FINALLY ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING HAS BEEN RELEASED ON DVD IN THE US!!! We maybe had to wait patiently for a year and a half while all our British friends were seeing it in theaters and buying the DVD, but it is here now and it is FANTASTICALLY HILARIOUS.
The movie revolves around 14 year old Georgia as she attempts to steal the new boy in town, a sex god named Robbie, from her archenemy, saggy Lindsay, all while trying to control her cat Angus, take snogging lessons, perform random dancing with her ace gang, and prevent her family from moving to New Zealand. Pants! (Don’t worry if you didn’t understand a word I said there, the Georgia books all come with a handy dandy British-American Glossary in the back.) Sure some things were different from the books (like why didn’t Jas have a fringe! She is supposed to have a fringe!) but Georgia is just so spot-on and hilarious that I couldn’t help but love love love this movie!
One of my fave quotes from the movie:
There are five things I will do now to be more mature and prepare for my new life in New Zealand.
One, stop reading magazines and do Sudoku instead, to maximize brain size and stop Alzheimer’s.
Two, do yoga every morning and night and cleanse my body of toxicity by banishing all negative feelings towards ex-best friends and bass players.
Three, listen to dolphins, because they’re clever and unselfish.
Four, no more chips. Only organic fruit and veg. Although not from Robbie’s shop.
Five, a new style for a new me.
How did that “new style for a new me” work out for Georgia? Well, I don’t think it was as bad as that time she shaved off her eyebrow… Check out the movie to find out!
I have been known to be a bit of a panicked, stressed-out spaz (which is why someone recently called me Panickin’ Skywalker…) so sometimes I need a little help with balancing myself out. Here are three titles in the YA Nonfiction area that are full of ideas on how to manage your time, prioritize your activities, make spa treatments, help you decide if you need to see a doctor, learn to meditate, eat healthy, and more (click on the cover for more information on the book!):
I like lots of nonsense and humor in my poetry, so no joke I am LOVING Eugene Ostashevsky’s recent collection titled The Life and Opinions of DJ Spinoza. Part screenplay, part sketchbook, part mathematical treatise…but ALL POETIC. Check out Bookslut’s review here and get a taste of the poetry below where I have transcribed the ending of one poem and the beginning of another.
The ending of Act Two:
Rejoicing at the window, DJ Spinoza falls onto the flowerbed and sprains his ankle.
The beginning of Act Three, Scene 1:
The woodchuck and the woodpecker
met each other in the wood.
The woodchuck and the woodpecker
could not make themselves understood.
The woodchuck and the woodpecker
walked away really bumming.
Alas! No two species of animals
have a language in common.
And now a sidenote from Amber: One time I wrote a poem about a pineapple air freshener in my car–it wasn’t very good. the poem, that is. the pineapple air freshener was divine. <—-that was kinda a poem, wasn’t it?
