Can You Handle the Truth Part II (The Redemption)

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Anyways, I can't edit posts Robyn's made since she's the ultimate creator of the blog and I'm like a crappy underling who can only post and edit her own posts and can't actually format D: Sad times.

Anywhooo...

What's in your bag? The one you use every day.

Well, I usually carry two bags; my school bag and my swim bag. In my school bag there’s my books for my subjects: two PE textbooks, a homework diary, a pencil case, a “history of sport” booklet and some past papers for chemistry. My swim bag has about 6 swim hats, 2 pairs of goggles, one or two swim suits, contact lenses and a bottle of water in it.

Favourite pizza toppings?

Hmm... Tossup between plain old cheese and ham and pepperoni. I like to mix it up a little sometimes though, so any pizza will suit me fine :D

Coffee or tea?

Depends on my mood, but I’m 9 times out of 10 a coffee drinker. I need the caffeine for the morning haha, I’m also quite a big frappe drinker.

If you could only pick one of each, which book, movie and album would you take with you on a dessert island?

Book would be really hard since I don’t usually read books more than once. Probably something really long like the complete Lord of the Rings. Movie... hmmm... Probably Armageddon, the ending gets me every time and Bruce Willis is awesome in that movie. As for album, I’m not sure, maybe Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, it’s their best album IMO. Or Chronicle by Credence Clearwater Revival (Although it’s a greatest hits album, it’s damn awesome!)

Favourite thing about living in Ireland?

I like being able to say “I’m Irish” ha-ha! I love the accent that the people have from down south and I love the way most people are genuinely really friendly J

Any grand plans after school?

My super big grand plans would be to go to California next summer and play water polo in Sacramento like my coach wants me to. If I do well there I’d probably move to Manchester and go to uni there so I can play on the Great British water polo team. Who knows where it would go from there. My more realistic plan is to go to Trinity College and do dentistry, medicine or physiotherapy.

What other fandoms do you fallow?

I enjoy a bit of everything really, if a book, movie or game catches my interest enough I’ll have a wee look at the fandom and see if I like it. If I do, then I stay involved, vidding, fan fiction etc. At the minute I’m interested in; Gears of War, Firefly, Assassin’s Creed, Kingdom Hearts and Darren Shan

Favourite episode of Supernatural?

I like the old seasons better than the new ones generally; Wendigo, Bloody Mary, Devil’s Trap, In My Time of Dying, Malleus Malificarum and Jus in Bello.

Favourite part about writing fan fiction?

It’s escapism :D A chance to get away from the boring daily grind. It’s great to write about something you enjoy, like a homage to the creators while still being able to be creative about it J

Hooray, I'm really boring!

~Shannon

Can you handle the truth?

 Right gonna answer some questions posed by Junie, Shannon can add her own answers when she gets online if she wants.
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What's in your bag? The one you use every day.
Robyn: Well, normally my school bag has my books for Chemistry, Biology, English Lit (normally a mix of books and plays, this year 'the tempest', 'streetcar named desire' and 'the glass menagerie') and then my History notes. Then, I have my homework Diary which I'm meant to write homeworks into so I don't forget. But I don't. And then I forget. My teachers really love that. In a weekend bag (ones I carry around into town) normally have my polka dot make up bag, my phone, my iPod/walkman, and random bus tickets from months before.

Favorite pizza toppings?
Robyn: Aw man, I love everything. I recently discovered my like of pepperoni, but I'm a total Hawaiian girl. In other words, ham, cheese and pineapple. But I actually don't like eating the pineapple, I like picking it off and enjoying the sort of fruitiness left behind once its removed. So basically I like ham and cheese. And obviously tomato.

Coffee or tea?

Robyn: Extremely milky, sugary tea. Although my friends (avid tea drinker fanatics) despise my taking of sugar as apparently it makes it 'not teaish'. I can't help it though. I have a sweettooth.

If you could only pick one of each, which book, movie and album would you take with you on a dessert island?
Robyn: Oooh good question. Alright, book? Ummm...I DON'T KNOW. Maybe, 'The Various Haunts Of Men'  by Susan Hill OR 'perks of being a wallflower' by Steven Chbosky. Movie would have to be 'Drop Dead Fred', it's basically my childhood in the form of an old 90s movie. Album....toughie. I'd say (I know this is kind of cheating, 'cause it's more of a compilation album) 'The Best Of The Scorpians'. I don't even know. My Dad bought it ages ago for christmas one year for me, and he was like "You like all this sappy rock music, right?" And thus my love for Klaus Meine was born.

Favorite thing about living in Ireland?
Robyn: I don't know! I think the beautiful countryside. No matter where you go it's always beautiful (especially in the summer sun). And every little town is different and every city has so much history. I mean Ireland has been through some shit over the past few decades/centuries, and we're still being tough cookies through it all.

