MOVED

Hello!

You might have noticed the lack of activity on this blog. That is because I am moving it to Tumblr!

Of course, I might come back and post some good topics on this page, but don't expect frequent updates.

Thank you for your support!

~LG607

NEW VIDEO inside a video!

Hello!

New video up! It's hidden in this video, can you find it?

BTW, it is Doctor Who related. So those who have no idea what that is...then I'm deeply sorry. You have not lived.

Have a great day!

~LG607

More Doctor Who Stuff (and a Poem!)

Hello!

You probably noticed my Doctor Who fandomness lately. So I'm just going to post some stuff relating to that.

First off, my tumblr account: http://lolgirl607.tumblr.com/
Second off, my DW poem, "Oh Doctor, My Doctor": http://lolgirl607.tumblr.com/post/6116908711/oh-doctor-my-doctor

Have a great day!

~LG607

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DOCTOR WHO

'ello!

I just spent this week watching Doctor Who and loving every second of it.

I focused on the eleventh doctor (Matt Smith) since that's the series that was playing every day and all day on Saturday up until the SEASON PREMIERE (which was amazing but more on that later).

Here are my five top reasons why you should watch Doctor Who.

1. Plot/Story line

This is the first thing I look for in a good TV show: plot. Doctor Who (for those who don't know) is about this man, the Doctor, who turns out to be an alien called a Time Lord that travels in a little blue box through space and time saving the world with various human companions and escaping death through regeneration. In the fifth series (where Matt Smith stars as the Doctor), it's centered around a girl named Amelia "Amy" Pond and a crack in her bedroom wall, later revealed as a crack through time and space. It's a race for the Doctor to find out what the crack is and how to stop it.

This is why I love the plot. It's ridiculous but totally works. Plus, the plot is actually relevant throughout the series up until the grand finale where everything is resolved and it's time for a new beginning. Unlike the anime series Detective Conan or Case Closed, the plot is carried throughout the story and pushes the characters into new troubles and pushes the watchers into new questions.

Another great thing about this series is the fact that it is set in all of space and time: where ever and when ever you want. This creates millions of possibilities of different adventures that are unique and exciting and fulfills every crazy person's imagination of time travel and alien worlds. The writers are amazing at their work; they somehow make the show better and better and more creative with each episode and with each series.

2. Characters (the "Good Guys")

Another thing I look at are the characters. The Doctor is amazingly clever and witty and lovable. He is the last of his race, the Time Lords, and he's forced to live forever, protecting Earth and humankind (possibly to make up for his home, Gallifrey). He's a mad man with a magical box, and everyone loves him for it. He is completely against violence and weapons like guns, and he is only armed with a sonic screwdriver and his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space, his magical blue box). Plus, he's got great quotes, but more on that later.

What's also fantastic are the companions, especially in the fifth series with Amelia "Amy" Pond. She is very strong and very involved in the story line; the entire series and events that happen are revolving around her and it's up to the Doctor to figure out why she's so special. Both her and the Doctor are remarkably great at working together, and you can tell that the actors enjoy their work very much. I know I would.

The other characters (Rory, River Song, etc) have strong and distinct personalities. Every person is unique, and that makes this TV show special.

3. Characters (the "Bad Guys")

There are two groups in this category: the Monsters and the Villains.

The Monsters are like the Weeping Angels in "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone" that are stone statues until you look away. Then there's the monster in "Vincent and the Doctor" that no one can see except for Vincent van Gogh and is extremely deadly and blind. What's great about the way they portray these monsters is that they are deadly, but you can't hate them. You are terrified of them (possibly enough to hide behind the sofa) because they're all based on a common fear that everyone has (darkness, moving statues, etc), but sometimes, you feel bad for them. They have a reason, whether because like in "Vincent and the Doctor", the blind beast was left behind because of its disability or in "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood", the homoraptilia simply want their home back from the humans so they planned to wipe out the entire race. They're not exactly the kindest monsters in the universe, but they do have heart and the Doctor sees that to know that through peaceful negotiation, there is a way to solve their problems.

