Guitar Idol

So firstly, Australian Idol. As all of you should know, the finale was this past Sunday, and Natalie took it out. Despite myself spending money on voting for Matt (a small amount, but still), I was glad that Natalie won the title. I feel as though she wants it more and perhaps even deserves it more, though it's not my place to judge. It's merely my opinion. Some of you guys may know Matt has had some issues regarding Idol, and I feel that he wouldn't of been as... happy (?) as Natalie if he won. So I'm quite happy with the result.
Oh, and can I just say that was some poor stuff from Idol's tech group on Sunday. xD

Secondly, and lastly, something that's been consuming most of my time - Guitar Hero. What an addictive game. I'll admit that I've been spending a lot of time on it, and not just lately. My friend's PS2 has been taking shelter at my house for a while, and I've been indulging in the addiction that is Guitar Hero. She doesn't have the guitar, so I've been using the controls for the game, until recently, when I bought Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the 360. Sadly, my 360 was in the hands of a friend who lives very far for quite a while, so besides the coveted Halo 3, I didn't have any games for it, mainly because I couldn't be bothered buying them. I finally got it back last week, and having bought GHIII a few days prior, I've been playing madly. Though I can only play medium on the guitar (No problem on expert with the controls), it's still very amusing.


So I guess I'll end it here. I'm sorry this hasn't been a very interesting post. Gaming? Idol again?

Bandwagon Goodness

The infamous Matt Corby. You either love him or you don't. Personally, I love him to death. Now, I know quite a few people who don't like him at all. It's understandable; every person has their own opinion, and I can see why some people might not like him. But all I see now is people bashing him because of his hair and clothing style. Of course, that's bound to happen, but it's getting a little bit ridiculous now. If you surf Idol sites and forums, a lot of the discussions are circled around Matt and his appearance.

I try to stay away from Idol sites because they talk about the most ridiculous things, and sometimes I just can't read on.

Anyway, we all know which two Idols are going to the Grand Final - Matt and Natalie. I think they both deserve to be there, and it's what I predicted after Ben left (I originally thought Matt and Ben were going to be the final 2. Or maybe I was just biased seeing as how they're my two favourite Idols). I'm can't say that I'm a fan of Natalie, and I have no idea why. The woman's a great singer, she looks decent and she's got a great personality. But I just can't come to like her. She looked so cute when I met her at the Parramatta event. I kind of even wish I was a fan of her.

So, I think I've ranted enough about Idol (for one week, anyway). So to end this entry, here are the songs Matt and Natalie are going to sing next week.

Matt - Mind’s Eye by Wolfmother, High & Dry by Jamie Cullum

Natalie - Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush (Placebo version) , Apologize by One Republic (Timbaland Remix)

And uh, I've just been hearing One Republic's Apologize everywhere lately. I'm not complaining, it's an awesome song, but it's bound to annoy the hell out of me come 3 days.

EDIT; Okay, I lied, I didn't end the entry with that. I finally got around to changing to design for Green Ice Box. I needed a new header for it, because plain text as a header just doesn't look good. I had some trouble with the colours, as the hex codes I wanted to use wouldn't work. I'm not exactly sure why, but maybe Blogspot has limitations on colours. That's really too bad. ):

Mugglecast Down Under

Being the big Harry Potter fan that I am, I recently (and by recently, I mean a while ago) discovered a particular Harry Potter podcast called Mugglecast. For those who do not know what Mugglecast is, here's the description in a nutshell:

"The number one Harry Potter podcast online. Winner of several podcast community awards and recognition, discussing the latest in Harry Potter
news, theories, rumors, and more!"

The show gets approximately 50,000 listeners per show and they are all ages, ranging from 11 to about 70.

Now, I've become quite the Mugglecast fan, ever since I discovered it back in July. Fortunately for me, Eric, a host of the show, planned to have two live Mugglecast shows in Australia - One in Sydney and one in Melbourne. Of course, I had to go, and I must say, I had a blast. Even though it was only one out of seven of the hosts hosting the show, it was great fun. We basically talked about Book 7, though there were also other discussions, about the podcast itself etc.
I also bought myself a nice little 'Mugglecast Down Under' T-shirt and got it signed. I don't think I'll be wearing it any time soon, though. I don't want the signature to wash off, and also, the T-shirt actually flaunts a silhouette of a Kangaroo on it, which makes me look like a hopeless tourist. x:

Anyway, so if you're a Harry Potter fan, I urge you to go check it out at mugglecast.com.
It's a branch off mugglenet.com, which is the biggest and most popular Harry Potter fan site online.


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