Showing posts with label Eurovision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eurovision. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 May 2020

Postponed Murder

Going through the process of re-watching childhood nostalgia. 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Lilo and Stich' the TV series. One is definitely more entertaining than the other to re-watch as an adult. I've been watching 'Lilo and Stitch' as background noise while I'm trying to go to sleep or play a game. Definitely, not something that can hold my full attention again. I don't think I had ever watched the full series, definitely all the films at one point.

Murder, She Wrote is nostalgic because it was always on before or after CBBC section was on. With Diagnose Murder as well. I think Murder she wrote was on before and then Diagnosed Murder and maybe it was on BBC Two and would switch between them during the bad kid shows.

Got more into Bullet Journalling, started a TV/Film one to document my splints and my Film watching project. So far it's just TV ones but I plan to add my Film watching project. Not going that great because a lot of them are impossible to find. I have started a LetterBoxd account. I still keep a Bujo note of the films I watch but it might be good as a digital one when I don't the immediate time to document in my Bullet Journal.

Eurovision should have been tonight. I missed the start (17 minutes) of Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light On, I was too caught up on murder. I'll probably download and watch incase it was something decent I missed. Probably not much if it's pasted winners singing in their gardens.  I wonder if Junior Eurovision will happen in November.

I never go why people complained about Australia being in Eurovision when Israel has been in and clearly not being in Europe for years and being an awkward sticking point.

This is depressing. I wish they had shown the songs on the TV instead of doing a Livestream on YouTube. Our song was called 'My Last Breath'. That's depressingly fitting.

I'm now doing six things at once. Watching TV, Knitting, reading and Writing. Successfully, not really. I have too many things to do at once all the time. So I'm off to find another project somehow.

Saturday, 12 May 2018

Wicked, Eurovision a.k.a. The Queer Agenda

Hello Losers, I went to Edinburgh yesterday to see the musical Wicked (finally). Yes, the original Disney's Frozen. Seriously, why does no one call out Disney for copying Wicked, evil character is now good, pointless love interest and attempt at sisterhood and friendship. I said attempt because Frozen really fails at that angle, with it pointless love interest (I mean Ana is dead because she needs a man) and continuing with the annoying sidekick.

When are we getting the Wicked film, we're had a film musical about Slave owner and undermines the talent/skill of the actual people he exploited, also cheating as sub-plot. IMDb says 20 December 2019, but we know never to trust IMDB. Wiki also says that date, it's from 2016.

It's the first time I've seen Wicked, I've listened to the full soundtrack so roughly know the storyline and Twists. It was good, performance. I could do without the Love Triangle. I get the choice for story telling reasons and agree you needed another character there. I just wish we had media where Friendships carried the story, instead of always relaying on Romantic Love. Use other types of Love.

Didn't get hang around Edinburgh much though due my parents not getting how Tech works. My dad actually called the Apple hotline where the help person told my parents that serial number of the phone was on the back of the phone when it's not. It's on the inside, you need to be able to get into the phone to get that number. He meant that IMB number, so I get annoyed at this guy, it obviously bad training, but I'm trying to do something while my father is annoying me with a stupid phone thing that I've already told him he should try and get a new cable for as all the ones in the house are broken in some way or not cable of transferring data. I'm not shouting at this guy, my tone is annoyed, because I don't like phones and he's straight wrong, I want to hang up. I'm also saying Apple sucks, which my dad shouts at me for, like the phone guy cares what I think of the company he works for. It's not like he has high ranking job. Who calls help call lines anymore? You just google it. My Dad is literally 60 though.

So I didn't get to go Prince Street with its giant shop versions. The Primark is four massive floors.

Of course, I am watching EUROVISION, the gayest night of the year where the whole of Europe (and several other places not actually in Europe) battle through music and video effects that must look weird in person. China isn't officially watching this year due to Tattoos and two guys holding hands a.k.a. it's too gay for them.

Stage invading, didn't hear/understand what he said but it sounded political. I'm sure there will be stories about it. Hella, a security risk. Stage invading happens too much in Eurovision. We came 24th of 26 countries. It sounds better if you include the semi-finals, that we by-pass due to money.

So Israel won, next year is going to be awkward. You don't know how aware people are of what their country's government is doing but Jerusalem is real complicated and I'm not the person to track that. I will say that Eurovision winner does not have to host the contest in their capital city so it being held doesn't mean that Europe agrees that it's their capital. It's also been host in Jerusalem a few times. I do think it going to take some of the fun out of Eurovision, like that time Russia hosted, with all their homophobic policy and invading Ukraine.

