribes.
11. Friendship is like the sun on a cloudy day.
12. Snow just means it's too cold for rain.
13. Family is about more than just blood.
14. What's worth doing is worth over-doing.
15. Losing your temper can be hair-raising.
16. "Vegetarian" has many meanings.
17. Even monsters can hold on to their humanity.
18. There are exceptions to every rule.
19. Always verify bad news before doing something stupid.
20. Hearing voices in your head doesn't necessarily mean you're crazy.
21. Love means being willing to sacrifice your happiness for another's.
22. Cold hands = Warm heart.
23. Not breathing is uncomfortable.
24. Stupid lambs and masochistic lions make quite a pair.
25. Romeo was an idiot.
26. Twilight is the saddest and safest time of day.
27. Extreme sports should not be attempted alone.
28. Life is worth very little without someone to share it with.
29.Space heaters can be very annoying.
30. Love can make even the most miserable places paradise.

10 Things That Make Me Feel Good

Just because.

1. Mixing my strawberry body wash into a plain shampoo. It smells nice.
2. Running my hands along my legs after I shave. (so smooth!)
3. Hot chocolate with honey.
4. Drinking hot chocolate with honey in bed, reading a good FanFiction.
5. Being told that someone really appreciates my advice when I don't think I did very well.
6. Getting a good mark on a test.
7. Opening an email to find a really sweet review for one of my stories.
8. Making my cousin's cat purr.
9. Getting a certificate in assembly at school.
10. The Glee version of Raise Your Glass by Pink.

So... yeah. This was all I could think of today. Maybe I'll do more of these little lists.
Any suggestions?

Glitterb

What A Random Day

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, I tend to write last thing at night and I was tired. Sue me.

Anyhoo, very mixed bag of stuff yesterday, which left me feeling fairly happy.
I finally saw the last Harry Potter film with my mum and my brother. Two words: Absolutely. Awesome. It was kind of a memory test, because I haven't read the books in years, and I actually stopped watching the movies for a while; I saw Deathly Hallows Part 1 on a coach leaving Berlin at the end of a History trip last year. Major props to Helena Bonham Carter (who plays Bellatrix LeStrange) who had a major bit of multiple personalities to deal with. My mum and I worked it out after the film ended:

Helena Bonham Carter

pretending to be

Emma Watson

playing

Hermione Granger

pretending to be

Bellatrix LeStrange

Confusing much?

After that, we went out to celebrate my exam results and had a very nice meal at a local pub. I had chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheddar, served with wild rice and a spinach and parmesan sauce, followed by mint ice cream covered in chocolate. Yum!

Finished off the day with the first ever Comedy Prom on the BBC, hosted by Tim Minchin, who I absolutely love. He is an incredible comic musician from Australia, and he performed a few of his well known songs as well as some new ones, in between several other comic acts, including Doc Brown rapping about David Attenborough and Sue Perkins conducting a song about the middle class, which was 'sung' by puppets. Utterly mad and utterly brilliant all at the same time.

This evening we watched last night's Doctor Who, which we recorded while we were out; I was thoroughly confused after less than five minutes. The episode was really good, although, considering it was called 'Let's Kill Hitler' the Fuhrer didn't make much of an appearance; he was around for a little while, then Rory locked him in a cupboard and he wasn't seen again. I think they could have used the setting a little more, but hey, I'm not Steven Moffat, and it was brilliant all the same.

Also, my parents and I watched J.K. Rowling's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' via iPlayer, with my dad's laptop plugged into the telly. It was really interesting to see the roots she had, which ended up being French with a smattering of German. Very good program, absolutely loved it.

I will attempt to be more prompt with my posting, but I go back to school next Monday (groan) so I may be slightly exhausted then.

Quick FanFiction note, I have No More Bella Chapter 15 in the works, as well as another little project based on a Taylor Swift song that has been stewing in my head for months. Not sure when it will come out, as I'm planning for one or two very long chapters, rather than lots of shorter ones.

Until tomorrow,

Glitterb

Books, Books, Books

There's no question about it, I am a reader. I spend a lot of time with my nose stuck in a book (when I'm not on the internet, that is). My RE teacher for the last two years consistently refers to me as Reader, even when he does the register, because I was always reading while waiting for his lessons. I devour fiction at a fairly impressive rate, and I tend to read several books at once. There will be the one in my school bag, then there's about three more scattered around my room at home.

