New Golden Snitch Cursor

If you have noticed, which no doubt you have, my new cursor is a GOLDEN SNITCH! The VERY SAME SNITCH HARRY POTTER CAUGHT IN HIS MOUTH DURING HIS FIRST QUIDDITCH GAME!


          Excuse the caps. Golden Snitchs and seekers are cool. Here's a picture for future reference.

Click here to download!

         This is very cool. Download if you wish, I have no part in the creation or the conception of the golden snitch cursor, I've just used it, is all.

O.D.ed on the Snitch,

Random Thoughts and Goodbye to Blogging

          Blogging comes so easily for me. Last night I was laying down, trying to sleep, when I suddenly orchestrated an entire completely out of whack blog post. Yes, a blog post. I thought about what I would say, when each paragraph would end, what PICTURES to put in, etc.

          But I'm not here to relive that blog post. I'm here to write a whole 'nother one. No, 'nother is most definitely 'nother word. (It's a pun! Lighten up!) School is starting soon, posts are going to be rare and far apart. Maybe on special occasions like birthdays or new years or post-apocalyptic survival. But I believe posts from the computer lab will still make random appearances, as long as I don't care what I'm writing, words will flow out of my brain and on to the screen.

          I think that writer's block is just your perfectionist writing filter going haywire. The only way (I think) to fix that is to take out the filter, wash out all the ideas clogging it, and then start writing. Like, for example, this post. In no way have I ever thought long and hard about this post. It's the clutter in my brain, pouring out, because my filter is out and I didn't bother putting it back in.

          But there is a point in this. Yes sirree, there is. No I'm just kidding. See you all later, much, much later, and I promise I'll post a picture of my car once (and if) I get one!

The Turmoil of Writing

          I used to believe that writing was just sitting down, and typing. Just that simple. Turns out that I was COMPLETELY off the mark.

          For example, my story about Elodie Hunter. It isn't just writing about Elodie, no, nothing can ever be that simple. I have had to construct a WORLD for Elodie to exist in. Worlds with its own rules and etiquette, its own government, the PROBLEMS politically and financially, whether or not it will CONCERN Elodie, Elodie's parents, (because I assume everyone HAS them, even if Elodie's are dead). Not to mention the magical aspect of it, which is a HUGE part of it, I can assure you.

          How magic works, for example, and why some people are capable of doing magic, why some are not, why some people are more powerful than others? There are also the magical GADGETS that I need to invent. I've come up with some stuff, some fun and quirky stuff that would add to the world, but not necessarily contribute anything important.

      How would Elodie get to school? How would ANYONE get to the magic school? What would the school BE like? The subjects? The teachers? How many students will there be? How will students be sorted into their dorms? Because you can't have mass travelling every morning, that's just insane. And you can't have kids with opposite personalities sleeping in the same room, fights will be happening every day! Considering that the school is for children from the age of 10 to 18.

          And how to keep people from thinking: "This is a Harry Potter rip off, because it has magic and wands and a wizarding school." All true, of course, except for the rip off part. I guarantee you Elodie came to me first, then she gradually explained her family background to me, and what she'll be going through.

          This is the FIRST time I realise that authors are extremely gifted. And I may not be cut out for it. Hopefully I am, though. I would LOVE for everyone to get to know Elodie, prissy princess as she is. And Elodie is, as seen by outsiders, the PERFECT 10 year old girl. She never misbehaves, listens aptly in class, scores all A's and occasional B's, just to show people that "I am normal, really".

          She always looks flawless, first thing in the morning, after a rough afternoon of sports, even while in battle. She gets dirty, sure, and her hair gets all messy and frizzy, and out of place, but she still looks beautiful. That's what makes her tons of enemies. All the girls will be jealous, all the guys will think she's completely out of reach and unreal, and Elodie will feel like nobody understands her.

          Other pretty girls will want to befriend her, seeking her help to dominate the school, while not so pretty girls will be so jealous of her they don't really want to be her friends, they just want some of that attention from other people. So that's Elodie pretty much sorted, as she always was. Now I just have to construct the world around her.

          As easy as it sounds, I think it'll take a while. So until next time, I'll be writing.

