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Twilight

I just finished reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

HOLY COW. Blew me away. I am definitely going to buy it, along with the sequels when they come out.

What I LOVE is that she put up her dream cast of the people in her book here. She was right on with Alice–that’s exactly how I pictured her. And if they get that guy to play Edward–yes. Perfect. Yummm.

How fun, huh? WHEN (thinking positively here) ONLY YOURS sells, I’m going to do that!! :)

I’m not even really into vampire stories that much, but this book is so fascinating, gripping. RUN, don’t walk, to the nearest library/bookstore/whatever and get this book.

**eagerly awaiting the sequel**

Stephenie Meyer is my new hero.

In the meantime, I’m going to read The Order of the Poison Oak by brentsbrain. I LOVED Geography Club, so I’m looking forward to this.

Have a good day! :)

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Reading & Books

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to read 100 new books in 2006. This day, I have completed more than 20% of that goal. Here are the books I’ve read so far this year:

  1. Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix and René Milot
  2. The Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
  3. Obsessing Orlando by Kassy Taylor
  4. A Total Waste of Makeup by Kim Gruenenfelder
  5. Sk8er Boy by Mari Mancusi
  6. Smart Boys and Fast Girls by Stephie Davis
  7. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
  8. Ready or Not by Meg Cabot
  9. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  10. If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where Is My Prince by Melissa Kantor
  11. Sixteen edited by Megan McCafferty
  12. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
  13. Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
  14. Keep in Touch (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants marketing filler)
  15. My Cup Runneth Over: The Life of Angela Cookson-Potts by Cherry Whytock
  16. My Scrumptious Scottish Dumplings: The Life of Angela Cookson-Potts by Cherry Whytock
  17. Killing Me Softly by Nicci French
  18. Teach Me by R.A. Nelson
  19. Unscripted by Amy Kaye
  20. The Used To Be It Girl by Amy Kaye
  21. A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone (tanyaleestone)

Books I am working on right now:
Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Next on the list:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Shrimp by Rachel Cohn

Books I will definitely read later this year (I’m just waiting on them to be released!):
Reality Chick by Lauren Barnholdt
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty

Books I’d like to read sometime this year:
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

‘Til later!

Edited to add:

I can’t believe it. I also read Forever by Judy Blume. Awesome book!!!!!

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I Went to the Library Yesterday

So…

I’d originally gone to pick up Twilight which I’d had on reserve. Yesterday was the last day I could get it, and their is a list a mile long, so I knew I HAD to go yesterday or else I’d lose it for a long time.

I left with 14 items. Many of them CDs, but the rest were BOOKS. Seriously, it’s like a SICKNESS. One of the guys at the circulation desk saw me struggling with my goodies and asked me if I needed a bag. HA HA HA. I’m excited because I got Gingerbread and Shrimp by Rachel Cohn, two books I’d been wanting to read for a while. I hate taking books out of the library if I can’t have the entire series at once. So I grabbed them both when I saw them. Dude, they have like 20454857849578 copies of Pop Princess now. And another copy of Second Helpings. I know they have another because I have one of them at home.

Does anyone recommend the Mediator series by Meg Cabot? I see them a lot, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to picking one up because I’m not sure if I care for the suspenseful stuff so much. What do you think?

Ahem.

I went home, worked a bit on my writing, ate three pieces of chocolate chip cookie dough, and promptly fell asleep. I slept until 1am, when I got up, grabbed a shower, and then finished reading My Cup Runneth Over. Oh my goodness, what an adorable book. It’s full of doodles, and the MC’s voice is so cute!! The ending was nice too. Very sudden, but I didn’t mind it at all. Maybe because I have the sequel sitting right on my nightstand.

Then I went back to sleep. I am looking forward to going home again. It’s so nice when no one else is there except the cats, the fish, and myself. And LOTS and LOTS of books.

