So I recently went over the book list for the 2011 DAC and I pretty much changed my entire list. So here is a new, updated version of the books I'm planning to read (note: a lot of these have already come out but I haven't had the time to read them yet)
1)The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher
2)Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (already read)
3)XVI by Julia Karr
4)The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
5)Warped by Maurissa Guibord
6)Those that Wake by Jesse Karp
7)In the Arms of Stone Angels by Jordan Dane
8)Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
9)Hourglass by Myra McEntire
10)Stracrossed by Josephine Angelini
11)Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
12)Hereafter by Tara Hudson
March 18, 2011
February 24, 2011
Rant about School
It's official. I'm too busy to blog. What the heck? I don't know how this happened but it did. So where am I blogging to you from today? Well, I'm in front of the sandwich shop in my university's student union waiting for DA peeps to show up so we can eat dinner before we meet for the first time IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS OMG. That's right. It's happening tonight. We are meeting. FINALLY.
So why am I sitting in front of the sandwich shop you might ask? Nahh. I'm not going to answer that. It's a secret. Anyway...
Today's blog entry is going to be all about the fact that I HATE MY CLASSES THIS SEMESTER. Sorry. Lots of capitals for no reason. But it's true. The only classes I like this semester are French (which I hate half the time because of the workload) and English Lit II. That's it. My other three classes are torture and I'm at the point where I have to literally force myself to go each day. That's a horrible sign considering we are only in the 6th week of classes.
The sad thing is, I signed up for subjects that are interesting, but are just being taught by horrible professors. One ignores questions, another is just creepy, and another doesn't teach but stands in front of the class and blabs about all the work she's done over the years.
The point is, school is just uninteresting and unmotivating for me at the moment. And the workload is ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I haven't gone to bed before 2:00am in the last 2 weeks due to the insane amount of homework I have. I'm almost positive I did not have this much work last semester. I mean we aren't even at midterms yet.
Well that's enough ranting for the day.
I would say that I'll try to update soon, but that require having time to sit down and actually write a blog that means something.
Until next time. :)
So why am I sitting in front of the sandwich shop you might ask? Nahh. I'm not going to answer that. It's a secret. Anyway...
Today's blog entry is going to be all about the fact that I HATE MY CLASSES THIS SEMESTER. Sorry. Lots of capitals for no reason. But it's true. The only classes I like this semester are French (which I hate half the time because of the workload) and English Lit II. That's it. My other three classes are torture and I'm at the point where I have to literally force myself to go each day. That's a horrible sign considering we are only in the 6th week of classes.
The sad thing is, I signed up for subjects that are interesting, but are just being taught by horrible professors. One ignores questions, another is just creepy, and another doesn't teach but stands in front of the class and blabs about all the work she's done over the years.
The point is, school is just uninteresting and unmotivating for me at the moment. And the workload is ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I haven't gone to bed before 2:00am in the last 2 weeks due to the insane amount of homework I have. I'm almost positive I did not have this much work last semester. I mean we aren't even at midterms yet.
Well that's enough ranting for the day.
I would say that I'll try to update soon, but that require having time to sit down and actually write a blog that means something.
Until next time. :)
February 11, 2011
Long Time, No Talk
I know I haven't blogged in a really really long time. I apologize. Life has been crazy. We just finished up the third week of the semester and already there is so much going on that I can barely keep track. But tonight's blog is not about that. Tonight's blog is honestly a rant, so if that's not your kind of thing, you should probably stop reading. There's just an issue that's really been bothering me and I need to get it out. So here it goes.
I'm starting to get really frustrated with some of my friends. I mean, usually you know you have real friends when they help you out in certain situations where most people would just be like, whatever. But these couple of people have just been ridiculous. And rude. Mostly rude, which is why I'm so frustrated. Not that this is complete news to me. I guess I've started to notice over the last few months. But I'm starting to realize more and more that this isn't just a phase. This is who they are. Which is making me really not want to hang out with them anymore.
Obviously, that's my choice to make. And it's a crappy one. No one wants to realize that their friends are turning into not cool people. It's sad. I don't want to lose those friendships because we've had some really great times together. But I'm also starting to lose a lot of respect for them. It's disappointing. But people change and that's just the way it is. That's life. And as they say, there are some who just pass through our life and some who stay forever. And at least I'm lucky enough to have some friends that I know will last forever.
theendthanksforreading. :)
I'm starting to get really frustrated with some of my friends. I mean, usually you know you have real friends when they help you out in certain situations where most people would just be like, whatever. But these couple of people have just been ridiculous. And rude. Mostly rude, which is why I'm so frustrated. Not that this is complete news to me. I guess I've started to notice over the last few months. But I'm starting to realize more and more that this isn't just a phase. This is who they are. Which is making me really not want to hang out with them anymore.