Brainstorm post

          Braincrack. A term familiar to nerdfighters world wide. I am stuffed full of it, and I would like to share it with all of you kind people.

          Magic is my problem. I've been creating a world in my head, a world revolving around magic. Previously I've talked about a girl named Elodie Hunter. Despite the change of storyline, she's still the main character. Or one of them. I'm thinking of having 2 main characters, one with the common sense/ booksmarts and one with power but hating the responsibility.

          I've also thought about the villain/enemy. No name yet, but it's a she. She is supposed to be the one with power, the one prophesied to defeat the evil side, and she was thought to be, until our heroine shows up. Eager to prove the world wrong, and wanting to make them regret ever replacing her with a stupid prat who doesn't even understand the amount of power she possessed, she turns over to the dark side.

          The dark side, I believe, is a colony of non-magic people intent on destroying the magic community. For a long time the non-magic people, (muggles, in a sense, though I hate ripping anybody off) have thought of magic as a lie, or a trick, some psychological prank played on their minds. There are also people who think that magic is great, convenient, but most of these people are young and do not understand or just want to rebel against the older generation.

          But news leaked out. People tried spreading the news of magic around the world, and they succeeded, partly, causing the Salem Witch trials. Magical people around the world were more powerful/ had more control in the government, and were able to dismiss it as a ridiculous lie started by deranged people. Now, in the year 1980, witches and wizards started feeling safer and started businesses in the 'muggle' world (I'll come up with a name soon), thus creating rapid industrial growth in magic hotspots, (countries with the most witches and wizards/magical creatures).

          A non-magical man, named Malcolm Bankrall, started gaining supporters. They called themselves the Contemno, and they spread hatred against magic among the muggles.

          That's a lot of the plot given out... But here's a little of how I think the magic works. People with magic, venificus, have a separate vein that pumps magic through their bodies evenly. Magic can be done with hands or with a glance, but wands are used to center the magic into one point, making it stronger. Wands could also be made of/infused with magical items, intensifying the effect.

       Spells are a way to specify what you want your magic to do. It doesn't matter what language, but, most people struggle with making sure what they want their magic to do, therefore they stick to their old spells, mostly latin, in old spellbooks taught in magical schools.

          Schools like these are rare, because if magical schools were situated in every city, there were bound to be questions about that school, and why they won't accept just any students. Therefore, only one magic school is sanctioned per continent. The school we're interested in is (no, not Hogwarts) Virtus Silva school of Magic, more commonly known as Virtus's.

          These schools normally admit students from the years 10 to 18. Any education before that is either nondonum (my version of muggle) or home-schooled. Our heroine, Elodie, is an orphan, living in an orphanage in London. She, since the age of 5, had the strange ability to read minds. She quickly learned that this was not a good thing and hid it from everybody else after she was transferred to another orphanage when she was 7.

          I'll start writing from age 10. But on my computer, of course. Not here, because It's likely to be as long and rambling as this.




Writing hard,

New Design!

          Not to coincide with the new youtube layout, I've changed my blog design into a sort of louder colour compared to my old monochromatic design.

          Unlike the youtube layout, everything is still where it used to be, position-wise. It's a little different SIZE-wise, but I swear that's it. No new widgets, no nothing. No nothing? Doesn't that mean there's something?  I guess it does. But hey-ho, you get what I mean.

          I've recently got Twitter, (OMGZ, you're so slooow, twitter is like SOOO last year #retard) so I guess you can follow me, if you want. On second thought, please don't. Because then all you'd see is retweets of heated conversations between two celebrities that may or may not be from youtube.

          I just realised. My life is so youtube oriented it's insane. Short of actually being a youtuber, which I would LOVE to be, I spend every waking second on youtube. Or I just have a tab open with youtube videos loading, but that still counts, right?

to you tube you will go!

          Which reminds me, (I don't know what reminded me, but something triggered this thought) I've been reading some Harry Potter fan-fiction lately, and there are SO MANY good ones! I don't think I can finish it all, but I really want to. There are also those that are so nice, but they never get completed, which is sad.

          Also, here's this Jack Frost picture I drew, that got 10 likes in 10 minutes! (A feat for me)

Jack Frost, from the movie Rise of the Guardians. Really good movie!

