The Last Airbender

I just saw a behind-the-scenes clip with Jackson Rathbone, who is playing Sokka in the movie.
And he can't pronounce his own characters name.

There may be spoilers in this blog post.

Maybe. Except not, because really, how can they kill off Maid Marian in Robin Hood? She's CANON. She HAS to live, there's no way she dies, I know she doesn't die, but HOW THE HELL CAN SHE BE ALIVE IF THEIR¹ ALL SAYING SHE'S DEAD? Because it's not one of those, "Oh, well they must have died, but we didn't actually see them die, they just fell off a cliff/were there when that thing blew up/have no pulse and seem dead²/were shot/got hit by a bus. And it's not "They're lying to the main character for his own protection/to hurt him" because the main character went to check!

(this post took me two hours to finish because I got sidetracked at TV Tropes)


¹ Oh look at how my grammar leaves me when I'm angry...
² Actually, that might be what they're using here...except for unlike the examples, she didn't take anything to make it look like she died. She just died...and will now come back to life somehow, because her heart didn't really stop, or something like that.

Book #49

So, I was reading Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr, and I stumbled across not only a reference to Dr. Faustus and the parade of the seven deadly sins, BUT ALSO a reference to the conspiracy theory that they were the same person.
(While we're on the subject of this book, I might as well mention that if Melissa Marr is going to continue using love triangles in all of her books, I just may have to stop reading them, because I hate love triangles. They make me angry.)

(Oh, and as the title would suggest, this is book #49 of this year)

Is this weird?

Sometimes I really just want to post little blogs that are only a sentence.

I almost forgot a title...

I get nervous about things a lot. Not written tests, surprisingly, but everything else? Yeah. Oral exams or presentations, in English or French, first days of school, first days of anything else, lifeguarding, playing solos, talking to waiters/salespeople in general, swimming/diving in meets, interviews, diving in practice, walking the dog¹, driving.
There is, however, one thing which tops all others in terms of jitters: camp. Every year, without fail, I am so excited/nervous I can't sleep the night before. I start figuring out a packing list months in advance. I have actually made myself sick due to lack of sleep and general stress because of it.
I love camp. So much. I've been going to it for 6 years now, and it's always one of the highlights of my summer.
That being said, it also makes me excessively nervous, especially as time goes on and two things have happened:
a) the original group of friends I went to it with no longer go to it/do different programs or sessions than me. ²
b) I gain more responsibility as years go by.
Culminating in this year, where I will be going with no one I know, and living in a cabin with the campers as a Counselor-In-Training. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE A COUNSELOR WAAAAAAAH!!!
Ok. I need to calm down now, so we'll move onto other internet things.

1. These really cool reimaginings of the Disney princesses by Jeffrey Thomas. My favorite's the Sleeping Beauty one:

2. Saw the A-Team. Was hilarious. Also saw Dirty Dancing, and I love '80's movies.

3. For anyone who cares:
Books read - 45 (100 is my goal, so I'm pretty much on track)

4. Terry Pratchett is amazing and I love his books.
That's all for tonight folks!

¹Walking the dog sounds like something that would be really easy and stupid to be nervous about, but our dog has yet to go to obedience school, and therefore barks at everyone and everything, and quite frankly, it's embarassing.
² To be honest, I don't know how much of a difference it would make if my friends were still doing it, seeing as I pretty much don't talk to them at all during the school year...they all live in Evanston, IL, and I now live in St. Paul, MN. They've becoming closer to "people who used to be friends" than "current friends" at this point...