…is the sexiest man alive.

Ok, so this is actually Ian Somerhalder, because let’s face it – Damon’s an ass and he would not be cuddling a puppy. But holy moley this picture makes me want to make love to the computer screen.

It’s cool not growing old. I like being the eternal stud.

Somewhere along the way, you decided I was worth saving. I wanted to thank you for that.

I haven’t hunted a human in… God, way too long.

I tried to kill a werewolf, I failed. Now I feel like I’m not living up to the version of my best self.

I’m not a hero, Elena. I don’t do good. It’s not in me.

What is a Facebook friend?

I mean, seriously? It’s almost like the more friends you have, the more power or status accredited to you. You may disagree with this, but subconsciously, it plagues everyone’s mind. Even mine.

Today, I realised I had been deleted as a ” friend”  on Facebook. This person was not a close friend, in fact, I don’t think I had ever spoken to them in person except very briefly when I passed them at Melbourne Central station once – I knew I went to high school with them and thus I only felt obliged to acknowledge them with a “hi” of some sort. Nevertheless, I was connected to them via the social networking site that is Facebook.

I’ll admit that most of my “Facebook friends”  are people I am acquainted with. Less than half of them I would actually classify my real-life ‘ friend’ and I am certain this applies to most of those who have Facebook accounts. Because, in essence, the purpose of Facebook is to connect people via the internet and thus aid communication. Over the few years that I’ve actually had an account, I’ve found it useful to contact people in times of desperate need when I’ve had no other method of contacting them – since they weren’t close enough to me for me to have their number saved in my phone. I’ve also found it a good way to check up on all my old high school friends just to see what is up with their lives – in a totally non-stalkerish way! It’s quick and easy – I can do this while sitting on the couch with my laptop on the coffee table without even having to speak to them at all. Everyone gets a little curious right? And I mean come on, you can’t help but look when your news feed is absolutely covered in photos from their recent trip to Greece!!

Anyways, back to my story – so I found out I was deleted by an acquaintance from high school. This person also goes to my uni, so it’s not like we’re never going to see each other again; in fact I’ve passed them a number of times at uni except now it’s like new laws apply where former co-high schoolers who ‘kinda-never-really-talked-but-still-had-each-other-as-friends-on-Facebook’  aren’t allowed to acknowledge each other because it’ll be awkward. I agree, it probably would have been awkward if we did acknowledge each other, but isn’t it made more awkward when we don’t acknowledge each other, even though we kinda know each other and we know we are not acknowledging each other because we think it’ll be awkward? If that makes any sense at all. What was most surprising to me was how I felt after I found out I was deleted. I guess it doesn’t effect me too much because it’s not like I ever talked to them anyway, but now I am not at the liberty of checking out their profile and pics whenever I want to. Perhaps that is why I was deleted? Or perhaps it was because they figured before I did that being ‘friends’ was really pointless as we didn’t need to nor did we want to be real-life friends? That our Facebook ‘friendship’  was taking up some sort of cosmic-internet-world-space that could be better used for real-life friends who wanted to the Facebook friends? Eh.. I have no idea. But still, I was kinda offended. I haven’t deleted many people before in my social-networking career purely because I know the effort one must go to in order to complete said task. So in order to delete me, they must have taken precious time out of their lives and gone to all that effort. And frankly, I’m upset that they didn’t want to be my ‘friend’  that much!

Can’t believe I’ve had Science of Fear on my iPod for more than a year now and I’ve only just discovered how awesome these guys are. The Temper Trap; you may have heard of Sweet Disposition? It’s amazing, just like Fader and Love Lost. I don’t think I love anything as much as I love music.

Recently, I have also found a love for The Beach Boys

and Nada Surf (thanks to One Tree Hill!)

Now I’m off to go continue my love affair with these amazing boys <3

My three best friends are discussing whether or not they want to stay in America permanently. I have Uni in a month. I have no job. I have nothing to do. I just got out of school; I’ve left behind SACs and exams and assignments…but now I am heading back down that road again..only the workload is about fivefold the amount I had in high school. I wish I felt as excited as everyone else about Uni. The truth is, I don’t even want to think about it. It just makes me scared.

I need new music. I wish my internet download cap was not over so that I could download some episodes of Gossip Girl. Man, I am having major withdrawals from that show because of this stupid hiatus. Only a month left. Thank goodness.

VD is back though which is good. And I’ve gone back to watching One Tree Hill. I wish my Prince Charming would find me already and whisk me away to some far away island where I have no worries at all. No stress.

Just a photograph of the picturesque Whitsundays, Queensland. I came here last year in June and I might be going back sometime this year. Absolutely breathtaking.

