The Ramblings of a Ginger

So this blog will basically just contain whatever I feel like rambling about. There will be a lot of different posts of several fandoms that I am a part of. Mainly though it will be an outlet for whenever I feel like I have too much on my mind and I just want to get it out of my head. If I post something on here that offends you, well that's your problem. I'm not going to censor my thoughts or opinions just because it might offend you.

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I could buy my own Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Here’s the sneak peek at the Sherlock Special!

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YES!!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!

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Thoughts about Sirius's death

I just finished rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a few nights ago and as usual the end of it brought me to tears. Sirius's death is one of the most heartbreaking ones of the entire series. This time however it wasn't Harry's anguish over Sirius that got me. It was Remus's. I'm not sure why it stood out to me this time but I do want to point out a couple of lines that show that Harry wasn't the only one suffering. " 'He can't come back, Harry,' said Lupin, his voice breaking as he struggled to contain Harry." Ch. 36 Pg. 807 "Lupin's face was pale." Ch. 36 Pg. 808 "Lupin turned away from the archway as he spoke. It sounded as though every word was causing him pain." Ch. 36 Pg. 808 Remus is one of my favorite characters from the entire series and reading those lines broke my heart. This man spent 12 years alone, suffering from the bigotry and hatred for something he couldn't control. Then he finally gets one of his friends back. Sure it isn't the same as when they were at Hogwarts but that's okay. They have their best friend back. Then he has to watch as the last of his childhood friends is killed and he can't do anything about it. You can tell that he just wants to breakdown and cry. You know that he is in so much pain. You know that he would run into the veil and follow his friends. But he can't. He can't because he has to stop Harry from running after Sirius. He has to be the responsible adult. He has to make sure Harry is okay before he can mourn. He knows that he is the last Marauder. He knows that he is the one who has to look after Harry now because this is James's child. And that breaks my heart because he has to hold in how he feels to make sure that the children are alright. So yes I do feel sorry for Harry after Sirius dies, but I'll always feel more heartbroken for Remus.

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Gonna have a Hobbit marathon. I think it's going to be a good day.

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Bill and Charlie Weasley

So I've been rereading the Harry Potter books and am currently on Goblet of Fire. While reading about Harry meeting Bill and Charlie Weasley for the first time a thought suddenly popped into my head. Does anyone know how old Bill and Charlie are? We know how old all of the rest of the Weasley children are but I've never seen anything confirming how old the Bill and Charlie are. Personally, I think Charlie may be around 21-22 when we meet him in Goblet of Fire. I'm simply basing this on how he was talked about whenever they discussed how he was Quidditch captain of Gryffindor. Oliver Wood talked as if Charlie had just left Hogwarts before Harry arrived. That is just the impression I got. As for Bill, I would say he is mid-twenties when we meet him. I'm simply basing this on the fact that we know he's the oldest but he can't be that old. Seriously, I can't see him being in his 30's quite yet. So what's do ya'll think? It'd be nice to know what other people think or what your head canons? By the way, anyone else still pissed we never really got to meet Charlie in the movies?

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Got my River Song journal and sonic screwdriver today!! Thank you ThinkGeek!!

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Running away

Have you ever felt like running away? And I don't mean like when you were a kid thinking about running away. I honestly think that I have considered running away more often as an adult then I ever did when I was a kid. Tonight is one of those nights. I live in a small town where there isn't a lot to do on Friday nights. Tonight my brothers had a couple of their friends over. At first I thought it was going to be my two brothers, their friends, and all of their wives and children. As it turned out none of the children came and it was just my two sister-in-laws. Still doesn't sound bad right? Well I still ended up being the odd one out. I don't know why it surprised me anymore. I should be used to it by now. And yet I still feel awful every time it happens. I've been thinking about it for a while now. Running away. I don't think I belong here. At least not right now. I dream of experiencing so much more than this little town has to offer. I feel trapped here. I don't know where I'd go if I ever worked up the courage. I don't know where I would belong. I keep thinking that maybe I could do something with movies. I feel like I have all this creative energy locked up inside me that I just need to release. You know the problem with running away though? Having the money to do it. I live at home with my mother and I still barely get by from paycheck to paycheck. But I hate my job. I mean I honestly hate it. I don't know how much longer I can stay there without feeling like I'm losing a part of who I am. Maybe one day soon I'll have the courage to leave. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to tell mom I want to go to California and try my hand in the film industry. Maybe on day I'll be able to just pack my things and drive away. Wouldn't it be nice to just run away?

