Carl

Recently I got a new roommate....Carl the spider. I noticed him up on my ceiling about three weeks ago, but thought nothing of it. But I kept seeing him going around the border on my ceiling.  I told myself that I would kill him at some time, but he grew on me. He likes my Doctor Who posters very much (showing he has good taste) and he is a very good listener. We have this mutual understanding where he stays on the ceiling and I don't squash him with a shoe.
Unfortunately it is impossible to get a picture of Carl, because he hates picture taking (he keeps moving around) and I completely respect that.

Rants.

Ranting. Everybody does it. Its something people have done since the dawn of time (I think, I wouldn't know because I wasn't at the dawn of time. But I'm 100% sure. Well, maybe more like 76.52% sure...) Anyway, I'm a relatively calm person. But every once and a while I need to....let it go.

Sorry. 

Oh but random thing that has nothing to do with the rants.

While I was looking for a "Let it Go" GIF I found THIS.

I don't know what to do with this hilarious GIF, but I felt like I needed to share it.

BACK TO RANTS.

So here are some rants of mine that I thought of at 2:00am.

Warning: Things might get heated....

• Judging fangirls for not knowing or watching everything.
  I will never be able to know everything about every single TV show or movie or book or WHATEVER. So stop judging me for not watching that super popular show. MAYBE I JUST DON'T LIKE IT OKAY? And God forbid I don't know the names of all the actors who played the Doctor, because that just makes me the worst fan in the history of the world! And even if I don't know a whole lot about the fandom I'm in, don't insult me! You were once like me, a novice in the ways of the fandom, so CALM DOWN.
• American Cheese.
  
  
  

  I'm talking about this shit. THIS IS NOT CHEESE. THIS IS A CHEMICAL MIXTURE THAT IS CALLED CHEESE. I'm not saying I don't like it, I'm just saying that its absolutely ridiculous calling this cheese. It is not the shape, texture, smell, or taste of real cheese. Put it on my hamburger, fine. I'll eat it, I'll even like it, BUT DO NOT CALL IT CHEESE.
• Movie Book Covers.
  Don't you even effin' dare.
  I'm not even going to rant about this one, because I might kill someone.
• Selfies
  Ok, so I am fine with taking selfies. I mean I take selfies sometimes! Sure a part of my soul dies every time I do it, but I still do it. But DO NOT take selfies of your self and then post them with the caption, "So ugly..." "God, I am hideous."  "Like if you think I'm pretty!" Its just so degrading. You need to respect yourself enough not to do that. Everyone is special and beautiful in their own way (except Hitler. He is just...I won't go into that, we would be here all night.) So take your selfies, but don't post them to get compliments. Please.
• Glasses.
  Okay so as a person who wears glasses there are several things that people do that really annoy me.
   1- They steal them. I would like to remind everyone that GLASSES ARE EXPENSIVE. And when you steal them from me and I get mad, ITS A COMPLETELY NORMAL REACTION TO HAVING SOMETHING STOLEN. Sure you "plan on giving it back", but what if you break them? Its not all fun and games now is it?
  2-Trying them on. This part usually comes after the stealing thing. But this one is particularly annoying because after the glasses are tried on by one person, everyone wants to try them on. It doesn't even matter if they already have glasses, they want to try them on. And if the glasses don't look that great on them, they're all like, "Oh well, good thing I don't need them like you!" Gee thanks... Oh and comments on how my glasses balance out my nose are not appreciated.
  3-Asking how bad my eye sight is without them. Okay so that part is fine, but when you take my glasses, hold up three fingers and ask how many I see, I STILL SEE THREE FINGERS. ITS JUST A BLURRY THREE FINGERS.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need a calming cup of tea before I start killing someone.

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Mary Poppins re-cast

This evening my family and Luke watched Mary Poppins for the first time in forever. It was actually my dad who insisted that we watch it, which is very strange indeed... Anyway as I was watching it I realised that some of the actors reminded me of more modern actors, so I decided to do a recast of Mary Poppins.

1. Mary Poppins.
   
   
   
   

   Julie Andrew does a wonderful job playing Mary Poppins and I couldn't imagine anyone else playing her as well. But if I did have to choose one person I would choose.... Jenna Louise Coleman.
   
   

   

   Especially after the Doctor Who episode where she was a Victorian Nanny. I think she would make a perfectly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mary Poppins. (I apologize for that incredibly lame pun. It just needed to be said.)
   
   
2. Bert.
   

   
   
   

   Dick Van Dyke plays a wonderful Bert, being both sweet and slightly sassy. Fun Fact: The old director at the bank? That's Dick Van Dyke.
   
