Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Warning! Spoilers Alert! Avoid!

Do not go on to Stephenie Meyer's site. Yes- do not, unless you have a crazed insane wish for Breaking Dawn to be spoiled. Do not go onto any Twilight fansites, view any Twilight related forums, nor go into any chatrooms of such. There are huge spoilers at work here.

Do not repeat my mistake. Stay away. See my blog here for more spoiler warnings if you need them. And if anyone posts these spoilers in the comments here or mentions them at all tomorrow or on Monday, I will find you and I will track you down.

-RavenclawGal :) I love you all, really.

Half Blood Prince Teaser Trailer

Today WB Studios released a Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince teaser trailer world wide



Mrs Edward Cullen

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Breaking Dawn Quotes

I just went of Stephenie Meyer's website and she has been releasing quotes from Breaking dawn on her website everyday!
Tell me which one is your favourite. Warning: If you haven't finished reading Eclipse this may soil things a bit (Maybe). My favorites are in bold.



Alice: "I'll play you for it. Rock, paper, scissors."
Edward: "Why don't you just tell me who wins?"
Alice: "I do. Excellent."

Bella: "Oh, Mike! How will I go on?"

Tanya: "Ah, Edward. I've missed you." (TANYA?!?)

Emmett: "Oooo, scary."

Bella: "Jasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You're not taking him to a strip club, are you?"

Charlie: "Bells, we're up to bat."

Edward: "You're awfully small to be so hugely irritating."

Bella: "Why am I covered in feathers?"

Alice: "No one will dare to call you plain when I'm through with you."
Bella: "Only because they're afraid you'll suck their blood."

Edward: "Oops."

Renee: "Alice wouldn't let us do anything else. Every time we tried, she all but ripped our throats out."

Edward: "Do you want me to sing to you? I'll sing all night if it will keep the bad dreams away."

Rosalie: "Over my pile of ashes."

Edward: "You look so guilty-like you've committed a crime." (lol)

Sam: "This is not something our treaty anticipated. This is a danger to every human in the area."

Rosalie: "I'd like to beat you dead."



So many options with all those lines! Its so exciting. Tanya is back? My favourite one is the first line. The rock, paper, scissors line the best. Its awesome.
-Captain Libeka

BREAKING DAWN

One more week!

Only 7 days. (Tomorrow)

Only 7 nights.

I just looked at the calender and realised that their is only a week until Breaking Dawn is released! And I went mental.

Ugh, I can't wait. Yet at the same time I am really sad that it is ending. All the anticipation and fun of reading all the books, and it is finally ending in 7 days. I have to say that it is rather bitter sweet.
However. Do not fear. Fanfiction is here.
If Stephanie Meyer kills Edward or any of my favourite characters, I will cry and eat chocolate and then go and read some fanfiction. Solves most bad endings (eg. The City Of Bones, I hated the ending. It was stupid and pointless and stupid. Don't read it!!).

So yeah.

7 days people! Get excited!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Forbidden Love!!!!

In all my favourite books, movies, TV Programmes, I have noticed a recurring pattern. My favourite couples are never ever supposed to be together and there is nearly always a love triangle, which always makes me side with the forbidden love =].

In Twilight, Bella and Edward are not supposed to be together due to the fact that he is a vampire. Even though Jacob is seen as a better choice, as he is in fact alive, I love the Bella/Edward pairing a lot more.

In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, I love Buffy and Angel and even though Angel is a vampire, that isn't really seen as the reason that they shouldn't be together. The reason they cannot be together is the fact that if he experiences one moment of true happiness, he will become Angelus his former evil vampire self. Again there is another love triangle!!!! In season six, Spike falls in love with Buffy. His love is mainly one-sided as Buffy is still in love with Angel and probably always will be.

In Charmed, Piper and Leo can't be together because he is a whitelighter and it's forbidden by the elders, who are scared that if a whitelighter and witch were to have a child, the child would be too powerful. Dan is the guy Piper dates when Leo has to leave because the elders have said he has too. When Leo comes back there is a lot of tension between Dan and Leo and they basically tell her that she has too choose.

In Wuthering Heights, Catherine and Heathcliff make a really good couple, but they were never given a chance as Heathcliff was a gypsy and not seen as acceptable for Catherine to marry. Instead Catherine marries Edgar Linton.

In Blood and Chocolate, Aiden and Vivian can't be together as he is human and she is a loup-garoux (werewolf). Gabriel is seen as a better choice for her as he is leader of the pack and is also a loup-garoux. Even though I like the Vivian/Gabriel pairing better, this book is another example of forbidden love.

So i'll leave this here, as I am starting to take up a lot of space, like a certain Captain Libeka ( ILY really lol)

Mrs. Edward Cullen

Monday, July 21, 2008

Maximum Ride is Confirmed!

Sorry for writing so much in the last post, I just looked at it and its HUGE!
So moving along. A while ago I posted a blog about the rumored 5th Maximum Ride book, yeah?
Well, today my little ducklings a certain 'Mrs. Edward Cullen' informed me that it wasn't a rumour and that is was defiantly confirmed and the information is on wikipedia! So I let my fingers do some tapping on the key board and tada, I have the summary and the place to order the next book from (Not that you probably want to but whatever)!


