The life and times of a fangirl

So, I've been wanting this for months, right? Someone to skate to Feeling Good (the Buble version started it, but didn't care who's, really). This week on Dancing on Ice? TORVILL AND DEAN DID IT! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! So, so happy right now. *cries*

It... it's kind of a sexy song, you know? I never thought they would... SO HAPPY. Omg.

*SQUEE!*

So, my brother got a Wii for Christmas and I spent like an hour playing Wii Sports yesterday... my arms are kind of killing me now. That is not so much with the fun. Seriously. Also? My Wii Fitness age is 63. How bad is that? But the problem is, I have really bad hand eye co-ordination so I suck at the baseball section. I'm terrible at that in real life. Let alone with a fake ball on a screen. I like tennis and bowling better anyway.

Of course, then I cleaned upstairs... and my legs hurt too! Oh God, I'm out of shape. Damn it, I better go walking before next week. FINALLY get to go skating again. SO happy about that. And hopefully, Dad won't stick around. As much as he likes watching us, I don't like him there. He's really annoying. And keeps pushing us to do things we're not ready for. LIKE LET GO OF THE BARRIER. ASS. Whatever. Most of the time, it's okay... but he's been on holidays since just before Christmas. He's driving us nuts.

So yeah. Warm up before you play video games now. Otherwise, ow.

So I got my HSC results a couple hours ago... ( Behind here )

So yeah. YAY!

That was interesting. We fluked onto some ice skating again - ESPN is being very kind - and just saw Sinead and John Kerr skate. They're the British champions right now... Anyone see Blades of Glory? The Queen routine at the end? To Flash Gordon? That's what they reminded me of. XD Their routine was to a medley from Enigma and they were aliens. XD I love ice dance. Really. It's so fucking funny. But seriously, they were actually quite good. It was a really different routine for a change. Apparently they came 5th, but oh well! Getting there! They just have to clean it up technically and they'll be good contenders for an Olympic medal. First British one since 1984. They need to step it up, then! Britain's the closest we get to winning in the Winter Olympics. Them and Canada. And Canada is more likely to win.

Oh yeah, and something I forgot to mention before... I bought a new computer. My old one was threatening to die so I thought I'd better do something before it crapped out and while the prices were good before Christmas. It's pretty awesome, so yeah. Only I'm kinda broke now. *sigh*

So, Mum and I are watching Skate America right now (woooo, being behind the rest of the world ROCKS)...

CARMEN. SERIOUSLY. WTF?! Why, Miki Ando, why? Only EVERY SKATER EVER has used this music. Really. Wiki 'Battle of the Carmens'. I have a video of Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin skating it on Russian Dancing on Ice from last year. Almost the exact same cut of the music, too.

NO MORE CARMEN. It's not even like Bolero, which is ruined by perfection for everyone else (and thank god for that). IT'S BEEN DONE.

*headdesk* Someone skated to Carmina Burana, too. There is other music, people!

*sigh* Oh, skating. Why do you hurt me so?

So! I'm kinda sick! *sob* I have a mild cold, but thankfully it never got really bad so I'm feeling better. It came on right after my last English exam. I came home, went for a swim, then BOOM! Nose was sore and stuffy. God damn irony. I should have known I was sick. My neck was sore for like a week before I did any hardcore studying and I was so tired. Stupid hints! But meh, only missed one day of work (and a dinner type thing for us winning a service award :(). I was really kinda disappointed I couldn't go to the dinner, but oh, what a headache when I woke up. My sinuses were all stuffed up and yeah, headache. At least it went once I took a cold tablet, but still felt shitty. Better apologise for not showing up tomorrow.

Anyway! We went to see Linkin Park on Saturday, too. SO good! I was SO deaf when we left. Hell, I was deaf after the opening act! Mmm, Chris Cornell. Why you so hot? Even from half way up the nosebleed section, he was pretty. Also, those seats? Weren't shitty at all! So happy. Chris Cornell played a few old Soundgarden songs, some Audio Slave ones and some new ones. It was a really good set. Linkin Park also puts on a pretty awesome show. The set was pretty and they played an awesome mix of all three albums. Poor little Chester broke his hand in Melbourne before but, you know, show must go on. Which is bloody should because it's only a broke hand and he's the SINGER. So yeah. Although, I didn't find the Torvill and Dean bar (damn it to hell), I DID see a signed picture of them... from six feet away. *palmface* I recognised them from six feet away in an A4 sized photo. By the costume. If that's not a sad level of fangirling, I don't know what is.

Only other thing that's been happening is the exams. So glad English is over. I didn't quite finish either of them (there were two), but I did write a lot so fingers crossed it was enough. Not so confident in the first one now. It was okay... but yeah. I'm happier with the second one. I'm just at the point where I want it over. Haaaaaaaate exams. Haaaaaaaaaaate HSC. Just have art in the 9th of November then yep! All over! So glad.

