Last week-end, my parents went to the BC Home and Garden Show, just because they keep fixing up the house and stuff... one day they'll just tear the whole place down and build a better house... they come back with free samples, and they bring me a 2007 guide of bed and breakfast's in Ireland... i was all, why?... and my mom was like, well, in case you want to take a trip
and it got me thinking, because i want to go, and i don't want to wait until next summer to go... i started thinking that once my passport arrives i should go in August after summer exams, and stay there for a week or so and just wander around a little... sometimes i get so bored here, doing the same thing over and over and over
well, there your weekly glimpse into my weird life... maybe i'll start posting twice weekly, on Saturdays and Wednesdays
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song: "Golden" by Fall Out Boy
book: "Jovah's Angel" by Sharon Shinn
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
*snore* Hum-what? I'm awake
Geez, things just feel so boring right now, it's an odd feeling... well, maybe it's just the weather, it's annoyingly cold outside, raining, earlier it was snowing... i just don't understand the weather
so i'm here, inside, drinking coffee, at 3:15 in the afternoon on a Saturday... and i really don't have to go out until Monday afternoon... i should probably go through my textbooks, maybe on Monday i will... crud, i just realized i have to read a new book for Wednesday, and write something on it for Friday
well, maybe i should pick up my writing again, i've left that poor NaNoWriMo book sitting in it's Word file for so long, unfinished... maybe i'll write some more today, since i've got nothing to do... well, first i have to do a couple of things, then i'll go back to my book
and i've got to think of a way to get more people to read this darn blog thing i have here... hmmm... maybe have some kind of odd contest... or just turn it into a podcast or something
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song: "The Killing Moon" by The Distants
book: "Dance with the Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
so i'm here, inside, drinking coffee, at 3:15 in the afternoon on a Saturday... and i really don't have to go out until Monday afternoon... i should probably go through my textbooks, maybe on Monday i will... crud, i just realized i have to read a new book for Wednesday, and write something on it for Friday
well, maybe i should pick up my writing again, i've left that poor NaNoWriMo book sitting in it's Word file for so long, unfinished... maybe i'll write some more today, since i've got nothing to do... well, first i have to do a couple of things, then i'll go back to my book
and i've got to think of a way to get more people to read this darn blog thing i have here... hmmm... maybe have some kind of odd contest... or just turn it into a podcast or something
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song: "The Killing Moon" by The Distants
book: "Dance with the Devil" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Music review day
ok, since i've done practically no writing in the longest time, i'm going to give a review of a new CD... Fall Out Boy's "Infinity On High"... i love this group, love their music, and i love their new CD... i'm going to go through the CD song by song, so you can pick and choose which ones you think you'd like... the CD can be found on iTunes, which is where i got it... enjoy... and since i'm a writer, i pay attention to the lyrics a lot, because they tell a story, so i'll be mentioning them a lot
1. "Thriller": the opening song is always important to a new CD... there's a little spoken word bit at the beginning, then a great guitar and drum riff... the chorus is catchy, and the music is great... the song's a little mellow, but it's got a lot of bass, your normal alterative/punk song... a great opening for the CD
2. "The Take Over, the Breaks Over": great drum work at the beginning, very catchy beat... it feels like a good song to dance to if you're alone in the house cleaning... love the guitar in this song... about halfway through it calms down a little, but loses none of the energy of the song
3. "This Aint a Scene, It's An Arms Race": the first single played on the radio... i don't understand why the radio people edit it, it's kinda dumb... i just want to sing along with this song, it's that good... another song with a great beat
4. "I'm Like A Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)": this reminds me of a punk-love song... there isn't really any screaming lyrics, it's mostly the lead singer talking about if he and this girl we together and on their honeymoon... it's really funny, but i love this song... this is a song to get if you love Fall Out Boy
5. "Hum Hallelujah": pretty good guitar... i didn't toally love this song, for some reason the beginning reminded me of a Green Day song, but i don't know which one... again, it's guitar and drum heavy, but it's still a pretty okay song... the chorus is the best part
6. "Golden": not what i expected for a Fall Out Boy song, but i love this song... it's short and sweet and perfect as a calming influence inbetween all the other lound punk-rock-alternative songs... i was surprised to hear the piano as being such a prominent instrument in this song... the lyrics are great, like a tortured guy trying to struggle through life... a must-have song
7. "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs": this sing is actually 'Thanks For The Memories", the vowels were just removed in the title... i thought that was kind of clever... starts off a little strange... it's more like a 'screw you' to an old girlfriend, but the lyrics are great, telling a little story that cracked me up a little
8. "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?": this is an ok song, it kind of sticks in your head after you've listened to it a few times... once i was listening to the whole CD and went right pst this song without realizing... it's still good, but not the best... reminds me of songs on the "From Under The Cork Tree" album, ok but not memorable
9. "The (After)Life of the Party": really mellow at the beginning, i thought i was listening to a pop song for a little while... but then the guitar and bass kick in... it's a little sad, but it doesn't totally suck... it's calmer than most Fall Out Boy songs
