the slaphapiness that is so often associated with sleepovers....an M&K production

hola. soooo K and I are hanging out and we were slaphappy (note: i used the past tense seeing as how we had to wait 10 minutes for this stupid Google Chrome to download before being able to type this and thus we are no longer slaphappy. therefore, we have committed the non-illegal crime of false advertising. boo hoo. go cry to someone else.) so we decided to type this blog post. also, we never had a true discussion about book swap which took place yesterday and today (K forgot my book.... :P  I suppose we can forgive her...maybe. someday. i suppose). let me just say now that i do not like having to download stuff just because the internet makes it necessary (tonight alone i have been forced to download not only Google Chrome, but also Flash Player version whatever. not pleasing.) Oh and also i find it sad that i started a new post and went to labels and knew before even typing this post that somewhere in here we will find a way to start talking about The Breakfast Club...it's inevitable. "and that's all i have to say about that."
hello there. it's K here. it's a shock i'm still awake right now...not really...kinda....AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Okay, sorry. Like M mentioned we may be a wee bit tired. Hehe, I said wee and that reminded me of Charlie <3 Anywho, while waiting for M to take out her contacts (& waiting for Google Chrome to download :p) she let me read the beginning of a book (I shall not say the name, hehe take that!) and it was pretty interesting. I honestly probably would have fell asleep though if I didn't have the book. Oh The Breakfast Club! I watched that for the first time in IPR (Interpersonal Relations) first semester. I always think about it now....it can become quite annoying at times, but hey I'll live.....hopefully. OH! Yes, you guys should forgive me! (sorry random I know, but I just remembered M typing that). I have a issue with remembering stuff. Seriously it gets bad at times. I have sticky notes on my walls to remind me to do stuff....sad I know, but hey at least my walls are never bare! :D  Wow, this whole thing is really random....that's cool. I have "Made to Love" by tobyMac stuck in my head (if you have not heard the song yet GO YOUTUBE IT NOW!!!!) so yeahs....that's all my brain (hehe I said brains at first. who has more then one brain? no one i hope...that would suck) will fart out for now. Here ya go M :)
it is a sad day when i'm falling asleep reading K's postings. it's not that they aren't interesting. it's that i've had a long week and despite my earlier slaphapiness and random cheer, it is all catching up to me and i have now crashed. also, i don't like jack-in-the-boxes. i realize this is randomness, but they are one of my largest fears. my grandmother has an old one in her basement that my brother used to torture me with when i was little and i think i was scarred for life...don't ask me how that popped into my head. also, another fun fact...M's current SIHS (stuck in head song) is: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons. i suppose its better than yesterday when my friend purposely got Young, Wild, and Free stuck in my head despite that fact that she knows i am against everything that song is about and this ridiculous day that has been termed by some as a "holiday." anyway, i would also like to point out that i am the only person i know that would even think of writing an essay for English class on John Bender. yes, ladies and gentlemen, i did. The Breakfast Club was the topic of my paper. i'm just that weird and slightly obsessed. please tell me i'm not the only one that is insanely glad that the people reading the stuff you type can't see your appearance as you're typing it. because if anyone could see me right now they'd see a girl half asleep with her mouth slightly parted and wearing an oversized concert tee and shorts. and now i kick it back to the slightly more coherent K.
I'm not sure about me being more coherent. I might have fell asleep for a few seconds while you were typing. Usually I could stay up later on a Friday....nope that's a lie. At the first possible chance on Fridays I go to sleep because I'm exhausted from the week, but no. I went and had a bunch of fun with M and other friends instead. Not that I'm complaining. It was awesome, it's just that my body wants to shut down on me now. However, I shall fight against the weight that is upon my eyes! Not sure how long we'll last though...I'm thinking not too much longer. OH! M showed me awesome videos on youtube of these two guys, Charlie & Alex. They're both British and very funny :)
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Icecream! Haha, whenever I try to say the first word that comes to mind or something completely random I always say icecream now. I'm not sure why...I wasn't even thinking of icecream. I was thinking of the book I was reading, sleep, and more wonderful sleep. Now I'm thinking of the French Toast M's dad is supposed to be making in the morning for us :D I'm excited! Well, not at the moment...but I will be when I wake up in a few hours! So yeah, I'm dead now so here ya go M. Enjoy :) haha
i had a strong urge to make a TBBT reference while K was typing, but instead i'll make it here: "now i'm thinking about the origin of the phrase 'train of thought'. now i'm thinking about trains. *5 minutes later* i'm back to trains again!" ok i'm fulfilled now. i can leave this blog post in peace (oh except to reiterate the fact that you all must go on YouTube and watch Alex Reads Twilight and assorted videos from the user: charlieissocoollike.) so yeah. i'm ending with an awesome quote that close to none of you nonexistant readers will get, but whatever:
"you've just had the almost imponderable joy of watching Charlie is so cool like, which makes you like cool."

