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100 Day Song Challenge: Day 2 - A song from the first album you ever bought. (what was the album?) Love Just Is by Hilary Duff, off of her first album, Metamorphosis. This album came out when I was in 7th or 8th grade and it was the first CD I bought with my own money.... I was obsessed with Hilary Duff at the time, completely in love. This song has always been my favorite on that album.

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100 Day Music Challenge: Day 1 - A song you know all the lyrics to. There's a lot.... but I think I'll I will have to go with Don't Take The Girl by Tim McGraw, because it was probably the very first song I ever got massively addicted to when I was 4, maybe 5 years old. For me, it's not only the most nostalgic song ever, but it's one that I will always remember every lyric to... whether it's been two days or ten years since I last heard it.

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100 Day Song Challenge - The List

In a little google search, I found this list and thought I might go ahead and do it here! 

Day 01: A song you know all the lyrics to. Day 02: A song from the first album you ever bought. (what was the album?) Day 03: A song that reminds you of a night out. (when was it and where?) Day 04: A song you can remember you parents listening to. Day 05: A song a friend likes but you don't. Day 06: A novelty song. Day 07: One of your favourite songs. Day 08: A song you used to like but now hate. Day 09: A childhood memory T.V. theme tune. Day 10: A song from one of your favourite albums. (what is the album?) Day 11: A song from an artist you are attracted to. Day 12: A song from any dead artist. Day 13: A favourite cover song. (do you know who sang the original?) Day 14: A song with a good video. Day 15: A song you hate. Day 16: A song you like but a friend hates. Day 17: A song from a movie. (what is the movie?) Day 18: A song from the year you were born. Day 19: A song you think most people would like. Day 20: A good 80's song. Day 21: A song with a name in it. Day 22: A song that is over 7 minutes long. Day 23: A song with no lyrics. Day 24: A good 70's song. Day 25: A song you would ask a DJ to play at a party. Day 26: A good 60's song. Day 27: A song with a number in it. Day 28: A really old song. (roughly what year?) Day 29: A Michael Jackson song. Day 30: One of the oldest songs that you like. Day 31: If you were to have a party for your birthday, this song has to be played. Day 32: A song in the current charts you like the most. Day 33: A really short song. Day 34: A song performed by an actor/actress. Day 35: A song from a classic rock band. Day 36: The Eurovision Song Contest winner the year you were born. (1956+) Day 37: Worst song you have in your collection. Day 38: A song that gets you motivated. Day 39: The first random song that comes to you. Day 40: A song from the 1950's. Day 41: A song you can remember from when you were at school. Day 42: A song people wouldn't think you'd like, but you do. Day 43: A song that was a number one from any of your birthdays. Day 44: If you were to release an album, this song would be on it. Day 45: A song by the Beatles. Day 46: A good song from the 2000's. Day 47: The worst song by one of your favourite artists/bands. Day 48: A song you can remember from an advert. (what was the advert?) Day 49: A song you think an artist should cover. (who should cover it?) Day 50: A song you think everyone has forgotten. Day 51: A good summertime song. Day 52: Worst Christmas number one ever. Day 53: A feel good song. Day 54: A song from artist/band you'd love to see live (even if they are no more). Day 55: A song from the last artist/band you did see live. (when where?) Day 56: A song from the 'The Rolling Stone Greatest Guitarists' list. Day 57: Best song out of the last 10 songs posted by other people on this page. Day 58: If I HAD to do Karaoke, this would be the song I'd choose. Day 59: For a laugh, I'd like to see someone choose this song for Karaoke. Day 60: A song that has a dance that goes with it. Day 61: I think this is the most famous song by an artist/band that I like. Day 62: Out of all the Christmas songs, I like this one the most. Day 63: You got to listen to this song, it's wicked. Day 64: A song that you think hardly anyone on this page has heard before. Day 65: A song you want played at your funeral. Day 66: A Disney song. Day 67: This is the first line from a song I like what is it? (Post line only). Day 68: A Queen song. Day 69: A song with a sexy video. Day 70: A song you'd sing when drunk. Day 71: A song by an artist with the same first/last name as you. Day 72: A song from a soap star turned singer, you'd think no-one else will post. (Don't cheat by scrolling through previous posts). Day 73: A song that reminds you of a past event in your life. (what is the evnt). Day 74: A song from a genre of music you don't know much about? (what genre?) Day 75: A good duo song. Day 76: A wierd song. Day 77: A song by an artsit born or lives close to where you live. (where do you live?) Day 78: A song that was number one from the same year you were 10. Day 79: A song from an artist/band that has a weird dress sense. Day 80: An ABBA song. Day 81: An 80's pop song by an artist who thinks he's/she's really cool. Day 82: The National Anthem should be changed to this song. Day 83: A song with good artwork on the single/album cover sleeve. (if album, what album?) Day 84: A song that reminds you of an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend. Day 85: A song that will get you on the dance floor. Day 86: A song by a gay/lesbian artist you like. Day 87: A funny song that a bride sohuld walk down the aisle to. Day 88: A song by an artist/band you hate. Day 89: We would win the next Eurovision if this was our song. Day 90: A song you next want to buy/download. Day 91: A song for a romantic dinner. Day 92: A good song for a break up. Day 93: A ska song. Day 94: A song by an artist/band that you think is over-rated. Day 95: A you think would be hardest to learn to play on an instrument. Day 96: How funny would it be if they played this in service station toilets. Day 97: If they made a film about my life, this would be the end credits song. Day 98: I dedicate this song to a friend of mine. (who is the friend?) Day 99: Every child should listen to this song so they can learn to appreciate good music. Day 100: I have completed 'The 100 Day Song Challenge', so for no reason I deserve to post this song, just because I can.