The Villains are the Cybermen, the Daleks, and the Master. These are the Doctor's oldest enemies, and he doesn't hate easily. The Cybermen are part human, part robot that want to "improve" the human race by removing emotions and creating a robot race of superiority. The Daleks are the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemy that live to "exterminate" every race that isn't Dalek and rule the universe since they are "superior." The Daleks show up in every series, and the Doctor is forced to face them over and over again.

The Master is another Time Lord. It is said that he grew mad after looking into the Untempered Schism, a place where young Time Lords can see the time vortex. Since then, he was tortured with the sound of drums tapping four times, like the Time Lord's heart beats (binary vascular system, so two hearts, four beats). In "The End of Time", the Master sacrifices himself to keep the rest of the Time Lords from destroying Earth and escaping the Time Lock (the result of the Time War).

What's great about the villains is that they are truly evil. The Daleks and Cybermen have no emotion or compassion whatsoever, which is both terrifying and dangerous. You can see why they are the Doctor's greatest foes, and that makes their evil believable.

4. Quotes

Doctor Who is a great TV show to quote from. Here are just some examples...

Doctor: It's a fez. I wear fezzes now. Fezzes are cool. ("The Big Bang")

Craig: Where did you learn to cook?
The Doctor: Paris. In the eighteenth century. No, hang on. That's not recent is it? Seventeenth? No no, twentieth. Sorry, I'm not used to doing them in the right order.
Craig: Has anyone ever told you that you're a bit weird?
The Doctor: They never really stop. ("The Lodger")

Doctor: It's a thing in progress! Respect the thing! ("Flesh and Stone")

Doctor: Is this how time normally passes: extremely slow...and in the right order? ("Vincent and the Doctor")

The Doctor: Just popped out to get my special straw. It adds more fizz. ("The Impossible Astronaut")

The Doctor: I'm being extremely clever up here and there's no one to stand around looking impressed! What's the point in having you all? ("The Impossible Astronaut")

Most of them are from the Doctor, but he does have the best funny quotes ever! And yes, there are many, many more.

5. The Experience

The overall experience is amazing. This show feeds on your wildest dreams of time travel and aliens and scares you half to death, enough to hide behind a sofa. There are parts that are peaceful and adorable and others that are terrifying. The monsters are created from common fears (darkness, moving statues, cracks in the wall) but are thwarted almost every time.

The special effects and the story gives the show life. It makes it believable and real, even though time travel probably isn't possible. At least, not yet. But this show gives you something to wish for: your own TARDIS.

Give this show a chance! The new season premiere ("The Impossible Astronaut") is amazing and I can't wait for more! I wish I could spoil it, but that's your job. So go and watch it. Your life will be changed.

~LG607

For more info: Wikipedia

Day of Silence

Yesterday, April 15, was the Day of Silence; a day dedicated to take a vow of silence for all the gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual teenagers who suffered harassment and/or suicide.

As much as I support the fact that we’re all showing respect and awareness for gays, lesbians, transgender, and bisexual people, I do not support the Day of Silence.

It’s good and all, trying to show that we’re “silencing the hate”, but that is highly ineffective.

There are two main reasons. One, silencing the people who care means that the people who don’t care get to hate more and two, staying silent doesn’t intensify the problem, only deadens it.

The reason that we should care about these teenage suicides isn’t because that they’re dead, even though that is sad enough, but it’s because that they are dead that those teens no longer have a voice to speak up for themselves.

Did you know that LGBT teens are 8.4 times more likely to have attempted suicide?

In Colorado, a 2005 study showed that 37% of youth seriously considered suicide in that year alone.

Teen suicide is a serious problem, but silence is not the answer.

We need to speak up for those who were silenced, not “echo the silence”. Silence does nothing. It does not inform, it does not make a strong statement. We need a voice to stand up and say “Hey! You over there! Did you know that LGBT teen suicide rates 2 to 3 times greater than other teen suicides? Did you know that?”

