The book was like whatevers.
I mean, it was ok. It wasn't completely horrible, but it wasn't OMG! either.
De La Cruz obviously showed signs of having done research, so for that I'm eternally grateful. The book was very "teen". It was like "Gossip Girl" with vampires. And, while that's perfectly fine, she did tend to drone on about who was wearing what, and who did this, and who had the best party. Arond the end it seemed like if she got tired of writing, and was just skipping to different places trying to end it.
The good thing, though, was that I didn't really see the death of her grandmother coming. So it was somewhat suspenseful. I was surprised. The Vampires= Fallen Angels, well that was a little weird. But hey at least she gave reasons and signs of research. The Croatan thing was pretty ingenius. She tied it in, with little mistake. She also gave reasons for the whole sunlight thing, and gave a sense of arrogance as to why.
All in all, it was good. It's not my new obssesion, but you guys should read it.
I have decided to give the rest of the books a chance, because you never know if the first one was just a warm-up. The rest might be good.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Shrew Taming and Vampires
Today is a day for literature. Or reading, whichever you prefer.
Lol! I didn't go to Saturday school, today. Since I've had Finals for the last three days, yesterday being the worst, asking me to wake up early (I've been short on sleep, too), and go to school to study for the SAT is like begging me to commit a violent act of murder.
I decided to not go. It's just safer that way.
Anymoo (Lawl), I woke up late today! Yay! It's been forever since I've done that! Whoooo! I woke up at 11:30!
Yesterday I went on a late-night field trip to the Theatre. My old English teacher (Soon to be current English teacher) gave me a chance to go see "Taming of the Shrew" at A Noise Within theatre in Glendale. I've been to that theatre before, with that same teacher and everything, it's always been pretty cool. At that theatre we've seen Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet (I think), and a handful of other Shakespeare plays.
We had to get to the school by 6:45pm. I got there around that time, and kicked with a friend of mine for awhile. We took a coach to the theatre, which was fucking awesome, instead of an old-ass schoolbus.
The performance itself was pretty good. Well acted, even though I didn't really like the play. It was comical and dramatic, very well acted, in fact.
Today I went to the library, seeing as I haven't gone in weeks. I haven't read anything that wasn't school-related either. It's sucked a lot!
I picked up two new books, teen reads, that I found. The first one is "Ink Exchange" which about tattoos and faeries, written by Melissa Marr. The second, a vampire book, "Blue Bloods" by Melissa De La Cruz. This book is actually pretty good. While it completely bypasses some of the "DUH" vampire myths, such as sunlight and siring, it does pretty good. It focuses alot on the setting and pasts, the people. It's addicting. But it's a good addiction. When I finish reading it, you'll know if it's horrible and addicting, or just addicting.
Lost my willingness to write.
Bye.
Lol! I didn't go to Saturday school, today. Since I've had Finals for the last three days, yesterday being the worst, asking me to wake up early (I've been short on sleep, too), and go to school to study for the SAT is like begging me to commit a violent act of murder.
I decided to not go. It's just safer that way.
Anymoo (Lawl), I woke up late today! Yay! It's been forever since I've done that! Whoooo! I woke up at 11:30!
Yesterday I went on a late-night field trip to the Theatre. My old English teacher (Soon to be current English teacher) gave me a chance to go see "Taming of the Shrew" at A Noise Within theatre in Glendale. I've been to that theatre before, with that same teacher and everything, it's always been pretty cool. At that theatre we've seen Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet (I think), and a handful of other Shakespeare plays.
We had to get to the school by 6:45pm. I got there around that time, and kicked with a friend of mine for awhile. We took a coach to the theatre, which was fucking awesome, instead of an old-ass schoolbus.
The performance itself was pretty good. Well acted, even though I didn't really like the play. It was comical and dramatic, very well acted, in fact.
Today I went to the library, seeing as I haven't gone in weeks. I haven't read anything that wasn't school-related either. It's sucked a lot!
