Canon is not my Forte

Just walked into my room to go to bed to find this guy chillin...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:37:02 +1000

Just walked into my room to go to bed to find this guy chillin above my pillow. I’m not scared of huntsman spiders but tbh I didn’t really want him running around while I was sleeping. Living in Australia is fun. The second isn’t my picture by the way, I didn’t want to get close and then scare him off, coz I wanted to know where he was. I love the irony of the poster though.

myaugustuswatersfetish: geeky-and-proud: therighteous-cas: mam...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:22:58 +1000

myaugustuswatersfetish:

geeky-and-proud:

therighteous-cas:

mamaleh6994:

tenuousthirdspace:

This is actually brilliant.

This is the only John Green cameo I’ll get behind.

reblogging so john green can find this

oh my god this has to happen

copperbadge: New “Agents Of SHIELD” trailer *wounded whale...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:36:15 +1000

copperbadge:

New “Agents Of SHIELD” trailer

*wounded whale noises*

marielikestodraw: AGENTS OF SHIELD FULL TRAILER. DON’T TOUCH...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:39:05 +1000

marielikestodraw:

AGENTS OF SHIELD FULL TRAILER.

DON’T TOUCH LOLA.

fake-mermaid: update in australia: prime minister julia gillard visited a school today and someone...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:48:22 +1000

fake-mermaid:

update in australia: prime minister julia gillard visited a school today and someone threw a sandwhich at her

A VEGEMITE SANDWICH NO LESS

If This is Life, then Change is easy: I lost 1.8kg (3.9 pound) in a week!

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:44:19 +1000

If This is Life, then Change is easy: I lost 1.8kg (3.9 pound) in a week!:

ifthisislifethenchangeiseasy:

I just finished my second PT session with April and it was crazy intense. She’s motivating without being overbearing, she’s awesome. So i generally weigh myself on a tuesday because that way I can just do it at the gym with my trainer which makes it alot more motivating because I get to be like…

If This is Life, then Change is easy: My journey thus far...

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:08:30 +1000

If This is Life, then Change is easy: My journey thus far...:

ifthisislifethenchangeiseasy:

I’ve always been overweight. Throughout my life I have struggled with losing weight and every diet, fitness regime or lifestyle change has only spurred on my eating habits. Every time I would start a new diet I would inevitably give up and gain 10kg (22pound) and i would be even more lethargic and…

If you’re interested in weight loss or fitness then feel free to check out my new blog dedicated to my new journey.

This is also where I’ll be from now on, I’m still keeping theteapartyvip, but probably updating very little.

bon-bon: the older i get the more i realise there are no grown ups and nobody knows what the fuck...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:41:43 +1000

bon-bon:

the older i get the more i realise there are no grown ups and nobody knows what the fuck they’re doing

whenever my mother complains to me about customer service people: No, you’re wrong. No trust...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:54:10 +1000

whenever my mother complains to me about customer service people: No, you’re wrong. No trust me, you’re in the wrong. Nope I’m sure. I don’t go shopping with you because of how you are with shop assistants, I LOVE IT when it bites you in the ass.

theteapartyvip: A lesson in eye contact (by Harriet...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:11:29 +1000

theteapartyvip:

A lesson in eye contact (by Harriet Young-MacGregor)

A new skit by me. Please check it out :)

edwardspoonhands: THIS. IS. INFURIATING. I know that Good...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:46:02 +1000

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edwardspoonhands:

THIS. IS. INFURIATING.

I know that Good Morning America isn’t news, I know that they don’t matter, and I know that it doesn’t matter what they think about online video. But after watching this puffy hatchet job, I could not not post about it. Let’s just go through this point by point.

Jenna Marbles is the “Queen of Clicks.” This is a seemingly innocuous phrase, but it’s indicative of the attitude here, making Jenna’s success not about the significance of what she does, but about a meaningless activity that other people do “clicking.” It removes all significance from the interaction people have with Jenna. This is what we call a backhanded compliment.

“So Many teens and tweens hanging on her every word.” This is GMA’s attempt at attempting to make this story relevant to the people (moms) who watch their show. Except they miss the point that MOST OF THOSE MOMS WATCH JENNA MARBLES! They have no idea…NOT IDEA of Jenna’s reach because (apparently) they have NEVER USED AN INTERNET.

