First, let me say that I'm sorry I haven't reviewed (*cough*ranted*cough*) about the most recent Gossip Girl episode yet. I haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet for a very good reason! I've been doing a writing challenge called NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Every November, they hold this writing challenge challenging you to write 50,000 words in the thirty day month of November. If you finish, you're considered a winner. It may not seem like a huge achievement. All you have to do is write it right? It's not like anyone's reading it. You need a daily minimum of 1667 words. Trust me, it ain't as easy as you think. It eats your life! Eats it I tell you!
This entire month, I haven't met the daily minimum on a single day. Finally, I was determined to meet the minimum of 48,333 yesterday. So I did. I had a test today. I was supposed to study. Which I did. And then I immediately wrote another 6000 words yesterday just to meet that minimum. And I finished today!!! Gods is it nice to not have this hanging over my head anymore. I couldn't even enjoy my week long thanksgiving vacation thanks to NaNo. But it's over!!! Yes! Such relief! But so much fun while it was happening too. I found someone who goes to the same college as me on the forums and we met up at the Student Union to chat. It was pretty cool.
I wrote a story set in ancient China in the Qing Dynasty. The fourth prince named Hong Li finds a wounded bird and brings it home to take care of it. But eventually, he finds out that this bird is an angel named Bao Ling. He falls in love with Bao Ling and she falls in love with him too. But he can't be with her because he has to be faithful to his duty as a prince. He's forced to marry and take the throne. He begs Bao Ling to run away with him, but Bao Ling refuses, knowing he has a duty to his country. Hong Li never forgets Bao Ling and his love for her.
My story is my baby now. I just have to finish it... I ended with 50,082 words and I still have a chunk of story left to go. So much work, but I can't wait for next year so I can do it all over again! See the badge on the right side of the page? It's for my winning NaNoWriMo this year! Check it out! And try NaNoWriMo!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Kingdom Hearts
Does anyone play the game Kingdom Hearts? It's a video game series developed by Square Enix, featuring Disney. It's an awesome game, just FYI. If you like Disney, playing video games with plot and action, you'd love this game. I'm personally not a fan of video games to begin with, but I started playing this game because my friends all loved it. Funny story. My parents asked me if I wanted a PS2, because that's the console KH1 and KH2 are on. I told them no. And then... guess what? They got me a PS2! Wasn't that excited at first, but KH is an awesome game. I think video games need both a plot and some kind of action, so you're not just running around aimlessly. And this plot is very family friendly, but at the same time gets into darker tones. Cliched at times, but hey, anything connected to Disney movies is always somewhat cliched. That's the epitome of the Disney princess movies. And the action isn't killing... not really. The games are near impossible to explain because they've become so convoluted. But I'll try. A boy named Sora finds that he can wield a blade called the keyblade (which is exactly what it sounds like, a blade which looks like a key) and has to go to different worlds (mostly Disney worlds) and destroy the Heartless (created from darkness) which are trying to take over the worlds. He succeeds, and then stuff happens. And he has to do it again... kinda. And there's a lot more convolutions, but that's the bare bones.
I played and finished the first game years ago. I actually only finished the second game over the summer. (I've had the games for at least four years.) But that's beside the point... I recently got back into the game so I'm replaying the game on expert mode. All the KH games have secret endings that you can unlock if you fulfill certain criteria. Most of these secret endings are trailers for the next game to be released, or at the very least, alludes to future games. All these videos are on youtube, certainly, but I'm just obsessed with seeing them on the TV screen and feeling the satisfaction that I was able to unlock it. Haven't been able to unlock them yet... I have three of the KH games. KH1, KH2, and KH: Birth By Sleep. When I played KH1, I wasn't aware of these secret endings, and it was the first video game I've ever played that I've ever been invested in. I barely got through, had no skill whatsoever, and literally mashed buttons until I a) won, or b) died. Most times... it was choice b. When I got lucky, or at a high enough level, I'd win. But then I learned about unlocking secret endings, and decided to do everything I could for KH2. I gave up... it was terrible. I beat the hardest boss in the game, Sephiroth (and sat there shaking in excitement for a good five minutes afterward) and then gave up because I couldn't beat a mini-game called Cargo Climb. Yes, it was just as pathetic as it sounds. All that blood, sweat, and tears, only to give up thanks to a mini-game. Sigh.
Now, playing on expert, I sorta know what's coming up, and I have some skill in playing the game. I had to learn while playing KHBBS, in which mashing buttons doesn't work. So I think that helped in getting through expert mode more smoothly. What took me fifty tries to defeat the first time now takes less than five. Of course... some things that took me one try to beat now takes me fifty... So, I'm iffy on this whole improvement thing.
There's this world called Monstro. It's a giant whale from Pinocchio, I think? I'm not that familiar with Pinocchio. But Monstro literally swallows you as you're travelling between worlds. See, you have something called a gummi ship that allows you to travel within the deep space all the worlds are floating in. And... Monstro is just swimming in this deep space. And it swallows you! As you're trying to get to a different world! It's quite traumatic the first time.