I picked up two new books, teen reads, that I found. The first one is "Ink Exchange" which about tattoos and faeries, written by Melissa Marr. The second, a vampire book, "Blue Bloods" by Melissa De La Cruz. This book is actually pretty good. While it completely bypasses some of the "DUH" vampire myths, such as sunlight and siring, it does pretty good. It focuses alot on the setting and pasts, the people. It's addicting. But it's a good addiction. When I finish reading it, you'll know if it's horrible and addicting, or just addicting.
Lost my willingness to write.
Bye.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Let me show you how it's working....
Meh. That describes my day. I woke up early to do my French assignment, and it sucked. But I grew some balls, and got up there, and read that damn blurb-like-thing about myself, damn it! And I rocked!! WHOOO!!
Anymoo, the U.S History didn't completely suck; I think I did pretty decent.
Today we recorded the scene we were doing, from "The Glass Menagerie", by Tennessee Williams.
It was fun. Guera and Yumi kept messing up their lines, and me and Mish kept reading off the paper, making it very obvious. I feel sorry for out teacher, who has to watch it. Lol!
I feel better. Thank you to those who commented, they really made my day!
Sarah: Yeah! I'm kick Smeyer's ass!! WHOOO! (Figuratively, of course. Last thing I need are assault charges.) Lol!
Anymoo, the U.S History didn't completely suck; I think I did pretty decent.
Today we recorded the scene we were doing, from "The Glass Menagerie", by Tennessee Williams.
It was fun. Guera and Yumi kept messing up their lines, and me and Mish kept reading off the paper, making it very obvious. I feel sorry for out teacher, who has to watch it. Lol!
I feel better. Thank you to those who commented, they really made my day!
Sarah: Yeah! I'm kick Smeyer's ass!! WHOOO! (Figuratively, of course. Last thing I need are assault charges.) Lol!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
....
Is it bad when you dream of going to sleep and never waking up?
I feel like that sometimes. I want to just got to sleep and forget all of my problems, have them go away. I don't want them, and I don't need them.
Every single day seems like a struggle to live. Sometimes I don't notice it, sometimes I do, like a heavy weight on my head. Some days life seems pointless, like if it has no meaning, each and every day is pointless, just time passing, me getting older, wishing to fall asleep forever.
As I write this, tears are drying on my cheek, my eyes are sticky.
I forgot my fucking final. This just set me off into a damned scene. I threw a fucking bitch-fit, then I started getting sad and depressed. I started ripping paper, random paper from my notebook. There's a little pile of ripped paper in the trashcan.
I still need to study, but I truly do not see the point in it all. My mom, cares, she fucking loves me. But I'm such a damned asshole to her, I don't know how she puts up with me. If I were her, I sure ass hell wouldn't.
There's ripped paper near my feet. What does this mean?
I look forward to tomorrow and i get this feeling in my stomach, and tears in my eyes.
What's wrong with me? Please, can anyone tell me?
I feel like that sometimes. I want to just got to sleep and forget all of my problems, have them go away. I don't want them, and I don't need them.
Every single day seems like a struggle to live. Sometimes I don't notice it, sometimes I do, like a heavy weight on my head. Some days life seems pointless, like if it has no meaning, each and every day is pointless, just time passing, me getting older, wishing to fall asleep forever.
As I write this, tears are drying on my cheek, my eyes are sticky.
I forgot my fucking final. This just set me off into a damned scene. I threw a fucking bitch-fit, then I started getting sad and depressed. I started ripping paper, random paper from my notebook. There's a little pile of ripped paper in the trashcan.
I still need to study, but I truly do not see the point in it all. My mom, cares, she fucking loves me. But I'm such a damned asshole to her, I don't know how she puts up with me. If I were her, I sure ass hell wouldn't.
There's ripped paper near my feet. What does this mean?
I look forward to tomorrow and i get this feeling in my stomach, and tears in my eyes.
What's wrong with me? Please, can anyone tell me?
Monday, April 20, 2009
"This is where it starts..."
Ugh. I have finals this week and every time someone reminds me, a little part of my soul dies.