   Dick Van Dyke was the one who gave me the idea for this whole recast thing in the first place because as I was watching him jump and dance around the sets with that adorable goofy smile it suddenly struck me. I KNOW THAT SMILE.
   
   

   
   

   David Tennant is a perfect Bert, because as Steven Moffat put it, he is a "tigger." Just bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, fun, fun, fun! I can just imagine him dancing around singing, "Chim Chimney Chim Chimney Chim Chim Cher-ee!!"
3. Jane Banks.
   

   
   Jane Banks, the oldest of the Banks children, is a sweet girl with a tendency to giggle.
   
   Although Isabelle Allens doesn't play a character that tends to laugh a whole lot, I think that she fits rather well.
4. Michael Banks.
   
   
   
   

   
   

   Michael Banks was the hardest to profile. But I finally decided on Nico Liesch, better known as Rudy (sob) Steiner.
   
                                       
5. Mrs. Banks.
   

   
   

   This one was also tricky, but I eventually settled on Amy Adams.
   

   
6. Mr. Banks.
   

   
   

   This one was crystal clear.
   
   

   

   
   
   
   

   'Nuff said.

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My ships

I have a lot of ships. And some of them are kinda crazy. For example, I ship literally anything BUT Ron and Hermione, like Dramione, Fremione, Harmony, I would ship Hermione with Neville's frog, Trevor, (like a princess and the frog thing) before I shipped her with Ron! I just think that Romione is a really unhealthy relationship, because they yell at each other throughout all the books and then kiss at the end. I mean, REALLY? You obviously like each other, but you face it by YELLING at each other? They are so mean to each other in the last few books! Just constantly getting each other back for going out with other people and other annoying teenage drama. But that's just my humble opinion and I've got off topic...

So back to ships. I have a lot of ships. And some of them are kinda crazy. Wait....I already said that... Moving on....

This post is a train wreck.

OKAY SO MY FAVORITE SHIPS.

1-The Doctor and Rose. This is my biggest ship because it is CANON and so I can watch the episodes and giggle and fangirl about it. I don't just ship Ten and Rose, but the The DOCTOR and Rose. Because I like to believe that all the Doctors would have loved her, maybe not in the same way, but still loved her.

2-Eleven and Clara or Whouffle. I ship these two so damn hard. Its quite obvious that they love (or are at least attracted to) each other and the only reason they are not my biggest ship is because its not canon and so it constantly breaks my heart. For example I had a dream the other night about how the 12 and the 11 Doctor met somehow (wibbly wobbly timey) and 11 just saw Clara and....FEELS. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.

My sentiments exactly.

                                   

3-Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker. I will forever ship these two and the fact that Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are really dating just makes it so better. If I could go back in time and change one thing, it would be Gwen Stacy's death. I have never cried so hard in my entire life.

4-Hazel and Augustus. Okay? Okay.

5- Jack Frost and Elsa. I just think they would make a really awesome couple.
6- Sherlolly. A pretty big one, but I only really ship them because I think that of all the Sherlock ships this is the best. But I still know that it won't work out because Sherlock is....well... Sherlock.
7- Harmony, Fremione, Dramoine. All Harry Potter ships that won't work out for obvious reasons. Like Harry has Ginny, Fred is dead and Draco is a jerk.
8-Chase and Cameron.  I loved them from the moment the whole Tuesday thing began.

9-Cuddy and House. Its so implied that it makes me want to scream. JUST KISS ALREADY.
10-Percabeth. Because they are amazing and adorable and Agggggghhhhhhhhhh.
11-Ruby and Clancy. Because they know each other so well and have such an amazing relationship already.
12- Captain Swan. They were MADE for each other.
13-Snow and Charming. Everyone want a relationship like theirs.
14-Archie and Betty. Because Veronica is an evil, backstabbing, soul sucking little bi--- HI MOM.
15-Liesel and Rudy. *Sobs*

And that's all I can remember. I'm sure I have more, but I'm too tired to remember.

Peace out peeps,
A Girl Against the World.

The ups and downs of having five siblings.

As the school year progresses, I have found myself spending MORE time with my siblings. Why more, you ask? The answer to that, my inquisitive friend, is that my bedroom is the only one on the second floor which means I spend lots of time away from my siblings (and thank God for that...) When school starts I am required to spend more time downstairs with my family while we embark on a treacherous journey known as....homeschooling. My mother has blackmailed me into doing "basket time" (aptly named for all the basket cases that are present during that time) and "basket time" has become the bane of my existence. Basket Time is when my mother has everyone sit down and work on school together, only its about as organized as a bag of snakes and I have to try and concentrate on my math while the entire family is singing songs about history. Part of my little siblings homeschool is to memorize bits and pieces of history, science, math, geography, and poetry for Co-op. And the way they do this? Through the most obnoxious songs in all of time and space. So I'm spending more time with them and during that time I have noticed some ups and downs about having five younger siblings.