Guess What :D

Hello you lovely people!
So this past week I've been on spring break and I've made it a mission to finish at least four books (including the one I'm required to read for English) before we go back. Some of the books I have acquired from our (M and I's) school library before we went on spring break, two I got from Barnes and Nobles today and the rest I got from my grandma's house (long story that I'm not going to get into). Any who I figured I'd give you the details on the books now so the next post can be M's post on her spring break reading OR our bookswap (which in case you did not know is next Friday). LET THE LISTING OF BOOKS BEGIN!


The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen- 

• Read the book in one day
• I enjoyed this book very much
• It had romance in it which is always a plus
• It has a very good lesson to it- Never be afraid to show who you really are. If you want someone to love you for all of you, every little imperfection and perfection, you must first love yourself.
• There were some parts I skim read, but that's only because it was her paper on this guy called Edward Willing, he was an artist, and I honestly didn't want to read any school papers while I was on spring break
• This book probably sounds pretty hectic, but all in all it ties together really well and I'm glad I spent $8.99 on it (actually my mother did as part of my birthday present, but let's not get into details).

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan-

• It was terrible
• I expected this amazing love story or like clippings of what he believes love is like
• In a way it was, but that way sucked and did make me all happy & giddy like a little school girl
• I refuse to write anymore on this book because I'm so disappointed in it.

The Night Room by E.M Goldman- 
The book M gave me for the book swap. Well I'm sorry my loves, but you will not have my review on this book until next Friday. Oh don't pout! It won't kill you to wait that long (hopefully).


Little Women by Louisa May Alcott- 
My granny gave me this book when I told her I have not read it yet. She seemed very appalled at the thought. I mean I know it is supposed to be a great piece of literary and I'm sure I would have gotten around to reading it on my own time....possibly. Anyways this book is not on my spring break reading list. This is for during class when I've finished my work and I am incredibly bored.


Fixing Deliliah bySarah Ockler-
I have not read this book yet, but once I have finished my required reading for English this is definitely a book I want to at least start before spring break is over. This looks like a great book filled with family, love, and self-discovery. I'm excited to start it!


And I'm too lazy to write more about the other books (none of which I've read yet) so now I will list them: Stories for a teens Heart by Alice Gray (I'm not exactly thrilled about this one, but I thought it may pleasantly surprise me), Immortal by something Shields (sorry I don't know the first name. It's a hardcover book and the cover is not on it so I have not clue what the author's first name is-or what the book is about. It just sounded interesting), Juliet by Anne Fortier (this one seems extremely intriguing. I have not read it yet, but if it lives up to its description I highly recommend it), and finally Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Jane Eyre is the book I have to read or English. Actually we got to the book we wanted to read (from a list our teacher made) and I originally picked Wuthering Heights, but I was 15 pages in and wanted to hang myself from boredom. Yes, granted 15 pages is not a lot and I do agree I have not really given the book a chance, but I'm crunched for time and I have a feeling it is going to take a lot of force for me to pick it up again. So I switched to Jane Eyre which I'm two pages deep in. All in all I wish I would have gone the easy route and picked a book I have previously read, and loved (and read almost every other remake of the story), also known as Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. In fact I'm going to see if I can get the book before Tuesday to re-read. I'm a quick reader so it won't take me long. Plus, I'm very good at remembering major details that happens in books (I just want to read it for the smaller ones I may have forgotten). If I can't get Pride & Prejudice I'll probably be pulling an all nighter reading Jane Eyre. Wish me luck (please, I seriously need it).
Oh I guess I should probably bring into play the title of this post.Guess what book I finally got!!! Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter!!! I'm so pumped to finally have it. Granted I'm not allowed to read it until all my homework (including the required reading) is finished, but hey at least it gives me something to look forward to.
Okay it's about time to wrap up this post because I'm extremely tired and have a long day ahead of me tomorrow :p
For those on spring break: enjoy it while it last, for those of you who are not: hang in there! You don't have much longer, For all: HAPPY READING! :)

