A Mixed Bag

This week was one of those mixed bag moments when there were some very good highs, but also some incredibly deep lows. The lows started right away on Saturday with the news of the tragic suicide of Charlotte Dawson, a former model turned television personality, who fell victim to cyber-bullying. It was a very poignant reminder of how dangerous bullying can be and how what we say online can affect others. There was a lot of public outcry over the circumstances of her death, or rather the reasons behind it. Charlotte Dawson suffered depression as a result of the cyber bullying she received on a daily basis and she was working through it but sometimes it can only be one message to much to send someone over the edge. In light of this, I am dedicating the rest of this post to all those victims of Cyber Bullying, including the ones we do not hear about,  may their souls and the message they leave behind be heard by all instigators of Cyber Bullying all over the internet. It may be funny now but it will not be once you are in front of a court having been the cause of someone committing suicide.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-22/tv-personality-charlotte-dawson-found-dead/5277364

In other news, the Sochi Winter Olympics celebrated its Closing Ceremony earlier this week. Now we have to wait another two years for the Commonwealth Games which always gets a lot more attention than the Winter Olympics which is sort of weird considering the Olympics has more teams than the Commonwealth Games. I guess maybe the Winter Olympics are just not as popular as the Summer Olympics which feature the more 'popular' sports. Again on a more positive note, Relay for Life is coming up again. I am actually organising the team for my Kokoda program as the one that some students are trying to organise at school involves students from all four select entry schools in Victoria. This means that they are looking to get involved with the Relay at Albert Park which is more central for the four schools. The thing is, this Relay is been held on the 26th/27th of April which is the day after I get back from Kokoda so there was no way I was going to be able to participate. It just makes it more exciting though to be able to organise the relay team myself. This week has also been a week of a lot of birthdays. There was my father's birthday on Wednesday and then my friend Xavier's birthday was today and we had a celebration at lunchtime today which was fun. Happy Birthday to you guys (more to Xavier though as Dad does not read these but Xavier reads some so there's a chance he will actually read this). Weekly training on Monday nights have also restarted for CFA which is exciting as I started my Low-Structure course this week which, once completed, will allow me to fight house fires from closer up (instead of from the sides and further back as support as I do now). Once I complete this I will also be able to complete my BA (Breathing Apparatus) course which will allow me to enter building fires or other fires with dangerous chemicals in the air. It basically allows me to fight fires from closer up and be more involved in the structure-fire-fighting.

A very mixed bag this week, see you tomorrow!

Highly Anticipated Films of 2014

Again, I am sincerely sorry for the lack of posts in the last two days. Tuesday was due to a large amount of homework that had to be done and yesterday (Wednesday) was because it was my father's birthday and I was busy for most of the afternoon/night. So we move on to today's post where I go through five more of the highly anticipated films of 2014.

Annie

Source: http://www.movieinsider.com/posters/137515/

Annie may seem like the story you know and love but this 2014 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical puts a new spin on it. Jay-Z is said to have reworked some of those iconic Annie musical numbers to bring it into the new generation and it stars Jamie Foxx as Benjamin Stack, a variation of Daddy Warbucks. It is set to be a very interesting interpretation of the iconic musical that many know and love.

Odd Thomas

Source: http://www.movieinsider.com/photos/161209/1/

Odd Thomas is the first of a seven book series (six of which have already been released) that has already sold over 20 million copies world-wide. Odd Thomas tells the story of small-town fry cook Odd Thomas (played by Anton Yelchin) who is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy strange shows up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs - predators who feed on pain and portend mass destruction - Odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart Stormy (Addison Timlin) and the local sheriff (Willem Dafoe), Odd plunges into an epic battle of good versus evil to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m7980/odd-thomas/

Endless Love

Endless Love is the remake of the 1981 Franco Zefirelli film. Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde star in the story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy who instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Could this be the next The Notebook? Probably not, but it will not stop the audiences from wishing it so.

