Zac Efron in 17 again/vote!

In my media studies class we now have this Film Genres assignment. If i had my top choice, i would of picked either
  • comedy,
  • action,
  • thriller,
  • si-fi, or
  • fantasy.
But i didn't not get first dibs so i was forced to pick out of the left overs,
  • drama,
  • documentary,
  • crime,
  • bollywood,
  • family,
  • historical,
  • horror,
  • martial arts,
  • musical,
  • war, and
  • western.

i know i know, there's still good choices out of the left overs, but in a hurry, i picked family. part of this assignment actually requires us to go see a movie of the genre and staple our movie ticket to our report. and this means i get to see little Disney and Pixar films... yay me... can you tell how excited i am by my sarcasim?

what i'm actually trying to do is weasel my way out of seeing boring ones and go for PG rated comedies. After all, they are very family orientated. The latest one that's about to come out and caught my eye is none other than 17 Again. I've never really blogged about him or did anything obsessive, but i do love Zac Efron. Venessa Hugen's beautiful too, they make a great couple. I really don't understand why people say Zac's ugly or he sucks and all that. He might be a disney star and all, but so far he's been a great role model and stayed out of scandels. He's easy on the eyes and he's personality is just charmming during interviews. But to the piont, i'm hoping i can persuade my teacher to allow me to watch that movie for this assignment.

Here's a short summary of the movie provided by movienow.ca

What would you do if you got a second shot at life?

Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting.

Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned.

But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Here's the thrailer from youtube:


It looks really fun!

If the persuading thing don't work out with my teacher i think i'm just going to ask for a change in genres, and do something like martial arts or something exciting lol.

in other new, i entered in this Sanyo Xacti contest and i desperately need votes!


Here's the outline:

Win $10,000 in '15 Seconds
Have you ever followed the ground-breaking careers of online talent like iJustine, Brandon Hardesty, and Rhett and Link and wondered 'how do they do it?' How do talented and creative people skip the Hollywood audition process and gain a career and a devoted audience with little more than some great cameras and internet savvy? Have you seen Iman's musical Obama dance from YouTube to the Insider? Have you watched LisaNova jump from the computer screen to MadTV? Have you witnessed Audrey Kitching's strut from Myspace to the runway at New York fashion week? Have you ever pictured yourself filling their shoes and showing YOUR talent to millions of viewers? If you're ready to enter the limelight and make your debut, Sanyo's new line of Xacti Dual Cameras is giving you the opportunity of a lifetime! All we need you to do is upload a video showing us 15 seconds of what makes YOU a star. It could be tap dancing, yodeling, making silly faces, whatever you think the world needs to see of you in 15 seconds. The winner will receive $10,000 and a new Sanyo Xacti camera to help launch their new career as an online star! The Top 5 will also receive Xactis. Once you've entered, make sure to tell your friends and family to vote for you once a day, every day, to get you into the Top Five. Their help combined with your undiscovered talent could make you the next big Web Star! If your uploaded video is longer than 30 seconds (allowing for a wrap-around of your 15 seconds), your entry will be disqualified. Please download the Specific Contest Rules Addendum (linked to above) for additional rules and terms.

You can vote everyday, so please support me! this would help so much in my journey to become a director. i Really need a camcorder! This is what i use now, and it's kinda sucks, i know it's true.


So thanks once again, please support!
~Lily

e.l.f. Brush Set

The picture says it all! i was shopping online for makeup and when i went to my shopping bag, this banner was shown. i wasn't sure if it was real or not, but i tried it. It worked!
Click to enlarge the picture

That's a screen shot of my ordering page! i was so excited! it's not as big as the 70% off sale but at least it's something?