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So when most people go on vacation they buy souvenir cups or shirts. Unlike them I buy awesome pins and magnets.

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Recently I was at a game store that focused solely on selling used games. One of the cases were full of old Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. Needless to say I just had to buy some. The Sunday after I bought them I took my Gameboy over to my mammaw's house. It was a family get together so most of my younger cousins were there. They were fascinated by my Gameboy. They've grown up in the DS Era. For them my Gameboy Color was this awesome old game system. I think one of my favorite things that were said was "It has a red light. It's going to die soon." It was fun trying to explain to them that the red light did not mean it was going to die soon. That the light was always red. They asked how you knew when it was going to die then. You knew when it was going to die when it died when you were in the middle of an important level and haven't saved the game in an hour. I think they were also amazed that it ran off if batteries that you have change and you don't plug it in to charge. It was fun to get to introduce my younger cousins to the game and game systems that I grew up on. To show them what made my generation so awesome. I can't wait to have more opportunities to do that.

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Third wheel

Anyone else ever feel like you don't belong or fit in even when you're around people you know love you. Usually I don't feel like that but it's been happening more and more lately. I don't have a lot of friends. Okay I have like two friends and they are my sister-in-laws. Lately though I've been feeling more like the third or fifth wheel depending on the situation. I know they don't mean to do that on purpose. They probably don't even realize that I do feel like that. It just gets depressing when everyone I hang out with is coupled up. Most of the young people that go to our church are married so it makes sense for all of them to get together and hang out. Half the time I can't decide if I want to be invited to things and feel out of place or not just be invited at all. For the most part I'm fine with being single. There are many benefits to not being in a relationship. I can't help but wonder though, when is it my turn? When do I get my happy ending? When will I be able to go out with everyone else and not feel like the extra? I know that it'll happen at some point and that I shouldn't rush it. I'm not stupid enough to think marry the first guy who shows an interest in me. But it would be nice to get noticed. I'm twenty-three and I've never been on a date, never been kissed, and has never had a guy even show the slightest interest in me. Granted I wouldn't want most of the guys where I live to show an interest cause they are either idiots or druggies. Still it does get a little disheartening when no guy shows an interest. I know I shouldn't complain about any of this because there are worse things happening in the world. Doesn't stop me from wanting to find that one person who I can be completely myself around. Someone who knows all my secrets and that I don't have to worry about judging me. It would also be nice to be the third wheel all the time. Oh well. It'll happen when it happens I guess.

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Just a quick question…anyone else get pissed of when movies like Gravity best out movies like The Hobbit for best visual effects at the Oscars. It really pisses me of that the Academy has no respect for fantasy, sci-fi, or any other kind of nerdy/geeky movie. I am sick and tired these movies not going the respect they rightly deserve.

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Watch out Lorde! A weeping angel is going to get you!

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Good to know I'm not the only one to think this.

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Enjoying the Doctor Who Christmas special with hot chocolate in my new Doctor Who TARDIS mug. Farewell Raggedy Man.