“In 1838 Charles Darwin, then almost thirty, drew a line down the middle of a paper and listed the reasons for marrying on one side and the reasons for not marrying on the other. After much consideration, he opted for the former, and from his prospects he wisely chose his cousin, Emma, who was open-minded but devoutly religious. She supported her husband, even editing his work, but she feared for his eternal welfare should he follow his revolutionary theories to their logical end. Charles, in turn, was equally tortured, wanting to please his wife, wanting to believe in religion, but not at the expense of science. With great empathy and humor, Heiligman’s lively narrative examines the life and legacy of Darwin through the unique lens of his domestic life, an inspired choice that helps us understand that for all the impact his theory would have on the world, nowhere did its consequences resonate so loudly as within the walls of his own home. Here is a timely, relevant book that works on several levels: as a history of science, as a biography, and, last but not least, as a romance. A bibliography, an index, and notes are appended.”—The Horn Book
Basshunter’s most popular album “Now Your Gone” reached platinum status in the UK. The album reached the number one slot in both the UK charts and the New Zealand Charts while still landing high in the US charts. This revolutionary dance album has been played all around the world featuring top songs such as “Now Your Gone”, “All I’ve Ever Wanted”, “Walk On Water” and “Angel In The Night”. I first heard this wonderful album last year in one of my psychology classes, I was instantly addicted. I must say, no lie, that i listen to this album every single day. It has outstanding lyrics with amazing beats. Each song has its own “rhythm”, making each following track even more and more exciting. If i’m having a bad day, I’ll throw in some Basshunter and it just makes me happy again. The only downfall is that 2 of the songs are sung in Swedish, which also isn’t entirely bad either, listening to songs in other languages really give me motivation to study that language later on in life. Basshunter himself is also a role model, he has suffered from the Tourette Syndrome ever since he was a little kid, he was made fun of at school by kids. Basshunter writes, produces, and sings all of his songs, unlike most DJs who just produce the music and either have no lyrics or have someone else singing. This shows the tremendous amount of talent this musician has. I would give “Now Your Gone” 4.5 out of 5 stars. -Dylan
I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THE THE MANGA GUIDE TO CALCULUS THAT I WOULD PROBABLY INTERRUPT TAYLOR SWIFT TO PROCLAIM THIS BOOK’S AWESOMENESS (hmmm Kanye West references just aren’t as funny as they were five months ago…). This book is designed to be a text book– meaning it gives examples, theory and exercises– yet it surprised me to also be a bit of a page turner. Noriko, a young women with crazy mood swings, has just started her new job as a Reporter for the Asagake Times. However, she is horribly disappointed when she discovers she has been a assigned to a teeny tiny branch office and will probably not be covering any hard-hitting issues. Instead, Noriko’s boss, Mr. Seki, insists that she will only reach her journalistic goals by learning about functions, derivatives and taylor expansions. What?! so while I was busy wondering if Mr. Seki and Noriko would ever hook up, I was also learning calculus?! neat.
Kiss, one of the most influential bands of the 1970’s, has finally released a new ablum after 11 years! The album doesn’t feature all the origional members sadly; Ace Frehely (lead guitar) was replaced by Thommy Thayer and Peter Criss was replaced by Eric Singer (drums). Although the switchup didn’t seem to affect the creativity of their music. Sonic Boom follows a different genre of music than the other 18 albums Kiss has released. Sonic Boom kind of has a bluesy feel to it with some funky riffs all mixed together with their hard rock tone (a fantastic combo if you’d ask me). The song “Modern Day Delilah” has been played on the radio numerous times promoting the album. When you purchase the album, to your surprise, its not only the 12 new songs that they recorded, the band also rerecorded some of their old hits and threw them onto a seperate CD within the album, featuring “Detroit Rock City”, “Forever”, “Black Diamond”, and (of course) “Rock n Roll All Night”! And that’s not all!! The CD also comes with a DVD with 6 of some of their most popular songs played live. I know a lot of people say when bands get older they tend to lose their “Mojo”, but Kiss keeps it alive! They sound just as good on this album as they did on any of their older albums. The CD is exclusively at Wal-Mart and they have it for sale for an extremely low price I think; $12!!!!! If you are a Kiss fan, no matter the degree, this album is perfect. I give it 5 out of 5 stars. -Dylan
The movie revolves around 14 year old Georgia as she attempts to steal the new boy in town, a sex god named Robbie, from her archenemy, saggy Lindsay, all while trying to control her cat Angus, take snogging lessons, perform random dancing with her ace gang, and prevent her family from moving to New Zealand. Pants! (Don’t worry if you didn’t understand a word I said there, the Georgia books all come with a handy dandy British-American Glossary in the back.) Sure some things were different from the books (like why didn’t Jas have a fringe! She is supposed to have a fringe!) but Georgia is just so spot-on and hilarious that I couldn’t help but love love love this movie!
Kiss, one of the most influential bands of the 1970’s, has finally released a new ablum after 11 years! The album doesn’t feature all the origional members sadly; Ace Frehely (lead guitar) was replaced by Thommy Thayer and Peter Criss was replaced by Eric Singer (drums). Although the switchup didn’t seem to affect the creativity of their music. 