Doctor Who: Season 6 Episode 1-AKA Spoilers!

First off, you just read the word spoilers in Rivers voice didnt you? Thats ok, when i wrote it out, it was her voice that was in my head.

So I just watched the season premiere of Doctor Who Yesterday.

 The Impossible Astronaut.

AMAZING. You have done it again Moffat. All i could think about at work today was the mind fuck that you played on me. 

The Doctor dies, but hes still alive.

Amy is sick but River shows the same symptoms.

Rory might be dead...AGAIN!

And the silence? Scary!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.

So here is my theory on what is going on in the first episode and how I have fooled myself into behaving rationally until i find out what happens on Saturday.

SO in the first 10 minutes we see the Doctor die. I however believe that this is not when the doctor will die. here is why. 

River tells us herself that every time she and the Doctor meet, her past is the doctors future. 

So first off, When River first meets the Doctor, The Doctor would be at his oldest. So if at the beginning of the Impossible Astronaut, The doctor says hes 1103 years old. I would assume River would know the rough age of the Doctor when she first meets him, which means two things.

The Doctor Just met River. River knows this and what she does after he dies is what has to be done 

OR

River realized that the Doctor hasnt met her yet and what she does after he dies is to help change the outcome but she cant tell Rory and Amy because of Spoilers.

She knows everything.

Next- When the Doctor (David then Matt) First meet River, i believe she mentions that they looked younger than what she was use to. or they were an earlier regeneration. Which gives to the possibility that River sees another regeneration from the Doctor, making The Doctors' (Matt) death in episode 1 highly unlikely, which again leaves me thinking that River knows more than shes letting on.

Also when they are in the Diner, They are synchronizing their journals. If the Doctor had come to the point in his time stream that at 1103yrs, he had first encountered River (on rivers point of view) wouldnt he have done everything with River? there for not needing to synchronize the journal having experienced everything he will?

BOOM! TAKE THAT STEVEN!

awe, dont look so sad. Im just an American Nutcase. Im sure you have some sort of plot twist that will rival anything i can dream up. You're Steven Moffat.

What do you guys think? any other kind of theories?

Part 2: Book Review- Twilight Series/Stephenie Meyer

Part 2 of this book review will talk about Twilight only because it has Vampires in it. 

Book 1: Twilight

I will admit, I actually enjoyed this book. The author had a clear voice and direction for the characters. It was something different from a typical vampire story where it could be told to kids and not scar them for life. It is also a good sign of a well developed story when you could go through and take out any reference of Vampires and the story will stand up as being interesting.

Over all this was the best written book of the series hands down.

Book2: New Moon

Overall this is where i find fault with the series. the authors voice changed. there are good parts but it almost feels like to much teenage angst. This book doesnt push the story forward, which if its a series, thats what a new book should do, right? 

This book could be skipped if you were in a rush to read through this series.

Book 3: Eclipse

This was the second best book of the series. The voice of the author matured and the story actually moved forward into where it needed to go to grow. If you were to read only two books from the series then i would say read book 1 then book 3 and you would have a complete story.

Finally book 4: Breaking Dawn

Kill it! Kill it!

Has to be one of the worst books written. It feels rushed, it feels like a second thought. I really believe that the twilight series was suppose to be a trilogy but the success of it all make her want to pop out another book. The Story doesnt make any sense, and really this is where i was turned off from Stephenie Meyer as an author.

Dont believe me? I tried reading her other book

I kid you not, i read maybe 7 pages and i just couldnt take it any more. And you know what? Im still able to live my life.

So what have we learned? 

1. Not All the Twilight books are bad.

2. Stephenie Meyer lost her way as an author

3. That there is a reason i didnt mention the movies (movie post maybe?)

Part 1: Book Review: Nocturne

I just read a novel by Syrie James entitled Nocturne. 

And not to give everything away, its a vampire love story. Now hold on, keep reading.

This is nothing like some other Vampire love story that you might know of...*coughtwilightcough* (which i will review in my part 2 of the book review)

Now this is Syrie's first venture into modern Vampire tales. She is mostly known for her period fictions with already developed characters, like Dracula, Charlotte Bornte, and Jane Austen (not a character but still period.) Now i cant speak for her other books, i havent read them. But i did read Nocturne.

on a scale of 0-10 this book for me is a 5. Here is why.

The premise of a Vampire story where the Vampire actually wants to (and sometimes does) bite the human makes it better than some books out there. However since it is this author's first venture into a modern time with original characters, I find the execution of the story falling short.

When i think of a fantasy story about vampires, i expect there to be unbelievable aspects. There should be other creatures, there should be a big crisis. This book fails to bring fantasy to the story. This book could be written without the vampire and it would still makes sense, which to me makes a boring book. i want to be entertained.

I will be the first to admit, im not the final authority for books, but i know what i like. The Characters themselves are underdeveloped, which makes me think that this book was rushed into production to capitalize on the Vampire craze. 

The Love story is again underdeveloped, and Spoiler- doesnt end well. 

I think that was the part that i didnt like the most but was refreshed. It didnt end like other books with a happy ending, which i wanted.

So would i recommend this book? No.

But should you read it? You can survive if you dont read it.

Stay tuned for Part 2.

Happy Animal free Anniversary!

Today marks my one year anniversary. A year ago today i made the decision to become a Vegetarian.

My reasons for becoming a Vegetarian are short and simple:

1. Its not about the animal for me, just being more healthy with my eating habits.

2. At this point i was already technicly a vegetarian since it had been weeks since i had eaten meat.

3. During the past spring break in Ireland, i gorged myself on Burger King fast food. and when i left i was disgusted with myself and what i put into my body.

