WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Okay, I completely meant to post this when everything started, but I was so outraged that I spent quite a bit of time in a chat room discussing laziness that is WB.

With that in mind, watch this 'teaser'.



Here are some quick notes to prove to some of you that I'm not an idiot about what's going on.

• I know that there is supposed to be a full length teaser coming out with the Mummy movie.
• I just looked at mugglenet, and apparently we are getting the theatrical trailer with the mummy.
• And for two, I am aware that I'm six days late with giving you my outrage here.

Now with that in mind, here is my list of many things WB screwed up on.

1. The mpaa message saying that the preview has been approved for all audiences, blah blah blah, was one third of the length of the ACTUAL trailer (if you can even call it that!)
2. The members of the Harry Potter fandom had come to expect that trailers would be delivered to us in a timely manner. I can remember a TON of mugglecast episodes speculating over when we would get this. This length of time gave us greater expectations than WB seems to care about.
3. To emphasize point number two, I must point out that Twilight - a movie that comes out later than Harry Potter - got their teaser trailer on May 5th OR EARLIER.
4. Now this didn't happen to me, but many have stated that they couldn't understand Michael Gambon the first time through.
5. There isn't even a clip of Gambon saying the line to Daniel, which can make one become under the impression that the line isn't even in the movie.
6. You can only see the words Harry Potter (in full) for two seconds.
7. To loosely quote someone else 'when people saw the words harry potter they started cheering, and then got quiet in confusion as to where the rest of the teaser was'.
8. This is the only teaser we get.
9. The actual trailer is going to be with THE MUMMY. I'm sorry but WB's only putting it there because the movie is going to be a huge flop.

Don't you think that's plenty of reason to feel neglected by WB?

Oceansurferg

PS: Expect a full length post tomorrow, where I will discuss the new twilight trailer (Another point WB!), twilight guy being in entertainment weekly, and some wizard rock stuff.
PPS: Forgot that I won't be able to post tomorrow, so I meant the day after tomorrow.

UPDATE: It has been confirmed by Warner Bros that the REAL teaser is coming out with the Mummy. It still doesn't mean that I'm not outraged, it just means there's one less bullet up above (I haven't deleted it from above, I just don't count it anymore).

A year in reveiw.

For most of you it's probably already Tuesday July 22, 2008. But here it's still Monday the 21st of July 2008 so I have to give a monologue.

366 Days ago, I was anticipating all day about the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 365 Days ago, I held Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in my hands for the first time. 364 Days ago, I put Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on my shelf.

366 Days ago, I read everything I could find on Mugglenet.com. 365 Days ago, I stayed up late into the wee hours of the morning trying to read as much as I could before I'd plop asleep. 364 Days ago, I closed the book - I'd read the last words.

366 Days ago, I had no idea of the end. 365 Days ago I cried as Harry walked to his death. 364 Days ago, 'all was well'.

I cried when Hedwig died. I cried when I believed Hagrid to be dead. I cried when George's ear was cut off. I cried when Dobby died. I cried for Snape, Colin, Fred, Remus, and Tonks in the final battle. Bellatrix Lestrange did not deserve my tears. Lord Voldemort deserved them even less.

I smiled when Ron complimented Hermione, and she blushed. I smiled when Ron asked Hermione to dance. I smiled when Ron and Hermione held hands while they slept. I grinned like a MANIAC - perhaps I even giggled - when Hermione jumped Ron in the middle of the Battle of Hogwarts and practically made out with him.

Between 364 days ago, and today a lot has happened. Dumbledore was outed as having fallen in love with Grindelwald - something that recieved as much press as the release of DH. JK Rowling sewed RDR books for trying to sell Harry Potter encyclopedias, when JK planned to write one herself. Warner Brothers announced that the Harry Potter films were the largest grossing film franchise of all time, at 4.47 billion to that date. JK toured the US for the first time in many years. Warner Brothers announced that they were splitting the Deathly Hallows movie into two.

Between 364 days ago and today... I posted my first harry potter fanfiction (and then realized that fanfiction is NOT my strong suit). I subscribed to Mugglecast. I discovered the Parselmouths, and started paying attention to some wizard rock groups. I truly talked to my current best friend for the first time, because I was reading DH. I attempted to read Philosopher's Stone en Espanol (don't know how to add the tilda...). I began checking Mugglenet at least daily. I visited an HP forum for the first time. I got an Order of the Phoenix poster. I reread Sorcerer's Stone one time. I reread Chamber of secrets one time. I reread Prisoner of Azkaban three times. I reread Goblet of Fire two times. I reread Order of the Phoenix one time. I reread Half-Blood Prince (my favorite) five more times. I reread Deathly Hallows four more times. I managed to get my mother to read the first chapter of the series.

