Random Questions Time!

That is right folks, the time I have run out of ideas for segments! Mondays are free days up to now and until I can come up with an idea for a segment it shall remain this way. While I try and find a segment idea I thought that today I would look for some random questions online and then answer them. Is it weird that Google spell-check underlined "online" as wrong (there, it did it again). Though, since you guys can not see that this is probably really weird. Okay, onto the questions!

Source: http://allthingsd.com/20120717/ten-questions-for-new-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-this-wont-hurt-a-bit-okay-just-a-little/

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
Text: Macquarie Concise Dictionary 4th Edition: "2. Assuming or pretending to possess"

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
My wallet on the desk beside me

3. Before you started this survey, what were you doing?
I was completing my Methods homework

4. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Well, I am actually watching it right now. It is Revenge.

5. Without looking, guess what time it is.
8:55pm, actual time

6. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
8:54pm

7. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The television

8. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
I last stepped out just over an hour ago when I came back from Tutor and Dad's doctors appointment

9. Did you dream last night?
I think so, I just never remember my dreams

10. Do you remember your dream?
Well, no. Sometimes I do but most of the time I do not.

11. When did you last laugh?
After school today on the way home from tutor listening to the radio. 3AW has a weird sense of humour sometimes.

12. Do you remember why / at what?
I do not remember exactly what they said that made me laugh but I know it was something on 3AW. I think it may have been one of those weird news stories.

13. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
I am in my bedroom and there is a caricature of Sandy and I as well as a notice board and white board.

14. Seen anything weird lately?
Well, not really. I have heard of weird things but have never seen anything myself in a while.

15. What do you think of this quiz?
I think this quiz is very weird and wonder where it could possibly be going.

16. What is the last film you saw? 
The last one I can remember is the telemovie on Channel 9 last Sunday called Shappelle. As you may have guessed, it was about Shappelle Corby.

17. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
I know this is going to sound corny but I really would not choose to live anywhere else as Australia is such a great place. I may choose to live somewhere more secluded in the beauty of nature but I would not leave Australia.

18. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A secluded house in the middle of the beauty of nature. Somewhere in the hills that is just really beautiful. That is probably what I would buy.

19. Tell me something about you that most people do not know.
Um, I am actually not sure how to answer this one. I can not really think of anything right now because I am half asleep.

20. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Get rid of the flies without any impact on the environment.

21. Do you like to dance?
Not really.

22. Would you ever consider living abroad?
I actually would if it was for work or study. It would be nice to have a change in scenery.

23. Does your name make any interesting anagrams?
Yeah, totally. There is just so much you can do with the four letters LUKE.

24. Who made the last incoming call on your phone?
I do not actually know because I recently bought a new phone and no one has called me since I got it. Most people talk to me using texts rather than calls. It is the way of the future.

25. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
The photo that I used above. I keep a record of every photo I post on here, even those I was going to put up and ended up choosing another picture.

26. Last time you swam in a pool?
Christmas day at my Aunt and Uncle's house.

27. Type of Music you like most?
Songs from musicals and things are my favourite as they tell a story and often you can relive or even experience for the first time a whole musical with just its music alone.

28. Type of music you dislike most?
I just do not like rap or dubstep. Sorry not sorry.

29. Are you listening to music right now?
No, I am watching Revenge.

30. What colour is your bedroom carpet?
A sort of browny-grey.

31. If you could change something about your home, without worry about expenses or mess, what would you do?
Probably put on an extension or something.

32. What was the last thing you bought?
The Jimmy Neutron Season 1 DVD

33. Have you ever ridden on a motorbike?
No, probably will not for a long time, if ever.

34. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
No. Right now, Kokoda is probably enough for me.

35. Do you have a garden?
Yes, in the front and back.

36. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
No, we only sing the first two verses at school Assemblies.

37. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Where are my glasses.

38. If you could eat lunch with one famous person, who would it be?
Probably Tina Fey because she is hilarious. If I could bring another person probably Amy Poehler because they are the greatest comedy duo in the public limelight right now.

39. Who sent the last text message you received?
Facebook

40. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Probably Big W. Hey big spender.

41. What time is bed time?
10:30pm but I often go to bed a little earlier.

42. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
Oh yeah, totally. Prettiest little boy in the whole cubic metre.

43. How many tattoos do you have?
None.

44. If you don't have any, have you ever thought of getting one?
No, I think they are horrible on me. I do not mind them on others but on me, no.