Obviously, that's my choice to make. And it's a crappy one. No one wants to realize that their friends are turning into not cool people. It's sad. I don't want to lose those friendships because we've had some really great times together. But I'm also starting to lose a lot of respect for them. It's disappointing. But people change and that's just the way it is. That's life. And as they say, there are some who just pass through our life and some who stay forever. And at least I'm lucky enough to have some friends that I know will last forever.
theendthanksforreading. :)
January 7, 2011
Quick Update on Book List for 2011 DAC
So here's the updated list of books that I'm reading for the 2011 Debut Author Challenge. I changed it just a tad.
1)Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (already read)
2)Timeless by Alexandria Moir
3)Those That Wake by Jesse Karp
4)Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
5)Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
6)Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
7)Forgotten by Cat Patrick
8)Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
9)Vicious Little Darlings by Katherine Easer
10)Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
11)Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
12)Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
If you haven't already checked out my review for Unearthly, its the blog post right before this. It's my first book review so if I totally sucked at it please feel free to leave me suggestions. :)
1)Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (already read)
2)Timeless by Alexandria Moir
3)Those That Wake by Jesse Karp
4)Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell
5)Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
6)Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
7)Forgotten by Cat Patrick
8)Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
9)Vicious Little Darlings by Katherine Easer
10)Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
11)Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray
12)Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
If you haven't already checked out my review for Unearthly, its the blog post right before this. It's my first book review so if I totally sucked at it please feel free to leave me suggestions. :)
January 6, 2011
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Review for 2011 DAC)
Unearthly tells the story of Clara Gardner, an angel-blood, who has been put on Earth to fulfill her purpose…her destiny. She struggles with trying to figure out her purpose while trying to live a normal teenage life, or at least as normal as she can.
I have to admit I loved this book from the moment I saw the word Nephilim from the quote right before the beginning of the book. I’ve recently become obsessed with Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and even though this story has a totally different take on angels, it still made me excited.
There are two things I really loved about this book. I liked the idea of Clara having to find her purpose in life because I think about that a lot. It makes you wonder about your own life and questions whether or not we truly have a destiny or if we decide our own fates. But this question isn’t too heavy to the point where it’s overwhelming.
Secondly, I loved Tucker, one of Clara’s love interests. This is probably because he is exactly the kind of guy I would go for. I love their silly banter and their constant need to “hate on each other” but not really hating at all. The verbal teasing is hilarious.
As soon as I finished the book, I literally ran to my laptop to check Cynthia Hand’s website. I said to my friend Ben, who was waiting for me to go apartment hunting with him… “If there is no sequel to this book, I’m going to die.” A few minutes later… “Oh thank goodness. There’s a sequel. Phew!”
You know it’s a good book if it keeps you wanting more at the end. ☺
I have to admit I loved this book from the moment I saw the word Nephilim from the quote right before the beginning of the book. I’ve recently become obsessed with Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and even though this story has a totally different take on angels, it still made me excited.
There are two things I really loved about this book. I liked the idea of Clara having to find her purpose in life because I think about that a lot. It makes you wonder about your own life and questions whether or not we truly have a destiny or if we decide our own fates. But this question isn’t too heavy to the point where it’s overwhelming.
Secondly, I loved Tucker, one of Clara’s love interests. This is probably because he is exactly the kind of guy I would go for. I love their silly banter and their constant need to “hate on each other” but not really hating at all. The verbal teasing is hilarious.
As soon as I finished the book, I literally ran to my laptop to check Cynthia Hand’s website. I said to my friend Ben, who was waiting for me to go apartment hunting with him… “If there is no sequel to this book, I’m going to die.” A few minutes later… “Oh thank goodness. There’s a sequel. Phew!”
You know it’s a good book if it keeps you wanting more at the end. ☺
January 2, 2011
FAIL.
I realized this morning that I had started a blog about Project 4 Awesome TWO WEEKS AGO and never finished it. Oops.
I've been home about two weeks now and I've sort of fallen off the face of the earth. This is partially do to the fact that I've been sick since Wednesday and partially due to the fact that I'm just lazy and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. However after watching television for 13 hours straight yesterday because my brain was dead, I'm now ready to get back to life and start doing stuff. Mainly HPA stuff of course since our chapter is hoping to do amazing things this semester!
I quickly want to talk about Project 4 Awesome though. Because never in my life have I felt so much awesome in the span of 48 hours. I loved the spamming and watching videos. It was just amazing. I ended up making a list of charities that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED and want to become more involved in.
Here they are:
*Beat Bullying*
*Not For Sale*
*Cancer Research Institute*
*Open University*
Not a very long list, but definitely a great one.
Moving on to other things. Since I finished my finals I have:
*watched Degrassi*
*watched Buffy (currently on Season 3)*
*read*
*slept*
*worked*
*been sick*
*not slept*
*seen only 1 friend*
*drank really yummy organic coffee that I gave to Alex*
*watched the YouTubes*
*attended the Livestream for the Januaray Horcrux!!*
That last one is probably my favorite. Today they announced the next horcrux for the Deathly Hallows Campaign. It's called the Body-Bind Horcrux and it's all about keeping our bodies healthy and loving ourselves. Personally, I'm looking forward to the discussions about healthy nutrition, organic food, and how to stay active. This issue isn't just about losing weight...it's about feeling good about yourself and keeping yourself safe and healthy.
