2008 scrapbook (finally).
2008 Scrapbook
Think about the year that has passed. All the memories, the entries and posts that made the year special. Think about all your past layouts, default icons, mood themes. How about all those conversations you had via comments, or the huge post in ONTD that you spent all night commenting on. The 2008 Scrapbook Post is a way to help you remember all of that, in a single post.
2008_scrapbook
» default icons.
» lj layouts.
» lj profiles.
» moodthemes.
» Doctor Who by crackified.
- January 2008.
» Gossip Girl by aerosol.
- February-April 2008.
» DBSK by hwighting.
- April 2008-present.
» desktops.
» quotes.
the ones that awe me
■ "I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex." - Oscar Wilde
■ "But I was sure that all I ever wanted was a life that was scripted and planned." - "Stars and the Moon", Songs For A New World
■ "Because I want to see how far I can go before I have to stop." - "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray.
■ "Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame."
■ "The dead appear to us in dreams, said Julian, because that's the only way they can make us see them; what we see is only a projection, beamed from a great distance, light shining at us from a dead star..." - "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
■ "December is darkest, and June is the light." - "Calendar Girl", Stars
■ "there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock" - "The Crunch" by Charles Bukowski
■ "Finders keepers is what they say, and I wanted to be kept." - "Adverbs" by Daniel Handler
■ "You're like a song on a constant playback" - "Promise U" by Anyband
the ones that make me squee
■ Changmin: Would you marry me?
■ Lexicon: How would you describe Jasper's character?
Jackson Rathbone: Forged in war, born of death, saved by love.
- Jackson Rathbone Twilight Lexicon Interview
■ Jackson Rathbone: [describing his favorite scene to shoot] She reveled in the wildflowers. I found solace in her beauty. - Jackson Rathbone Twilight Lexicon Interview
■ DBSK's messages to their future wives (Yunho's! OMFG I'll quote it later)
■ Jaejoong: Come on baby~ - Bigeastation Episode 58
■ Wu Chun and Calvin: Kamusta na kayo? (and their English in general).
■ Wu Chun's Tagalog and love for adobo.
the ones that make me lol
■ Delegate of Hungary: But then your economy would go down, like, a lot. - Semiahmoo MUN 2008
My Reaction: C'est awesomesauce.
■ Theresa: Heh. That’s no illusion, I’m afraid.
■ Steve Carell: Thank you, Jon, for that kind introduction - you never cease to amaze me with your constant need for attention. - Oscars, February 2008
■ Doctor: The last time, with Martha, it got complicated. And that was all my fault. I just want a mate.
Donna: You just want to mate?
Doctor: I just want a mate!
Donna : You're not mating with me Sunshine!
- Doctor Who, 4x01 "Partners in Crime"
■ [while watching "21"]
Ben (Jim Sturgess): Did I dazzle you?
Sharon: Frequently.
■ Junsu: Please excuse me. I suddenly felt very passionate. - Bigeastation Episode 55
■ Me: But Ryosuke's charm is more disconcerting and intense, like he'll rape you. Not that I'd mind, but still!
■ Serena: What the hell's your problem?
Chuck: Specify the context.
- Gossip Girl, 1x14 "The Blair Bitch Project"
■ Chuck: I'm Chuck Bass.
- Gossip Girl, 1x17 "Woman On The Verge"
■ Gossip Girl: Spotted, B. and C, reunited to defend S.'s honor. With friends like these, who needs armies?
- Gossip Girl, 1x17 "Woman On The Verge"
■ Sheveen: If I get raped, I'm done.
Maris: Yeah, you'll be screwed.
Sheveen: Literally.
■ Sheveen: Jennine rolled over? Why did Jennine roll over?
■ Doctor: I'm stuck on earth like an ordinary person. Like a human. How rubbish is that? - Doctor Who, 4x04, "The Sontaran Strategem"
■ Dean: You know what? I'm not gonna whine about my bullshit problems to a bullshit reality show, I'm gonna do my fucking job.
Kenny: [after a long pause] Is it cancer?
Dean : Shut up.
- Supernatural, 3x13 "Ghostfacers"
■ Sharon: [trying to convince me to not do a Socials paper because instructions on it weren't clear] Come to the dark side. We have A's.
■ [moments after fangirling over the Twilight trailer, when it's time for me to study for Socials]
My sister: How long are you going to take [to study]?
Me: [in true Edward fashion] A while.
■ Breanna: [coming up with reasons as to why our group should win $5,000 for our charity] If you don't pick us, we'll brand you sexist.
You might as well give the money to the group with the song.
Just because.
■ Me: Dad, mom's saying that he didn't make you ninong because you didn't clean up...boxes.
■ Me: [looking through chocolate] And the brand is... Governor's Choice?
■ Breanna: [points to random spot on Canada map] Oh look - Milk!
Me: [baffled] Milk? What the heck?
Breanna: It's not my fault the map says it. Right there - Milk!
■ Yaachna: [before start of another hockey game] You check me, I check you - we'll check each other out!