~Lily <==uber happy

Edit pictures without Photoshop&New YT layout

So like i said last time i've been making quite a few Youtube channel designs, and i just made another called
Look to The Stars
Here's the background, please save it again on your computer then reupload on Youtube:

Advanced Design Customization
Background Color: #000000
Repeat Background Image?:No
Link Color: #94d300
Label Color: #94d300
Transparency Level: 50%
Font: Arial

Basic Box Properties
Border Color: #000000
Background Color
: #000000
Text Color: #b792d5

Highlight Box Propertiess
Background Color: #000000
Text Color: #b792d5

Video Log Propertieses
Border Color: #000000
Background Color: #000000
Post Title Color: #ffffff
Text Color:#b792d5


Anyways, i was surfing online again (as always), and i came across a funny picture of one of my fav band.

i found it extremely hilarious. and i must add, just in case you don't know the band Tokio Hotel, that the lead singer, Bill(the one on the right) is NOT gay. and Tom his identical twin brother on the left there, doesn't act black at all. yet their image contradict their personality. Just was something to laugh about for me :)

Also, Because of my friend Grace, I've found this group on facebook that does editing competitions every now and then. this prize usually is the picture you edited being put up as the group picture. The rules states that you can only edit pictures through www.picnik.com, to be fair to those who doesn't have the money to buy photoshop (or don't know how to download it illegally ;D). The group is called Edit Me Competition and this is their latest picture that is being edited:

And there were many good entries, but i had to add mine =) :

And here's Grace's =P :

and there were many other good ones such as:

And this:

The group seems pretty interesting at the time so I'll keep you guys posted. and remember to request your own youtube channel layout! please credit and subscribe to bilin825! it is much appreciated :D

~Lily

Youtube Layouts

So the other day i was bored, and wanted to change my layout on youtube. I realized there aren't many cool youtube layouts out there, so i decided to make my own :)

and to be nice, i decided to do requests for people!

Here's some of my past layouts to show you my work!

Click on the image to enlarge them ^^

So i don't have the background image or the colors for my old ones, but i have my back ground for the last one, and i'm making another one right now too. Keep in mind i'm not a pro of any sorts and my layouts aren't perfect :P

Sorry about the Bilin825 in the middle of the road, i originally made it just for me >.<
On The Road Again
Save the above background and upload it on youtube

Advanced Design Customization
Background Color: #ffffff
Repeat Background Image?: Yes
Link Color: #ffffff
Label Color: #ffff00
Transparency Level: 80%
Font: Arial

Basic Box Properties
Border Color: #555555
Background Color
: #555555
Text Color: #ffff00

Highlight Box Propertiess
Background Color: #555555
Text Color: #ffff00

Video Log Propertieses
Border Color: #555555
Background Color: #555555
Post Title Color: #ffffff
Font Color: #ffff00

And that's what i had for that layout, you may change it around if you'd like. and please credit me on your channel :) subscribing would be helpful =D

ohh and don't worry if the layout doesn't come out as it should (the the background not changing). sometimes it takes youtube a while to process these things. enjoy!

if you have any problems feel free to message me on youtube

~lily

Scenic Videos' Contest

Scenic Videos is Rocking YouTube!


Here are the contest rules if you like to enter too:

1) create a video promoting Scenic Videos
2) The Video must be no longer than a minute in length.
3) The title of the video must be Scenic Videos is Rocking YouTube
4) Do not use copyright images, music, or video.
5) Once you have created your video post it to this video as a video response by April 10th, 2009 to this video

Here is my entry :)

Plot:
Natalie has just got dumped by her boyfriend and her room mate Ashley has just been fired from work

what do they do to release their stress and get away from all this?
watching Scenic Videos of course!


Video:


yea, just wanted to share it with you guys :P to learn more check out my video discription or go to the Scenic Video channel!

