December 24th

August 8th
I've re-done/updated my Collective and I'm pretty happy with it now. 6 has become 5 ... yes, I've decided to close Sienna Online. I can't take all this trashy stuff about her - as much as I've tried to ignore all the tabloid stuff it's impossible, and now that Sienna is so shamelessly flaunting her affair with a married man I can't support that. I still have a huge amount of respect for her as an actress though, and am genuinely excited to see how her career progresses (and I hope it does - this affair has been damaging). I am sad to close it because this is the first site I have ever actually closed!! When I start (or in this case join) a site it's for the long-term. So much work has gone into the site over the years, and it is the only fansite with original, in depth content ... although I'm sure a certain other fansite will try to copy that too *grrr* It's also the first Sienna fansite and has/had a pretty good reputation so I'm sad that may be lost. Having said all that, at the moment I'm thinking I might re-launch the site at a later date when Sienna has grown up a bit, learned the words 'low key' and the tabloid attention is much less. We'll see.
I also feel like, now, I'm less interested in running fansites. I'm kind of losing motivation. The collection of pictures is such a drag these days - people are so greedy and charge so much and before you know it the source is dead. In a way I envy the people who have such great sources ... how do you get them? Maybe my problem is I'm not willing to pay truckloads of money for them. I wish there were more opportunities for sharing, without anyone wanting anything back.
Must.stop.ranting. Onto something that is not a rant - I <33 Maria Bello! She's been looking amazing whilst out promoting The Mummy 3 (I can forgive her for that mistake!) and the more I see and listen/watch her the more I love her. I posted a ton of videos at M-B.org so if you have a spare half hour go and watch them.
I'm tempted to ask for help at my sites ... I'm not sure I want co-webs (particularly at Nicole or Kate) because I like to do things my way (hehe, yes I may be a control freak :p) but ... if anyone is interested in doing anything to help at any of them then just contact me.
No-one's blogging much at the moment ... I want something interesting to read ;) Anyone know where Lisa is?

July 19th
I will reply to replies to my previous post later, but for now ... one of my new sites is open! It's for ER actor Goran Visnjic, who has been one of my favourites for almost 10 years. I'd been considering making a site for him for a while, but earlier this year I decided to go for it, and it is now finally up. I really love this guy, so I hope I get to meet some other fans through the site, and that people enjoy it. (Oh, and yes the name is the most unoriginal ever, but I decided to keep it simple because a) not many people know him so it's best to keep it simple and easy to remember, and b) his last name is hard enough to spell for many so again, best to stay easy ;))

June 16th
I've been meaning to post here for ages, but I always get distracted ... as I have done this time again! So this is gonne be short ...

Future site wishes:
• The OC - I don't know any good, complete sites for this show; sites that have everything I'm looking for on them. I'd really love to put together a site like that. Now that the show has ended (*cries*) this wouldn't be an endless task, and I'd primarily aim to include episode screencaps, promo pics and the like, related event photos (like press conferences etc. - not pics of all the cast at every event they ever attended) episode guides, quotes, magazine scans and character info ... and then maybe fashion, music, cast interviews, clips etc. I love this show so much and I'd really love there to be a proper tribute to it online. BTW, if there IS a complete site for the show then I am obviously missing it so please point me in the direction of it!!
• Rachel Bilson - I just love her, in a similar way to Kate Hudson - for their happy, perky, shiny-ness ... y'know? And becaue of her incredible style. I've only watched one interview with her (from an OC DVD) and I have to admit she didn't come across as bright as her OC character Summer, so that made me go *hmmm* :/ Again there is no complete site for her and that's disappointing. I know Angie at Adoring Rachel Bilson is working to change that, so I'm excited to see that.
• Isla Fisher - I've been a fan of her for 13 years approx - 13 years!!!! That's longer than pretty much any other celeb lol. To be honest I haven't followed her Hollywood career until the last couple of years, and the only Hollywood movie of hers I've seen is Definetely, Maybe. But she really struck me on Home & Away, and now I love her attitude, down-to-earth-ness and happiness ... similar to Kate and Rachel. Of course there is Isla Fisher Web now, so I probably wouldn't consider making my own site ... but I'd love to.
• Isabel Lucas - Another Home & Away girl *embarrassed* LOL. I just discovered that she's in Transformers 2 - a movie that I have absolutely no interest in and would not see ... but obviously she's breaking into Hollywood, and as a fan from her H&A days I'd love to be there with a site as her star rises ...