Which is pretty insane considering that apparently she has “over a billion followers” on YouTube. This is a fact that can be checked and found wanting with a very limited understanding of reality (never mind the internet) since only 750 million people in the world SPEAK ENGLISH.

“She may just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of.” Another backhanded compliment.

Next we compare her facebook to JLaw and her instagram to Oprah…more attempts to connect with the issues moms in America really care about.

“And all for making videos about, well, nothing.” REALLY?! DID YOU WATCH ANY OF THE VIDEOS?! First, comedy doesn’t have to be about something. But more importantly, Jenna’s videos aren’t about nothing, they’re about culture and sexism and growing up. Hiding in amongst all that “nothing” are often poignant insights.

And now we arrive at the interview portion, which is the most frustrating for me, and has to be much worse for Jenna. They intersperse Jenna’s comments with the most inane and out of context clips they can find, and then ask Jenna a total of TWO QUESTIONS.

1. What does it feel like to get a bunch of views? Which is innocuous.

…and the kicker…

2. Do you think you deserve to have as many fans as you do?

Which is just…makes me…on fire…flames!

The only way to ask that question is if you, as an interviewer, have made your mind up that the person does NOT deserve their success. And in the end, that’s how the entire segment feels to me, a bunch of people making fun of a creator who they are threatened by and who they do not understand. And of course they’re threatened by it, Jenna Marbles (on her own, with a cheap camera) can make a video that gets more viewed by more people than an episode of Good Morning America.

Instead of talking about anything interesting or criticizing Jenna for legitimate reasons (which they could have done) GMA spent five minutes making fun of one of the most influential creators that exists in the world right now. But what’s worse is they didn’t criticize her for legitimate reasons, they made fun of her for NOT MATTERING…for not being important…for being a meaningless cultural blip that they’re certain will just disappear. You wanna talk about something ridiculous…it’s you GMA, not Jenna.

Again, I don’t care that GMA doesn’t care about online video. I’m happy flying under the cultural radar for another few years, doing interesting things without legacy media paying attention (or, even with them actively attempting to marginalize us.) But I couldn’t watch this load of BS without commenting on it.

So Jenna, while I don’t agree with everything you’ve ever said, you absolutely deserve your success. You are innovative, intelligent, and hilarious. GMA is acting like you’re the new girl in school that all the cute boys like better than them and, guess what, you are.

A lesson in eye contact (by Harriet Young-MacGregor) A new skit...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:04:05 +1000

A lesson in eye contact (by Harriet Young-MacGregor)

A new skit by me. Please check it out :)

The Daily Show - Peter Dinklage Interview 3/25/13 (by Leon...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:45:37 +1000

The Daily Show - Peter Dinklage Interview 3/25/13 (by Leon Lionheart)

OMG I can’t stop laughing

Peter Dinklage with his Daughter in NYC (2013.4.21) [HQ]

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:24:08 +1000

Peter Dinklage with his Daughter in NYC (2013.4.21) [HQ]

gettingitdonesince1991: ketchup-catsup: mommabec: roguereborn:...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:10:17 +1000

gettingitdonesince1991:

ketchup-catsup:

mommabec:

roguereborn:

bluesey:

You people need to watch this before it gets taken off. The most disgusting, selfish plaintiff ever.

Oh my God I want to punch her in the face.

what a cunt

are you FUCKING SERIOUS

Is that Chris Griffin

guncomfortable: Being told I was smart and above average from a young age was probably one of the...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:15:52 +1000

guncomfortable:

Being told I was smart and above average from a young age was probably one of the worst things to happen to me because now I have a complex and question my entire existence when I dont excel at something right away

100% accurate

hungarian: what do u mean i don’t have a social life I just went grocery shopping with my mom!!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:49:32 +1000

hungarian:

what do u mean i don’t have a social life I just went grocery shopping with my mom!!

tolive-andletg0: authorisedbytheaustraliangovernmentcanberra authbytausgovCANBERRA

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:44:51 +1000

tolive-andletg0:

authorisedbytheaustraliangovernmentcanberra

authbytausgovCANBERRA

Photo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:22:03 +1000

Photo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:24:52 +1000