Your gummi ship stalls, and you just see this giant... thing coming at you. And when it gets closer, you see it's a ginormous whale that's at least ten times larger than your ship. It flies around you a couple times, and then it's mouth opens and you get swallowed! It's crazy! Oh, and when you get inside the whale, you literally travel around through the insides of the whale, jumping around in its mouth, its throat, its stomach, and chambers (in its stomach, I think). Not only that, the ground under your feet (which is the innards of a whale!) jiggles... And all the walls and the ceiling around you jiggles too! Just on its own! It's not like you step somewhere, and it jiggles. It just jiggles randomly, all the time! It's really freaky. It's also really colorful and spotted. Considering where you are... it's just freaky. And then, the boss you fight is called a parasite cage. Which makes sense since you encounter it inside a whale.
But when you finish fighting the parasite cage the second time, Monstro sneezes (yes, it sneezes!) and you get sneezed out! I just re-finished Monstro and just realized that you get sneezed out. I originally thought it just spit you out cuz it decided you were giving it a stomachache or something. Which is equally plausible! Probably more so... since you weren't jumping around Monstro's nose... so I don't really know why you would get sneezed out anyway...
There's a crapload more I could rant about. And a crapload more that I want to rant about. But it's past midnight, and I should really stop... I'm sure there will be many more posts about Kingdom Hearts (especially since I'm on break right now) so bear with me! So I'll do my best to intersperse these random posts with something about Gossip Girl. Now, I shall leave you with one final epic picture. Er... maybe two.
I think that first picture of The World That Never Was is just beyond epic. I've noticed that every single world has a light and dark side. You can see an image of each world before you land, and like the picture you see above, part of it is light (to top, white castle) and the other part is dark (the bottom, dark city). I don't know how well you can see all the worlds in the second picture, but they're all pretty epic.
~XOXO, Seravia
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| Isn't this awesome? |
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| Beat him. |
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| Got beat by this. |
Now, playing on expert, I sorta know what's coming up, and I have some skill in playing the game. I had to learn while playing KHBBS, in which mashing buttons doesn't work. So I think that helped in getting through expert mode more smoothly. What took me fifty tries to defeat the first time now takes less than five. Of course... some things that took me one try to beat now takes me fifty... So, I'm iffy on this whole improvement thing.
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| Isn't this just epic looking? It's from a cut scene, but this is the kind of stuff you see! |
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| This is the Battle of 1000 Heartless. Yes, it was literally 1000. It was not exaggerating. But... it was actually quite cathartic hacking my way through them. |
There's this world called Monstro. It's a giant whale from Pinocchio, I think? I'm not that familiar with Pinocchio. But Monstro literally swallows you as you're travelling between worlds. See, you have something called a gummi ship that allows you to travel within the deep space all the worlds are floating in. And... Monstro is just swimming in this deep space. And it swallows you! As you're trying to get to a different world! It's quite traumatic the first time.
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| Imagine being swallowed by that! |
Your gummi ship stalls, and you just see this giant... thing coming at you. And when it gets closer, you see it's a ginormous whale that's at least ten times larger than your ship. It flies around you a couple times, and then it's mouth opens and you get swallowed! It's crazy! Oh, and when you get inside the whale, you literally travel around through the insides of the whale, jumping around in its mouth, its throat, its stomach, and chambers (in its stomach, I think). Not only that, the ground under your feet (which is the innards of a whale!) jiggles... And all the walls and the ceiling around you jiggles too! Just on its own! It's not like you step somewhere, and it jiggles. It just jiggles randomly, all the time! It's really freaky. It's also really colorful and spotted. Considering where you are... it's just freaky. And then, the boss you fight is called a parasite cage. Which makes sense since you encounter it inside a whale.
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| This is the parasite cage. Imagine fighting this... inside the stomach of a whale. |
But when you finish fighting the parasite cage the second time, Monstro sneezes (yes, it sneezes!) and you get sneezed out! I just re-finished Monstro and just realized that you get sneezed out. I originally thought it just spit you out cuz it decided you were giving it a stomachache or something. Which is equally plausible! Probably more so... since you weren't jumping around Monstro's nose... so I don't really know why you would get sneezed out anyway...
There's a crapload more I could rant about. And a crapload more that I want to rant about. But it's past midnight, and I should really stop... I'm sure there will be many more posts about Kingdom Hearts (especially since I'm on break right now) so bear with me! So I'll do my best to intersperse these random posts with something about Gossip Girl. Now, I shall leave you with one final epic picture. Er... maybe two.
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| This is The World That Never Was. |
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| This is a map of all the KH worlds from all the games. (I think.) |
I think that first picture of The World That Never Was is just beyond epic. I've noticed that every single world has a light and dark side. You can see an image of each world before you land, and like the picture you see above, part of it is light (to top, white castle) and the other part is dark (the bottom, dark city). I don't know how well you can see all the worlds in the second picture, but they're all pretty epic.
~XOXO, Seravia
Monday, November 21, 2011
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Now, I know this is a Gossip Girl blog, but it looks like I'll be branching off into other subjects very early on. Gossip Girl isn't my only obsession! My most recent obsession is Percy Jackson. I'm pretty sure most people have seen the movie, which is totally different from the book. (But it stands alone as a good movie. Just don't know how they'll make the sequel... But that's their problem, now isn't it? I'll just bash as I please.) The books came out when I was younger, but I only started reading them a year ago. Go me! Back to childhood we go!
Isn't he cute? This is Logan Lerman, who plays Percy Jackson in the movies. He's supposed to be twelve... but he's seventeen instead. Yay?
