my bad

sorry for my delay in writing more entries... i've been extremely busy the last few days.

for one, i've been trying to squeeze in as much time as possible to read Breaking Dawn (which is such an amazing book by the way). also, when i'm not reading, i'm usually working, so that's out of my control. but the main reason why i haven't written was because on this last monday, the 4th, i camped out overnight at the NBC studios to get tickets to the Tonight Show. why did i camp out you all must be asking? well, it was for these people:

                           From left to right: Kevin (20), Nick (15), Joe (18 soon to be 19 on Friday)

yes, i have OJD (obsessive jonas disorder). i've loved the Jonas Brothers for about a year now, and i see no sign of that going away any time soon. i've seen them twice before... the first time was at the Gibson Amphitheatre back in February during their first head lining tour. i then saw them in March at a taping for Jimmy Kimmel Live out in Hollywood. so, me being the crazy, obsessed fan that i am, i decided that i would camp out with my friends to get tickets.

long story short (because it really is an incredibly long story), we got tickets for the outdoor concert, we waited all day long, got in, and i was accidently pushed into the 2nd row. i say accidently because i wasn't intentionally pushing myself, people just kind of kept pushing me closer and closer (which i didn't mind of course). but one thing you need to know is that Jonas fans are absolutely insane...

i've had a similar experience when i went to the Jimmy Kimmel Live taping, but it was nothing compared to this. girls were constantly pushing and shoving their way to try and get to the front. so if one girl pushed, then everyone else moved along with them. i made the mistake of wearing my pretty gold sandals that day, because by the time it was all over, my feet were literally black from everyone stepping on them. i was also wearing a dress that day, and at one point, i looked down, and noticed that it was a third of the way down (no worries, i was wearing a bra). after Jonas played their first song (which, by the way, they only played two songs... what gives?) Jay Leno came up on stage and grabbed this girl who was crying hysterically; she apparently got crushed and couldn't breath. after Jay came on stage, Ben Stiller joined him (who was being interviewed), and they all looked pretty worried and angry. even Jonas looked pretty upset, but i mean, who wouldn't be? the girls are absolutely insane (not me of course, because remember, i was being accidently pushed). so a ton of security came up on stage and forced everyone to move back, which no did of course. they then threatened us saying if we didn't move back, Jonas wouldn't play anymore. long story short again, they played their second song twice, and it was amazing to be in the 2nd row, to see them as closely as i did.

so, that was my Jonas Brothers adventure... i like to tell people that it was utterly amazing, yet utterly horrific. mainly horrific but the amazing parts were surely amazing.


oh, also, i called Borders yesterday to ask them about my Watchmen graphic novel that i ordered over two weeks ago which has still not shipped. they said after i ordered it it became back ordered for 2-4 weeks... they said it'll now be up to two weeks before it ships.

seriously, why did the trailer have to be so amazing?

the dawn is breaking

one of my favorite books of all time is the Twilight series, and tonight, at midnight, the fourth and last book of the series will be released... Breaking Dawn.

OMG


people have been saying how all of the hype is in comparison to the Harry Potter madness... and i personally believe it's much, much more than that. i already obtained my wristband indicating when i will get my book (i'm in the fifth group), and after just standing in line for half an hour, looking at all of the people and listening in on their conversations, i realized that this is much bigger than i thought it was.

so, i'll be leaving in about half an hour to go back to Barnes and Noble to attened the midnight release party filled with, as my piece of paper indicates...

Twilight Saga Trivia Game and Discussion
Edward vs. Jacob- Cast Your Vote
Vampire and Werewolf Trivia Game

and so much more.

i'll be posting pictures from the event sometime tomorrow... when i'm not reading.

When you can live forever, what do you live for?