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10 Song Shuffle


Put your music on Shuffle and answer these 10 questions. Once your done, tag 10 followers!

Title of the first song describes how you die:
 Bad For Me - Megan & Liz

Second song describes your love life:
 Upside Down - Tori Kelly

Third song will be played at your wedding:


One Day Closer - Tyler Kyte

Add “in my pants” to the fourth song: Good For You In My Pants - Selena Gomez

Fifth Song will be played at your funeral: 
 Style - Taylor Swift

Sixth song is your theme song: Drunk  - Ed Sheeran Seventh song will play when you think of someone you love: 
 All We Know - Paramore

Add “with a shovel and a screwdriver” to the title of the eighth song:
 How You Get The Girl with a shovel and a screwdriver - Taylor Swift

Ninth song will describe your week:
 Skipping Stone - Alexz Johnson

Tenth song will play when you miss someone: 
 How You Remind Me - Avril Lavigne

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30 Days of SO Weird: Day 3 - Episodes that scared you.

As a kid, I don’t think any of the episodes legitimately scared me. Of course, going back and watching it as an adult, it’s a completely different experience. I still don’t find that many episodes to be legitimately scary to me, but there are a couple that have the capacity to keep me up at night. Here’s a Top 3!

1. Fall

The first that comes to mind is Fall. I know others have pointed it out as well, but what easily makes this probably THE most scary episode is the fact that it’s so real. Things that happen in this episodes, in Ned’s childhood, are very much things that can happen in real life. It’s actually something I wish the show did a little more of... playing off real life dangers. 

2. Angel

Angel also comes to mind. Something about the angel getting the message through to Fi that she’s Gabe’s match. When Fi looks at her hand and sees the bones, how she walks into the light with that angel by her side. It’s just so creepy and gives me the chills every time I watch it.

3. Family Reunion

Okay, so to be fair, the pilot episode isn’t THAT scary on the surface, at least I don’t think it is. I remember watching it back when I was nine and not having any trouble sleeping. Of course, I also remember watching for the first time as an adult in 2011, and it was an interesting experience. At the time I lived at my grandma’s house which was really big and possibly haunted to be honest. I was watching it at 2 AM and when I was done I had to go to the bathroom. Usually I didn’t have any trouble walking through the house at night, but something about this episode just made my imagination go CRAZY. And getting any sleep that night? Yeah... just didn’t happen. I was too hypersensitive to the smallest sounds. Also, something about the picture of the ghost boy on the laptop turning to look at Fi and all the water streaming down the screen never fails to haunt me. The chills!

