Shameless Promotion of My Own Work Because I Haven’t Sorted What I’m Meant to Post Yet.

28 May

It feels like a million years between posts. It probably is. Anyway, it seems the weather has been good for my creativity (or maybe I just need to let off some steam and not write about Romeo and Juliet), because I’ve written an epic of haikus – at least, a lot of haikus - done some Vampires Will Never Hurt You fan art and played around with the Transmissions pages, all in the space of a week.

Five days, in fact.

The haiku epic, otherwise known as Tiger Balm, is published here, Transmissions are here and this is what happens when you get Gerard’s pre-song ramblings stuck in your head:

Reviews/feedback are appreciated. As in, they are more valuable to me than actual money. Hint, hint.

Update: I’ve also been playing around with the ultra-fancypants Indifferent Ignorance Facebook page: Facebook.com/IndifferentIgnorance. Like and share, if you’re of the Facey persuasion!

 

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Exams Are Driving Me Crazy, and Shall Drive You Crazy Too

23 May

I’m supposed to be revising for tomorrow’s Physics exam (annihilation FTW) but I miss polluting you guys’ computer screens with stupidity, so without further ado…

  • “Well played, Daily Mail, well played” via @ThePoke (Roxy).

  • Cool friends, huh.
  • I’ve changed my mind regarding the world’s stupidest RS question. It’s now a tie between “Christians should never smoke tobacco.” Do you agree? Refer to Christianity in your answer, showing you have thought of more than one point of view or “Homosexuality is a sin.” Do you agree? Refer to Christianity in your answer, showing you have thought of more than one point of view. If there are any Religious Studies teachers reading, please let me know: how the hell am I supposed to advocate – promote - smoking/write a reasoned answer on how it’s sinful to be gay? Actually, I know how. Some of Leviticus is pretty explicit (not to mention something you can ignore. How many strict Jewish and Christian parents eat their children? Or have I misinterpreted “And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.”?). But there ain’t a preacher living who can tell me inhaling lungfuls of smoke is something Jesus would have been down with. Screw you, free will. Incidentally: Leviticus? Free will.
  • In contination of a theme: I know what the world’s stupidest Chemistry question is: What is the formula for water? (We aren’t triple science students for nothing!)
  • But now I’ve reached the end of my rant, and all I really want to say is: we’re never happy, fuckers.

See you there.

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Spellcheck Thinks I Spelt Obama’s Name Wrong. Whatever, He Likes Marriage. Etc.

15 May

You know that feeling you get when you’ve been trying to post for five days because it’s been far too long, and it gets to the point when you start listening to Madonna in the hope you get inspired?

Me too, me too.

I had two exams today (only twenty-one to go!) so have nothing to say except that “The resurrection never happened.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing you have considered different opinions. is the funniest, most stupid RS question ever. It’s only a belief an entire religion was built around, course it’s debatable.

In other news, YAY OBAMA, EVERYONE VOTE HIM BACK IN, and DON’T MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE THINKING OF GETTING MARRIED.

  I love that. I love this. I love this guy too.

  Someone tell me where I can get hold of one of those hats.

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The End of the MCRmy Census! (let’s pretend I didn’t forget a title when I posted just now)

2 May

Snowflakes!

I thought I’d better write an official-esque post marking the end of the MCRmy Census, but didn’t get around to it yesterday because I was, er, prom dress-shopping (regular readers: take the piss at will. Parts of that shop looked like a unicorn had puked rainbows onto chiffon). Anyway, it’s over. “Done, finished, kaput, in the proverbial can…” and will be played as loud as possible from somebody’s car when I sort out the results in to some sort of readable format.

Unfortunately, I leave school in less than a fortnight and spend six weeks doing exams, so there won’t be anything huge until at least July. I am going to attempt to continue logging results, but the last three days of April were like the final hours of a Primark sale; absolutely batshit crazy – the amount of entries doubled! If I haven’t confirmed I’ve logged your entry, I will, I promise, just not for a little while.