~Lily

Twilight:Bella's Lullaby/Watch Star Wars

So lately I've been updating on all sorts of movies I've watched. Some including Pan's
Labyrinth, and High School Musical 3. YES, a Disney movie :P. I know I know, why? well
I've had a secret obsession with HSM even since it aired on the Family channel! the song "the start of something new" and "breaking free" was 2 of my favourite songs for the longest time. To download HSM3 was only natural for me :P since
I already saw the first 2 on the Family channel



some else related to HSM3 but not really is Twilight. another one of those movies that made a super teen
heartthrob out of the male actor. well i was looking around on youtube and i can across picture sideshow movies with similar background music to them. it was called Bella's
Lullaby to all the Twilight fans, but in reality, it's called "River Flows In You". It is a
piece of brilliant piano score by a Korean pianist Yirma. (i think, this is all just information i gathered on youtube through comments and descriptions)
Yiruma - River Flows In You



and here's how it should sound just in case you are like me, music illiterate :P



well other than that, my Media Studies teacher forced us to watch the oldest star wars ever made. it was ok. but then she showed us a documentary called the of how star wars came to be, the struggle for independence from George Lucas. the magic of the effects, acting, every single little details about all the star wars films! as you should know, my teacher's one of those star wars geek :P but she's awesome and intelligent.




so the documentary really interested be, one of the BEST out there. i wish i could tell you the name, but i just can't remember, my mind is all set on what I'm going to do during the spring break!

my point is, the documentary triggered my old memories of the other episodes of star wars, thus i looked it up on youtube, (yes i'm a youtube junkie!)and i found more than i bargained for. i found a play list of

Star Wars Episodes:
  • 4: A New Hope
  • 5: The Empire Strikes Back
  • 6: Return of The Jedi




I never understood why George Lucas started with episode 4 to film first, he was a weird one :P a genius

~Lily

Vantage Point

Vantage Point was a wonderful movie, until the ending.

I like the fact that it's different, it's telling you a number of people's views through out the crisis. That made it interesting and realized what you've missed through other's point of view. the twists and turns in the plot is unpredictable. you think you know who the bad guy is, but it turns out differently. you think you can trust this good guy, but he turns out bad. overall it was extreamly exciting, and full of suspense.

the problem i had with this film is that, through out the movie, the terrorist killed many people ruthlessly, (SPOILER ALERT DON'T READ ANYMORE OF THIS PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE SPOILED) but in the end, they flip the car over just to stop and save a little girl from being crushed under their truck! i mean, they probably kill what, hundreds of people with their multiple bombs? i'm sure some were young children. they even killed their fellow terrorist, yet they can't kill just a small girl? i'm sure they would of been able to get away with it if they just either turned a little and drive around her, or just drive over her! they've been heartless through out the movie yet they show simpithy now, just when they have the president in their hands, they let all that planning and hard work go to waste. what a disapointment!



that's all,
~lily

Watch City Of Ember and The Chronicles of Narnia

Lately I've been watching and downloading movies nonstop! i just finished City Of Ember and i must say, once again it's amazing. can't wait for the People of Sparks to come out! it's the sequel.

Here's the trailer for City Of Ember:



Now when i was searching for a good quality trailer online, i managed to find the actual movie uploaded. it's not as good quality as the one i downloaded, but it's there. Click here to watch it. it is hosted on megavideo.

i give it a 9/10 for video, and 9/10 for audio, so it's still fairly good.

I also downloaded The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian. i watched the first movie in theatres a few years ago, it was wonder, simply magnificent. and i also read reviews saying the second one was even better than the first! i had to have it.

Here the trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe:



And here's the trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:



I managed to find the both of the movies uploaded on youtube, but there's no telling when it'll be deleted, since well, it's youtube...

Here is a playlist of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:
(There are major parts missing on the second movie, so sorry, and the quality honestly is crap. Comment if you want me to find better ones or have me upload mine.)



