The-get-to-know-me-tag

I was tagged for this awhile back by Abby from Castles in the Air. Anywho I have an hour to spare so I'll get right into it.

~Vital info~

Name: Alicia Kyra Koepke

Nicknames: Lissie or Ali (really only used by my grandparents)

Place of birth: Buchholz in der Nordeheide Germany

~Firsts~

Bestfriends: Well my first bestfriend, first friend in general was a girl named Jenny whom I haven't been in touch with for years. She still lives in Germany.

Awards: I guess something from baseball, but everybody gets a "participation medal" these days. They don't mean anything. So I'll have to say, my "Most Improved Player" baseball award.

Sport: The first "official" sport I played was baseball.

Real Holiday: Well my birthday is in January, so probably Easter.

Concert: I really don't know, probably a concert outside Castle Kilbride in my town. They have free concerts for the community during the summer. It's small though, if that doesn't count then I guess I've never been to a concert.

~Favorites~

Film: Well I ................................................................

-The Hunger Games

-Pirates of the Caribbean

-Almost any Disney movie...

-The Bourne series

-Catch me if you can

-MIB series

.....what a madding question!

TV Show: Once Upon a Time

Color: Blue

Song: Oh what maddingly insane stupid questions! It changes by the hour! To even attempt to pinpoint my favorite right now would only kick me later.

Lets just say no heavy metal, German pop (it stinks) or opera (for heavens sake no opera!)

Restaurant: Pizza hut. Because pizza. (duh!)

Books: Wretched, wretched questions! But this question was phrased as plural so here's the list:

-Letf Behind: >>The Kids<< (40 books, will not bother with titles)

-Harry Potter and the philosophers stone

-Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

(haven't gotten through the series yet, consider the rest to be on the list)

--The Hunger Games

-Catching fire

-Mockingjay

-Several old Nancy Drew's (titles I cannot recall)

-Ronja the robbers doughter

-Divergent (only divergent)

-The Chronicles of Narnia

-(probably tons of others that I can't think of right now)

~Currently~

Feeling: Tired. I was babbling in Charles Dickean again aren't I?

Single or Taken: Guess you'd call it single... I say taken by a fictional character in a more exciting realm (ya feel me?)

Eating: Saliva... no nothing actually! I must be tired... starting to get sarcastic here...

Watching: Well I'm typing this! So obvi... ... ... nothing at the moment

Wearing: A bright pink sweatshirt, black pants white and orange socks. 

~Future~

Want children: At some point. (At least that's my mind set when I'm not lying in the fetal position with a hot water bottle to my abdomen, ya feel?)

Want to be married: Yes.

Careers in mind: Teacher or writer, ... or something else. (I clearly have not figured out my life yet)

Where you want to live: I have only one 2 word requirement for this one. "somewhere warm". ( (I currently reside in Canada, a country that despite the "supposed stereotype" IS pretty cold.) Rain isn't my thing either. (My mood and energy depends on it) Guess I'm just a walking talking, breathing solar-panel-person

~Do you believe in~

God: Yes. Simply, undoubtedly, yes.

Miracles: I've seen them happen with my own eyes.

Love at first sight: ehhh.... I'm inclined to say no, that love is something that grows. However I had an instant connection with my closest friends when I first met them, I suppose the same can happen for love. But 'love' definitely needs growth.

Ghosts: Not the classic, no "Moaning Myrtles". But fallen angels do exist, and I guess that's pretty haunted.

Aliens: *snort*

Soul mates: Yup..

Heaven: Very real

Hell: also very real

Kissing on a first date: That's just desperate... and weird! The epitome of moving too fast, and it also wouldn't help me develop the kind of relationship I would want. 

I tag anyone who hasn't been tagged yet. I really haven't kept up much in the blogger world, so I'm a little clueless on who's done what.

So long M'dears!

One of those "Update-on-my-life-posts" and hello... I'm back!!!!

Hello blogger world!!!!!! Miss me? Thought you'd never see me again? I was officially dubbed "The blogger who does not blog"... it is rather sad that posting today was on my To-Do list (followed by 200 exclamation marks) and that my header is stuck in Christmas past. I do apologize. Life gets in the way.

So, I figured the  best way to break this long silence is to do one of those update on my life ramblings, I may bore you to death but heck I need a post!

I have been reading:

-The Hunger Games (loved it!!!)

-Catching Fire (I'm a fan!)

-Mockingjay (*rage* Finnick died!!!)

 -Divergent (liked it pretty well)

-Insurgent (life-threateningly boring)

-Allegiant (almost done, better than Insurgent)

-Four (still getting to that one)

And some other books that I can't recall...

