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Oh hello there! I have realized that I haven't blogged (Tumblr doesn't count) for a while.

Anyway, if you're a Hoot Owl, you must already know that Adam Young has been appearing on tinychat for three times. And I haven't even grabbed the chance to be there while he was there! I blame time zones. Damn you, time zones. Well, at least time zones don't respond to whatever you say. I don't want to hear the time zone whispering, "U MAD?" in a deadly tone. Brrrr.

Anywho, I am impatiently waiting for May 2. International tour dates, people! And, of course, I can't wait for June 14 too. ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB ATBAB. STOKED.

And I can't wait for the new Taylor Swift music videos! MEAN AND THEN THE STORY OF US. Who else is super excited? :D Cuz I know I am! *dances like a whale*

OK, people. That's it. Thank you for the views. That is lovely.

And if you have more time to waste, go take a peek at lavacicles.tumblr.com. :) <3

Smitten

I don't know if these are really in order or not. I just wanted to post these. ;)

I Don't Have a Good Title

Hey there. Read along.

I learned that Adam Young still has a crush on Taylor Swift. And that made me mentally squeal. Can't they just be an official couple already? Do we really have to wait for whatever they're busy with to end? MEH. not cool, d00dz. not cool.

And Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13 on twitter) now has 6MILLIONSWIFTIES. Isn't that insanely amazing?! I knew itttt. Oh and two words: MUSIC VIDEO(S).

I also consider myself an official Hoot Owl. CHEERS PEOPLE.

So if you don't listen to Owl City music, let me say this: WWWWHHHYYY?!?!?!?!?
I may or may not have to shove ice cream sandwiches down your throat.
I think know Adam Young is amazing. As in you-should-listen-to-his-music amazing. And his tweets are funnehh. Most of them are very entertaining. THUMBS UP.

He's pretty cool. IKR?!

TAYLOR SWIFT, Y U NO RESPOND TO ADAM YOUNG?

Coral Beach Club

My family and I went to Coral Beach last Saturday and I just arrived.

We go to Coral Beach every summer. But we didn't last summer vacation because of the horrible typhoon Ondoy. It was good to be back.

Coral Beach Club is a resort. Foreigners come too. It was originally for foreigners until they allowed other people to visit. The beach was crowded. It probably always is.

But then we went to a cove where not much (well, almost none) people go to. We picked up corals and shells. Big crap here. Big crap there. We simply avoided all the stinkin' poo.

I love the shells and corals we got. There were more shells and corals there than in Coral Beach because of the several people going there every year.

And on our way to the cove via a boat, I felt like a beautiful combination of a sea siren, Charlotte Doyle, Adam Young and myself. That trip + Sailboats by Sky Sailing = Amazing. Believe me.

So that's a summary of our trip. I love Coral Beach. We started visiting when I was really younger than I am now. The cold water accompanied by the cold ocean breeze made me want to shoot unicorns, jellybeans and rainbows out of my mouth. But that would be an ugly sight. Even though unicorns and such are awesome stuff.

Oh and Nerds. I should've barfed out Nerds.
Not the dorks, people. Not the dorks.

Spell Lavacicles

Oh hi!

I made a Tumblr account! >>> http://lavacicles.tumblr.com/

I am going to use it more than this but hey! This is like a "summary" of things. While Tumblr is like a place where people post chats, quotes, pics and little "hello's".

Don't worry! I'll still be posting here! Blogger is still la best.

Graduation

You know what? Yesterday was my GRADUATION! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haha. Anyway, my schoolmates and I went with the flow and yesterday turned out to be a "I didn't know I was so tired until I collapsed on my bed" kind of day. I received 2 medals and 2 pin medals. My mother didn't work on my hair that much because it was OK already. Make-up on. Toga on. So yeah. It was finally graduation day.

The feeling of being a graduate is..... weird. Many emotions hug you and you do not know how to react. So I ended up looking "lonely" as my grandmother has said last night. I felt so happy. Yet sad, worrisome and even mad. I have no idea why I was mad but maybe it was because of the people I despise. Secretly. LOL.

One reason to be happy is because it is finally summer vacation! YES! My inner being is jumping, dancing, singing and screaming with utter glee. Even though it only lasts for 2 wicked months, I am already grateful.