Right, I'm gonna finish watching Heroes and maybe write some fic. You know, if the power doesn't go out. We're kinda having a storm right now. Yay, fun!

OH THANK GOD, IT WAS JUST THE CORD. SO GOD DAMN RELIEVED. *dies* Now I can save up for a better laptop. And hope my tax stuff gets sorted soon. THAT WOULD BE NICE.

Things I forgot to mention: Last Saturday, Aly and I did indeed go to the Russian Resurrection Film festival. Of course, Dad and I managed to end up at the wrong end of Oxford Street so I had to walk up a huge hill in my high heel boots. THAT BLEW SO HARD. But the movie was awesome. And pretty tame for an R rated movie. Pretty much just rated for the violence, and in true, awesome Russian style it was so over the top anyone can handle it. We saw Wolfhound and it was indeed kickass. I loved it! There were some unintentionally funny bits, but that just made it better. So good omg.

I'm gonna go read fic now (Aly wrote, y'all! Fucking miracle!) and go to bed early, because I'm tired and should make an attempt on some school work in the morning. Possibly.

You know, I told myself I wouldn't but like this is the first time my willpower has failed.

Oh Britney.

You know, when people talk about the death of their childhood, I always figured that was exaggeration and you know, just a joke. I tell ya, after watching that painful performance at the VMAs (painful in and of themselves, so thank you Defamer), I'm really starting to feel it. Seriously, I loved Britney, even though she built up unrealistic ideas of high school with that first video. I feel so bad now. And when Christina Aguilera is the only one of that pop music group to NOT be an embarrassment now... well, something is strange right there.

Sometimes I wish I had stronger willpower. Other times, I go watch ice skating and each chocolate that kills my teeth. This is one of the latter times. *sigh*

Exams are OVER! WOOHOO! Well, okay till October BUT I DON'T CARE. I HAVE FREE TIME FOR A BIT. So very happy. If only my writing muse would come back. That'd rock. I can manage a couple sentences but other than that it's REALLY ANNOYING.

Had to work today (which draaaaaaaaagged) but I saw the Simpson's movie last night! It was a lot more clever than I expected. You had to be paying attention for the gags. It was quite surprising and I think I even saw character development! Quite enjoyed it! Heh, one of Ralph's lines at the beginning nearly made me choke... Man, so random. XD

I watched Ice Princess today too (shut up) because I love me some Disney. And Disney + ice skating = ooooh! Except... I don't know. Genuinely torn. I don't know if I like it or what. Some of it was really, really realistic. But then some of it also made me a little angry. And Michelle Tratchenberg's character was a total flaming Sue. That also ticked me off. I think it could have been the trivialisation of the shit and time and training that REALLY goes into competitive skating. Hell, any sport! Just because she can add a couple formulas together. *rolls eyes* No, it doesn't work that way. So yeah, annoyed yet also freaked out by the realism. Torn. But there is still NO WAY Kim Catrall's character would have won at Sarajevo in 84, disqualification, or not.

Also, $600 bucks for skates. In this country, it was $500 at the most for top of the line competitive skates. Well, on one site. BUT STILL. Thanks for the heart attack, movie. $600 is a lot of hours standing for me...

Anyway! No schoolwork needing to be done! FUCKING AWESOME. I'm gonna go think about the Simpson's movie some more. And try to write.

I long for a realistic, good skating movie. And no, not Ice Castles.

Priscilla. Last night. SO GOOD. Seriously, that was such an awesome show. It translated really well between screen and stage and it was hilarious. Even the jokes I'd heard hundreds of times in the movie were just as funny as the first time. Once again, spent more money than I maybe should have but you know... shiny stuff. I bought a singlet, shirt and a magnet for my Nan. They're listed on here, in current -> Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, if anyone wants to see. I had to buy the singlet. It has part of my favourite line from the movie on it: "A cock in a frock on a rock". XD Mum won't let me wear it in public but I DON'T CARE. I got the "I Will Survive" shirt, too. So good! So much pink merch!

Anyway, the audience went off so much when we saw Michael Caton was performing tonight. He's been in a tonne of Aussie stuff, so I was really hoping we got to see him. We did! We got the full cast. So much of the awesome. Heh, Aly and I dodged a bullet because at the beginning of Act 2 the cast gets people from the audience up on stage to do a barn dance... and they grabbed a couple from the row in front of us. I totally would have done it! You know, if I hadn't have been wearing my big, lace up to the knee boots... because I would have fallen on my face, otherwise. So lucky there!

But yeah, it was pretty awesome. Aly palmed off her Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe DVD on me, so yay! AND bought be a t-shirt from thinkgeek.com. YAY FOR ME! *happy*

*sigh* Right, back to writing my speech now. Hate English... but at least it's the last assignment, aside from my major art work... WANT IT OVER.