Any grand plans after school?
Robyn: I'm going to run away and join the Russian circus. I can put my leg over my head, y'know? I think that warrants a spot on the tour. Umm, at the moment I'm totally torn between career paths. Every wednesday after school I help out with a class of 8 year olds in a local school and that's really amazing. So I'd love to do  a degree in psychology and then go on to do primary school ( for kids aged 5-11) teaching. OR, I've always loved science and animals, so I was thinking about doing Veterinary Science, but I don't know. Thus, I have work experience set out in February where I spend a week in a school helping a teacher, and another week in a veterinary surgery so I can make a choice about which to pursue.

What other fandoms do you follow?
Robyn: Oooh, I'm not as passionate about other fandoms as I am with supernatural, however I do watch some shows religiously. I adore Criminal Minds for its unique storylines and take on the criminal psyche. I watch Merlin on bbciplayer and I'm a huge Gwen/Arthur shipper. Umm, True Blood, The Walking Dead, Firefly (God bless its cancelled soul) annnd occaisionally I'll watch an episode or two of Chuck with my brother.

Favorite episode of Supernatural?
Robyn: I absolutely adore Faith and Devil's Trap, and many many more (i.e most of every season). I don't think I can choose, it'd be like choosing one child over the other.

Favorite part about writing fanfiction?
Robyn: Definately trying to get into the head of whatever character it is you're writing, and finding the balanace between your thoughts and their's. I really love it when something works out and I read over a few months later and I'm proud of it (I very rarely am, but still). It's the sort of satisfaction when you read something and think "I wrote that!".










This was fun. I had fun. Did you have fun? I hope you had fun. Anywho! I'm just back from being a convict/cowboy in the school play and I am exhausted. So enjoy your weekend and don't party too hardy!
x- Robyn

Interrogation time.

Dear Junie (who has now made me fall in love with Finland) wrote her brilliant version of, 'The Real Ghostbusters' a while back, which included the hilarious question and answer scene, and I thought it'd be cool if we could ask her random questions (much like a mini-interview) and then she could answer them, and then we'd switch roles and she could ask us questions. So if you have any questions ask away! It can be about anything you like: school, music, ireland, fanfiction or anything that you've really wanted to know about the world of BIGLY.

And I just remembered Poets Of The Fall were from Finland. So, have some POTF to listen to:

näkemiin!

x - Robyn

 

Brennende Liebe

THIS SONG IS AMAZING. AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. BUT STILL. Although I know the chorus is, "From my burning love, no demon can save you. From my burning love, no God or miracle can free you anymore".



It gave me a huge inspiration boost so I'm hoping it works for other people too.
I can never make Sam&Lauren manips...I don't know why, but I just sat down and listened to this song and voila! (I was going to save these until christmas but I have the patience of a teaspoon).

(version #2)

Now I'm off to do english literature coursework.
xo - Robyn

Junie's Banner :D

So, Junie mentioned on her Christmas post that she was taking fic requests. Since I requested a fic I decided to take her idea and make her a wee banner :D

Use it for whatever/wherever you want, Junie. Hope you like it :). Hurray for inserting yourself into the BIGLY world :D

I made like 3 versions of this before I settled on this one haha

VERY EARLY MERRY XMASSSS :D

Trivia

It's been too long since we posted so I thought I'd enlighten everyone with a dose of BIGLY trivia, straight from the mind of Shannon at about 11PM when she should have been sleeping.

• Lauren's name "Lauren Sarah" was taken from Shannon's little sister, Lauryn Sarah. Incidentally, Shannon, when she was five, decided on her little sister's middle name.
• Lauren's last name was based on a friend's last name "McMurray". She went on to create some of the first BIGLY posters, ones we still love and use today :D
• The names Murray and Gilmore come from the same Irish name; Mac Giolla Mhuire. Alexis Bledel is most famous for her role as Rory Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls".
• Emmy Roser's name was inspired by the actress Emmy Rossum. Emmy shares her middle name, Jayne, with Robyn. However it was finalised because "Emily Jayne" sounds nice when said aloud.
• In Asylum, Sam's POV is only used once; when he goes crazy. This was to maximise the impact of the scene... But mainly because Shannon hates writing Sam's POV.
• In Asylum, Shannon left out Kat and Gavin because she's lazy, and she decided they weren't pivotal to the plot.
• Robyn owns a heart shaped necklace exactly like Emmy's described as having. Her friends made it for her birthday after she spent a few days lusting for the necklace she imagined.
• Emmy's fiancee Seth's last name, "Ivle", is an anagram of "evil". Seth itself can also be traced to the egyptian God, Set, who was the Egyptian God of destruction and chaos.
• The first actress to portray Lillith in Season 3 played a young Zooey Deschanel in Tinman. The girl who plays Missy in The Benders was also in Tinman.
• The episode "Wendigo" was originally going to be ignored due to Lauren's absence, but we liked the story so much that we just shunted it to later in the season.
• Even though it's Robyn's least favorite episode, she wrote Route 666 first. Shannon's first chapter was Skin.
• The only time in the fic the third person perspective isn't used is during Sam's visions.

I think I'm gonna leave this one open for us to add to as time goes on :)
(Go on Robyn, think of random trivia you have about the fic that I've left out :D)