And another reason for me to be happy is because I got very beautiful and amazing presents! I got a very heart-warming letter from my dearest friend Nathalie. I got a beyond adorable Hello Kitty pillow from the graceful (yet awkward) Grace. And my parents bought me a gorgeous ukulele and a Samsung Galaxy Tab!!!!! I feel like this happiness is going to last forever.

So right now, please allow me to go gaga.

And now I'm like this.....

The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra

The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra
General Information
Created by	Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko
Written by	Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko
Music by	Jeremy Zuckerman
Episodes	26 (planned)
Production Information
Company	Nickelodeon Productions
Channel	Nickelodeon
Original Run	From mid-2012
Status	In development
Chronology
Preceded by	Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra (originally Avatar: Legend of Korra) is an upcoming American television mini-series set in the Avatar universe as a spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It is expected to air on Nickelodeon in mid-2012.^[1] The series is currently under production, and is expected to run for 26 episodes.^[1] The co-creators of the original series, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will personally write all of the episodes to allow for a tighter storyline.

The new series will take place 70 years after the end of the Avatar: The Last Airbender story arc, with all-new characters and settings.^[1] The protagonist of the new series, Korra, the next Avatar after Aang, is a hot-headed and rebellious young woman from the Southern Water Tribe who is "ready to take on the world".^[2] The series plans to follow Korra as she faces an anti-bender revolt while mastering the art of Airbending from Aang and Katara's son, Tenzin.

Contents [show] 1 Storyline 2 Production 2.1 Development 2.2 Casting 2.3 Music 3 Trivia 4 References 5 Comments

Storyline Edit

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Korra is a rebellious 16 year old girl from the Southern Water Tribe.^[2][1] As the Avatar, she has already mastered Waterbending, Earthbending and Firebending. She will learn Airbending from Aang and Katara's son Tenzin.^[3][4] The primary and only confirmed setting is Republic City, a "metropolis powered by steampunk-type technology", "inhabited by people from all four nations". There are Anti-Benders in Republic City who are strongly against the art of bending. Here, Korra must deal with rampant crime and an anti-bender revolt.^[3]

Production Edit

Development Edit

Although the creators of the show had planned an ending to the show, the success of Avatar: The Last Airbender caused Nickelodeon to ask for more episodes.^[3] The creators then came up with an idea of the next Avatar, this time a girl named Korra. They decided upon a female Avatar after the large audience of females of the original show and the adoration of the headstrong female characters by the female fan base, and felt it was time to have a big action franchise with a female in the lead instead of the traditional male role.^[3]

The series will be set in the same world as the original series, but in all-new locations.

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From April 2010, Nickelodeon began to hire staff for the production for the project.^[5] A title for the new mini-series, Avatar: Legend of Korra was trademarked by Nickelodeon in May 2010 and leaked by the media shortly afterward; more information was revealed in late June 2010, just prior to the release of the feature film The Last Airbender.^[6][5] The new show was officially announced at the San Diego Comic Con on July 22, 2010. It was be darker and more mature than the original show; however, the creators are not attempting to target a new audience, intending to balance mature themes with a sense of fun and adventure. At that time, it was also announced that the series would run for 12 episodes.^[1]

Korra overlooking Republic City, the main setting of the show.

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Also reported in July 2010 was that the mini-series will be set in an all-new setting in a familiar, but changed world. DiMartino and Konietzko stated in an interview that the world of Avatar would be "definitely changed, and evolved, and advanced, but we're very conscious of keeping the same feeling. Not totally different, but it's definitely generations later."^[4] Republic City is intended to be the only major location to avoid repeating the around-the-world adventures seen in the original series.

After almost eight months of little official information, concept art showing the face of the main character was revealed for the first time on March 6, 2011, along with a change in the title of the show to The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra.^[7] However, the premiere for the mini-series would be delayed until 2012. On March 7, 2011, part of the voice cast for the series was revealed,^[8] and on the next day, an interview with the creators was published announcing that the series had been extended by 14 episodes, to make a total of 26 episodes for the series. Konietzko stated, "We’re really happy with that number. It allows us to focus much more closely on each episode and get a lot more craft into it."^[1]

Animation on the first 12 episodes was underway as of March 2011, with initial development and voice recording for these episodes already completed. In the interview published in March 2011, DiMartino stated, "We’ve written all the episodes. Episodes have shipped to the overseas animations studios and they’re animating away as we speak... All the vocal cast has been picked and recorded and all the scripts have been recorded."^[1] The next 14 episodes are currently under development.