I want to write, but I'm too lazy.
Currently, I'm writing this story that is kind of like a sequel to the earlier one I wrote. "Dragon Bite", which is a working title. Basically its about this guy (Nick or Damien - haven't decided what name) who works for a magical detective agency in Los Angeles. This first one, which is in its rough draft form (and will continue to be, until my English teacher decides to actually read it =.=) is about dragons and people who hunt them. It short, less 5,000 words. The second one, which I'm writing now (its slow going...), is about a faerie princess who is to be married to her rival court's prince, and his people are trying to kill her to intentionally start a war. The third, which I'm planning, is going to be about either vampires who need help hunting one of their own, or about a demonic/ghost entity in a house. The demonic one would include flesh melting. Lawl.
This is just a quick update, need to do homework. But if you please, would you tell me if you were able to read these stories, would you?
Silk sheets and black roses! Lmao!
I want to write, but I'm too lazy.
Currently, I'm writing this story that is kind of like a sequel to the earlier one I wrote. "Dragon Bite", which is a working title. Basically its about this guy (Nick or Damien - haven't decided what name) who works for a magical detective agency in Los Angeles. This first one, which is in its rough draft form (and will continue to be, until my English teacher decides to actually read it =.=) is about dragons and people who hunt them. It short, less 5,000 words. The second one, which I'm writing now (its slow going...), is about a faerie princess who is to be married to her rival court's prince, and his people are trying to kill her to intentionally start a war. The third, which I'm planning, is going to be about either vampires who need help hunting one of their own, or about a demonic/ghost entity in a house. The demonic one would include flesh melting. Lawl.
This is just a quick update, need to do homework. But if you please, would you tell me if you were able to read these stories, would you?
Silk sheets and black roses! Lmao!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Real Vampires Don't Sparkle....Bitch.
This is a really harsh post I wrote when I was angry. I just posted it today. Seriously, if you're easily offended by insults to "Twilight" and the woman who wrote it, don't read it! I would much rather you not comment than get pissed. I hate losing potential people. I'm stil posting it, because its how I feel, but please don't read if you're like a huge Twilight fan.
I don't understand Twilight. Really.
Why would Stephanie Meyer unleash such a horror on the world? I mean, it's horribly written, anti-feminist, and glamorizes an abusive relationship.
The abusive relationship thing. You know what really scares me about this? That the book was aimed toward girls ages 11-15. Yea, this anti-feminist piece of crap was aimed toward little girls. This book, whether intended or not, depicts an abusive relationship. I mean, Edward is watching Bella while she's sleeping, breaks her car so she can't see her best friend, had her kidnapped and baby-sat against her will. All under the guise of "Edward's just protective...".
I heard someone actually say this on Friday. It scares me. Do you really want little girls reading this? I'm just waiting for the fifth book in which Bella find a way to explain her bruises. "Edward's just protective..."
People compare this piece of shit to Harry Potter. What. The. Fuck?
Why?
I mean I was there when Harry Potter mania started. I was already a fan of the series, but still. Harry Potter was a good book. Not literary crap.
I don't understand Twilight. Really.
Why would Stephanie Meyer unleash such a horror on the world? I mean, it's horribly written, anti-feminist, and glamorizes an abusive relationship.
The abusive relationship thing. You know what really scares me about this? That the book was aimed toward girls ages 11-15. Yea, this anti-feminist piece of crap was aimed toward little girls. This book, whether intended or not, depicts an abusive relationship. I mean, Edward is watching Bella while she's sleeping, breaks her car so she can't see her best friend, had her kidnapped and baby-sat against her will. All under the guise of "Edward's just protective...".
I heard someone actually say this on Friday. It scares me. Do you really want little girls reading this? I'm just waiting for the fifth book in which Bella find a way to explain her bruises. "Edward's just protective..."
People compare this piece of shit to Harry Potter. What. The. Fuck?
Why?
I mean I was there when Harry Potter mania started. I was already a fan of the series, but still. Harry Potter was a good book. Not literary crap.