Now, Percy Jackson was a book series with five books. All pretty epic, and all to do with Greek mythology. I've always been interested in Greek mythology, but I've never really tried to learn about it. Of course, I could never resist the allure of reading, so now that I have something Greek mythology is connected to, I must go find out more. Which I have. And it's very, very interesting. I borrowed these two big books about Greek and Roman mythology from the local library. Sadly... they have more greek than roman. Which... brings me to my actual point. If PJO is about Greek mythology, why the Hades am I reading about Roman mythology? (See? This is where my obsession with these books makes itself known.) PJO has a sequel series that is currently being written. The first two books are out, and the next is coming out Fall of 2012. I'm usually wary about sequels to entire book series. I always feel like they'll fail. But this one hasn't yet... The Lost Hero (The first book in the sequel) is really long! Compared to the ones in the PJO series I mean.
I've been so engrossed in the books that I've started saying "oh my gods," instead of "oh my god." Cuz you know, there are a lot of Olympian gods... And then, occasionally, I'll insult Zeus or something, and look up worriedly, thinking there'll be a rumble of thunder, and I'll be left as a pile of ash. I swear I'm not crazy! It just feels somewhat like I'm in a world where Olympian gods are real. Even though they're not...
The Heroes of Olympus (the sequel series title) is darker than PJO. There's more suspense, which might I mention is killing me... And Percy still hasn't shown up yet... and he's due to show up for the first time in the second book! That is also killing me. And suddenly, the Roman gods are involved, but I'm not sure how yet. I'm halfway through the book, and they haven't explained the whole gods have Roman and Greek forms yet. Whoopee. I know a little something about the series from wikipedia, but not nearly enough to clear things up. I guess it's a transition from the Greek gods to the Roman, but all it's done is screw with my head. I want to flip to the end and find out what's happening, but I know I'll regret it. I always do that. I always want to slap myself silly for doing it each time.
Son of Neptune, the second book in the sequel series only came out two weeks ago, and this series is still really popular, so there are twenty holds on that one book at the library. I'm gonna explode when I finish The Lost Hero. I just got a kindle fire... so maybe I'll buy it. Agh. Mythology is so interesting. And Rick Riordan (the author) has another series based on Egyptian mythology that I'm planning on reading. Somewhat intrigued, but I've never been a big fan of Egyptian myths, so we'll see how that goes. I keep thinking... if I were a demigod, who would be my godly parent? I would say Athena or Poseidon. I'd like it to be Athena. But of course, there's the whole monsters chasing you thing too if you're a demigod. So... you win some, you lose some. Isn't my mind fun?
~XOXO, Seravia
Isn't he cute? This is Logan Lerman, who plays Percy Jackson in the movies. He's supposed to be twelve... but he's seventeen instead. Yay?
Now, Percy Jackson was a book series with five books. All pretty epic, and all to do with Greek mythology. I've always been interested in Greek mythology, but I've never really tried to learn about it. Of course, I could never resist the allure of reading, so now that I have something Greek mythology is connected to, I must go find out more. Which I have. And it's very, very interesting. I borrowed these two big books about Greek and Roman mythology from the local library. Sadly... they have more greek than roman. Which... brings me to my actual point. If PJO is about Greek mythology, why the Hades am I reading about Roman mythology? (See? This is where my obsession with these books makes itself known.) PJO has a sequel series that is currently being written. The first two books are out, and the next is coming out Fall of 2012. I'm usually wary about sequels to entire book series. I always feel like they'll fail. But this one hasn't yet... The Lost Hero (The first book in the sequel) is really long! Compared to the ones in the PJO series I mean.
I've been so engrossed in the books that I've started saying "oh my gods," instead of "oh my god." Cuz you know, there are a lot of Olympian gods... And then, occasionally, I'll insult Zeus or something, and look up worriedly, thinking there'll be a rumble of thunder, and I'll be left as a pile of ash. I swear I'm not crazy! It just feels somewhat like I'm in a world where Olympian gods are real. Even though they're not...
The Heroes of Olympus (the sequel series title) is darker than PJO. There's more suspense, which might I mention is killing me... And Percy still hasn't shown up yet... and he's due to show up for the first time in the second book! That is also killing me. And suddenly, the Roman gods are involved, but I'm not sure how yet. I'm halfway through the book, and they haven't explained the whole gods have Roman and Greek forms yet. Whoopee. I know a little something about the series from wikipedia, but not nearly enough to clear things up. I guess it's a transition from the Greek gods to the Roman, but all it's done is screw with my head. I want to flip to the end and find out what's happening, but I know I'll regret it. I always do that. I always want to slap myself silly for doing it each time.
Son of Neptune, the second book in the sequel series only came out two weeks ago, and this series is still really popular, so there are twenty holds on that one book at the library. I'm gonna explode when I finish The Lost Hero. I just got a kindle fire... so maybe I'll buy it. Agh. Mythology is so interesting. And Rick Riordan (the author) has another series based on Egyptian mythology that I'm planning on reading. Somewhat intrigued, but I've never been a big fan of Egyptian myths, so we'll see how that goes. I keep thinking... if I were a demigod, who would be my godly parent? I would say Athena or Poseidon. I'd like it to be Athena. But of course, there's the whole monsters chasing you thing too if you're a demigod. So... you win some, you lose some. Isn't my mind fun?
