Let's Make This Official....

Ok so this is a quick post, I hope to post something properly later...

I have officially decided that I can't post EVERYDAY anymore, so I am going to do my best for 3-5 posts every week, which I hope is enough :)

See you soon

E x

YouTuber's :)

YouTuber's: a person or persons who creates video's and upload them onto YouTube

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, OK? I said I was sorry...

Ok, so I will start by saying that I LOVE YouTube. That is final.

Many people don't see the appeal of YouTube, because they are just random videos of occasionally entertaining things that get boring after 5 minutes of browsing...

These people need to venture deeper...

You see, there are certain people out there that make vlogs, (video blogs) or just upload funny videos every week, that are worth the trip onto the Internet for...

I am going to list some of MY favourite YouTuber's, and I recommend every single one to you....

So we will start with the first person I found on YouTube, after they were recommended to me by one of my friends:

charlieissocoollike, otherwise known as Charlie McDonnell...21 years old, British male. He is funny, and clever and interested in everything... he is also up for many challenges which are always entertaining to watch :P Admittedly, his older, less scripted videos are funnier to watch, but he is still just as funny now, only he is older, with more things to do than upload a video onto YouTube every day :)

Next, one of Charlie McDonnell's very good friends:

Alex Day a.k.a nerimon ....also a British male who is funny and clever. However he has a different approach to his YouTube channel than Charlie, as he is not afraid to say what he thinks and criticize things that other people might be afraid to say. You may recognize his name from the Christmas 2011 Music Charts, as he made it to Number 4 on Christmas Day with his single 'Forever Yours' which is amazing because he is an unsigned artist! Many versions were made of the single, and each sale of any of the versions went towards the final sales of the single so the calculations add up :)

Next, we go across the pond to some American YouTuber's that I like, starting with:

JennaMarbles , real name 'Jenna Mourey' with two dogs, named Kermit and Marbles, who feature heavily in her videos :) Jenna creates hilarious videos, doing impressions of celebrities, and also explaining to us what is wrong with the world :) it is difficult to describe the brilliance and genius of these videos, so I would heavily suggest that you check them out...

Now onwards, to a pair of American men who go by the names of

Rhett and Link, on their channel which is cleverly named RhettandLink, they create videos which have everyday funniness in them, which is once again difficult to describe, but a lot of the time they are just wanting to make people laugh, and make themselves laugh! So not much to say on them, but I still invite you to take a look :D

Now, if you have been on YouTube a lot, you may have heard the name Ray William Johnson thrown in here and there, now some people don't like him, but I am not sure if they have ever actually watched his videos.

So RayWilliamJohnson is yet another comedian who seems to pride himself on making crude jokes, but this is why he has over 1.5 BILLION views, and over 5 MILLION subscribers... and that is a lot... :D so basically what he and his team do, is they find funny videos on YouTube, and he will talk about them, and make jokes about them, which you will either love, or hate....probably love :D

Sticking with the American theme, I now move on to a YouTuber called Michael Aranda.

michaelaranda makes videos about his life and the people around him, that genuinely just make you laugh :) they are brilliant for cheering you up on a bad day, and keeping you on a high on a good day, plus his comic timing is impeccable and I urge you to take a peek :)

So I will move onto my final YouTuber...well I wouldn't exactly call them an individual YouTuber, more of a show of people, who aren't exactly people... well you'll see...

these 'people' are called the potterpuppetpals, and they are perfect for any Harry Potter fans, even people that have only heard about Harry Potter will enjoy it :) so I will explain.... they were brought to their current popularity by a particular video called 'The Mysterious Ticking Noise' which is, in fact, on another channel, but typing into the search bar isn't beyond you, I hope... :) so to continue, they have made puppets of some of the characters from Harry Potter, and make stories of their life outside Hogwarts :) they are all so good that I don't know which is my personal favourite, so I will let you decide :D

Right, that is it for now :) I apologize again for not posting yesterday... I tried but my computer went mental :P

I hope that this extra-long post makes up for it...

Adios mis amigos ;)

E x

Modern 'Art'

So today's post is just going to be short because I am in a bit of a hurry...

I just wanted to let off some steam about how much I dislike this new style of art where an artist with some time on there hands has painted a couple of strokes onto a canvas and thought "ooh...that looks less white now...I think I will try and sell it for a few thousand..."

No.

I am in my second year of an Art GCSE, and the beginning of my terms have almost always started off with an inspirational trip... for example, this January I went to Oxford to the Ashmolean and that was amazing pieces of artwork that someone had clearly worked for days and days on...

However, last year I went on a trip to the Liverpool Tate, and some of it was genuinely amazing and inspiring, but on a canvas in the middle of a blank room was a blue square. Just a blue square...and I thought to myself... oh dear... I have walked into the Dulux paint tester factory...

I hadn't.

So to quickly round this off...modern 'art' makes me angry and annoyed that the artists who put so much effort into their work are downgraded because of random artists that splatter a bit of paint onto a blank canvas.....

*sigh* well until next time....