Honorable Mentions: Tulpa, Nightmare, Widow’s Walk, Dead Ringer

*GIFs are not mine. Made by @fi-phillips

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Even though Vampire has never ranked as one of my favorite episodes and it’s actually one I don’t mind skipping during a rewatch... this is going to be bugging me for a while. Has anyone thought of asking Jon Cooksey? I mean... it wouldn’t be the first time he answered fan questions about ditched plots.

“I wonder if he’s more like her… or his father” – Brett

I would love to know the story behind how Brett knows Rick.

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THIS. All of this! I relate to this trait on so many levels. I am not even being cocky when I say I am probably one of the hardest workers and most ambitious people I know of. I have huge goals in life, I am pretty well educated, I love learning... but I was never great at school. I have always been a C student, and I could never focus on school enough to really get it. Those C’s I got weren’t out of laziness as much as the education system just not working for kids like me. I worked hard for those barely passing grades. 

Of course, this trend continued into college and I actually dropped out of college twice (IE: I was thrown out because grades were never good enough). A lot of people, especially family, tell me it’s because I don’t try hard enough, but they fail to see that I am a hard worker and I am extremely ambitious, and I will achieve anything I put my mind to, degree or no degree. In fact, everything I want to do professionally is basically degree optional. It might be helpful, but it’s in no way a prerequisite.

I think today’s society puts too much pressure on people to go to college and get a degree in some field that will make a lot of money. For some reason, society equates how you perform in school with how far you will go in life... and that just isn’t how it is.   

“Fi had trouble with her homework in several episodes, looked disappointed when she got her test back from Ned in “Escape,” and basically said that she wasn’t a great student when she talked to Jack in “Vampire.” Even so, Fi clearly had a love of learning and discovery. Her eyes lit up at so many places on the tour when she found out about something she didn’t know before. One could never doubt her work ethic, either, given her creation and maintenance of her website and her thorough research of everything she uncovered. Struggling in school and enjoying learning are not mutually exclusive traits, and neither are struggling in school/being a hard worker, and it’s nice that the show acknowledged that.“

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30 Days of So Weird: Day 2 - Favorite Episodes

This is actually something that changes ALL THE TIME, based on my mood... but there are a few that always remain on top, or at least near the top, no matter what. So here’s a Top 5 because picking just one is literally murder to my soul.

1. Banshee

Banshee was my #1 favorite episode when I originally watched it when I was about 10, and the hype for that episode remains even today, for me personally. It always stuck in my mind, even in the several years between the show ending and me finding it again on youtube in 2011. There was a point in which I forgot the show’s name, but there were three things I always remembered that ultimately lead to figuring out what the show was, two of which are featured in this episode: the Banshee’s cry and the glowing rings. (The third thing, for those who are curious, is Annie’s panther in season 3. The image of a panther with glowing eyes lying next to a pink wall was always burning in the back of my mind when I tried to recall the show). 

I think there will always be something that leads me to this episode. How we learn about the O’Shannon’s witch history, or maybe the clues about Rick’s death, or Molly’s performance of The Rock and finally hearing her father say he’s proud of her - something she’s clearly longed to hear for a really long time. There are so many reasons why this episode will always hold a special place in my heart.

2. Strange Geometry

Of course the episode in which Fi learns a pretty hefty secret about her dad has to be a favorite. Cara DeLizia’s performance in this whole episode is just on top of it’s game. It’s the episode that really goes to prove that she is one of the most underrated child actors, and with her talent... who really knows where she would be today if she stayed on for S3 or got more parts after she left the show. Also to note: This show did a better job at explaining the golden ratio than any of my college professors. 