This Monday, the 18th of January, begins the first Grand Slam of the year, The Australia Open. I will probably be updating a lot on my favourite matches – in particular, any that feature Rafael Nadal – because every year around this time, I become full tennis-obsessed and my inspiration to play tennis sparks up again.

I will be attending the tournament for the first Wednesday night session (not too sure who is playing yet); and then the next day for the whole day. So excited!

Good luck to my beautiful Rafa, and Lleyton Hewitt, who tends to be an ass from time to time, but at least he can play.

- Ania

So far, I’ve seen:

- New Moon twice

As much as I used to be a fan of the series/whole Twilight franchise; with all these vampire related shows/books coming out, I find my appreciation for Twilight decreasing. I watched it for a third time on the internet and I found myself completely bored and critical as I pointed out all the awkward scenes where I feel they could have done a retake to make it more believable; or where they could have added more/taken out to/from a particular scene to make it more understandable. I read this blog the other day, and it gave me quite a chuckle.

Today, I give it 2 out of 5.

- Sherlock Holmes

Oh, my goodness! What did I not love about this movie?! The music by Hans Zimmer was just beautiful. I love this man; every movie he touches turns to gold – Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, The Da Vinci Code…etc. The music reminded me a lot of Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End actually; and made me happy! But not only the music, the witty dialogue and banter of Holmes and Watson – so amusing and realistic – a true bromance! I think I might have a crush on Robert Downey Jr after seeing this movie! I loved Holmes’ quick thinking and the way he presented himself – also reminded me of Jack Sparrow. Downey Jr pulled off a great English accent; and Jude Law was a fantastic supporting actor – I cried when I thought he died! And; lastly, I give them extra brownie points for using the word “nefarious” – me and Beth looked at each other and laughed when Holmes said it because we totally used that word in our Year 12 English Exam essays for Richard III.

I give it 4.5 out of 5; because at times Holmes spoke too quickly and I didn’t understand what they were talking about half the time. I need subtitles man!

- Avatar

The first time I saw the trailer for this movie was when I was watching the last episode of Rove EVER (still heartbroken about it) and as a guest on the show for the last time; he had Sam Worthington. I liked him because, well, he’s an Aussie for starters (and as a true Aussie, we love it when we hear about them doing well in Hollywood!) and secondly, because he never FORGOT that he was an Aussie! As presumed, he brought along “snags for the barbie” (sausages for the barbecue); and he spoke in the richest, thickest Australian accent ever. Good to know he hasn’t forgotten his roots. When Rove interviewed him, he was very friendly and they got along like they were old mates – in fact, even the audience felt like they were old mates with him.

So anyways, continuing right on. I saw the trailer and thought, “Hmmm, fantasy movie? That’s interesting, haven’t seen one of those in a while.” And I wanted to see it straight away. Mind you, no one else was talking about this movie at the time. It was finally released in December some time, and by then I had forgotten about it, so I was in no rush to see it. Suddenly everyone began raving about how great the graphics are and how good the 3D experience is…blah blah…and then my desire to see it sparked up again. I finally saw it with a friend of mine, in 3D, and to say it was amazing is an understatement. The plot line is basically the story of Pocahontas and John Smith – but with blue Na’vi people instead of Native Americans….and the fantasy land of Pandora is just purely incredible and I’d prefer to live there much more than on Earth (they have glowy things, and awesome animals, and their natives are BLUE!). The movie made me so happy because as a child, I really loved fantasy creatures like dragons and unicorns – I even made a scrapbook of my drawings and I used to name my creations crazy things – and this movie renewed my love for fantasy. The, how many years was it(?), like 10 or something that it took James Cameron to create this film was not a waste of time. It shows how much it pays off to put the effort in; and if you see this movie, you will see how much effort it took. I applaud him on his perserverance and on creating such a beautiful piece of art cinema.

4.5 out of 5; I would have given it 5 hands down if it weren’t for Sam Worthington’s accent. His Australian accent kept slipping through and at times he sounded a bit like a gangsta he was trying so hard to pull off the American accent. They should have just let him be Australian!

- And lastly, It’s Complicated

Ok, after seeing all these epic movies, I thought that seeing just a light-hearted, funny, rom-com would be a major let down, but it actually wasn’t! I saw this just yesterday as my friend and I debated whether to see The Princess and The Frog with two other friends, keep shopping, or see this. I love Alec Baldwin, and I love Meryl Streep – and together in a film even more so! So I was all for seeing this movie. Eventually Beth gave in and we saw this; but I could tell she was reluctant.