■ Me: [last day of Gym class, while playing Capture The Flag over the VAST fields of the school] I'm too lazy to run now, so I'm sitting. And I'll try to achieve inner peace and well-being.
■ Me: [while watching the Diaz-Pacquiao match] Can we stop going on about the tocino cut?
■ Motto of summer vacation 2008: Bayar ito!
■ Tito Gil: [after dad talked about the endless Lexus and Bentley cars in LA] Dapat sinabihan mo na meron din kaming ganyan!
■ Tito Gil: Meron kaming swimming pool dati eh kaso pinatabunan ko na.
■ Mom: [while entering Luxor, still remembering The Mummy ride in Universal] Immmmhooooteeeeeppp!
■ Me: [in high HP parody mode] Instead of "Alas, earwax", he goes "Aching, earwax!"
■ Junsu: My name is Junsu. My name is Robocop. My name is Junsucop. - Bigeaststation Episode 61
■ My sister: [while holding DVD case with Jaejoong on it] Ate, is it okay if I sleep with this tonight?
Me: ... [tries to get DVD out of sister's hands]
My sister: Get your hands off of him, there's four of them in there [indicates DVD box].
■ Sharon: I see him! [indicating Draco in a classroom scene] His hair is shining.
■ Navneet: If one of us will get kidnapped it'll be Jennine.
Me: [literally bounces in a way that just has me asking to be kidnapped]
■ Mrs. Henderson: [takes away "neiger" card, during conjugation game] We don't want anyone snowing.
Whole class: *laughs*
Lauren: *snorts really loudly*
Whole class: *laughs more*
■ Me: Wow, look at that random rockage.
■ Me: Punchhole, not holepunch. >_>
■ Me: [talking about Model UN] I wanted to be France, but a guy in a pink polo shirt was France.
Ms. Brett: That makes sense.
» magazine collection.
» crushes.
» music discoveries.
■ Jon McLaughlin
■ Chicago OST
■ Across The Universe OST
■ Explosions In The Sky
■ Dong Bang Shin Ki
■ Kate Nash
■ Kangta and Vanness
■ AnyBand
■ Super Junior (M, K.R.Y., Cho Kyuhyun in general)
■ Big Bang
■ CSJH The Grace
■ Sara Bareilles
■ Epik High
■ Younha
■ Yiruma
■ Jesse McCartney. >.>
■ Davichi
» monthly playlists.
JANUARY
» Vanessa Carlton - Nolita Fairytale
» Sweeney Todd OST - Epiphany
» Sweeney Todd OST - Johanna
» Jon McLaughlin - So Close
» Chicago OST - Cell Block Tango
» OneRepublic - All We Are
» OneRepublic - Apologize
FEBRUARY
» Feist - 1234
» Cheyenne Jackson - Surrender
» Jonathan Groff - Now
» Eden Espinosa - I'm A Star
» Angels and Airwaves - Call To Arms
» Across The Universe - All My Loving
MARCH
» Air - Once Upon A Time
» Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine
» Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After A Coma
» Rooney - Calling The World
» Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
» Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air
APRIL
» DBSK - Purple Line
» DBSK - Begin
» DBSK - Tonight
» DBSK - Always There
» F4 - Waiting For You
» Fahrenheit - Tomorrow's Fragrance
» Chris Brown - With You
MAY
» Kate Nash - Foundations
» DBSK - Heart, Mind and Soul
» Mandy Moore - Few Days Down
» Super Junior - M - U
» Super Junior - M - At Least There's Still You
» Super Junior - K.R.Y. - Han Sarammaneul
» Kim Ryeowook - Honesty
» AnyBand - TPL (Talk, Play, Love)
JUNE
» DBSK - Doushite kimi wa suki ni natte shimatandarou?
» Cho Kyuhyun - Dahl Peng Ee
» Big Bang - With U
» Koda Kumi ft. Fergie - That Ain't Cool
» AnyBand - Promise U
JULY
» Super Junior-M - The Moment
» Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
» CSJH The Grace feat. Kyuhyun - Just For One Day
» Sara Bareilles - Love Song
» Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up
» Not That Big - Temposhark feat. Imogen Heap
» Epik High - One
AUGUST
» CSJH The Grace - Piranha
» CSJH The Grace - Stand Up People
» DBSK - No?
» Younha - Delete
» Epik feat. Younha - Umbrella
» Kitchie Nadal - Pagsubok
» SHINee - 산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen)
SEPTEMBER
» Zhang Li Yin feat. Junsu - Timeless
» SHInee - The SHINee World
» DBSK - Mirotic
» Hero Jaejoong - Insa
» DBSK - My Destiny (Piano Version)
» BoA - Eat You Up
» Jesse McCartney - Bleeding Love
OCTOBER
» Sugarfree - Makita Kang Muli
» Top Suzara - Sabihin Mo Na
» Zhang Li Yin feat. Jonghyun - Wrongly Given Love
» DBSK - Wrong Number
» Big Bang - Number 1
NOVEMBER
» Tenjochiki feat. Cliff Edge - Here
» Coldplay - Viva La Vida
» Junsu and Changmin feat. Kyuhyun and Ryeowook - 소원 (Wish)
» Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine (with strings)
» Take That - Rule The World
» Quelqu'un m'a dit - Carla Bruni
» noteworthy events.
