So, what fantastic and exciting things have I been up to that's kept me from blogging? Nothing too thrilling, really. I just haven't really been in the typing mood for a while. I know, weird. But right now I am listening to my new Paramore cd and I'm all wrapped up in a very fuzzy blanket from my grandma and I wanna get back to Prom Nights From Hell that I received from my aunt. PLUS I got a DVD player for my room at my mom's and my dad's. Cool, right? Yeah, totally. Plus I got a lot of cool DVD's to watch with my new DVD players.
So now I am going to leave, and you should go read Ana's Story; 13 Little Blue Envelopes; and Dead Girls Don't Write Letters, all of which I received for Christmas and read.
Oh, and Merry Belated Christmas!
=)
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Vampires and Werewolves, oh my!
Hello there again.
You know what's been bothering me lately?
I feel trapped. Seriously though. My family has lived in this middle of nowhere town since they came here from Germany. Dead serious. The farthest away anyone has got is Pittsburgh. Well, I'm not gonna be as dumb as they are. I was thinking Arizona or New Mexico or something. Someplace that it doesn't snow. Or sleet. Or freezing rain.
So, anyway, I got the most awesome book yesterday! My bestest friend gave me The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe! I know, way cool.
Today is my sister's birthday party. Her actual birthday is on Christmas. Yeah, I know, woo. I'm only looking forward to this because I get to see my family whom I love. My life must bore you to death. So, I'm going to ramble about someone else's life. I am going to summarize the Twilight series for you losers who still haven't read it.
Okay. So this 17 year old girl, Bella, moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. In the beginning everything's all normal, but then she goes to Biology and sits next to Edward Cullen. Now, Edward is a vampire who can read people's minds, but Bella doesn't know this yet. She just thinks Edward hates her cuz he keeps giving her realllllyyyyy dirty looks. But, the truth is, her blood supposedly smells AMAZING to Edward and he can't read her mind, which is way strange. So, he was thinking of different ways to kill her and the witnesses. Weird, huh? It gets better. So the next day Edward isn't in school, which Bella thinks is good. But he's really in Denali, Alaska with another vampire "family" like his own. Now, vampires drink human blood, right? Yes, but Edward and his "family--Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Alice, Emmett, and Jasper--are "vegetarians", which means that they drink animal blood because they don't want innocent people to die and crap. And a few other things you need to know about vampires--they don't burn in the sun, they sparkle, they don't have fangs, just venom, they can't sleep or turn into bats, they live eternally, they have super speed, strength, sight, hearing, smell, and they are absolutely gorgeous to the human eye. So, once Edward calms down and comes back, he and Bella start to get along. Then, Bella and her friends go to First Beach in La Push, Washington, where there is an Quileute Indian reservation. She ends up luring Jacob Black into telling her the Quileute legends and crap about vampires--"the cold ones"-- and werewolves. Interesting stuff. So then she figures out that Edward and his family are vampires. Then she goes with her friends Jessica and Angela to Port Angeles to get dresses for some dance that's coming up but Bella isn't going because she's terrified of dancing. She ends up getting lost by herself and nearly getting mugged but in the nick of time BAM there's Edward. She ends up getting a ride home with him and she and him talk about his being a vampire and crap.
Okay, that's only like half of the book. I'll skip most of the rest of the details and get to the good stuff.
So, Bella and Edward end up falling in love and she meets his parents and everything's hunky dory, right? Nope. One day Edward brings Bella to watch a baseball game that he and his family plays. Vampires like baseball? Yep, totally. Then these 3 other vampires who are not "vegetarians" like the Cullens hear them and become curious. These 3--Laurent, James, and Victoria--do not know that Bella is human at first, but then they do and they wanna eat her. But Edward defends her and, being able to read minds, reads James' mind and WOAH do they run into a problem. James is a tracker--he tracks people all over the place according to their scent and then tortures and kills them--and he wants to track Bella. Victoria, who is his...significant other, we'll say, joins him in the chase. So, Alice--who can see the future--and Jasper--who can control peoples moods and crap--hide Bella in Arizona. But James tricks Bella into thinking that he has captured her mother but she can't tell Alice and Jasper that that is happening. So, she ends up escaping Jasper and Alice and goes to the place that James supposedly has her mom. But he doesn't. So he nearly kills her (and he bites her) but Edward and Emmett and Jasper show up in the nick of time. Edward takes Bella to his father, Carlisle, and Emmett and Jasper kill James. Edward is able to suck the venom out of Bella so she doesn't become a vampire and everything ends all happy right? Sure, for now.
Now, onto New Moon, book 2 in the series.
Okay, so this book starts at Bella's 18th birthday. Alice ends up throwing her a party but Bella hates parties so she's all mad. But, when Bella is opening up one of her gifts, she gets a paper cut. WOAH, paper cut=blood. Blood + vampires=uh oh. So, Jasper--who is the newest to adjust to this lifestyle--lunges at Bella and...well anyway, Bella ends up falling off the bench she is sitting on and scraping her arm on glass. Not good. Carlisle fixes her and everythings all good, right? No, it's not. Anyway, Edward and his family end up leaving Forks. I know, it's horrible. Edward manages to convince Bella that he doesn't love her anymore and well, she's a mess. For 4 months she does practically nothing. Then, she starts becoming friends with Jacob Black, remember him? Yeah, they become like best friends. And Bella ends up buying these 2 broken motorcycles but Jacob ends up fixing them. But he has to keep them at his place because Bella's dad is a cop and 100% anti-motorcycle. Anyways, Jacob ends up becoming a werewolf. How does one become a werewolf? It's a herditary thing. And anyways, his pack makes him not tell Bella, but she ends up figuring it out. Remember those Quileute legends he told her about? Yeah, she remembers those. So, the Quileute kids like to go cliff diving, right? Yeah, so Bella sees them and she wants to go too. So one day she decides to. By herself. Alice sees that and she thinks that she's killing herself and rushes to Forks to see. But she did it only for recreation. But Rosalie--Edward's sister who severely hates Bella--tells Edward that she committed suicide. So he goes to Italy. Why Italy, you ask? Well that's where the Volturi live. The who? The royal family of vampires that basically controls everything about vampires. Now, Edward goes there because the only way to kill a vampire is to rip it to shreds and burn the pieces and only another vampire can do so. But none of Edward's family members will do that for him, so he threatens to expose himself in the middle of a crowded townsquare and hopes that they will kill him because apparently he does not want to live if Bella doesn't. So Bella and Alice go to Italy and stop him but the Volturi end up finding out that Bella knows about vampires and they make a deal with them. They will let them go away unscathed but Bella has to become one of them, which Edward does not want. So, they go back home and Charlie--Bella's father--is VERY mad and grounds Bella for like ever. But Edward and his family move back to Forks. Now, what happens in Eclipse, book 3? Read it yourself, my fingers are cramping.
DID YOU KNOW
there are 3 more days until Christmas?
Totally.
Bye!
=)
You know what's been bothering me lately?