45. What did you do for your last birthday?
I went to the city with friends and we watched Iron Man 3 and had lunch at Melbourne Central.

46. Do you carry a donor card?
No.

47. Who was the last person you ate dinner with?
My family last night. Tonight I came home late and had to eat all by myself (cue sad music)

48. Is the glass half empty or half full?
I try to be half full but sometimes being half empty gets the better of me.

49. What's the farthest-away place you've been?
America towards the end of 2009 and start of 2010.

50. When's the last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
Just tonight with dinner.

That was just 50 of the many questions there are, maybe some more next week? See you tomorrow!

Random Thought Saturday is Back

That's right, Random Thought Saturday is back after a month-long hiatus. It was so hard to not go in all these weird tangents in some of my posts so far this year and so I am glad that this segment is back to normal. Speaking of segments, have you all seen the two new segments that started this week? Every Wednesday is now "Entertainment Wednesday" with all things entertainment and every Thursday is now "At the Movies with Daily Lukey". I was smart enough to not put the day at the end of Thursday's segment so it is not as noticeable when I post it on a different day. Come to think of it, out of the seven days in the week there are only two days remaining without a segment on them. This will stay like that for a while (or at least until I come up with some new idea) but I think that I will always have at least one day where any type of post is possible. Plus, some of these segments I come up with as I am writing the post. Seriously, "At the Movies with Daily Lukey" started out as just a highly-anticipated films of 2014 series. That is why the Frozen review went on Entertainment Wednesday instead. If I had of known I may have chosen a different topic to write about. Anyway, I can find myself getting off topic now.

Source: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4996

Tomorrow is Australia day and I would be writing about it tomorrow but it is Doctor Who Sunday and there is no way I am going to be able to write a whole post about Australia day anyway. Well I could but it would not be any good and who would want to read it? Besides, yesterday's post about the graffiti (and damage) done to Captain Cook's Cottage had a moment where I talked about Australia day. Still, what could I write about Australia day without coming off as weird or phony. Anyway, moving on from Australia day. There is just over two months until we fly out to Kokoda and there is still so much to do. We have started regular Tuesday and Thursday afternoon training sessions alongside our weekend hikes and other training as well as fundraising barbecues and events. It is definitely getting closer and more real by the day. It still has not fully hit me (but trust me, it has hit me a fair bit) what I am about to do. I guess I am just lucky that the others in the group are such a nice bunch of people. It would have been really bad if some of us did not get along. We are already going to do stuff we regret when we are tired, it would be a whole lot worse if there were people we did not like. Myself and the girl from my school who is going to have a joke about the amount of blackmail we are going to have on each other after the trip. Still, it is going to be a great and life-changing experience. Plus, in those surveys with "Your Greatest Achievement" sections I will be able to write about something really different and special. I also have to get on to writing some of the posts that are going to be scheduled to come out as I am away as well as some of the proceeding and preceding days to give myself a bit of a break. I think the majority of the posts are going to be about my experience leading up to Kokoda and then there are probably going to be several posts afterwards about my experience on the track. The annoying part is that I have a Piano exam when I come back from Kokoda. My teacher is going to try and get some of the later dates (the exam period for Grade 6 is April 28 to May 10 and I come back from Kokoda on April 25) so that I have time to rest up and get back into the practicing mode so I do not lose all my hard work right before the exam. You see, it is a bit difficult to practice the piano on the Kokoda track. Who would have thought? Moving on to some of the headlines of the week. Justin Bieber was arrested for driving under the influence and it just annoys me how, after all that he has done and been caught doing, people still stand up for him. I just can not believe all those "Beliebers" who stand up for him after all the things he has done. They even justify and down-play some of the stuff like drag racing. The best part is that they say the media is against him and yet as soon as they start reporting positive things the fans go crazy in support of the media. Seriously, some fan girls are just crazy. I am also excited because the new Hunger Games Mockingjay logo and poster was released. I used it in next week's "At the Movies with Daily Lukey" post about the highly anticipated films of 2014. If you missed it though, here it is again:

Source: https://www.facebook.com/TheHungerGamesMovie

I think that is enough random for one post, see you tomorrow!