Because of the Harry Potter series and fandom... I'm interested in starting a podcast. I'm interested in being a writer. I made a few friends. I started learning about the Genocide in Dafur. I 'eemproved' my Brittish accent. I read more fantacy. And so much more.

So the Harry Potter series may have been over for a year now. So eventually there will be very little fandom left. That doesn't matter as long as Harry Potter lives on in our hearts.

With that cheesy note, I think it's best to be off!

Oceansurferg

Quickie

UPDATE: My bubble is burst. The advance screenings begin this weekend, not the general admission... :(

There is A LOT of stuff that has suddenly come round, so I'm just warning you beforehand to expect a huge post tomorrow or the day after. This is majorly because it is almost guaranteed that the HP6 teaser trailer will be coming out with the movie 'Dark Knight'. Basically I'm saying that I'm going to be searching youtube every five minutes tomorrow for 'half blood prince' until I find the trailer posted - unless mugglenet says that there wasn't a trailer, in which case I will be VERY sad :'(

You can already tell I have a lot to say on the matter.

Also, this post is here to inform you that I will be updating the list of songs on the side (UGH! I promise to never procrastinate ever again! I super pinkie swear!)

Until tomorrow (or the day after),

Oceansurferg

And we thought she ALREADY had enough reason to be in a mental institution...

Heh, guess I was wrong about not getting a life. In fact, I bet that if I hadn't taken summer PE I would right now be staring at my ceiling. I once managed to do that for a half hour you know!

I'm going to be on a plane tomorrow night going to Maui. My friend (I think she posted once as Biggs429) is on the island for her uncle's 50th birthday. So I get to see her for the first time in months. It's making me a bit delirious with happiness. Okay, excuse me as I go crazy for a second in delirious fun.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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happy!!!!!!

:P '_' :D *_* :) -_-
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ADKIJFAKLSJFDLNAIOESURAWHADFJEWAIPQUTWOIEURJFS
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Okay, slight delirium is gone (sort of).

So I'm also a little upset as well. You see the author mental from HPFF (on the side bar) said that she'd update Match. today, but she has yet to update. I'm rather bummed out, she left off with a slight cliffie (okay, so deadly flying purple socks that have suddenly spawned, and James Potter sounding like he's about to pull out a sword is more of something funny than a slight cliffhanger, but it still doesn't mean that I don't want more!).

Adding to my uphoria of happiness is that WALL-E is coming out this weekend.

Adding to my being upset is that there WASN'T A TEASER TRAILER!!!! (I'm very angry! Twilight's teaser comes out about a month ago, while HP6 - which comes out before twilight only has international release dates! I feel jipped.)

The final thing to add to my uphoria (bipoler much?) is that my mom promised that we aren't having fast food tonight! I am SO sick of fast food...

Song #? (I really need to update the side bar...) is No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age (a group of men). It ends with someone speaking spanish, but other than that I think it's a good song.

I'm hungry, so I'm off to go get a 3:30 lunch...

Oceansurferg

Wall-E, Breaking Dawn, and OMG

Hey people of Earth. Or maybe Mars... Do they have internet on Mars yet? :P

So I'm here today (OMG!!! She's actually posting). Yeah, I haven't been posting as regularly, but I think it's because I've finally gotten a life... BUT with summer approching I'm likely to loose that life in a matter of days. We can only hope that Summer PE (so I don't have to take the class next year), can help me keep SOME semblance of a life. Of course, it's not likely to happen... Aw, well!

Now, I may not be the best judge of movies, but I feel a need to speak about Wall-E. Wall-E is Pixar's newest film, coming out June 27th. Get this almost NO DIALOG (sp?). That's right!!! The main characters can NOT talk. Talk about crazy (cheezy pun, yes I know...[actually, did anyone even figure out it was a pun at first glance? - just a thought]).

Anyways, it has robots, and romance, so that's a bit for the guys and girls (though I think that both aspects make it great...). Plus this little robot just looks so cute. Plus he's curious if you've seen the commercials, reviews, ect.

Now, I've seen all the Pixar movies besides Ratatouille, and I feel I can safely say that they haven't made any horrible movies whatsoever (Cars was a little overhyped and little kid friendly, but I still think it was good[ish?]), so I feel that I trust Pixar enough to make another great film.

Now, I give you a Breaking Dawn...

Spoiler Alert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have not read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer...

Walk AWAY from the computer....

Or scroll down till you see more big L-E-T-T-E-Rs

Okay, so one thing I have to say. WHO IS IN THE PROLOGUE!!!! Who in the flippin' world is she talking about? The only people I can think of are Edward and Jake, and I now think I must admit I'm a team Jacob who completely supports Bella in her choice of Edward. So, I'm basically saying that I have trouble thinking that it could be Jake, but I also think it impossible for Edward to hurt Bella.

I have come up with an alternative solution.