          That is basically all, feel free to go read some of my other posts, I promise they are better.



Best wishes,

Nerdfighters, DFTBA and my novel!

          As usual, I am late to the party, but this is STILL GOING ON, so I'm not all that upset. The vlogbrothers, John and Hank Green, started brotherhood 2.0 in 2007, and I've only noticed their awesomeness NOW. I've seen their videos before, but their terminology and obscurities threw me off. I know OF them, but now I feel like I KNOW them.

          I have yet to complete the nerdfighter pilgrimage, that is watching ALL the videos to better understand them, and write a song verse. That is all I have to say for now, but I'd like to talk about MY. NOVEL.

          I've barely figured out the characters, but so far, here's what I've got:

          The main character is named Elodie Airla Hunter. She is 16, and she is an orphan. She lives in Manhattan with her aunt, uncle and cousin. I think she can control minds, but she doesn't want to because she feels guilty about it. But I'm not sure yet. I've thought about controlling time, and some other supernatural powers, but I need to think this through.

          So she has a hard time adjusting, staying away from people, bullied by her cousin Melantha (Mellie the Malicious?) I'll hammer out the details, but I've got the storyline mostly in my head now, so that's good.


See you soon, best wishes!

New Art!!!

          I've been doing some random sketches, and I think they're quite good, so I'll be posting them down there. So basically what I've been doing is sketching some stuff while watching a (mostly Jedward related) interview, on my wacom tablet. Cut me some slack, I only used the eraser sparingly, and this wasn't my main focus, the interview/video was. Keep that in mind, and hopefully enjoy it :)

This is where I found the pen to my tablet! It was in a random suitcase...

The mouth. I redid it twice and finally just gave up. But I like the rest of the face, the eyes look weird as well.

I know the hair looks wonky, especially the left side, but what's done is done.

This one I really like. I just thought it looks good. Doesn't it?

This one is sloppy. Because the hair extends way out of the picture, I couldn't find a way to finish it nicely, so I blurred it. Bad decision, but again, what's done is done.

I was reading about mermaids on stumbleupon, and I drew this.

Then I drew this because my brother said the last one didn't have a face.

For this one I  just figured out that you can texture erasers! That's so cool! The actual drawing is rubbish but I like the effect the colours and textures give.

So basically, that is all. Toodle-oo,

Jedward Sitch (Re: Jedward Bullied)

          So, I've slept on it, and haven't dwelled on it, so I'm more or less calm now. It's just so frustrating how unfair this all is. That's all. But they were treated quite well on irish television shows, and also quite well on some uk shows. It's just that bad things are much more noticed than good things, so there's that.

          This is just a brief recap, not much to say, but if any group needs help or support for anti-tv bullying, I'm there 100 percent.

          I also want to make a public promise to make more art during the holidays, since I should probably do something productive instead of lazing around doing jack squat.



Signing out,

Jedward being bullied (Alan Carr Christmas Special)

          I was completely ready to be passive about this, but this is just RIDICULOUS! Brief recap: Jedward appeared on shows such as 8 out of 10 cats and Alan Carr chatty man Christmas special, and were on the receiving end of blatant tv bullying.

          I'm not from Europe, I'm from Malaysia, where all the TV shows are nice, warm, friendly, and ANTI-BULLY. Is UK not the place where most people picture sophistication? It is for me. But not now that this monstrosity appeared before me. I'm reconsidering. So basically you've ruined my (and most likely others') perception of british TV.

          I'm a fan of Jedward, I'll freely admit that, but I do sometimes get the feeling that they've overstepped it, and I think it's a defense mechanism. But more on that later. How the HELL did they manage to get away with this? This is just ridiculous. COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS!!! Firstly, on both of these shows, incest was suggested. Incest. On public TV. Not even suggested, it was asked in a completely disgusting way, it just made me sick. So Ruth Jones got a tub of hair gel poured on her head, big deal. She's just lucky it was Jedward, because I would've thrown that tub straight at her face.