I feel trapped. Seriously though. My family has lived in this middle of nowhere town since they came here from Germany. Dead serious. The farthest away anyone has got is Pittsburgh. Well, I'm not gonna be as dumb as they are. I was thinking Arizona or New Mexico or something. Someplace that it doesn't snow. Or sleet. Or freezing rain.
So, anyway, I got the most awesome book yesterday! My bestest friend gave me The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe! I know, way cool.
Today is my sister's birthday party. Her actual birthday is on Christmas. Yeah, I know, woo. I'm only looking forward to this because I get to see my family whom I love. My life must bore you to death. So, I'm going to ramble about someone else's life. I am going to summarize the Twilight series for you losers who still haven't read it.
Okay. So this 17 year old girl, Bella, moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. In the beginning everything's all normal, but then she goes to Biology and sits next to Edward Cullen. Now, Edward is a vampire who can read people's minds, but Bella doesn't know this yet. She just thinks Edward hates her cuz he keeps giving her realllllyyyyy dirty looks. But, the truth is, her blood supposedly smells AMAZING to Edward and he can't read her mind, which is way strange. So, he was thinking of different ways to kill her and the witnesses. Weird, huh? It gets better. So the next day Edward isn't in school, which Bella thinks is good. But he's really in Denali, Alaska with another vampire "family" like his own. Now, vampires drink human blood, right? Yes, but Edward and his "family--Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Alice, Emmett, and Jasper--are "vegetarians", which means that they drink animal blood because they don't want innocent people to die and crap. And a few other things you need to know about vampires--they don't burn in the sun, they sparkle, they don't have fangs, just venom, they can't sleep or turn into bats, they live eternally, they have super speed, strength, sight, hearing, smell, and they are absolutely gorgeous to the human eye. So, once Edward calms down and comes back, he and Bella start to get along. Then, Bella and her friends go to First Beach in La Push, Washington, where there is an Quileute Indian reservation. She ends up luring Jacob Black into telling her the Quileute legends and crap about vampires--"the cold ones"-- and werewolves. Interesting stuff. So then she figures out that Edward and his family are vampires. Then she goes with her friends Jessica and Angela to Port Angeles to get dresses for some dance that's coming up but Bella isn't going because she's terrified of dancing. She ends up getting lost by herself and nearly getting mugged but in the nick of time BAM there's Edward. She ends up getting a ride home with him and she and him talk about his being a vampire and crap.
Okay, that's only like half of the book. I'll skip most of the rest of the details and get to the good stuff.
So, Bella and Edward end up falling in love and she meets his parents and everything's hunky dory, right? Nope. One day Edward brings Bella to watch a baseball game that he and his family plays. Vampires like baseball? Yep, totally. Then these 3 other vampires who are not "vegetarians" like the Cullens hear them and become curious. These 3--Laurent, James, and Victoria--do not know that Bella is human at first, but then they do and they wanna eat her. But Edward defends her and, being able to read minds, reads James' mind and WOAH do they run into a problem. James is a tracker--he tracks people all over the place according to their scent and then tortures and kills them--and he wants to track Bella. Victoria, who is his...significant other, we'll say, joins him in the chase. So, Alice--who can see the future--and Jasper--who can control peoples moods and crap--hide Bella in Arizona. But James tricks Bella into thinking that he has captured her mother but she can't tell Alice and Jasper that that is happening. So, she ends up escaping Jasper and Alice and goes to the place that James supposedly has her mom. But he doesn't. So he nearly kills her (and he bites her) but Edward and Emmett and Jasper show up in the nick of time. Edward takes Bella to his father, Carlisle, and Emmett and Jasper kill James. Edward is able to suck the venom out of Bella so she doesn't become a vampire and everything ends all happy right? Sure, for now.
Now, onto New Moon, book 2 in the series.
Okay, so this book starts at Bella's 18th birthday. Alice ends up throwing her a party but Bella hates parties so she's all mad. But, when Bella is opening up one of her gifts, she gets a paper cut. WOAH, paper cut=blood. Blood + vampires=uh oh. So, Jasper--who is the newest to adjust to this lifestyle--lunges at Bella and...well anyway, Bella ends up falling off the bench she is sitting on and scraping her arm on glass. Not good. Carlisle fixes her and everythings all good, right? No, it's not. Anyway, Edward and his family end up leaving Forks. I know, it's horrible. Edward manages to convince Bella that he doesn't love her anymore and well, she's a mess. For 4 months she does practically nothing. Then, she starts becoming friends with Jacob Black, remember him? Yeah, they become like best friends. And Bella ends up buying these 2 broken motorcycles but Jacob ends up fixing them. But he has to keep them at his place because Bella's dad is a cop and 100% anti-motorcycle. Anyways, Jacob ends up becoming a werewolf. How does one become a werewolf? It's a herditary thing. And anyways, his pack makes him not tell Bella, but she ends up figuring it out. Remember those Quileute legends he told her about? Yeah, she remembers those. So, the Quileute kids like to go cliff diving, right? Yeah, so Bella sees them and she wants to go too. So one day she decides to. By herself. Alice sees that and she thinks that she's killing herself and rushes to Forks to see. But she did it only for recreation. But Rosalie--Edward's sister who severely hates Bella--tells Edward that she committed suicide. So he goes to Italy. Why Italy, you ask? Well that's where the Volturi live. The who? The royal family of vampires that basically controls everything about vampires. Now, Edward goes there because the only way to kill a vampire is to rip it to shreds and burn the pieces and only another vampire can do so. But none of Edward's family members will do that for him, so he threatens to expose himself in the middle of a crowded townsquare and hopes that they will kill him because apparently he does not want to live if Bella doesn't. So Bella and Alice go to Italy and stop him but the Volturi end up finding out that Bella knows about vampires and they make a deal with them. They will let them go away unscathed but Bella has to become one of them, which Edward does not want. So, they go back home and Charlie--Bella's father--is VERY mad and grounds Bella for like ever. But Edward and his family move back to Forks. Now, what happens in Eclipse, book 3? Read it yourself, my fingers are cramping.
DID YOU KNOW
there are 3 more days until Christmas?
Totally.
Bye!
=)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Time.
Have you ever heard someone say that there weren't enough hours in the day?
I never used to understand that until yesterday. I always used to think, what are you talking about? Of course there's always enough time. Now there isn't. I'm not too sure why, there's just not enough time to listen to my music as loud as I want to or lay around and watch tv. Seriously though, it's annoying. But, now, I finally found some time to sit down and type about nothing. So, yesterday I got home from school and I decided that I wanted to make a few people something for Christmas. So I started making these peanut butter balls (they're like peanut butter and confectioner's sugar and vegtable oil and chocolate chips mixed all together and rolled into little balls) but I needed peanuts to roll them in. But I didn't have any. So I started using Nerds. But I didn't have enough. So I used m&m's. They looked yummy, but I didn't really have enought for 3 people to have a decent share. So I decided to make cookies. Big mistake. I can't bake to save my life and I did not do a very good job on those. But I was told they were good. So, all in all, I had no time to do anything yesterday. But I finally finised What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg. Amazing book. I love the way she writes, it's cool how she intertwines the past and present. Anyways, no more spoilers. Go read it yourself. Now. Because I said so.
