So, I have 2 full days left of school and then 3 days of final exams. AND THEN SCHOOL WILL BE NEVERMORE, NEVERMORE, NEVERMORE! Well. Until August.
I'm shockingly thrilled with the idea of summer vacation. I have never looked forward to it before. (I know, I'm a 'weirdo'). However, this year has been a crazy overload of work and stress, so I think that adds to my excitement level just a tiny bit.
So, since it's (almost) summer, I decided to set a goal. I want to read 50 books before summer is over. Too much? Maybe. But I'm hopeful that I can acheive it. If not exceed it.
I'm going to count the books I'm reading right now (The Night Circus and The Host) towards my summer quota. The rest will be the 8 on my Kindle I've neglected to read, library books, and Pixel Of Ink finds. I'm up for any suggestions, so leave a comment with your favorite books!
I'm about 17% through The Host, but I've taken a break from it to start The Night Circus. I love them both so far, and the only reason I even put The Host down was because I was on a waiting list at the library for The Night Circus and it finally came through. I want to make sure I have enough time to read it twice if I so desire and then return it. Since I own The Host, I'm not in much of a hurry to read it.
ANYWAY.
I'm rambling.
I hope everyone is well! Please please PLEASE leave book suggestions in the comments. I IMPLORE YOU!
Good night!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Bribery.
Do you want to know a little secret?
I'm using bribery to write this blog.
With what am I bribing myself with?
The opportunity to pee.
That's right, I'm not letting myself pee until I have a substantial post written.
Not because I dislike writing these, but because I am lazy.
So, I drank two bottles of water, and waited until I had to use the bathroom.
Then I started typing.
So I last left off with Where the Heart Is. Good book, loved it. Excellent.
And then I said "Blah blah blah, I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Blah blah, pretty good."
OMG GUYS THAT BOOK WAS SO GOOD. So good, in fact, I had to just get so totally 8th grade on you and say OMG and then proceed to type in all caps.
I loved the book. It was so full of whimsy and cliff hangers and awesome that I almost died. True story.
No sooner did I finish reading the book did I google the author's name, Ransom Riggs. I clicked on his blog. I read the first post. And I discovered that he recently sold the rights to turn this glorious book into a movie to none other.
Than.
TIM BURTON AKA MY FAVORITE DIRECTOR EVER.
True story.
I died twice.
This little tidbit of information nearly made me sing with joyful glee.
(One can only hope that Helena Bonham Carter will play Miss Peregrine. However, I'm not sure my heart could handle it.)
So now, I'm reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I'm so excited to have this book in my hands! I've wanted to read it for years and I found a woman selling it for $5 at a rummage sale. SCORE.
That's all I have to say. I have to pee very bad now.
BYE!
I'm using bribery to write this blog.
With what am I bribing myself with?
The opportunity to pee.
That's right, I'm not letting myself pee until I have a substantial post written.
Not because I dislike writing these, but because I am lazy.
So, I drank two bottles of water, and waited until I had to use the bathroom.
Then I started typing.
So I last left off with Where the Heart Is. Good book, loved it. Excellent.
And then I said "Blah blah blah, I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Blah blah, pretty good."
OMG GUYS THAT BOOK WAS SO GOOD. So good, in fact, I had to just get so totally 8th grade on you and say OMG and then proceed to type in all caps.
I loved the book. It was so full of whimsy and cliff hangers and awesome that I almost died. True story.
No sooner did I finish reading the book did I google the author's name, Ransom Riggs. I clicked on his blog. I read the first post. And I discovered that he recently sold the rights to turn this glorious book into a movie to none other.
Than.
TIM BURTON AKA MY FAVORITE DIRECTOR EVER.
True story.
I died twice.
This little tidbit of information nearly made me sing with joyful glee.
(One can only hope that Helena Bonham Carter will play Miss Peregrine. However, I'm not sure my heart could handle it.)
So now, I'm reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I'm so excited to have this book in my hands! I've wanted to read it for years and I found a woman selling it for $5 at a rummage sale. SCORE.