          The nerve!! So what if Jedward weren't entirely normal? That's why we love them! To actually do something like this! Poor, poor Jedward. Not gonna lie, I'm on the verge of tears right now. They looked absolutely heartbroken in 8 out of 10 cats, and they were trying so hard to stay cheerful in the shows, it was heartbreaking. And the Alan Carr show was edited to let Ruth off the hook!

No, they weren't beat up, but I'm sure it hurt a lot more than physical abuse.

          I wish there was some way I could protest, or show support, but I can't, being both a minor and from a foreign country(with absolutely no rights). All I can do is buy their album, right? People who live in the UK/Ireland, show these guys some support! Go to the shows they're supposed to be in, and stand up for them! They can't stand up for themselves verbally, but please help them out. They don't deserve this.

          Oh god, those people are such vile vicious monsters! And people are standing up for them instead of Jedward! Granted, the majority are on Jedward's side, but haters speak louder don't they? 

          Jedward's defense mechanism, (or John's) is that the more abuse they take, the more upbeat they try to be. They want to feel like they don't care what's being said, that they don't mind, but it's hard. Believe me it's hard. My defense mechanism is acting like I agree with everything the person is saying. For example:

Me: Wow, I've spent all week making this painting. Do you like it?

Person: You call that a painting? So this is what society has come down to. I cannot believe this pile of crap    

    you call "art".

Me: Oh, haha, I know, it sucks, I was just kidding about it being a week, it was actually like 5 seconds,  

    hahaha...ha.

While Jedward's response is basically trying to ignore the abuse while maintaining their composure the best they can, which may come off as them being stupid or cocky (it was an impression of them that I saw in the youtube comments. I just felt extremely sorry for them)

No, this was fine, it was a little bit of banter, but anything incriminating would make me so pissed off I would throw a vase at a cat. (picture taken from Tumblr)

          If people are going to act like that, and not all chat shows are like that at all, then maybe they should stop. People who don't understand them will think they're stupid, and people who love them just feel extremely uncomfortable and sad. I'm feeling an extreme heart wrench because I get abuse, and it's not even that bad, but I imagined people suggesting that me and my brother(one year younger, different sex, we get along extremely well) were..... you know, and comparing it to Jedward's case, which is WAY worse (twins, IDENTICAL, Same sex, inseparable, obviously brothers, and probably see themselves as one being in separate bodies).

          How extremely scarring to have that said to you? I would never look at my brother or interact with him the same way ever again, constantly thinking about incest and just, urgh. Absolutely horrible. And on national television, in several separate occasions? I cannot imagine. I've been going on for miles and I'm STILL bitterly upset.

          But I should stop. This has gone on long enough. It's 3 in the morning and I am feeling very emotional, I'll be back tomorrow after I've slept on it and hopefully will find an amiable solution to my grief and angst.

Still very upset,

JEDWARD Timeline + Profile

          So, just as promised, JEDWARD TIMELINE.

Timeline cover Download

Profile picture Download

          Feel free to use it, not my best, but still. Profile fits exactly with the timeline, but of course you can also have another profile picture. It's not that high def, but as a profile picture I think it's fine.

Yours truly,

Another Obsession (Jedward)

          I know, I know. I've said I was an ultimate fan to a LOT of things/people, but honestly, I am. My Jedward phase has been going on since (shamefully) last monday, and so I'm not one of those hardcore Jedicated fans, but I've been trying to dig up whatever I can find about them, WHATEVER I can find. I think I've got an entire stockpile of concerts, interviews, videos, fan-made things and bad press in my head.

          So to show I'm not any LESS than a regular Jedhead, I'm making a timeline. A Jedward timeline. I don't want to be the kind of person to go "<3 <3 <3", but seriously? <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

          What is up with all the bad press though? Poor, poor Jedward.

          Timeline'll be up today, it's gonna be craZy Jepic.


Jedtastically,

 Edit: Timeline's done, link here: Timeline post

wow

Gosh, it's been a long time. But holidays are starting, so hurray hurray for that! Only LCCI exams to go. Speaking of, I'm feeling extremely guilty right now, because the exam is next week and I'm still lounging about doing nothing. It cost my parents 160 ringgit to pay for the exam, and I'm WASTING it. It's also important in that it can get me a job just by getting the LCCI diploma, and I'm probably not gonna get it if I keep WASTING my TIME.

