Religion, politics and Doctor Who

I feel like doing another post that isn't exactly sunshine/buttercups/rainbows and kittens.
The idea for a post on the bad mixture of religion and politics came to me from some random conversation with a very special, yet highly opinionated friend. It's always fascinating to talk to him about anything really, so if he ever reads this THANK YOU FOR BEING A BASKET CASE WITH AN OPINION!!
Anyway, today on the bus home from school, I had a mental argument in my head over why can't religion and politics go together. It went a little something like this:

Voice 1: C'mon, it'd be a good thing wouldn't it?
Voice 2: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, NO! Have you never seen the news? All those countries in the Middle East who have political leaders that are also religious fanatics?
Voice 1: Oh they're just Muslims. I'm sure they're really nice once you get to know them and ignore the stereotype. And all religions are different, if our government got a religious Prime Minister they could be anything; Buddhist, Christian or maybe even Jewish!
Voice 2: I doubt Buddhists aspire to be Australian Prime Ministers. I doubt the atheists of Australia would elect a Prime Minister that believed in God. And do you really want laws preventing the consumption of bacon?
Voice 1: You hypocrite!! You don't even eat bacon!
Voice 2: OK, so I would vote for a Jewish Australian Prime Minister. But still, while I mentioned atheists, they form a significant portion of the population.
Voice 1: Your point being?
Voice 2: Well say we DO get a Christian Prime Minister, or a Catholic one, or one that has the same view on things like abortion, gay marriage, global warming.... Suppose they enforce laws saying that abortion is banned, gay marriage is illegal and that we should continue living unresourceful lives because God will fix it.
Voice 1: Well you don't like abortion anyway, you've always been cool with gays but you think marriage should still really be only for heterosexual people as that's the dictionary definition, and you know that even if God will fix the environment, that's still no excuse to be a littering/polluting moron that has little sympathy for the environment........
Voice 2: Shut up! I'm not talking about just my opinion, I'm talking about the nations!!! Anyway, so say laws get passed that the atheists disagree with.... don't you think that unrest is going to happen amongst the population? There could be more prejudice, more crime and THE ALIENS MIGHT INVADE!
Voice 1: Do you think that Doctor Who will save us if the aliens invaded?
Voice 2: Only if there were Daleks or anything the human race couldn't handle. But please shut up, we're getting off topic!
Voice 1: Sorry.
Voice 2: That's OK. But still, with every religious political leader; there's a package deal. You're bound to get their morals and beliefs, regardless of who you are. In some cases that may not be bad, but history teaches us that when politics and religion go hand in hand, disaster happens.
Voice 1: (thinks for a long time) You may be right. But what if you get an atheist political leader into power, and he/she believes in no abortion, no gay marriage and that total environmental destruction is perfectly fine and dandy?
Voice 2: You are so dumb; we've already got one!!
Voice 1: Who?
Voice 2: Julia Gillard. She denies gay people marriage, there's loads of restrictions on abortion, she lets illegal immigrants into the country and gives them houses... and look at all the wonderful things she's done for the environment!
Voice 1: But she hasn't really done anything substantial for the environment.
Voice 2: I know.
Voice 1: So why did you say....
Voice 2: I was being sarcastic you moron. That carbon tax was a load of bollocks. And if she's so eco-friendly, why do we still have shark nets in place?
Voice 1: I know! I know! To protect swimmers!
Voice 2: That's true, but every day innocent marine wildlife is trapped in those nets that serve only to benefit humans. That in itself is so damned selfish.
Voice 1: Hahahaha! I love how you said 'selfish', it sounded so similar to "shellfish"! Do shellfish get caught in those nets?
Voice 2: Probably. Those things trap endangered animals like sharks, seals, dolphins, turtles, whales, birds, molluscs and large fish vital to the ecosystem. All in the name of keeping us innocent swimmers from losing a leg. Anyway, even if we have the shark nets up, we could still be put in danger from stuff like jellyfish, stonefish, rocks, riptides, strong waves.....
So aaaaaaaaaanyway, this 'atheist' Prime Minister does share some morals with religion. But that still doesn't stop the country from hating her guts.
Voice 1: That sounds a bit harsh.
Voice 2: Just listen to her speeches, that voice makes even me want to kill her..... ugh.
Voice 1: A whole nation shouldn't hate her just cause her voice is really annoying. But if you don't think atheists with religious morals should get into power, or that uber religious people should do it; who do you actually WANT to run the country?
Voice 2: (thinks for a while) Doctor Who.
Voice 1: And you keep calling ME stupid?!?!
Voice 2: Shut up and think about it. He's a man of science, but with a kind heart and even he admitted once that there was something divine. Millions of unique people around the world love him, he lives for a very long time, his voice isn't annoying.... And he's always stood for peace, love, adventure, bravery, diplomacy towards even the wicked, individuality and acceptance. And that's exactly what politicians should aim to be like.
Voice 1: And when it comes to war?
Voice 2: He's a pacifist.
Voice 1: Abortion?
Voice 2: He doesn't believe in killing the innocent.
Voice 1: The environment?
Voice 2: He'd definitely be eco-friendly. The TARDIS doesn't use fossil fuels, he loves all creatures but the evil ones....
Voice 1: OK, ummmmm, what about gay marriage?
Voice 2: I'm not 100% sure exactly. But I do know that he's very accepting of those that aren't heterosexual. If you're kind hearted or have good intentions, the Doctor will accept you as equal.
Voice 1: There's one thing he'll never be able to fix: those illegal immigrant boat people! He can't just whack them all into the TARDIS and send them to Mars.
Voice 2: Now you've forgotten something- repeat after me. He's
Voice 1: He's.
Voice 2: A
Voice 1: A
Voice 2: Pacifist.
Voice 1: Oh shut up.
Voice 2: Well it's true! I know that he mostly leaves us to our own devices because he can't change fixed points in time, but he would get into his TARDIS, travel to those countries where the boat people came from and sort out the problems that made them leave in the first place. Then there'd be no more immigrants and less problems in the world. So not only have I saved Australia from total annhilation but the world too!!
Voice 1: That does sound like the greatest idea ever, but there's a few problems with that. First, he's techinically attached to England. Why would he go out of his way to help Australia? Second, it's never as simple as you think. And I cannot stress this one enough; thirdly, he's not real.
 [Silence for about ten seconds and then Voice 2 starts crying]
Voice 2: You're so mean sometimes!!
Voice 1: I know, I know. But look on the bright side!
Voice 2: You told me Doctor Who isn't real; how can there be a bright side?
Voice 1: Oh but there is! While The Doctor himself isn't real, the legacy that the show has left behind is utterly real. So maybe one day, there'll be a politician that actually learnt from that legacy. And he or she will love Doctor Who and that's the bright side! A bright future we can all hope for.... doesn't that sound nice?
Voice 2: Or we could just get David Tennant to run for world Prime Minister.
 [Voices 1 and 2 high-five and the bus driver yells at this demented blogger to get off the bus]