Reading Bucket List:
-The Harry Potter series (read the first book)
         :Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
        :Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkab
:Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
            :Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix
           :Harry Potter and the half-blooded Prince
       :Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
-The Left Behind series (I have read "Left Behind: the kids")
{Left behind is a christian series on the end of the world as 
described in the last book of the bible, Revelations}
:Left Behind
:Tribulation Force
:Nicolae
:Soul Harvest
:Apollyon
:Assassins
:The indwelling
:The Mark
:Desecration
:The Remnant
:Armageddon
:Glorious Appearing
:Kingdom Come
:The Rising
:The Regime
:The Rapture
-Finish Allegiant
-Four
-Lord of the Flies (for school)
-The last of the Mohicans

I have been watching:

-That 70's show (6/8 seasons)

-Sherlock

-Divergent

Started "The Martian" (great movie!)

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Supremacy

(a great trilogy!)

Enemy of the State (with Will Smith)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Home (finally came out on Netflix) it was ok
The Terminator
The Terminator: Judgement day

Movie Bucket List:

-Inside out ('cause Disney!)

Finish -That 70's show

-Insurgent

Allegiant (in theaters Friday!)

Mockingjay pt. 2 (pre-ordered on Amazon!)

-More Sherlock

Mr. Bean's Holiday (just 'cause)
Bean, the ultimate disaster movie(:-)

Transcendence (b/c Johnny Depp!)

The Da Vinci code (heard of it)
Sleepy hollow (with Johnny Depp)
I haven't worked up the courage to watch that one yet:)
Finish "The Martian"



In other news, school is at that point where it is just a draaaaaaggggg. And during the week I like to escape the stress of my mediocre everyday life by going someplace else, another world (whether that be through a movie or a book). In other words, I escape my homework by getting lost in another world fighting a corrupt government (anything beats homework:).

Also I turned 16 back in January, and there was a snow day on my birthday so I didn't have to go to school!!! I got a record player that can play records (obviously!) and also comes with a CD and tape player AND radio! #UltimateStereo and I also recieved a few records (My favorite being Michael Jackson's and The Everly Brothers).

Finally for this post, i have discovered loads of new music that i must share. Get ready for video overload!

Where do broken hearts go- Whitney Houston

I was looking up Whitney Houston songs and came across this one, I guess its suppose to be some sad break-up song but I just thing its a beautiful song, the flow of the beat and of course Whitney's amazing voice!

Nothing's gonna stop us now

I never heard of the artists before ( Daniel Padilla and Morisette Amon) but I like this version a lot more than the original.

Everything at once- Lenka

I discovered a new artist, Australian singer, Lenka. The song "Everything at once" was used in a Disney and Windows 8 commercial so it might sound familiar.

Trouble is a friend- Lenka

Another song by Lenka, I loved the beat right away, so far its the only other song I like by her.

My heart will go on- Celine Dion

I just love this song!

You give love a bad name- Bon Jovi

We just had a musical at my school "Back to the 80's - the totally awesome musical!" (So I have a bit of an 80's vibe going on)

Livin' on a prayer- Bon Jovi

The hair a getup though! The 80's were quite a wild decade!

Stars (from Les Mis.)- Collabro

I shall leave you with a song by Collabro, the most awesome musical theatre boy band in the history of Britain, and the world.

I shall try to have a new header up soon as well.

Three finger salute to you all!

(yes that's a reference)

Once Upon a Time...

...there was a girl with two friends who pushed and pushed her to watch a show called Once Upon a time, and when her parents got Netflix (started living in 21st century is what I'm saying) the girl started watching, and watching (and couldn't stop watching) until 3 and a half seasons later, the present day she wrote her first fan post.

Welcome back! Well, I should be writing, I"M back! So sorry for my absence I've been living in Storybrooke, The Enchanted Forrest and Neverland lately, oh and Hogwarts. But that's another story. (I have to say my childhood dream of going to Neverland flew off with a shadow somewhere since the last few episodes). Of course I'm going to be referencing stuff like a Dark one! What did you expect?

Before I continue, spoiler alert for some of you I'm sure!

Can't you just hear the melody as your eyes graze over the image?


So last episode I watched the second curse took place and Hook appeared on Emma's doorstep saying something terrible had happened, Rumpelstiltskin and Peter Pan are dead (or are they? I shall resolve myself to the belief that Rumple isn't because I am a big Rumbelle fan) Peter Pan is somewhat despicable, I don't hate him as much as most Oncers seem to, I find him to be nothing but coward, about 10 times the coward his son is. Let's see, Cora is dead (her death was somewhat tragic but I found her too despicable to feel sorry for her, and as for Mary Margaret's part in her death, I couldn't help but think of how ingenious the tactics were (evil yes, but one of those plans where you think, well that worked out smoothly). And I'ts weird how I know all about this complicated family tree but will never be able to explain it to people.