So i changed, now im not a strict vegetarian, i love me my eggs and cheese and occasional fish/shelfish.

nothing truer has been said

Now settle down, i know im not a real vegetarian. at most im a pescetarian and at the very least im a sympathetic vegetarian. But i think of myself as a vegetarian and well, ive last a year so thats something right?

So do i do if for the animals? 

no. Like i said earlier, its more for health reasons.

So what i take away from this is not only the knowledge that i can commit to something like this for as long as a year, but also i just feel better about myself. 

And i wont stop with just a year, i want to make the 5 year mark.

So what have you done lately?

Doctor Who Birthday cake

and boy did i have a good time! I decided to make my birthday cake this year. But not just any birthday cake.

no sir, this cake represented not only my birthday but also the season premiere of one of my favorite shows -

DOCTOR WHO!

Oh Man OHMANOHMAN

So anyways, I spent the day making what i appreciate but probably deserves to be put on the Cakewrecks blog.

so here it is: 

I know, the Tardis is pretty janky, (im really not very well versed in fondant) but the Daleks are adorable! 

And as a proud accomplishment to myself, i made the fondant from scratch! BAM!

Who wouldnt love something like this?

Well other than the fact it wants to destroy humanity, but thats a minor detail.

I love how this shot came out. 

The Tardis itself was made from two 8in square cakes cut in fourths and stacked to get the right height (about four high) and then an additional fourth of cake was used to make the top part of the tardis.

I am pretty proud of how i created the Daleks. Each Dalek is made up of one Large Muffin cupcake and a mini cupcake. Then they were carved to shape!

So, what will your Birthday Cake look like?

Look its a post...about Justin Bieber?

 No I have not gone crazy. This is a post about Justin Bieber. 

Aww Isn't He Cute?

I will admit that he can sing, and for the most part his songs are good. (Better that Rebecca Black)

But really i do not choose to listen to the Biebs. He is just not what i usually like to listen too. But yesterday i was introduced to a youtube video that made me like bieber just a bit more. 

If he created more songs like this then i would surely buy his music.

Edit: Thanks goes to the Nerdist.com blogger Perry Michael Simon for bringing this to my attention.

Britney Spears post? I think YES!

So simply put, i can jive to some Britney Spears. Well not her earlier stuff. No, just the songs created while and after she went crazy (PUN!). Hahahaha Oh god, oh god. *gasp*

So today in my Twitter feed i was linked to a cover of Britney Spears' song Toxic.

and well it was AWESOME! Here, just watch for yourself.

Probably the best cover I've seen in a while.

BAM! What awesome covers to songs have you seen? (or heard?)

Scarves are FABULOUS!

Lets admit it, everyone loves a scarf. they are the end all fashion accessory! Well that's my opinion anyways. I love scarfs because they allow you to add a touch of your personality to the outfit you have on (I also do that with socks :D ) But do you know what beats having scarfs?

*Jeopardy theme music*

Well for me it is making a scarf. I can pick out the color, design, length and width. You can not get that kind of customization for the same price as a spool or two or yarn.

So the Scarf that I embarked on was the Doctor Who scarf:

Yeah...this isnt the exact one i made, since there was multiple versions.

No my pattern came from @Tardis_Tara and her website http://wittylittleknitter.com/
Mine is the original Season 12 Scarf and it took me the better part of a month to finish. I couldnt be happier.

Whats that? You want to see a picture of mine? Why of course ;)

I think the SockMonkey Slippers set it off no?
So what kind of crafts are you into?

An Eye for and Eye and a Pound for a Pound

Today I decided that I needed some sort of motivation to being and keep me on track to actually exercise more and become healthy (and skinny!)

So I decided to join in on The Biggest Losers Pound For Pound Challenge. 

 

Its a good cause and really has motivated me into jump starting my journey. I want to keep my pledge and the only way that will happen is if i lose the weight. so that is what I'm going to do! BAM!

So if you want to join me and the Pound for Pound Challenge click this Link! or the one above and sign up. and if you want to be teammates (which is awesome!) my team is called Lose 2 Win from Everywhere Michigan (not a real town). There's also a facebook page for my team too -> Click me. You know you want tooooooo! 

So, whats new with you?

Adorable Commercial

Lets face it, little kids are adorable. Their view on the world around them is so unique. that is why i need to share this.


How cute! i cant stop giggling after watching it.

Caring more than you know.

Today something happened that I never thought would happen. My Alma matar closed today along with the surrounding schools and hospital due to a phone/online threat to the campus, its students, faculty and staff. The details still havent been confirmed but the jift of the story is there was a threat that a student/person was going to open fire on the Campus of NMU.

The threat as is stated that they wanted to be the death/victim record of Virginia Tech. this is just wrong!

I get that since my school is in the North that theres less sun so people tend to get depressed, or so i have heard, but for this to happen just doesnt seem real.

I guess its the "that's so horrible but would never happen to me" theory talking. As of right now the school says everything is fine but there is no reports of an arrest and the campus is still on lockdown. I just hope that if school resumes tomorrow that nothing horrible happens that would have happened today.

Its getting hard in here.

One year ago I arrived back into Rome from spending a month traveling around England. It has this hold on my that i never realized until i started to look for a real job/career. the only thing i can think of is getting a job in and living in England. i want nothing else than that. If i were to win the lotto today, being able to do anything and go anywhere, my first stop would be to England. 

I have never felt a real connection to the US. *gasp* the horror. but its America!

but it is true. i have never held America in its glory that everyone else does. I never enjoyed reciting the pledge of allegiance. I kind of wish that the British had won the Revolutionary War so i could have a cool British accent.

So I dont know what to do, because it would take a miracle to get a job over there. Anyone have a suggestion?