Bella is thirsty and after humans but Edward is trying to keep her from doing something stupid. The major problem with this is that she is 'marked for disaster', so this solution doesn't work. I must grudgingly admit that it could also be Jake - now so wild - who can't stop himself from attacking Bella.

Maybe I should start hoping for her to fall in love with Ben Cheney... (yes that's right I'm team BEN, [I even made a t-shirt for it :D]).

The part about Jake - after I'd reread the Epilogue of Eclipse a bundle of times - was rather expected for me. I figured that as a wolf, they could still track him, so they wouldn't be on the (pretend) search - even if the whole town was searching.

I had been expecting WAAY more drama from Bella's family. I mean, Charlie was supposed to turn colors then yell. And Renee was supposed to refuse to go to the wedding or something! Although - even though I now realize the obviousness of it - Charlie thinking Bella to be pregnant was H!-I!-L!-A!-R!-I!-O!-U!-S!

I absolutely CANNOT believe that Bella gave in so much. I thought she was strong enough to fight the system! And I saw the video of the closest car to the 'Guardian' getting hit with tests like BEING SHOT AT!!!! It was a really awesome video, & I'd post the link, but I can't find it :(

I like the idea of Bella still having a link to the pack through Seth (and Seth & Edward striking up friendship) and it makes me wonder what drama will come of it...

BIG LETTERS

Now, don't think that I'm being hypocritical when you first read this. I H A T E O M G.

I'm not talking about when people are texting, bloging, ect. I'm talking about the people who SAY omg. I can understand typing in OMG because it's easier, and less tedious than Oh, My, God (or Gosh - if the idea's offensive). Plus OMG looks more urgent than Oh My God. But for heaven sakes, if you're too lazy to SAY 'oh, my, god', then you shouldn't be talking at all. I don't have time for people THAT lazy, because if you're that lazy then you probably don't bother to think for yourself...

That's my 2 cents.

To speak out for those who actually don't like Summer break TOO majorly, I dub this post's song 'Closing Time', by Semisonic in their CD Feeling Strangely Fine. I give you this song to give you the message that we should grab this opportunity known as Summer Break, with the realization that so many hopes and dreams are possible in the span of time.

Yeah, I know, I'm a total Cheese.

CHEESE WILL RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!! BOW TO THEIR LEADERS NOW!!!!!!! OR AT LEAST WORSHIP CHEESE FROM FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS!!!!!

BLOO, MAC & CHEESE!!!!!!!!

From the girl who escaped the loony bin with Luna Lovegood multiple times,

Oceansurferg

PS: I'd thought that using my usual coloring wouldn't work with the purple and blue, so enjoy the B&W. (Black and White).
PPS: I wasn't kidding about the cheese.
PPPS: Just Joking!
PPPPS:Or not...
PPPPPS: That was a lot of PSs
PPPPPPS: BYE!!!!

All hail Cheese!

Delirious = fun for all (but me)

Terve! Hola! Bonjour! Kalla! Goddag! Hallo! Guten label! Olá! Ciao! God dag! Hallå! Abyssus!

Guess what? Those twelve hellos I gave to you are almost all found in TWO languages? I found Hallo the most, so often in fact, that if I'd put in all the languages with only that for Hello (on my translator) there would be two more hallos up there. Just thought you'd like to get a thought to begin the post.

Now why did I begin with a thinker? Today, I plan to challenge the way you think about the world. (Okay, so I'm mostly here to help you understand there's a world outside your country).

Did you know that there are 195 countries in the world?
Did you know that there are 6,700 languages spoken across the globe?
Did you know that there are about 4,200 religions on Earth?
Did you know there are around 6.5 billion people alive?

Did you know...

glumbert - Shift Happens 2

Our world is changing.
Technology will change.
Political powers will change.
Knowledge will change
Access to knowledge will change.
Exchange rates will change.
Music will change.
Ideals will change.
Travel will change.
Money will change.


Yet even in a world where so much is changing so quickly...

The essence of being human will not change.

Enjoy my little presentation? I was bored so... Well you know how I am :D
Or if you don't, might I say that I'm pleased to make you acquaintance. (Sorry about the silliness, it's 11:15 here in Hawaii, and I'm getting a bit delirious).

For the heck of it I've been coming up with a bunch of tee-shirt ideas (related to twilight), but I'm not going to tell anyone any of them until after all of the books in the series are published (including Midnight Sun).

No song, as I need to sleep.

Laters,

Oceansurferg

Podcasting

Okay, so my friend and I are starting a podcast for the twilight series, the host, and whatever else Stephenie Meyer might come out with. Our first episode is being recorded this Friday. We're going to be talking about what we thought of the Host. Our podcast is called 'Anti-Human', and I urge you to be there on the 21st when we will have the first episode out. (I must sheepishly admit that I'm not done with the design yet, so enjoy how lame it is while it lasts).

I also might learn how to make a banner ad and put it into the sidebar here.