And the other day I also figured out how to watch DVDs on my computer. Yeah, I know, pretty dumb, but I was proud of myself. Plus I got a 91% on my web page design test I took yesterday, a 90% on the science test I took yesterday, and a 90% on the German speaking test I took yesterday. That's like WOAH fantastic for me. Especially this year.
So, here I am, listening to Aerosmith super loud and trying to watch Reba at the same time. And today I got the super cute Jack Skellington hat that matches my scarf! It's adorable. Tomorrow's the last day of school until after New Year's! And it's a half day. Wooooo
DID YOU KNOW
there are only 2 countries in South America not bordered by water?
Yep. Totally true. What countries? Go find out for yourself.
Auf Wiedersehen!
I never used to understand that until yesterday. I always used to think, what are you talking about? Of course there's always enough time. Now there isn't. I'm not too sure why, there's just not enough time to listen to my music as loud as I want to or lay around and watch tv. Seriously though, it's annoying. But, now, I finally found some time to sit down and type about nothing. So, yesterday I got home from school and I decided that I wanted to make a few people something for Christmas. So I started making these peanut butter balls (they're like peanut butter and confectioner's sugar and vegtable oil and chocolate chips mixed all together and rolled into little balls) but I needed peanuts to roll them in. But I didn't have any. So I started using Nerds. But I didn't have enough. So I used m&m's. They looked yummy, but I didn't really have enought for 3 people to have a decent share. So I decided to make cookies. Big mistake. I can't bake to save my life and I did not do a very good job on those. But I was told they were good. So, all in all, I had no time to do anything yesterday. But I finally finised What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg. Amazing book. I love the way she writes, it's cool how she intertwines the past and present. Anyways, no more spoilers. Go read it yourself. Now. Because I said so.
And the other day I also figured out how to watch DVDs on my computer. Yeah, I know, pretty dumb, but I was proud of myself. Plus I got a 91% on my web page design test I took yesterday, a 90% on the science test I took yesterday, and a 90% on the German speaking test I took yesterday. That's like WOAH fantastic for me. Especially this year.
So, here I am, listening to Aerosmith super loud and trying to watch Reba at the same time. And today I got the super cute Jack Skellington hat that matches my scarf! It's adorable. Tomorrow's the last day of school until after New Year's! And it's a half day. Wooooo
DID YOU KNOW
there are only 2 countries in South America not bordered by water?
Yep. Totally true. What countries? Go find out for yourself.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Recap!
Been a while, huh? What have I been up to? Not too much, but I'll start at Thursday.
We had no school which was exciting and also meant no dance class. Woo!
Then on Friday we had a two hour delay and I pretty much had a morning from hell.
See, me being my genius self wore a skirt. But I wore my super cute Jack and Sally leggings underneath and black legwarmers so I thought there was no way I could get in trouble, right? Wrong. I went into homeroom and signed in and all that crap and the stupid 8th grade assistant principal said I had to go down to the office. So I was like shit. I went down there and Tara was also down there because her shirt was "too low". Bull. Anyways, I was just sitting there minding my own business for all of homeroom and crap and then I had to go into the 9th grade assistant principal's office and then he called my mom and she didn't pick up so I was like shit I'm gonna have to sit in I.S.S(In School Suspension) all day and that's when I lost it and started to cry. Which was incredibly lame. Then he was all "you don't have to get upset, if this is the worst trouble you've ever been in your mom should be proud blah blah blah" He was trying to calm me down and crap but once i start crying it takes me like forever to stop. So then he called my mom's cell phone and she picked up so I was like phew no I.S.S for me. Right? Wrong. Then I had to go back up to my homeroom/science classroom to get my books and crap. So I walked real slow and took the long way and I managed to calm myself down enough to walk in there and back out. And of course everyone had to get all quiet and watch me when I got my crap and just left without and explanation. Anyway, after that I had to sit in the I.S.S room (not a pleasant place) for like 20 minutes until my mom came. Then I got changed and calmed myself down. And when I was leaving the office my german teacher was there and I know she saw me so I was like phew now I don't have to worry about being late for class, right? Wrong. I went to my locker and walked into German class like 30 seconds late and she's all "well they didn't give you a pass so you're late blah blah blah" So, in conclusion, I will never wear a skirt to school again.
Okay, so that was Friday. Then my sister and I had to go to our dads which is always fun, considering on this particular day my dad's future stepson decided to shove a pencil up my nose and it bled for like an hour. Ew, yeah.
Then on saturday we had to get up at friggin' 8 in the morning to do some last minute christmas shopping. Then we went to my dad's fiancee's grandmother's for brunch and present exchanging and crap. I got Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on DVD =DDDDD Then we went to my dad's fiancee's parents house for "tree day". See, her family gets this ginormous christmas tree and everyone comes over to decorate it (or in my case, watch and take a nap) and eat and crap. That was fun, her family is hilarious. Then on Sunday I was supposed to go to church but the roads were all icy so I didn't.
Wow. Sooooooooo.
DID YOU KNOW
Hulk Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea?
Yep. It is.
Bye!
=)
We had no school which was exciting and also meant no dance class. Woo!
Then on Friday we had a two hour delay and I pretty much had a morning from hell.
See, me being my genius self wore a skirt. But I wore my super cute Jack and Sally leggings underneath and black legwarmers so I thought there was no way I could get in trouble, right? Wrong. I went into homeroom and signed in and all that crap and the stupid 8th grade assistant principal said I had to go down to the office. So I was like shit. I went down there and Tara was also down there because her shirt was "too low". Bull. Anyways, I was just sitting there minding my own business for all of homeroom and crap and then I had to go into the 9th grade assistant principal's office and then he called my mom and she didn't pick up so I was like shit I'm gonna have to sit in I.S.S(In School Suspension) all day and that's when I lost it and started to cry. Which was incredibly lame. Then he was all "you don't have to get upset, if this is the worst trouble you've ever been in your mom should be proud blah blah blah" He was trying to calm me down and crap but once i start crying it takes me like forever to stop. So then he called my mom's cell phone and she picked up so I was like phew no I.S.S for me. Right? Wrong. Then I had to go back up to my homeroom/science classroom to get my books and crap. So I walked real slow and took the long way and I managed to calm myself down enough to walk in there and back out. And of course everyone had to get all quiet and watch me when I got my crap and just left without and explanation. Anyway, after that I had to sit in the I.S.S room (not a pleasant place) for like 20 minutes until my mom came. Then I got changed and calmed myself down. And when I was leaving the office my german teacher was there and I know she saw me so I was like phew now I don't have to worry about being late for class, right? Wrong. I went to my locker and walked into German class like 30 seconds late and she's all "well they didn't give you a pass so you're late blah blah blah" So, in conclusion, I will never wear a skirt to school again.
Okay, so that was Friday. Then my sister and I had to go to our dads which is always fun, considering on this particular day my dad's future stepson decided to shove a pencil up my nose and it bled for like an hour. Ew, yeah.