■ JANUARY: Gaining Canadian citizenship. Heath Ledger dies (and I refuse to believe it). Provincials (English and Science).
■ FEBRUARY: Course selections (to take or to not take Yearbook). ChicTech begins. Musical production starts. I get a haircut. WGA Strike ends. Latter stages of Twilight casting (Jasper and Rosalie casted!). The Oscars (with Cate Blanchett looking gorgeous, like usual).
■ MARCH: Provincial exam results out (98 in English makes my entire month). SPRING BREAK. First trip to the US - Seattle. I decide on a much more specific career to pursue. The collaboration with Navneet starts.
■ APRIL: Model UN. The DBSK obsession goes into full bloom after watching the "Begin" MV.
■ MAY: ChicTech awards banquet - WE WON! I tour EA, and kind of wish I'll get a job there (soundproof movie theatre! televisions in the cafeteria and gym! free everything! coffee stations everywhere!). Batman and Robin: The Musical - surprise hit of the year. Social Studies Top Student Competition - make the top 5 for some reason. I start what would be splurging for fandom merchandise. First volunteer experience evah - Surrey Children's Festival.
■ JUNE: End-of-year concert. NOMOREGYMFORTHERESTOFMYLIFE. Drama awards night - I get a trophy. :D Anddd School awards night - 3 awards (my goal from last year is achieved). Vacation of the year starts June 27!
■ JULY: Vacation ends. A whole month of boredom except for random Sunshine Nation updates that make me squee (and I actually decide to join the "To Sing w/ Calvin and Arron contest" - if it works out). The EPIK 99 IN OUR COMM IS REACHED - we decide to write the prologue of the story. AN A IN THE MATH PROVINCIAL OMFG.
■ AUGUST: I hand in my "To Sing w/ Calvin and Arron contest" entry, and get a call two days later, telling me to prepare myself with a 30sec self-intro and 1min acapella - I am plagued with questions: WHATDOESTHISMEAN, YBESOCRYPTIC, ISTHISAGOODTHING??? I don't make it, stupid nerves, but after a day I actually getoverit. Breaking Dawn comes out and succeeds in making me wish I didn't like Twilight in the first place. Midnight Sun leaks though, which serves as a bit of redemption. SM Town Liveee '08 = epic everything. Kyra's birthday party - all day at some lake I forgot the name of. Felice's debut! The dance I choreograph is not executed well but I get over that, too.
■ SEPTEMBER: School starts. Should be enough indication, really. REACHFORTHETOPISBECOMINGAREALITYGUISE. Mirotic album comes out, and I die. And all that.
■ OCTOBER: smtown_talk opens! Interims. SM Auditions (and I do enough to satisfy myself :D)! Halloween. That is it.
■ NOVEMBER: I sign up for NaNoWriMo klajfsldfsd. Information Night makes me more determined than ever to get off my butt and start on things. SWEET 16. :D MKMF - DBSK fighting! AND IN CHINA LIYIN WINS THE AWARD I DIDN'T THINK SHE WOULD. ♥! Report cards - okay grades.
» monthly lessons.
JANUARY Not all fancy, life-changing events last for more than an hour.
FEBRUARY Stop ignoring time when it's telling you to pay attention.
MARCH Don't ever think a measly sandwich is a good enough lunch.
APRIL Be openminded. Really.
MAY Prepareprepareprepare.
JUNE There are times when making a big deal out of things that normally are made a big deal of is not necessary.
JULY Get the initiative that yes, your mom might actually have wanted you to buy that F4 CD in Chinatown you only kind of wanted to get because she still likes them.
AUGUST There is such a thing as too much luck.
SEPTEMBER It really is difficult to go through with something for so long without passion. And this fact I'll never apply because I am dumb like that.
OCTOBER Do homework in advance. And do it often.
» getting to know my own self.
Think about the year that has passed. All the memories, the entries and posts that made the year special. Think about all your past layouts, default icons, mood themes. How about all those conversations you had via comments, or the huge post in ONTD that you spent all night commenting on. The 2008 Scrapbook Post is a way to help you remember all of that, in a single post.
2008_scrapbook
» default icons.
» lj layouts.
» lj profiles.
» moodthemes.
» Doctor Who by crackified.
- January 2008.
» Gossip Girl by aerosol.
- February-April 2008.
» DBSK by hwighting.
- April 2008-present.
» desktops.
» quotes.
the ones that awe me
■ "I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex." - Oscar Wilde
■ "But I was sure that all I ever wanted was a life that was scripted and planned." - "Stars and the Moon", Songs For A New World
■ "Because I want to see how far I can go before I have to stop." - "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray.
■ "Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame."
