Funny how it changes?

So me and my friend were talking about what we'd do differently if we could go back in time with all our memories of what happens next in tact, as you do.

At first I really thought I'd like to have focused on getting into a Library job, did work experience in a Library, go on to do an apprenticeship in it, or at least do the subjects I was really interested in instead of ones I thought I would be in Sixth Form.

But you know what?

As much as I complain about my job, as much as I have to deal with weirdo customers, stupid volunteers and annoying drivers, I wouldn't really give up the experience for anything!

For all the negatives there have been so many positives it is unbelievable.

I might have been happier, I might have more money, I might have been able to move out by now! But I wouldn't have had the 3 (nearly 4) years of laughs, or probably have dated my Squiggle.

So if I could change anything it would only be superficial small things!

Fairy Tail : Tiny Fists (Anime)

Episode 170

So last week ended with Cheria* getting up from Wendy's toughest move. What will happen next in the match against the air Dragon Slayer and air God Slayer?

*Just so you know the manga translation I read AND the anime translation both spell this different. One spells it Shelia, the other Cheria. I looked it up on Fairy Tail wiki and they spell it Chelia. I'm calling her Cheria as that is what the translated anime called her. If anyone can tell me the correct translation I'd be grateful!

***SPOILERS****

Perfect example of previous blog... Photo taken AND Edited by me

Tagging my Photo Edits

A bit like my spoiler post explaining why I put spoiler in front of reviews...

Someone moaned at me "why do you always put your name on your photos? Anyone could take that exact picture it isn't that special?"

Well actually yes, yes it is. If somebody else took that picture then it would be theirs. The fact is no two photos are the same so yes millions of people could take a picture of the same building I do and go home and edit it in a million different ways, you'll still have a million different photos of the same thing!

Plus I take time and effort to go out take the photo then edit them. Why wouldn't I put my name on them?

Doctor Who Missing Episode Hoax

I'll start this blog saying I won't say the name of the hoaxer, its easy to find out who he is, but I refuse to name him for many reasons.

As anyone who gets into Doctor Who will find out there are many (over 100) missing Doctor Who episodes. A great big chunk of them being Patrick Troughton episodes. Over the years there has been a trickle of a few missing episodes being found, they were taped over or thrown away back in the day because that is what the BBC did (for pedants if you know the reasons in detail I don't need to tell you, if you don't know the details then you can look, this blog is about the hoax not why we have missing episodes.)

So a few weeks ago I became aware of this hoaxer who was offering money for information on Doctor Who episodes. Not long after making the offer, even though he only made it on his blog, twitter and a few fan sites he's managed to find what he calls a "hoarder" who has a few missing episodes. Since he "found" these episodes he's been going on about private screenings and finding more episodes...

Now this all sounds exciting and believable right?

Well scratch the surface and you'll find the real reason he's "found" these episodes. To make money himself.

He "uploaded" the episodes AND a animated episode he'd funded (or worked on or something) onto a porn site. Apparently for everyone who signed up to Sexkey to see these missing episode he'd get paid. He probably gets paid for the hits to his site as well. Oh and surprisingly a lot of people who joined said there was no episodes up there. There was also a screen shot which the hoaxer then claimed to be fake. Of course other faceless people on his blog claimed they HAVE seen the episodes, so without signing up yourself you'd never know if it was true...

All the man does is spam his blog posts, the same posts time and time again.

And even though his intention of finding missing episodes will bring people in, the rest of his blogs are just hate filled rantings about certain members (and a supposed hierarchy of Who fans and "sock puppets") and promoting of "Time Girl Kate" who is basically a porn star.

After a "screening" of the missing episodes his second "faze" was to offer to pay people to promote his website. So nothing at all to do with caring about the missing episodes, more to do with promoting him.

Of course you are welcome to believe him.

I think the hoax works to a point because everyone has a hope these episodes will be found. And as all fandoms Who does have those fans who are well known and have that kind of negative reputation. But that is were I believe the hoax believableness ends.

At the end of the day he has given no proof, if you question him he either asks if you want to go to a private screening (before asking you to find a place to have the screening) or else calls you a troll or a sock puppet.

Believe him or not please don't enter a hate war with him, there are blogs/twitter pages trying to prove him wrong and that is all there needs to be. If you do believe him please remember it is hardly worth joining places like Sexkey, only join if you really REALLY have to (that is if he says he puts them back up behind something like Sexkey.)

One way or the other just stay safe.

Fairy Tail Top 5s : Characters (Fairy Tail)

So I thought seeing Fairy Tail seems to be my favorite topic to write about and my viewers favorite thing to read about I'd do a top 5 of certain things within Fairy Tail.

Today my top 5 Members of Fairy Tail.

(Before you read : THIS is my top 9 fav characters back at episode 70!)

Apparently Fairy Tail is popular!

So I haven't really been online all week and I come back online today to review Fairy Tails newest chapter and there it is! The news that last weeks Fairy Tail anime review is the highest viewed blog on here! Closely followed by last weeks manga review and my review on Les Mis!