Then on saturday we had to get up at friggin' 8 in the morning to do some last minute christmas shopping. Then we went to my dad's fiancee's grandmother's for brunch and present exchanging and crap. I got Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on DVD =DDDDD Then we went to my dad's fiancee's parents house for "tree day". See, her family gets this ginormous christmas tree and everyone comes over to decorate it (or in my case, watch and take a nap) and eat and crap. That was fun, her family is hilarious. Then on Sunday I was supposed to go to church but the roads were all icy so I didn't.
Wow. Sooooooooo.
DID YOU KNOW
Hulk Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea?
Yep. It is.
Bye!
=)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Too tired to think of a creative title. Deal.
GUESS WHAT?!
I finally finished Peeps. It was amazing. Go read it. Now. Because I said so.
And it's super interesting. And educational, even if it is really fictional.
Cuz there's non-fiction crap in there, too.
Yeah, I'm totally afraid to eat any meat ever again (not like I'm wild about it in the first palce) and I never wanna get anywhere near a tropical river. More or less pee in one. And bugs seem and ponds seem like even scarier places now. But I can't spend the rest of my life in a bubble. And even before I read about all these disgusting parasites nothing ever happened. But still. Ew.
So now that I spoiled some of that book for you, I'm going to tell you all about my day, starting with science class.
First of all, I had to do my take-home quiz thing for that class on the bus and I can guarantee that I got a lousy grade on it because I was barely awake which means I wasn't thinking or seeing right. So, because I had to finish that on the bus, I had to skip my daily nap. So I was still pretty exhausted and crap.
Then about 20 minutes into class I got realllllllyyyyy sleepy and we were taking notes and crud which meant that the lights were off. So I nearly fell asleep while doing that which wouldn't have been good. Then we turned the lights back on and I managed to keep my eyeballs open for another 20 minutes or so. Then my teacher turned the lights back off again to watch some weather reporting video thing and so i got to take a nice little 15 minute nap. But while I was napping apparently she went over some crud that's going to be on our meteorology test. So now I guess I'll get those particular questions wrong. Oh well.
That pretty much sums up the most exciting part of my day. Not like anyone cares.
Soooooo....
I am going to discuss my favorite albums of 2007. Why? Because I just saw something in a magazine about the top 10 albums of 2007 and those people have serious issues when it comes to music tastes.
10. Infinity on High-Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy was a fantastic band. Key word:was. They're too obsessed with money and fame these days and their style is totally changing. Not that they aren't still a pretty decent band and all. They just aren't as fantastic as they were. This isn't one of those albums where you cheat yourself by skipping a track. Some of them are meant to be skipped. But there are good ones too, don't get me wrong. Like Thnks Fr Th Mmrs for example. It's one of those songs that makes you wanna dance, but not all of them are so perky.
9. So Wrong, It's Right-All Time Low
I really don't know this band too well, but they seem pretty well put together. From what I can decipher-considering I have yet to hear all the songs from this album considering the fact that I have yet to get it-their songs have meaning. Plus they're all pretty cute. Always a good thing.
8. Santi-The Academy Is...
Okay, here's where it started to get tough. I wanted to put so many of them closer to the top but I couldn't. So, unfortunately, TAI ended up at number 8. But they're still pretty good. They have really perky songs that make you wanna dance like LAX to O'Hare, but they also have cute little romantic slower songs like Everything We Had, which also has a cute little video. All in all, way cool. You should totally ask Santa for this one.
7. The Makeout Scene-Amber's Diary
I'll bet you that you've never heard of this one, or even the band itself. They're a pretty small band from the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, and technically this isn't even an album, its an EP. And even more unfortunate, they just broke up recently, due to some of the members pursuing college. I saw their last show in Allentown the day after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately that's the only time I got to see them, but they said they'd try to get everything sorted out within 2 months. I hope so, they're so nice! Anyway, about the album/EP/whatever. It's awesome, even though I still have yet to get my copy. As usual. But I've come to the decision that it's way cool. Although I doubt you could really find it anywhere. Sorry.
6. In Defense of the Genre-Say Anything
Another album I have yet to buy. But Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance sings in the song In Defense of the Genre, therefore the whole album is awesome. Also, Hayley Williams of Paramore and Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday provide some guest vocals for various songs. Do me a favor and get me this one for Christmas, I need it.
5. Bend to Break-The Color Fred
Taking Back Sunday fans, you've definitely heard of this one. Fred Mascherino, ex-guitarist of Taking Back Sunday (who I saw over the summer!!) has been working on this solo project while still playing in TBS. Now he has left the band in order to pursue this solo project, which rocks. A lot of the songs can get kind of mushy, but it's still really good. Perky, too. I like perky music.
4. Lies for the Liars-The Used
Okay, so the cover of this one might not be appealing to everyone. But if you know anything about The Used, the weird thing on the cover is Chadam. Go read his story, there's a link somewhere on The Used's myspace. But despite that minor creepiness, the album is still amazing, along with the hidden track, Quesadilla. (spelling?) A lot of them can get all mushy at parts,-particularly Smother Me- but they still have meaning. And there are perky ones too, as usual. Slow ones too, but every album has some slow songs.
3. Riot!-Paramore
I hope everyone has heard of this one, or at least the single Misery Business, thanks to MTV. Despite all the fame and attention Paramore is receiving, they aren't completely changing their style like Fall Out Boy is. Plus, Hayley's hair is makes me wanna go out and dye mine bright orange too. It's awesome. They have an occasional slow number, along with perky ones that make you wanna dance (particularly Fences). Go buy it. Now.
2. Bone Palace Ballet-Chiodos
If you have listened to anything from Chiodos' first album, All's Well That Ends Well, and then listened to Bone Palace Ballet, you will certainly notice a difference in the two. In my opinion since the release of their first album, Chiodos has certainly grown and changed as a band. Not that I don't like the pre-Bone Palace Ballet days, but they sound so excellent on the newer album. Firstly, Craig Owens-lead singer-certainly does a lot more screaming in the first. In almost every song you'll hear him screaming his lungs out. Not that I'm against it, I'm jsut saying. On the 2nd album, you will still hear some of it, but not in every single track. Also, some of the songs get slower and more mushy, but they certainly don't lack meaning. This is one of those albums that you cheat yourself if you skip a track. Go listen to it. Now. All of it.
Drum roll please...
1. Mistakes-A Hero From A Thousand Paces
(couldn't find an album cover for this one)
A Hero From A Thousand Pancakes? Nooo. A Hero From A Thousand Places? Yeah, tough one to remember, but mostly referred to as Hero. They're a small-but-getting-bigger band from New Jersey, although most of the members seem to be anywhere but there right now. They're one of the most crowd-friendly bands I have ever met. And, yes, this album is mostly about a relationship gone very wrong, but you can really feel the pain behind the lyrics. That sounded cheesy, yes, but it's true. No, they aren't emo. Everyone goes through crap like that in their life so shut your face about the emo crap.
I finally finished Peeps. It was amazing. Go read it. Now. Because I said so.
And it's super interesting. And educational, even if it is really fictional.
Cuz there's non-fiction crap in there, too.