Downs

1. THE NOISE. This is my big one. Five siblings equal constant noise. The only peace I get is when they are gone at Co-op. And at 12 at night when they are finally asleep.
2. The constant fighting. Mostly James's fault, but Mary isn't exactly an innocent lamb....
3. There is no place in the house where you are safe from them.  Even my room, which is strictly off limits, is safe from them. They WILL find you. And then....God help you.
4. When they are all together it is IMPOSSIBLE to get any sort of order. Plus if you add the Tartars (our neighbors, who are practically part of the family) its like having EIGHT siblings. EIGHT SIBLINGS. I CANNOT HANDLE THEM ALL. ITS LIKE HERDING RABID CATS.

Ups

1. They are sorta...kinda....maybe...a little cute.... BUT I NEVER SAID THAT, YOU GOT IT?
2. They can be really sweet. Like when the boys made me cards for my birthday and when Monica brought me tea in bed when I wasn't feeling well.
3. They can be hilarious. Especially Monica, who has no idea to what extent the word, "boyfriend" means and will constantly ask me if random things are my boyfriend. Yesterday it was the fridge. Which, to be fair, is about as close as I'll get.... She also calls fictional characters as her boyfriends, "Iron Man is my boyfriend!" "Captain Merica is my new boyfriend!" Which is BS, because Captain America is OBVIOUSLY my boyfriend.
4. They can actually be really helpful. Like when my parents are gone for the weekend and I'm in charge, they actually...help. Its very strange...
5. Family hugs are the best. Seriously. Its like being smothered in love.

So there we have it. What makes my siblings annoying and great.

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The best day I've had in a LONG time

So today was a great day. Scratch that. Today was a REALLY great day. Why, you ask? (You did ask, right? Because if you didn't that's just plain rude.) Let me illustrate how great my day was for you....

A List of Every (Good) Thing That Happened to Me Today.

1. I woke up early. I never wake up early, but today I had to so I could bike over to a friend's house, bring in their mail and put food in their animal sanctuary. (I say sanctuary, because that's what it is. It has seven bird feeders, two bird baths, a corn cob thingy and I through peanuts on the ground for the blue jays. It takes a good half an hour to get all that stuff done.)
2. I had a doctor's appointment. Usually I dislike doctor's appointments, but today I was happy to go because I was seriously worried about my health. The doctor listen to my problems, drew four vials of blood and said I either had a thyroid problem or one impressive anemia problem. The tests results will come back later today.
3. I went out to lunch with mum and Monica. I NEVER go out to lunch and when I do its with. All. Six. Kids. After my doctor's appointment we picked Monica up from speech therapy and went to Cafe Cappuccino, a cute little cafe that has amazing pancakes.
4. On the way home we sang Gone, Gone, Gone really loud like five times. That song always makes me cry (GWEN), but today it made me really happy.
5. When I got home, I had quite a few emails from people from Camp. One of my favorite things is to see my inbox with lots of emails from people I know. Its a very satisfying feeling.
6.  I got a letter. In the mail. Like a REAL letter. Not a bill, or an ad or any kind of junk mail. A REAL LETTER. I bet you want to know what was in it? Well I'm not going to tell you, because I'm cruel.
7. I went to Target and bought a really awesome black jacket and a Taylor Swift music book.  I also saw the Fulbrights and that was nice.
8. I came home and watched Doctor Who. Its was the episode where David Tennant leaves and I was crying my eyes out.
9. The Cranes came over. The Cranes are like the Baylor Book Group. They come over every month for dinner and a discussion about a book. Because Baylor pays for the food, my parents go all out and get tons of delicious food and desserts. For example today they got Mexican and for dessert we got Reeses ice cream bars. HEAVEN IN YOUR MOUTH I TELL YOU.
10. I watched an episode of Doctor Who I've never seen. Its called the Planet of the Dead.

So over all, a very nice day. Brilliant in fact.
Peace out peeps,
A Girl Against the World.

My Little Pony Review

I have a decent amount of friends who watch MLP and say its good, they're mostly girls, but there is one guy. I have always scoffed at the idea that a kid's show about singing ponies can be good. But after watching 20 minutes of Titanic, I decided that my brain had already been through so much that singing ponies wouldn't seem so bad. So I watched an episode. Now my little siblings love this show and last semester it was usually blaring on the TV everyday. So I absorbed a good amount of information about it. For example, the purple pony, Twilight, is voiced by the same actress as Mary Jane in Ultimate Spider Man. And the white pony, Rarity, has some serious ego issues. Pinkie Pie is on drugs, Apple Jack's brother, Big Mac, is also smoking weed and I'm pretty sure that Rainbow Dash uses performance enhancing drugs as well.