~XOXO, Seravia
November 21 - All the Pretty Sources
All the Pretty Sources (Season 5, Episode 8)
I've taken to making notes about the episode while watching. Just for this blog. I'm way to enthusiastic about getting all my thoughts about Gossip Girl out.
Whoa! Angry Louis! He's quite adamant about getting Blair to admit she's wrong about her friends. I like Louis. I'd even be okay with him ending up with Blair. But then he goes and starts being a jerk. He's her fiancee, he's supposed to support her. Even if her friends are evil, manipulative bitches. Which they aren't! Not right now at least. Sure, they transform into the spawn of Satan at the drop of a dime. But, right now, they're really being loyal to her! See... my notes say, "He's totally right about Blair's friends!" But after finishing the episode, we can see that he's the jerk here, and Blair's friends really do have her back. Most of the time. Unfortunately... the part of the time they don't have her back is usually when she's most vulnerable. So... you win some, you lose some? Not sure which is worse.
William... I liked him the first time we saw him. The first time we saw him, he was all, I'm so proud of you, Nate! And Nate had gone through a lot. But... the more I see, the less I like. I think I speak for everyone there. Today, at first I was like, William's trying to help Nate? How sweet. Then... I remembered how William tends to "help" people, and I was like, Dude, get away from Nate. His life's screwed up enough without your help.
I was starting to like Diana too! And then she's fired. She actually seems to like Nate. He's not just a plaything. This is good. Maybe she's not Catherine 2.0. I want to know her secret though... If her secret gets out, William's gets out too? Intriguing. Me wants to find out. Right now. But sadly, we probably won't know until... oh, I don't know, Christmas? Wonder if there'll be a hiatus this year? Hope not. That'd be an awesome Xmas present. No GG hiatus? Duh!
I thought Ivy was finally going to get burned this time. (I've been training myself to call her Ivy instead of Charlie. It'll get out eventually, and we've now firmly established she is most definitely NOT Charlotte Rhodes. But they know Charlie! Whoa. That was a curveball. But Charlie is alive? I kept getting the impression she was dead. Good to know she's not? Well, actually, I'd like it better if she were dead. A lot of things would make more sense too. How could Carol leave Charlie in Florida when she came to sort out Ivy then? She's a horrible mother. Blood is thicker than water, isn't it? Hasn't Carol held a grudge for long enough? I can't believe Ivy just totally talked her way out of things. And Lily is so gullible. Except when it come to Serena, of course. Then she's sharp as a tack! Max staying must be a portent for everything blowing up in Ivy's face. I cannot wait for that. I've despised Charlie/Ivy since she showed her face last season. At least now I can happily despise her for being a two-faced, annoying, liar. Everything just happens to her. She just happens to get that Tiffany ring. Gods. (I've been reading too much Percy Jackson... I've even started being afraid of being struck down by lightning for insulting Zeus! But... perhaps another post on that later.)
Diana mentioned the Hunger Games! OMGG! I love the Hunger Games! Movie coming out in March next year! Go see it! I certainly will.
Dan and Chuck... hanging out... run for your lives! The apocalypse is beginning! Kidding, kidding. But really, that was my first thought when Dan went looking for Chuck to hang out. Voluntarily. Gasp! But, Dan/Chuck bonding is so cute. They're the only people in the series who haven't formed a bond yet. I like this new bond they're developing. And... Chuck realized Dan loves Blair too! And he's okay with it, strangely enough... But it was so sweet. Now Chuck and Dan have something in common. They're both in love with Blair, but they both lost. But... it looks like Chuck might be winning? Too bad I want Dan to win. I still like C/B! Don't smite me! But I like D/B more. Chuck is officially awesome. Him taking care of drunk Dan was awesome. (I use the word "awesome" waaaay too much.) And he went to find Dan at Blair's shower so he wouldn't crash it. Wow. New Chuck. And this time, it's a genuine change. Not a fake Eva change. Yeah... didn't like Eva much either.
Poor Blair and Louis. Their relationship is heading for the cliffs, and... Chuck is trying to stop it? Whoa... that's new. Dark Louis is... strange. But strangely attractive. Louis needs a dark side. He was too perfect before. But, perhaps this dark side is going a bit far. Louis forwarding those GG sources to the Spectator. Wow. I mean, I knew it was gonna happen as soon as he saw the webpage, but really. Louis, if you turn into Chuck, do you really think Blair will want you? UES is contagious, and Louis... you're catching it.
Speaking of those GG sources. Serena's surprised she's sent a thousand texts to Gossip Girl? Why is this at all surprising? She's Serena Van der Woodsen. She knows all, and as long as she wants, she can send every secret she knows to Gossip Girl. When she gets vindictive, she forgets that what she does hurts. Or she just doesn't care. Does she really think she's a good girl just cuz she tried to change? And Blair having twice as many? Not surprising either. I love Blair, but she has a short temper. And she definitely sends texts to Gossip Girl all the time. But Nate... now that is a huge surprise. I always thought Nate sent plenty of tips to Gossip Girl. But not one? Not a single one? He's totally been redeemed in my eyes. I absolutely love Nate Archibald for being a loyal friend. He's seems to be the only one who's always, always loyal. He's my favorite character right now. Alongside Blair.
We all sparkle in our own ways, but loyalty sparkles the most of all.
~XOXO, Seravia
I've taken to making notes about the episode while watching. Just for this blog. I'm way to enthusiastic about getting all my thoughts about Gossip Girl out.