Yeah, I'm totally afraid to eat any meat ever again (not like I'm wild about it in the first palce) and I never wanna get anywhere near a tropical river. More or less pee in one. And bugs seem and ponds seem like even scarier places now. But I can't spend the rest of my life in a bubble. And even before I read about all these disgusting parasites nothing ever happened. But still. Ew.
So now that I spoiled some of that book for you, I'm going to tell you all about my day, starting with science class.
First of all, I had to do my take-home quiz thing for that class on the bus and I can guarantee that I got a lousy grade on it because I was barely awake which means I wasn't thinking or seeing right. So, because I had to finish that on the bus, I had to skip my daily nap. So I was still pretty exhausted and crap.
Then about 20 minutes into class I got realllllllyyyyy sleepy and we were taking notes and crud which meant that the lights were off. So I nearly fell asleep while doing that which wouldn't have been good. Then we turned the lights back on and I managed to keep my eyeballs open for another 20 minutes or so. Then my teacher turned the lights back off again to watch some weather reporting video thing and so i got to take a nice little 15 minute nap. But while I was napping apparently she went over some crud that's going to be on our meteorology test. So now I guess I'll get those particular questions wrong. Oh well.
That pretty much sums up the most exciting part of my day. Not like anyone cares.
Soooooo....
I am going to discuss my favorite albums of 2007. Why? Because I just saw something in a magazine about the top 10 albums of 2007 and those people have serious issues when it comes to music tastes.
10. Infinity on High-Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy was a fantastic band. Key word:was. They're too obsessed with money and fame these days and their style is totally changing. Not that they aren't still a pretty decent band and all. They just aren't as fantastic as they were. This isn't one of those albums where you cheat yourself by skipping a track. Some of them are meant to be skipped. But there are good ones too, don't get me wrong. Like Thnks Fr Th Mmrs for example. It's one of those songs that makes you wanna dance, but not all of them are so perky.
9. So Wrong, It's Right-All Time Low
I really don't know this band too well, but they seem pretty well put together. From what I can decipher-considering I have yet to hear all the songs from this album considering the fact that I have yet to get it-their songs have meaning. Plus they're all pretty cute. Always a good thing.
8. Santi-The Academy Is...
Okay, here's where it started to get tough. I wanted to put so many of them closer to the top but I couldn't. So, unfortunately, TAI ended up at number 8. But they're still pretty good. They have really perky songs that make you wanna dance like LAX to O'Hare, but they also have cute little romantic slower songs like Everything We Had, which also has a cute little video. All in all, way cool. You should totally ask Santa for this one.
7. The Makeout Scene-Amber's Diary
I'll bet you that you've never heard of this one, or even the band itself. They're a pretty small band from the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, and technically this isn't even an album, its an EP. And even more unfortunate, they just broke up recently, due to some of the members pursuing college. I saw their last show in Allentown the day after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately that's the only time I got to see them, but they said they'd try to get everything sorted out within 2 months. I hope so, they're so nice! Anyway, about the album/EP/whatever. It's awesome, even though I still have yet to get my copy. As usual. But I've come to the decision that it's way cool. Although I doubt you could really find it anywhere. Sorry.
6. In Defense of the Genre-Say Anything
Another album I have yet to buy. But Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance sings in the song In Defense of the Genre, therefore the whole album is awesome. Also, Hayley Williams of Paramore and Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday provide some guest vocals for various songs. Do me a favor and get me this one for Christmas, I need it.
5. Bend to Break-The Color Fred
Taking Back Sunday fans, you've definitely heard of this one. Fred Mascherino, ex-guitarist of Taking Back Sunday (who I saw over the summer!!) has been working on this solo project while still playing in TBS. Now he has left the band in order to pursue this solo project, which rocks. A lot of the songs can get kind of mushy, but it's still really good. Perky, too. I like perky music.
4. Lies for the Liars-The Used
Okay, so the cover of this one might not be appealing to everyone. But if you know anything about The Used, the weird thing on the cover is Chadam. Go read his story, there's a link somewhere on The Used's myspace. But despite that minor creepiness, the album is still amazing, along with the hidden track, Quesadilla. (spelling?) A lot of them can get all mushy at parts,-particularly Smother Me- but they still have meaning. And there are perky ones too, as usual. Slow ones too, but every album has some slow songs.
3. Riot!-Paramore
I hope everyone has heard of this one, or at least the single Misery Business, thanks to MTV. Despite all the fame and attention Paramore is receiving, they aren't completely changing their style like Fall Out Boy is. Plus, Hayley's hair is makes me wanna go out and dye mine bright orange too. It's awesome. They have an occasional slow number, along with perky ones that make you wanna dance (particularly Fences). Go buy it. Now.
2. Bone Palace Ballet-Chiodos
If you have listened to anything from Chiodos' first album, All's Well That Ends Well, and then listened to Bone Palace Ballet, you will certainly notice a difference in the two. In my opinion since the release of their first album, Chiodos has certainly grown and changed as a band. Not that I don't like the pre-Bone Palace Ballet days, but they sound so excellent on the newer album. Firstly, Craig Owens-lead singer-certainly does a lot more screaming in the first. In almost every song you'll hear him screaming his lungs out. Not that I'm against it, I'm jsut saying. On the 2nd album, you will still hear some of it, but not in every single track. Also, some of the songs get slower and more mushy, but they certainly don't lack meaning. This is one of those albums that you cheat yourself if you skip a track. Go listen to it. Now. All of it.
Drum roll please...
1. Mistakes-A Hero From A Thousand Paces
(couldn't find an album cover for this one)
A Hero From A Thousand Pancakes? Nooo. A Hero From A Thousand Places? Yeah, tough one to remember, but mostly referred to as Hero. They're a small-but-getting-bigger band from New Jersey, although most of the members seem to be anywhere but there right now. They're one of the most crowd-friendly bands I have ever met. And, yes, this album is mostly about a relationship gone very wrong, but you can really feel the pain behind the lyrics. That sounded cheesy, yes, but it's true. No, they aren't emo. Everyone goes through crap like that in their life so shut your face about the emo crap.
(sorry if the pictures are really big. not my fault, honest.)
Now that I gave you a nice little list of music that's actually good, go to FYE and buy all of the albums mentioned above. Now. Because I said so.
And now it's time for one of the wonderful facts that is packed into my brain!
DID YOU KNOW
Parasites are probably the most fascinating creatures I have ever read about?
Not really a fact, but whatever.
They're really interesting.
Bye!
(sorry stupid blogger cut off half of the covers on most of those)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Go read a book, it makes you smart.
Hello, once again.
I finally started reading Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. It's a mixture of parasites and vampires, basically, and it makes me queasy. But so far it's excellent. You should go read it, and the sequel The Last Days, and So Yesterday, also by him.
DID YOU KNOW
clothing was invented after humans lost all of their body hair?
Yeah, so there was a time where everyone was prancing around naked with the occasionly loincloth. Talk about awkward.
So today I'm going to be boring and end this blog here in order to finish reading.
Adios!
I finally started reading Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. It's a mixture of parasites and vampires, basically, and it makes me queasy. But so far it's excellent. You should go read it, and the sequel The Last Days, and So Yesterday, also by him.
