SKYFALL

For winning 'Highest Rated Program' on SURG FM, Alisha and I won two Dendy vouchers. Last night we used them, and I watched my first ever James Bond film. MAY I JUST SAY THAT SKYFALL IS AMAZING. I might even go as far to say that it is amazingly amazing. Being a person whose movie life is characterised by crappy romantic comedies, Skyfall blew me away. I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire time...except in the scary parts where I was slouched with the popcorn box in front of my face. I will definitely be forcing my Dad to come and see it again with me!

OTHER THINGS:
1. I have been on holidays for a whole week and am yet to go to the beach
2. Working at General Pants is a lot of fun, and getting the staff discount makes my eyes turn into rainbows
3. Two Door Cinema Club's album 'Beacon' is my official December soundtrack...and will probably end up being my January soundtrack too seeing as though I'm seeing them live on the 3rd of that month (best way to start 2013, no?)
4. Bought leather shorts. Enough said.
5. It's December tomorrow. BRING ON THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT! In the first days of December I'm already going to a Christmas carols night AND a gingerbread house making night. There is nothing quite like Chloe high on Christmas spirit

New idol

ZOMG HOLIDAYS

So my first year of university has officially come to a close, and holidays have officially arrived. The best part about exams finishing was the fact that I thought that the final exam would be the death of me, and it didn't turn out to be that bad. WOOT.

This year went so fast, but somehow I managed to do SO MANY THINGS. I absolutely love my university-I actually could not imagine myself anywhere else. It's so beautiful and it just has such a FANTASTIC vibe. Its prettiness doesn't hurt either. I love my course, loved having a radio show, loved campaigning and getting involved in the elections, loved interning, and met SO many new people both within uni and outside of it, many of whom I know I'll be friends with for life!

So yeah, now I'm on holidays. I finished on Wednesday afternoon, went for celebratory hot chips and cider at Manning with media friends, and then yesterday HAD TRAINING FOR GENERAL PANTS FROM 9-5! It was a long day, but at least it was fun AND paid ;). Today is my first proper full day of relaxing, so I'm off for brunch with a friend, then chilling for the rest of the day before going out for dinner. I'VE MISSED THIS STRESS-FREE LIFEEE!

I am now off to go for a run with my dog, because the start of holidays means the start of CHLOE BEING HEALTHY! For the sake of this healthy-program, pretend that I didn't just have a couple of white chocolate cookies for breakfast.

Hope you all are splendid,
Chloe

Deary me.

Last night I made the mistake of agreeing to go and see the final instalment of the Twilight Saga with friends. I had $25 to last me until Monday, so I really hoped that spending $14.50 on this film would be worth it. Now I'm not implying that I wasn't obsessed with the franchise when I was in year 8/9. I am not implying that I regret watching the first film eight times (yes, eight...#noregrets). But wow. This film. It was so bad. As in so, so bad. Let's deconstruct, shall we? (Spoilers alert-shame on you though if you care)

-The random opening sequence: The film opens with a random collection of tacky helicopter shots over mountains and rivers. It tries to be artsy by tinting these images in red and white, but ends up looking like the videos I used to make with heaps of random effects when I was fourteen.

-How their kid was conceived: Edward has been 'frozen' for a hundred years. He doesn't BREATHE, his heart doesn't beat and his blood does not circulate. Even though I had read the books, it only occured to me that this child's existence is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE. No, I did not do science in senior high school but STEPHANIE MEYER WHY WOULD YOU NOT RECOGNISE THE STUPIDITY OF THE CREATION OF THIS CHILD? Moreover, throughout the majority of the film, Edward just blabs on and on about how she is "half mortal, half immortal". Mate, you realise that doesn't even make sense?

-The acting: It  was most as if they were making fun of themselves. I love Michael Sheen, but his performance as the 'evil vampire' literally had me in tears. Tears as a result of both laughter and excessive cringing. His creepy "BEELL-AAAAHHHH" and subsequent evil laugh at the end of the film had me laughing with stitches coming in waves. Also, Edward and Bella are just dead-pan throughout the entire duration of the film. You'd think that they could afford to spend a small portion of their $43849328403 million salaries on acting classes.

-The costumes: The wigs looked like the ones you try on at the Easter Show (Rosalie's in particular). Also, the costume of one of the random visiting vampires, (who was 'Amazonian') looked like it had been picked up from the $2 shop near my house-perhaps a costume called "Adult Pocahontas Halloween-Female".  Oh, and her hair and make up just made her look like Tyra Banks. SMILE WIT UR EYEZ.