Well that's pretty much all for now. Here's a new thing I'm going to try.
Current To-Do List
*write a book review for Clockwork Angel (sorry Nicole!)*
*get healthy*
*finish my study abroad application*
I think that's it. Have a wonderful day full of awesome! :)
I've been home about two weeks now and I've sort of fallen off the face of the earth. This is partially do to the fact that I've been sick since Wednesday and partially due to the fact that I'm just lazy and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. However after watching television for 13 hours straight yesterday because my brain was dead, I'm now ready to get back to life and start doing stuff. Mainly HPA stuff of course since our chapter is hoping to do amazing things this semester!
I quickly want to talk about Project 4 Awesome though. Because never in my life have I felt so much awesome in the span of 48 hours. I loved the spamming and watching videos. It was just amazing. I ended up making a list of charities that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED and want to become more involved in.
Here they are:
*Beat Bullying*
*Not For Sale*
*Cancer Research Institute*
*Open University*
Not a very long list, but definitely a great one.
Moving on to other things. Since I finished my finals I have:
*watched Degrassi*
*watched Buffy (currently on Season 3)*
*read*
*slept*
*worked*
*been sick*
*not slept*
*seen only 1 friend*
*drank really yummy organic coffee that I gave to Alex*
*watched the YouTubes*
*attended the Livestream for the Januaray Horcrux!!*
That last one is probably my favorite. Today they announced the next horcrux for the Deathly Hallows Campaign. It's called the Body-Bind Horcrux and it's all about keeping our bodies healthy and loving ourselves. Personally, I'm looking forward to the discussions about healthy nutrition, organic food, and how to stay active. This issue isn't just about losing weight...it's about feeling good about yourself and keeping yourself safe and healthy.
Well that's pretty much all for now. Here's a new thing I'm going to try.
Current To-Do List
*write a book review for Clockwork Angel (sorry Nicole!)*
*get healthy*
*finish my study abroad application*
I think that's it. Have a wonderful day full of awesome! :)
December 16, 2010
A Quick Word
About 18 minutes ago, the world just got so much better. Would you like to know why? I'll tell you. Leaky announced that Arthur Levine (he's kind of my idol and dream employer) is going to be speaking at LitDay for LeakyCon2011.
OMGWTF SDA;FHJAS;HG;DSFHAS;GJHJSDFGHAS;HKSJFASD
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
:)
When I was a sophomore in high school, I met Cheryl Klein (she works for Arthur Levine) right before Lumos. They were doing a podcast in the Barnes and Noble by my house and I had the amazing opportunity to talk with her for a few minutes about writing, editing, and the likes. That conversation has been my sole motivation for the last four years. I knew as soon as I got home that night that I wanted to be a book editor. It was suddenly so clear to me. And I decided I wanted to work for Arthur A. Levine Books.
Now of course this is very unlikely to happen. Like having a dream school you know you'll never get to go to, that job will probably never be mine. But still. It's a good goal to work toward. And in the meantime, I'm working my butt off to hopefully get a job in the publishing world after I graduate college.
But back to the point. I might actually get to meet Arthur Levine. And while I know that working for him is probably never going to happen, the chance to have a conversation with him and talk about books and editing would probably make my life. YES I SAID LIFE. Meeting someone you look up to so much has that effect on you. I really hope that I have the chance to talk to him. It would be such an amazing experience and something that I will probably treasure for the rest of my life.
Anyway, enough of that. I have to go take a Principles of Management final. Yay? Not really, no. To those of you in the middle of finals right now, good luck. And to those of you that are already done, I'm jealous. I still have 5 days left. You stink.
OMGWTF SDA;FHJAS;HG;DSFHAS;GJHJSDFGHAS;HKSJFASD
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
:)
When I was a sophomore in high school, I met Cheryl Klein (she works for Arthur Levine) right before Lumos. They were doing a podcast in the Barnes and Noble by my house and I had the amazing opportunity to talk with her for a few minutes about writing, editing, and the likes. That conversation has been my sole motivation for the last four years. I knew as soon as I got home that night that I wanted to be a book editor. It was suddenly so clear to me. And I decided I wanted to work for Arthur A. Levine Books.
Now of course this is very unlikely to happen. Like having a dream school you know you'll never get to go to, that job will probably never be mine. But still. It's a good goal to work toward. And in the meantime, I'm working my butt off to hopefully get a job in the publishing world after I graduate college.
But back to the point. I might actually get to meet Arthur Levine. And while I know that working for him is probably never going to happen, the chance to have a conversation with him and talk about books and editing would probably make my life. YES I SAID LIFE. Meeting someone you look up to so much has that effect on you. I really hope that I have the chance to talk to him. It would be such an amazing experience and something that I will probably treasure for the rest of my life.
Anyway, enough of that. I have to go take a Principles of Management final. Yay? Not really, no. To those of you in the middle of finals right now, good luck. And to those of you that are already done, I'm jealous. I still have 5 days left. You stink.
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