On April 25, 2014, I leave for London England. Who knows why people are drawn to certain cities but as a little girl, London had always fascinated me. When I was young, I just couldn't believe there was a country where I could go and still understand the language the people spoke. I liked the fact that if I went to England nothing I said would get lost in translation and I wouldn't have to waste any time conjugating verbs. 
However, the older I got, the more I learned about England. I was intrigued by how much my country had in common with England as well as the differences. The more I learned about England, the more I loved it. I loved learning about the British culture.

Anyways, I leave tomorrow and it doesn't feel real. Especially since I have been wanting to go for so long!  It's like one of those things that doesn't feel like they are going to happen until they ACTUALLY happen.
 I really don't want to raise my hopes up either because I know how I am. I know that I raise my hopes up incredibly high and then when reality doesn't meet my expectations, I get really depressed. 
Hopefully this trip won't depress me and hopefully everything will work out smoothly. 
I'm sure there will be a few bumps along the way, but it's nothing I can't manage. I mean sure, I've never ridden on a plane before so I am really nervous about that but I'm, brave... Well I'm good at faking brave. 
I'm going to need a lot of courage this week though, genuine or fake, I don't care. Anything that will get me through this trip happy and safe. 
If you have any flight/travel/London tips let me know. 
Sorry if this is all over the place... I was a bit stupid and scheduled to leave for London on the last day of this semester so I'm sure you can see that I am one giant ball of stress trying to juggle planning and projects so yeah... 
Thanks! 
-Katiexxx

"Please welcome the twelfth Doctor, a hero for a whole new generation it's...."

As I sat on the couch barely breathing and heart racing, my mind was going through every British actor I was familiar with. I was thinking of possibility after possibility of who the new Doctor could be. When Zoe Ball began preparing to reveal who the new Doctor was, I clutched on to a pillow and leaned in close.

The camera panned on his hand for a bit and my heart leapt for joy. For one crazy moment, I thought it was Benedict Cumberbatch's hand! (Sadly it wasn't)

"...It's PETER CAPALDI!" 

........ I sat back with sheer disappointment. I had no idea who he was--at the time and I couldn't believe they had casted him to be the next Doctor. 

The rest of the interview continued on but I missed everything he had said. I was completely in shock and I am deeply ashamed to say that I began to cry. The only thoughts that ran through my mind was 'this older man is going to replace my baby faced Doctor?' and 'this must be a joke.'  I just  couldn't believe it. 

After the initial shock wore off, I soon realized I did know who he was, he played a man from Pompeii in the episode entitled, 'The Fires of Pompeii' with the 10th Doctor.

So I did know who he was but that only added heat to my fire. "But he has already been on Doctor Who, as another character!" I shouted at the TV, shaking my head.

When the program finished, my emotions, my thoughts, and my feelings towards Peter Capaldi were all over the place. I was upset because this meant we were one step closer to losing Matt Smith, I was disappointed with the casting choice, and I was angry over two main reasons, the first is what I mentioned before that he had already been on Doctor Who the second being that he wasn't a f***ing ginger! Before I could collect my thoughts on the matter, I took a long nap in hopes of waking up in a better mood. 

When I woke up I was still feeling a little upset about everything, but my head was clearer and I decided that I should make a list of reasons For having Peter as the Doctor and reasons against. 

FOR:

1. Many Doctors have been older and unattractive.
2. He's been a fan of Doctor Who since he was young.
3. He's probably a really great actor.
4. Colin Baker (the sixth Doctor) was on Doctor Who before he was the Doctor
5. He probably did a really great audition, they wouldn't have picked him if they didn't think he was good.
6. He could probably work really well with River Song if she ever returns.
7. Change could be good, Peter could bring a new element to the Doctor alive.
8. Most fans, Matt Smith, and past alumni of the show seem to be really excited.
9. His looks shouldn't interfere with his work, the Doctor was never meant to be handsome anyways.

AGAINST:

1. He IS NOT GINGER!
2. Honestly he's going to look strange with Jenna (Clara) 
3. His relationship with Clara is going to become--SHOULD BE (please I couldn't bare to see her flirt with him it's too awkward!) more platonic (even though it will be sad to see all the work that Jenna and Matt put between their characters to have romantic chemistry go away... Good bye romantic whouflle.) 
4. He's already been on Doctor Who and Torchwood as two separate characters (Doctor Who is the worst show when it comes to actor continuity.)
5.  I genuinely don't have anything against Peter and I don't hate him, I just wish they would have eased their way into him. I think they should have cast someone who was 5-10 years older than Matt and then Peter after that Doctor. It's just going to be hard to get used to seeing a man who once looked 30 years old, look like he's 55 years old after regenerating! It's too dramatic of a change.
6. He looks more like a Master than a Doctor.
7. He's not that good looking WHICH doesn't and shouldn't matter because I'm sure he'll be great but having an attractive Doctor like David or Matt was a nice little treat.
8. There's always a possibility that he might be an awful Doctor. 
9. He's not a woman or black, I mean he can't help that but I thought maybe the show would do something daring for once!

Alright that's my list for now. 