So I hope that the above mental act was enlightening in some way. Because I do believe that not only should David Tennant get into politics whilst still bringing his charms to the British film and television industry, I believe that all political leaders should just aspire to be like The Doctor. And maybe then, it'll all be wonderful.

I'm raving on aren't I? Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed my post and I'll see you next time,
Vivmarie1407

(PS: The following images are photographic proof that David Tennant/Doctor Who is the best idea for a politician. EVER)

  

The Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe EVER

Aside from musical rehearsals, late nights with James Bond movies and working on many stories, I haven't exactly done anything really noteworthy with my life recently.
But at the moment I'm working on making cookies, using the greatest recipe ever found.
Please note that the following recipe makes a HUGE amount of cookies. You could feed Asia with the batch and still have enough left over for Europe. So if you don't feel like feeding third-world nations, halve the ingredients.

Ingredients:

• 5 cups of self raising flour
• 500g of butter
• 1 tin of condensed milk
• 1 and 1/4 cups of castor sugar
• 1 230g packet of milk chocolate chips

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. Mix all the ingredients together
3. Make into cookie shapes and place on a tray (either well greased or covered in a sheet of baking paper
4. Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. It is worth noting that keeping a constant watch on the cookies is highly recommended!
5. Wait until it cools or your heart may break (sorry!! I've been reading Amelia Hofstadter's scientific theories too much!).
6. Eat!! But not all at once or you may end up here (Little Britain fans will get this)

If any of you attempt this recipe, best of luck and I hope they taste amazing :)

Vivmarie1407

Doomsday Bells and Revelations

If you're still one of the few people that believe that the end is nigh, you probably had a conniption when you read the title of this post.
Or if you're one of the people who read my blog, you might have had a conniption because this is the first post in quite a while...
I have to apologise about the lack of postage; I have been busy doing things like exams, sleeping, watching Downton Abbey, cleaning my room, reading twisted history novels and socialising with my friends. And when I did have a free moment, I had nothing good to write about.

However I've got a dilemma in my social circle and a preachy moment I had to write down, so hopefully this post will break your fast.

Yesterday in a very large library, a not very well hidden secret was exposed by me and two other dear friends of mine. And while it seemed to be a likely story, it was still highly shocking.
This secret has now formed into a complex dilemma that later had doomsday bells ringing in my head= for what in the name of owls are we to do for this complicated situation?

(Brace yourself, here's the preachy part) But later, as I was blowing people up in Call of Duty; Black Ops 2. it suddenly dawned on me that nothing is ever really impossible. Sometimes there may be revelations that negatively astound you. And sometimes there is a confirmed  suspicion that you dismissed for so long. And it may seem problematic and the doomsday bells may be ringing, but there isn't ever a situation that is impossible to fix. We say that things are only impossible and far too complicated when the doomsday bells ring. But to fix the impossibly complex, shut those damn bells out with a loud anthem of happiness. Then anything can happen.

And as I sit here, having listened to a bunch of my personal favourite positive songs, I can safely say and feel that I'm reassured that everything will be fabulous eventually. Because even the darkest nights end and the sun does rise. (end of preachy part)

So before I leave you all as I go and prepare for a birthday party, here is a short list of positive songs from fabulous musicians that shut out my mental doomsday bells:

• Michael Buble- The Best Is Yet To Come, It's A Beautiful Day, When You're Smiling
• Florence + The Machine- All This And Heaven Too, Heartlines, Bedroom Hymns
• Ed Sheeran- You Need Me, I Don't Need You
• Foxboro Hottubs- Mother Mary
• Green Day- American Idiot, Castaway, Holiday, King For A Day...... anything really. 
• Jessica Lea Mayfield- Blue Skies Again
• Jessie J- Price Tag
• Lana Del Rey- Ride, Diet Mountain Dew
• Little Boots- Remedy, New In Town
• Sally Seltmann- On The Borderline, Dream About Changing, Book Song, You're Always,

But incidentally, the song "Doomsday" from the Doctor Who Series 1+2 Soundtrack is never a good song to have playing when your own doomsday bells are ringing..... trust me.

So until I next make a post, (I have a busy year ahead of me, so there may be delays with posts) I hope that your doomsday bells are silently tolling and that you all make positive discoveries.
Au revoir, Vivmarie1407