Excerpt from Wikipedia, kudos to whoever made that website, I can safely say that you have saved many teenagers having to do a lot of research!

Water Wings: A Maximum Ride Novel
Little is known about this book, but it was confirmed that a fifth Maximum Ride book will be released on March 16, 2009. On target.com the title of the book was revealed to be Water Wings: A Maximum Ride Novel.

Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock have barely recovered from their last arctic adventure, when they are confronted by the most frightening catastrophe yet. Millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii and someone--or something--is destroying hundreds of ships. Unable to discover the cause, the government enlists the Flock to help them get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.
While Max and her team are exploring the depths of the ocean, their every move is being carefully tracked by Mr. Chu--a criminal mastermind with his own plans for the Flock. Can they protect themselves from Mr. Chu's army of mercenaries and save the ocean from utter destruction?

Hmm, it sounds to me like James Patterson had exhausted the supply of story lines and possible plots surrounding 'the school' or 'itex' and has finally moved onto something bigger and better (hopefully he doesn't ruin the first few books by pushing it too far).
This is the link I think that makes this book officially going to be written -http://www.target.com/Water-Wings-Maximum-Ride-Novel/dp/0316037591
Target are taking pre-orders on their website. If that isn't enough proof I don't know what else is. OH, I almost forgot. On James Patterson's website in his 'Q and A' page, when asked "Will there be more Max and Fang action in the 4th book" He replies "Yeah they are starting to get together those two, I can't leave them alone for a minute and it keeps percolating right up to book five"

BOOK FIVE. Enough said. I win. There will be a five book. Its going to be amazing!

I think that we may just have a 5th Maximum ride book on our hands ladies and gentlemen. Goodie, more of Max and Fang :)

Captain Libeka.

Persuasion and Northanger Abbey

I think it is that time again.

School's back!



Yes, the holidays and over are the countless days of lying in bed, on sofas or chairs curled up with your latest book. Fortunately however the holidays could not come sooner for a certain someone (myself) because I had officially exhausted my supply of new books to read. I had better stop blabbering and get to my point!
A few weeks ago I posted a blog explaining that I, Captain Libeka, would vow to complete at least three Jane Austen books in the holidays. I am sad to inform you all that I failed. I only managed to read two- 'North anger Abbey' and 'Persuasion'.
So here is my review of my time reading both.

Persuasion
Just a quick word of warning, if you are not a strong reader don't even attempt to read Jane Austen. It would be a long and arduous process which would not at all be very fulfilling.
When I started this book I was very optimistic that I could be able to finish it. I have to admit, that it did take me quite a few months. Austen's style of writing is (obviously) old fashioned and complicated. There are lots of variations between her writing style and one used in modern day.
1. She hardly ever describes people or places. After the brief- "He was a tall, fair skinned man, very handsome"- Jane Austen then focuses on a more in depth description of their personality. While I do find this different but its is slightly boring, I don't really want a page and a half on one persons personality, I would rather a little more attention to their looks (just so that I can actually picture them in my mind) -this is purely personal preference though.
2. She spelt a lot of word differently than what we do these days. For exampled 'Stayed' was spelt 'staid', 'shown' was spelt 'shewn' etc. I noticed this commonly throughout the book and it took a while for me to really get into the book and just read past these differences.
3. Jane Austen didn't write many conversations. In storied these days, the majority of the story line is made up of dialogue. Instead she writes things like "We talked about blah and blah, he asked who I was acquainted with and I responded. He then continued "Oh! I know the Ladies of whom you speak of"; we continued a polite conversation about our similar acquaintances."
While she does write full conversations, I would have liked to seen more of the main characters side to the conversations, she only writes them for important parts of the novel.
The one thing about persuasion that I absolutely hated was the fact that in the ending was so unsatisfying. Although it was 'proper' in those days, I would have liked to hear personal conversations more.
When the pair in this book finally confess their mutual feelings for each other (Don't read if you don't want it too be spoiled for you), the author basically writes "they walk into the garden, where their feelings were shared and the promises for the future were made."
I mean really, this is supposed to be the pinnacle of the book- the point that the whole books had been leading up too, the part which you are dying to read-, where the lost lovers finally admit that they still love each other after 8 long years, and its just "They and exchanged feelings and promises". I would at least have liked a better insight into the conversation.
But for all my complaining this is a wonderful book. Its well written, original and all that jazz. BUT, the main character, Anne, annoys me all the time! You feel like just giving her a push and telling her to reveal her true feelings! Although this is not her fault, it is the propriety of the people of England in that era.
Summary:
Its basically a lady names Anne, who at the age of 19 falls in love with a man who is in the Navy. He, Captain Wentworth, proposes to her but her close friend persuades her out of accepting him because her family is of higher 'breeding' than his and he is not very wealthy. Eight years later however, Captain Wentworth comes back from war a rich man but they haven't spoken in years (even though she still loves him). He is now a very eligible bachelor and a suitable husband but he treats Anne as if they are strangers as he becomes very good acquaintances with her family and friends.
Its such a cute story line, if you can get through the complexity of it all. This book is guaranteed to extend your vocabulary and gives you a wonderful insight into the social world of England all those years ago.