That's all I have to say. I have to pee very bad now.
BYE!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Short. And. To. The. Point.
So I believe I last left you when I started Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. Like I may have mentioned before, the movie based on this book is one of my all time favorites. (By the way, guess what I'm watching right now?)
Without going too far into things, the main character is Novalee Nation. She's a seventeen year old girl from the south who made the bad choice of procreating with a good for nothing slime bucket named Willy Jack Pickens. This bad choice is made obvious when Willy Jack abandons Novalee, who is nearly 7 months pregnant, at a Walmart in a town far from her home.
Basically, life is hard for Novalee, but remarkably full of whimsy.
I would recommend this book to anyone. (And the movie, which is on watch instantly on Netflix!)
Shortest review ever, right?
I'm sorry. Like I said I'm in the middle of watching a movie so I don't want to do anything too in depth.
At the moment, I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. This book is already proving to be a favorite of mine. It's hard to put it down. After I finish that, I am starting The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin which is a book I've been dying to read for months.
So, needless to say, I will be getting absolutely nothing done for the rest of the week. Oh well.
I hope everyone is well and powering through the rest of the school year! Which is the exact opposite of what I'm doing.
BYE!
Without going too far into things, the main character is Novalee Nation. She's a seventeen year old girl from the south who made the bad choice of procreating with a good for nothing slime bucket named Willy Jack Pickens. This bad choice is made obvious when Willy Jack abandons Novalee, who is nearly 7 months pregnant, at a Walmart in a town far from her home.
Basically, life is hard for Novalee, but remarkably full of whimsy.
I would recommend this book to anyone. (And the movie, which is on watch instantly on Netflix!)
Shortest review ever, right?
I'm sorry. Like I said I'm in the middle of watching a movie so I don't want to do anything too in depth.
At the moment, I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. This book is already proving to be a favorite of mine. It's hard to put it down. After I finish that, I am starting The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin which is a book I've been dying to read for months.
So, needless to say, I will be getting absolutely nothing done for the rest of the week. Oh well.
I hope everyone is well and powering through the rest of the school year! Which is the exact opposite of what I'm doing.
BYE!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Sisterhood Everlasting
So, I finished this book in record time, wouldn't you say? I'm rather proud of myself. But it's hard to put down a book that is so much a part of yourself that you have a hard time remembering whether or not your life is here or if it's there.
Like I said yesterday, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series was MY THING from the 6th grade and forward. My mom bought the book for me around the time the first movie came out and I was infatuated with it. It was so believable and the characters were so dimensional that it was impossible not to feel their emotions along with them.
I bought each book in the series as it came out. But somehow, I never heard about the release of Sisterhood Everlasting.
This book picks up with the Septemers when they're around 28ish years old. Carmen is now a size 0 actress, Lena is living on her own in an apartment teaching art classes 4 days a week, Brigette is kind of all over the place, and Tibby? Well, Tibby is a mystery.
All I can say about this book is it is not for the faint of heart. If you were a die hard fan of the series, it is a must read. But if you've never read the series I must implore you not to read this book until you read the previous books to gain background knowledge.
I feel as though this book made me so emotional because the girls have been a part of my life for nearly 8 years. This was my series. These books were a part of nearly every road trip, vacation, and summer of my life. Sometimes it was hard to tell when reality ended and the Septembers began.
Maybe I'm being a little dramatic, but I think not.
I'm just sayin' it how it is.
I don't want to give away much about the book, because things start getting emotional from the beginning. I most certainly will be ordering a hard copy of the book since it is one of those books you want to physically hold in your hands.
ANYWAYYYYY.
I'm starting Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts next. I'll review it sometime this week. :)
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU AMAZING MOTHER'S OUT THERE! <3
Like I said yesterday, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series was MY THING from the 6th grade and forward. My mom bought the book for me around the time the first movie came out and I was infatuated with it. It was so believable and the characters were so dimensional that it was impossible not to feel their emotions along with them.
I bought each book in the series as it came out. But somehow, I never heard about the release of Sisterhood Everlasting.
