What to Expect from the Newest Twilight Movie
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Celebrity Gossip, Rainy Day Fun, Random Rants
No, I am not one of the crazies who is planning to catch the latest Twilight flick at the midnight showing tonight. (I’m actually waiting all the way till Saturday for the unveiling, thank you very much.)
But I can’t help but make some assumptions about what’s to come in the newest movie – regardless of what the practically illiterate Stephanie Meyer wrote in the fourth installment.
1) I fully expect to see a constipated Robert Pattinson donning white face paint, again. If you have seen any of the Twilight movies, and think that he doesn’t look constipated, then maybe you were looking at the wrong vampire. Must he always have that “oh my god my stomach hurts so much and I can’t wait to take a shit” face on every time he’s near Kristen Stewart? Or every time he’s thinking about anything, for that matter? Robert, if you’re reading this, I must let you know that it’s really quite the turn-off… and don’t even get me started on your semi-blown out hair that Pauly D would be ashamed of.
2) The awful acting of Kristen Stewart. Unless maybe she got acting lessons during the interim between the movies… one can dream, I suppose.
3) A shirtless Taylor Lautner. Or at least I’m hoping that he’s shirtless for approximately 99.9% of this movie – after all, we have to leave some space for the credits and title scenes. And yes, even though he’s “of age” this still makes me feel like a bit of a pedophile… but what can I say, I just can’t help myself when he rips off his shirt and suddenly is transformed into a furry little puff-ball a.k.a werewolf… or maybe it’s just his abs that do it…
4) Lots of cheesy moments where I will be wishing I had a full mug of wine to cheers with my girls to. (Only the classiest of the classy drink wine out of coffee mugs, in case you were wondering.) I’m hoping Edward pulls an “oh Bella, you lil’ spider-monkey you” line out of his ass again. Or that Bella mutters another “I’m irrevocably in love with you” phrase.
5) A soft-core porn sex scene. (Which, by the way, I wish had Taylor Lautner instead of Robert Pattinson…) Insert more bad awkward acting by Kristen Stewart, the most constipated image of Robert that you can deal with, and there you have it… vampire porn.
6) A really gross birth scene. I was never present, luckily, for the Miracle of Life educational video back in high school. But that still didn’t stop me from virtually gagging when I read the quite graphic and disturbing pregnancy of Bella in Meyer’s fourth book. With the cracking of the ribs and the whole “ahh my half-breed baby is eating me from the inside out” thing I might have to close my eyes for this one, and keep a barf bag handy.
After all this, you may be wondering why on Earth I am planning on seeing this sure-to-be-tragically-bad movie… because I just have to. I read all four books in four days and yes, I too love the character of Edward, not Robert Pattinson, but Edward.
Team Edward AND Team Taylor Lautner all the way.
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Heading to Binghamton University: Must Knows for Any Freshman
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Drunken Daze, Rainy Day Fun, Random Rants
When I was headed into my freshman year at Binghamton University, there are a few things I wish someone would’ve shared with me before I got there.
1- It rains, a lot. And when I say “a lot” I don’t mean once or twice a week. I mean at least three sunless moist cloudy days where your shoes and jackets stay soaked and your toes are permanently pruny. My advice – BUY AN UMBRELLA. Or a really big hat. Or better yet, get a pair of sturdy rain boots. They were seriously the best investment I made during my college career.
2 – Rain means overcast; overcast means you don’t venture outside all that often until absolutely necessary, unless you want an alcoholic beverage that is. This alludes to several key tips to life in Binghamton.
a – Keep your fridge well stocked with the essentials: beer – Keystone will do; chocolate covered strawberries; your choice of hard liquor (any brand of cheap vodka or Captains will usually do for your purposes); your preferred drink mixer aka orange juice or fruit punch; some water, for tomorrows recovery; and maybe a fruit cup or two so you don’t starve.
b – You’ll want some happy, bright, and otherwise cheerful and joyous posters to amp up your dorm or apartment. They have a poster stand for a couple of weeks at the start of each term with tons and tons of options. Girls – check out the James Dean and/or the romantic-kissing-couples-in-black-and-white sections. Boys – go for the posters of drinking games, scantily clad women, and obscene pick-up lines.
c – Buy a warm jacket! Yes, I am not ashamed to admit that I looked like the cousin of the Michelin man with my gigantic black coat with matching furry hood. But hey, I was warmer than everyone else most of the time. Plus I could literally wear my pajamas underneath and no one would notice.
3 – Delivery menus will become your best friend – so I suggest getting a gym membership, or just walking downtown. (Favorites include Adrianos for pizza and BJ’s just ’cause it sounds hilarious to order a delivery from BJ’s at 3am.)
4 – Bring your drinking hats. ’Nuff said.
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Yankee Game at Yankee Stadium
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Day & Night Trips, Drunken Daze, Photos, Summatime Activities
Yankee Game on May 12, 2011.
