Tails’ Blography

Are you tired right now?

Quite a bit (67%, 2 Votes)
A tiny bit (33%, 1 Votes)
Very (0%, 0 Votes)
Not so much (0%, 0 Votes)
Not at all (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 3

Only three votes, but okay, it was a weak poll, I hear ya! New poll up: end of year functions!

Which is YOUR favourite (movie)?

Harry Potter (67%, 4 Votes)
Twilight (33%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 6

Last I checked, the votes were sitting on 3 votes, so nice to see 3 more people got their vote on before it closed!

Sorry for my delayed post, I’ve been sick as a dog (I’ve never really understood that saying?) since last Wednesday. This meant I lost my voice, slept all day, cried out in pain when I swallowed or coughed (sore throat – felt like I was swallowing glass), blew my nose til it was raw (actually, thats still happening), and eventually coughing up blood. Yes. Charming. Went to the doc who diagnosed me with a Septic Post Nasal Drip (mmmm, lovely hey!) and gave me some antibiotics. I’m a homeopathic lover, so I feel like a cheat using antibiotics, but yay for feeling a little better. Nose is drying up, throat is not so sore, and while there still is blood, I’m told it’ll go away when my throat heals.

In NaNo news, I havent written ANYTHING since last week!! I’m so far behind and I have so much to catch up on!! I’m supposed to be at 40k by tonight *sob*. Wish me luck in catching up! I’m currently on 31742…eep!

And finally, I’d like to point your attention to a super-talented friend of mine, FXMorph, who so kindly drew a beautiful rat-girl background for me (pic inset, click for larger version), and I LOVE it! I have to seriously control myself from begging for a few more in different poses hehe but seriously, I was feeling so ill and down these past few days, and this talented guy cheered me right up! So thank you, FXMorph! *hugs*

Do you collect anything? (pick all that apply)

Movies/DVD’s/music (67%, 4 Votes)
Ornaments (ie faeries, dragons, etc) (33%, 2 Votes)
Other (please specify in a comment when the results go up) (17%, 1 Votes)
Dolls/Bears (17%, 1 Votes)Dust (17%, 1 Votes)
Tourist-y things (ie things from other countries, etc) (17%, 1 Votes)
Cars (0%, 0 Votes)
Fish (0%, 0 Votes)
Posters (0%, 0 Votes)
Spoons (0%, 0 Votes)
Shells (0%, 0 Votes)
Something not so mainline (ie someone unusual) (0%, 0 Votes)
Candles (0%, 0 Votes)
Shoes (or other clothing related items) (0%, 0 Votes)
Action Figures (0%, 0 Votes)
Stamps (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 6

Thanks to everyone who voted. New poll up: Stephanie Meyer/Twilight vs JK Rowling/J Rowling!

I’ve been reading a bit on this whole Twilight saga…and frankly, I’m disappointed. I watched the movie and I didnt like it. So I FB’ed about it on my status and was told to watch it again because I clearly missed the important bits. Quite frankly, its not the movie I had a problem with, the special effects etc were great. My problem was the stunted acting and the jerky dialog. Nothing flowed, it just didnt mesh well with me. For me, it seemed to be written a little under my level of reading, whereas HP can and does appeal to both kids and adults alike. Someone mentioned (in the link I add below) that Twilight is a phase, and that Harry Potter is a classic. My sentiments exactly. I’d sooner push a HP book in front of my (future) child than Twilight.