Random Thought Saturday: Crazy Children

Welcome to yet another Random Thought Saturday! This is where I 'discuss' and write about things that would not normally take up a whole blog post. Sometimes my thoughts are more connected and so the post has a theme while at other times the thoughts are all over the place and even I have no idea how to map them all out. Welcome to my mind. Last night I supervised at another Blue Light Disco. For those of you who do not know, a Blue Light Disco is a disco that is run by the police (there are several around Victoria and even more around Australia) and is aimed for primary school-aged children. I help out there as part of my 'Leaders of the Future' program. Anyway, at this place they sell different candy (Chocolates/Lollies) as well as Slushies which are very popular. They are so popular in fact that as they were shutting the window to the slushy machine so that the new batch had time to freeze sufficiently there was already a line of children waiting for their slushy so that they did not miss out. I was really surprised at how much these kids wanted Slushies. However, with all this sugar going around it did make it a little harder to control some of the rowdier kids (the 'cool' and 'hip' Grade 6s were not much trouble, mainly the hyperactive Preps to Grade 4). As you probably already know, Sugar + Children = one hell of a time (Maths with Daily Lukey). So basically, I spent my Friday night supervising hyperactive children, how was yours?

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/news/lifeandstyle/parenting/kids-health/schools-see-red-on-dangerous-food-colourings/2008/11/22/1226770801002.html

Even before the night began however, there was a fire alarm that went off. Well, it actually went off twenty minutes after the disco officially started but anyway. This meant stopping children who had just got into their 'groove' and herding (yes, like cattle) them out the door. However, once we were out the door the Firetrucks arrived so we had to herd them around the corridor and into the courtyard. What you have to realise is that there is a door that goes directly from the room the disco was in to that very same courtyard. Basically, we herded the children out, then around the front and back to the courtyard when we could have just used the door. It was a whole bunch of fun. It turns out the fire alarm was just some silly kid who 'accidentally' (even though the button is pretty high so it would be hard to accidentally press it) pressed the button. After this though the night ran pretty smoothly and I spent the last thirty to forty minutes on Jumping Castle duty. This meant counting ten kids in, waiting four minutes and then counting ten kids out. It seems pretty simple but it is not. Some kids kept wanting to sit on the steps in front of the entrance and we had to keep moving them along in case someone came flying out and kicked them in the head. However, one girl was adamant that nothing would happen to her and she would not budge. As fate would have it, a few seconds later a kids legs come shooting out of the entrance and kick her in the head. The little promptly runs of crying. You may be sensing a tone of enjoyment but do not get me wrong here, I was not enjoying a little girl getting kicked in the head. It was just a bit of fate. However, about a minute later that same girl comes back and sits in the same spot again. Guess what happens. Another kids legs come out of the entrance (what were they even doing in there?) and the little girl came out crying again. It was a lot of fun, not. However, when it was her turn to go in guess who came out a few seconds later crying because she had been "jumped on"? You guessed it, that little girl. Oh, the joys of being on Jumping Castle Duty. All in all though, the night was a lot of fun (even though I spent most of it walking aimlessly around cleaning up dropped soft drink or slushie. Aside from hyperactive and adamant children there were also many tantrums. Most of which were over not getting a slushie. Does it not annoy anyone else how good children are at throwing tantrums and getting away with it? Does it not make you want to throw a tantrum?

Seriously though, sometimes you do not know what you have got until it is gone. See you tomorrow!

Random Thought Friday: Saturday Again!

You can tell there is a problem with the "Random Thought Friday" name when there are the same number of these posts written on a Saturday as there are on a Friday. I may as well just take out the "Fri" and replace it with something else like "Sat" or "Any". Seriously though, it is becoming an issue. It just that every Friday there seems to be some reason why I am not home enough to write these. In itself, that is weird considering I can stay up later than normal as there is no school the next day. Though I do have Piano in the morning and now with the Leaders of the Future Program I generally have something on Sunday mornings as well so basically I get no sleep in and have to go to bed early to get enough sleep to get me through the week. Wow, I am really starting off this random thought post straight away. Anyway, the next few weeks are going to be a pain mainly due to exams. However, as the exams are later than usual I can sleep in and since my brother does not go to school anymore (as he is doing VCE and their exams finish next Friday) I do not have to get up early to go with him. People do say that every cloud has its silver lining. Anyway, moving on to more random thoughts. This is a really long introduction.