Tomorrow, I am taking the day off. I’m going to sleep in, take a shower, then get a 90 minute massage. Mmmmm. Then I’ll spend the rest of the day writing/reading/indulging/pretending that my life is always that way. I also get Monday off. Woo-Hoo. Four days of writing YES LORD. I can’t wait. My WIP is getting complicated and I know that I’m fighting the process on purpose because it’s going to get emotional and hard. But I have to push through and do it. I have to. And I will. I’ll come out battered and broken, but at least I’ll have a novel that’s even closer to being completed.

Gosh, could this entry have been anymore random??

Have a good day! :)

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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Quickie…

Last Tuesday, Chris’s (and my) grandfather passed away. It was sudden and heartbreaking. He was such a great, vibrant person, and I seriously did NOT see this coming–not so soon.

Only today am I easing into “normalcy” again. As the pastor said at the funeral on Saturday, it’s time to write the next chapter in my life… just without him.

Aidan is with my mom until February 25th, so I’m expecting to get in some GOOD writing time the next two weeks. Wish me luck!!

I got the chance to finish five books:

Sixteen – edited by Megan McCafferty
Keep In Touch (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants marketing tool–so glad I got it from the library instead of buying it)
Unscripted – Amy Kaye
The Used To Be It Girl – Amy Kaye
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl – Tanya Lee Stone (tanyaleestone)

Dude, how sad am I that Smooch went under? They had such cute books. And Tanya’s book was amazing. I finished it in under and hour–I could not put it down.

I MUST go to the library before the 15th. My reserve for Twilight came in, and I want to read that book badly.

I’m tired. And I’m ready for my massage on Friday.

‘Til later!

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Something Fun

As I cruise toward the 25,000 word mark in my WIP, I find myself:

  • Not being able to sleep due to the constant churning of ideas.
  • Becoming resentful of almost anything that takes me time and attention away from writing.

Okay, but this was supposed to be fun. :)

I like to put together soundtracks for my WIPs. They are fluid, always subject to change based on how the character grows, how the plot develops, or how sick I end up being of the song. HA.

So, for my current WIP, the songs I have on the playlist (for now) are:

Heartbeat – Annie
Why Can’t I – Liz Phair
Black Roses Red – Alana Grace
Be Be Your Love – Rachel Yamagata
Hoppilolla – Sigur Ros
Boum-Boum – Enigma
Ever The Same – Rob Thomas
Collide – Howie Day
And Then We Kiss – Britney Spears
Serious – Gwen Stefani
These Words – Natasha Bedingfield
Never Leave – Kendall Payne
Forever Love (Digame) – Anna Nalick
Deliver Me – Sarah Brightman

Other fun things I do:

I’ve recently subcribed to several “teen” oriented magazines, and I got two in the mail recently: CosmoGirl and Seventeen. I really like CosmoGirl a lot. But even though I’m sure there are nice articles I can use, I was more interested in the pictures, and I cut out pictures of what my MC’s room looks like. :) Cool, huh? Now I have something to visualize if I ever feel inclined to describe her bedroom.

I also like to nab those email surveys that come around way too often and fill them out from the POVs of my characters.

In Reading News, I finished Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty, and I am very emotionally satisfied. I’m looking forward to Charmed Thirds. Best thing? I emailed her and told her how awesome she is, and she wrote back. YAY for super cool authors. I’m going to be a super cool author. :)

I started reading TTYL, and then I put it down. Maybe I’m too old, but an ENTIRE BOOK written in IMs might be too much for me to handle. However, I bought and read Rhymes with Witches by the same author a long time ago and that book is freaky. I liked it, though. SO, I switched to Sixteen, which is a collaboration, and Sarah Dessen AND Megan McCafferty are in it, so yeah. I’ll probably finish that up before the weekend. I’m cruising right along to my 100 New Books in 2006 goal.

Alrighty then. It’s just about time for me to blow this pop stand, so ’til later! :)

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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