UK has some fucked up policy and joined up with America in things they shouldn't have. In terms of song criticize, it was decent. I don't love it, but I'm not angry about the song winning. Eurovision is not meant to be political (it almost always is. We only really had one song this year). I'm going to bed, we're see what happens next year or whatever.

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Eurovision 2015

I have not did the the thing. I will do the thing. I will do it eventually. Probably after the Eurovision Song Contest. Probably after the #RYBSAT is over because I will never stop trying to read my bookshelves and get distracted by library and netgalley books and books that I add to my shelves.

I've decided to liveblog Eurovision and here are my thoughts:

Building bridges, really? We all hate each (on vary on levels) and the song is terrible.

 1. Slovenia: HeadPhones and forgettable.

2. France is good and depressing as always. Though, I thought we not allow talk mention the war.

3. Israel: Ar...Pop music with weird lyrics at the end.

4: I didn't wake you up because your shadow doesn't match you.

5.UK: Yes this song is terrible. Neon US twenties. God, I want to know who picked this.

6. Aremenia:  I have sent a song from a musical/opera with every hope simile and metaphor possible. Why are they walking on the world?

Gay kissing. Gay Kissing every time.

7. Lithuania. I do not feel the love.

8. Serbia: Typical Eurovision song with striping, odd costumes and terrible dance music thrown in at the end. Lyrics were masked.
 Why am I reviewing these? Also fags (I post that on twitter. I meant flags).

I am not hashtagimg the countries.

9. Norway: Fairytales have won it for Norway before.

Lots of Duets this year. 

10. Sweden: Are you a singer or Magician? Making little boys appear out of Norway, that seems like... I can't finish you. Good Staging but I don't get why this is one of the favourite.

11. Cyprus: Starting a song in Black & White is now a thing and should be added to the drinking gamw which by the way would have you comatose by now.

12. Australia:The real reason Australia was allowed in this year was so we would confused it with the hosting country. This my favourite songs so far and I like the street lights.

13. Belgium: He wrote the music. Cool.

14.Austria: Don't set the piano on fire. Beads and long hair did work last year.

15. Greece: I hope they win and panic for a moment before they remember they don't have to host it.

16. Montengegro: The oldest contestant this year.

17. Germany: smoking by a UK writer.

18. Poland: Seriously. WTF Poland. Why are showing her dancing. Seriously, trying to get the sympathy vote. This isn't reality TV show.

Ableist much ain't you all. I personally don't like the song and I don't think you do either with your comment about her strength to continue. God, I hate comments like that.

Doesn't anyone else think it's fuck up that Poland had footage of their singer dancing in the background before her accident?

What with the death theme this year?

19. Latvia:

20. Romania:

21. Spain:

Someone had a red moon and I forget.

22. Hungary: Love is a gun tree and the world is yours to walk all over. I wonder if Eurovision will ever happen without a political song in it.

Every year there's a song about politics even though that's not meant to not allowed.

23. Georgia: Feathers are a costume necessarily.

24. Azerbaijan:

25. Russia: If this isn't the most hypercritical song I've ever heard.

26. Albania: "I'm Alive" I thought you were dead.

27. Italy: I don't get why this is one of the favourite. It's not like they're hot. They can sing I guess. 

Every year it's a shock that I can't vote for the UK

 First Interval: Drums are favourite thing to feature in this part of the show.

Second Interval: This is a mini-concert.

Voting: Now the fun really begins. *The whole of European  and else watching groans*

Agreeing to down our drinks if we get nothing right before Malta gives us 1 point.

Why are Russia winning? Who wants them to host it again? The song wasn't that good.

11.05pm: Please stop with the bridge thing.

11.08pm: Booing the presenters when they say not to boo Russia. 

11.10pm: We keep losing country.

11.15pm: Why are you voting for Russia, Europe? I thought you were better than this. Especially, you France.

11.16pm: Fuck you, Ireland.

11.20pm: Nothing. Australia. We are your mother.

11.31pm: 6 points to Russia? We should have left the UK.

11.32pm: These Bridges ain't that strong because we've lost three countries.

11.44pm: Yay. Sweden.

11.49pm: Austria won last year, to get Nul points this year. That must be some sort of record.

I'm off now before we hit Sunday to read.