■ "The dead appear to us in dreams, said Julian, because that's the only way they can make us see them; what we see is only a projection, beamed from a great distance, light shining at us from a dead star..." - "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
■ "December is darkest, and June is the light." - "Calendar Girl", Stars
■ "there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock" - "The Crunch" by Charles Bukowski
■ "Finders keepers is what they say, and I wanted to be kept." - "Adverbs" by Daniel Handler
■ "You're like a song on a constant playback" - "Promise U" by Anyband
the ones that make me squee
■ Changmin: Would you marry me?
■ Lexicon: How would you describe Jasper's character?
Jackson Rathbone: Forged in war, born of death, saved by love.
- Jackson Rathbone Twilight Lexicon Interview
■ Jackson Rathbone: [describing his favorite scene to shoot] She reveled in the wildflowers. I found solace in her beauty. - Jackson Rathbone Twilight Lexicon Interview
■ DBSK's messages to their future wives (Yunho's! OMFG I'll quote it later)
■ Jaejoong: Come on baby~ - Bigeastation Episode 58
■ Wu Chun and Calvin: Kamusta na kayo? (and their English in general).
■ Wu Chun's Tagalog and love for adobo.
the ones that make me lol
■ Delegate of Hungary: But then your economy would go down, like, a lot. - Semiahmoo MUN 2008
My Reaction: C'est awesomesauce.
■ Theresa: Heh. That’s no illusion, I’m afraid.
■ Steve Carell: Thank you, Jon, for that kind introduction - you never cease to amaze me with your constant need for attention. - Oscars, February 2008
■ Doctor: The last time, with Martha, it got complicated. And that was all my fault. I just want a mate.
Donna: You just want to mate?
Doctor: I just want a mate!
Donna : You're not mating with me Sunshine!
- Doctor Who, 4x01 "Partners in Crime"
■ [while watching "21"]
Ben (Jim Sturgess): Did I dazzle you?
Sharon: Frequently.
■ Junsu: Please excuse me. I suddenly felt very passionate. - Bigeastation Episode 55
■ Me: But Ryosuke's charm is more disconcerting and intense, like he'll rape you. Not that I'd mind, but still!
■ Serena: What the hell's your problem?
Chuck: Specify the context.
- Gossip Girl, 1x14 "The Blair Bitch Project"
■ Chuck: I'm Chuck Bass.
- Gossip Girl, 1x17 "Woman On The Verge"
■ Gossip Girl: Spotted, B. and C, reunited to defend S.'s honor. With friends like these, who needs armies?
- Gossip Girl, 1x17 "Woman On The Verge"
■ Sheveen: If I get raped, I'm done.
Maris: Yeah, you'll be screwed.
Sheveen: Literally.
■ Sheveen: Jennine rolled over? Why did Jennine roll over?
■ Doctor: I'm stuck on earth like an ordinary person. Like a human. How rubbish is that? - Doctor Who, 4x04, "The Sontaran Strategem"
■ Dean: You know what? I'm not gonna whine about my bullshit problems to a bullshit reality show, I'm gonna do my fucking job.
Kenny: [after a long pause] Is it cancer?
Dean : Shut up.
- Supernatural, 3x13 "Ghostfacers"
■ Sharon: [trying to convince me to not do a Socials paper because instructions on it weren't clear] Come to the dark side. We have A's.
■ [moments after fangirling over the Twilight trailer, when it's time for me to study for Socials]
My sister: How long are you going to take [to study]?
Me: [in true Edward fashion] A while.
■ Breanna: [coming up with reasons as to why our group should win $5,000 for our charity] If you don't pick us, we'll brand you sexist.
You might as well give the money to the group with the song.
Just because.
■ Me: Dad, mom's saying that he didn't make you ninong because you didn't clean up...boxes.
■ Me: [looking through chocolate] And the brand is... Governor's Choice?
■ Breanna: [points to random spot on Canada map] Oh look - Milk!
Me: [baffled] Milk? What the heck?
Breanna: It's not my fault the map says it. Right there - Milk!
■ Yaachna: [before start of another hockey game] You check me, I check you - we'll check each other out!
■ Me: [last day of Gym class, while playing Capture The Flag over the VAST fields of the school] I'm too lazy to run now, so I'm sitting. And I'll try to achieve inner peace and well-being.
■ Me: [while watching the Diaz-Pacquiao match] Can we stop going on about the tocino cut?
■ Motto of summer vacation 2008: Bayar ito!
■ Tito Gil: [after dad talked about the endless Lexus and Bentley cars in LA] Dapat sinabihan mo na meron din kaming ganyan!
■ Tito Gil: Meron kaming swimming pool dati eh kaso pinatabunan ko na.
■ Mom: [while entering Luxor, still remembering The Mummy ride in Universal] Immmmhooooteeeeeppp!
■ Me: [in high HP parody mode] Instead of "Alas, earwax", he goes "Aching, earwax!"
■ Junsu: My name is Junsu. My name is Robocop. My name is Junsucop. - Bigeaststation Episode 61
■ My sister: [while holding DVD case with Jaejoong on it] Ate, is it okay if I sleep with this tonight?
Me: ... [tries to get DVD out of sister's hands]
My sister: Get your hands off of him, there's four of them in there [indicates DVD box].