I think I'm just going to remain neutral about him.. My opinions about him could change. These lists aren't set in stone. 

Just to let you know, I am going to give him a chance! I want to be fair and I owe it to him and the show to give him a chance. Who knows, maybe he'll grow on me and I'll like him or maybe I won't. I won't know until I watch his first episode as the Doctor, then I can fully form my opinion on him. 

Until then I'll be watching Matt Smith and clinging to him with all my might. 

After this reveal it's going to be a lot harder to let him go.

Thanks for reading, sorry if I offended you or if I sounded like a rude fan... I never meant to be rude, these are just my honest opinions and I needed to express them.

Good bye

(the fan-girl is strong in this post...)

It's decided, since it is now officially Sunday (on the East coast) I am going to open my blog for business.. Err..What I mean is that I'm actually going to try and commit to blogging and hopefully start trying to post at least everyday. And what better day is there to start something than on a Sunday? ( No really is there a better day to start something?) 
Anyways I suppose I should describe how my weekend was. 
FRIDAY:
Friday started off as any other normal day. I woke up and did quite normal things such as sort my laundry and I continued to move my room around. I like to switch up my room a lot. I don't know why. I suppose like change. I noticed that I couldn't stop listening to Lana Del Rey's song Hollywood on youtube. I'm pretty sure it's a leaked song, so I'm hoping it will be on a official album so I can get my music greedy hands on it. 
The day went on quietly, until the BBC announced they would reveal who the next Doctor would be on Sunday (yes it's TODAY!) 
*If you aren't familiar with the Doctor, he's a character from the BBC television program called Doctor Who. Doctor Who has been running since 1963 and it's big 50th anniversary is coming up on November 23! The premise of show is about an alien (he's a Timelord from the planet Gallifrey) who uses the Time. and. Relative. Dimension. In. Space. (T.A.R.D.I.S.) disguised as a 1960's police phone box to travel through time and space. (Now that you know all of this, you should watch my Youtube video about Doctor Who! LINK)
This announcement is very important because the role of the Doctor is a HUGE role to fill and has a a LONG legacy of actors that have carried the role--11 actors to be precise! The reason why so many actors have played the Doctor is because the unique thing about his character is that every time he's close to dying, his body regenerates and he becomes a new man.  
So.. Yeah the new Doctor is kind of a big deal! 
To add to all of that excitement, the BCC also released a teaser trailer for the LONG AWAITED RETURN OF SHERLOCK SERIES! (LINK)
If you're an avid Tumblr user, you probably have noticed sheer amount of Sherlock fans that are present on tumblr and how the fandom literally rose from the dead with such a small clip. What I found most amusing about the trailer was the amount of feedback John Watson's moustache generated! I think Martin Freeman was going for a more traditional 'Victorian Watson' look but honestly, it looks like a fuzzy blonde caterpillar crawled up his face and fell asleep on his lip.
After all the Sherlock buzz I pack up my Vera Bradley weekender (yeah I am a VB nut!) and headed out for Skaneateles lake. My family has a camp out there and we try to spend as much time as we can there.

SATURDAY:
I could not go to sleep on Saturday night. I think it might've been the fact that I ate so many god damn Skittles, as well as the fact that the bed I sleep on at my camp is harder than a rock... After a restless night of tossing and turning and trying to find the most comfortable position, I finally got to sleep.. 
Only to be woken by my sister, Colleen, knocking on my door asking me if I wanted to go to the East View Mall in Rochester New York. 
Colleen has been dying to go there ever since she learned Lush was there so I agreed to go, with her. (I'm thinking about doing a haul video on my youtube channel.)
After an hour and a half drive, we finally got there and had a look around. We found the Lush and I stumbled into a cloud of weird and strong smelling soaps. I'll admit, I started choking/coughing the instant I walked in. The shop girl looked at me like I was a freak... When I had finally gotten used to the fumes, she took as on a tour of the store because it was our first time there. 
My sister was interested in the shampoo bars they have there. She ended up buying the blue sea salt shampoo bar. Surprisingly I found something I liked. I forgot what the shop girl called it, but it was a lot like a lotion bar with glitter in it. I rubbed some on my arm and it left a soft glittery residue on my arm, so naturally I wanted it. 
After Lush we stopped in some different stores. At Sephora I bought a basic Naked eye shadow pallet by Urban Decay (x) and a black glittery eye liner and mascara wand duo (x). I also spritzed myself with some Viva La Juicy (ONE DAY, I will buy that perfume!) 
At the Vera Bradley shop, I bought a new mini hipster in midnight blues (x). 
When we finished, we went to Target and I decided I wanted to buy a new movie so I went with Identity Thief, I hope it's good! 
SUNDAY:
Well, It's only 1:30 in the morning so there isn't much for me to report. It's strange to think that in just about 12 hours, I will be very close to knowing who the new Doctor is! 
I don't know if I'll be able to sleep, it's Christmas! :) 
I'll write more about Sunday tomorrow, in the mean time, GOOD BYE! :D 
  

   

SO...

I think this is going to happen. 

okay I can do this. 

I can blog everyday...

right?