Saturday, 18 May 2013

DoctorVisual

Once again it is Saturday, but this Saturday is not like all the other Saturdays. This Saturday has two very important things happening. Today has the Doctor Who finale and EUROVISION!!!

God, how many times did I say Saturday in that opening paragraph. So yes, today we have the grief of Doctor Who finale, I imagine it will be heartbreaking and then we have joy of EUROVISION!!! Maybe that should be the other way about.

 Okay, that going to get tedious, so I'll stop writing Eurovision in capital letters and with exclamation marks. With Doctor who all time wimy, heart breaks are repeated. Both are rather colourful,camp, involve stripping (Matt Smith walks around in a towl and so on) and disturbing at times. Eurovision is politics, pop and bad singing.

Having just watched Doctor who, The  Name of the Doctor. It played out how I expected with the whole name thing, it was heartbreaking and I was laughing with madness or grief at the end. Can never just tell with Doctor Who, probably both. Though, I did I thought it was anti-climatic. I think the Fandom might be in tears though right now as it petty clear we won't be seeing a certain character again.

Eurovision Thoughs, (writing it as I watch):
  • Butterflies, how original. My mum would love this.
  • Okay, rewriting stories. How Doctor Who of EV.
  • Sorry, it called we write the story. Still DW all the way. I might the Doctor loves Eurovision
  • The flag thing is a bit weird, but it is kinda nice to see all the contestants at once.Though, very long and Olympicly. But honestly this is close as we get to the Olympics in terms of singing and entertainment.
  • The nice thing with Sweden is that they can handle English well and don't murder it. So hopefully, it won't get weird. 
  • The Australia joke was good one.
  • Why can't we vote with Apps or texts? 
  • I like the Butterflies country flag.
  1. France: Oh, sexy hand rubbing. I mean rubbing ones hands against ones bodies sexily. Typical theme of bitter love betrayed and I'm going to get you. "I'm going to give you hell". I didn't like the song, its rocky but shit. The tune was boring and the lyrics were repetitive shallow shit.
  2. Lithuania: Oh, I like this one. Kinda The Killers or Coldplay but not as good and one guy. Shame he separated from Hetero (Try and not to laugh). I love the music, singing was good but the lyrics were bit shit.
  3. Moldova: And the cliché lyrics keep coming. I don't think she could actually move in that dress. The dances must help her one and off. Oh, projections on the dress and making it grow. How Capitol of them.
  4. Finland: Gay kissing times, Turkey ain't show Eurovision because of it. Fuck them, we knew they were bastards already. I like Gramham Norton comment "If girls kissing offends you, grow up." Okay, shallow but rather fun. Though, I don't get why she doesn't just ask him. It also doesn't sound like she stole it off someone else. I'm not sure I would go with a veil that big or that dress if I was going to get married, and I don't love the baimaids dresses. The kiss was rather tasteful. Oh, apparently, we should expect to see more of her.
  5. Spain: Bagpipes, since when Spain. Though, they have got someone who can actually play them. Good sign. Oh, my god I think she singing about the Doctor. Is doctor who popular in Spain? It sounds very summery, sort song you expect to hear in the soundtrack of summer love moving. Probably something with a road trip in it.
  6. Belgium: Love Kills, yes. Yes it does. Sounds like he's losing his voice. Oh, my god girls growing out of his back. Dancing is terrible and weird. I can't really understand him (singing in English BTW) but I think that might be his voice. He very One Directiony and typical boyband material. Cute backup one that almost never has a solo. Song Forgettable, though respective chorus.
  7. Estonia: I doubt the black and while thing really works in the Arena. I like the song, my favourite so far. Pregrate lady is good. Very simple and past and life going on.
  8. Belarus:  Europeany and lets get drunk. Party and have sex. That the themes basically and beautiful people. She probably very up herself. No, boring cliché with sound. She might win as Eurovision loves this shit. Cha-Cha, get lost. Yes, she does love herself going with that kiss at the end and moving arms out to the audience saying "Thank you".
  9. Malta: Ukulele, Oh, he's a Doctor, that good knowledge to have in case if we need a Doctor in the house (I bet you were expecting Doctor Who Joke, weren't you?). Sweet and simple staging. Just him wandering the stage with the band and back singers. I like the lyrics being behind him in lips (sorry, that just the general shape of the backing scenes).
  10. Russia: Sounds like that song that's in Eurovision every year. With big balloons. Peace and love, we can do anything basically. Uplifting and such. They threw orange balls of light at the audience. Not sure why. It probably do well.
  11. Germany: Apparently sounds like last years winning song, to be honest I don't remember last year's winner, just that I wasn't that aford of it. Clichés about love and musics. With girl standing on metel stairs. "We're young and the world is ours" and so on.
  12. Armenia: Oh, its about War. Yeah, Eurovision politics are really band and ain't there. Very 90s rock. It reminds of one of those other peace songs by American. "Someday we're break the wall" I thought we did. I actually it might be the 80s I'm thinking of. The leadsinger reminds me of Russia Band but less dark. Fire is very loved in Eurovision.
  •  I liked the short, amusing not laugh out loud. Lots of gay jokes. We all know the gays love Eurovisions. Sweden have done a good job.
13. The Netherlands: Poor Netherlands, ten years since being in the final, that probably be Britain if weren't in the Big five. Boring and cliché deepness. I wonder if I could get to the bathroom and back before the next song. Also birds can fly. At least she can sing, but it very boring. Where's the crazy Eurovison?
14. Romania: YOLO. Oh my god, here's the crazy. He can't sing and weird red people with giant sheet thing stage. I think Doctor Who Writers must get some of their ideas from Eurovision.  Also slightly suicide in theme.