Northanger Abbey
This is a pretty funny book. It's ironic and witty. I was by now used to reading Jane Austen (since plowing my way through Persuasion) and I could easily follow the dialogue. I think that this allowed me to see the book as a whole rather than just trying to understand each sentence in itself. The humor is subtle- the main character/ narrator always comparing life and people to that in adventure and gothic novels (haunted castles, evil villains, damsels in distress and hero's).
This is a story about a girl, Catherine, who moves to Bath with her families close friends. She wants something to happen to her, she wants to be a hero or fall in love or be captured by bandits but she is finding that life is quite different from her books. In Bath she meets Henry and Eleanor Tilney who invite her to stay at there father's mysterious home with them. Catherine runs into dangers, both that she imagines and that is real and she is forced to learn about life and true and false friendships.
Its a wonderful book, I think that somewhere in this you will be able to relate, if at any point in your life you have wished that you could be in a book (aka. Twilight, girls :p). I also liked this books better because the storyline and character development required a lot more dialogue. I also found that this book was a lot easier to read- weather that was because I had read another Jane Austen just days before, or that it was just less complex I am not sure.
Although Catherine's naivety may annoy some, I found it cute -but sometimes it just infuriated me- this is a book that is really worth reading. I found that I could relate to her character slightly (shes only 16) and Henry Tilney is my favourite Jane Austen man (even beats Mr. Darcey! Shock horror) -hes very funny.

Gosh I should have warned you all that I tend to babble. A lot.
Okay moving along, I think i am going to re-read Emma and buy Masfield park (also by Jane Austen-that last two that I want to read) and I will write about them, maybe if you guys can handle my phyco babble. But then that is it with the classics for a little while. I think my head may explode (the key word being may, don't be excited that I won't be here to clog the blog).
Caio, Captain Libeka.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Twilight Clips From ET




Omg!!! Did you see him leap from the trees??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Edward Cullen

New Twilight Pics!!!!


Entertainment Weekly posted some new Twilight pics (yay!) =D, In this picture we have, Victoria, Bella, Edward, James and Jacob

This is the cover of Entertainment Weekly and to be honest, Kristen doesn't look like Bella, she looks more like Snow White.

This one shows traditional Forks weather =)


Mrs. Edward Cullen

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Blood and Chocolate

So, I finished reading Blood and Chocolate and decided to Google it, I discovered that there was a movie (Don't you just love it when that happens). I went on to youtube (I love youtube =]) to watch it.

It had a good storyline, but it was totally different from the book. The characters were so OOC, especially Gabriel. The writers changed so much, I mean I absolutely loved the book, it reminded me of Twilight especially the whole forbidden love essence. It reminded me of reading fan fiction. You know how people take characters from books and write their own stories, thats what this movie was like.

Oh and I went to see Get Smart today, it was so funny =D. It's the holidays YAY!!!!

Mrs Edward Cullen

Saturday, July 5, 2008

I just ran out of room for songs on my ipod.
Uh oh.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy and Sad Note.

First that Happy Note (Holidays!)

It is officially the holidays and I couldn't be more excited. While I will miss our weekly book club I am not going to miss the large amounts of home work. The holidays will let us all catch up with friends and reading. I have decided that I just seem to waste my holidays. I spend outrageous amounts of time sleeping and even more hours with friends. To an extent this is good, but to be honest I think I need to do something a little bit more constructive with my time, holidays are starting to get very repetitive.
So, I Have set myself a goal (don't think I am weird yet)
To get through the task of completing at least three Jane Austen Classics.

"But, Three books are nothing Cpt. Libeka!" you might say.

On the contrary, it is actually very difficult to finish a Jane Austen. For one they are so long and complicated that they involve enormous amounts of concentration (the kind which I do not often have) and two you have to look up the footnotes and different words in the dictionary for every sentence. I have to admit Jane Austen has helped to broaden my vocabulary considerable (yet, unfortunately it has not improved my spelling).
Whoa, sorry. I'm rambling a bit.

Now the 'Sad Note'.

Yesterday we said goodbye to a long time Member. Alda has been in the book club since it started and we all really sad to see her go! We will all miss her but we have promised to catch up with her lots (she might even post a few blogs still, fingers crossed).
Alda's starting at a new school next term and we all wish her the best of luck.
We will miss you!


Oh and finally, we have given ourselves 'code names'.
We wont tell you who is who or whatever but we decided to protect our privacy we shouldn't really use our real names.

Okay, last point here. I thought this was really cool.
Someone from the book club pointed this out to me yesterday.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Koobians&meta=

We are on Google! If you search us, most people wouldn't find that very interesting. But personally I found that very cool. Have you ever tried to type your own name in on Google? Mine comes up with HEAPS of stuff about ME! Its kind of really creepy.

Have a good holiday everyone.


-Captian Libeka :)