We need a new Day of Silence. Not so that the participants are silent, but to give voice to the youth that were silenced by harassment and death because of who they were.

Their voice was taken away, and we need to use this day to give it back.

Dirty Glasses: How to Save the Earth

Hello.

We are killing the earth. I'm sure you all knew by now, and I'm sure that all of you are trying to say that you're trying to help. I'm glad you are, but it's not enough.

Every single contribution is a big deal, but it's not enough. We need the cooperation of everyone on Earth, all six billion or so people, to work together to try to save the earth.

The problem, though, is that worldwide cooperation is completely unrealistic. Not because that it's impossible, Earth Hour showed how powerful we can be if we work together towards one goal. The problem is that humans are stubborn.

To put this in a simple simile, most people are like wearing dirty glasses. They either don't know their glasses are dirty until they are washed or know that their glasses are dirty and are too lazy to clean them. Trying to convince people to clean their glasses often is hard; I would know, I wear glasses, and it's a pain to try and clean them every single second of my life.

So how can we convince everyone to clean their glasses and the earth?

~LG607

Whale in Space: Observations on Life and Death

Hello.

I'd like to tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a whale. He was a happy whale. He spent his day swimming around with his family and playing with his friends. It was a good life.

However, he loved to explore and learn about the world around him. So one day, the whale left his family and started swimming around the world. He saw many interesting and new things he never knew about, like the cold waters of the Arctic and the polar bears living there.

Eventually, somehow, the whale ended up in space. He had bought a space suit from a nice giant squid, and the next thing he knew, he was floating in the dark expanse of the universe.

At first, it was fun. Space was like the ocean; there was the same weightlessness and freedom like in the waters of the earth. There were no boundaries, and the stars and planets were beautiful.

Yet, the whale knew that one day, he will die. The space suit had a limited supply of air and water, and he knew NASA wouldn't spend millions of dollars trying to bring him back to Earth. The whale was fully aware of his eventual and inevitable death.

Aren't we all like the whale? We are stuck in this thing called "life", a large expanse of time. There are no boundaries, except the beginning and the end. It starts out fun, being young and a child and free to do whatever we wanted. But as time goes on, these freedoms are taken and we realize that there is a limited time. We are all going to die.

I like to think of life like a game. There is a starting point, birth, where everyone begins their journey. There is an ending point, death, that everyone will eventually end up. Along the way, there are goals and milestones to reach to achieve the best possible ending. Which begs the question: if life is a game, are there any cheats?

Personally, I believe religion is like a cheat code. In Hinduism and Buddhism, there is the belief of reincarnation, or where someone dies and is reborn over again until he/she reaches spiritual peace (moksha or nirvana). In other religions like Christianity, there is the promise of eternal life, where if someone is a true believer, they will be transported to heaven and live forever in paradise.

Are these ways to cheat death? Or are these just ways that people find comfort in dying? And why are we so scared of dying? What scares us the most: oblivion, leaving all the materialistic things or important relationships behind, or the thought of rotting away?

~LG607

April Fools!

Hello!

I probably should post an April Fools joke here...but that would be mean.

Currently, I am enjoying a nice day off from school (legit, I swear!), so blog time!

April 1st isn't just April Fools day, it's also the start of Script Frenzy; a month of frantic writing to finish a 100 page script! If you're interested (and I know you are! Or not, I don't know; I can't read minds), then here's the link: http://scriptfrenzy.org/

I'm also considering posting three blogs either today or the following days (well, four including this one) since I've had these three topics in my mind for a week now. Look forward to that!

I'll see you soon!

~LG607

HOSA!

Hello!

Greetings from HOSA!

I'm currently at a state conference for HOSA (Health Occupational Students of America). It's been pretty fun; we've been given a ridiculous amount of freedom here. Next door to the hotel we're staying at is a mall where we could wander around and eat. Mostly eat though, I don't like shopping.