15. United Kingdom: Oh my god, I forgot my brooze. Thanks for remind me Graham. I think this is very Eurovision. Thankfully, true to Britain hopes to winning. I wish could have just I need a Hero. I love that song, and just her in generally. Though, its bit weird that we keep sending people who out of their prim of fame. She still brilliant. Simple and tastefully.We should be pound of ourselves, even if come in last place.
16. Sweden: Its another One Direction want to be, with weird dancing going on. I don't think Sweden really want to host it again next year anyway. I think he might be 30 year old trying to be a teenager. He standing on this weird red thing. Was red the secret theme colour?
17. Hungary: He is in love with wolfgirl or he allowed his child to be raised by wolves which is bad parenting. Yay, I'm petty sure its a romantic baby. Its cute and sweet with slightly scaring illustration behind him. I like this song, but its not the sort of thing to do well.
18. Denmark: Apparently the favourite. Its a peace song, and possible love. Only teardrops. Its not only to Moffat, its what he lives on.  Another reference just by having that title to Doctor Who. Drums and hippie dress.
19. Iceland:  Iceland's butterfly looks very like Britain's. Its Jesus, actually it Iceland so he clearly a Viking. I like him, he can sing and its a good ballad.
20. Azerbaijan: I've started drinking. I thought he was sing in his native language but no that English. Okay, the singer sanding on a upside down man is weird. Oh, he might to be his reflection I think. Or ducking the box. Oh, now they killing him with paper love hearts. He's petty and can sort of sing. He'll do well,
20. Greece: Alcohol is Free, we all wish Greece.  It very Greek sounding. It about alcohol and sea things. A sea of whisky, would be found in European if anyway. I like this song, it rather fun song. Though, it is a bit weird that Main string is so much older than the band.  Dancing is fun. Its fun. Its my favourite, but it won't win. Though, Greece probably praying it won't. Oh, maybe if it does, they'll ask Britain to host it.  Probably, the only way we're have it again any time soon.
21. Ukraine: She looks Celine Dion. Okay, it bit weird. She standing on a rock  in mermaid dress (the style, she doesn't have a tale). Oh, she mention butterflies. Gravity is surprising common theme among Eurovision.
22. Italy: Apparently very big in Italy. You know if Britain sent one of our big stars we'd be shoe in to do well. But we secretly don't want to. Though, the Original country have been doing well the past few years.  Oh, Italy actually entry. Its good, but  it literally just him standing there singing in Italian. Bit boring, but he is good.
23. Norway: I have soft spot for Norway, they're my back up country for some reason. They're a island, I like Islands. Oh, fuck its dupstep shit. Its just her singing with this weird arse drum. Its okay actually, I just don't love it. I don't think it'll do that well. Is it just me or has Eurovision been very boring this year.
24. Georgia: I wonder how many Eurovision songs have had waterfalls in them. Sea of dreams. So cliché. Duet about love, oh well we need one don't we? Oh, my god this is the Lizzy McGuire movie.
25. Ireland: Oh no, it almost over. Only love survives, that's cliché and wrong. Hate does to and viruses.  Oh, topless tattooed men with Irish drums. That bound to get them some points considering the Gays and women. Though, sadly the song is shit and you want to punch the actual singer.  Probably have good chance.
  • Oh, Camraman in Madonna boobs. How very amusing.
  • Who would vote over Twenty times anyway?
  • I think Spain might be my favourite, after Greece obviously.  Or maybe Hunger and Iceland are my favourites. Denmark are good too. Who fuck knows or cares?
  • Oh, no. I went Downstairs for more alcohol and miss the start vote counting show.  Oh well, its just the last year's winner and I hate her anyway. I do not like dance much.
  • I now have my cat with me watching with me?
  • It fun seeing the things only for Britain. Bonnie Taylor segment I mean.
  • Got to say its rather weird that they only have one host, but I like. 
  • Interval show is funny, I like in comparison to those giant displays that other countries tend to have. Oh, this totallt makes up for the lack of crazy in the contestants. 
  • Gay kissings, I like the fact that they hasn't been any hetero kissing but girl on girl and boy on boy. Yay, Gay Marriage. 
  • I like this, but I don't think all Euro-watchers will like it or get it. 
  • Oh, history lesson. Drag Queen joke. 
  • Graham Norton does a lovely job. Though, still miss Terry Wogan. 
  • What if it was a Four tide, would it be fight to the death then?
  • Who doesn't love a Abba cover? We can all sing along without shame. The winner takes it all is bit of obvious choice though.
  • God, I'm going to be singing for weeks now. I don't actually see how that's any different from normal.
  • I think Greece should start praying now.
  • Yay, we've got one point so no zero points for us.
  • Thanks Romania for the Three points. Yay, we have four points. 12 points from somewhere would be nice, maybe Ireland, probably not.
  • My sib and I are both drinking by ourself while watching Eurovision.
  • It awkward when the Points people sing at us. I also hate it when they try for conversations with the audience and the host.
  • Four points from Spain. Whoop. Beating Ireland.
  • God, stop saying hashtag, you fucking loser.
  • With 5 points from Malta, we have beat last year with 13 points.
  • 7 points from Ireland, why can't our other neighbours vote for us? Like when we're not shit.
  • So with a 23 point, we've came in 17th place. We have pride, though it kinda shocking Finland didn't do better. In my opinion, it was better song than Denmark. Denmark was alright song, but I wasn't expecting it to actually win. Not shocked Ireland came last.
  • So Eurovision once again remains it confusing self and the UK only really stays to bitch about it. 
 So that Eurovision over till next year and Doctor Who till Noverber. This probably the longest post I've ever had which probably show how much geek I am. See ya till next year or more likely next week. 