■ Sharon: I see him! [indicating Draco in a classroom scene] His hair is shining.
■ Navneet: If one of us will get kidnapped it'll be Jennine.
Me: [literally bounces in a way that just has me asking to be kidnapped]
■ Mrs. Henderson: [takes away "neiger" card, during conjugation game] We don't want anyone snowing.
Whole class: *laughs*
Lauren: *snorts really loudly*
Whole class: *laughs more*
■ Me: Wow, look at that random rockage.
■ Me: Punchhole, not holepunch. >_>
■ Me: [talking about Model UN] I wanted to be France, but a guy in a pink polo shirt was France.
Ms. Brett: That makes sense.
» magazine collection.
» crushes.
» music discoveries.
■ Jon McLaughlin
■ Chicago OST
■ Across The Universe OST
■ Explosions In The Sky
■ Dong Bang Shin Ki
■ Kate Nash
■ Kangta and Vanness
■ AnyBand
■ Super Junior (M, K.R.Y., Cho Kyuhyun in general)
■ Big Bang
■ CSJH The Grace
■ Sara Bareilles
■ Epik High
■ Younha
■ Yiruma
■ Jesse McCartney. >.>
■ Davichi
» monthly playlists.
JANUARY
» Vanessa Carlton - Nolita Fairytale
» Sweeney Todd OST - Epiphany
» Sweeney Todd OST - Johanna
» Jon McLaughlin - So Close
» Chicago OST - Cell Block Tango
» OneRepublic - All We Are
» OneRepublic - Apologize
FEBRUARY
» Feist - 1234
» Cheyenne Jackson - Surrender
» Jonathan Groff - Now
» Eden Espinosa - I'm A Star
» Angels and Airwaves - Call To Arms
» Across The Universe - All My Loving
MARCH
» Air - Once Upon A Time
» Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine
» Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After A Coma
» Rooney - Calling The World
» Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
» Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air
APRIL
» DBSK - Purple Line
» DBSK - Begin
» DBSK - Tonight
» DBSK - Always There
» F4 - Waiting For You
» Fahrenheit - Tomorrow's Fragrance
» Chris Brown - With You
MAY
» Kate Nash - Foundations
» DBSK - Heart, Mind and Soul
» Mandy Moore - Few Days Down
» Super Junior - M - U
» Super Junior - M - At Least There's Still You
» Super Junior - K.R.Y. - Han Sarammaneul
» Kim Ryeowook - Honesty
» AnyBand - TPL (Talk, Play, Love)
JUNE
» DBSK - Doushite kimi wa suki ni natte shimatandarou?
» Cho Kyuhyun - Dahl Peng Ee
» Big Bang - With U
» Koda Kumi ft. Fergie - That Ain't Cool
» AnyBand - Promise U
JULY
» Super Junior-M - The Moment
» Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
» CSJH The Grace feat. Kyuhyun - Just For One Day
» Sara Bareilles - Love Song
» Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up
» Not That Big - Temposhark feat. Imogen Heap
» Epik High - One
AUGUST
» CSJH The Grace - Piranha
» CSJH The Grace - Stand Up People
» DBSK - No?
» Younha - Delete
» Epik feat. Younha - Umbrella
» Kitchie Nadal - Pagsubok
» SHINee - 산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen)
SEPTEMBER
» Zhang Li Yin feat. Junsu - Timeless
» SHInee - The SHINee World
» DBSK - Mirotic
» Hero Jaejoong - Insa
» DBSK - My Destiny (Piano Version)
» BoA - Eat You Up
» Jesse McCartney - Bleeding Love
OCTOBER
» Sugarfree - Makita Kang Muli
» Top Suzara - Sabihin Mo Na
» Zhang Li Yin feat. Jonghyun - Wrongly Given Love
» DBSK - Wrong Number
» Big Bang - Number 1
NOVEMBER
» Tenjochiki feat. Cliff Edge - Here
» Coldplay - Viva La Vida
» Junsu and Changmin feat. Kyuhyun and Ryeowook - 소원 (Wish)
» Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine (with strings)
» Take That - Rule The World
» Quelqu'un m'a dit - Carla Bruni
» noteworthy events.
■ JANUARY: Gaining Canadian citizenship. Heath Ledger dies (and I refuse to believe it). Provincials (English and Science).
■ FEBRUARY: Course selections (to take or to not take Yearbook). ChicTech begins. Musical production starts. I get a haircut. WGA Strike ends. Latter stages of Twilight casting (Jasper and Rosalie casted!). The Oscars (with Cate Blanchett looking gorgeous, like usual).
■ MARCH: Provincial exam results out (98 in English makes my entire month). SPRING BREAK. First trip to the US - Seattle. I decide on a much more specific career to pursue. The collaboration with Navneet starts.
■ APRIL: Model UN. The DBSK obsession goes into full bloom after watching the "Begin" MV.