          At the same time though, I don't know WHAT to study. It's accounting, and what can I read about accounting? Probably nothing. But still, I should try. I should, but I REALLY don't want to. I will. Right after I make myself a cup of milo. Right after that.



          I think.

Goodbye!! (Minecraft)

          Today is the last day I'll ever be online, thus this goodbye blog. I have had absolutely NOTHING to post,therefore leaving this to the last day. I planned to make some sort of art during the holidays, but in case you haven't noticed, I didn't.

          I have been busy playing MINECRAFT!!!!!!! It's Effin amazing, I can tell you that. If you haven't tried it yet, DON'T. Watch some tutorials, some let's plays, or just some top 5 creations. They will help a lot. Playing without videos is like learning to read without teachers. You can do it, but do you want to?

          I have tons of friends who quit minecraft on the very first day just because they had no instructions whatsoever. Video tutorials are not CHEATING, they are a part of the learning process. They teach you so you can LEARN. There ARE no tutorials or instructions in the game itself, that's why these videos are so very important.

          Also, use the minecraft wiki if you want to know the properties of a block or crafting recipes. I use the wiki page, but that takes some fun out of crafting, I admit.

My house! Yes, I am proud of it. The door and bridge is activated with a switch and all! :)

          So anyways, that's all until maybe next holiday? And I'll make some off-screen art and take some pictures or SOMETHING.



I'll make a post for the new stuff I got/did these past weeks, so see you there!

My youtube Profile pic

          If you saw my channel, you'll have seen the sad, empty, space where the profile picture should be. Well that's gone forever!

          I have made a new profile square, which I've been working on FOREVER. I tried a kinda cutesy rainbow approach, for the word 'awesomeness', but it just looked... WRONG. So I had to stick to my black and white abilities, and made THIS!

          I'm quite proud of it, to be honest. The font is Times New Roman (classic) and the background buildings are from a font called cityscape. Click to download!

          The reflection looks a bit wonky, but aren't all reflections? I'm just gonna pretend I did it on purpose. It's black, white, and grey, really similar to my VlogProductionsTV logo.....

          Well now that you look at it... It's quite different. So I guess I do have a decent creative capacity after all! I guess that's it for now, enjoy the logos, be aware that I've used it on my accounts, so please don't use it on yours! That is if you happen to have a username with an acronym of IAA or VPTV.


Type soon!

Moderately exciting news!

         I just thought that you would be moderately excited about.... My...... VLOG!!!! Yes, I have finally made good on my promise and posted my vlog.

          And as an added bonus, I also got a singing video out, it's my cover of favourite things! I think it's kinda bad, but not THAT bad. Mainly because it's a pretty good song, not to discredit my non-existent singing abilities, of course.

          I'll put the videos here, for your (hopefully) enjoyment. I promise to vlog semi-regularly! So subscribe! Please? :)

http://youtube.com/user/iateawesomeness

          Please go check it out. You'll probably like it, or be like why is this person so damn weird? But either ways. You won't be bored! Ok, you probably will. I mean, it's possible. But not definite. So check it out!

Ugh

       So yeah, tomorrow will be my last day ever to be online, which stinks, really bad. I am gonna miss nigahiga vids so much, and KevJumba hasn't made a new video yet, so I'm definitely missing out on that. Maybe though, just maybe, I can convince my dad to take the modem and leave me the laptop. Maybe.

       So just a short sad angsty rant. I hope I will write again soon. Like maybe? Possibly?


Possibly goodbye forever,

Nigahiga's removed videos!

       I love Nigahiga! But I watched all his videos and I couldn't believe it. Like there was 117 videos and I finished it in one day. It was CRAZY. But then I found out that a lot of the videos were REMOVED!!! I'm guessing because there was quite a lot of copyrighted music and stuff. That's super unfair, so I think I'll post some here, and if you guys want I'll post more!

Nigahiga- Adjusting the sails

Nigahiga- Mind geek (I love this one)

Nigahiga- The Number 21

Nigahiga- Rant on A D D

Tell me if you want more!

