Merlin

I thought I would post some reasons why you should watch Merlin here today. Mostly these reasons come in the form of the lead actors, who I think I love.

We've got Bradley James. I mean, look at that.

Colin Morgan. Awesome.

Adorable things like this happen occasionally.

And stuff like this.

And the actors do stuff like this.

And this.

Aarrgh!

Classy! (AKA I have no idea what Bradley's doing there)

Surprise thumbs up!

And then they stare at each other like this sometimes.

 (When having a staring contest, but still. They also didn't understand staring contests and seemed to believe the way you lost was by someone laughing)

Also, there's Katie McGrath!

Very pretty, and seems to support the idea of Merthur (Merlin/Arthur romantic relationship) when asked about it. Seems cool. (In one episode commentary when Merlin and Arthur were having a serious talk, apparently she filled in the dialogue with "I love you." ;D And then she and Angel [see below] laughed about it).

Angel Coulby AKA Guinevere. I haven't paid as much attention to her, but she also seems cool. I don't mind the character but her relationship with Arthur is possibly my least favorite part in all of Merlin. Don't let it deter you though! Eventually she starts wearing these dresses where you stare at her and all you can't think of is "Boobs!" btw [see above].
I leave you with Bradley James super subtly staring at Colin Morgan and then looking away and pretending it didn't happen while Angel Coulby answers a question and Katie McGrath plays with her hair. Bradley frequently gets distracted by Colin when they have big interviews, it seems. Whether it's true love or a man crush...It's definitely one of the two. ;)

Why am I showing you this...?

What is this...I don't even...

The strangest cross-over I could possibly ever imagine.

Yet I laughed all the same.  So I decided to share.

Also, I wanted to point out that John's wallpaper on his phone is kitties.  They are adorable.

Sherlock with Sailor Moon.  In case you don't know.  For some reason.

Books and reading and such

So I felt like I wanted to make a post.  And then I was like, what do I write about?  So I'm writing about books.  And reading.  Because I used to read, like ALL the time.  Now that I'm in college, I kinda ran out of lotsa free time, so I don't free read as often.  That, and I have to read for my classes, so I feel kinda read-ed out.  Is that a term?  Probably not.  Well, I'm making it a term now.

Anyhow, I wanted to see if anyone (Manda and Taylor I guess) know of some good books to read.  Cause I want to read some more.

I'll even post some books I read if you would be interested.  Lately I've read some books by a guy named Chris Wooding.  His books are sort of fantasy/sci-fi-ish, depending on what book you read.  They probably lean more towards fantasy though.  But they all seem to have some sort of odd plot development, something that you don't expect to happen.  So they're really captivating.  Lemme see...the books I've read by him are Storm Thief, Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, and Poison.  Again, all very good reads.

Another author I've come to enjoy is Tamora Pierce.  Her style is more olden times, medivally stories.  They go off of kingdoms and knights and stuff.  But they also include magic, mythical creatures and gods.  I used to read stuff by her when I was younger, so I guess I don't know how well her stuff would still stand up to my tastes now.  Pierce normally writes her books in quartets, meaning in each series there are 4 books.  So it's really good if you have a high attention span or have lots of spare time.  Especially because each individual book is pretty good sized.  So yes, books by her.  I guess I'll just name the series names, seeing as naming the books themselves would take a while.  There's The Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Circle of Magic, and The Circle Opens.

 The Hunger Games is a good series.  Except all my favorite characters died.  D:  But I suppose that's sort of a good thing, that the author can make me actually really care about her characters and get upset at their deaths.

And of course Douglas Adams.  He wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and proceeding books.  I think these are some of the greatest books.  People need to read them.

So yes, those are my thoughts on books.  Anybody else want to post some good reads?

Thought(s) of the Day 3

You know what has to be nice for guys? Hugging girls. You get girl boob all pushed up against your chest (or if she's short, stomach) but what do girls get when we hug each other? Conflicting boobehs. Guys should appreciate this lack of boobs. I imagine a dude hugging another dude also works pretty well, but I don't see that very often.

PS This thought of the day brought to you by: Inappropriate thoughts during hugging.

Thought(s) of the Day 2

Listening to my iTunes on shuffle is like an adventure! I just heard what happens on Dragonball Z in a Nutshell. I always wonder what people's musical tastes say about them. If you looked at my iTunes library I'd probably look...Bipolar. If you look at my favorites playlists ("Favoritos"/as") though I like to think I seem sane. Now I'm hearing a song I don't know at all! It's ska. I like ska pretty all right. :) Apparently it's called Freedom by POTSHOT. It says it's punk, but it's ska. I'm pretty sure...

Anyway, my thought of the day is: Has anyone ever done a study on what people's musical tastes say about them? They should. It would be fascinating.

Music Meme Time

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button

Opening Credits: She Loves You - The Beatles

Waking Up: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

First Day At School: Pet Sematary - Rammstein

Falling In Love: Amish Paradise - Weird Al Yankovic

Fight Song: Mash (Mandel - Altman) - Sounds of the Screen Orchestra (AKA the Mash theme song)

Breaking Up: Dentist - Little Shop of Horrors

Prom: Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

Life: December - Puffy AmiYumi (I can't understand this song. :/)

Mental Breakdown: Happy Holidays - Andy Williams (The Best Christmas...Ever!) <--That's apparently the album title

Driving: Hello Goodbye - Glee Cast

Flashback: Give it Back - Hoobastank

Getting Back Together: Defying Gravity - Kurt Hummel Solo/Glee Cast

Wedding: High Speed - Coldplay

Birth of Child: Dracula - Gorillaz

Final Battle: Ramona (Acoustic Version) - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Death Scene: Zelda Drum and Bass Remix - Nintendo Remix

Funeral Song: You Did It - My Fair Lady

Remembrance Song: Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray

End Credits: Breakway - Kelly Clarkson

Why did I do this? Because I felt like it. I did it once on facebook, I think. But now I did it again. Only a few songs I didn't recognize at all. And, as happened on facebook, a strangely well represented "Musical" section (3 is a lot!). Ya'lls should do this too. :D

Thought(s) of the Day

Hello all! I've decided to post in this blog again in an installment I call: Taylor's thought of the day!

This will hopefully include any random thought I come up with on a particular day. Since today is the first day, I'm going to start off with a bang and give you TWO thoughts! Throw a party!

Thought number one: Ears are very well-placed things. I mean, imagine if we didn't have them. What would me do for glasses? Some sort of seeing eye thing you tape to your face somehow? Not cool sounding. Even geekier than four-eyes. Tape-face, they'd say.

Thought number two: When I open my mouth too wide while brushing my teeth I feel minty freshness in my eyes. I wish this was normal and happened to everyone.

That's all I've got. Thank you all (?) for reading.