M vs. K: Book Swap Month 2

ok so here we are again ready for our monthly book swap and may i just point out that it is incredibly hot in this town. bad decision for both of us to wear jeans...just saying. anyways, on to the important stuff. you all probably saw the reviews K and i posted involving last months books, so we shouldn't have to recap that.
Why hello there lovely bookworms! I would just like to apologize ahead of time if whatever I type makes no sense because I'm currently running on no sleep (all nighters on school nights may be fun, but my lord...). ANYWHO! Book swapping (thank you M) time! I really hope M enjoys this book because
1. It's one of my favorites.
2. The main character shares something similar to miss M..... ;)
hmmmm....i'm intrigued now. possibly a runner? just guessing. ok sorry carry on.
Well, M will know instantly (hopefully) what the similarity is, but you my darlings are at a disadvantage seeing as you don't know M (therefore not beginning to be able to make the connection). Hahaha sucks for you! Okay sorry....I'll be mature.....or at least attempt to (haha you just missed a priceless look that M gave me while I typed that).....I tried to give M the honor of typing, but she wanted me to continue...Could it be that she just wants to see the book I have brought for her? *pointed silence as the tension in the crowd builds* "tell us what it is K!"
WWWWWWWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllll, if you insist. However, first I would like to tell you a story about my dog....hehe just kidding I don't have a dog (not like I haven't been trying to get one though-my mom is a tough cookie to break). I guess I'll stop stalling now and announce what book I have to share....Silent drum roll please bubububububububububububububububububu.....(that was supposed to sound like a drum, but i failed miserably) The name of the book is........."and we'll be right back after this brief commercial break" (p.s the breaks are NEVER brief). We're back! The book is Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian :)
This book is filled with humor, romance and all that other jazz that makes a good book. While the book may get a bit predictable towards the end (or if you catch on to things early on then it would be from the start of the book), but it's worth it.
I normally catch on within the first few chapters because i've got practice from watching way too many chick flicks and Lifetime original movies. (THEY ALL END THE SAME WAY! gosh can't writers be original anymore??) oh and a tip for you guys, if you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship or in a relationship with a psychopath, dont convince yourself that its ok. oh and when you finally come to your senses, GET OUT OF THE STATE! he might follow you, but make it hard for him to do so because the crazies always end up killing the sweet innocent, naive girls. just saying. ORRRRRRR you could be really smart and alert the police like no one in those stupid Lifetime movies ever thinks to do! don't just try and handle it on your own (unless you arrange for said psychopath to die a horrible death. oh woops i probably shouldn't condone murder....oh well).
wow. can you say tangent? ok, back on track. my point was, i've seen enough Lifetime movies and chick flicks to know how a book or movie is going to end. (that doesn't mean i enjoy it any less, though). i'm pretty interested in this book after reading the back of it and seeing as how it's one of K's favorites and it was written by Kate Brian (who also wrote the Princess and the Pauper which was a very enjoyable read for me). and that's all i have to say about that. (please someone tell me they got that Forrest Gump reference. if not, that's pathetic. ok sorry)
Wow.......that was an excellent rant you had going there M :)
However, I totally agree. I hardly ever watch Lifetime movies anymore (well the ones with the...."weird" boyfriends-which is usually the majority of them). Right now M is my life line in this blog. pun intended?? Hahaha, nice M. Like I said I'm running on no sleep so keeping my eyes open is quite the struggle. Then add typing grammatically correct sentences (with all the words spelled correctly D:) is even harder. Oh by the way I did get the Forrest Gump reference. I feel very proud of myself seeing as I've only seen it like twice in my life. wow, at least i know that you have a life (seeing as how you have actually seen the movie AND you got my reference). but twice is not enough. just saying....M got frustrated with the computer for the moment and she made a mean face at it....it was quite the sight. Sorry for not being up to your standards on the number of times I'm required to see Forrest Gump.....I'll just go sit in my little corner and cry....I'll never be good enough D,:  Hahahaha, no not really. I'm awesome (there's a song called "I'm Awesome"...just thought I'd share Was it written about your life? Yes, infact it was. I'm glad you noticed!)
Well, as awesome as K is....i shall now get on to the part where i make "The Big Reveal" and tell her my choice. dum dum dum dummmmmmm......the suspense is killing me!....It is The Night Room by E.M. Goldman. This is the book that i was raving about in my last blog post. It is one of my favorites and has definitely got me thinking about life and the future and just everything. It's a sci fi book, which originally turned me off, but once i got into it (and was able to finally keep all the characters straight!) i loved it. There's mystery, romance (always necessary :] ), suspense, and a Breakfast Club-ish sort of circumstance. *for my rant about the Breakfast Club and my raving about The Night Room, click here.
Well this book does certainly look interesting. Slightly creepy, but that's alright. Haha, so I had to force myself not to cringe when I saw the "sci-fi" part, but then M redeemed herself by adding that it also had some romance in it (like she said, always neccessary). Upon reading the back of the book I found myself quite intrigued...I guess I'll have to read and find out *insert my attempt at an evil smile here* well that smile was kinda creepy :P Yay! goal almost accomplished. OH! OH! I told M this on the walk over to the library, but last night I pulled an awesome all nighter (it was only awesome because I was reading). I read an amazing book that I haven't read in ages! ....Well maybe not that long, but just go with it alright? Geesh. It was The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (BEST. AUTHOR. EVER. !!!!) ....thanks M, that was my line :p Haha, but it's okay. I forgive. I mean you have had to put up with my horrible typing for the last half hour? Maybe longer? I didn't really pay attention to the time. Sue me (not really, that would suck). i wouldn't dream of doing such a thing....or would i?? *gives M a slightly curious look* hum......things are starting to get interesting around here (except for the fact that it's DEAD SILENT except for the furious pounding of keys all around us. Oh, and the sighing dude from last time was here too, but i think he left.)  Yeah, they're beating those keys like they stole something (It's a southern saying that I may have twisted to fit the situation....don't hate because you didn't think of it!) Haha seriously??? I didn't even notice. Probably because he wasn't sighing :) um, he was earlier. i can't tell who it was or if hes still in here, but he's obviously not as depressed as he was earlier...Hahaha I guess not. That's good for him! You go Glen Coco! Haha, sorry that just randomly popped into my head while I was typing and I figured "why not???" M is making me type more D: Lol, just kidding (well she is, but I don't mind). I was going to say something really mind blowing, but then I got distracted by the lady leaving the room. I guess we'll never know what I was going to say....such a shame She was probably going to impart her wisdom with the loyal readers (or lack thereof) of this blog because you (if you truly exist, which i kinda doubt by now) are awesome for choosing to spend your time reading the nonsense that we post. Oh, that's so very true....I kinda want to see how many rants we have posted on here....between the both of us I'm pretty sure we racked up a pretty decent number. *I shake my head in a silent agreement (this is the library after all)* That is very true (everytime I type 'true' I end up typing 'ture' first....is that even a word? I should make it one if it's not!) I just looked on Dictionary.com and it is not a word, but in my opinion it should be (btw the sigher just left i think). Ok so here's our unofficial M&K Collegiate Dictionary entry for 'ture':