So Fairy Tail is loved! And thank you for all who read, hope you like my reviews and come back (there was a tiny spike today so maybe people are coming back to read my reviews.)

I think next up will be a new and improved blog on my favorite Fairy Tail characters!

Fairy Tail : Violent Thunder (Manga)

Chapter 320

Last week saw the conclusion of Gajeel v Rogue and left us the question of what is the Princess up to? And what is Arcadios about to do?

***SPOILERS***

Fairy Tail : Wendy v Cheria (Anime)

Episode 169

Before we get down to Wendy's match against Lamia Scales Cheria we see the ending of last weeks confrontation. 

What does Laxus's father (Ivan) want? What is Raven Tails purpose?

Pay Driver Rant

So I've finally lost my temper with the whole pay driver boohoo interviews. It has taken a while for me to really lose my temper but now I feel like I want to scream my opinion at everyone whether they like F1 or not!

***DISCLAIMER : I mean no offence to people who agree with the fact that "pay drivers" are killing the sport, I also do not disrespect that view from drivers. This is just an alternative view on the subject!***

Taken by me on 11th in Plymouth City Centre

Fairy Tail : My Irrational Love of Fro and Rogue!

So if you read my Fairy Tail reviews you'll know that I do love Fro and Rogue. They both manage to make me want to cry most of the time they are on screen/together in the manga.

Why do I love them?

Cuteness for a start!

At first Fro was really annoying, and I didn't really like Rogue and Sting (and Lector till the end annoyed me, no doubt he'll be back but he did annoy me.)

But when the games started and the nastiness of Sabretooth became apparent both Rogue and Frosch became wonderful characters.

For me its like Rogue and Sting tried so hard to be like Natsu and Gajeel, when they disappeared (and heard that they were killed by a Dragon) their dreams were destroyed so they became hard to the world around them. Their team was all that mattered. They wanted to prove they were powerful maybe out of fright. Like Natsu and Gajeel, they were trained to kill Dragons, unlike Natsu and Gajeel they killed a Dragon and then followed Second Generation Dragon Slayers and implanted lycrimas into themselves.

It all seems to stem from a belief they had to be ready, if their heroes could be so easily killed, thus crushing their hero worship as children (young people, however old they were) they needed to be even stronger.

Sting seems much more hard headed, plus with Lectors death he's all over the place.

Rogue seems to have listened to what Natsu has to say and seems more open to his idea of a guild, even though at first it looks like he isn't listening at all.

Were it really stands out that Rogue really has got something going on is the relationship with Fro, at least Lector was a standard Exceed, Fro is like a baby and Rogue loves him so much. They'd both give up their lives for each other.

Just a simple emotional back and forth between these two characters brings tears to my eyes, and even though I love Natsu/Happy, Gajeel/Lily and Wendy/Carla I think these two have the biggest impact.

Fro is extremely annoying in the anime, but the moment the big "I won't let anything happen to you" speech came about I wanted to cry and hug him!

So the answer to it is this...

From the start I wanted to join a Guild.
I wanted to be friends with everyone in Fairy Tail.
I wanted to mingle with Blue Pegasus.
I've imagined what magic ability I would have...
Wondered if I could hold myself in a drinking contest with Cana...
Dreamed of a meeting with me and Laxus...

But I've never wanted to just hug the life out of two characters and protect them like I've wanted to with Rogue and Fro.

Yeah I want to hug characters and I'd give my life up for them. If they were real they'd be my friends. But Rogue is the first person I would have fought for even if it meant turning my back on Fairy Tail.

I didn't say this post was meant to be based in reality.

Fairy Tail : The White Knight (Manga)

Chapter 319

In the last chapter Gajeel became the Shadow Iron Dragon slayer to defeat Rogue, Rogue who was possessed by some shadow himself.

What will the outcome of the fight be? Who will take the points in the Grand Magic Games?

***SPOILERS***

Thinking over old friends with a clear head...

So today I was talking to my friend about some of the friends we've lost in the last year. I've probably blogged about most of this before (in fact I pretty much know I have) but now that I'm not emotional about it I thought I'd write a little about it.

I've put it under a break because it might be long.... But it is basically a blog of how sad actually losing friends, even internet friends, can be.

Work Placements "Slavery"?

So a current court hearing found in favor of someone who said that being forced to work at Poundland was like slavery.

As someone who has been on a work placement and that see's people on them all the time I thought I'd give my opinion...

***Spoilers***

One of my friends asked why I write ***SPOILERS*** before the cut off to my review blogs.

The simple answer is this.

I once wrote on Digital Spy I'd be sad when Brutus dies in Rome. I then had a person rudely tell me that I've ruined the whole second season for them. Now it was no big secret what Rome season two was covering, any small notion of historical events would have told this poster that Brutus would die. It wasn't really a spoiler unless of course to this person historical knowledge is known as a spoiler!

Some people can be quite stupid. They'll go looking for reviews then blame the person who wrote it if they give plot away. I find it difficult to review something without explaining what I see. Therefore to stop anyone moaning at me about spoilers I write that there will be spoilers so that they read at their own expense!