DID YOU KNOW
clothing was invented after humans lost all of their body hair?
Yeah, so there was a time where everyone was prancing around naked with the occasionly loincloth. Talk about awkward.
So today I'm going to be boring and end this blog here in order to finish reading.
Adios!
Monday, December 10, 2007
The adventures of Christmas shopping!
Hiya!
You know what? I completely forgot to blog yesterday!
You know what? I completely forgot to blog yesterday!
And for all of you that got all beside yourselves and started having panic attacks, please calm down. I was very engrossed in the 4th and 5th Sweep books;Dark Magick and Awakening. You should go read the whole series now. And I also just finished the 3rd Mediator book by Meg Cabot. You should also go read that series too. Now. Because I said so. (I watched that movie yesterday!!) So since last time, I am going to update you on my life.
On Saturday I did some much needed Christmas shopping, which I can assure you was an absolute nightmare. People these days are so vicious when it comes to buy 2 get 1 free sales! But, as you can plainly tell, I survived. And I got to go to that new Borders they put up near Kohl's! I could spend a whole day in that place. Seriously, it's so rad in there. Except for the fact that there are other people that feel the need to talk and make noise to disrupt my reading. But otherwise, way cool place. They had Peeps by Scott Westerfeld!! Do you know how long I have been looking for that book?! Ever since I read about it on Amazon and I couldn't find it until 2 days ago! So, of course, I got it. Along with 3 other books for myself. And I got some other rad stuff for myself too, because every time I go shopping for someone else''s crap I always end up treating myself to something. And then on Sunday I went to church for the first time in a while. My youth group is going to Georgia this summer on a mission trip thing and guess who's going?! Me! Yeah, we have to build stuff in 100+ degree weather but I heard that stuff is rewarding. And it's Georgia, for God's sake. We get to go to the beach! Although, out of the 8 days we're there, we only get 1 1/2 days off, but still. Way cool. And we're selling chocolate bars and so far I'm the only buyer. And right now I'm listening to Relient K. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
So, now that you have all been informed of why you had a panic attack because you thought my computer along with its internet access drowned in the Hoover Dam, I can go read Peeps now! Finally! And who is totally excited that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is coming out on DVD tomorrow?! And I Am Legend (which I am totally going to see) starring Will Smith is coming out on Friday?! I am!
So, for now, Tchuss! (which is one of the many ways that Germans say good-bye)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Watch out for the attacking vending machine!!
Good morning!
I'm exhausted. My lovely little sister dearest decided at 10:00 it was time for me to wake up. In her mind, it might have been. But she also went to bed at like 11 last night. I was up until somewhere between 2-3. Doing what, you ask? Well I was watching the Brady Bunch, Season 3 until about 1:15 or so. Then I was playing solitare for a little while. Then I was watching George Lopez/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air until I finally fell asleep. Exhilirating, isn't it? Of course, but not as exhilirating as my plans for today. Which consist of laundry, cleaning my room, and sitting on my butt. Now I think I'm going to discuss wonderful movies that you should totally go see. Because I said so. (That is one of them)
Grease
You haven't seen it yet? Abfskghskjhkvnkshjskhkrhatouh!!!! It's pretty much one of the most fantastic movies ever. Even if it is really corny. That's what makes it amazing. Go watch it. Now.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This is possibly one of the greatest Halloween/Christmas movies ever! Which I totally happen to be obsessed with. I have a stuffed Jack Skellington ya know. It's so adorable. Yeah, I know, I should really get a life.
Harry Potter
Go watch them. Now. And buy The Order of the Phoenix on DVD December 11th.
Disturbia
Who doesn't love Shia LaBeouf? The trailer makes it look all scary. It isn't. It's way cool. I don't really have much to say about these movies and I don't feel like getting into a detailed description of each one. So just go watch them. Because I said so.
Little Miss Sunshine
The kid who plays Duane (or however it's spelled) is really cute. And so is Olive. So go watch it. It's hilarious.
Because I Said So
Now, what movie with Mandy Moore in it isn't fantastic? Go watch this one, it's so cute.
Mmkay I think I'm done. I don't really watch that many movies and i don't even own most of those. So go buy them for me for Christmas which is in 17 days!!
Now yet another wonderful tidbit of information from the brain of Jessica!
DID YOU KNOW...
About 18 people get killed every year by vending machines falling on top of them?
Kinda sad, though, isn't it?
Ciao!
=)
I'm exhausted. My lovely little sister dearest decided at 10:00 it was time for me to wake up. In her mind, it might have been. But she also went to bed at like 11 last night. I was up until somewhere between 2-3. Doing what, you ask? Well I was watching the Brady Bunch, Season 3 until about 1:15 or so. Then I was playing solitare for a little while. Then I was watching George Lopez/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air until I finally fell asleep. Exhilirating, isn't it? Of course, but not as exhilirating as my plans for today. Which consist of laundry, cleaning my room, and sitting on my butt. Now I think I'm going to discuss wonderful movies that you should totally go see. Because I said so. (That is one of them)
Grease
You haven't seen it yet? Abfskghskjhkvnkshjskhkrhatouh!!!! It's pretty much one of the most fantastic movies ever. Even if it is really corny. That's what makes it amazing. Go watch it. Now.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This is possibly one of the greatest Halloween/Christmas movies ever! Which I totally happen to be obsessed with. I have a stuffed Jack Skellington ya know. It's so adorable. Yeah, I know, I should really get a life.
Harry Potter
Go watch them. Now. And buy The Order of the Phoenix on DVD December 11th.
Disturbia
Who doesn't love Shia LaBeouf? The trailer makes it look all scary. It isn't. It's way cool. I don't really have much to say about these movies and I don't feel like getting into a detailed description of each one. So just go watch them. Because I said so.
Little Miss Sunshine
The kid who plays Duane (or however it's spelled) is really cute. And so is Olive. So go watch it. It's hilarious.
Because I Said So
Now, what movie with Mandy Moore in it isn't fantastic? Go watch this one, it's so cute.
Mmkay I think I'm done. I don't really watch that many movies and i don't even own most of those. So go buy them for me for Christmas which is in 17 days!!
Now yet another wonderful tidbit of information from the brain of Jessica!
DID YOU KNOW...
About 18 people get killed every year by vending machines falling on top of them?
Kinda sad, though, isn't it?
Ciao!
=)
Friday, December 7, 2007
Mountain Dew rots your insides, children
Hello there once again! As if you couldn't tell, or if you're just plain dumb, I really don't have a life. My Friday nights don't consist of much besides watching Full House, Brady Bunch, and Reba reruns, movies, and pigging out until I wanna barf. But tonight is way specialer because my wonderful, loving mommy bought Mountain Dew the other day at the store. And I've had 4 glasses since about 5:00! My insides are rotting as I type.
I'm not just blogging out of boredom though. I attempted to do my German homework, (Yes, I was THAT bored.) and I realized (well, not really, I already knew this) that learning a foreign language is useless. Absolutely pointless, dumb, stupid, and unuseful. Most countries also speak English, and if they don't, all you really need to know how to say is a few necessary words and phrases, such as: bathroom, food, please, thank you, your welcome, airport, hotel, etc. And learning another language is HARD. Yeah, people may think you're all smart and stuff if your bilingual, but you really aren't. At least that's what my mom says, and she's been teaching since forever. Don't contradict her, she will prove you wrong.