Right now I am firmly lodged into a vampire/supernatural romance phase. It started with Twilight and the Fallen series, then branched out into True Blood, and quickly polished off every remotely interesting vampire book in the teen section of my library. Now I have moved into the adult section, starting with the horror shelf, and I have a whole new set to get through. Happy days.

Of course, there's always the odd one out; the book from a friend that I'm enjoying more than I thought I would, or something I spotted that looked interesting, or something for school. For example, I am currently in the process of reading The Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells, Bite Me by Christopher Moore, Fanged and Fabulous by Michelle Rowen, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Three vampire books, and one tale of american ranch hands that is part of my English course at school. We don't even go back to school for two weeks (ish), but my teacher recommended we read the book over the summer before reading it in class.
I still have two more sections to do (roughly 50/60 pages), and to be honest, I've lost interest in it a bit.

Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do.

What books do you guys read? Let me know.
Glitterb

Celebration!

First of all, apologies for not posting the last couple of days, but I have literally had nothing to write about.

Today is much more exciting. Today, I got the results from my first set of GCSE exams. So, because I love you guys, here they are:

English Language: A*
English Literature: B
Maths: 2 A*s (Applications and Methods papers)
Biology: A
Chemistry: A
Physics: A
Citizenship: B for exam, A* for coursework, B overall
History: A
French: A*
The French grade is the one I'm really proud of, because I chose to do a double languages course, meaning I will do two languages (French and German) over the two years rather than only one language, with two GCSEs at the end. That is an awful lot to do in one year, and it goes very fast (hence the name Fast Track Languages). It also means I got the same grade as my cousin, who has lived in France pretty much all her life and is totally fluent.
Plus, I got flowers and chocolate cake from my parents and a sticker from one of my mum's work colleagues, and we're going out to eat on Saturday.

Une belle fleur rose

All in all, I'm pretty happy.

Anyone else get any exam results? Let me know! (if you want to)

See you tomorrow (promise!)
Glitterb

The Help

Another quick review today,this time for a film.

The Help, based on a book by Kathryn Stockett, is the story of three women living in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960's. Two, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, are ageing black women working as maids in the houses of well off white families. The third, Eugenia 'Skeeter' Phelan, is a young white woman seeking to be a writer with a big publishing company. The story itself follows Skeeter's quest to write a book, using real stories from real people, exposing the experiences of 'the help', who do everything from cooking and cleaning to raising the children of their employers. The stories themselves are shocking, heart-warming and hilarious in equal measure, and the characters are portrayed excellently, showing all the emotions behind being a part of a publication that, under the Mississippi laws of the time, was illegal.

I enjoyed this film very much. The subject is not something I have come across before, and I wasn't even aware that this sort of thing even happened. It seems incredible to me that some of the things in the film might actually have happened. Of course I understand that the film may have been exaggerated, but I can't help but be touched when the tiny Mae Mobley, Aibileen's charge, looks up at her and says "You're my real momma Aibee." So cute and yet so sad at the same time; this child goes to a maid before her own mother when frightened by a tornado, simply because that is the person that she trusts more and is comforted by.

I would recommend this film to anyone interested in learning more about the impact of the American civil rights movement on everyday citizens, or if your just looking for a roller-coaster ride of emotions to stem the holiday boredom. Be warned, there is a little strong language, but not much, and blatant racism is pretty much a given, considering the setting and subject matter.

Overall, a brilliant film.

Glitterb

Declining Traditions

My village holds a Summer Show every year on the Saturday before the bank holiday mid august, around the 20th/21st. This years show (today) was the 80th one that has been put on since it began. The event itself was fairly popular, despite a heavy rain shower around the time that the procession arrived. The weather cleared up, and we had a lot of fun wandering around stalls and watching various events, like dancing dogs and the tug-of-war. But something is bothering me.

Each year, there is a procession through the village, starting at the pub halfway up the High Street and going all through the village to the show ground at the top of the hill. Usually it is a very popular event, with quite a few floats and several groups of walkers, led by the carnival prince and princess (both younger pupils form the village school, chosen at the school fete in July) and a rather crazy clown named Kooky who has become synonymous with the entire event. However, this year we had only three floats and about five groups of walkers. Several local organisations who usually put in entries did not do so this year, including the village bowls club. The issue is getting enough people from any one group together to organise a float in the middle of the holidays. Playgroup always have a great turnout, but people like the school and the scouts have more problems getting numbers; it's not necessarily that the kids aren't enthusiastic, it's that there aren't enough adults around willing to help do the work to get everything set up, and the teachers and leaders can't do it on their own.

