Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Year's Kiss

Happy New Year!
(made by me, but yes, you can swoon and steal!)


Thursday, December 24, 2009

Happy Holidays, All!

A Very Happy Birthday to Stephenie Meyer!
and of course...
Happy Holidays!
Love, barelybueno and the TwiGuys :)

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Happy Birthday, Jackson Rathbone!

Happy Birthday, Jackson Rathbone!
some images to celebrate:





The picture I made for Jackson's birthday:
I made this one for myself on my birthday:

Want Vampire Eyes?



Do You Want Vampire Eyes?
If you like what you see above and would like your own picture edited to have eerie vampire eyes, then tweet me a picture from photobucket, tinypic, or twitpic with the color eyes you wish to have and any other editing you would like.

Colors: Red, Clear, Yellow, and Orange
Edits: Old movie-type, Sepia-tint, Black and White, boosting the color/contrast, etc.

twitter: /barelybueno

Saturday, December 19, 2009

TwiScam?

UPDATE! 12/21/09
Rachel Thieme e-mailed my mom back. She apologized and said she will be getting the necklace to our home shortly. She also said due to our troubles she would add a little something extra. My mom won't tell me what :( Until Christmas morning!
You see? Not only did I have a snow day on Jackson's birthday, but I get good news as well. He's good luck, I tell you!
Happy Birthday, Jackson.

ATTENTION:
DO YOU LOVE THE NEW TWIMERCH. CIRCULATING THE WEB?
BE CAREFUL!
NOT ALL MERCH WILL GET TO YOU ON TIME BEFORE XMAS.

TAKENBYTWILIGHT.COM
The handcrafted Twilight-themed miscellaneous of Taken By Twilight use the actual pages from the Twilight books in order to craft their one-of-a-kind gems. Naturally, like every Twilight fan, you would want your favorite character's name as a necklace, pin, or anything, right? Well I asked for a necklace with "Jasper's Presence" as the focus of the piece by Rachel Thieme (seen below).

My mom ordered it for me on December 2nd, 2009. It is now December 19th, 2009 and still no necklace. I understand they are handcrafted, so I thought it just took a long time to make. My mom called the number on the website to see if there was a tracking number of some sort or to see if it would be here by Christmas. No answer. She called five times and still nothing.

They've already taken the money from her credit card, so the scam is over. But TakenByTwilight was at TwiCons, right? They have a pretty decent background and reputation to back them up. Hopefully all is well, but I can't help, but wonder... is this a scam?

What do you think?



Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Dread: A Movie Review

DREAD: A Movie Review
Director: Anthony DiBlasi
Writers: Anthony DiBlasi
Clive Barker
Starring: Jackson Rathbone and Shaun Evans

First of all, if you've seen Jackson's previous horror movies (Pray for Morning and Hurt), don't be set on his manager's poor choice in material. Unlike his previous two movies, there is no confusion and plot development that takes away from the horror of the movie. In Pray For Morning, I was more horrified about the incomprehensible plot that the horror element was completely lost: Why was there a magician? Why was he randomly killing people? Wait, who died? OMG! Jackson! Connor, come back! Yeah...

Moving on.

Quick Overview of Characters (barely any spoilers, but there are a few):
Dread is a movie about a shy, loner-type aspiring filmmaker, Stephen Grace (Rathbone), who is looking for a thesis paper. After sitting in a mundane philosophy class, he meets the school's opinionated rebel, Quaid (Evans). Quaid delves into deepest darkest fears and quickly asks Stephen what horror has hit his life. He replies with nothing at first, but later it is revealed that his brother died in a car accident: he was drunk. Quaid pesters him, telling him that his fear is that of dying, but Stephen, obviously annoyed at this acquaintance's need to analyze him, storms off.

A girl plagued by a permanent birth mark across his body, Abby (Laura Donnelly), and Stephen hang out in a book shop. You can already tell one is interested in the other. There is definitely a friendship bond, but it is one of those bonds where the girl is fixated on a future and the guy just wants to date the pretty girl he stares at in the hallway day-in-and-day-out. Know what I mean? Well, you will.