■ MAY: ChicTech awards banquet - WE WON! I tour EA, and kind of wish I'll get a job there (soundproof movie theatre! televisions in the cafeteria and gym! free everything! coffee stations everywhere!). Batman and Robin: The Musical - surprise hit of the year. Social Studies Top Student Competition - make the top 5 for some reason. I start what would be splurging for fandom merchandise. First volunteer experience evah - Surrey Children's Festival.
■ JUNE: End-of-year concert. NOMOREGYMFORTHERESTOFMYLIFE. Drama awards night - I get a trophy. :D Anddd School awards night - 3 awards (my goal from last year is achieved). Vacation of the year starts June 27!
■ JULY: Vacation ends. A whole month of boredom except for random Sunshine Nation updates that make me squee (and I actually decide to join the "To Sing w/ Calvin and Arron contest" - if it works out). The EPIK 99 IN OUR COMM IS REACHED - we decide to write the prologue of the story. AN A IN THE MATH PROVINCIAL OMFG.
■ AUGUST: I hand in my "To Sing w/ Calvin and Arron contest" entry, and get a call two days later, telling me to prepare myself with a 30sec self-intro and 1min acapella - I am plagued with questions: WHATDOESTHISMEAN, YBESOCRYPTIC, ISTHISAGOODTHING??? I don't make it, stupid nerves, but after a day I actually getoverit. Breaking Dawn comes out and succeeds in making me wish I didn't like Twilight in the first place. Midnight Sun leaks though, which serves as a bit of redemption. SM Town Liveee '08 = epic everything. Kyra's birthday party - all day at some lake I forgot the name of. Felice's debut! The dance I choreograph is not executed well but I get over that, too.
■ SEPTEMBER: School starts. Should be enough indication, really. REACHFORTHETOPISBECOMINGAREALITYGUISE. Mirotic album comes out, and I die. And all that.
■ OCTOBER: smtown_talk opens! Interims. SM Auditions (and I do enough to satisfy myself :D)! Halloween. That is it.
■ NOVEMBER: I sign up for NaNoWriMo klajfsldfsd. Information Night makes me more determined than ever to get off my butt and start on things. SWEET 16. :D MKMF - DBSK fighting! AND IN CHINA LIYIN WINS THE AWARD I DIDN'T THINK SHE WOULD. ♥! Report cards - okay grades.
» monthly lessons.
JANUARY Not all fancy, life-changing events last for more than an hour.
FEBRUARY Stop ignoring time when it's telling you to pay attention.
MARCH Don't ever think a measly sandwich is a good enough lunch.
APRIL Be openminded. Really.
MAY Prepareprepareprepare.
JUNE There are times when making a big deal out of things that normally are made a big deal of is not necessary.
JULY Get the initiative that yes, your mom might actually have wanted you to buy that F4 CD in Chinatown you only kind of wanted to get because she still likes them.
AUGUST There is such a thing as too much luck.
SEPTEMBER It really is difficult to go through with something for so long without passion. And this fact I'll never apply because I am dumb like that.
OCTOBER Do homework in advance. And do it often.
» getting to know my own self.
- The importance of "the earlier the better" has never really dawned on me, except for when waking up.
- I'm much more comfortable at performing on stage as a character, but without that layer I'm hopeless.
- I know myself quite well. I mean, I know this, but now I've grown to appreciate it. I know who I am, who I wish to be, and what I hopelessly try to avoid (and know that I shouldn't do so).
- I am sucker, repeat - SUCKER for cheesy ballads. Especially if there's great vocal prowess with the song. Then I melt.
- I can be surprisingly loud when I don't want to be, and vice versa.
- Caffeine can REALLY make me hyper.
- I have a big, deep voice that people say just booms throughout the room. Why I haven't realized this, I don't know.
- I really am a cave-dweller. The amount of time I spend not outside is amazing.
- When I'm really serious, I look really pissed off and just have the "I won't bother with you" expression.
- It's always sunny when I get really angry at the world. THe world doesn't agree with my angst.
» miscellaneous media.
MOVIES
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001. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/02] Nancy Drew.
To be honest, I just don't like Emma Roberts. I was surprised though, to see her fit in the part of Nancy well (but then, I haven't read the books). Enjoyable enough, I think.
002. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/02] Heartbreak Kid.
What the hell. Yes, I love Michelle Monaghan, and she's just so PRETTY. Doc and Michael I liked as well. Everything else - disappointment. Especially the ending. It makes me want to facepalm.
003. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/02] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Enjoyable, amusing, and witty. It makes me want to read the book more - the movie makes it look like it's better. But still, the movie's good - the main cast was great, especially Marvin.
004. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/02] Superbad.
I know I'm weird, but this kinds of movies I mainly ignore. I don't appreciate the humour often. HOWEVER, this movie becomes an exception at certain times. Bonus points to Michael Cera for being adorable. And the name McLovin, because it IS an awesome name.
005. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/03] The Last Mimzy.
It's just... blah. The little girl I found annoying, along with the parents. The plot left me hanging - at the end of the movie I was all "That's it?". I suppose it was a love/hate kind of movie.
006. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/03] The Bucket List.