E x

Blue is Blue...right?

Ok so I am planning on completely re-doing my room- repainting it, getting a new bed, getting new curtains, getting new furniture....etc.

Now, I am in the early stages of planning at the moment, and I have decided I want blue as the wall colour... so I am on the Dulux site and I am looking for the blue that I have in mind....

I haven't found it, but what I have found is a load of blue's of all different shades and arguably colours... there is Blue River, Aqua Blue, Blue Babe, Atlantic Blue, Egyptian Blue, etc...

Basically there are too many to choose from just by looking at the computer screen with all of them lined up...

I will post again about this when I have hopefully come to a decision... it might not even end up being blue, maybe yellow or something more random like maroon.... we shall see :)

Until then :D

E x

Child Marriages?!

Ok so the next news story that found shocking/entertaining was that the CBBC channel are making a new series where children as young as 7 are planning their parents' weddings...from the theme to the dress.... :O

If I had a child and a fiance then I would NEVER let my child organize one of the biggest days of my life!!

These parents are insane :O

They say it is going to be similar to the BBC Three series of Don't Tell The Bride but in that series it is the groom that organizes it and not someone who isn't even going to be getting married!!

Now I'm not the only one that disagrees with this series... the story that I found on it says that Reverend Rod Thomas doesn't think it's acceptable to be doing that sort of thing because it goes against the traditions of a wedding, and traditional family values, and I agree with that...

If you want to have a look for yourself then click here for the link...

Think what you want but I completely disagree...

Enjoy!

E x

Auto-tuners... :/

I hate music artists that use auto-tune to lie to the world....

Wikipedia says this :

Auto-Tune is an audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies, which uses proprietary software^[2] to alter pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It was originally intended to disguise off-key inaccuracies, allowing vocal tracks to be perfectly tuned despite originally being slightly off-key.

The key word in the definition is 'disguise'. These people who can't sing, but want to look like they have some sort of talent *cough cough* KATIE PRICE *cough cough* use this technology as their claim to fame, and it makes me angry. Often, they are only attempting to sing because they or their parents have enough money to buy them a record deal *cough* REBECCA BLACK *cough*

This annoys me because a) they really can't sing and b) millions of people in the world work their whole life trying to get a record contract by using their pure talents, and only a handful of people get that break :/

The fact that I hate auto-tune probably enhances The X Factor more to suit what I like, because on The X Factor there is nowhere to hide, and therefore only the people that actually have talent go on to win and be a successful recording artist... most of the time... ;)

When auto-tune is used for the more 'electronic' sound on purpose, I think it sounds great! For example Cher's "Believe" sounds brilliant with the auto-tune because she can sing anyway and the auto-tune is just emphasizing the accuracy of her notes...

But when artists are so off with their pitching that the entire original, un-auto-tuned song could have sounded better if a fat lady trod on a bag of cats, that makes me angry :@

Now I am not going to pretend that I can sing... I know that I can't...

But I am not going to spend days on a computer trying to correct a song that is never going to sound great... I gave up with that years ago :)

So those are my thoughts...

Happy auto-tuning :D

E x

Mobility Scooters....

Have you ever wondered why you don't see many elderly people/overweight people racing in their mobility scooters?

I mean, when I am old and grey, that is all I will do!

I will organise rallies where all of the mobility scooter-ers will join together in a race on a racing circuit.

I can picture it being incredibly exciting.... which is a reason why I can't see how it hasn't been done already... maybe it has.. I feel that more research should be done on this....

I will look it up then update :)

E x

Ok so since posting this I haven't found any records of official races

But here is an article about 5 guys that did race some scooters :D

better still...they are all reverends!!

http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/reverends_ready_for_mobility_scooter_grand_prix_1_1096731

Have fun!

E x

Should I Believe It or Not?

So there is a story here that I have found which has been released by the BBC about a man in Sweden who has apparently survived for two months without any food after being trapped in his car by the snow...

Now I don't know whether to believe this story or not, I mean, my first thought is that he is lying just to get attention from the news and everything, but then the news story says that he could hardly speak, he probably survived by drinking snow, and that he did have a sleeping bag with him...

So I then begin to wonder whether it is even possible to survive 2 months without food.... then the news story talks about this too...

They say that the police do not doubt his story at all, but scientists at the Umea University Hospital say that people shoudn't be able to survive much more than 4 weeks without food... so should I believe a bunch of random police officers....or scientists?

The proof is in the pudding.... and the snow....

So once again here is the link for the story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17088173

Think what you want to think... maybe leave a comment on your thoughts....

Until next time,

E x

Muchos Programmes (en el Tele)

Translation: Many Programs (on the telly)

That was Spanish...I do speak a little bit of Spanish... but I still don't know if that is right!!

So there are many different TV programmes on nowadays, and I just wanted to let you know my opinion on some of them... yes some of the stuff I like and that isn't listed is arguably for the male and child population, but I am sure it is the same for most people...having individual tv choices and all that... SO HERE WE GO....