My opinions might be unfair as I havent read the Twilight book(s)…yet. I always believe the book is better than the movie, so I’m willing to give them a try. In fact, I’m clinging to this with Twilight. I’m a big, big Harry Potter fan, no doubt about that, so Twilight has some big shoes to fill (though I know they’re not even written on the same level or topic). I think that JK Rowling is an amazing author and the cast they found for the movies were the best of the bunch, which made the movies even more fantastic. Also taking into consideration Evanna Lynch who plays “Loony Luna Lovegood” in HP wasnt even an actress when she auditioned. Included in this list of great actors, is Robert Pattinson who played Cedric Diggory in HP and the Goblet of Fire. What on earth happened to him when he entered Twilight?? And Bella??? Need I say more! (and who on earth allows two co-actors to date whilst doing a movie?? It should be a clause in their contracts that no fraternising with the cast is allowed…I think this relationship might damage their acting ability on screen more than they think…but I could be very wrong about that…who knows. Still, it just doesnt seem right to date your co-star).

Anyway, there appears to be a lot of controvosy over this Twilight series and the author, and even Stephen King himself had none-too-good things to say about Meyer.

King, whose Stephen King Goes to the Movies collection came out last week, doesn’t know how much of an influence he had on Meyer, but he does know that Rowling read his stuff when she was younger. “I think that has some kind of formative influence the same way reading Richard Matheson had an influence on me,” King explains. “People always say to me, ‘Well, what about H.P. Lovecraft?’ And the thing was, you read Lovecraft when you were a kid but I never felt that he was speaking my language. It was chillier than my heart was, and when Matheson started to write about ordinary people and stuff, that was something that I wanted to do. I said, ‘This is the way to do it. He’s showing the way.’ I think that I serve that purpose for some writers, and that’s a good thing. Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”

source: http://blogs.usaweekend.com/whos_news/2009/02/exclusive-steph.html

So, what are your thoughts? Do you like or hate Twilight? Do you like or hate Harry Potter? What are your thoughts on the movies and the authors? I want to hear your opinion!

What’s your weakness…

Certain foods (ie chocolate, etc) (38%, 3 Votes)
Shopping for hobby stuff (ie photography stuff, craft stuff, etc) (25%, 2 Votes)
Watching TV (ie lazing on the couch all day) (13%, 1 Votes)
PC modding stuff (ie better graphics card, new chassis, etc) (13%, 1 Votes)
Bargains (ie cant resist a bargin even if you dont need it) (13%, 1 Votes)
Partying (0%, 0 Votes)
Jewellery (0%, 0 Votes)
Clothing (ie shoes, bags, etc) (0%, 0 Votes)
Dinners/Take outs (0%, 0 Votes)
Smoking (-2%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 8

I chose shopping for hobby stuff hehe whenever I see something for either card making or photography…I spend! Money sadly doesnt last long with me and I have no restraint! New poll up: collecting.

Nano is going well, but I’m giving you updates on those as I go. I participated in a Write-In yesterday with about 7 other Wrimos but a few of us barely got much writing done for all the chatting haha. I guess the chatting worked as inspiration for some, but for me (since I cannot speak for others), writing a love-scene (it happened to be where I was at the time of the write-in) amongst a cacophony of chatter…not easy! I took a pic or three with my cellphone, sorry they’re blurry thought.

We’re into Week 2 now and the “OMGosh I have to start over! This plot is rubbish” totally bit me this morning. Hard. Le sigh. I’m stuck…my story is written in a Young Adult style thus far, but the plot itself is a little more darker and would appeal to a more mature audience…I dont know how to blend the two

I will resist the urge to Ctrl+A+Del!! I will resist the urge to Ctrl+A+Del!! I will resist the urge to Ctrl+A+Del!! I will resist the urge to Ctrl+A+Del!! I will resist the urge to Ctrl+A+Del!!

Are you participating in NaNo(WriMo.org) this Nov?

Hell yea!! (50%, 4 Votes)
I’m not sure yet… (25%, 2 Votes)
No (13%, 1 Votes)
What’s NaNoWriMo? (dude, Google it!!) (13%, 1 Votes)
Yes (0%, 0 Votes)
Hell no! (-1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 8

Weee good luck to everyone doing Nano! I havent even started!! Yipes! Will explain more in another blog post a bit later!

New poll up…weaknesses. Pick the closest option that suits you, mkay!