It's not getting great reviews, but I loved it. I feel like it's missing something, as if there could've been more to the whole part of them going about their list. It's still inspiring and motivational - I adore movies like that. Also, I wish I'm a random trivia master as well.
007. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/04] The Transformers.
It lives up to the hype. Autobots FTW! Pure fun, and very entertaining. Shia was okay, Megan Fox was annoying, though unbelievably pretty. To be honest, I think the Autobots definitely outshined the human characters. There should've been more of them outside of the battle scenes.
008. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/05] Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
The plot! It needed to be so much better. The ending was too abrupt, there wasn't enough emphasis on some characters, and just - disappointing. It doesn't feel complete. HOWEVER, I loved Jason Bateman and Zach Mills. It's why the movie gets a 3.
009. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/06] Sydney White.
Oh so typical outspoken girl stands up for herself type of movie. The usual. Though I liked the character of Lenny because he is cute in a dorky way. Yes, call me shallow. I didn't have high expectations, which was good for a movie like this. Sara Paxton was awful as the villain - there could've been more comic potential if she was better.
010. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/10] The Last Legion.
Let me be shallow and say - the only reason I watched the film is because of Thomas Sangster (yes, I have the tendency to like guys who play... younger roles, because even if that's the case they're STILL older than me). He was quite convincing, and I really hope his career goes far. I liked the plot - definitely intriguing. It's a kid-friendly movie, though, and might be a bit boring to some, because of the lack of blood. I was content with it that way, though.
011. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/11] Tuck Everlasting.
Touching and inspiring. It's definitely light-hearted, the type of movie you'll watch when you need a break from more serious movies. The ending broke my heart - it's so bittersweet, and it had my mind debating all over the place.
012. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/12] Juno.
Another film that lives up to the hype. It's so cute and witty and great in its own way. The critic's are correct for praising Ellen Page - it's the first real movie I've seen her in, and I was impressed. And Michael Cera! I'm reeaaally starting to like him, and I'm anticipating his future movies more than I expected.
013. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/12] Chicago.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I'm probably biased, considering I'm becoming this big Broadway musical fan, but really - it was brilliant. Much deserving of that Oscar. I can't get the "Cell Block Tango" out of my head.
014. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/21] 3:10 to Yuma.
Same as The Last Legion, except this time it's Logan Lerman (how HOT is the father-son duo? Seriously). Really good - I enjoyed it immensely. Ben Foster was badass.
015. ♥♥♥♥♥ [01/27] Batman Begins.
Starting to sense a trend here? Heh. Christian Bale, of course, does not disappoint, and the supporting cast is the best supporting cast EVER. The bat mobile is also sodarncool.
016. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/01] Bee Movie.
Entertaining, and I've been in such a mood that the only thing I want to watch lately are animated movies. Definitely one of the better ones (second or third after Ratatouille in my list) - I also can't get over the fact that the animation was so pretty to look at!
017. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/02] The Golden Compass.
I didn't even like the book that much (well, I didn't think it was soawesome like others did) - and in ways, the movie made me appreciate the book more. To be honest, the movie was actually pretty good - visual wise, quite gorgeous, and there are some awesome performances. But the ending! The ending just killed it.
018. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/02] Alvin and the Chipmunks.
I know it was really bad, but I can't help but love the chipmunks and their cute little voices.
019. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/02] The Game Plan.
020. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/08]The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising.
I love Christopher Eccleston, I really do, but I think the role was completely wrong for him. Except, you know, when he was disguised as a doctor with awesome glasses in which I keep on thinking "ZOMG HE'S CHANNELING HIS NINE-NESS" and that he'll say "Fantastic!". And the end got me in total LULZ, because I actually predicted the ending and got it right. Must it be so Harry Potter-esque? Seriously.
021. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/14] Meet The Robinsons.
022. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/14] Persepolis.
023. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/14] Across The Universe.
Very unique and original and I love the songs, though I'm not even familiar with Beatles music. And Jim Sturgess is TODIEFOR. But yes, it's a MUSICAL, of course I love it! Evan Rachel Wood's character annoyed me, though, and the blandness of the story only gives the movie a four.
024. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/15] Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
WHY is Cate Blanchett so amazing?
025. ♥♥♥♥♥ [02/15] Flushed Away.
The slugs were awesome. XD
026. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/01] No Reservations.
027. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/14] The Wild.
028. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/15] Step Up 2.
029. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ [03/15] Shrek 2.
030. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ [03/15] Shrek 3
031. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/25] Jumper.
Maybe the fact that I kept on wishing Tom Sturridge was on the screen instead of Hayden Christensen didn't help, but I really did not like this. Rachel Bilson was quite annoying, too - her worst role so far. Jamie Bell was really the only saving grace.
032. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/27] Chaos.
I liked it - though I actually kind of predicted what would happen. Still, very interesting. Ryan Philippe wasn't so bad.
033. ♥♥♥♥♥ [04/04] 21.
Jim Sturgess had me captivated throughout the whole film, despite his accent slipping. I still forgive him, for he is Jim Sturgess. A very fun, Friday-movie-night-out kind of flick.