I think local traditions like the show and the procession are really important, not only for local businesses and clubs, but also for charitable organisations like the NSPCC. They also help to encourage a feeling of community within the village, and are a great opportunity to catch up with people you may not see often during the rest of the year.
It would be a real shame if these kind of events disappeared, and I for one don't want to see that happen.

Does anyone else think that?

Until tomorrow,
Glitterb

Cousins, Cats and Talking Like A Grown-Up

So...
I'M BACK!
Did you miss me? : D I bet you did.

I have spent a lovely two and a bit weeks with my aunt and cousin in northern France. We didn't do an awful lot, but the weather was gorgeous and it was nice to see them again before they go back to Spain in September. Sadly, this will be our last visit to them in their old house, as they are selling up and moving to Spain proper. Which is kind of sad, since that's the house I have associated with them for the last ten years.

But my favourite part of visiting my cus is her ADORABLE kitty cat. Now, I'm actually allergic to cats, as is my mother, but they are also my favourite animals, and I absolutely adore my cousins cat (who is named Tiger for her stripy colouring), and she doesn't dislike me. Luckily, I have a suplly of allergy tablets which I take every night, so I don't end up sniffing and sneezing through my holiday, and I can cuddle with Tigs as much as I want.

Cute, right?

Another nice thing about going to my cousins is the conversations I have with my aunt, which are decidedly more adult than the ones I have with my family at home. Topics of debate this time around ranged from the madness of the riots in London, to the idiocy of politicians and the people who interview them, to our thought on polygamy. So... yeah. Much more interesting than what I usually discuss with my parents. I can also be sure that anything I say won't be repeated, so I can rag on my brother, or complain about my mother trying to use her psychologist skills to analyse me when she thinks something's wrong, and I know they will never hear about it unless I choose to tell them. Which I won't.
Me and my cousin made a list of the things that each of us are so obsessive over that when we start talking about them, people's eyes glaze over and they loose track of the conversation.
Dad: Music
Brother: Gaming (especially when he gives a play by play of what he's doing on his game at any one moment)
Cousin: Cars (F1 in particular)
Me: Twilight (of course)
But we couldn't figure out what my aunt and my mum have that is similar. In the end we had to conclude that they don't have an obsession to talk about, and they tend to be the ones listening with glazed eyes. The difference is that my aunt is more likely to at least try to listen, and sometimes understands, whereas mum sometimes has to have things explained several times before she will understand, even if they are very simple things.

Anyhoo, I'm glad to be back home, even if it did chuck it down yesterday while my cousin had 20 degree weather. There is nothing more satisfying than opening your bedroom door and finding everything exactly as you left it two weeks previously.

Home Sweet Home!

See you tomorrow darlings!
Glitterb

Farewell...

Just a quick note to say goodbye, for now. I am headed off to France in a few hours, for almost three weeks of fun with my crazy cousin and her equally deranged cat (seriously, that thing has been inhabited by the spirit of their old dog).
I will hopefully get a decent amount of writing done, as I am taking a notebook and pen as well as my laptop. Then again, I haven't seen my cus since Easter, so there will also be a lot of time spent messing around with her.

I will be returning on the 20th (or there abouts) so expect posting to resume on the 21st at the very latest.

Until then,
Glitterb

Boredom

Now that we are well and truly into the summer holidays, I find myself getting more and more bored as time goes on. Whereas in term time I have homework and out of school activities to fill my time, now that all that has ground to a halt, I seem to have too much time in the day. I'm getting through Fan Fiction faster than I want to, because I don't have to stop to go to school. I don't have stacks of YouTube videos to watch everyday, because they don't build up while I'm out of the house. I could do some writing, but writer's block has decided to hit me full force, drying up all my inspiration, and I am left with copying A Different Perspective out of the notebook I originally wrote it in and onto the computer. Which is just tedious.

*sigh* If only I lived closer to my friends. Then again, I'm lazy enough that I might not hang out with them even if we lived next door. (No offence guys)

Oh well, I'm leaving to visit my cousin in France on Wednesday, so that will provide some entertainment. And things will stack up while I am sans Internet, so I will have lots of fun stuff to do when I get back!

I'm so sad.

Until tomorrow (which will probs be my last post for a while)
Glitterb