Would you look at that, it's April 30th-- there goes my "blog everyday in April" plan... Oh well.
Anyway, moving on, I hung out with a couple of friends last night. We watched Dr. Who episodes on Netflix, which they have on their Wii. For those of you who have never heard of "Dr. Who", it's a British science fiction series that revolves around the time travel adventures of The Doctor and his various companions.
The show started sometime back in the sixties, but I have only seen more recent episodes thus far. And I've only watched episodes in which David Tennent plays the Doctor. Even though I don't have anyone to compare his Doctor playing abilities to, Mr. Tennent is still my favorite Doctor. He wears converse with every outfit (even tuxes) and actually pulls it off. He also wears glasses sometime, which I think it great because I wear glasses and glasses are cool... (okay, not really, but whatever).
Something that makes "Dr. Who" such a unique and successful show (I mean it's been on since 1960) is that whenever the actor playing the Doctor stops playing the Doctor, the writers thought of like THE perfect way to working changes in casting without disrupting the show-- whenever the Doctor dies in the show, he regenerates. Only when this happens he is a different person, so-to-speak. What could be better than that? I mean it's the best way to deal with casting changes without losing viewers because the character is technically exact same, the actor playing him has just changed, which is a something the writers compensated for. Pur genius.
Sadly, David Tennent is no longer playing the Doctor. In the newest season, which just aired in America last Saturday, Matt Smith is the new Doctor. I haven't seen any of his episodes yet, but I have heard that he is fairly decent.
I have a feeling that David Tennent is always going to be my favorite though, and that is parcially due to the fact that he was in the fourth Harry Potter movie (he played Barty Crouch Jr.).
Anyway, if you haven't ever seen "Dr. Who", I highly suggest it. As of today, "Dr. Who" has been added to my DVR's list of shows to record. You should do the same as well. Unless of course your TV doesn't have a DVR, in which case you should just tune in everyday Saturday at 8:00pm on BBC America.
Random Fact: Charlie, you know that British Youtuber that I keep raving about? Well he's in a band called Chameleon Circuit that plays Trock (Time Lord Rock), which is songs based on "Dr. Who". My favorite song they sing is "Exterminate, Regenerate", but "Blink" is also very good.
30 April, 2011
05 April, 2011
Nerdiness Points
So apparently there's some internet rule about blogging everything in April... Well, I guess I already failed that, but I suppose I could try starting now (though I can't promise all the posts to have much substance since my life is incredibly dull at the moment).
Anyway, I believe I left myself some topics in my last post, so I'll at least have something to write about for next couple of days.
I recall proclaiming myself to be a nerd in my last post, so I suppose I should support my claim with facts... Well that, and I just feel like talking about how much of a nerd I am (and besides, it might help explain some things about me).
1. I love, love, LOVE reading for fun. Now, this in itself is not so much nerdy as it is bookworm-y, but don't be too quick to pass judgment; I recently spent over an hour standing in the Barnes and Nobles Classics section of the bookstore debating on whether I should purchase Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Basically, not only to I love to read outside of my school required reading, but I enjoy reading the types of books (classics) that other schools require their students to read. That is both bookworm-y AND nerdy.
2. I play videogames. Not quite a religiously as some, and I'm not amazingly good at them, but I still find them very enjoyable. The games that I play most often are COD5 (well I supposed that I play Black Ops more now...), Super Smash Bros Brawl and Melee (Melee is my favorite), The Phoenix Wright games, and Pokémon (currently playing Black).
Now, I will say that while I play all these games, they are not my life and I'm not that great at them, so that sort of counts against me in nerdiness points. Regardless, how many girls at your school openly admit to owning and playing Pokémon games?
3. I'm pretty sure you've already guessed this, but I am a major grammar-spelling- syntax-perfectionist. Whenever I read something that my friends write, whether it be on Facebook or in a note, I unconsciously edit it for mistakes (it's quite sad). I've gotten better about keeping these edits in my head instead of voicing them constantly, but I still let one slip on occasion.
4. I am obsessed with Harry Potter. The books, the movies, (but mainly the books)— I can't get enough. I've read the Harry Potter books thirty-some times. (This estimate is based on the amount of times I have read any of the books, not the series as a whole.) I quote the books in casual conversation, and I am able to sit down quote the movies seconds before the actors, creating an echo affect. It's also a very well-known fact to both friends and teachers that I would love to marry Ron Weasley.
5. I watch "The Big Bang Theory". I think that being friends with Sheldon would be really cool. And all of the sciency things that they talk about intrigue me. (Points against me would be that I don't really understand anything that they talk about, but it is interesting!)
6. I find grammar jokes to be highly amusing.
7. I am obsessed with AVPM/AVPS and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog; two internet musical sensations. (I also know the words to all the songs.)
Well...there's an abridged list of reasons why I am a nerd. I'm sure many of you can find various things to laugh at me about, so feel free— I live to amuse.
Anyway, I believe I left myself some topics in my last post, so I'll at least have something to write about for next couple of days.
I recall proclaiming myself to be a nerd in my last post, so I suppose I should support my claim with facts... Well that, and I just feel like talking about how much of a nerd I am (and besides, it might help explain some things about me).
1. I love, love, LOVE reading for fun. Now, this in itself is not so much nerdy as it is bookworm-y, but don't be too quick to pass judgment; I recently spent over an hour standing in the Barnes and Nobles Classics section of the bookstore debating on whether I should purchase Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Basically, not only to I love to read outside of my school required reading, but I enjoy reading the types of books (classics) that other schools require their students to read. That is both bookworm-y AND nerdy.
2. I play videogames. Not quite a religiously as some, and I'm not amazingly good at them, but I still find them very enjoyable. The games that I play most often are COD5 (well I supposed that I play Black Ops more now...), Super Smash Bros Brawl and Melee (Melee is my favorite), The Phoenix Wright games, and Pokémon (currently playing Black).
Now, I will say that while I play all these games, they are not my life and I'm not that great at them, so that sort of counts against me in nerdiness points. Regardless, how many girls at your school openly admit to owning and playing Pokémon games?
3. I'm pretty sure you've already guessed this, but I am a major grammar-spelling- syntax-perfectionist. Whenever I read something that my friends write, whether it be on Facebook or in a note, I unconsciously edit it for mistakes (it's quite sad). I've gotten better about keeping these edits in my head instead of voicing them constantly, but I still let one slip on occasion.
4. I am obsessed with Harry Potter. The books, the movies, (but mainly the books)— I can't get enough. I've read the Harry Potter books thirty-some times. (This estimate is based on the amount of times I have read any of the books, not the series as a whole.) I quote the books in casual conversation, and I am able to sit down quote the movies seconds before the actors, creating an echo affect. It's also a very well-known fact to both friends and teachers that I would love to marry Ron Weasley.
5. I watch "The Big Bang Theory". I think that being friends with Sheldon would be really cool. And all of the sciency things that they talk about intrigue me. (Points against me would be that I don't really understand anything that they talk about, but it is interesting!)
6. I find grammar jokes to be highly amusing.
7. I am obsessed with AVPM/AVPS and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog; two internet musical sensations. (I also know the words to all the songs.)
Well...there's an abridged list of reasons why I am a nerd. I'm sure many of you can find various things to laugh at me about, so feel free— I live to amuse.
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