034. ♥♥♥♥♥ [05/02] August Rush.
Adorable. Brilliant music as well. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the voice of Uniqua from "The Backyardigans" (what's her real name again?) sang in the Oscar-nominated song. Her voice is so distinct, it's awesome.
035. ♥♥♥♥♥ [05/18] The Other Boleyn Girl.
036. ♥♥♥♥♥ [05/30] The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
I have not fangirled over this movie as much as I wish. It doesn't disappoint, especially on the eye-candy front, but at times I felt like it was trying too hard to be funny. I suppose it's what you get from Andrew Adamson - after all, there was Shrek 2. I still prefer the first, though if I want to go on a fangirling high I'm definitely picking this one to watch.
037. ♥♥♥♥♥ [06/06] Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
038. ♥♥♥♥♥ [06/14] Untraceable.
039. ♥♥♥♥♥ [06/17] Definitely, Maybe.
040. ♥♥♥♥♥ [06/17] 27 Dresses.
041. ♥♥♥♥♥ [07/12] The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Very fun and family-friendly - I really liked it. And seriously, can Sarah Bolger get any more gorgeous? The American accents were pretty impressive, too, and the two Freddies.
042. ♥♥♥♥♥ [07/20] Made of Honor.
Ahhh Michelle Monaghan WHY ARE YOU SO PRETTY?
043. ♥♥♥♥♥ [07/20] Be Kind, Rewind.
044. ♥♥♥♥♥ [07/21] Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.
045. ♥♥♥♥♥ [08/06] Nim's Island.
046. ♥♥♥♥♥ [08/19] The Forbidden Kingdom.
047. ♥♥♥♥♥ [08/25] College Road Trip.
048. ♥♥♥♥♥ [08/31] Kung Fu Panda.
I don't remember being this entertained by a movie in a long while.
049. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/02] Penelope.
Guh, James McAvoy. GUH.
050. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/04] Meet Bill.
It did nothing much for me, and I liked it, but I don't really really like it. Logan Lerman in general, however, gives this two out of five.
051. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/07] Hancock.
I really liked it. Really. It's that fantasy element thrown in, I swear. It's kind of bringing my muse back.
052. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/13] Horton Hears A Who.
053. ♥♥♥♥♥ [10/11] Get Smart.
054. ♥♥♥♥♥ [10/13] The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
055. ♥♥♥♥♥ [10/24] High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
LUCAS GRABEEL MARRY ME.
056. ♥♥♥♥♥ [11/15] Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa.
IDK, I just really enjoy animated movies - they're so fun.
057. ♥♥♥♥♥ [11/21] Journey to the Center of the Earth.
058. ♥♥♥♥♥ [11/22] Twilight.
Yes, this gets two hearts because a tiny part of me still has that Twilight fangirl from a year ago. But I didn't come in with high expectations and the movie didn't prove itself otherwise either.
BOOKS
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001. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/13] "Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures" by Vincent Lam.
002. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/15] "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory.
003. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/17] "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire.
004. ♥♥♥♥♥ [03/30] "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt.
005. ♥♥♥♥♥ [04/28] "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray.
006. ♥♥♥♥♥ [05/12] "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.
007. ♥♥♥♥♥ [05/12] "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" by Mitch Albom.
008. ♥♥♥♥♥ [06/13] "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson.
009. ♥♥♥♥♥ [07/03] "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry.
010. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/04] "Atonement" by Ian McEwan.
011. ♥♥♥♥♥ [09/13] "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.
012. ♥♥♥♥♥ [10/29] "Rebel Angels" by Libba Bray.
DOCUMENTARIES
I know that they pretty much count as movies, but I don't really think so. Besides, I'm making a goal to watch more of these than movies. I find them fascinating. xD
001. Great Natural Wonders of the World
002. Understanding The Universe
003. ATOM: The Illusion of Reality
004. The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream
005. The God Who Wasn't There
006. Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt
007. Witchcraft: Myth and Reality
008. Life After People - So humbling, and giving me all these ideas for post-apocalyptic writing.
009. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives: The Peasant
010. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Volcanoes - Yay for including Mt. Pinatubo!
011. 100 Greatest Discoveries: Astronomy
012. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives: The Monk
013. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives: The Damsel
014. Super Size Me
015. Mickey Mouse Monopoly
016. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives: The Minstrel
017. The Elegant Universe: String's The Thing
018. The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension
019. An Inconvenient Truth
020. Russia: Land of the Tsars
021. The Pixar Story
022. Mysteries of the Bible: Biblical Angels
023. Mysterious Origins of Man
024. Newton: The Dark Heretic
025. The Secret History of Rome
026. BBC - Cosmic Time
027. In The Shadow of The Moon
028. Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail
029. Greatest Cities of the World With Griff Rhys Jones: Paris
030. Greatest Cities of the World With Griff Rhys Jones: New York
031. Greatest Cities of the World With Griff Rhys Jones: London
032. Fahrenheit 9/11
033. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
034. Mystery of the Nile