3. Encore

This episode combines three of my favorite things. Music - which is probably my #1 obsession, flashbacks, and the emotions! As soon as the episode starts and the opening sequence is Molly talking to the camera rather than Fi talking about whatever the episode is about, you sense this episode is going to be a special one. And it is, not just for me. I know a lot of fans love this episode, and how could they not? It’s the closest to a real Molly Phillips concert that we will ever get.

In this episode, Molly decides to put touring on hold and go back home, because she’s afraid for Fi. Fi struggles with this decision because she feels she’s so close to figuring out what her father was looking for. The emotions throughout are just so heavy and you can really feel what the characters are going through at the time. 

4. Rebecca

Another fan favorite! This is probably my favorite Molly-centric episode that never fails to make me cry like a baby. We learn about Rebecca, who was once a friend of Molly’s when she was about Fi’s age when Molly sees her for the first time in forever, and she’s still Fi’s age, but she’s claiming to be Rebecca’s daughter. Fi spends the episode learning about Rebecca and trying to help her mom get closure. Of course, that wouldn’t me emotional enough... instead, Molly ends up with a bad case of deja vu as Rebecca leaves once again, without giving her the closure she deserves. The episode ends with Molly singing her song Rebecca and a montage that is enough to split a heart in two. 

5. Dead Ringer

Of course I have to include a season 3 episode because I am probably the only person to give it a fair chance and include any of it on a regular basis during this challenge. While there are things I highly dislike about the episode, for example the family house that’s described in Molly’s song More Like A River and that’s actually seen in Season 2 as the house Molly lived in with Jack and Fi since Rick was around, was completely retconned. Despite that, I still kind of love this episode for it’s horror quality. It’s easily the scariest (actually the only scary) episode of season 3. Annie brings a box from a yard sale home, Jack learns the stuff used to belong to an old neighbor (Mr. Applebaum), which causes Jack to remember that one time he hit a golf ball through Mr. Applebaum’s window. He never told Mr. Applebaum about it and Mr. Applebaum never fixed it, so Jack’s guilt got the best of him. Molly and Annie go to a concert, leaving Jack alone for a few hours, which results in Jack’s imagination running wild, hearing things like Mr. Applebaum’s antique phone ringing and balls crashing into the window. His guilt drives him insane until the end when Jack drives over to Mr. Applebaum’s old house and sneaks in to see the window was still broken, only to find out that the window did in fact get fixed and that hole was from another kid that morning. A talk with the kid puts his mind to rest. 

All in all, I feel like this episode is highly underrated because it’s a season 3 episode, and it has a similar feel to the previous two seasons in terms of how scary it is. I don’t recommend watching it at midnight unless you wanna be hypersensitive to all the sounds you might hear trying to sleep. 

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30 Days of So Weird: Day 1 - First Experience

About a year and a half ago, I reblogged this post, saying I was going to do it “soon.” Well, uh.... better late than never? LOL, considering I actually helped create this challenge, it’s kinda hilarious. 

ANYWAYS... So Weird Day 1: Your experience watching the show when it aired or when you watched it for the first time...

I was nine when So Weird started airing. I don’t really have a ton of memories from back then, because my home life was terrible. Mom was an addict, I was often neglected, so a huge amount of memories are just blacked out. The one thing I can honestly say I never once forgot is how I used to stay up way past my bed time on school nights to watch this show. It was my everything around that time, the good I had to look forward to at the end of the night before finally going to sleep. I remember looking up to Fi and wishing I could be her. Cara was probably my first major celebrity crush growing up. I feel like So Weird influenced me in ways I never thought it would. As cheesy as it is to say, I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for this show. 

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Back in the day, I used to post fanfiction on a tumblr sideblog of mine... for nostalgia sake, I wanted to go through that tumblr, and this particular gem from November 2011 caught my eye. 

Even though I have not actually posted anything on that blog since 2012, I still write fanfiction literally all the time. Literally, nothing has changed. Well, except most all of my fics these days are for So Weird, not as much Doctor Who. 