10. "The Carpal Tunnel of Love": i heard this song weeks ago when iTunes released this track as a pre-release track... i loved this song from the beginning, it was another loud, full of spunk Fall Out Boy song... this should be their next single... a great song to sing along to once you figure out what the lyrics are
11. "Bang the Doldrums": pretty good song... it took me a little while to warm up to it, but it's pretty good... amazing chorus, i love it... a good song to drive to and sing along to
12. "Fame < Infamy": a loud song, again... not too bad... it's like they shoved all the guitar they could plus a little more into it
13. "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave": i love this song because of the lyrics... it's about a court case and someone's about to be convicted of some crime... picture a courtroom full of punk rockers... again, amazing chorus, this one really stuck in my head
14. "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears and None On My Fingers": and another offbeat song title, but you've got to love them... i keep picturing a video for this when they're trying to walk through mud, then it's all normal, then it's through the mud again... and there's trumpet and trombone and tuba players in the background... a great ending song to an amazing CD
as you can tell, i loved this CD, it's great, and i love this band... i hope they put out more great songs like these
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books: "Amber" by Lauren Royal and "A Secret Love" by Stephanie Laurens
1. "Thriller": the opening song is always important to a new CD... there's a little spoken word bit at the beginning, then a great guitar and drum riff... the chorus is catchy, and the music is great... the song's a little mellow, but it's got a lot of bass, your normal alterative/punk song... a great opening for the CD
2. "The Take Over, the Breaks Over": great drum work at the beginning, very catchy beat... it feels like a good song to dance to if you're alone in the house cleaning... love the guitar in this song... about halfway through it calms down a little, but loses none of the energy of the song
3. "This Aint a Scene, It's An Arms Race": the first single played on the radio... i don't understand why the radio people edit it, it's kinda dumb... i just want to sing along with this song, it's that good... another song with a great beat
4. "I'm Like A Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)": this reminds me of a punk-love song... there isn't really any screaming lyrics, it's mostly the lead singer talking about if he and this girl we together and on their honeymoon... it's really funny, but i love this song... this is a song to get if you love Fall Out Boy
5. "Hum Hallelujah": pretty good guitar... i didn't toally love this song, for some reason the beginning reminded me of a Green Day song, but i don't know which one... again, it's guitar and drum heavy, but it's still a pretty okay song... the chorus is the best part
6. "Golden": not what i expected for a Fall Out Boy song, but i love this song... it's short and sweet and perfect as a calming influence inbetween all the other lound punk-rock-alternative songs... i was surprised to hear the piano as being such a prominent instrument in this song... the lyrics are great, like a tortured guy trying to struggle through life... a must-have song
7. "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs": this sing is actually 'Thanks For The Memories", the vowels were just removed in the title... i thought that was kind of clever... starts off a little strange... it's more like a 'screw you' to an old girlfriend, but the lyrics are great, telling a little story that cracked me up a little
8. "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?": this is an ok song, it kind of sticks in your head after you've listened to it a few times... once i was listening to the whole CD and went right pst this song without realizing... it's still good, but not the best... reminds me of songs on the "From Under The Cork Tree" album, ok but not memorable
9. "The (After)Life of the Party": really mellow at the beginning, i thought i was listening to a pop song for a little while... but then the guitar and bass kick in... it's a little sad, but it doesn't totally suck... it's calmer than most Fall Out Boy songs
10. "The Carpal Tunnel of Love": i heard this song weeks ago when iTunes released this track as a pre-release track... i loved this song from the beginning, it was another loud, full of spunk Fall Out Boy song... this should be their next single... a great song to sing along to once you figure out what the lyrics are
11. "Bang the Doldrums": pretty good song... it took me a little while to warm up to it, but it's pretty good... amazing chorus, i love it... a good song to drive to and sing along to
12. "Fame < Infamy": a loud song, again... not too bad... it's like they shoved all the guitar they could plus a little more into it
13. "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave": i love this song because of the lyrics... it's about a court case and someone's about to be convicted of some crime... picture a courtroom full of punk rockers... again, amazing chorus, this one really stuck in my head
14. "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears and None On My Fingers": and another offbeat song title, but you've got to love them... i keep picturing a video for this when they're trying to walk through mud, then it's all normal, then it's through the mud again... and there's trumpet and trombone and tuba players in the background... a great ending song to an amazing CD
as you can tell, i loved this CD, it's great, and i love this band... i hope they put out more great songs like these
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books: "Amber" by Lauren Royal and "A Secret Love" by Stephanie Laurens
Saturday, February 10, 2007
And I've done it again
okay, i'm going to have to remind myself every day with notes to actually write this darn thing... i told myself i'd write something every other day, but i've been slacking again... darn it
well, my classes aren't helping, because i have a 5 page essay due Friday, which isn't that bad, and a Physics midterm Thursday evening, which i don't want to do... i so hate science, why did i agree to take this class anyways??