In the mean time, sit tight, get comfy and watch this year’s Apprentice. With the sound turned down, because most of the candidates are embarrassments to the human race. Or, alternatively, revel in the knowledge that I love and appreciate every single person who Tweeted, Facebooked, entered or discussed the Census, whether it be to write it off entirely or to tell me you liked it.

Xøxo <3 #hashtag etc,

-F

**Update** In the mean time, vote for My Chem in this year’s Kerrang! Awards. They’re up for Best Live Band and Best International Band, and, although my nomination for Frank as Tweeter of the year didn’t get through, The Big Bang Theory‘s up for Best TV Show. Vote at will, etc. (You have to register every time you vote, so I encourage you to make a handy-dandy Word document with all your details, to avoid messing about.)

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“I am the master commander!”

25 Apr

There I was wondering what I’d talk about today, and then I clicked on a chain email from my mum, saw this and decided to ask if a) any of you think it’s real, b) if so how it’s done and c) if not, how it’s done.

 

It’s a mini-Transformer that hasn’t earnt its car parts yet.

This guy, on the other hand, has let us into the secret of scaring people shitless in Target. (Thanks to Cassie for Twittering this ages ago!)

 

Scaring people shitless… Hahaha…

 

Sorry.

 

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“Biology Revision”, Or, “Signs I’ve Been an MCR Fan for Too Long”.

20 Apr

Recently we’ve been doing animal behaviour in Biology, and during today’s lesson I got really inspired… Here is what I learnt, and how my ideal class book would look:

  • We say 40-60% of our emotions with body language or facial expressions. Some gestures’ meanings vary from country to country, but some are internationally understood.

  • Mimicking somebody’s posture is a sign of safety and comfort.

 

  • Facial expressions are important as they display emotion.

Yes, I did just Google ”Mikey Way’s pokerface” to find a picture that wasn’t already saved on my laptop (it was for 10 Days, okay).

Also my notes are crap. The lesson was far more interesting than that. Remind me to hunt down the videos of the peeing panda, swimming tigers and cheetah, and do a post on anthropomorphism.

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“Watch for icebergs when you hire out the dingy, dear,” and Other Titanic-Based Discussion

15 Apr

A few weeks ago I made a really comprehensive blog plan for April, May and June, to ensure I’ve got something to say even when I’m pulling my hair out over exams, but I appear to have misplaced it… Not to worry though, because current events have provided inspiration (which I really felt the need to capitalise).

So let’s talk about RMS Titanic, and the sinking thereof. To be honest, I’ve never been too excited about the whole deal, mostly because I didn’t understand the hype about the DiCaprio film – but it’s nice to see people get jazzed about something that happened a century ago, especially in a society where events and projects are only around for as long as their trending topics. I did a quick Google-search just now, because it’s been a while since I read about the disaster, and I’m coming to the conclusion that one of the reasons it’s so talked about is because nobody saw it coming, it changed the way people viewed maritime expeditions, and there’s something terribly romantic about a ship of its size and social significance hitting an iceberg, sinking and drowning around two-thirds of those on board due to shoddy planning.

You couldn’t have written it if you’d tried, let’s face it… It reminds me of 9/11 a little, in that the Towers were - I think - the tallest buildings in New York at the time, nobody saw that coming, either, and it changed the world. Although, I’ve already waxed poetic about its effects (affects? I’ve been trying to learn the difference but it’s not sticking).

You know what’s always creeped me the hell out? This picture:

Large boats – ships, that would be – have always given me the shivers a little bit. They’re just so vast, and when you look up you can’t always see the top. When you’re on deck and look down, it’s just water, for miles. If you were down there, no one would hear you scream.

I’d love to get one of those TV psychics into a wetsuit and send them down to the wreck, just to see what happens. They could team up with the ghost-hunting lot, and a priest to grant the dead absolution, in case one didn’t manage to before the lights went out and they jumped. It would make an excellent reality show, wouldn’t it? RMS Titanic: the Remains. Channel 4, Thursday evenings.

They could get Kate Winslet to narrate.

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