Quaid apologizes for his rude behavior (be warned: Quaid will apologize a lot in this movie. Actually, he will never stop apologizing). If this movie were on DVD now, I would bring it to my Psychology class and ask to watch it to analyze what a psychopath Quaid is.

Anyway, he asks Stephen to come by his place that night because he has a proposition for him. Stephen shows up and follows him into the back where Quaid is painting a portrait of a naked woman. Like I warned you in Summer's Blood: IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO WATCH THIS WITH A PARENT OR OLDER RELATIVE, PLEASE RECONSIDER! There are many scenes that are R-rated and I am not sure of the exact rating, but I would reconsider. Perhaps you can watch it yourself first and become familiar with the scenes to skip when watching it with someone that may make you feel a bit awkward watching love scenes.

But don't worry, Jackson fans! JACKSON DOES NOT GET LAID. It's a crude running joke throughout the whole movie. He does find love with a certain someone names Cheryl Fromm (Hanne Steen). That comes later on.

Back on topic! Quaid notes that Stephen still needs a thesis for his assignment. He offers DREAD: Discover the origins of people's deepest and darkest fears. After hesitating, Stephen agrees.

The rest of the movie is following their project. Stephen, Cheryl, and Quaid all film volunteers who share their fears on camera. After waking up from a fit, Quaid is prodded about his past by Stephen and he recalls watching his parents slaughtered in front of him as a child. Once the assignment is over, Quaid wants to continue the experiment, but Stephen and Cheryl refuse when he begins lashing out at various instances. Quaid is the reason for Cheryl and Stephen's break up, for Abby's self-destruction, and for a few murders. What is a horror movie without any murder?

As I warned my friend, if you thought Pray for Morning and Hurt were scary, do not watch this movie. I just about screamed at the end. Amazing ending as well. Of course, I'll leave that for you to decide when Dread is released on DVD January 29th, 2010!

5/5 Stars
Keeps you on the edge of your seat!
Truly Haunting.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Taylor Lautner Kisses Rob Pattinson

This is really how girls act at school and conventions and the movie theatre.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Photography Collection


Photography Fetish
All taken by me with my Blackberry's camera. No other editing involved.
Autumn. Watching the parade, caught a bit of the cliche colors.
Winter Christmas Tree from a different angle.
Gazebo at the beach.
$.25 each
The sky before I went into the movie theatre.
A bit of Barnes and Noble irony.
Last walk with my sister before she went back to college in Summer '09.
Picture of small town silence.

Song: Kina Grannis (and sisters) - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes Cover)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Two Cutest Things You Will Find On YouTube!

The Two Cutest Things You Will Find on YouTube:
Cute Asian Baby Uke:

Cute Kitten!:

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Holiday Break To-Do:

Holiday Reading List:
1. Bran Hambric by Kaleb Nation (I have it, just haven't had time to pick it up after Huck Finn was assigned.)
2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (I want to re-read it.)
3. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (It took me 300 pages to get involved in the story last time. I want to re-read to see what I've missed.)

Writing To-Do:
1. Write at least three more chapters for Red Weather
2. Start typing up Beautiful, More So (Title to Change [It's my book idea])

Music To-Do:
1. Make a blog post recommending different Indie/Unknown bands
2. Practice flute like a maniac
3. Learn how to tune the ukulele without YouTube's help
3a. Find my tuner
4. St. Vincent song on guitar (if possible at my level)
5. "Translate" songs to ukulele

Random To-Do:
1. See New Moon at least three times before it closes
2. Go to Starbucks with my sister
3. Watch the creepy puppet Christmas movies on ABC Family with my sister
4. Go driving with my dad again
5. Send Christmas cards
5a. Get Christmas gifts
5b. Get addresses
6. SAT homework(?)

This is more for me, not you. I guess it what to expect my tweets will be about if I do check everything off of this list between now an Christmas break. This will change.