Casting Edit

In the initial announcement of Legend of Korra in July 2010, there was no mention of the voice casting for the show. For the next seven months, such information was only disseminated by some members of the cast themselves. In an interview in August 2010, Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of Momo and Appa on Avatar: The Last Airbender, confirmed that would be returning to voice another creature and person, and that his daughters auditioned for a flashback scene to play five-year old Korra, and one of them received the part.^[9][10] Dante Basco stated that he would return to voice a character.^[11] He confirmed via Twitter that his role has something to do with Zuko, and stated that one of the new episodes is entitled "Skeleton in the Closet."^[12][13] Rob Paulsen,^[14][15] Eve Marie-Saint,^[14] and Richard Epcar are also stated to be involved in voice work.^[16]

The indentities of several voice actors and the characters that they were voicing were revealed on March 7, 2011. The names revealed included Janet Varney as Korra, Kiernan Shipka as Jinora, Daniel Dae Kim as Hiroshi Sato, David Faustino as Mako, P.J. Byrne as Bolin, Lance Henriksen as a Lieutenant, and J.K. Simmons as Tenzin. In addition, Seychelle Gabriel, who played Yue in the film adaptation, was revealed as the voice for a character named Asami.^[8]

Music Edit

Jeremy Zuckerman of The Track Team has said he will 'absolutely' return to compose the music for the show during a panel at Comic-Con 2010.^[17] The Track Team stated that the music for Legend of Korra will consist of "the Roaring '20s with an Asian twist."

Trivia Edit

• Early fan interest in the mini-series was extremely high. Before Nickelodeon confirmed that the name of the show had been changed to The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra, causing the renaming of this article, over 10,000 comments and over 26,000 Facebook "likes" were associated with the article.

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References Edit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Farley, Christopher (March 8, 2011). The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra": The Creators Speak. Speakeasy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Nickelodeon sets 'Last Airbender' sequel for 2011. Yahoo Movies (July 21, 2010). Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Farley, Christopher (July 21, 2010). 'Avatar: The Last Airbender’: Nickelodeon Greenlights TV Spinoff ‘The Legend of Korra’. Speakeasy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Fitzpatrick, Kevin. Comic-Con 2010: New Avatar: The Legend of Korra Details!. UGO Entertainment. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Liu, Ed (April 19, 2010). Nickelodeon Studios Staffing Up for New "Avatar the Last Airbender" Project. Toonzone. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
6. ↑ "Viacom files trademark". TVTango in Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
7. ↑ Farley, Christopher (March 6, 2011). ‘The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra’: Exclusive First Look. Speakeasy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Farley, Christopher (March 7, 2011). ‘The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra’: Exclusive Cast Announcement. Speakeasy. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
9. ↑ Booth, John (August 27, 2010). Voice of a Geek: An Interview With Dee Bradley Baker. GEEKDAD. Wired.com. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
10. ↑ "Confirmed to be voicing character". Dee Bradley Baker in Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011
11. ↑ Basco, Dante (November 3, 2011). The New Avatar Series!. My take on life.... Wordpress. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
12. ↑ "Role to do with Zuko". Dante Basco in Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011
13. ↑ "Name of an episode revealed". Dante Basco in Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "Rob Paulsen and Eve Marie-Saint part of series". Rob Paulsen on Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011
15. ↑ "Role small". Rob Paulsen in Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
16. ↑ "Richard confirms work in series in a radio interview". Richard Epcar during a radio interview with "91.8 The Fan". Retrieved March 7, 2011.
17. ↑ Patches, Matt (July 22, 2010). Comic-Con 2010: Avatar Composer Confirmed for Legend of Korra. UGO Entertainment. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. “Thankfully, his response was quick: absolutely.”

Zombies Rule

I love zombies. I believe they're just misunderstood and underestimated. Their brains don't work but some zombies are actually strong and powerful. And stupid.

I have my own favorite zombie. And that is the Zombie Yeti.
This furry and white zombie is my favorite because it's rare. And when you kill it, it gives away diamonds. Now that's precious.

The Zombie Yeti is a very rare zombie that appears for the first time, after completing Adventure Mode at least once, in the Fog level 4-10 (although, it does not technically contain any fog) in which it is raining and the player can only see when lightning strikes. If the player doesn't kill it in time, it will run away with no reward. However, if it is killed, it will drop five diamonds the first time and four for every other encounter. From that point on, it will appear randomly in other levels (including Survival/Minigames). It cannot be chosen as a zombie, like many others, in Puzzle Mode.
It's a mysterious kind of zombie. It also likes sandwiches. Mmmm. Sandwiches.