So a answer to a question most people didn't have in the first place!

Wreck-it Ralph

I have been waiting for this movie to come out since December, a film dedicated to old school (retro) video games.

So did the movie live up to my expectations?

***SPOILERS****

A Plymouth Pigeon taken by me yesterday (11.2.13)

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I have finally finished reading "The Secret Garden" which I borrowed from the library. I had grown up with the film, probably a long time ago I read the book, but right now it felt like a totally brand new experience.

The film is a childhood favorite, something I couldn't dislike now if I tried, how did the book compare?

Fairy Tail : Laxus v Alexeis (Anime)

Episode 168

So we ended last weeks episode with me getting over excited about Laxus's episode.

What will we find out about the mysterious Raven Tail?

***SPOILERS***

Fairy Tail : Gajeel v Rogue (Manga)

Chapter 318

The showdown between Dragon Slayers Gajeel (the Iron Dragon) and Rogue (the Shadow Dragon).

Who'll come out on top? And what is that shadow talking to Rogue?

Bruno Senna leaving F1

I was a Bruno fan back when he first appeared in GP2. I owned a forum and web page all about Bruno. I met loads of Bruno fans and had a lot of fun. 2 years ago I closed the site down. Why? Not because I really disliked Bruno but because his fandom got to me. It was one of the moments when I realized that I wasn't really cut out to be in a fandom. Not that far in anyway.

Taken by me... Somewhere in Plymouth don't know when...

Random Surprises

So I'm trying to get an apprenticeship in Admin, I want to move away from retail before I'm too old to get an apprenticeship.

The first place interested in me did their training through Plymouth City College, now they have been wonderful with all the help they've given me. I have to say though that they've dropped the biggest eye opener on me.

I had my first interview last week for a job, doubt I'll get it, but was happy that I got it. The lady in charge of me (sounds so wrong doesn't it?) phoned me a few days later saying I had an interview this Tuesday for the College.

Now as I have to do a key skills test I thought this was something to do with that especially as I have a mini "test" before the interview.

Apparently not! Today the lady, who is really very brilliant, sent me the job description for the interview!

I am shocked!

I'm happy I didn't e-mail her telling her I couldn't go, which I was going to do purely as Tuesday is the only day off I'm getting till Saturday, else she would have thought I wasn't really interested. I am obviously interested in the job, just not so much the fact I have to do stupid things like 3 hour key skill tests *sigh* especially at this point where I don't have much time to myself because of overtime.

Just so you know I have a new Photography Facebook page. Its obviously to show off my photos.

Will be making a Tumblr blog up at some point as well.

Anna Dunne Photography

I'd like anyone to join purely so I can get some feedback on my photos.

And obviously seeing I'm plugging things...

GeekMind <---- Mine and my friends forum.

Frogmore Field, Plymouth. Taken by me.

Fan Entitlement Issues...

DISCLAIMER

Before I begin, as I know fans are very sensitive to being grouped together if I talk about Group A of fans in general terms I am not trying to group you because you have a shared view with them. If Group A is being talked about for liking character A but being over the top porn addicts I don't mean just because you like character A you'd be an over the top porn addict. The fact you aren't an over the top porn addict proves you aren't part of Group A. IF I do say ALL or that type I am only using that wording as its easier then remembering to put disclaimers all the way through just in case.

Thanks.

So yes now I've gotten that out of the way I'm talking about Doctor Who fans, and I'm talking about the 50th Anniversary and the attitude of some of these people that is starting to wind me up big time.

A poster at a toy fair told us that we are getting the end of series 7, a 60 minute anniversary, a docudrama called An Adventure in Time and Space and 11x25min mini documentary style things, one for each of the Doctors.

When this poster leaked fandom went into melt down.

And right now I could poke it with a big stick! 

Fairy Tail : 100 to 1 (Anime)

Episode 167

Last week Erza challenge all 100 opponents in Pandemonium. How did she fare in the battle against 100?

***SPOILERS***

Sherlock (TV Show)

So I'm watching Series 2 tonight on DVD and Series 3 is in the making so I thought I'd write a little blog to tell you why I think Sherlock deserves all the hype it gets.

***SPOILERS : With most of my blogs if you haven't seen it and don't want to know too much don't read. It isn't majorly spoilery but it will give little bits away (like characters who appear etc)***

Taken by me before X-Mas, Plymouth

"Bedroom Tax"

So in April I will be one of those people that at some point will be hit with the bedroom tax. We'll survive initially on the fact that my sister and niece are here but when they have gone we'll have one bedroom too many and that, in the eyes of the government, is one bedroom too many.

Now I have to say me and my mum were planning on moving to a smaller place anyway but reactions on forums have really hit me, some people are total bastards!

Fairy Tail : Frog (Manga)

Chapter 317

So with the cogs falling into place last week what has Fairy Tail got for us this week?

The arc is starting to pick up pace in the newest chapter...

***SPOILERS***