We'll start with- The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE): I honestly think it is a load of rubbish. They are all a bunch of talentless people who seemingly have less brain cells than a fly. Now, many people say it is rubbish without even watching it and/or giving it a chance... I had a go at this and I have seen a few episodes. However I couldn't carry on because I had to go and watch some paint dry.....

Next- The X Factor: LOVE IT!!! I admit that the live shows can get a little repetitive, but the auditions are extremely entertaining! I have the same opinion with Britain's Got Talent.

One of my personal favourites- Waterloo Road: I have watched it for as long as I can remember and love every minute of it!! There is always a new and original plot that is occasionally predictable but as a teenager, it is also a brilliant thing to discuss with your friends and try and guess what might happen...

Now the soaps- Coronation Street/Eastenders/Hollyoaks/Emmerdale: Don't watch any of them. I have a feeling that I have missed a classic one out but I don't care enough to Google it... I have tried to watch Eastenders and Corrie before but having to watch them everyday is just too much commitment for me...

Some chat shows- Graham Norton Show/Jonathan Ross Show: Both pretty hilarious every week! Fun for some LNL's (late night laughs). Not a lot to say about them... they are both just constantly delivering really :)

Take Me Out: Lots of people are against TMO, but I find it really entertaining!! Yes almost all of the girls are there because they are too dumb for any man to live with or around them, but that makes it so much funnier. The people who don't like it either haven't seen it, or haven't watched it long enough to see the point of it all :P but to those people, I would strongly recommend it!!

Finally- Downton Abbey: There are so many good things I could say about this program....and at first I thought it was just that I had a thing for period dramas or something, but then a buzz was made about it and pretty much everyone was watching it. It has excitement, drama, shock and humour. The only bad thing I can say about it is that you have to have watched the series before that to understand what is going on...which is a shame because it is a brilliant program... :D

So that is it... no they aren't the TV programs that I know of and watch, but they seem to be the popular choices right now :)

See you later

E x

Le Dictionaire de Urbane

Translation: The Urban Dictionary

Side note- I don't speak French....I made it up....

So I didn't think I had this much to talk about but in the last hour or so I have now made 4 blog posts....

CRAZY.

I have blobbed around the internet in the past, and one of the things on one's bucket list should always be to search your first or last name in the Urban Dictionary and see what comes up, look at the first definition then post it as your FaceBook status, or tweet it or whatever...

I have seen that it can either be flattering, insulting, or downright deceiving....

So as an example, I typed in 'Emily' (because that's my name...) into the Search bit.. and I got something which is both flattering...and deceiving...

So here it is:

Emily

slang term for a highly attractive and sexually intriguing individual.

she drives me crazy, shes such an Emily

That last bit in Italics is an example of how you might use it in a conversation (always a good laugh for funnier words).

I encourage you to go to the Urban Dictionary- here is the link:http://www.urbandictionary.com/

By the way, I put the links there for convenience... not because I think that you are stupid enough not to be able to use the Internet... :D

See you later, Alligator (In a while, Crocodile)

E x

A Story that made me smile :)

So something else that you should know about me is that I like the more peculiar news...so not really the politics and war news, but the happy stuff that brightens up your day :)

For example, just after a whole 2 minutes of searching, I found this adorable story of a ram and a deer who are going to be married (if you don't know what a ram is then it is a furry four-legged creature with horns...if you don't know what a deer is then it is a furry four-legged creature with horns)

So the short version of the story is that a zoo in China had separated the two after they fell in love, then the deer went through a fence to be reunited with the ram and now they are getting married :)

But the bit that shocked me is that they actually got people to pay to go and see it. :O It was 66 Yuan ($10:£6.60) for a ticket.... they sold about 500 tickets!!

I have no more words....

If you want the full story from the BBC then here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17009359

Have fun with it :D

E x

I'm Just Me!

So you might want to know a bit about me... and if you don't then stop reading this now...

Ok so I am guessing you are mildly interested and/or bored enough to carry on reading this so here we go :D

My full name is Emily Grace Forbes, I am currently 15 years old and I live in....(I'm not really going to tell you where I live.....that would be stupid.... ;) )

I have an older brother - who may come up a bit in this blog - and he is 18 this week!

If you hadn't worked out yet then I am British... (i.e. not American) but I do love American TV...

I hate text speak (whn ppl tlk lyk ths) and I love horses :D and all animals really. (I have two beautiful cats called Murphy and May, and many fish- one of which is called Chicken)

So now you know the basics about me... and I can't think of anything else to say... is that bad?

Catch you later :)

E x

Welcome!

Hello there :)

This is my first blog post (as you can see)

In this blog I'm hoping just to write about life, and my thoughts on bits and pieces that we see in the news . No I am not the smartest or most insightful person in the world, but if I was then no-one would be able to relate... :D

So I hope I can post at least once a week...if not, then once a month minimum :)

So that's it for now....I can see myself putting in a lot of effort in here for a couple of days but then giving up and/or forgetting about it. But this is something I am keen to put some effort into actually working at something :P

Ok then, catch you later

E x