If you have any thoughts/similar ideas about the sites mentioned above then get in touch!

There were others but I can't think of them now! Any of the above would only be started once all my current/upcoming sites are near complete (ie never, haha). Speaking of upcoming sites ... I'm so excited for one of them - I've been a fan for 10 years and I just love this person. And I'm having doubts about the other upcoming one ... it's a huge amount of work, and while I have a huge amount of respect for this person I'm not sure I'm dedicated enough - to their film career at least - to do that work. Maybe I'll open it, take it slow and build it up casually ... of course, I thought that about Maria-Bello.org and of course now I do really want to get it more complete *sigh* Maybe I'll post about my current sites another time ... let's just say the thought of closure has occured relating to one of them *shock horror*

April 20th
Fiiiiiiiiinalllllllly, Maria-Bello.org is open! Almost 2 years after I bought the domain, and probably a year and a half since I first started working on it. It is still by no means complete, but it will get there ;) And <3 goes to a different Maria for hosting, and particularly for installing wordpress there.

April 16th
I can't believe I'm meant to open Maria-Bello.org in 2 days!! *Arghhhh* There's so much to be done there. I am absolutely not putting it off again though - it will open on April 18th hehe. So make sure you visit then :p

April 8th
I was going to post here while I uploaded 80+ HQs to KHH but as usual I got distracted lol. And now I need to run off to bed cause I have to get up at the crack of dawn for University tomorrow *eep* I would say these easter holidays have gone really quickly, but I actually don't feel they have. Only 6 more lectures and I'm done for the year (besides 4 exams and then reassessment lol) - WOOOOO. I can't imagine the relief I will feel when it's done hehe.
Anyways, this was meant to be quick ...
Pluggage goes to KHH and NM, both of which have been given new layouts recently - I adore them both - KHH's is so fun and NM's is so pretty ... I love looking at them, haha. Props to Mycah and Dora for them. Please visit my sites and comment if you have a free second.
I need to rant about stuff going on with my Naomi site, and my lack of motivation for NM, but that will have to wait. 'Thank god' I hear you say, lol.
<3 to Sandra & Lisa for commenting. Sandra - I love Psychology ... at least I did at A level. Now it seems totally different and the way in which they present it is so boring, not at all inspiring. Besides that, I can't really put my finger on why I'm not enjoying it now. We get to do a module on Psych & Law next year which I'm looking forward to. Criminal Psychology, especially offender profiling is pretty interesting. Good luck to you getting into Uni to do Law! Glad to hear someone else finds the same issues with fansites annoying haha. It drives me crazy. If you want to help out at my Maria Bello site then contact me ... :p Lisa - Glad to see you back, I'd been wondering where you were. I love Carol too ... and Carol and Doug. I think old school ER will be next on my list of DVDs to start collecting ;) BTW, ditto to what I said above if you want to help out with m-b.org!
One day soon I may try installing wordpress here ... I'm not sure I have the patience for it thuough *argh*

March 9th
I thought I'd post here quickly ... while I put off writing an essay ;) 'Do frontal lobes have a distinct function .... '? I don't know, and I don't really care. I thought I signed up for Psychology University is not what I expected it to be - this year cannot be over soon enough and I just hope next year is better. I hope I get to do both modules I want to do - Abnormal Psychology and Psych and Law ... you don't get much choice, and the most boring ones are always the required ones LOL. As long as I can do those 2 I hope it will be bearable ...
I've been working a lot on Maria-Bello.org this week ... well, I rented ER Season 4 and did *ahem* a bit of capping. I'm all capped-out, and I only did like 10 eps + the DVD extras/menus etc. But I ended up with like 200-300 caps per ep which boosts the Gallery a bit. I've decided to absolutely open the site on her birthday - April 18th - so I'm gonna spend as much time as possible after next week working on it. No more putting off. I loved her on ER and that renewed my interest in her. My 2 secret sites will open in June hopefully, after my exams in May. I've recently realised that one of them is going to take a loooot longer than I had expected hehe.
I'm losing motivation for Nicole's Magic *sshhh* She's not the same person that I became a fan of, which makes me feel quite sad. If she stops the botox and stops dying her hair blonde then that's a start. LOL this will have to be a whole separate post ... I could talk forever about Nicole. Out of all the actresses I have sites for Naomi is the only one whose current career and film choices I really respect ... she always chooses such great stuff, I don't know how she does it. Having said that, I don't feel too excited about The International, and I won't be seeing Funny Games because that kind of thing scares the crap out of me. I admire her for taking that role though, and I think the film has an interesting message.