So anyway I watched an episode about Pinkie Pie and her older sister. And I have to say.... It was okay. It wasn't a totally predictable plot and the characters were funny and rather entertaining. Pinkie Pie's older sister, Maud, was completely boring and blank character, but only because that's who she is. Its not like it was a mistake in the writing, but she was written to be boring and blank and that's what made the story. The ending was pretty heart warming with the sisterly love Maud has for her sister put in the limelight. And a surprise twist in the end with Maud revealing that even though she has been trading rock-candy necklaces with Pinkie Pie for years, she never eats them because she doesn't love candy. But, as she so plainly put it, she "loves Pinkie Pie".

Over all it was pretty cute and not quite as stupid as I had previously thought. Its much better than Titanic, I'll give it that.

Peace out peeps,
A Girl Against the World.

The worst movie I've ever seen.

A few months ago I decide to sit down and watch a movie that everyone raves about: Titanic. I got about 20 minutes, realized that life is short and this movie is NOT hot and proceeded to start watching My Little Pony. THAT is how bad it was. I watched MY LITTLE PONY (Review on that later.) Anyway last night I decided to watch it again, you know, give it a fighting chance. Half way through, the only thing that I could think was I REGRET THIS DECISION. But I persevered and made it to the end. So here is my review of Titanic.

A List of Things that Went Through My Head as I Watched It.

1. Why is that guy pouring champagne on everyone's head? Now they're all sticky and I'm pretty sure that there is a limited amount of water to take showers with on that ship.
2. That beard is straddling the line of cool and stalker creepy.
3. After really long intro, here we go....FLASH BACK.
4. I'm pretty sure that if someone actually went to the very front of the ship and shouted, "I'M KING OF THE WORLD" there would be multiple authority figures slamming him down.
5. Rose tries to kill herself why? Because she doesn't want to live with rich people. Why can't she just go to America, collect a secret stash of money, then run away BEFORE the wedding? Not KILL herself. THINK THINGS THROUGH.
6. Jack litters. 
7. Rose: "You're crazy."
   Jack: "That's what everybody says but, with all due respect, Miss, I'm not the one hanging off a back of a ship here.
   Me: "BURN."
8. Super cliche moment on the railing.
9. What is with Jack's hair after they fix him up?? It looks like Alfalfa's hair in the little rascals, except without the cowlick.
10. "That fire I love about you, Rose. That fire's gonna burn out." So supportive, dude, so supportive...
11. WHY ARE YOU ASKING HER TO GET ON THE RAIL? SHE ALMOST JUMPED OFF ONE A FEW DAYS AGO. ARE YOU SO ARROGANT THAT YOU THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE SHE MET YOU, SHE ISN'T GOING TO DO IT AGAIN??
12. That dude's wearing a Texas shirt. Hmmm....Explains the beard. Also, there was absolutely no reason for that f-bomb. None whatsoever.
13. How does no one walk in on them while he is drawing her? Also, naked, really?!?! I mean, you've know this guy for a few days and you want him to draw you NAKED?
14. CLOSING MY EYES NOW.
15. Rose: "You're shaking."
    Jack: "I'll get over it."
    Me: *barf*
16. Why did they stop and kiss when people were chasing them? It just show a complete lack of judgment.
17. SHE CLOSED HER EYES WHILE SWINGING AN AX AT JACK'S HANDS?!
18. If she hadn't jumped from the life boat, there is a good chance Jack would have found some way off the Titanic too. Thus making sure that they both live. But instead she jumps of because PLOT LINE.
19. "Jack. This is where we first met." Girl, you are going to DIE and you want to reminisce about meeting Jack. PRIORITIES.
20. There was enough room for two. I don't care how freaking romantic it is, this movie has no sense of reality.
21. They say each other's names WAY TOO MUCH. I can never name my children Jack or Rose now.
22. What is old Rose doing? Is she....? NO. STOP. DON'T THROW IT OVER. NO STOP. DON'T YOU DARE. YOU ALREADY MADE ENOUGH BAD DECISIONS. DON'T DO THIS TOO. DON'T AND SAY YOU DID.  OR GIVE IT TO ME. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
23. Her heaven really sucks. I mean how is it that it all surrounds Jack? Did she really never move on after that? She was 16 when it happened (I think) and she was 101 when she died. Did she really spend ALL that time pinning for Jack? She really NEVER moved on from a five day experience?
24. Stupid movie is stupid.

And there is my review of Titanic. I serious have no idea why so many teenage girls love this movie. The only way it makes me want to cry is because of how stupid it is.

Peace out peeps,

A Girl Against the World.