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so i've been trying to decide what i should write in today's blog... and i have nothing.
i mean, i did find some pretty cool footage on youtube from this year's Comic Con convention, including The Wolfman trailer starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. i also finally found the Watchmen footage i've been trying to find for almost a week now. of course the guy who was recording said footage kept annoyingly turning the camera away at pivotal scenes... but i don't blame him, i wouldn't want to be caught by the convention Nazi's who would have most likely smashed his pricey camera to pieces in an instant.
speaking of Watchmen ever since i saw the teaser trailer, i haven't been able to stop thinking of the movie.

Dare i say this will be the next Dark Knight?

so, after watching the teaser literally six times in a row the day it was released (about a couple of weeks ago), i decided that i must read the graphic novel that it's based upon. (created by Alan Moore, the same guy who created the amazing V For Vendetta) after being lazy for about a week, i attempted to set out and find the Holy Grail of all graphic novels... but my quest fell short, as i went to our local Border's book store and learned that they were all sold out.
DAMN THE AMAZING TRAILER!
i then decided that i might as well order it online since i had a better chance to get it there. first, i tried BarnesandNoble.com, but as i was attempting to check-out, i noticed the fine print saying the book would be available by the end of August
DAMN THE AMAZING TRAILER!
then i went onto Borders.com, read the fine print, and saw that it would be shipping in a few days. well, i ordered the book last Monday, July 21st, and my book has not shipped yet.
DAMN THE AMAZING TRAILER!

the day i finally get my long awaited graphic novel will truly be a happy day for myself.


i guess i did have something to talk about in the end.


NOTE:
if you're curious what the song is in the teaser it's The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning by the Smashing Pumpkins

i already downloaded it and have listened to it several times, heh.

this looks promising

as you will come to learn about me, i am simply a Disney freak... i will love anything and everything related to Disney. especially Disney movies. not only Disney Movies, but Feature Animation movies.

so when news broke about four years ago that their lackluster of a movie Home on the Range would be their last hand drawn film and that they would instead be going the CGI route, i was devastated. how could they just push aside their amazing abilities to bring drawings to life, to make them believable, and to make you want to care about them? and what would Walt think if he knew of what they did?

but, have no fear! they are officially bringing back hand drawn animation!

this is the teaser trailer for The Princess and the Frog, due out in 2009. here's an official synopsis from ComingSoon.net:

A musical set in the greatest city of them all, New Orleans, "The Princess and the Frog" marks Disney's return to the timeless art form of traditional animation. The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker, creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin," with Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman to tell the most beautiful love story ever told... with frogs, voodoo, and a singing alligator.

and the most important factor of the film is that it includes the first ever African-American princess, voiced by Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose.

after watching this trailer, i felt a surge of true excitement. the same excitement i felt when i first saw trailers for Pocahontas, Hercules, Mulan, and so many others.

enjoy!

blog number one

well, this is my first blog. woo hoo. 

i've attempted to start other blogs many, many times, but i feel like i'll give it another go... maybe i'll actually write in it more than once. who knows.

today was a most eventful day (note: sarcasm is in this sentence). i started off doing my normal, summer morning routine, which consists of waking up at around 10 in the morning, followed by visiting all of my many websites that i check up daily, then hanging out on my couch watching tv. while i was in the middle of typing a Myspace message, i noticed my computer began to shake and thought to myself," Hm. That's odd." i then detected the sound of all of my prized Disney figurines shaking, and thought to myself," Hm. I really hope those don't fall down and break because i've spent far too much money on these pieces of porcelain and it would be an awful shame if all of my money went to waste."

last time i felt an earthquake, it was extremely small, and after asking people if they had felt it, they looked at my like i was crazy. so i figured this time around i might have beent he only one who felt it.

about five minutes after the shaking had ceased, i get a phone call from my dad asking me if i had felt the earthquake as well... my dad works in Malibu. after my disbelief, he told me to turn on the tv and watch the news, so i willingly did so and came to learn that the earthquake i had felt was actually a 5.8 on the Richter scale and had originated in Chino Hills.

well, i guess i really wasn't the only one who had felt the earthquake...