Incidentally, this was my second ever Yankee game in my life, as well as the first baseball game I went to this season. Needless to say I was pretty pumped… I even got my own Yankee shirt from Victoria’s Secret!
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Boardy Barn: Really is the Happiest Place on Earth
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Day & Night Trips, Drunken Daze, Summatime Activities
In honor of the impending summer months and gloriously warm weather…
You may think this tagline is owned by Disneyland, or maybe even Denmark… but no, The Boardy Barn actually has the sign to prove it.
Boardy Barn in the Hamptons - The Happiest Place on Earth
It’s the only bar open for only four hours, once a week, for a quarter of the year, under a red and white circus tent. Sundays to be specific; from Memorial Day to Labor Day… only.
Located in that ever-popular summer locale, the Hamptons, The Boardy Barn is anything but illusive – the blasting music and raucous drunken singing helps alleviate any chance of that.
It’s the perfect place for people to get downright sloppy. (As long as you’re 21 and over that is.)
Smiley Faces Everywhere at the Boardy Barn
And where else can you get two dollar beers on the Island?! Forget that they’re served in tiny paper cups, which by the way you must save to remember exactly how many you’ve had by the end of the day. And oh yeah, ignore the $20-$30 admission price… it’s a true bargain for it’s location!
And the stickers… be prepared to have smiley-faces stuck in places you didn’t even know about.
Just remember: wear sneakers you’ve always wanted to cover in mud; never wear an orange shirt (you don’t want to know what happened to the poor bastard who did); and “toss your beer and you’re outta here”.
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Callahan’s Beach: First Beach Trip of the Year!
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Photos, Romantic Escape, Summatime Activities
Photos taken at Callahan’s Beach on the North Shore of Long Island! My first beach outing of the year, and boy did it feel good to wiggle my toes in the sand and bask in the sun a bit.
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My First Bamboozle
Posted by Amanda Walsh | Filed under Celebrity Gossip, Confessions of a Commack Twentysomething, Day & Night Trips, Drunken Daze
All of you Long Islanders might be surprised to know that yesterday was my first ever trip to Bamboozle.
For those of you who are saying “Bamboo-huh?”, Bamboozle is an annual three day music festival that was held in the parking lot of the Giants new stadium in the Meadowlands this year. It’s fraught with rock bands, hip hop music, metal, and even rap. Some performers were just okay, but some were utterly fabulous and put on a great show.
Lil Wayne Rockin' Out at Bamboozle
At the age of 22, I felt like one of the oldest percentage-wise in the crowd – at least in the afternoon that is. Though there were some older folks mulling about either with friends or with their teenage children.
Bamboozle itself is quite the spectacle, with groups of paint-speckled people randomly sitting everywhere on the tar-covered ground amidst lines for the free amusement rides, and more band-logoed clothing wearers than I have seen in one place in a while.
They also had gigantic Mrs. Fields cookies, Chicken and Fries, and Italian Sausage with peppers and onions at every turn. (Having sampled all three of those delicacies myself, I whole-heartedly recommend them.) If those food selections aren’t your thing, you can always have a typical snack of either a big soft pretzel or a Nathan’s hot dog.
The best part about Bamboozle is that there is no shortage of entertaining things to see. With 4-plus stages in addition to the main stage, you should have no trouble finding something at least moderately interesting to listen to.
Bruno Mars on Stage
The event is set up so the main more-popular singers are staggered throughout the day so you don’t have to sacrifice seeing one for the other. For example, the two biggies that I went to see yesterday, Bruno Mars and Lil Wayne, were at 6:50pm and 9:30pm respectively, leaving plenty of time to explore the other stages that I had not yet been to.
In between music listening sessions, you can walk around and enjoy the bounty of entertaining shirts and other paraphernalia to purchase at any number of booths surrounding the stages. Some of these booths are decidedly not PG-13, so parents beware.
My only gripe about the whole experience is the bathroom situation… port-a-pottie use all day long, which may or may not have toilet paper, is really not my idea of fun; especially when half the crowd is less-than-sober.
There is also no re-entry allowed once they scan your ticket. I suggest arriving earlier than you want to actually enter the festival, and bring your own beverages to enjoy before entering so you don’t have to pay the $9.75 for a pint of Bud Light served in a classy paper Pepsi cup.
Next year, buy your tickets early (the ticket price increases as it gets closer to the date of the festival), and get ready to rock out Bamboozle-style. It’s something you must experience at least once.
The excerpt here is from a column that I write called “Confessions of a Commack Twentysomething” on Commack Patch. The following article (the version revised by the editor) can be found at this link. Enjoy and please follow my column on Commack Patch!Tags: Bamboozle, bands, Bruno Mars, Commack, concert, Confessions of a Commack Twentysomething, Lil Wayne, Long Island, Meadowlands, music, New Jersey, Patch, things to do
