Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Mister Mittens' Big Adventure
I was directed to blog by one of my best friends, which is fine.. of course. I have been lazy about it, but I also feel like nothing has changed... Nothing important? Nothing at all? I'm not sure. Well, okay, that's being selfish. Nothing important isn't true because important things ARE happening to people around me, but it's not my job to report you guys about that. But nothing important with ME.I'm still working in the same place, but things just got a bit crazier. Family emergency with my bosses (brother and sister), so they are BOTH out of town, and everyone (all 5 of us?) are pulling some crazy shifts to keep going. It's kinda fun, helps me get hours, which of course have been reduced due to the state of the country. But it's also hard, because I just did a closing at midnight, get home at 1am then come in the next day at 9am. Whee :) I just survived it, so it's okay!
I still don't have a car, but I'm getting myself super hyped up about it (er, getting a car), which might be a mistake. Still, I'm dreaming big right now; big and girly!
Still working on my debt. That's going to be a long road, but I knew that. It's going well. I'm also saving for retirement. Whee?
I'm feeling older (every day?). Kevin met me at the bus stop today to walk home with me, and I asked him what he wanted to do.. and he said, "I'm kind of tired... Want to take a nap?" This is what happens when you grow old together! Needless to say, it was a wonderful nap.
I read a million books since I last posted. .... Kitty books are good, Carrie Vaughn. Paranormal (romance? a little) / werewolves. The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley. Super hot. I love her to pieces. One of my all time favorite authors. I did prefer The Blue Sword (the first Damar book) more.... Maybe because I read it first? I'm sure Anne will prefer The Hero and the Crown :D. Magic Study and Fire Study, 2nd and 3rd book (following Poison Study), .... uhm... Maria Snyder? They are pretty good, but because I read Magic and then Fire in quick secession, it felt a bit boring. But then, maybe that's a sign that the books aren't THAT great.. I felt like she was riding between the Mage Keep and the plains, ... for 600 pages... two books. -headdesk- But it was worth it in the end, and it's OVER! Now I'm reading... uh. Geez. Blood (runs off) Price by Tanya Huff. I'm on page 30. It's okay so far. I've never been a big Tanya Huff fan. But these were turned into a tv series ["...her Blood Books series, featuring detective Vicki Nelson, was adapted for television under the title Blood Ties."] Sure okie. I'll try it. I think I read some more in between all those, but obviously they weren't important.
I'm getting so excited about Jacqueline Carey new books. There are TWO coming. Wow. One about werewolves (WTF, she's reading my mind!!), and another in the Kushiel universe. ... I'm going to die of happiness.
And, finally, what does my title mean! This:
MewMew!
Much love, and I'll seriously consider what to post about next. I'm not blogging to change the world, just to let Anne know what I'm doing.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Damn Debt
Well, damn. Kevin just convinced me to work on paying off my credit card(s) before getting a car, and he's right. If I used my money to get a car instead of paying off my credit cards, I'd still be paying interest too the bank while I was driving around. Muh. It makes sense, and I'm going to do it, but now I'm feeling depressed. I'm already so sick of the bus :(
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I Didn't Forget!
Really, I am back to finish! Hah! I just ... got lazy, and knew my post wasn't about much? Hum.. anyways...
Iron Kissed was really good. It reminds me a lot of how Anita Blake started out... fresh and new, happy, wonderful world.. etc. It's also nice that the main character isn't perfect, nor super strong.. she really gets herself into trouble and then ASKS OTHER PEOPLE to help her get out. WOAH! Good stuff. At first, I wasn't thrilled with the fae (faeries) being include in her world, but she pulls it off well, after a while. At least they aren't sex-crazed outcasts like Hamilton's faeries. They are truly scary, powerful, secretive, and ... scared. It's great!
While I was slacking off from updating my post, I also read Chalice, which is another Robin McKinley book. I know I was planning on taking a break from her, but I couldn't find anything at my library (I should have requested some books ahead of time, but alas). I really did enjoy it, but I also felt that it was too short... and it lacked the final conclusion that makes you go, WOW. ... The world is wonderful. I would love to read more about the world she created. I also felt the book went too fast (though, it is in the Young Adult section, and length, unfortunately, (or rather, lack of length) is a criteria in children's book because, I assume, they don't have the attention span to consume a long novel, or, it would be too daunting for them to start. Either, both, neither..) (That wasn't confusing, no.) Anyways, if you like McKinley, I'd read it. It's certainly not written at the level of children. I love her vocabulary, and she does NOT stoop to using the simplest words. Good for her! Make those kids use dictionaries! (Make me use a dictionary, rofl!)
Oddly, my blog seems to be my new "GoodReads". I got sick of that.. I'm not sure why.. Anyways, this is way more fun because I can talk about other stuff! ... if I want to.
Oh, okie, so now I'm reading my co-worker and good friend's NaNoWriMo (www.nanowrimo.org), and semi-editing it. The idea behind NaNo, in short, is to write a novel as fast as you can. You can imagine this will produce.. a bunch of crap. Which it does. But I am so surprised and pleased with her story... Really, she doubted herself, and her story, so much, that I thought there wouldn't be any hope at all.. I brought a (real) book, just in case it was so awful, I couldn't even stand it.. but there were twists and turns, great phrases, surprises, and things that made me sniffle. True, there are lots of grammar issues (time was an issue at the time as well, so I can't expect her stop and consider that crap), but wow. I'm pleased. It's chicklit, which is good, and bad, but.. I just am so amazed.. I should shut up about it because she might just read my blog and yell at me..
