you can cut stars.

one;
I dreamt of zombies last night. (And no, I haven't seen any zombie movies since I Am Legend, which was Christmas last year. Does Cloverfield or the trailer for Fringe count?) They wore a thin white film over their faces. The white film either came from their mouths when they changed or they grabbed it from somewhere. I can't remember. And the people around me became zombies rather randomly. It was some unknown trigger, but I don't know what, and that lack of knowledge is freaky. But it wasn't really a nightmare. Sure, it was a little scary, with the chasing and the running and the grabbing, but I wasn't really frightened out of my wits. Everything was just white. And green. There were trees and water. But not the murky humid kind. It was more of, ethereal. Yeah, zombies with white faces in a fairytale setting. Brain, what's up?

two;
1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter. (I think everyone has done it by now, but if you still want a letter, go ahead.)
2. List 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

breathe_me27 gave me H.
The Weepies; Hideaway
The Submarines; Hope
Broken Social Scene; Hotel
Frou Frou; Hear Me Out
Sia; Healing Is Difficult

(Just let me know if you want any of the songs.)

three;
Oh Twilight fandom. While I'm not one of the pioneer fans, I like to think of myself as one of the earlier ones, before the fandom exploded with a million pre-teens. I got it for my birthday in February last year, and I brought New Moon a week later. I love the book for the guilty pleasures it offers, the innocence it invokes, and the epic love it represents. Now, maybe it's the hype surrounding RPrattz and KStew, maybe it's the fandom itself, I find Twilight... ridiculous. I've read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn, and my first impression was that it's funny. Cheesy-lame funny, not sweet-cute funny. Maybe I've been exposed to the glittery comments on ONTD for too many times. Before this August, I definitely need to shut off from the fandom (and hatedom), curl up with a cup of iced tea, and recapture the magic of Edward Cullen.

four;


And is this me posting an album with every entry? I don't know. Do you want me to? Perhaps as penance for being missing for almost 6 months? There's just a whole bunch of new releases this year that I really want to share. The Submarines, Nada Surf, The National, The Weepies, The Raveonettes, etc. 2008 is a good year for music. I don't even know what my Album of the Year will be.

I go out to buy some groceries and 20 minutes later when I come back, the Twilight fandom has exploded all over again. This amuses me very much.

( if you haven't seen them all yet )

Nikki Reed doesn't look half-bad, even though they really need to do something about the hair. I'm thoroughly upset about Jasper though. I always have a soft spot for him, and this Jasper? Erm. But you know, I haven't really found my Jasper yet. I want to put a pretty face on it, but I'm kinda lazy. So who's yours? I STEAL.

Also, actors, please work on your expressions. But hey, Edward, you got the whole brooding look down to your eyebrows, good job!

Also, HAIR. WIG. HAIR.

And erm, aren't the Cullens supposed to have better fashion sense than that?

But I'll be completely honest, it's better than I had expected. Hee.

All together now.

CEDRIC IS EDWARD.

I hate to be judgmental, but.

NO.

Robert Pattinson is really cute. But that's it. Edward is not cute. Edward is broody and beautiful and utterly irresistible.


eta; And watch the general ONTD population freak out. I love that comm. So many hours of amusement.

Oh boy. Can't wait for the casting news for Edward Cullen.


Anyway, I'm still behind on comments. Random, no-longer-relevant replies for the win.

one;
FINISHED ECLIPSE (last night actually, but haven't got the time to post about it yet). Review post tomorrow or during the weekend. Flist, I bookmarked all your review posts, will get to it soon.

two;
Re-watched Troy on TV earlier and remembered why I loved that movie so much in the past. Ahh, Achilles/Briseis.

three;
Done my crack_impala's post. A smaller edition than usual. Actually, all the editions have been smaller this entire week. Supernatural fandom, stop wanking, continue writing. You know, someone pointed out that this is our 18th wank. We're legal!

I've been reading posts and comments regarding this, erm, incident, and a few points caught my attention. I know the Harry Potter fandom is famous for its wanks. Given the sheer size of that fandom, it's impossible to avoid. But apparently, the Supernatural fandom is notorious for wanking as well. My question is, really? Is the Supernatural fandom that much worse than your average fandom anywhere else? People in other fandoms, don't you guys encounter these issues too? We're all human, aren't we? What about One Tree Hill, what with their ship wars and Brucas/Leyton nonsense? Stargate: Atlantis? Buffy? Pardon my ignorance, I just rarely venture that much outside my comfort zone right here.

Another question I have, how do non-Supernatural fandom people view those in it? In a few comments, someone mentioned that this type of crazy wank is exactly what kept him/her from watching the show or immersing him/herself in fandom. Are we really that crazy? That prone to freaking out over small issues? Or are people just exaggerating? Or we just unlucky in a way?

four;
Okay, this is making my head hurt. It's 4am and I have classes tomorrow. Grr.

Twilight fans, I posted download links to the songs on the Eclipse playlist yesterday, and I went a little crazy and decided to do the same for Twilight and New Moon. Plus, all the missing tracks have been found. It's all in that post here. Both zip files and individual mp3s are available. Have at it.

Sorry, non-Twilight fans (wait, WHY?) for the spamming, but hey, do check out the music. Stephenie Meyer has pretty good taste.


I'm almost done with Eclipse. Expect squee/review post later.


Oh, and Happy National Day to Singapore and all Singaporeans. Wear red and white and have a great holiday!

Twilight playlist from Stephenie Meyer

Why Does it Always Rain on Me? - Travis
I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance




New Moon playlist from Stephenie Meyer

Do You Realize? - The Flaming Lips
Papercut - Linkin Park




Eclipse playlist from Stephenie Meyer

Mexican Standoff – Elbow
Hamburg Song – Keane


.zip of all 3 mixes ;kindly re-uploaded by entulesse

Awesome stuff. Stephenie Meyer sure has an impeccable taste in music. 

I FINISHED TWILIGHT. I finished the last half of the book in one sitting last night. I just sat there for 4 hours straight and read.

EDWARD CULLEN!!!!!! ♥


I feel like such a young teenage fangirl. Honestly, I couldn't stop giggling at various parts of the book. Reading the book in public isn't good (I was on the train, and I was at the middle part of the book), I am sure I had this silly grin plastered on my face the whole time.

I went to PageOne at Vivocity to get New Moon yesterday, but it was SOLD OUT. I'm heading out to Times today to find it, I hope they still it, I saw copies while I was buying Twilight. If not, I'm going to all the bookstores on this island until I find one.

I'm still baffled though. This book was published a long time ago, yet it's only now that I see it all over my flist and on the bestseller's shelf. And someone mentioned something about the Twilight fandom explosion, so, what happened? Word of mouth finally working? Or is it I wasn't paying attention before?

And speaking of flist influence, if you, on my flist, haven't read this book yet, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? Honestly, you don't have to been a 14 year old to enjoy this. This book is epic.