It's also been kind of boring. After my event, I had nothing to do until eight for the ending ceremony, and that was at 10:50. I did get to watch The Ring with my roommate (so full of ridiculousness) and study for my exams and make up tests next week (ugggggh). And look, now I'm blogging!

It's also been really annoying. My event ran about twenty minutes late, probably from bad planning; they didn't bother to factor in the judge element.

Also, we are forced to dress up. I'm not complaining since it makes sense to look professional during competition, but if the opening ceremony is like a rock concert, why are we all in suits? Plus, they were really strict on shoes and yet, we can bring glow sticks and pom-poms?

So here's my letter to HOSA. Not to mock and criticize but suggestions on how to improve the conference for next year.

Dear HOSA,

First of all, I want to say that you are awesome. I had fun at the state conference. The judges and event managers were nice, and the freedom was a very nice touch. The location is fantastic; I'm glad you knew that we like cheap crappy Chinese food and a giant place to run around in.

Unfortunately, my stay wasn't perfect. The opening ceremony was ridiculous; the music was way too loud and the light on the left of the stage was in my eye almost the entire time. The awards seemed to never end, and the cheesiness of the whole "Mission: HOSA" theme was sickening. I also felt really bad for the officers forced to stay on stage the whole time; you could watch their smiles turn sour.

The opening ceremony was also set up like a rock concert, which was really confusing to me. All of the students were asked, ordered, to dress in suits and fancy pants, yet the ceremony was full of old rock music like Womanizer and annoying strobe lights that, over half the time, were in my eyes? Students were able to bring glow sticks and pom-poms, yet others couldn't come in with Converses or shoes with a little bit of toe showing? Also, we're not allowed to leave the event early to study and get some sleep for our events because it's "part of the HOSA experience"?

I call BS on ya'll. I'm sorry, I love you HOSA, but seriously? Part of the HOSA experience is to be bored and annoyed and tired and forced to listen to an "expert in motivation" trying to get the crowd to say "hoorah" every ten minutes? I don't want that part of my HOSA experience, and I'm sure you don't want that to hold true to all 2,300 or so competitors at this event.

We may be high school and college students, but we don't need bright strobe lights and loud music to stay awake. We need short and simple, not two and a half hours of, again, lights shining in our eyes and music loud enough to cause our ears to bleed. We need clever jokes and irony, not a random and over-dramatic girl wearing a clown nose for no apparent reason. We are not druggies and high school dropouts; we are future doctors and surgeons!

This is all on the opening ceremony and nothing on the schedule of boredom. Sorry again but this freedom you are trying to give us is boring. If you are trying to give us down time between events, please give us something more to do. The mall only provides food for most of us, and the seminars are only on one day. Spread them out! I would have loved to see at least three of them, but I could only see two (in the last one, the speaker never showed up). Offer more events rather than just a talent show and late night karaoke and dance.

Overall, unfortunately, this trip was not ideal. I hope you take these suggestions into mind for next year and improve HOSA for 2012. I also hope that I'll be here to see the changes you make on this conference.

Sincerely,

__________
(LG607)

Thanks for reading up to this point. I hope y'all are having a great weekend!

LG607

Passion?

Hello!

Today I was talking to my friend about stuff and him not having a conscience. Eventually, we got on the topic on compassion. I said that it's worse to be shown indifference and to be ignored than hated since hate is passionate like love and usually is fake. Then my friend said,"There's no such thing as an emotion without passion. Even indifference requires passion to keep up with it."

First thought was "Wow, for someone who's usually annoying and immature, that was some really profound words."

Anyway, this made me think.

Is there such thing as an emotion without some sort of intense feeling?

What makes up our emotions? Where do they come from? Is there such thing as a soul or are emotions from chemical reactions in your brain?

Back to reality.

I've been working really hard on school right now. There's been tests and competitions and homework and a project that is really overwhelming at times.