Now for the characters. When I started watching I despised, hated,loathed etc. Regina, she was just so gets-under-your-skin evil! And when she killed her Dad I just sat there stunned. And when she killed Graham I held my breath with probably the same questions as Emma, "Is he dead? He can't be dead! It was just coming together!" Later I did feel sympathy for her situation (The thing with Daniel) but I still feel that it gave her no right to become so wicked and cause so much pain (go ahead and defend her, she is one of my favorite characters but I stick to my conclusion). The whole thing with Daniel in the "Frankenstein" episode is something I probably shouldn't have watched before bedtime either. When she first told Henry that she would change I was pretty suspicious of her the whole way and when she banded together with Cora all I thought was "Here she goes again!"

Can't you just hear the famous line?

As for Rumplestiltskin (and I didn't even use google correct that time) he is a... well... he is one of my favorite characters, but I don't know if he will ever truly change, I rather doubt it. But I'm with Belle, he does have good in him. And I do feel sorry for him, except for when he let Baelfire go, I felt not an ounce of pity for him then. But I am a Rumbelle fan, and I was so rooting for him to find his son in season two, and when he had kept that "chipped cup", it was just so "awww". But the fact that he killed Milah was awful, and that he had a "thing" with Cora was rather weird. He is a coward, (though the escaping the ogre war thing doesn't count, I was pretty angry with Milah for her reaction, she hurt him by telling him she would have liked him better dead with honour to her as the wife of a soldier). Rumple tries over and over to do things right with his son and Belle, he keeps messing up, and though I want him to change (Rumbelle!) I don't think he ever will.

This will all be random now.

On to snow and charming, I don't like Mary Margaret's hair at all (too short!) I told you this would be random:) And I think it's weird that even after the curse is broken, Charming calls her Mary Margaret and not Snow. I don't like that the writers made it necessary for Mary Margaret and David to get together when still under the curse in such "adulterous/affair-like" circumstances. Why didn't they just have David be in a coma until the spell was broken? Or at least have other circumstances preventing them from being together? Also, not to sound like Regina or anything, but I'm getting tired of learning more about Snow White's history. I know all about her mother's death, rescue by Regina, meeting charming, living with dwarves, meeting Ariel, meeting Ruby, storming a castle, run ins with Regina, sparing Regina, etc. I don't really want hear another story from when Snow White lived in the woods! I want to hear about the other characters pasts, I know enough about Snow by now. It's getting tiring.

As for Ruby, another one of my favorite characters (who seems to have been missing lately). Well, when I found out she was also the wolf I nearly fell off my bed. I am mad at the writers though, not because she is a wolf (I guess it's kind-of-cool?) but the fact that she killed, (and ate) her boyfriend was just too much, sure she didn't control the wolf then, but did they really have to include that in the storyline!!?!! 

I thought it was pretty interesting that Baelfire ended up with the darlings and that's how everything related to neverland. And when those "two guys" showed up in Storybrooke I had no clue who they were, until they said they were trying to save their sister and I took one look at the tall guy's the round glasses and thought "Michael and John! How clever to intertwine them in the story as adults!" It's been fun trying to figure out plot twists before they happen.

One line I liked was when Henry told Pan that he'd better watch out because "My mom is coming, both of them!" I thought that was kinda funny.

As for Captain Hook (Killian Jones), he describes himself as "devilishly handsome" and most oncer fans (girls) seem to agree with him. As for me, well as far as his looks go, he's alright (better than Neal, I was disappointed, young Baelfire was cute, can't say the same about Neal) but wouldn't put him on my "Fictional Fancy" list. But I do like Hook, he has charm, wit and honour. He has some great lines, one I remember is just before the second curse hit, he said something along the lines of "Well are you going to do something about the curse or should we get our souls ready? Because in that case mine is going to take a while"

There is so much to mention! (I might have to do another fan post... sometime before Christmas) I also wanted to say that I felt really sorry for the Mad Hatter (again, Regina's doing) it was so sad how long it took him to get back to his daughter. And now we all know why he's mad.

One thing I really hated was that apparently Mulan is in love with Aurora (Just. No.) Mulan may be a tomboy (more than a little bit) but still. No.  

Also,(I found Aurora kind of annoying, first impressions matter.)

Let's see what else, Well I really wanted Graham to find his heart and be with Emma, and now I know there is this whole "Captain Swan" thing, but I still want Emma to end up with Neal. (It just seems like the right thing, I mean, they're both Henry's parents.)

Oh and the whole room of fire for those under the sleeping spell is... different, and mixing Frankenstein in was interesting but a little too gruesome/creepy. And halfway through season 3 I started noticing something different about Henry, then I realized his voice was changing. And lastly, Dr Hopper and his whole story is really interesting as well.

As for the overall series (the big picture) I liked the first season the best, it was well written and the plot twists were great! The second season kind of sucked, I don't really know why it just wasn't as good. And now the third season, I like it better than the second but not as much as the first. Overall I love the show!

I have to agree with Cora, that is an awful costume. 

THE END

(For today at least)