Transcendence

Dr. Will Caster (played by Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst of him to succeed - to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (played by Rebecca Hall) and his best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can... but if they should. Their wost fears are realised as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m10397/transcendence/

Pinocchio

This modern version of Pinocchio is still in talks with possible actors but Robert Downey Jr. is set to play the role of Geppetto, the character the story follows, who is a woodcarver who creates a puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy and whose nose grows when he tells a lie. When Pinocchio goes missing, Geppetto embarks on a quest to reunite with his marionette.

Do not forget to come back next Thursday for some more movies you should look out for in 2014. See you tomorrow!

The Random Questions Continue

I think I have finally come up with a segment idea for Mondays and do not worry, it is not about random questions. Since Monday nights are really busy for me as I have CFA as well as homework I thought that I needed something easy to do that would not interfere with any of that. My first thought was a No-Post Monday segment where Mondays would be a no-post day but, however, I decided against that idea. Instead, I am going to have a "Catch-Up Monday" segment. This segment summarises the posts of the previous week with links to the different ones so that you can catch up on anything you actually might want to read. It will also be shorter so you do not have to worry about taking a while reading it. I am going to start this segment next week and, as promised, am going to finish the rest of the random questions from last week. Click here for last week's questions and answers.

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

51. Have you ever won a trophy?
Yeah, I have won a few actually. I won a few through different Spelling Bees (I used to be quite the speller, emphasis on 'used to be'), some through school and others outside of school.

52. Are you a good cook?
Not really. I can cook some things but other things I also freak out about and over-think. Even simple things like 2-minute noodles took a while as I never quite understood what it meant by "bring to the boil". I mean, when is enough bubbles enough bubbles?

53. Do you know how to pump your own gas?
This is clearly an American questionnaire. Anyway, I do not have my driver's license yet but I do have my learner's. However, I still do not know how to fill up the petrol tank properly.

54. If you could meet any one person (from history or currently alive), who would it be?
I think I would like to meet Tina Fey in person as she just seems like such a funny person. I feel like I already answered a question with "Tina Fey" as the answer last week but, anyway.

55. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school?
Yeah, this is definitely American. In Australia, it is weird to have a school without a uniform so yeah, I have worn a uniform to school.

56. Do you touch-type?
Please, I am way past touch-type. I get enough practice from writing these posts every day.

57. What's under your bed?
Under my bed there is a chest of drawers, an exercise ball, an old piano stool, a CD player and a lot of other random junk.

58. Do you believe in love at first sight?
I do not actually know. For some people it may be possible in some weird circumstances but I really do not know.

59. Think fast, what do you like right now?
Lady Gaga. That was the first thing that came into my head. Probably because the last thing I saw on Facebook before I started writing this post was a picture of her.

60. Where were you on Valentine's Day?
Home, writing a blog post most likely.

61. What time do you get up?
I normally wake up at 7am on a school day or 6:30 when I have to get my own way to school. On a weekend it depends on what I am doing as to when I wake up.

62. What was the name of your first pet?
Ginger, he was our cat. His colour was ginger. My dog's name is Sandy, he is a sandy colour. We are very creative people.

63. Who is the second last person to call you?
One of my friends, her name is Heidi.

64. Is there anything going on this weekend?
I have music as usual on Saturday and than hiking on Sunday as part of training for Kokoda. I do not know if I am doing anything else.

65. How are you feeling right now?
Well, I have a runny nose that will not stop but apart from that I am pretty happy.

66. What do you think about the most?
Probably school work and what I have in terms of homework and classes. I do not really keep track of what I am thinking and for how long so I would not really know.

67. What time do you get up in the morning?
This is the same question as earlier just with another word at the end. If you want another answer, just look back.

68. If you had A Big Win in the Lottery, how long would you wait to tell people?
I am pretty sure that I would yell out in celebration and then, if no one was around, probably call  my parents or one of my friends and tell them the exciting news. Now I think about it, I may have just sent a quick group text to everyone on my contacts list before I call anyone.