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Some thoughts on Harry Potter

So last night I was watching "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" on ABC Family and for the first time noticed a few things that weren't right. Well only one of them was something that went against canon from the books. The others were just things that did not make much sense. Now I'll go ahead and admit that I am a huge Potterhead and I have read all the books and seen all the movies multiple times. That is why I found it amusing that last night was the first time I had ever noticed that there were two characters who were supposed to have graduated were still being portrayed as students. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron first return to Hogwarts Cho Chang is one of the first students to hug Harry. I feel really stupid for never catching that before. It bothered me that she was there some she is a year older than the Golden Trio. Then in the scenes in the Great Hall you see Katie Bell, who is also a year older. I can kinda understand why Katie might be back at Hogwarts since she did miss a good chunk of her seventh year but there is no reason why Cho should be there. I know that in the grand scheme it doesn't matter but it just really bothers me that you would bring back two characters who shouldn't be there. I will admit that I don't know if it was ever mentioned in the previous movies if both Cho and Katie were older or not. I may have to rewatch all of them to see. (Like that'll be a hardship.) Oh well. I guess it will just be something else about the movies that will bother me. I'm not saying that I dislike the movies. I actually love them but let's face it the books will always be better.

Anyways, let's get on to the other things I noticed. Has anyone ever noticed how when Snape gathers all the students in the Great Hall the students are all wearing robes. And then after the confrontation between Snape and McGonagall most of them have discarded of their robes. I realize that this was probably the result of the editors not paying attention but really. I mean come on. Hundreds of students wearing robes and suddenly their robes are gone but you don't see them laying on the ground anywhere. That seems like something that should be fairly obvious. Maybe it's just me that seems to think it's weird.

Another that I noticed was the fact that the students who had been hiding in the Room of Requirement were in the group of students in the Great Hall. Any student who was hiding should not have been in the Great Hall during the confrontation. They were hiding for a reason. At least Neville and Dean were not mixed in with the other students. Once again I'm sure that this was just something that the people working on the film just overlooked but seriously. If you have a group of students hiding why would you have them joining the rest of their peers in public.

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First blog and Sherlock

So for days I've been trying to figure out what to write about. Everything I think about writing about usually never comes to me when I actually sit down to write about it. Go figure. So now I guess I'm just going to go with whatever comes to mind. It'll probably be about Sherlock since I am currently watching it. Right now I'm on The Hound of the Baskervilles. This is only the second time I'm watching all the episodes. I will admit that I am completely in love with this show. Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are absolutely brilliant. I really think that their acting and chemistry is really what makes this show so great. They play off of each other so well. And let's face it Martin Freeman is adorable and Benedict Cumberbatch is...well...downright sexy. The thing is I don't even know if it is him I find attractive or the character. It's probably both since I also found him ridiculously attractive in Star Trek Into Darkness. All I know is that it is safe to say the Benedict Cumberbatch is my current celebrity obsession. I can't wait for season 3 to get here. I'm so excited for January 19th!! What I'm curious about is when they are going to air it in England. Of course I'll have to avoid the internet in between the two air dates. Don't want to risk finding out spoilers. My mom doesn't believe that I can do it since I practically live on the internet but what she doesn't realize is just how big of a fan I am of Sherlock. It'll be worth it just so the secret of how Sherlock survived won't be ruined for me. Well I'm really not sure what else to say right now so until next time. Hope you enjoyed the ramblings of a ginger! 

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So I am new to this whole blog thing. Not sure what I'm doing or if anyone will even follow this. I would like for people to follow this since it is kinda the point of blogs. So I guess the entire point of this first blog is just to get some followers. I'm not really asking for a lot. Just a few followers just so I don't feel completely stupid for posting on here. I know that this won't be as good as most of the other blogs on here but I'm really not sure I know anyone in real life who has a Tumblr. Plus I'm kinda going for the whole no one knows who I am on here and I like that I'll be able to say whatever I want and I don't have to worry about what someone thinks. Overall this blog is pretty much going to be me rambling and posting things from my favorite fandoms. These do include Harry Potter, Sherlock, and Doctor Who. If it does come down to it I am not above begging for people to follow me. In fact if you want I'll even follow you back. I think that is everything I want to say for now. Just please don't make my feel like an idiot by posting on here and no one seeing it. Thanks!! 

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Psst — guys? EW has exclusively learned when Sherlock will return to American TV, as well as a bunch of scoop about how season three came together.

(Oh, you want to know the U.S. premiere date? It’s January 19.)

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Finally!! I absolutely cannot wait for January 19th now!! Let the countdown start.