I finished the Host. Six (or seven, it you count the have from I've) words to describe it "The best book I've ever read". It took me two days to read it. That book is so huge. My friend (see above) has my book, so I can't start re-reading it yet. I just asked her if she can finish it by Friday (again, see above) and she told me she still has to ask if she can do the podcast. YIKES!

I know that you're probably getting tired of all the Paramore songs of the day (although I'm not!) so I'm giving you another song by Death Cab For Cutie. My choice is 'What Sarah Said', it's on the CD Plans.

Hope you're having a great Tuesday (2x Tuesday at dominoes!),

Oceansurferg

Not a Chance

Ugh, this is impossible.

You see, about every other month college suddenly springs to the front of my mind. You have no idea how much I want to get a degree in tuba performance at UW. Absolutely no idea. And yet, I've looked through the application process.

There's no way that I have any chance.

Seriously, ALL the major and minor scales, MEMORIZED!?!?!?! Who can do that? Not me. That I'm sure of. Not to mention I have to preform two pieces. I'm bloody horrible at preforming on my own. And I have no tuba to practice on at all, a tuba is between 3,000 and 20,000 dollars, and that's simply for one of cheap good quality. I have no chance to get into this school, or any school for that matter (though UW, is preferable, as I'm a resident of Washington, and there's a difference of 16,000 dollars a year for the undergraduate program [less difference for the graduate program, but still...])

Ugh, I want to go to this school so badly. Nobody can have any idea how much. And it doesn't help that I'm not with a good group of musicians to be learning with at school. About half our class is given over to discipline, and lectures on life, simply because nobody manages to put any effort in.

Not to mention I don't have a lesson instructor. And I also need some skill on the piano (on which I can only play basic compositions in C position, probably with horrible technique as well.

Meanwhile I ache for the release of The Host. If only today could be tomorrow (actually, I need all the time I can get, so maybe I don't wish that, but still...).

No song for today, I'm not really in the mood...

Laters,

Oceansurferg

Hey guys! I fell asleep in a heartbeat last night, so I didn't get much of a chance to make a post. Well, actually, I didn't fall asleep that quick, but the Lord of the Rings made me tired.

So apparently I do have friends in my age group who like what I like, I just wasn't listening... Ah, well, at least I know now. So that's good...

My friend and I are starting a Twilight Podcast, and - being a twilaholic - has started advertising. I'm not quite sure what she expects, because we're just a bunch of kids doing a show, surely it can't get far. Not to mention, I'm still learning html a bit more in depth so I can make to page look better, and right now, I don't want too many people to see it.

I've been spending a lot of time on youtube for these past two days and I feel compelled to recommend some stuff. Obviously I've been watching the clips about the twilight movie (there are tons). I also have been watching videos from the account 'nigahiga'. Of theirs I reccomend the how to be _____ series (order: ninja, gangster, emo, nerd), the number 21 (or something along those lines), mindgeek (really stupid and funny)... Actually now that I think of it, I recommend everything (except a few of the lip syncs).

You guys get a double song today, since I didn't do it yesterday. Plus I'm rereading 'Just Listen' by Sarah Dessen, and Owen's take/obsession on music makes you a bit obsessed yourself.

Today's first song is another by Death Cab for Cutie 'Soul Meets Body'. My favorite part has to be the short instrumental at the begining. This song I like way more for the sound than the actual lyrics.

My second song for today is also a repeat band. We welcome back Paramore, this time with 'That's what you get'. I first (and only) found it on youtube, the video is awesome (which reminds me, I forget to mention fueledbyramen earlier), and I love the lyrics and sound. I definitely need to get this CD, which also reminds me that I'm almost out of space on my ipod :( I listen to too much music now.

With nothing much else to say,

Oceansurferg

Release

I am a bit frustrated right now. To fix it I'm listening to some of my more 'hardcore' songs, and my foot is shaking violently. I'm trying to come up with better solutions, as I feel a bit nauseous (perhaps it was the pizza I ate?), and shaking your foot tends to jitter the stomach more.

Ugh...

My dad's going to put our ps2 on craig's list, NOT in the garage. Our old T.V. goes to my parent's room, not the garage. (Hopefully their old one can go in the garage). I really just want to be able to play DDR, but the way this is going, I don't expect it to have a chance of happening...

I seriously wonder how serious my dad was when he offered to get a drum set... The death of the 360 makes me miss the rock band, creating a want for the ability to play the real instruments. Plus (even if it is 8:30) I would love to go destroy a drum set (or um, play)...

I'm going to the beach tomorrow. My friend is coming with me, and I haven't gone to the beach with a friend in a long time. So that should definitely be fun...

I don't feel like a song today.

Laters,

Oceansurferg

PS: I've noticed that the time-stamp on the blog is wrong. I'll fix it a bit later, but for now just know that it's three hours behind.