69. Who would you tell first?
Probably my parents, then my friends.

70. What is the last movie that you saw at the cinema?
That would probably be Frozen.

71. Do you sing in the shower?
Who does not?

72. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Who knows, probably somewhere like Big W or something where I could get a lot of things all in the one place. I know, I am such a cultured person. You do not need to tell me, I know.

73. What do you do most when you are bored?
Go on Facebook or YouTube.

74. What do you do for a living?
I am a student, I learn for a living.

75. Do you love your job?
I like school, if that could count for this question.

76. What did you want to be when you grew up?
I either want to be a Civil Engineer or a Lawyer. Even a career in IT would not be too bad.

77. If you could have any job, what would you want to do/be?
I do not know, I am still young. The answer is probably the same as above.

78. Which came first the chicken or the egg?
A circle has no beginning.

79. How many keys on your key ring?
Just two keys.

80. Where would you retire to?
Maybe Phillip Island or somewhere beautiful in the Mountains.

81. What kind of car do you drive?
I do not have a license.

82. What are your best physical features?
I just love myself so much it is hard to choose just one. Do not worry, I am just joking.

83. What are your best characteristics?
I do not like answering these sort of questions, they are more questions for other people.

84. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go?
Paris

85. What kind of books do you like to read?
Mostly those set in dystopian futures, I really like some of those stories.

86. Where would you want to retire to?
This is the same as question 80, look above.

87. What is your favourite time of day?
Night time when I can finally go to sleep.

88. Where did you grow up?
In my home-town of Werribee.

89. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
Well, I was born in Williamstown Hospital which is a thirty minute drive away so I guess that would count?

90. What are you reading now?
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose for Literature

91. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
I am not actually sure. I like the night better than the morning but I still get grumpy when I am tired either way.

92. Can you touch your nose with your tongue.
I must look really weird right now but no, I can not.

93. Can you close your eyes and raise your eyebrows?
Now I look really weird but yes.

94. Do you have pets?
I have a dog named Sandy and two chickens.

95. How many rings before you answer the phone?
It depends on how long it takes for me to answer. I try to answer as quickly as possible but it depends on where it is.

96. What is your best childhood memory?
From when I was still in the single-digits it would have to be a family holiday to the Gold Coast.

97. What are some of the different jobs that you have had in your life?
Student, son and that is all.

98. Any new and exciting things that you would like to share?
Not really, you already know all about Kokoda.

99. What is most important in life?
Friends, Family and Happiness I think.

100. What inspires you?
People who try hard and fight through their difficulties and barriers to show that anything is possible.

That is all the random-ness I have for now so if you want more random you should probably check out my "Random Thought Saturday" posts. See you tomorrow!

An Emotional Roller-coaster (Top Moments of the Doctor Part 13)

Welcome back to yet another Doctor Who Sunday post! This segment is all about DOCTOR WHO! We will continue with our search through some of the modern Doctor's greatest moments! Last week there was a lot of emotion and judging by some of the scenes we are going to go through now there is a lot more to come but, hopefully, there will be some laughs mixed in as well. Geronimo!

Source: http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/artists/321855323?view_mode=2

61. Rory Puts Hitler in the Cupboard in Let's Kill Hitler

Many of us would have asked ourselves what we would do if we found ourselves with Hitler in some strange twist of fate (and time). Thanks to the wonders of Doctor Who, we now know what the Doctor would do to Hitler. Even Rory is a little shocked when he gets to punch Hitler, point a gun at him, tell him to shut up and put him in a cupboard. It is one of those great scenes that makes you love Doctor Who even more. Hold on though, there are a lot of emotions ahead.

62. River Song: "Is he worth it?" in Let's Kill Hitler

I warned you that the emotions were real. This episode, Let's Kill Hitler, comes straight after the episode When a Good Man Goes to War when (SPOILERS) River song was revealed to be (STOP READING IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY KNOW) Amy and Rory's daughter; Melody Pond. In this episode we see Melody Pond before and after the regeneration that turned her into River Song. As she was trained to kill the Doctor, she poisons him with her special lipstick and then, at the end of the episode (this scene), she finds out that she is the River Song that the Doctor and his companions have been going on about and she uses her remaining regeneration power to save him. The episode may sound like a stupid one but it is actually full of so much heart and emotion. I did warn you that the emotions were coming.

