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I can’t stop playing the Hidden Pictures game on the Highlights for Kids website. Especially the ones with all the cool sound effects. Sad, huh?

I went home early yesterday and stayed home today. I slept a lot, and woke up a bunch of times today barely able to swallow because my throat and ears hurt so much. Things are still not ideal, but at least the rest of me feels close to normal. Or maybe I still AM sick, because I did the dishes, and you know how I hate to do dishes.

Drinking TONS of orange juice. I have to go back to work tomorrow, feeling better or not, so I hope the OJ helps. At any rate, I will be going to bed pretty early tonight.

Just went through and read all of my Sarah Dessen books. Not in order again, but close enough together that I began recognizing patterns and other characters making cameos. I LOVE when authors do that. But her main characters all attend at least one party, there is always a group playing quarters or cards, and people drinking (ew) beer. I got excited once I recognized places and characters and things all interchanging. Good times. I hope I get to publish more than one book so I can do that, too. Who am I kidding? I hope to publish ONE book. *sigh*

Anyway, I’m not going to sit here getting all depressed and whatnot. It’s probably time for me to eat some dinner, curl up with a good book, and make an early night of it, huh? 🙂 ‘Til next time.

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Book Meme

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I saw that Sarah Dessen (writergrl) did this, and since I LOVE her, I want to do it too. YAY.

1. One book that changed your life. I have to say Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews. I read that book, and the characters got under my skin so much. I just had to write that way.

2. One book you’ve read more than once. Just one? All right. Let me think. How about Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews.

3. One book you would want on a desert island. This meme is torturous. I guess it’d be Dark Angel.

4. One book that made you laugh. The entire Georgia Nicholson series has me in stitches.

5. One book that made you cry. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. I cried and cried when I read it.

6. One book you wish had been written. Anything by Sarah Dessen. The woman is brilliant.

7. One book you wish had never been written. ….

8. One book you are currently reading. I’m reading Feed by M.T. Anderson.

9. One book you have been meaning to read. White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Someday, my friends. Someday.

10. Tag five people. Nah.

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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The Opal Madness

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I just finished reading How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life. All I have to say is that I wish, so much, that she’d not gotten caught up in all the scandal. I really enjoyed reading it. Am I a traitor for feeling that way? I don’t know. I do feel betrayed a bit, as some of my favorite parts turned out to be parts she’d allegedly lifted.

Sigh. This makes me VERY paranoid that I might be ripping off a favorite author of mine, intentionally or not. :(

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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Look Ma!

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I got my hands on THIS yesterday:

Reality Chick!

Yes, yes. Almost a month before it’s officially released. How excited am I? I called Lauren when I was in the store to tell her. I saw it on the shelf and had to do a double take. At first, I was thinking “Wait, who else has a book called Reality Chick?” Then it dawned on me. Darn right, I bought it. And since it’s an ARC, I will do a review on here, and Amazon, after I read it.

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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A Sarah-filled Night

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After dinner with the boys, we went over to Barnes and Noble so I could score a copy of the long-waited Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (writergrl). I rushed up the escalator to the teen section, only to find copies of Sarah books I already had. WHAT??? I searched frantically for a special display, I looked at the “new release” tables (found and picked up a copy of Mari Mancusi’s starrgirl7 Boys That Bite), but no Just Listen.

I was beginning to think the Just Listen gods were against me. First, my pre-order from amazon.com was MIA, and now, one of the biggest B&N stores in the city didn’t stock it?

I went down the the information desk. Waited somewhat patiently for the CSR to finish on the phone. Then I asked him. He typed in two or three letters before he said “let’s go to the warehouse.”

HUH?

The warehouse is located in the back of the store. “We have a whole display in back, but no one put it out yet.”

DOUBLE HUH?????

Mind you, it was like 8:30pm or so. The book had been on sale officially since midnight. That’s like 20 hours!!!!! Surely enough time to move out one measley display, right? Sure enough, when he punched in a bunch of numbers on a fancy keypad, I could see a glimpse of the Just Listen display in the back room. He didn’t bring out the display, though. He went back there, grabbed me one copy of the book, and then locked the door behind him.

TRIPLE HUH????

I wanted to yell and scream and basically freak out as to WHY this lovely author’s new book was hidden in the back room, when it should be prominently displayed for ALL TO PERUSE!!! Except, I was too happy to have my own copy, so I decided not to disturb the peace.

But sheesh. I wonder how many disappointed folks came in to grab a copy of Just Listen, didn’t bother to ask customer service, and walked out empty-handed today?

I’m going to be in that area tomorrow. I should go and check to see if they move the display out or not. *grumble grumble*

In the meantime, I picked up the How to Deal DVD (oh my, Trent Ford yummy yummy yummy) and the paper back of The Truth About Forever. I am Sarah stocked now. :D

It’s time for me to start reading. :)

(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)

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