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the camelion Poet ([personal profile] altogetherisi) wrote2009-01-15 06:00 pm
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Good things

I have had a good couple of days, including:

1. A plot bunny that is actually inspiring me to write fic, which I haven't done for ages and ages
2. Six free periods yesterday and four today [and five tomorrow!]
3. Discovering how much I love Nightwish
4. Shopping. I know, I know, but I got some cute stuff.

and, probably best of all

5. Tickets for a Simon Amstell gig!! 

:D

[identity profile] devilfish101.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
HOOOOOOOOOWL!
Seven days to the wolves...

I too have come to love Nightwish. Pure movie music metal.

[identity profile] altogetherisi.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
A couple of my friends have liked them for ages but I just assumed they would be too hard and scary...but now, I love. Gorgeous.

[identity profile] sevarem.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Old Nightwish, with Tarja, or current Nightwish, with Annette? I adore Tarja era Nightwish, but I haven't really warmed up to Anette's voice.

[identity profile] altogetherisi.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Bits of both-- I liked or loved all the Nightwish I've heard so far, not that that is a huge amount, but whatevs. I do like Tarja's soaring voice, but currently probably prefer Anette overall. But of course, my favourite member is Tuomas :D If its anything to do with him I'll give it a shot.

[identity profile] sevarem.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell me what you like about Annette! I'm so lukewarm on her; I never quite got over Tarja leaving. Maybe if you sing her praises, I'll like her too!

I saw Nightwish in concert once. Amazing stuff. Tarja has great stage presence.

[identity profile] altogetherisi.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I give her points first of all for not trying to be another Tarja; it would have been far more annoying if they got someone trying to be exactly the same. I like Anette's voice and her style and what she looks like. I like how she seems excited and happy to be performing in videos; Tarja, while beautiful, seems a little cold, a little distant. It's still gorgeous of course, but in a different way, like she's acting and Anette is more there.

And Tarja did lose points in my book for leaving in the first place, so Anette gets more praise for stepping in. Anyone that keeps Tuomas' genius flowing is excellent.

Plus, my friends went to one of her first UK Nightwish concerts and they said that she was really genuinely grateful that she was received so well, so that makes me happy also. They're going to their last one in this country for a while (and planning to chain themselves to the front and somehow touch Tuomas; good luck to them) and I'm worried that I'm going to get really into them just when they go back to Finland D:

[identity profile] sevarem.livejournal.com 2009-01-15 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Tarja didn't actually leave. The band kicked her out in a very public and, quite honestly, very distasteful manner. I still love Nightwish, but they lost major points for bringing their private disagreements public in such an ugly and childish manner. Tarja didn't even know she was kicked out until the band posted their letter to her on their website, a move the band confirmed.

Annette definitely seems happy to be there though.

[identity profile] bubbles234.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
I WENT TO SEE THE AMSTELL

IT WAS SO AWESOME

I HUGGED HIM AFTERWARDS

I MISSED TSE FOR IT

AND IT WAS *WORTH* IT.

Almost.

[identity profile] tavven.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
5. Tickets for a Simon Amstell gig!!

Golly. How did you get them? Did one of your undeniably attractive friends manage to type in her credit card details at the speed of light, thus procuring for you and her an evening of fun, fun, fun, before all the tickets sold out?

She sounds great. I would love to be meet her.

[identity profile] altogetherisi.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
She is great; a fast typist, good sense of humour and of course very pretty. Her one flaw is occassionally talking about herseslf in the third person, but that can be overlooked in light in her many other qualities.

[identity profile] tavven.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Her one flaw is occassionally talking about herseslf in the third person.

I hate people who do that.

What a wanker.

[identity profile] altogetherisi.livejournal.com 2009-01-16 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
While you may hate that habit, she seems to quite enjoy it.