When the Cheshire emerges...

Within 21 or so hours I've managed 7 votes for my Opera internship entry. Not bad methinks. Not bad at all. But let the campaigning continue!

I've entered a comp to win a six-month internship with Opera Software in OSLO, NORWAY! Only thing is, I need major votes (70 +) and it closes on Friday...

Sign up for an account in my.opera.com, then go to the link below and look for Katiinkaa's 'Opera For Dummies'. Click on the gold star tab on the page to 'favourite' it and that’s it! Just keep the account for a few weeks, pleeeeeease!!!

And give me feedback if you actually read it. Cheers folks.

Link to the entrants' page: http://my.opera.com/community/competition/internship/view.dml.

Just entered the Opera Software internship competition... hope they put it in contention. Waiting with bated breath, time is of the essence.

No joke. Really. And within a day of it being possible too. Man, things travel fast on the Web. But as I checked my Facebook last night I get a wall post from my dear friend Steph (of the wonderful blog mayhem&miscellany) simply saying 'dude, you're on Wikipedia'.

A what what?

Turns out my Bandslam review, only posted on CPR yesterday, has already been immortalised in citizen encyclopaedic history. That is, as long as I print a copy before it gets changed - because it could happen. Some huge fan's obviously gone through every review released before the film comes out in the US (out here in Oz today) and quoted us all. My final verdict was the quote chosen, as follows:

"Katina Vangopoulos of Cut Print Preview (sic), however, gave the film a three out of five stars rating, stating that Bandslam offers a decent music lesson among the teenage angst. There’s not as much cheese here but be wary of your threshold." (Link #45)

This person needs better editing skills but nonetheless... THEY SPELT MY NAME RIGHT! Haha, people find that the hardest of all, funny then how they added an extra letter to Review.

This film is probably going to be fairly massive in the States because they love this kind of thing. It's actually not a piece of shit, even with Vanessa Hudgens, whose singing is kept to a minimum and the spotlight's shared.

Here is the link to my new-found Internet fame: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandslam
And here is the link to the review itself: http://cutprintreview.com/reviews/3-stars/bandslam-review/

Already have major assignments to be thinking about. A TV story, a VJ story and a few print stories. Not to mention filming for assessment next week when I take ten minutes just to check the camera's set up correctly. Oh oh.

2 reviews for the website to be written. Reviews written: 0

At least radio's on the up - Fresh shift went much better today, only had a few technical glitches that weren't my fault! Sounded slightly congested though. Eeeeewwwww.

THEN there's the MEAA Student Day on Wednesday where I have to sell myself to industry professionals - really should've made the effort to make business cards like my tutor said. Oh well. With any luck my persuasive charm could be enough. HA! Hardly.

JK's Wedding Dance. If you're not one of the 14 million worldwide yet to watch it, shame on you. This isn't just a funny clip... it's being used by Jill and Kevin to raise awareness for violence, which is a great thing.

I always knew Chris Brown's 'Forever' was destined for greatness because it's one of the most friendly and uplifting songs in recent times (well, I reckon anyway). What hope it brings seeing a bridal party enjoying the start of a marital journey by dancing down the altar. Plus the fat handstand guy is awesome.

The Aussie Dancing With The Stars just did a re-enactment, and it really showed that anyone can do a fun dance. But it's not some pointless thing is it? The fact everyone loves it and there are versions popping up everywhere suggests it's a metaphor for hope. How awesome.