and since i've been in my classes, i haven't gotten any writing done, which means i missed the deadline to get a free printed copy of my novel... o well, maybe next year... and maybe when i'm gone in April on vacation... i so want to finish it so i can go over it and edit it and everything
i guess that's it for now... enjoy your week-end, people
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song: "Count Yourself In" by Ten Second Epic
book: "Archangel" by Sharon Shinn (love love love this book)
well, my classes aren't helping, because i have a 5 page essay due Friday, which isn't that bad, and a Physics midterm Thursday evening, which i don't want to do... i so hate science, why did i agree to take this class anyways??
and since i've been in my classes, i haven't gotten any writing done, which means i missed the deadline to get a free printed copy of my novel... o well, maybe next year... and maybe when i'm gone in April on vacation... i so want to finish it so i can go over it and edit it and everything
i guess that's it for now... enjoy your week-end, people
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song: "Count Yourself In" by Ten Second Epic
book: "Archangel" by Sharon Shinn (love love love this book)
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Long time, no type
Cripes, it's been a while since i wrote something here... i guess i should update this darn thing more often or something
first thing's first... my birthday was on the 26th, and i don't feel any older than i did before the 26th, which is a little strange, but o well... maybe in 10 years i'll feel old :D
Christmas was good, a little lonely considering it was only the four of us this year... last year it was five plus our dog, but with my grandmother's passing in June and the putting down of our dog in July, it was only the four of us with no one eating the wrapping paper... but it was still good... i'm still wondering why my sister and i got a bleach pen form my mom, but my mom's nuts
NaNoWriMo was in November, but i'm rushing to finish the damned thing so i can get it published on Lulu.com so they can send me a free printed copy... and once it's up on Lulu.com, everyone who wants a copy of the darn thing will be able to get it... well, they might have to pay something for actually printing the book if they want a paper copy, that just a little annoying... i'm up to 73,000 words and 287 pages, and i have two and a half chapters more planned out, plus an epilogue
i'll be lucky if i finish before my classes start on Tuesday... i have to finish by the 16th, which is about 9 days away, but i want to finish before that
Well, happy late new year to everyone, and maybe in April i'll start book number two, because i've enjoyed writing this book, even last night when i wanted to cry
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song: "Rough Hands" by Alexisonfire
book: "Jewels of the Sun" by Nora Roberts
first thing's first... my birthday was on the 26th, and i don't feel any older than i did before the 26th, which is a little strange, but o well... maybe in 10 years i'll feel old :D
Christmas was good, a little lonely considering it was only the four of us this year... last year it was five plus our dog, but with my grandmother's passing in June and the putting down of our dog in July, it was only the four of us with no one eating the wrapping paper... but it was still good... i'm still wondering why my sister and i got a bleach pen form my mom, but my mom's nuts
NaNoWriMo was in November, but i'm rushing to finish the damned thing so i can get it published on Lulu.com so they can send me a free printed copy... and once it's up on Lulu.com, everyone who wants a copy of the darn thing will be able to get it... well, they might have to pay something for actually printing the book if they want a paper copy, that just a little annoying... i'm up to 73,000 words and 287 pages, and i have two and a half chapters more planned out, plus an epilogue
i'll be lucky if i finish before my classes start on Tuesday... i have to finish by the 16th, which is about 9 days away, but i want to finish before that
Well, happy late new year to everyone, and maybe in April i'll start book number two, because i've enjoyed writing this book, even last night when i wanted to cry
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song: "Rough Hands" by Alexisonfire
book: "Jewels of the Sun" by Nora Roberts
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