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Summer Came early

Haló this fine morning, (okay it evening when I finally finished this). Scotland has been sunny and warm. Its too damn hot and I've got sunburn on random points on my body from yesterday which has been reinforced by today's actions. Went to the beach today, it was actually warm enough to swim.
My Epic Beach scene with my dog Shep


My exam are over, they went okay besides coming out my maths Higher paper crying and losing a mark in Bio for not being able to spell Hypothalamus. Though Maths Paper 1 objective was okay and I had a stoke of luck in Biology. Basically, I was going did Section A of 2001 paper the morning before my exam and it so happen that the SQA have been doing some recycling as question 3 appeared in my exam as question 2. It nice to know that it got promoted, though it did take 11 years to get 1 question up. I did get right the first time, anyway. No more talk of exams till August.


The tent I put all myself and slept in 25th May
So summer has basically started for me and as I've said above the weather has match that sentiment so far. I actually slept outside yesterday because of the heat. Though, I was still woke up today at 8am. I had woke at 7am the day before after finally getting asleep at 2.30 am. I suppose it was good for T in the Park which me and most of my sisters are going to this year. My older big sister has been few times, but it will be my other sister and my first time.Very exciting, I've actually got a busy summer this year. Going to England in three weeks time and doing Camp NaNoWriMo this June and August.


Sitting atop a waterfall (okay, a very small one)
 Probably got all my sun for the year, as I'm not that interested  in sun bathing and did my exploring of my farm and played in my "pool". So lots and lots of writing this summer, with tons of books being read. I've actually started my main book attempt of reading the Complete stories of Sherlock Holmes by ACD. I've already finished reading Study in Scarlet and don't worry I won't feel the need to re-enact "The Finial Problem"


P.S. Hope you've enjoyed Eurovision so far and enjoy what little remains.