It’s strange, because when most people see the phrase used for today’s Updates/Blog entry opener, they automatically think of The Ramones … But when I see the phrase, I think of Green Day first, and The Ramones second! This is likely due to the fact that I discovered this phrase, ((And, subsequently, The Ramones,)) Through Green Day — A fact which I’m sure would send most music connoisseurs into a fit of raging fury. o_O;

… To which I would respond by displaying both of my middle fingers high and proud, as I don’t care much for these types of purists, musical or otherwise. In fact, I care for them so little, I’m going to jump right into this entry’s updates and refuse to type another word about the snobby fuckers. >_>;

Eight items were checked off on my Wishlist page, all thanks to the fact that it was my birthday on 29 July! More about my funtastic birthday will follow in the blog segment later on. ^_~

One new quote has been added to the Family’s Funny Quotes page. A single new quote might not seem like much, but it’s all about the quality, m’friends — And lemme tell you, this quote is of the highest.

Two upcoming movie titles were added to the Movies I Must See page: Vampires Suck, and Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Both of these movies look freakin’ hilarious, which is the main reason I wanna check ‘em out. Well, that, and the fact that Michael Cera stars in the latter, along with a random actress I’ve never heard of named Mary Elizabeth Winstead but whose character looks totally punked out. These ingredients alone instantly create a must see — But combined, they’re instantly transformed into a megawatt must see. *_*

Now, onto the summary of my birthday that took place on 29 July! ^o^ It began much like any other day, with me getting up, eating breakfast, getting washed up, getting dressed, doing my hair and makeup, making sure my youngest brothers had done most of the same, and then eating lunch.

After lunch, though, came the funtastic part I mentioned earlier: The presentation of, well, my presents! >w<; To my surprise, my Mum came into the room with a giant tote bag full to bursting with wrapped gifts for me, which I was totally not expecting, because birthdays are normally a three to five present event in the Maloney household. As excited as any five year old, I eagerly began tearing into my gifts, unable to keep a goofy grin off my face as I did so … Which you can witness yourself by clicking the thumbnail below. ((And before anyone asks, yes, I did bleach out sections of my hair, haha. Click here if you’d like to inspect the bleachage a little closer. The sections have been bleached even further since those photos were taken, in preparation for the red hair colour I’m planning to splash over top just before the Green Day concert on 18 August — Which, BTW, is in thirteen days. ^o^))

Even more exciting than the opening was finding out that each and every present was just as full of winousity as I hoped it would be! I was delighted to find out that my Mum had carefully studied my Wishlist and purchased quite a few items I had been dying for off of it … And then some! If you click the thumbnail below, you’ll see that I got Avenged Sevenfold’s album Waking The Fallen, a set of five MAC makeup brushes, a fifty dollar gift card intended for Barrie, Ontario’s Georgian Mall, a black and white skull patterned studded belt, a set of white sheets with black skulls printed on them, and a pink and black binder covered in — You guessed it — Skulls!

I also received a fuckload of books that have been on my Wishlist for quite awhile! *o* Royal Blood and Love Bites, the sixth and seventh books in the Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber, The Host by Stephenie Meyer, Beautiful by Amy Reed, The Hollow by Jessica Verday, and I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder. ((Yes, the very same book that I Tweeted about a few weeks ago after checking it out of the library. I only borrowed because I didn’t realise I still had it on my Wishlist! X_X; Luckily, though, I quite liked the book, so I’m glad to have a copy of my own.)) Again, you can check out a photo of all of these by clicking the thumbnail below! ^^

I also received the unrated DVD version of Live Free Or Die Hard, which isn’t pictured as I stupidly forgot to include it in the first photo, twenty five dollars from my Nany, ((Our nickname for our Mum’s mum,)) And forty dollars from my brothers to use for whatever I wanted, so long as it wasn’t ‘forty Gatorades’. >_>; I’m rather notorious for buying a Gatorade nearly every single day during the summer, haha.

The rest of my birthday consisted of walking about the city with my brother Cameron to run a few errands for my Mum most of the afternoon, ((Most people would consider this work, but I actually volunteered myself to run said errands, as I absolutely adore walking,)) Followed by a quick checking of my Internets, ((During which I discovered that Hotmail had decided to implement several new ‘features’ such as a ‘web’ version of Windows Live Messenger that automatically signed me in without alerting me — That is, until I had ten people messaging me all at once when I only intended to be online for five minutes at the most, leaving me feeling rather helpless and guilty as I hastily typed out explanations of why I was about to sign out without properly responding to their messages,)) Followed by a hurried reapplication of makeup before I headed out with my family to enjoy a birthday supper, complete with ice cream cones and milkshakes instead of a cake. ((My idea, as I much prefer ice cream to cake … And because I didn’t want my Mum to spend thirty bucks on a premade ice cream cake as she’s done for several of my past birthdays.))

All in all, I’d say my birthday was pretty damn good! And it was made even better by the multitude of @replies on Twitter and the comments here on mallorymaloney.com wishing me a happy birthday, so I wanna thank you guys very much for that. The amount of love you all continue to shower me with, despite the fact that I’ve been continuously neglecting pretty much every aspect of my online life, ((From the sporadic Updates/Blog posts here on mallorymaloney.com, to the fact that I haven’t properly been in touch with any of you for what seems like a lifetime,)) Really means a lot to me, and so I thank you for that, as well. *^^*

With that said, I’m gonna have to ask you all to forgive me in advance, because after today, there won’t be any new Updates/Blog entries here on mallorymaloney.com until sometime in September. The reasons for this mini hiatus are plenty: My parents are both going to be gone for pretty much the entirety of next Thursday, ((12 August,)) And I don’t much fancy the idea of sitting in front of my computer all day when I have full run of the house; The Green Day concert is the Wednesday after that, ((18 August,)) And I know I won’t be up to typing a Updates/Blog entry recapping the entire concert the next day; The Summer’s nearly over, and I don’t want to spend the rest of it indoors, as there’ll be plenty of time for that once Fall’s chill creeps in; And lastly, I’m going to be staying at my Nany’s house sometime in early September for a week or so as a vacation of sorts … And she doesn’t have any Internet connection in her house!

While I dislike hiatuses as much as the next person, I figured it was better than me not saying anything this week and pretending I’d be posting another an entry next week as usual … Only to disappoint both myself and all of my visitors by posting nothing but an annoying edit on the day stating that I ‘didn’t have the time’ … Or an equally weak excuse. e_e;

Granted, my excuses disguised as reasons above aren’t much stronger, but hey, we all need a bit of a break once in awhile — And a planned break is always better than an unplanned one, in my opinion!

And when myself and mallorymaloney.com are back on the webscene sometime in September, you can expect a colossal word and photo packed entry describing every last detail of the Green Day concert that I’m going to be attending in just thirteen days! That’s right, darklings, in less than two weeks I will once again be seeing my heroes up close and personal. *o*

I’m so excited it’s fucking ridiculous. For the last few weeks I haven’t been able to sleep properly, I’ve been eating either way too much or way too little every day, my skin’s broken out like whoa, and unless I’m doing something exceptionally interesting, I’m in a constant state of boredom. #_#; 18 August simply can’t arrive quick enough, in my opinion!

Until then, though, I leave you all with a virtual kiss and a kick in the nuts. Much love, and thank you all again for your continued support! ^w^