And it doesn't help that our textbooks are prehistoric and Germany has changed currencies and other traditions since its publication. Plus, the people are really ugly and they dress horribly. Okay, it's only from like 1990 but still. Wow. I barely remember half the crap in that book. Seriously, they talk so formally.
For example:
Wie findest du den Pulli hier?
Ich finde den Pulli schick.
Translation:
How do you find the sweater?
I find the sweater stylish.
No one in their right mind talks like that.
But I do remember the first German phrase I ever learned. Yeah, it's corny, but I learned it from my dad when I was like 7. And I remember it still. Yet I don't remember how to ask where the bathroom is and I learned that less than a year ago.
Können Sie Fliegen fangen?
Ja, once sie hucke blive!
Translation:
Can you catch flies?
Yes, once they sit still!
I don't think that's exactly how it's spelled, but something to that effect. I used to think it was so cool because, well, it's another language! Which is WAY COOL to a 7-year-old.
Face it. He's gorgeous. And pure genius.
Sprout of A Hero From A Thousand Paces
Yeah, he's the one circled in red. He's way cooler than you'll ever be.
Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance
That's the sexiest afro I've ever seen.
Craig Owens of Chiodos
He's gorgeous. And yes, I met him. I know, you all hate me now.
Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter
Yes, I really hate British accents, but how could you not love that smile?
And last but not least (drum roll please...)
Edward Cullen of Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse!
(I know he's fictional, but in my mind he's the most beautiful thing ever)
You've got to admit, that would be very gorgeous in real life.
(Yeah, that's 6. Deal with it.)
And now for yet another tidbit of useless-but-also-useful-information!
DID YOU KNOW...
Hitler and Napolean only had one testicle?
Must be the cause of the whole taking-over-world scheme.
Now that I'm finished rambling, I think i shall go do something important.
Like catch up on Brady Bunch, Season 3
Auf Wiedersehen!
(which means goodbye in Deutsch, but translated literally it means see you later, i think)
=)
I'm not just blogging out of boredom though. I attempted to do my German homework, (Yes, I was THAT bored.) and I realized (well, not really, I already knew this) that learning a foreign language is useless. Absolutely pointless, dumb, stupid, and unuseful. Most countries also speak English, and if they don't, all you really need to know how to say is a few necessary words and phrases, such as: bathroom, food, please, thank you, your welcome, airport, hotel, etc. And learning another language is HARD. Yeah, people may think you're all smart and stuff if your bilingual, but you really aren't. At least that's what my mom says, and she's been teaching since forever. Don't contradict her, she will prove you wrong.
And it doesn't help that our textbooks are prehistoric and Germany has changed currencies and other traditions since its publication. Plus, the people are really ugly and they dress horribly. Okay, it's only from like 1990 but still. Wow. I barely remember half the crap in that book. Seriously, they talk so formally.
For example:
Wie findest du den Pulli hier?
Ich finde den Pulli schick.
Translation:
How do you find the sweater?
I find the sweater stylish.
No one in their right mind talks like that.
But I do remember the first German phrase I ever learned. Yeah, it's corny, but I learned it from my dad when I was like 7. And I remember it still. Yet I don't remember how to ask where the bathroom is and I learned that less than a year ago.
Können Sie Fliegen fangen?
Ja, once sie hucke blive!
Translation:
Can you catch flies?
Yes, once they sit still!
I don't think that's exactly how it's spelled, but something to that effect. I used to think it was so cool because, well, it's another language! Which is WAY COOL to a 7-year-old.
And as I have stated before, it is extremely useless to learn German. And really confusing. Do you know how many words they have for 'the'? 5. Der, die, das, den, dem. Do you have a clue when to use which one? Yeah, me neither.
And do you know how many words they have for 'a'? 5. Ein, eine, einen, einer, einem. I don't have a clue when to use those either. And do you have any clue what the dative, nominative, and accusative cases are? Yeah, I thought so. Pointless, I tell you.
GUESS WHAT?! Only 18 more days until Christmas! The 2nd best holiday ever! What is the first, you ask? My birthday, of course. Yeah, it's not a holiday, but in my mind it is. And the 3rd is Halloween. Although I think that's probably more like 2nd, tied with Christmas. I love Christmas. And not just because I'm greedy and I want presents. I like being with my family (shocker, I know) and eating cookies and snow and hot chocolate and christmas lights (possibly the best things ever invented) and of course, presents. I like the homeade ones too. They're just so much more special. So make me a nice little present and I'll love you forever. But this year I really really really really really really really really really REALLY want a DVD player for my bedroom. And The Goblet of Fire and The Order of the Phoenix on DVD.
I just thought of a really cool topic since I don't have anything better to do!
The 5 most beautiful men alive (no specific order)
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
Face it. He's gorgeous. And pure genius.
Sprout of A Hero From A Thousand Paces
Yeah, he's the one circled in red. He's way cooler than you'll ever be.
Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance
That's the sexiest afro I've ever seen.
Craig Owens of Chiodos
He's gorgeous. And yes, I met him. I know, you all hate me now.
Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter
Yes, I really hate British accents, but how could you not love that smile?
And last but not least (drum roll please...)
Edward Cullen of Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse!
(I know he's fictional, but in my mind he's the most beautiful thing ever)
You've got to admit, that would be very gorgeous in real life.
(Yeah, that's 6. Deal with it.)
And now for yet another tidbit of useless-but-also-useful-information!
DID YOU KNOW...
Hitler and Napolean only had one testicle?
Must be the cause of the whole taking-over-world scheme.
Now that I'm finished rambling, I think i shall go do something important.
Like catch up on Brady Bunch, Season 3
Auf Wiedersehen!
(which means goodbye in Deutsch, but translated literally it means see you later, i think)
=)
Hola!
Well, hello there blog readers!
Ha, like anyone's gonna read this, but keeping a journal is pretty lame these days.
So I thought I would catch up to the rest of the 21st century and blog!
Not like this is really a place to vent out all my feelings, that's what my stuffed animals are for.
This is more like a place for me to share useless pieces of information with the world so they aren't so useless.
Hence the title, Useless Babbling.
In case you haven't noticed, or you don't know a thing about me, or you're just plain dumb, I like to babble. About anything and everything for as long as anyone will listen. Or in this case, read.
And also, I just may be one of the world's biggest book worms.
Yes, I know, hard to believe. But I really love it, and right now I have a list about a page long of books I wanna read.
So, seeing as I have nothing better to write about, I'm going to discuss my favorite authors and genres and crud no one cares about.
Feel free to press that pretty little red and white X in the corner.
My all-time favorite author since like forever is Sharon Creech. Yeah, she writes books for like 5th and 6th graders, but they're awesome. For example, one of my personal favorites, Bloomability.
http://www.amazon.com/Bloomability-Sharon-Creech/dp/0330397842/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071052&sr=1-1
It's about this 13-year-old girl, Dinnie, who moves to Switzerland to go to an international school run by her aunt and uncle.