Part of me is wondering if I should start posting on there again. I seriously have like hundreds hoarded away on Google Docs. XD

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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I'm sorry, this shouldn't be as funny as I'm making it out to be, but I completely lost it at "Bricriu grounds Fi." Only Fi can manage to get grounded by a little tiny evil ball of light inhabiting her mother who is obsessed with scratching posts. :p

#Theory Bricriu was a cat in his past life. Yes, because of the scratching posts. 

So Weird - “Destiny” Bricriu grounds Fi.

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Beauty, Brains and Gender Equality.

I am gonna take this opportunity to come out on this blog, if I haven’t already. I am a lesbian. I am a feminist. I am a fighter for equal rights, for everyone. I am also what one would call a Sapiosexual, which means I am highly attracted to people who are highly intelligent. If a girl has a really bright mind, it really doesn’t matter to me if she looks attractive… I will still form a mad crush on her.

I’ve recently been binge-watching videos on SciShow Space, as one does when they’re not feeling all that well… There are three hosts, Hank Green, Reid Reimers and Caitlin Hofmeister. Since I am actually completely caught up on the videos, I actually spent a lot of time today reading comments… I must admit, my faith in humanity, assuming I even had any left, just plummeted at that point. Such a huge difference, whether it’s Hank or Reid presenting or if it’s Caitlin. It’s basically…

Guy presents interesting subject: Most comments are discussing the topic at hand. Girl presents interesting subject: Most comments are focusing on her appearance, bashing her for not being “camera material.”

What the fuck, society? It’s not the 1950s. What does it even matter that she isn’t necessarily attractive. What she doesn’t have in beauty is more than made up with brains. Believe it or not, not all women get ready for the day with men in mind, wanting to please you. It’s sick, that women are still, in this day and age, seen as objects to please men rather than the people they are.

What bugs me even more about this is that they are so focused on her not being pretty enough that they become blind to the material that is actually being presented. It’s stupid and objectifying. Why not, instead of trying to be pleased by what you’re seeing, learn from what you are hearing and instead of making hate comments, comment on something that interested you about the given subject. It would certainly make you sound smarter than spewing hate for something that doesn’t even concern you, like… at all. Oh, wait, I’m sorry… I forgot that women are supposed to be inferior to men in all respects. All beauty, no brains, am I right? Does anybody realize how stupid that notion sounds? How insulting it is? How backwards do you even have to be to actually think like that?

How about instead of focusing on what is for men, and what is for women... we focus on how best to move forward as humans, which let's be real... if it weren't for some pretty intelligent women in history, society might as well actually be screwed. 

If by chance Caitlin ever does read this… keep being awesome! :)

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Relevant. It gets more dangerous when Blank Space comes on while you're in the shower. #DangersOfBeingASwiftie. :p

When you listen to ”Blank Space” in public:

When you listen to ”Blank Space” alone:

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Overly Attached Fanboys = Very Confused Melissa

Every fandom has it’s overly attached fangirl, or in the case that inspired this blog post, fanboy. In my opinion, it’s okay to be obsessed with something or someone… I myself am obsessed with many things, I fangirl more than most people I know, but also less than a lot of people I know. I’m a very level headed fangirl, I know the line where it becomes too much, and I steer clear of it.

  The thing that inspired this post… I am on this forum, for a musician I used to fangirl over, Alexz Johnson. Actually, a lot of people used to fangirl over her, but as time went on, a lot of us fans saw her true colors, it kind of got old. Of course there are still the fans that continually support her, but it’s not just support when they think she’s a saint when she’s so clearly not, is it?

  As much as I obsess over my own fandoms and my own favorite celebrities, I still cannot imagine what it must be like to obsess over something so much that it practically and almost literally becomes your religion. Having someone you know basically nothing about on a personal level, and treating them like they’re your best friend and treating them like some sort of god… I guess it just confuses me, how someone could love someone/something so much and find themselves ready and willing to give a huge part of their lives away to it without a second thought, even though they know nothing more than what they can see through the camera lens.