Have you felt that way before, when everything seems to happen at the same time? To me, that is one of the ways life is so annoying. There's all this time that you have every other day or month or year and then everything is dumped on your feet at one time! How are you supposed to survive underneath all that work?

As for my youtube vlogs, I'm planning on making one soon. Should it be on whales in space or why boys seem annoying? You decide.

~LG607

Earth

Hello, another thought to share.

4% of Earth's surface is habitable.

Less than half of that is available for growing food.

Again, this is to satisfy almost 7 billion people!


For the Americans out there, consider the following...

The population of the US is about 5% of the world population (about 311,000 people)

US consumes about 25% of the energy on Earth.


Think about it.

~LG607

Water.

Hello fellows, just wanted to share a thought with you.

Consider the following...**

There are 6,897,273,911 people on the Earth right now, growing every second.

There is only 0.003% of available water for humans to use.

Only 0.003% of Earth's waters to satisfy almost 7 billion people that need around 3 liters (3.5 quarts) of water a day?

Yet, we still dump damaging chemicals and pollutants into our freshwater sources.

Does that seem logical to you?

~LG607

**Yes, that is a Bill Nye reference. It was partly intentional.

SNOW! Whaaat?

Hey guys!

It snowed yesterday! And then froze today! Two snow days in a row! Whaaaaat?

The only problem I see is that finals are starting tomorrow...I really hope they don't get pushed back. *praying*

Anyway, I hope ya'll enjoyed my NY video! There will be another one up soon that's about everyone's favorite love story, Romeo and Juliet. I do mean this in a verbal ironic sort of way.

I'll see you soon!

~LG607

It's Up!

Hey guys!

My Thoughts from New York video is up! Click here to watch it!

The audio is really bad...only because I was playing around with it and forgot to save my original version...yeah...sorry.

Enjoy! I'll see you later!

~LG607

Story Time!

Hey everyone!

I have decided to work on my NaNoWriMo novel, even though November has been over for two months now.

Bye everyone! Hopefully I'll post before January is up. Until then, Story Time!

~LG607

My Thoughts on New York: Day Ten and Eleven and Twelve

Good afternoon! :)

I have been bad. Two days without a blog about NY? Shameful. I have already punished myself by eating sugary sweets and potentially damaging my teeth.

Continuing onto the blog!

Day Ten

This was the day of serious walking.

We first rode the subway to Wall Street and wondered around the Financial District. I must say, it was pretty cool. Partly because there were a lot of fancy businessmen in fancy suits and partly because there was a lot of tourists.

After that, we walked to the Brooklyn Bridge and walked on it. It's longer than you think, I'll just leave it at that.

Then, we rode the subway again and walked over twenty blocks to look at window displays. Not all six stores, only three. It was almost torturous.

After that, as if it wasn't tiring enough, we went to Flushing to eat/drink congee. Congee is like a rice soup that was slightly thickened by the rice starch. It was tasty and somewhat worth the trip.

Then, we went home on the subway.

Day Eleven

This morning we woke up ridiculously early, skipped breakfast, and rode the subway to Bryant Park. Why this insanity? We really wanted to ice skate. And we did. And it was awesome!

Then we hurried to Flushing and had a giant brunch of Dim Sum. Delicious~!

After that, we rode back to the apartment and chilled for a couple of minutes until five where we left and walked to the rest of the window displays. What was horrible was that we walked way over twenty blocks and only saw one store's window displays. The wonderful thing was that it was food themed and had Food Network people and other famous people's faces! However, there was no Alton Brown. How disappointing.

We took a taxi back to the apartment and ate cake and stayed up until the ball dropped on TV. Then we slept.

Day Twelve

We woke up, unfortunately, at six in the morning. We got dressed and finished packing and left. We rode a car to the airport and went through security. Where, I met a person named Aileen, the same as mine! Even pronounced the same! Life goal complete.

We rode the plane and my mom drove us home. I just had some dumplings for lunch and now I'm blogging. Travelling over. Mission complete.

~LG607

P.S. Expect a vlog soon. At least, hopefully soon.