Whoa! Angry Louis! He's quite adamant about getting Blair to admit she's wrong about her friends. I like Louis. I'd even be okay with him ending up with Blair. But then he goes and starts being a jerk. He's her fiancee, he's supposed to support her. Even if her friends are evil, manipulative bitches. Which they aren't! Not right now at least. Sure, they transform into the spawn of Satan at the drop of a dime. But, right now, they're really being loyal to her! See... my notes say, "He's totally right about Blair's friends!" But after finishing the episode, we can see that he's the jerk here, and Blair's friends really do have her back. Most of the time. Unfortunately... the part of the time they don't have her back is usually when she's most vulnerable. So... you win some, you lose some? Not sure which is worse.
William... I liked him the first time we saw him. The first time we saw him, he was all, I'm so proud of you, Nate! And Nate had gone through a lot. But... the more I see, the less I like. I think I speak for everyone there. Today, at first I was like, William's trying to help Nate? How sweet. Then... I remembered how William tends to "help" people, and I was like, Dude, get away from Nate. His life's screwed up enough without your help.
I was starting to like Diana too! And then she's fired. She actually seems to like Nate. He's not just a plaything. This is good. Maybe she's not Catherine 2.0. I want to know her secret though... If her secret gets out, William's gets out too? Intriguing. Me wants to find out. Right now. But sadly, we probably won't know until... oh, I don't know, Christmas? Wonder if there'll be a hiatus this year? Hope not. That'd be an awesome Xmas present. No GG hiatus? Duh!
I thought Ivy was finally going to get burned this time. (I've been training myself to call her Ivy instead of Charlie. It'll get out eventually, and we've now firmly established she is most definitely NOT Charlotte Rhodes. But they know Charlie! Whoa. That was a curveball. But Charlie is alive? I kept getting the impression she was dead. Good to know she's not? Well, actually, I'd like it better if she were dead. A lot of things would make more sense too. How could Carol leave Charlie in Florida when she came to sort out Ivy then? She's a horrible mother. Blood is thicker than water, isn't it? Hasn't Carol held a grudge for long enough? I can't believe Ivy just totally talked her way out of things. And Lily is so gullible. Except when it come to Serena, of course. Then she's sharp as a tack! Max staying must be a portent for everything blowing up in Ivy's face. I cannot wait for that. I've despised Charlie/Ivy since she showed her face last season. At least now I can happily despise her for being a two-faced, annoying, liar. Everything just happens to her. She just happens to get that Tiffany ring. Gods. (I've been reading too much Percy Jackson... I've even started being afraid of being struck down by lightning for insulting Zeus! But... perhaps another post on that later.)
Diana mentioned the Hunger Games! OMGG! I love the Hunger Games! Movie coming out in March next year! Go see it! I certainly will.
Dan and Chuck... hanging out... run for your lives! The apocalypse is beginning! Kidding, kidding. But really, that was my first thought when Dan went looking for Chuck to hang out. Voluntarily. Gasp! But, Dan/Chuck bonding is so cute. They're the only people in the series who haven't formed a bond yet. I like this new bond they're developing. And... Chuck realized Dan loves Blair too! And he's okay with it, strangely enough... But it was so sweet. Now Chuck and Dan have something in common. They're both in love with Blair, but they both lost. But... it looks like Chuck might be winning? Too bad I want Dan to win. I still like C/B! Don't smite me! But I like D/B more. Chuck is officially awesome. Him taking care of drunk Dan was awesome. (I use the word "awesome" waaaay too much.) And he went to find Dan at Blair's shower so he wouldn't crash it. Wow. New Chuck. And this time, it's a genuine change. Not a fake Eva change. Yeah... didn't like Eva much either.
Poor Blair and Louis. Their relationship is heading for the cliffs, and... Chuck is trying to stop it? Whoa... that's new. Dark Louis is... strange. But strangely attractive. Louis needs a dark side. He was too perfect before. But, perhaps this dark side is going a bit far. Louis forwarding those GG sources to the Spectator. Wow. I mean, I knew it was gonna happen as soon as he saw the webpage, but really. Louis, if you turn into Chuck, do you really think Blair will want you? UES is contagious, and Louis... you're catching it.
Speaking of those GG sources. Serena's surprised she's sent a thousand texts to Gossip Girl? Why is this at all surprising? She's Serena Van der Woodsen. She knows all, and as long as she wants, she can send every secret she knows to Gossip Girl. When she gets vindictive, she forgets that what she does hurts. Or she just doesn't care. Does she really think she's a good girl just cuz she tried to change? And Blair having twice as many? Not surprising either. I love Blair, but she has a short temper. And she definitely sends texts to Gossip Girl all the time. But Nate... now that is a huge surprise. I always thought Nate sent plenty of tips to Gossip Girl. But not one? Not a single one? He's totally been redeemed in my eyes. I absolutely love Nate Archibald for being a loyal friend. He's seems to be the only one who's always, always loyal. He's my favorite character right now. Alongside Blair.
We all sparkle in our own ways, but loyalty sparkles the most of all.
~XOXO, Seravia
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
November 14 - The Big Sleep No More
The Big Sleep No More (Season 5, Episode 7)
Woah! William Vanderbilt? That's an old storyline that's been revived. He's meddling in Nate's life again? Sigh. And now he's trying to bring down Serena or something too? What's he got against her? Curveball! I thought the guy Diana kept talking to was her actual boyfriend who had a grudge against Nate or something.