Source: http://blogs.qut.edu.au/library/tag/exams/

You want to know what is really annoying? Well, as well as all the other stuff I complain about on this blog. Why do I even ask these rhetorical questions when it is not as if I have two alternate posts with a link for each answer. Hey, I should totally do that. It could be a sort of "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" post except it is not really an adventure but merely an interactive post. Anyway, back to being annoyed. What I was saying before my random thoughts got in the way is how annoying it is when you are in a rush for something and you need to park but at that one moment in time there are no car parks. Does this happen to everyone else or is it just my incredibly bad luck? Granted, I am generally not the person driving and if I am I tend to stay away from busy car parks (I do not want to make the other drivers self-conscious once they see my driving skills #seatbeltssavelives) but it does happen to me a lot. Talking about hashtags, I am so behind on some of the internet trends. For ages everyone on Facebook was changing their profile pictures to giraffes. It was not until I read a news article about it that I understood that people who did this had answered incorrectly to a riddle that was circulating. Even recently there is another craze going around where everyone posts little cartoon scenes of themselves (generally with others) with a 'funny' caption underneath. It was not until I found a Facebook page full of them that I found out they were called "Bit-Strips" or something along those lines. I am so far behind on some of the internet trends it is not funny. Seriously, you guys reading this may be amused but it is not a laughing matter. Come to think of it, my mind is in a really random mood at the moment and most of what I am saying is probably sending you all on random tangents that never really had any connection in the first place. I better stop before we get to the "bad metaphor" stage.

Now do you see why I need this weekly post so badly? See you tomorrow!

The Journey to 200 Posts Part 1

So we have come full circle and back to Random Thought Friday. Today's Random Thoughts are going to be a little less random as we take a journey back through the 199 posts that lead up to this, the 200th post. So let's get started shall we because it could be a long one. We began back in march with an introduction to me and my reasons for writing a daily blog (oh, how naive I was back then). Then I spent the next few posts complaining about schoolwork and my experiences over the first few days of the holidays. After this, my blog went on a bit of an hiatus over the Easter break when I went to Phillip Island and my first post back was a reflection of my experiences over the past few days. Then I went on to complain about YouTube's April Fools Antics and then explained my obsession with Beautiful Creatures (which I got over) and Catching Fire (never getting over that, but you can always hope). It then went on to the post about how much I enjoyed Oz the Great and Powerful and the annoying stereotypes of Kids Movies and how sometimes the older people enjoy it more than the children the movie is aimed for.

Source: http://hillsandheights.org/2013/08/12/oz-the-great-and-powerful-at-forest-hill-park-on-friday/

I then went on to examine my new found obsession with the wonder that is Doctor Who before, ironically, writing a post the next day on procrastination and how whenever I need to start something I find every excuse not to. The next day Mum was sick and I was still procrastinating (some things never change) and then I proceeded to complain about irresponsible parents and annoying children in the following post. Next I wondered at the amazing technology in shopping centre car parks coupled with my review of The Croods. Friends and Family was next reflective post which followed in quick succession with my review of Oblivion, which was awesome by the way. I finished off the holidays with a daily update and another post about Catching Fire and my clumsiness. I began the new term with my complaint on the amount of homework we had followed by my first post about the Kokoda Leadership Opportunity which was actually the day we found out about the program and we only had a night to think about it and fill in the form. Lucky I decided to apply. I then celebrated because I had finally caught up with all my homework before I reflected on New Zealand Legalising Same-Sex Marriage. The next two days were about Relay for Life and then I wrote about Community and how I gained that from Relay for Life. I continued with a post about the sacrifices we make before celebrating after my great parent teacher interviews. I then wondered at how little people used Google Plus, the catchy tunes of Dumb Ways to Die and finally the convenient skills of scheduling. Ironically, I did not schedule that post though I probably should have because I did not come home until really late. I finished off the Month of April by describing my quirks, analysing faith, watching reality television and how easy it is to cause offence.

So that was merely the first month and a bit of my blog and there are still so many more wondrous posts to discover on our journey through 200 Daily Lukey posts. See you tomorrow!

Lost Ideas

Do you ever think of something really good and then instantly forget it? Have you ever wanted to tell your friend something but when it comes to speaking you have nothing to say? I swear this happens to me a bit more than usual though I know it happens to nearly all of us (damn you photographic memory people). Even in the past few days it has happened to me too much for me to just ignore it. Seriously, I have literally walked into rooms then left almost instantly without getting what I wanted to. It is sort of like I am possessed with my own absent-mindedness. I never realised how many 'S's there were in possessed. I guess it possesses a lot of 'S's.