63. Amy Hates the Doctor in The Girl Who Waited

Source: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/doctor-who/images/25227821/title/6x10-girl-who-waited-screencap

This episode sees Amy separated from the Doctor and Rory in the "Two-Streams" facility which was created to save the inhabitants of a diseased planet by keeping everyone in separate time streams where they could only see each other but not meet. Rory has to go with the TARDIS and the Doctor to catch up to Amy's faster time stream but by the time they arrive, thirty years have passed and Amy is sick of waiting for the Doctor. This episode is one that Whovians either love, or they hate. I love it for its heart and the dilemma that Rory faces later when he has to choose between saving the younger version of Amy who has not known the heartbreak of the older version or save the older Amy who has waited over thirty years for the Doctor. We finally see an Amy whose unfaltering loyalty to the Doctor has stopped yet her love for Rory is still strong. Warning: the emotions only get worse from here.

64. Old and Young Amy Reminisce about Rory in The Girl Who Waited

This scene is just as heartbreaking for Amy as it is for Rory who has to choose between saving the young Amy who has just arrived or the older Amy who has waited thirty years. In this scene, the two different ages of Amy talk to each other through the looking glass that allows people to see between time streams in the "two-streams" facility. They talk about Rory and why they love him so much. I do not know how the Whovians who watch this episode not like it. I guess some people are just not built for emotions.

65. "Don't let me in" in The Girl Who Waited

Source: http://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-who-5-best-5-worst-11th-doctor-episodes.php/7

This is one of the most emotional scenes in the whole episode. I wanted to include the video clip to do the scene justice but there was none on YouTube. I did find this fan-trailer for the episode though which shows some of the best bits. Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/IWaited4U and the scene at the end with the hand up against the TARDIS window is what I wanted to tell you about. That hand belongs to the older version of Amy who the Doctor had quickly shut the door on when the younger Amy finally made it through. He also locked the door and left Rory in charge of it so that she could not get in. In this scene, the older Amy knows that she cannot enter the TARDIS with the younger Amy as the resulting paradox would be too big for the TARDIS to maintain but she still also wants to come in. So she tells Rory to not let her in. Even though she wants to so badly she tells Rory not to let her in. This would have been so hard for Rory to do as he even became angry at the Doctor for making him choose between a scarred Amy or a fresher Amy.

I warned you that this post would be an emotional roller-coaster. See you tomorrow!

WE WON!

Welcome back to the second "The Week that Was" segment on Daily Lukey. For those of you who do not know, this is the segment where I go through some of the events of the week. These can come from my life or from the wider world but all have had some significance in the past week. I begin today by elaborating on the title. Yesterday our school had our school Swimming Carnival which was a lot of fun. I did not swim but I did marshal for the first half of the day which earned house points to go towards winning. In the end, the best team did win (that means my team by the way) and as I am still Deputy House Captain until the new ones are elected it was a great feeling. As my school is only four years old there has only been four swimming carnivals yet my house has never lost a single swimming carnival. In fact, we have only ever lost one sporting competition which was the house Athletics Carnival last year but we did come second. It was great though but still, not unexpected. I mean, "we are the red team, the mighty red team. We are the strongest, we are the best. We'll stick together, in any weather. And we will win the sports today." That is actually our house "chant" which is sung to the tune of "you are my sunshine". Again, it is the best.