Things that bug me at the moment:
- People who charge for scans - I remember the days when people freely scanned stuff for others w/o wanting anything in return *ahh*
- People who adopt sites and then give them up 2 weeks later / people who adopt a million (probably almost literally lol) sites but never actually open or update them. It just seems to me that some people regard fansites as a business, ie you come in, do your bit and then move on ... I personally think a site should be started because you have a genuine interest in that person, you've followed their career and you forsee yourself continuing to do so. That's why I love the sites on my Links page, because they geninely seem to be a fan of their celebrity. Of course, who am I to judge why other people start/close fansites ... it doesn't usually affect me. I guess I just miss seeing some 'heart' in fansites :/ And it reeeeally bugs me

Speaking of heart ... I looove Isla Fisher! I saw Definetely Maybe the other week and while I didn't love the film itself, she was amazing in it - so vibrant and she was so natural on screen, a real charisma. I can't wait to see the Shopaholic movie she's working on now.
Better get back to essay writing ...

January 23rd
Heath Ledger... what a tragedy and what a huge shock ... I am really saddened by this. He was one of my favourite actors, and such a talented, inspiring, promising and brave actor. I feel so sad that we will not get to see the wonderful career he was certain to have. It's such a huge loss. My heart goes out to his family and friends. This is so sad and such an awful loss. RIP Heath.

January 16th
I'm back for another bitch and moan, hehe. I hate University, and I hate assignments ... I've really had enough of deadlines and waiting to hear about grades. I have a bad feeling about this year. I think that I do really want a degree in pschology so I'm sticking at it for now. It's hard to feel motivated about it though...
Congrats to my Nicole on her and Keith's pregnancy news ... I still can't believe it - she's talked about wanting it so much in the last 5/6 years so for it to now actually be happening ... !!! The news was slightly marred by some 'drama' at my Nic forum, but I won't go there now :|
I bought 2 new domains last weekend - yay! One will be my summer/post-exams project (providing I survive the exams which seems unlikely ;)) and it's going to be interesting to build up, it's going to be a new kind of fansite for me ... I think it may be more of a tribute rather than a rigorously updated site, but having said that I will no doubt want to update as much as I can. I also need to work on my other secret site, which again will be different. As for my current sites, it's pretty much the same old-same old with them ... Si is a love/hate thing, Naomi I enjoy working on when I am doing it, and Kate and Nic are just going along. Speaking of current sites, I'd really appreciate it if anyone who reads this could fill in the Site Surveys at Nic, Kate & Sienna - doesn't matter if you're a fan or not, what with me being the perfectionist I am I'd really love to hear some feedback/suggestions/etc from people. You can do it anonymously if you like, just fill in a fake email add like anon@hotmail.com.
I'd really like to bitch about the online 'world' again but I will not ... I must come across like such a biatch LOL.
I think I'm gonna start adding some stuff to the 'About' page and then watch an ep (or 2 ... or 3) of The OC - I've found myself re-watching Season 1 again and I am addicted - I just LOVE this show!

December 24th
Instead of trying to find everyone's email addresses to send them this, I thought I'd just post it here. So, Happy Christmas everyone =)

November 15th
THIS is an interesting article, particularly the comments on Nicole. I haven't seen Margot At The Wedding or Antonement but I find it scary that Keira Knightley is being touted for another Oscar nom. and Nicole is not... Keira is a terrible actress!!! What's going on?!?! Also, maybe someone could explain to me the fuss about Cate Blanchett and why she's such a wonderful actress. Why is she so great and popular, and Nicole is not? I'm not saying Cate isn't a good actress, but critics seem to put her on such a high pedestal (sp?) and I don't see why. Am I coming across as a defensive Nicole Kidman fan LOL. I don't mean to, I'm simply bewildered by/interested in these questions I'll be the first to admit she doesn't always make the best choices (similar to Miss Hudson, but Kate to a much worse degree ... but that's another post) but I still think she's the best out there.
I'm looking for a co-web/help at Sienna... drop me a line if you'd like to help. Jen, Nora and I just don't seem to have the time to keep it going as it deserves.
Off to watch The OC now ...