WHAT??!?!?!?!??!!!

       So. I doubt this is gonna happen to you people, but it's happening to me. Again. If you see my previous posts, I have been banned from the internet pretty frequently. Well, it's happening again! Next week I'm gonna be banned again, and as you would know from my little update blog,it's a 2 week holiday. The first week's not even over yet and this is happening.

       I know all you lucky people out there probably don't get banned from the internet, maybe you'll get grounded and be 'forced' to go online out of boredom? I don't know. I am basically grounded for all my life, with short intervals of internet. That's right. No friends to hang out with, no going to the movies or shopping, and no videos from KevJumba or Nigahiga! No blog posting either, and no facebook. I'm just pissed off. Being banned doesn't make me strive for better grades, if anything it makes me a ton more upset. People message me and leave me comments on facebook, 'why aren't you online anymore?' and 'I sent you that request months ago, why didn't you reply?' BECAUSE I COULDN'T!!!!!

       Ugh this is such a long stupid rant. I hate myself. Not really, more like my parents (Basically just my dad). This stinks. I'm gonna stay late everyday going online, no matter how tired and how boring. I'm gonna go online in super mode for these 3 more days, non-stop. Damn I wish Casey's birthday celebration was next week and my piano lesson was next week as well.... Hey maybe I'll get a modem for myself? Or do you have to be over 18? Probably, huh? I hate this. I HATE THIS.



Your's in rage and hatefulness,

Blog stats

       So I'm going through my blog statistics and I found out some interesting facts! Here's a list of them:

1) I only started getting views on August 2011. Blog started in 2008. :(

2) March 2012 has the highest views so far, for whatever reason... Probably the Panda Cursor.....

3) The country that views this blog the most is Malaysia. Second is the US, so THANK YOU!!!

4) Panda Cursor post has the most views, again I don't know why.

5) 33% of my viewers use Google Chrome, and 67% of them use windows. Hey, Mac, Where are you?

So just a short little update and see you soon!

Hunger Games timeline

I have made a hunger games timeline plus a matching profile pic! Download below! (kinda similar to the titanic one....)

Download here

Download here

Again, please make sure to credit me and my layering skills!!!

My youtube haul

"For when you're bored, nothing else matters but youtube."
                                                                                   - Jaclyn



"A Thousand Years" - Christina Perri (ft. Aimée Proal and Lindsey Stirling)

Connie Talbot Audition - Best Version and Full Story BGT

Kracie - happy kitchen #4 - mini hamburger

Enjoy,

New artwork!

       Basically, I get bored during exams after I'm done and there's still an hour/45 minutes left, so I draw things behind the question papers/ any empty space I can find. Here's 3 of them!

       Plus, I recently got a new stationery box or something... It doesn't say what it is on the box so....

       So I got some mapping pins, paper fasteners, and paper clips here. I think it's a pretty cool box, right?

Happy blog reading!

Hunger Games movie review

       I have WATCHED IT!!!!! It was a fantastic movie! I love how deep the emotions are and I especially love the ending. Don't worry, no spoilers.

       I loved all the actors and actresses, but I especially loved Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket). I love the character Katniss of course, but I loved Elizabeth Banks more than Jennifer Lawrence. The story line is amazing, anybody who wants to watch it SHOULD. Peeta is great, poor Gale, and poor Seneca Crane. I don't know if they wanted him dead or not at the end (Is this a spoiler? Since I don't even know myself?) But I imagine they DID want him dead.

Effie and Katniss

Seneca Crane, the GAMESMASTER

Peeta, Katniss, and Gale

       OK, confession. I have not read the books. I would, I love reading. Anything. Ok, not anything, biographies and non-fiction books generally aren't my favourite. BUT, I would read the hunger games trilogy. Even before I watched the movie. Thing is, I can't afford three books. And you gotta buy 3, right? You can't just buy 1 and leave the rest. My mom would NEVER buy 3 books for me. Not unless it's my birthday. And my birthday's in September!

       So. Watch the movie, if you can. If you can't, get out of my sight. Just kidding, you were never in my sight in the first place. Watch it online or something. I'm sure you resourceful people can figure something out.




May the odds be ever in your favor,