Source: http://www.aquaforceswimmingclub.com.au/Club_Races.php

In other news, I have to think of something else to talk about. A big issue in the media this week is the impending release of Julian Knight who was the perpetrator of the infamous Hoddle Street Massacre which killed 7 people and injured another 19. Through his time in prison, Mr Knight has shown none of the remorse he should and so the Government is not convinced of his rehabilitation. As a result, they are drafting new legislation which will allow Julian Knight to remain in prison indefinitely. This has raised a lot of debate as to whether this infringes on Mr Knight's basic human rights. He has done the time he was assigned for the crime he committed and the big issue is whether this should mean that he is set free. Mr Knight has completed a law degree while in jail and so he is actually a pretty smart man who might be able to contest this. However, this is not the first time that the Government has passed such legislation. Back in 1990, there was another issue over the impending release of Garry David who had committed some more heinous crimes and had threatened to recommit again when he got out. Even while in jail he still sent a lot of threats out to the community as he had a big issue with authority in general and, in particular, the police. As a result, the Victorian Government faced a similar issue to Julian Knight. In the end they passed legislation that would mean that Mr David would remain in prison indefinitely until his life was put in danger at which point he would be moved somewhere else (such as a hospital for instance if he was terminally ill). It is quite possible that the same thing will occur again for Julian Knight who is a person who many never want to see from this side of a jail cell. Something I neglected to mention last week was the release of Schapelle Corby from an Indonesian prison after serving a nine year prison sentence for drug trafficking after a large bag of marijuana was found in her boogy-board case. The worst part is that the public will never know the truth as to whether she is innocent or not as all we have to go by is her word. An issue that has arisen over this is whether Schapelle Corby should be allowed a television interview to tell her story. If she is to do this she will be set to receive a lot of money. In Australia, this would be illegal as there is legislation to prevent criminals profiting from a crime. However, if all the payments were to be done while she was serving her parole period in Indonesia (she cannot leave until her parole period finishes in 2017) Corby would be allowed to keep her payment. However, her parole officer has warned her not to do it as she is on strict parole conditions and an interview like that could land her back in a Bali prison. Schapelle Corby is lucky to be alive however as in Indonesia, they take drugs a lot more seriously and so the death penalty still applies to drug-related offences. Before I finish, I just want to say that there will most likely be no post tomorrow as I am out literally all day except for some very short breaks. I leave for training at 7:45am before returning home by around 1pm before having to leave again and go to a party shortly after. From this party I need to go to my father's party straight afterwards and so I am not set to return home until pretty late tomorrow night. For this reason, please forgive me for the lack of post tomorrow. I have also been sick the past few days with a very sore throat so this weekend will be my chance to catch up on the sleep that will help me feel back to normal by Monday. So I guess I will see you all Sunday.

Those were the big items of the week, join me next week for some more. See you tomorrow!

Highly Anticipated Films of 2014

Welcome back to yet another "At the Movies with Daily Lukey" segment. I am so sorry that I missed out on yesterday's post but that was because I was busy all day and all night so I never had time to even think about writing that post. To make up for it, I will be doing double the amount of movies today instead of the usual five. We had better get started then!

Veronica Mars

The Movie version of this 2004-2007 popular television sees all your favourite characters return to solve another case. This movie sees Veronica Mars returning to her home town of Neptune (California) where she is just in time for her high school reunion. Kristen Bell reprises her role in this  screen-to-film adaptation that is sure to appease some fans who have long awaited this.

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow sees a star-studded cast including Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt come together for another action-packed thriller. The story focuses on Lt. Col. Bill Cage (played by Cruise) who is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop which forces him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (portrayed by Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. It is set to be a great movie.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m7261/edge-of-tomorrow/

The Purge: Anarchy

This film is a sequel the 2013 film; The Purge. The Purge, as you will see from the trailer, is the one night in the whole year where all crime (even murder) is legal for twelve hours with emergency services suspended the whole time. When one couple's car breaks down right before the purge it becomes a fight to stay alive in a world that is just waiting to kill them. It literally becomes a race to stay alive. Fans of The Purge are set to enjoy this film when it releases later this year.

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in our Stars is the long awaited film adaptation of John Green's 2012 novel. It centres on a teenage girl stricken with cancer falls for a boy in her support group and the two form a bond as they deal with their illnesses. This is the book that made people cry and even the trailer gave some people reason to cry. It is set to become the next big thing in the movie world when it is released later this year.