November 5th
It's so hard to know how to take some people online. I mean, you make an effort with them and then you get something quite cold back. Well, maybe not cold, but not friendly and open. Sometimes I feel at a real loss with the 'fansite world', it can be quite unpleasant, like everyone is just out for themselves. It's hard to know how to find your place.
While I think of it, to Jen who is so friendly and kind, and Jess for being so patient with my design needs LOL.
As for fansite news, I'm feeling more motivated to work on Maria-Bello.org at the moment. I have to admit I'm not really a big fan of her work, but I think she's interesting and working on the site will allow me to find out more about her. I have read interviews with her though, and I think my admiration for her stems from that. But am I the only one who doesn't see what the fuss about A History Of Violence was about? I don't understand what the hype was/is about.
Time for Neighbours! I love my Aussie soaps <33
Plugs to Nick, Jen & Luciana for commenting =)
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October 19th
... a month later, here I am lol. I am going to try much harder to write here, I need somewhere to rant haha. to Riikka and Jen for their sweet comments!
I updated my DVD list today and have uploaded a copy which you can see on the Favourites page. If anyone needs caps from any of the DVDs then give me a shout, although I don't think I have anything particularly rare or special. I am dying to get Zodiac on DVD cause I just loved it, and I am also desperate to see Ellie Parker, and it seem the only way I can do that is by buying the DVD. Talking of movies, I am excited that there are a bunch of new movies out/coming soon that I want to see. I love this time of the year for movies - it's when the good stuff comes out. I saw The Invasion last week (disappointing, but it's Nicole so I'll be seeing it again) and Rendition today (so many thoughts ... might come back to this ;)). I'll be seeing Stardust this weekend (Sienna!) and Eastern Promises next week - yay! EP looks so intense, I'm really looking forward to it.
I feel like I'm at a crossroads with some of my sites. I want to keep them going but more often than not I don't have the motivation to work on them. I have finally finished the Gallery at NM (apart from scans and new sources) which I am beyond relieved about, and I'm almost done with the KHH gallery. Next I need to update the media, vids and/or filmogs at those 2, which is not a happy thought LOL.
As for Sienna ... I have a love/hate thing with her these days. I think she's a great actress, and she says she wants to be taken seriously but then she does/says something that completely contradicts that and it's frustrating. I wish she'd get back to her original style and stop trying to be something she's not, and stop attracting the paparazzi's attention. I know it's not entirely her fault but ... part of it is ;) And Naomi ... I think she's the kind of actress I love seeing in films but am not as interested in building a site for - collecting lots of photos, searching for info etc. I am going to keep going on the site for now because I think it offers something different than the other Naomi sites and I'm kinda proud of that. Must work on Maria too :|
Props to Katy (not sure whether you still have a personal site or anything anymore Katy!) for letting me adopt the Sienna and Isla Fisher fanlistings! Gotta love Isla, she's so ... luminous is a good word ;)
That rant should do for another month, hehe
Oooh, must update Current Loves above!!

September 18th
I always do this, put up a new layout, tell myself I am gonna update and stuff here ... but then never do *rolls eyes* Well I added a 'Currently Loving' thing above, started on the Collective page and added some links to pretty sites. If I didn't think I was talking to myself I might do more here, haha.
As for site news ... I think I made a mistake with one of them, and now I'm stuck with it. I guess I will just have to make the most of it. I really want to get Maria online but there is stuff that needs to be done with that. I'm worried that no-one will visit because she's not very well known and/or 'popular' but we will see. It's the first proper fansite for her, so maybe I will be surprised. I'm also tempted to make a site for Kyra Sedgwick, but I will resist!! 5 sites (+ 1 secret upcoming) is ENOUGH for now.

August 8th
stolen from Jess :p

Your Superpower Should Be Super Speed

You're quick witted and fast to act. You're mind works at warp speed. From your perspective, everyone else is living in slow motion. You get so much done, people have accused you of not sleeping. Definitely not a couch potato, you feel a bit crazy if you're not busy doing something. Why you would be a good superhero: You're be the first on the scene... and likely to finish the job before anyone else shows up Your biggest problem as a superhero: Being bored by everyone else. Including other superheroes!

August 4th
Woohoo I am finally getting things together here! Mostly because this gorgeous layout by Mycah has made me actually want to look at this site lol. I've started work on my collective & updated the FLs for now. If anyone actually reads this please comment so I know I'm not talking to myself ;) And I've gotta plug Mycah once again for this layout because it's just beautiful <3