Promoting new Apple software much? Dan was using iMessage to talk to his dad. iOS 5! iMessage is the new addition to Apple software! Woot! It's actually pretty useful. Especially for people without texting... which admittedly, are in the minority. But there are plenty! You don't need to pay, and you essentially get all the functions of texting. Wow. Now I'm promoting the thing.
Max and Ivy. Hmm. I should've known they wouldn't just throw Max in there at the beginning for the heck of it. He must serve some greater purpose. And at the UES, that greater purpose is always... screwing up the lives of everyone else. Pleasant thought, ain't it? I honestly thought Max would be there looking for Ivy. Though... in retrospect, why would he go there? He didn't know where Ivy was going, as I recall. And of course, the girl he falls for is Serena Van der Woodsen, the girl Ivy idolizes. Everyone inevitably falls for Serena. Except Chuck... but that's a different story. Ha! Charlie/Ivy has now experienced the never-changing process that everyone chooses Serena. Hate Charlie. Sure, I'm sure she needs money, but you don't need to ruin other people's lives to get it! What kind of person does that make you? I can be very morally righteous when I want to be. Does Serena like Max now? Ha! She got stood up for the first time in her life! Score! Too bad Max didn't really want to stand her up... And Charlie and Nate? Ew. Thank god Nate chose Diana, even if I don't exactly love her either.
Diana's interesting. Much more interesting than the other adults on the show. But... I must admit, she seems more like the teenagers on the show than an adult. What's that tell you about her? Her manipulation is, as of yet, flawless. Which is quite amazing. She's pulling all the strings, and no one's snagged the wrong one yet. I'm sure it'll all come tumbling down soon enough. But until it does, let's enjoy the ride!
Serena is way too protective. She doesn't mind Gossip Girl picking on her, but she won't let her pick on Charlie? Admittedly, I adopt a similar point of view. People can make fun of me all they like, but when you start making fun of my friends... you die. But really, for a schemer and a liar, you'd think Serena could see through all of Charlie's lies. Maybe she should go be an actress right now. She's certainly convincing everyone around her. And if she wants to be an actress... why stick around here? What, are you expecting a recommendation from the UES saying, "Oh! Ivy was spectacular in deceiving us! She's a brilliant actress cuz she fooled every last one of us!" I mean, really. Her scheme's gonna blow up in her face eventually. It's not like she'll get away with any of the money she "inherited" as Charlie. Why not get out while you're ahead? UES is addicting, isn't it, Char? (I wanted to call her "C"... then realized that C is Chuck.)
Not enough Blair! She barely showed up! The focus is so not her anymore! See? This is why she shouldn't get married or get pregnant! She becomes a side plot! Blair Waldorf is not a side plot! She's Blair Waldorf! (I think I'm channeling Blair Waldorf...) I mean, she deserves happiness... but at the expense of our entertainment? Hmm... For the record, the only reason I'm able to say this is because I know these aren't real people. Chuuuuuck! He was so sweet. Although I did totally know that he was kissing Blair to give her what she wanted instead of giving in to his own desires. It was pretty obvious. See? He's learning to let go. He needs to do that. If he can let go, the two of them stand a chance again. (Refer to my previous post for my reasoning.)
And lastly, my favorite line in this entire episode.
Dorota: "You really think pillows under covers fool me? You lumpier now!"
Laughed my freaking head off. mdr. (That's "mort de rire," the equivalent of "lol" in french. I refuse to say lol, so I switch to french. It's awesome.)
We may adopt different personas, but let us never forget where we come from. (My little tidbit of wisdom. And... my attempt at imitating Gossip Girl.)
~ XOXO, Seravia
Woah! William Vanderbilt? That's an old storyline that's been revived. He's meddling in Nate's life again? Sigh. And now he's trying to bring down Serena or something too? What's he got against her? Curveball! I thought the guy Diana kept talking to was her actual boyfriend who had a grudge against Nate or something.
Promoting new Apple software much? Dan was using iMessage to talk to his dad. iOS 5! iMessage is the new addition to Apple software! Woot! It's actually pretty useful. Especially for people without texting... which admittedly, are in the minority. But there are plenty! You don't need to pay, and you essentially get all the functions of texting. Wow. Now I'm promoting the thing.
Max and Ivy. Hmm. I should've known they wouldn't just throw Max in there at the beginning for the heck of it. He must serve some greater purpose. And at the UES, that greater purpose is always... screwing up the lives of everyone else. Pleasant thought, ain't it? I honestly thought Max would be there looking for Ivy. Though... in retrospect, why would he go there? He didn't know where Ivy was going, as I recall. And of course, the girl he falls for is Serena Van der Woodsen, the girl Ivy idolizes. Everyone inevitably falls for Serena. Except Chuck... but that's a different story. Ha! Charlie/Ivy has now experienced the never-changing process that everyone chooses Serena. Hate Charlie. Sure, I'm sure she needs money, but you don't need to ruin other people's lives to get it! What kind of person does that make you? I can be very morally righteous when I want to be. Does Serena like Max now? Ha! She got stood up for the first time in her life! Score! Too bad Max didn't really want to stand her up... And Charlie and Nate? Ew. Thank god Nate chose Diana, even if I don't exactly love her either.