So, now I'm inspired to continue / restart my NaNo. I bombed mine in 2008. I successfully wrote 4,995 words, and then I pooped out (fyi, the goal is 50,000 words). Go me. So I'm really gunna.. do it. Really. Though, I did fail in 2007 as well. ... I think I got 15,000 that year.. Go me, again. Well, whatever. This time.. ya, I'm gunna stop, because if I fail, I'll want to bury myself for a while.
So, over all, life is good. Still no car, but tax returns are coming around (eventually), and something about a stimulus is being talked about... not that I'm listening too hard. Coffee and chocolate, that's all I think about. Oh, and books. And video games. And my loves (Kevin, friends, my pets...). And food (mm). I'm pretty simple.
Anyways, love to all, and just so you know, all is well, and will be well.
BTW, wtf at the final Cylon.
Iron Kissed was really good. It reminds me a lot of how Anita Blake started out... fresh and new, happy, wonderful world.. etc. It's also nice that the main character isn't perfect, nor super strong.. she really gets herself into trouble and then ASKS OTHER PEOPLE to help her get out. WOAH! Good stuff. At first, I wasn't thrilled with the fae (faeries) being include in her world, but she pulls it off well, after a while. At least they aren't sex-crazed outcasts like Hamilton's faeries. They are truly scary, powerful, secretive, and ... scared. It's great!
While I was slacking off from updating my post, I also read Chalice, which is another Robin McKinley book. I know I was planning on taking a break from her, but I couldn't find anything at my library (I should have requested some books ahead of time, but alas). I really did enjoy it, but I also felt that it was too short... and it lacked the final conclusion that makes you go, WOW. ... The world is wonderful. I would love to read more about the world she created. I also felt the book went too fast (though, it is in the Young Adult section, and length, unfortunately, (or rather, lack of length) is a criteria in children's book because, I assume, they don't have the attention span to consume a long novel, or, it would be too daunting for them to start. Either, both, neither..) (That wasn't confusing, no.) Anyways, if you like McKinley, I'd read it. It's certainly not written at the level of children. I love her vocabulary, and she does NOT stoop to using the simplest words. Good for her! Make those kids use dictionaries! (Make me use a dictionary, rofl!)
Oddly, my blog seems to be my new "GoodReads". I got sick of that.. I'm not sure why.. Anyways, this is way more fun because I can talk about other stuff! ... if I want to.
Oh, okie, so now I'm reading my co-worker and good friend's NaNoWriMo (www.nanowrimo.org), and semi-editing it. The idea behind NaNo, in short, is to write a novel as fast as you can. You can imagine this will produce.. a bunch of crap. Which it does. But I am so surprised and pleased with her story... Really, she doubted herself, and her story, so much, that I thought there wouldn't be any hope at all.. I brought a (real) book, just in case it was so awful, I couldn't even stand it.. but there were twists and turns, great phrases, surprises, and things that made me sniffle. True, there are lots of grammar issues (time was an issue at the time as well, so I can't expect her stop and consider that crap), but wow. I'm pleased. It's chicklit, which is good, and bad, but.. I just am so amazed.. I should shut up about it because she might just read my blog and yell at me..
So, now I'm inspired to continue / restart my NaNo. I bombed mine in 2008. I successfully wrote 4,995 words, and then I pooped out (fyi, the goal is 50,000 words). Go me. So I'm really gunna.. do it. Really. Though, I did fail in 2007 as well. ... I think I got 15,000 that year.. Go me, again. Well, whatever. This time.. ya, I'm gunna stop, because if I fail, I'll want to bury myself for a while.
So, over all, life is good. Still no car, but tax returns are coming around (eventually), and something about a stimulus is being talked about... not that I'm listening too hard. Coffee and chocolate, that's all I think about. Oh, and books. And video games. And my loves (Kevin, friends, my pets...). And food (mm). I'm pretty simple.
Anyways, love to all, and just so you know, all is well, and will be well.
BTW, wtf at the final Cylon.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Fluff and Iron Kissed
My blog is pretty fluffy, really.. because my life is pretty fluffy. I'm not complaining, actually, I'm pretty happy that nothing so exciting is going on! Anyways, my news right now is that.. I got my DS flashcard, MWAH! So, tonight I'm going to pick up all my nice flowers in Animal Crossing because I probably won't want to take care of them for a while... I can't wait to play Chrono Trigger (again, again.. again), but this time on the DS!
I also finished Iron Kissed today (Patricia Briggs, paranormal romance / horror (... not really, but the library puts it there), and I'm super impressed. It's the third book in the series (start with Moon Called), and it made me cry.. Aw. That's a good thing. It feels like re - I'll finish this later. Gotta go.
I also finished Iron Kissed today (Patricia Briggs, paranormal romance / horror (... not really, but the library puts it there), and I'm super impressed. It's the third book in the series (start with Moon Called), and it made me cry.. Aw. That's a good thing. It feels like re - I'll finish this later. Gotta go.
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