Besides my favorite zombie, I'm also going to share one of my favorite plants. And that is the Hypno-shroom. The Hypno-shroom is a one time use mushroom that causes the next zombie that bites it to turn around and attack other zombies. It is the ultimate passive-aggressive plant, for those who dislike all that messy killing. The Hypno-shroom has swirly eyes, suggesting that it hypnotizes. I love this plant because it changes the ways of zombies. Heh heh heh. But the Hypno-shroom does not affect Catapult Zombies, Zombonis, or Gargantuars as they simply smash it flat, while Pole Vaulting Zombies, Dolphin Rider Zombies, Pogo Zombies that still have their poles and Dolphins riders. Also, Balloon Zombies with balloons will float over it. Bungee Zombies will simply take it. She is the 13th plant received and is obtained after level 2-5.
"Zombies are our friends," asserts Hypno-shroom. "They're badly misunderstood creatures who
play a valuable role in our ecology. We can and should do more to bring them round to our way of thinking."
The Hypno-Shroom is mostly useful for dealing with powerful enemies like Football Zombies and Dancing Zombies. Note that if the Dancing Zombie eats a Hypno-shroom, all the Backup Dancers it summons thereafter will be hypnotized for some strange reason. Be careful when placing the Hypno-shroom in front of a Dancing Zombie, or you may only end up hypnotizing a Backup Dancer. Beware that when hypnotizing zombie that has special abilities, the zombie won't always use their special ability. For example, Pogo Zombie, Dolphin Rider Zombie, and Pole Vaulting Zombie cannot use their pole, dolphin, or pogo to attack other zombies since they already lost them. Screen Door Zombie and Newspaper Zombie will not use their shield to protect them from other zombies, but Ladder Zombie will use their shield/ladder to protect him. Snorkel Zombie has no use to submerge to eat other zombies. Balloon Zombie has to land and thus, can't use its balloon to fly above other zombies. Digger Zombie can't dig again and eat other zombies from behind. However, Dancing Zombie will continue to summon hypnotized Backup Dancers. The Football Zombie is probably the most important to get with the Hypno-shroom, as there are no Magnet-shrooms or Wall-nuts to defend with. Once it's taken care of, drop any remaining Hypno-shrooms on the far left, just in case any zombies make it past your Puff-shrooms and Left-facing Repeaters.

100 Reasons

I freaking love this video. So. True.

school-survival.net

If you love school, don't read this. People who are with me, unite!

I don't hate school. I just dislike it sometimes.

14 Good Reasons why School Sucks & Things I Hate About School:

1. School sucks because if you don't like it, most people automatically think there's something serious wrong with you.
2. School ruins learning. In school, learning is all about memorizing things, answering questions, and writing loads of crap on topics you don't care about.
3. Because you're forced to go there, and if you want to try some other alternative, you need to get parental permission first. School is essentially pointless forced labour without pay.
4. It sucks because people expect you to treat school as the most important thing in your life. Nevermind what you'd rather be doing.
5. School sucks because once you're done, you'll probably forget 90% of what you "learned" there and burn all your books anyway. All you'll be left with is a diploma stating that you survived 12 years of hell. And very few people (besides your parents) will even want to look at it.
6. Because talking to your friends is a crime at school.
7. It sucks because even if you're bored out of your mind, you'll still get all the blame for not participating in class.
8. School suppresses independent thought - if you disagree with the teacher, you're in trouble. If you dare to think of a new way to do something, it's automatically wrong.
9. School sucks because if you do what they say and do all your work, you don't get time off - they'll just expect even more from you in future. And someone who cheats on their work and tests can just as easily do better than you.
10. School sucks because life is short, and you'll never get that time back.
11. School makes everyone around you panic over the smallest little things that none of them (or anyone else) will care about a few years down the line.
12. Even when you go home, school invades your life by giving you homework as well.
13. It sucks because even though school has all these problems, if you mention any of them, you'll be the one they blame, no matter how right you may actually be.
14. School sucks because every now and then it does something useful for someone, and then everyone goes all "Look! That's proof that school is good for you!"... It's like getting free ice cream in hell - it just doesn't quite make up for all the other stuff.