Diana's interesting. Much more interesting than the other adults on the show. But... I must admit, she seems more like the teenagers on the show than an adult. What's that tell you about her? Her manipulation is, as of yet, flawless. Which is quite amazing. She's pulling all the strings, and no one's snagged the wrong one yet. I'm sure it'll all come tumbling down soon enough. But until it does, let's enjoy the ride!
Serena is way too protective. She doesn't mind Gossip Girl picking on her, but she won't let her pick on Charlie? Admittedly, I adopt a similar point of view. People can make fun of me all they like, but when you start making fun of my friends... you die. But really, for a schemer and a liar, you'd think Serena could see through all of Charlie's lies. Maybe she should go be an actress right now. She's certainly convincing everyone around her. And if she wants to be an actress... why stick around here? What, are you expecting a recommendation from the UES saying, "Oh! Ivy was spectacular in deceiving us! She's a brilliant actress cuz she fooled every last one of us!" I mean, really. Her scheme's gonna blow up in her face eventually. It's not like she'll get away with any of the money she "inherited" as Charlie. Why not get out while you're ahead? UES is addicting, isn't it, Char? (I wanted to call her "C"... then realized that C is Chuck.)
Not enough Blair! She barely showed up! The focus is so not her anymore! See? This is why she shouldn't get married or get pregnant! She becomes a side plot! Blair Waldorf is not a side plot! She's Blair Waldorf! (I think I'm channeling Blair Waldorf...) I mean, she deserves happiness... but at the expense of our entertainment? Hmm... For the record, the only reason I'm able to say this is because I know these aren't real people. Chuuuuuck! He was so sweet. Although I did totally know that he was kissing Blair to give her what she wanted instead of giving in to his own desires. It was pretty obvious. See? He's learning to let go. He needs to do that. If he can let go, the two of them stand a chance again. (Refer to my previous post for my reasoning.)
And lastly, my favorite line in this entire episode.
Dorota: "You really think pillows under covers fool me? You lumpier now!"
Laughed my freaking head off. mdr. (That's "mort de rire," the equivalent of "lol" in french. I refuse to say lol, so I switch to french. It's awesome.)
We may adopt different personas, but let us never forget where we come from. (My little tidbit of wisdom. And... my attempt at imitating Gossip Girl.)
~ XOXO, Seravia
November 7 - I Am Number Nine
I Am Number Nine (Season 5, Episode 6)
My first GG review! I'm going to start with the episode from November 7th. Because... I haven't actually finished watching the most recent one yet.
I for one, was very disappointed that we didn't have a new episode last week. It was very depressing.
I loved Blair's bridezilla moment. It was awesome seeing her... tryouts for her bridesmaid position. But... isn't she allowed more than one? Why pick only one out of four? Unless Princess Sophie already has a bunch of others picked out? I hate that Charlie won. And I hate how manipulative she is. She shouldn't be able to be that manipulative! I won't deny that anyone who spends too much time on the UES will develop champion scheming skills, but Charlie somehow tapped into her skills right after meeting them! Remember her scheming to get Dan last season? And that thing with Penelope being disqualified? How the hell did she manage to set THAT up? With her just happening to fall into the waiter's arms? And the thing with Jessica. Couldn't Jessica have just retied her halter? Why did she disappear and just never come back? I'd think Charlie would be sticking to low risk things, just keeping Diana happy. She doesn't need to go all out and get this amazing story of Blair's wedding (which I feel like they'll just screw up) to impress her. All she needs is to keep Diana happy so that she doesn't reveal who Charlie really is. Charlie doesn't deserve to be Blair's bridesmaid. Blair deserves to have a good wedding, and Charlie being in it won't make that happen.
I was so happy at the end when Blair and Chuck resolved things with each other. I'm also really glad they didn't just go straight into having sex. In that situation, it just wouldn't have worked. Chuck finally came to terms with his feelings for Blair and he finally apologized! As much as I used to love CB (and really still do), the way they were before wasn't healthy. Maybe they'll stand a chance after Chuck learns to let go. Think about it this way. If you have a dog you love that won't stop following you around no matter where you go, wouldn't you get annoyed with it? Wouldn't you eventually want to get away from the dog regardless no matter how much you love it? If the dog would give you some space, you would go back to it on your own because you want to play with it again. It's like that with Blair and Chuck. Chuck wouldn't leave Blair alone, and she got fed up with it. Especially since Chuck wasn't exactly treating her the best. But after Chuck learns that he needs to back off, she might realize that she still wants to be with him.
Poor Blair just saw Louis' dark side. Although... saying that he's turning into Chuck is going a bit far. Louis's only protecting what he wants. Which... I suppose is leaning toward becoming Chuck... Okay... that just killed my argument. But... Blair gets to have a dark side. Why doesn't Louis? I thought their relationship was for better or worse. If this tears them apart, then clearly they were never meant to be.
Oh yeah, where did Beatrice go?
Nate and Diana are boring. It's too Lady Catherine. Although I like Diana better. She's strong, and she's very manipulative. She bothers me a little, but at the same time, she fits in very well. Her on her own is entertaining. With Nate... she becomes baggage. She gets protective over Nate, and then she just becomes a piece in a bigger game. If they already have Diana as the catalyst for all the UES's problems... what the hell is Charlie's role?