It was very cute and very funny at times. Meryl Streep is inspiring! But I didn’t like Alec Baldwin; or rather, his character, too much in this film. I prefered Steve Martin’s character! And it was a good message to all those divorcees, or older-still-single women out there, that it’s never too late for love.

I give it 3.5/5; because the acting is good, it’s cute/funny story, and Meryl Streep’s son (actor Hunter Parrish) is extremely hot.

]]> http://ania1992.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/cinemas/feed/ 0 ania1992 new-moon-twilight-poster sherlock_holmes_ver5 Final-Avatar-Poster-8-12-09-kc itscomplicated http://ania1992.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/rant/ http://ania1992.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/rant/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:26:37 +0000 ania1992 http://ania1992.wordpress.com/?p=118 ]]> I am sick; and I mean that in it’s literal and figurative sense.

I have a sore throat and can barely swallow it’s that bad. I sound like a man. I can’t clear my throat properly. It hurts to sneeze. And I keep getting headaches every now and then.

I am also sick of lying, and fakeness. People who drone on about how much they miss you one day, and then completely ignore you whenever you try to communicate with them the next. I am sick of the being the one who does all the work and puts in all the effort to stay in touch. I am sick of checking my phone and facebook every few minutes to see if they’ve replied or updated me on their trip. I am sick of being disappointed when I am told of their news through other people and not them. I am sick of the feeling of being used and treated like shit. I have feelings too. Too bad I waste them on people who don’t reciprocate them.

I have my New Year’s Resolution for 2010: This year, I will find my true friends.

Happy New Year!

I hope your NYE celebration was better than mine – but let’s not dwell too much on the past; I actually wanted to update for a reason!

Today, after breakfast in St Kilda with Nicole, we headed to the city for some shopping! I got a pair of heels that were on sale for $40! (20% off! Score!) I’m so excited to wear them out now! And on our way back hom, we popped into Safeway for some TicTacs, when I came across a magazine cover which caught my eye. The beautiful Miss Leighton Meester graced the covers of the January 2010 Cleo Australia issue (I know it’s old now, but oh well!) and I was completely mesmerized. She is amazing and gorgeous and lovely and put simply – THE BEST!

Here is a sample of the cover:

She is so crazy and different from Blair, yet so similar. I love her And here are some highlights from her interview:

You always look so chic to us. Have you got any style tips to share?

The best thing to do is to pick up something really classic and basic and make it your own. You can even be wearing jeans and a T-shirt, but, if you add heels that are your style, it can completely change your outfit and your attitude. I think if you pair a simple white T-shirt with a great watch, or a black dress with an awesome necklace, it makes it special. It has to be you.

I came from a place where I wasn’t privileged or had anything handed to me necessarily, so I think that it doesn’t matter where you come from; you can achieve good things. And now I play a brat from New York City.

Leighton Meester; I love you!

-Ania

2009 was brought in at one of my best friend’s house party. The TV was on; the living room was packed; everyone had flutes of champagne in their hands; and I was with my four closest friends as we counted down the dying seconds. It was a nice way to start the year off – I headed back out to the backyard after, and sat with one of my girls in front of the bonfire, and we just talked about how scared we were about starting this year.

This year, I completed my final year of high school. It was the scariest, hardest and most stressful year of my life; yet, at the same time, it was the best. I think I can safely say that I know who my real friends are. I lost some; I gained some. The things I’ve learned this year will stick with me forever. If I could go back though, I would not go through it again. Not only because I feel like I did the best I can, or because it was a hell of a lot of work and effort – but simply because it’s a one tiem experience. I could repeat, but it wouldn’t be the same. It would be worse. I would know what to expect. I would be living through the same experience twice. The thrill of this year has been the unknown.

First times for everything! Kisses, valedictory dinners, crazy, out-of-control house parties, drunken encounters…the list goes on!

The last 1.5 months, I’ve done nothing but sit at home. Waiting for my life to begin now that I’ve finished high school. I’ve had plenty of time to begin my life, but yet I haven’t found the right time to. I feel it’s because it’s the end of the year; and I can’t start something at the end of it.

2010 is going to be a good year. I know it. I am so excited to start university; meet new people; turn 18. I can’t wait to travel; I can’t wait for freedom; I can’t wait to be treated like an adult. I can’t wait for my best friends to come back from America/Poland…

I’m finding a job to earn some money. I’m going to change my lifestyle. I am sick of treating my body so disrespectfully. I am going to become a better person.  This is my new year’s resolution.

Happy New Years everyone!

x

This year I probably won’t be heading off anywhere special for the holiday, just staying in dreary, old, boring Melbourne.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all though!

-Ania