Source: http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2007/09/19/101779_when-lightning-strikes-how-to-remember-your-great-ideas.html

 Even last night as I was writing the first ever Random Thought Friday (#RTF) post I had these great ideas and just before I began the sentence I would lose it. It was incredibly frustrating. This is not the first time though with this blog. I will often begin writing topics (oh, the topics you do not see) and then halfway through forget what I was going to write so I have to come up with something different on the spot. When you are in a rush this is incredibly annoying and I would wish upon every star that it does not happen. But I will not because by the time I get through the first two I will have forgotten either what I was wishing for or the stars I had already wished to or both. Most likely both. Even when I was planning what days would be themed what (they are coming, rolling out slowly but they are coming) it would slip my mind. That is why it will not all happen all of a sudden but I will slowly introduce them to the mix. The reason is that I need time to remember what I was thinking of doing. It just also works out well that you guys are not suddenly inundated with a new schedule for different types of posts. As I said yesterday there will still be days with no theme so anything is on the table so do not expect to be any more bored. I am calling it, something supernatural is going on. I better stop now before they get on to me (do not worry, I am not that paranoid).

I seriously can not remember how I was going to end this, see you tomorrow!

Top 5 Most Successful YouTubers

You all know how much I love YouTube so in today's post I would like to compile a list of the top five most successful YouTubers in terms of subscribers. I hope you can learn to embrace them in the same way as millions of people all around the world.

1. Smosh

With 11,032,350 subscribers it is no wonder that these two comedic YouTubers have the most subscribed channel. The comedic duo consists of Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla who began the channel in 2005. Smosh are known for their comedic videos but have also created gaming channels, Spanish channels and animation/cartoon channels which have some pretty cool videos. Smosh upload a new video every Friday and you never know what they are going to come up with next. As with all the following YouTubers I highly recommend you check out their videos and subscribe to them while you are there because they really are one-of-a-kind on a site where there are so many similar styled videos.

Image Source: http://www.ourgemcodes.com/forums/threads/my-smosh-drawing.23605/

2. PewDiePie

This Swedish YouTuber with 9,911,844 subscribers is a hilarious video-game commentator who creates some pretty out-there videos. On a site where "out-there" is greatly embraced it is no wonder that he has become such an internet sensation. His channel was only created in 2009 so it is amazing how fast he has risen in the YouTube hierarchy. In May of 2013 PewDiePie was awarded the Most Popular Social Show in the inaugural Starcount Social Stars Awards in Singapore. If you are into comedy, games and fun then you really should check out his channel.

Image Source: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/pewdiepie/images/32617717/title/pewdie-photo

3. Jenna Marbles

9,766,233 Subscribers do not lie when they say that Jenna Marbles is one of the best YouTubers around. Jenna Marbles uploads a new video every Wednesday and also writes a blog about different thoughts that go through her mind. Often her videos are a little "out-there" but so are all of the popular YouTube sensations. If you like someone who says what they think than Jenna Marbles is the YouTuber/Blogger for you.

Image Source: http://www.luuux.com/entertainment/jenna-marbles-1

4. Ray William Johnson

Ray William Johnson is the American video blogger, producer and actor who is  best known for his Equals Three (=3) series in which he provides hilarious commentary on viral videos. It is no wonder that this man has become the fourth most subscribed channel with 9,539,823 and has recently made the announcement to upload more equals three videos every week, an announcement that could move him up the YouTube hierarchy. In May of this year he signed a deal to produce a sitcom for the American Television Network FX which just goes to show how YouTube really can change your life as well as help it move beyond your wildest dreams.

Image Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdvJnP5ruqA

5. NigaHiga

The fifth but far from least YouTuber on this list has earned his spot through hard work, dedication and comedy that appears natural. 9,151,836 Subscribers will attest to this and show you how hilarious and funny NigaHiga is. NigaHiga was created in July of 2006 and has since grown into a comedic icon. HigaTV is another of Ryan Higa's YouTube channels which contains vlogs and behind-the-scenes videos of the making of many of his weekly videos. NigaHiga's community has grown immensely over the previous years and it would not be hard to envision him moving further up these rankings in the coming years.

Image Source: http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/Nigahiga

All of the above YouTubers are worthy of their rankings and have worked hard and show pure talent to become as popular as they are. I strongly recommend you check out all of their videos and if you like what you see then do subscribe and maybe you could help bring their rankings up.