  And then when people try and tell this person to take a step back, evaluate his life and his choices, which - in my honest opinion, is pretty sound advice… he gets defensive and feels attacked. Is it because we’re stronger, we did that ourselves when we were very much at that level ourselves not that long ago? Maybe it’s denial… she’s like a Goddess and a Goddess can do no wrong. Very much how the more serious, bible thumping Christians treat the bible and their God…

  Maybe it’s not really for me to understand, but to observe with consistent confusion. :p

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Gonna do this! Soon! 

30 Days of So Weird

Hey, So Weird fans! A few of us on the Online Community came up with a So Weird version of the 30 Day Challenge meme. This is a great way to show your appreciation for So Weird. You can write blog posts, make videos or gifs, or something else. You can do all of the prompts all at once or only a few. It’s up to you! Share the So Weird love, and have fun! Tag your posts as “30 days of So Weird” so others can check them out.

Day 1 - Your experience watching the show when it aired or when you watched it for the first time Day 2 - Favorite episodes Day 3 - Episodes that scared you Day 4 - Favorite character Day 5 - Cara DeLizia’s departure - were you crushed, indifferent, happy, etc.? Day 6 - Favorite song Day 7 - The ending to “Twin” where Fi meets her father - did you enjoy it, find it unsatisfying, etc.? Day 8 - Scene that made you cry Day 9 - Favorite Phillips family moment Day 10 - An episode you wish had never happened Day 11 - Favorite musician on the show (Annie Thelen, Molly Phillips, SheDaisy, The Moffats, Callie Snow, etc.) Day 12 - Favorite minor character Day 13 - Favorite supernatural phenomenon within the show Day 14 - Funniest scenes or episodes Day 15 - Favorite Rick Phillips scene/flashback Day 16 - Favorite ship (platonic or romantic) Day 17 - Favorite quote Day 18 - Favorite storyline, or abandoned storyline (such as those in the original plan for Season 3) Day 19 - Favorite Bricriu episode (��Will o’ the Wisp,” “Destiny,” or “Lightning Rod”) Day 20 - Favorite guest star (Henry Winkler, Kevin Zegers, Jewel Staite, etc.) Day 21 - Character you’d want as your best friend Day 22 - Favorite performance by an actor Day 23 - Favorite location Day 24 - Read any good So Weird fics? Day 25 - So Weird headcanons Day 26 - Favorite season premiere (“Family Reunion,” “Medium,” or “Lightning Rod”) Day 27 - Favorite villain Day 28 - Favorite hairstyle or outfit Day 29 - Favorite season finale (“Will o’ the Wisp”, “Twin,” “The River”) Day 30 - Favorite thing about the show in general. Why did you watch it?

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About Me

I thought I’d do a little random “About Me” post along with introduce you to this new blog, or what I hope for it to be…

My name is Melissa, I turned 25 about a week and a half ago. I feel like I’m constantly growing and changing, so I feel that is a lot of what this blog might become about. As a way to document things I’ve thought and felt while on my personal journey of trying to find myself and trying to achieve this self actualization thing Maslow spoke of in his day. Or maybe you might say I’m documenting my quarter-year crisis to laugh about later. :p

Another thing, I obsess over basically everything. Music, books, TV, art… so I would definitely not be surprised if the blog became a little of that as well.

More random facts about me…

I am a college returnee.

Sometimes I RP, fandoms include So Wierd, Buffy and Doctor Who.

My biggest TV obsession is So Weird, which is one of Disney’s most awesome shows, but also among Disney’s most forgotten shows. Also Buffy.

Biggest Music obsession changes all the time, but at the moment it is Taylor Swift. Also Ed Sheeran. I love them so much… separately and together. :p

I have six best friends, three of whom I’ve met thanks to the internet, and the other three I’ve known for a while IRL. I love them all so much. :)

As of right now, I am reading this awesome book called Loving Anna that I highly recommend if you’re into lesbian fiction.

Speaking of which I am a lesbian.

With two gay ex boyfriends.

And like three high school crushes on men who would later come out as gay.

Basically, if you’re a gay guy and need to turn someone your way, just consult me. (Kidding! :p )

Basically, I’m awesome and I know it. :)