My thesis is done!! Handed it in last Friday! Yayness!!! In a nutshell... things worked, things didn't, and I can't conclude anything, because of the things that didn't work. I have to present my work next Thursday, and I'm officially done with Honours. So what's next? I find work somewhere in a lab and move out of home!!!

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Not many people know this, but I'm not a fan of Vampires. Can't stand them. And after EVERYONE was raving about how good True Blood was... and I mean, I haven't heard anyone say anything bad about it. So I thought, "I'll give this a go then". Annnnnd... wellllll... Its actually a good show! Its the kind of show that makes me think "I wish shows were just as good as this" and "this show is **** compared with True Blood". Not many shows make me think that. Its funny, its sexy, its smart. I loves it!

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I'm loving where Supernatural is going. LOVING IT! The revelation surrounding both Dean and Sam being 'vessels' is fantastic. Definitely best season so far.

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Also, if you haven't done so already... Watch Castle. Its actually one of the better crime shows on TV at the moment.

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I also cut my hair! Its above shoulderlength now.

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Ohh... Saw Michael Shanks at a convention about a month ago. It was awesomeness. He's such a good guy. I had a photo with him, and the first thing I said when we walked out of the room was "he was warm!"... You can't blame me... It was a cold day!!

I'm seeing Jason Momoa and Paul McGillion this weekend. Can't wait!

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I've been watching Stargate Universe, and its fantastic! I was expecting a show like the other two Stargate series, but this one is packed full of drama... I'm loving it! And Robert Carlyle is just a fantastic actor.

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Ehh... I think that's pretty much everything I've been up to since my last blog. I just got so ridiculously busy all of a sudden, and it was non-stop till Friday.

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Anyways,

Peace out

Rach xx

My wonderful boyfriend won a double pass to an advanced screening of District 9 on Monday. There have been a lot of advertisements down here for it recently, and I was eagerly awaiting its release here tomorrow. But we got to see it on Monday, and it was fantastic. Without giving too much away, it starts off as a documentary about the Aliens living in Johannesburg - from crime to trying to adapt their technology for our benefit. Soon a secondary story develops - to which the documentary also focuses on - and that's where the movie starts. There's a fair amount of action and a great story. I definitely recommend it, however be warned - it has its share of gore and swearing. But overall a great movie!

10/10

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So, I've managed to find the motivation to blog. When the blogs disappeared I was going to wait till they came back before I posted a new one. Then people were complaining that the new ones were disappearing and I just gave up. Until now, that is. And that's coupled with a massive increase in the workload at Uni. Its getting to the stage in my project where I should be finishing up in the lab. But I still have a lot of work to do and the animal study to do. My thesis is due on October 9th, and my supervisor wanted me to have all my lab work done by the end of August, but unfortunately I have to work into September as well. Its going to be a very busy couple of months.

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I actually planned to blog about Children of Earth as it finished, but I couldn't really be motivated. It was a fantastic miniseries, I loved the entire thing. Surprisingly, I wasn't phased by Ianto's death. I didn't cry the first time, not even the second time nor during the Declas.sfied when they did the tribute.I suspect its because they didn't have a funeral/memorial for Ianto. When they were packing away Tosh and Owen's things in Exit Wounds, that's when I broke down. With an absence for that with Ianto, I didn't cry. But I felt a bit jibbed that there was barely a mention of him in Day 5, except for his sister screaming that the Ianto we knew was fake. Other than that, I thought it was fantastic. But Ianto dying is the reason for the new avvie. Janto has been ripped away from us on screen. But not on this blog - Janto lives here!! Anyways... I'm currently watching season one and I'm doing a whole Torchwood marathon. Yayness . Then I'm going to move onto Doctor Who, then my baby Metalocalypse. Then new TV starts. Double yayness .

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Peace out

Rach xx.

A word of advice. If you plan on seeing this movie, do it in a cinema with a HUGE screen. Like IMAX. In order to fully appreciate Devestator, a small cinema just wont do it.

So here we have the sequel to the insanely popular Transformers franchise. In Revenge of The Fallen, there are more Transformers, more explosions, more slow-mo, more product placement, more clevage. Your typical Michael Bay movie. It was probably a bit too long, sitting at 2 and a half hours, but it would probably be closer to 2 hours without the slow-mo. More Transformers isn't necessarily a good thing, especially when there are two silver Transformers fighting, and you can't tell who's winning the fight. Which happens a lot! One thing that surprised me was that Megan Fox didn't annoy me as much as she did in the first movie. In the first movie, I just wanted to slam her head into a brick wall. However, in this one, besides sprawling all over a motorbike (to which my Supervisor described as 'Michael Bay's wet dream' ) she was more of a background character. Oh, and Isabel Lucas' role was just ridiculous. One of the few plot points I wouldn't have included. Another being Sam's mum high on hash brownies...

Overall, while it is on par with the first, I still think the first was better. There was something about the first that gave it a certain charm. But the special effects were fantastic!

8/10

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So, Torchwood: Children of Earth airs here in Australia on the 7th July till the 11th July. I for one am super mega excited about it, and I can't wait to watch it. Coupled with DevilDriver's new album release on the 10th July, that week should be an awesome one

So here are a few goodies for you:

And the video for Linkin Park's new song, New Divide.

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Peace out

Rach xx