-The random/awkward sex scene: I think "random/awkward sex scene" says it all to be honest. The dialogue was just the cherry on the cake.
Bella: Edward, why is there a bed? Vampires don't sleep
Edward: The bed isn't made for sleeping....eh eh eh

-The 'mind-fuck' bit near the end of the film: You won't understand what I'm talking about until you've seen it (which I advise you not to), but there's a moment at the end that is basically a random movie version of  ''and then I woke up and it was all a dream". Yes, when it happened I was like WHAAT. But then it was obvious that they only did it to make the film movie-length/fulfill the budget. So unnecessary..

-That first hunting scene: Sorry, what? The whole time I was watching that scene I was cringing so hard that it felt like my stomach was eating itself. Kirsten Stewart pretending that she is a blood-thirsty newborn vampire is really a sight to see. Almost makes the $14.50 worth it. Almost.

-The storyline: When I came out of the movie, my first thought after "Where can I get a refund"  was "what even happened?". Bella woke up, went for that weird-ass hunt, and then the rest of the film is them awkwardly waiting around for the Volturi to come. When they EVENTUALLY come, they are just like "peace out everyone be friends"....and then that's the end of the movie.


IN OTHER NEWS:1. I have three more exams left and cannot WAIT for them to be over. Marketing and media x2, COME AT ME
2. I have been re-reading old blog posts which is an exceptional form of procrastination
3. Counting down the days until Coldplay on Sunday night (yes, I got my ticket back. Long story)
4. Study
5. Having a series of awesome baths. I have a new routine where I make it burning hot, add bubble bath liquid, turn off the lights, burn Mum's amazing Glasshouse candle, and eat chocolate mousse. Kind of gets me through all this study.

Hope you are all splendid,

Chloe x

Victoria's Secret

A couple of nights ago, I logged into Facebook to discover that my newsfeed had been infected by a disease. A disease called the Victoria's Secret annual fashion show.

I'm sorry (actually, I'm not sorry), but what are these girls doing? Walking down a catwalk with seedy businessmen seated in the front row shopping for a new trophy girlfriend. Yes, girls, you're hot, but BOY do you know it. You know it so well that you make me want to stick pins in my eyes and throw a brick at my head. I would rather watch slugs humping than watch that entire fashion show.

I will admit that I've been to Victoria's Secret in the States. Really nice bras. But those models, my god. There are models, and then there are the Victoria's Secret "angels". That show is purely a convention for the most incredibly vain women on the planet. They say "I got discovered xoxoxox". No, you think you're the biggest babe on the planet, and you were so confident in your hottness that you initiated a modelling career. You look at women out there changing the world, fighting for justice; girls fighting for an education in third-world countries, and then you look at these girls shaking their vain asses in front of the world. Kudos.

"YEAH GURLZ! WE'RE CHANGING DA WELRD ONE CATWALK AT A TYME! OXOXOXX"

"TYME FOR OUR HAVIN FUN FACESZ!! YEH I GOT BULLIED IN SCHOOL DUUN EVA BULLY PEOPLE!"

"TYME TO SHOW OFF MA BOOTY TO GUARANTEE NEXT JOB!!! TEHEZZZ MY CAREER IS GUNNA ENDING IN 2 YEARZZZZZ "

Disgusted

I am so astonished that this clip was aired on A Current Affair that I couldn't NOT post about it on this blog. It actually shocked me right to my bone that racism to this degree not only remains still exists modern, multicultural Australia, but that journalism of this calibre would be displayed on national television. Even though they already don't have the respect of any Australians with half a brain, A Current Affair should be ashamed for such racist "journalism". Also, the citizens in this video should just dig a hole and consider staying there until they get their heads out of their asses. Click here to watch the video.

IN OTHER NEWS:
I have literally been studying every day, eating too many Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, buying Mum an epic birthday present, wishing that the holidays would just come already, listening to weird-ass relaxing videos in an attempt to minimise stress-levels, getting excited about Two Door Cinema Club despite the concert being two months away, NOT reading the Casual Vacancy, drinking too much coffee/Irish Breakfast and going through lots and lots of packets of Tiny Teddies because I'm a cool 18 year old.

TEENAGE DREAM

Can everyone please appreciate the video I have posted below. Best cover ever or best cover ever? Darren Criss' first cover was good enough, but this is just fjsiodfjiosdjfisdojfiosd. Darren Criss + acoustic = TEARZ.

I've had a really busy week studying for exams, finishing off the radio show, and awaiting the three month break that is almost within arm's reach. ALMOST. Last night I spent some time with my own teenage dream (eating many equally dreamy Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and listening to equally dreamy music), and tonight I'm off to a ball. I lead a really tough life.

Expect a mega-post tomorrow that WON'T involve my ultimate dinner party list, because I cannot find the sheet of paper in my room with it written on it so I'm starting from scratch (hopefully it will be bigger and better). Apologies to the people who message me on Tumblr reminding me to post it-I LOST IT BECAUSE I'M SO ORGANISED LIKE THAT. No fear-this one will be bigger and better.

Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend,
ChlobeWan
xx