I just read this:
Each book in the series was inspired by and loosely based on a different literary classic: Twilight on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; New Moon on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; Eclipse on Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights; and Breaking Dawn on a second Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-"borrowed" from wikipedia
The bitch just insulted me! I sincerely feel insulted!
How dare they compare "New Moon" to "Romeo and Juliet"! It's bullshit! "A Midsummer Night's Dream", too! WTF?
....
Okay. I'm calm.
Her vampires are glittery crap. I mean, I wouldn't be so opposed to them IF she had done research. She did absolutely no research. I mean who does that?! She hasn't read Dracula, or anyone else's depictions of vampires! Even if she didn't want to read (it might hurt her head!) there's this new thing, they call it the Internet. You go to this site called "Google" you type what you need info on, and presto! You have it. USE IT!
I detest Twilight fans (to which I lovingly refer to as "Twatlighters"). They say they love vampires, but Twilight vampires aren't vampires! Vampires have to:
- Not sparkle.
- Have a natural aversion to crosses. It's a must.
- Have fangs.
- NOT SPARKLE!!!!
- Weaknesses, since Steph's vamps could obviously take over the world.
- ...did I mention CAN'T SPARKLE!!!!
They are "wampires". They're nothing, and a complete and utter brain-fart.
This is it. I'm done trashing Twilight for today. So, all of you "future Mrs. Cullens"....have fun with your abusive husband, mkay?
Thank You, Steph, for unleashing this horrible plague upon the world.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Normalcy and the LAWL penalty! Random....
Today was a weird day. I feel like I should hate it, but I don't.
I woke up early, but was busy watching Saturday morning cartoons. Lol! Haven't done that in....4 years? Yeah, when I discovered Saturdays were for sleeping! Heh.
The damned bus was fucking early. So early, in fact, that i saw it pass by a block away. And another one after that! Aren't I lucky?
Anymoo (heh), I waited until exactly 7:59, in which the bus finally decided to get there. My Saturday class begins at 8. Yes, I know, fun. I got off the bus like at 8:10, and took my like 7 minutes or so to walk, since I have this abnormal amount of stopwalks to go through. THEN, I had to get my book. So I got to class around....8:30ish? Something like that.
I walked in part-way through a practice test. Yay. I had like 6 minutes to write an essay! Whoo. It was like awesomeness. Fun.
So that was a random period of nothingness, in which I got nothing done. Then came nutrition, which is a somewhat ironic since what they give for "food" is probably not nutritious. My friend, Angel, had come in extremely late because of a late show yesterday.
My other friend, didn't go, for the second time. Hey, they're charging her, not me.
So after nutrition, another period of nothingness.
Then came the sweet escape, to quote Gwen Stefani. I ran like I've never ran before. Heh. After putting my book away, I ran to the bus stop, where I waited for like half-an-hour in the sun for the damned bus.
Bus time= 9(nothingness5)
I got off, and walked to the library. I got my book "Dream Warrior", which is this weird mythological, vampirey, romance novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon. While I normally don't like romance novels (I find the sex scenes exhaustively boring, thanks to AB:VH. Lol!), this series is pretty good. Her detail is very good. The couples are a little cliched, but it IS a romance novel. Lol! But it actually had story and plot! Check it out.
I got home, and it was hot as hell. I'm thinking that Satan let out the evil death star (also referred to as "The Sun") a little too much.
I'm guessing that Summer's off to a good start?
Lawl.
Then I came home, and started using the computer. I was talking to Sarah (HI! Moo.) and then did some homework. Or was supposed to. I ended up falling asleep, for like hours. Then I went to go buy my mom some sport drinks, since she's sick, and we're to ghetto to like those weird kid drinks.
Ewwww! Miracle Whip! (Random.)
I also bought soda, which I'm drinking right now.
Hey, what's normal?
Seriously. Because I'm in this ginormous search for "normal". Does it truly exist?
People say I'm weird, but compared to what? Is there really a normal person out there? it's like people say they're are normal, BUT WHAT IS IT? I'm crazy to you, but to me you're crazy. Why? Because you conform to these non-existent "normal" standards.