Please don't tell me that Dan and Serena are making a come back. I really don't want them to. Serena seems to still be caught up with Dan. Fortunately, Dan doesn't seem enamoured with Serena anymore. I feel so bad for Dan that he got knocked off the top ten tho! I mean... I guess I didn't exactly expect him to go on and be the greatest write in the world... but I kinda expected his fifteen minutes of fame would... last longer.
~ XOXO, Seravia
P.S. Just a little background on my views. I love Blair, don't like Serena, love Chuck/Blair, Dan/Blair, and Louis/Blair. Right now, that order is DB, LB, CB. Let me repeat. Right now. That's bound to change. So don't pelt me with tomatoes for putting CB last. But hey, NB comes even after CB. Oh, I hate Charlie, she's just Serena 2.0. Or at least she was. Maybe she's evolving. This will all become clear after I post my reviews to all the episodes previous. Oh, so much to rant about...
My first GG review! I'm going to start with the episode from November 7th. Because... I haven't actually finished watching the most recent one yet.
I for one, was very disappointed that we didn't have a new episode last week. It was very depressing.
I loved Blair's bridezilla moment. It was awesome seeing her... tryouts for her bridesmaid position. But... isn't she allowed more than one? Why pick only one out of four? Unless Princess Sophie already has a bunch of others picked out? I hate that Charlie won. And I hate how manipulative she is. She shouldn't be able to be that manipulative! I won't deny that anyone who spends too much time on the UES will develop champion scheming skills, but Charlie somehow tapped into her skills right after meeting them! Remember her scheming to get Dan last season? And that thing with Penelope being disqualified? How the hell did she manage to set THAT up? With her just happening to fall into the waiter's arms? And the thing with Jessica. Couldn't Jessica have just retied her halter? Why did she disappear and just never come back? I'd think Charlie would be sticking to low risk things, just keeping Diana happy. She doesn't need to go all out and get this amazing story of Blair's wedding (which I feel like they'll just screw up) to impress her. All she needs is to keep Diana happy so that she doesn't reveal who Charlie really is. Charlie doesn't deserve to be Blair's bridesmaid. Blair deserves to have a good wedding, and Charlie being in it won't make that happen.
I was so happy at the end when Blair and Chuck resolved things with each other. I'm also really glad they didn't just go straight into having sex. In that situation, it just wouldn't have worked. Chuck finally came to terms with his feelings for Blair and he finally apologized! As much as I used to love CB (and really still do), the way they were before wasn't healthy. Maybe they'll stand a chance after Chuck learns to let go. Think about it this way. If you have a dog you love that won't stop following you around no matter where you go, wouldn't you get annoyed with it? Wouldn't you eventually want to get away from the dog regardless no matter how much you love it? If the dog would give you some space, you would go back to it on your own because you want to play with it again. It's like that with Blair and Chuck. Chuck wouldn't leave Blair alone, and she got fed up with it. Especially since Chuck wasn't exactly treating her the best. But after Chuck learns that he needs to back off, she might realize that she still wants to be with him.
Poor Blair just saw Louis' dark side. Although... saying that he's turning into Chuck is going a bit far. Louis's only protecting what he wants. Which... I suppose is leaning toward becoming Chuck... Okay... that just killed my argument. But... Blair gets to have a dark side. Why doesn't Louis? I thought their relationship was for better or worse. If this tears them apart, then clearly they were never meant to be.
Oh yeah, where did Beatrice go?
Nate and Diana are boring. It's too Lady Catherine. Although I like Diana better. She's strong, and she's very manipulative. She bothers me a little, but at the same time, she fits in very well. Her on her own is entertaining. With Nate... she becomes baggage. She gets protective over Nate, and then she just becomes a piece in a bigger game. If they already have Diana as the catalyst for all the UES's problems... what the hell is Charlie's role?
Please don't tell me that Dan and Serena are making a come back. I really don't want them to. Serena seems to still be caught up with Dan. Fortunately, Dan doesn't seem enamoured with Serena anymore. I feel so bad for Dan that he got knocked off the top ten tho! I mean... I guess I didn't exactly expect him to go on and be the greatest write in the world... but I kinda expected his fifteen minutes of fame would... last longer.
~ XOXO, Seravia
P.S. Just a little background on my views. I love Blair, don't like Serena, love Chuck/Blair, Dan/Blair, and Louis/Blair. Right now, that order is DB, LB, CB. Let me repeat. Right now. That's bound to change. So don't pelt me with tomatoes for putting CB last. But hey, NB comes even after CB. Oh, I hate Charlie, she's just Serena 2.0. Or at least she was. Maybe she's evolving. This will all become clear after I post my reviews to all the episodes previous. Oh, so much to rant about...
Review Gossip Girl
Ever since becoming obsessed with Gossip Girl, I've needed somewhere to rant about the episodes. I used to do this on the discussions section of the Gossip Girl page on Facebook. But for some strange reason, that particular section has disappeared from Facebook. So. Now I need a new place to rant. I can't say I love forums, so I decided to write my reviews in the form of a blog.
Primarily, I expect I'll be reviewing each episode of Gossip Girl, really based only on storyline. But occasionally, I may post about my life, other obsessions, and who knows what else.
(Hmm... I feel like I need a tagline, like Gossip Girl's "XOXO.")
For now...
~XOXO, Seravia
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