This book picks up with the Septemers when they're around 28ish years old. Carmen is now a size 0 actress, Lena is living on her own in an apartment teaching art classes 4 days a week, Brigette is kind of all over the place, and Tibby? Well, Tibby is a mystery.
All I can say about this book is it is not for the faint of heart. If you were a die hard fan of the series, it is a must read. But if you've never read the series I must implore you not to read this book until you read the previous books to gain background knowledge.
I feel as though this book made me so emotional because the girls have been a part of my life for nearly 8 years. This was my series. These books were a part of nearly every road trip, vacation, and summer of my life. Sometimes it was hard to tell when reality ended and the Septembers began.
Maybe I'm being a little dramatic, but I think not.
I'm just sayin' it how it is.
I don't want to give away much about the book, because things start getting emotional from the beginning. I most certainly will be ordering a hard copy of the book since it is one of those books you want to physically hold in your hands.
ANYWAYYYYY.
I'm starting Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts next. I'll review it sometime this week. :)
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU AMAZING MOTHER'S OUT THERE! <3
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Guess who's baaaaack?
Oh my goodness, it HAS been a long time, hasn't it? Almost a month. I apologize for my absense. As always, I shall use school as my excuse. I have been reading as much as usual, but not anything new. I've read The Help (again) Water for Elephants (again) Thirteen Reasons Why (again, and I can't remember if I reviewed this book. If not, PLEASE DO YOURSELF THE BIGGEST FAVOR EVER AND READ IT) Also, last weekend was prom, and every girl knows that means I was in a mad bustle to get things done. Boys just wake up on prom day and throw on a suit. It took me two weeks of preparation to get ready.
So. What is new?
Well, I saw Dark Shadows last night and practically died because it was so good. It had a few of my favorite things ever.
1. Johnny Depp
2. Tim Burton
3. Johnny Depp
4. Helena Bonham Carter
5. Johnny Depp
6. Humor
7. Johnny Depp
8. Vampires
And did I mention Johnny Depp? I sincerely plan on buying this movie when it comes out on DVD.
So back to books. I currently have 2 books on my Kindle that want to be read and read FAST.
The first is Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. I can safely say I've watched the movie this novel is based on HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN MY LIFE. It is me and my mom's favorite movie and in one summer alone we can watch the movie 10+ times without ever getting tired of it.
The second book is Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares. Because the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series was my favorite series (next to Harry Potter, of course) when I was a preteen. Ann Brashares and Judy Bloom are the authors that every girl in middle school and up need to read to learn about what life is REALLY like. So when I discovered that there was another book in the series, I nearly peed my pants. I've never been so excited about a book.
Now the question is...which one to read first?
I hope you all are well, and I'll be back sometime this week to let you know how the reading is going.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND KISS ALL OF YOUR AWESOME MOTHER FIGURES!!!
So. What is new?
Well, I saw Dark Shadows last night and practically died because it was so good. It had a few of my favorite things ever.
1. Johnny Depp
2. Tim Burton
3. Johnny Depp
4. Helena Bonham Carter
5. Johnny Depp
6. Humor
7. Johnny Depp
8. Vampires
And did I mention Johnny Depp? I sincerely plan on buying this movie when it comes out on DVD.
So back to books. I currently have 2 books on my Kindle that want to be read and read FAST.
The first is Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. I can safely say I've watched the movie this novel is based on HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN MY LIFE. It is me and my mom's favorite movie and in one summer alone we can watch the movie 10+ times without ever getting tired of it.
The second book is Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares. Because the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series was my favorite series (next to Harry Potter, of course) when I was a preteen. Ann Brashares and Judy Bloom are the authors that every girl in middle school and up need to read to learn about what life is REALLY like. So when I discovered that there was another book in the series, I nearly peed my pants. I've never been so excited about a book.
Now the question is...which one to read first?
I hope you all are well, and I'll be back sometime this week to let you know how the reading is going.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND KISS ALL OF YOUR AWESOME MOTHER FIGURES!!!
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