Food for Thought.
BTW: if you really do find "normal" for me, take a picture! tell me, please! Oh, ever-elusive "normal"! I will find you, even If I have to bust a moby-dick! Bitch.
Random Quote of the Day: "I'm stubborn, not stupid. Though I know a few people whom might argue that." - Anita Blake (Narcissus in Chains)
I totally relate to that! Lol!
You've all been waiting for it! You love it....
Next Post: THE ORIGIN OF "MOO"!
BTW2: You all suck! :P You never read my blog anymore! Comment! I'm a comment whore, and am somewhat insecure! COMMENT! Under the LAWL penalty! Lol! :P (You really don't suck. I was kidding. You don't have to comment. Really.)
I woke up early, but was busy watching Saturday morning cartoons. Lol! Haven't done that in....4 years? Yeah, when I discovered Saturdays were for sleeping! Heh.
The damned bus was fucking early. So early, in fact, that i saw it pass by a block away. And another one after that! Aren't I lucky?
Anymoo (heh), I waited until exactly 7:59, in which the bus finally decided to get there. My Saturday class begins at 8. Yes, I know, fun. I got off the bus like at 8:10, and took my like 7 minutes or so to walk, since I have this abnormal amount of stopwalks to go through. THEN, I had to get my book. So I got to class around....8:30ish? Something like that.
I walked in part-way through a practice test. Yay. I had like 6 minutes to write an essay! Whoo. It was like awesomeness. Fun.
So that was a random period of nothingness, in which I got nothing done. Then came nutrition, which is a somewhat ironic since what they give for "food" is probably not nutritious. My friend, Angel, had come in extremely late because of a late show yesterday.
My other friend, didn't go, for the second time. Hey, they're charging her, not me.
So after nutrition, another period of nothingness.
Then came the sweet escape, to quote Gwen Stefani. I ran like I've never ran before. Heh. After putting my book away, I ran to the bus stop, where I waited for like half-an-hour in the sun for the damned bus.
Bus time= 9(nothingness5)
I got off, and walked to the library. I got my book "Dream Warrior", which is this weird mythological, vampirey, romance novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon. While I normally don't like romance novels (I find the sex scenes exhaustively boring, thanks to AB:VH. Lol!), this series is pretty good. Her detail is very good. The couples are a little cliched, but it IS a romance novel. Lol! But it actually had story and plot! Check it out.
I got home, and it was hot as hell. I'm thinking that Satan let out the evil death star (also referred to as "The Sun") a little too much.
I'm guessing that Summer's off to a good start?
Lawl.
Then I came home, and started using the computer. I was talking to Sarah (HI! Moo.) and then did some homework. Or was supposed to. I ended up falling asleep, for like hours. Then I went to go buy my mom some sport drinks, since she's sick, and we're to ghetto to like those weird kid drinks.
Ewwww! Miracle Whip! (Random.)
I also bought soda, which I'm drinking right now.
Hey, what's normal?
Seriously. Because I'm in this ginormous search for "normal". Does it truly exist?
People say I'm weird, but compared to what? Is there really a normal person out there? it's like people say they're are normal, BUT WHAT IS IT? I'm crazy to you, but to me you're crazy. Why? Because you conform to these non-existent "normal" standards.
Food for Thought.
BTW: if you really do find "normal" for me, take a picture! tell me, please! Oh, ever-elusive "normal"! I will find you, even If I have to bust a moby-dick! Bitch.
Random Quote of the Day: "I'm stubborn, not stupid. Though I know a few people whom might argue that." - Anita Blake (Narcissus in Chains)
I totally relate to that! Lol!
You've all been waiting for it! You love it....
Next Post: THE ORIGIN OF "MOO"!
BTW2: You all suck! :P You never read my blog anymore! Comment! I'm a comment whore, and am somewhat insecure! COMMENT! Under the LAWL penalty! Lol! :P (You really don't suck. I was kidding. You don't have to comment. Really.)
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