And if you don't fancy watching it here or have a hard time navigating through the parts, here is the link to the playlist on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=07FB58FA10C1CC05

After this entry i'll be watching it, i have high expectations from all those good reviews :)

Also, other old movies i'm hoping to download includes:

  1. The Accidental Spy
  2. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Accidental Spy is a 2001 film made in Hong Kong starring Jackie Chan, one of my favourite actors. Ace Ventura is a 1994 USA film starring Canadian actor Jim Carrey! (yay Canadians!)

that's all for today,
~Lily

Transformers

hmm, once again I'm up late. luckily it's a Friday so no school tomorrow :P. you'll be reading quite a lot about how I'm not sleeping and most entries will be posted at night. yes, i need a life, but hey, if you're reading this, then so do you? i guess?

well, this time I'm up because of Transformers, that 2007 movie i believe. Since it's 2009, and the new Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is coming out, i thought i should catch up on the first one.

here is an awesome trailer of the first one, best quality i could find on youtube:



and here's the second one, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen:



now i actually have the first one downloaded... (SHHH don't call the cops!) so if i gest a least like, 20 comments (from different people), i might consider uploading it for you guys! it's really high quality.

i don't want to ruin the movie by providing spoilers, and i'm also a horrible movie critic, so i'm not going to comment much about the movie. i'm just one of those people that loves watching romantic comedies, action films, historical, and anything else i can find online :P

Remember to comment if you want me to upload the movie Transformers!

~Lily
ahhhahahaha *crys* Why am i so ADD? or ADHD? (i don't really know the difference) :( i'm suppose to be studying and doing homework but instead i stayed up and it's currently 1 in the morning? and for what reason? NO SELF CONTROL! i know what i should do, but i put it off until the last minute, which usually takes time away from my sleeping schedule. i swear, if this keeps on happening i'm going to get some kind of cancer and die. or i might just get insomia. either way, this is really unheathy.

i seriously need someone to watch over me at all times. will i ever grow up? well, not very soon. i have no idea what i am going to do in university. i'm going die for sure, the temptations of going out and partying ever night? who could resist?! obviously not me since i can't even resist my computer T.T.

when my internet was cut off for 2 days i swear a part of me died. i never really realized how much i relied on the web! for entertainment, education, and just... wasting and procrastinating time! what a bad habbit, but there's just so much to do all the time. like writing this entry...

WHY AM I WRITING THIS ENTRY?! I MUST GO AND... NOT PROCRATINATE! I MUST!.. RESIST!
~Lily <===who's gunna die soon due to this bad habbit

Hair dye

Okay, I'm going to have a cyber nerdy spazz in the next paragraph complete with grammar and spelling errors. If you do not wish to read nonsense then you may skip this entry.

OMG!! LIKE OMFG!!! like! UHG a few days ago, like my dad didn't pay the ISP and like so they cut off my internet!! i was like WTF!! i'm gunna dieeeeeeeee!!

like seriously you don't understand how painful it was! like i came home fomr school, and i sat there. looking at the freaking screen. just looking. not turning it on or anything. staring blankly at it. my mom thought i finally cracked and was going insane, cuz u know how those crazy ppl are portrayed in movies where they just like sit there and like do nothing but stare. it's creepy but like yeaaa.

so i got uber bored and decided to lighten my hair color (again). this is i had only red dye so like bahhh. it didn't really do anything to my previously DARK brown hair color. fooo shame! wa a waste of dyeee and monehhh1! i want refunds!... but i already used it T.T and it was so messy in the washroom too ehhh.. like red dye everywhere. it looked soooooooo bloddy dusgusting.... perfect for pictures yo! lol i was so stupid, i used ahchole to like try and clean it LMAO! so yeaa :P


and of course like the girl i am, i took a few (A LOT) of pictures lol but mehhh looks the same color........ -.-

Of course there's like wayyyyyyyyyyy more pics lol but like yeaaa i don't wanna like crowd the entry with like MY HEAD!........ unless you want me to? lol

comment for more bloody pictures, or me after the dye... lol hmm i should like put a before and after thing! ok here: (and it's taken from my web cam so u can't tell the color even more lol)
and i got like a few videos of the process... hollaaa for the videos in the comments yo! :P

MAKE YOUR OWN IMAGE

Since yesterday, I've been lurking around online in search of interesting things to add to my blog. and i found a few sites in addition to the magazine cover maker site.

Here is a list:

MAKE YOUR OWN IMAGE


Don't forget to check out my Youtube and Websites!
~Lily