Horrible Bosses 2

Source: http://www.movieinsider.com/m9784/horrible-bosses-2/

Please note that the above poster is for the first Horrible Bosses movie as the sequel is still in pre-production so no promotional posters have been released yet. Horrible Bosses 2 has a very similar story line to the original film. Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal resources, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m9784/horrible-bosses-2/

Into the Woods

Source: http://www.movieinsider.com/photos/141405/

This film sees a fully star-studded cast including Johnny Depp (The Wolf), Meryl Streep (Witch), Chris Pine (Cinderella's Prince), Emily Blunt (Baker's Wife), Anna Kendrick (Cinderella) and Lucy Punch (Lucinda). The story surrounds a baker and his wife's quest to break a witch's curse in order to start a family. Along the way, they encounter several well-known fairy tale characters, including Rapunzel, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood, and together they learn what happens after "happily ever after". If the movie's cast is anything to go by, this film is going to be great. It is being created by Walt Disney Pictures.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m9794/into-the-woods/

The Monument's Men

There are so many movies coming out with such a star-studded cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett and many more. It is based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history. The Monuments Men is an action-thriller focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission; with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m10765/the-monuments-men/

Non-Stop

Non-Stop sees Liam Neeson in a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. It sure is set to be an action thriller.

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending tells the story of Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) who was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning toilets and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along - her genetic signature marks her as the next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m9619/jupiter-ascending/

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

This film features a comedy studded cast including Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner. It follows a boy, Alexander, who wakes up and things just go badly for him all day long. From gum that ends up in his hair, to being criticized for his invisible picture by his teacher to not getting dessert in his lunch bag. Alexander just does not seem to be able to catch a break.

Adapted from: http://www.movieinsider.com/m7700/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day/

Welcome Back to the World of the Weird

Welcome back to yet another Weird News Tuesday post. Actually, the first Weird News Tuesday post in a little while due to technological set backs. Hopefully, this segment continues consecutively for a little while longer. Anyway, since it has been a while I guess there are a lot of weird news events that we have been missing. I guess we had better get started then if we want to catch up! The news site I am using this week is called Express and is yet another British news site. I am sorry but apparently the British love weird news. I am only finding these sites through Google Searches you know. Two twins in Newcastle have beaten the odds (400,000 to 1) by having their babies on the same day. Apparently this is newsworthy items so I guess the British have been running a little low on weirdness lately. Hopefully, the Sochi Olympics have raised the bar for them again. They always say that you never forget your wedding day. Well this couple are certainly never going to forget theirs after the Police were called when a drunken food fight involving Pork Pie (something very important to the story for some weird reason). The couple since laughed it off but apparently guests had been drinking since 2pm that afternoon and tensions had been rising before the food-fight broke out. The photo below is headlining the story. I kid you not.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/460280/Police-called-to-wedding-reception-after-massive-fight-breaks-out-over-pork-pie

In other news, there have been fears for the welfare of the Loch Ness Monster since she disappeared and no one has seen her. I guess news is slow around Loch Ness these days if this is all they can focus on. I guess it is good in some ways though as it means there must not be something very important going on around them that would distract them from the plight of the Loch Ness Monster. A viral video popped up during the week after a sky-diver dropped his GoPro camera before jumping out of the plane. The video is hilarious as the camera falls in a pig pen where a pig slowly saunters over to try and eat it. It is really good (in terms of viral videos) and you can watch the video by clicking here. As of late, there has been another one of those medical occurrences that no one can explain. Right now, it is a girl who cries tiny stones instead of tears. There is nothing wrong with the twelve year-old girl and if you doubt the story you can watch the video that featured on Yemen's TV Networks by clicking here. The girl is from Yemen if you did not realise so I guess all the weird news does not have to come from Britain (though it sure seems like it sometimes). An owner has been annoyed by his dog who has chewed through an 8,000 pound Aston Martin (over AU$100,000). The sheepish dog, Luce, is pictured below next to the damage caused to the owner's prized possession.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/457961/That-s-ruff-Pooch-chews-through-his-owner-s-prized-80-000-Aston-Martin

I am a bit busy with school-work at the moment so I am going to have to finish this post here. See you tomorrow!