It's really good. I wanna go to a school like that. Swiss chocolate is supposedly to die for.
Also, I love Heartbeat.
http://www.amazon.com/Heartbeat-Sharon-Creech/dp/0060540249/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071253&sr=1-5
It's a book of poems that all tell a story about 12-year-old Annie who goes through some pretty big changes. It's kind of immature, but it's still awesome.
http://www.sharoncreech.com/
Another one of my favorite authors is Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, which is the most amazing series i have ever read. Ever. Even better than Harry Potter, which I am a huge fan of.
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Collection-Stephenie-Meyer/dp/0316003727/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071479&sr=1-3
It's about this girl, Bella, a junior in high school, who falls in love with Edward, a vampire. Yeah, I know, sounds creepy right? Wrong. Edward and his "family" aren't like the sleeping-in-coffins, burning-up-in-the-sunlight, human-blood-drinking vampires. It's also a romance that puts Romeo and Juliet to shame. Go read it for yourself. Now. Because I said so. (which is a totally awesome movie starring Mandy Moore, Diane Keaton, and Lauren Graham. Go watch it. Now)
**Also, she co-wrote Prom Nights From Hell, which I have yet to read but I really REALLY want to. ANDDDDDDD she is coming out with a new science-fiction novel, The Host, which I can't wait for.
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
Another totally cool author you should totally know about is Meg Cabot. If you haven't heard of her, well, aghskjhviawyiuwhohtskj! Do you live under a rock?!
She wrote the Princess Diaries series, made into the popular movie starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. And The Mediator series, which is about 16-year-old Susannah Simon, who can speak to and see the dead.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-4620559-0332004?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=meg+cabot&Go.x=11&Go.y=5
I recently read the 2nd Mediator book, The Ninth Key, and if my friends would learn to buy entire series' instead of the first few books, I would have it finished by now.
I also read the first couple Princess Diaries books and have not yet had a chance to get a hold of the rest. But I will finish it. Eventually. And I also read her book
All-American Girl, which is about a girl who saves the president's life and...I'm really spoiling these for whoever actually reads this pathetic thing. As I told you before, the little red and white X is waiting to be clicked upon.
http://www.megcabot.com/
So, now that I gave you a hefty reading list, I suggest you go complete it. Now. Because I said so. (once again, fantastic movie.)
And now a little useless tidbit of info that may be crucial.
DID YOU KNOW...
Squirrels canNOT give you rabies.
So if you get bit by a squirrel, do not panic. Because you will not foam at the mouth.
But you could get some other deadly disease. So do not go out and aggrivate an already pissed-off squirrel just to prove me wrong. Because I'm right.
(No, I'm not conceided.)
I think I'm done now, considering the female parental unit is bugging me to do the vacuuming.
Adios! (no, i do not know much Spanish, considering I am currently learning a useless language, Deutsch. (German) I don't advise trying to learn it, everyone in Deutschland (Germany) speaks English anyway.
=)
Ha, like anyone's gonna read this, but keeping a journal is pretty lame these days.
So I thought I would catch up to the rest of the 21st century and blog!
Not like this is really a place to vent out all my feelings, that's what my stuffed animals are for.
This is more like a place for me to share useless pieces of information with the world so they aren't so useless.
Hence the title, Useless Babbling.
In case you haven't noticed, or you don't know a thing about me, or you're just plain dumb, I like to babble. About anything and everything for as long as anyone will listen. Or in this case, read.
And also, I just may be one of the world's biggest book worms.
Yes, I know, hard to believe. But I really love it, and right now I have a list about a page long of books I wanna read.
So, seeing as I have nothing better to write about, I'm going to discuss my favorite authors and genres and crud no one cares about.
Feel free to press that pretty little red and white X in the corner.
My all-time favorite author since like forever is Sharon Creech. Yeah, she writes books for like 5th and 6th graders, but they're awesome. For example, one of my personal favorites, Bloomability.
http://www.amazon.com/Bloomability-Sharon-Creech/dp/0330397842/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071052&sr=1-1
It's about this 13-year-old girl, Dinnie, who moves to Switzerland to go to an international school run by her aunt and uncle.
It's really good. I wanna go to a school like that. Swiss chocolate is supposedly to die for.
Also, I love Heartbeat.
http://www.amazon.com/Heartbeat-Sharon-Creech/dp/0060540249/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071253&sr=1-5
It's a book of poems that all tell a story about 12-year-old Annie who goes through some pretty big changes. It's kind of immature, but it's still awesome.
http://www.sharoncreech.com/
Another one of my favorite authors is Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, which is the most amazing series i have ever read. Ever. Even better than Harry Potter, which I am a huge fan of.
http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Collection-Stephenie-Meyer/dp/0316003727/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197071479&sr=1-3
It's about this girl, Bella, a junior in high school, who falls in love with Edward, a vampire. Yeah, I know, sounds creepy right? Wrong. Edward and his "family" aren't like the sleeping-in-coffins, burning-up-in-the-sunlight, human-blood-drinking vampires. It's also a romance that puts Romeo and Juliet to shame. Go read it for yourself. Now. Because I said so. (which is a totally awesome movie starring Mandy Moore, Diane Keaton, and Lauren Graham. Go watch it. Now)
**Also, she co-wrote Prom Nights From Hell, which I have yet to read but I really REALLY want to. ANDDDDDDD she is coming out with a new science-fiction novel, The Host, which I can't wait for.
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
Another totally cool author you should totally know about is Meg Cabot. If you haven't heard of her, well, aghskjhviawyiuwhohtskj! Do you live under a rock?!
She wrote the Princess Diaries series, made into the popular movie starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. And The Mediator series, which is about 16-year-old Susannah Simon, who can speak to and see the dead.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-4620559-0332004?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=meg+cabot&Go.x=11&Go.y=5
I recently read the 2nd Mediator book, The Ninth Key, and if my friends would learn to buy entire series' instead of the first few books, I would have it finished by now.
I also read the first couple Princess Diaries books and have not yet had a chance to get a hold of the rest. But I will finish it. Eventually. And I also read her book
All-American Girl, which is about a girl who saves the president's life and...I'm really spoiling these for whoever actually reads this pathetic thing. As I told you before, the little red and white X is waiting to be clicked upon.
http://www.megcabot.com/
So, now that I gave you a hefty reading list, I suggest you go complete it. Now. Because I said so. (once again, fantastic movie.)
And now a little useless tidbit of info that may be crucial.
DID YOU KNOW...
Squirrels canNOT give you rabies.
So if you get bit by a squirrel, do not panic. Because you will not foam at the mouth.
But you could get some other deadly disease. So do not go out and aggrivate an already pissed-off squirrel just to prove me wrong. Because I'm right.
(No, I'm not conceided.)
I think I'm done now, considering the female parental unit is bugging me to do the vacuuming.
Adios! (no, i do not know much Spanish, considering I am currently learning a useless language, Deutsch. (German) I don't advise trying to learn it, everyone in Deutschland (Germany) speaks English anyway.
=)
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