Ture- noun- "t-your"
an object that is pure, rare and only found in the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea. Usually tangerine or turquoise in color, these objects have been found by divers in the 80's, only to be lost. The divers died soon after discovering them and legend has it that there is a curse associated with the tures and their protecters, the Turwane (for more, see Turwane).


And here is the conversation we typed in a Word Document to each other while debating on this very important task of defining 'ture':

How do you do the little phonetic thingy?? Where you sound out the word?? And if so, how do you make a “u” with the little thing that makes it long? U know what I mean?

I know what you mean, but I have no clue how…

But if you were writing a dictionary, how would you say it’s pronounced??

“ta-ur” the e would definitely be silent

My guess was (don’t make fun) “t-your” like your sock or your jacket, but with a t sound in front.

Hum…..you make an interesting case…..I think I can agree with you this one time

So how do we spell it so that our readers don’t think we’re stupid?

I think they might already think we’re stupid (I mean we are creating a new word….a very weird one at that)…um……..

True,true

And, we're back. "So now you're back! From outer space (that part maybe wrong...)" and now I just forgot the rest of the words to the song. That's quite sad on my part... and this is where i use my resources and find the lyrics because i'm secretly curious about it too....ON TO GOOGLE! (imagine me saying that as if i were shouting "FOR NARNIA!" except that i can't seeing as how i'm in a library....so yeah thats awkward....) the correct lyrics are: and so you're back from outer space. I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face. i should have changed that stupid lock, i should have made you leave your key if I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me....and so on (btw you're welcome for getting that song stuck in your head....muahahahahah.....*insert evil grin here*) Well, i believe that's about all we have time for today, folks. Come back next month and you will be graced with our usual witty selves and hear us rant and talk about books occasionally and act like the nonsensical people that we are :) Sidenote- i'm hoping that someone appreciated me using the word "nonsensical" since it was in Pride and Prejudice.....which we all know is a superior film :) yes, this is propaganda. get over it. I WILL NEVER GET OVER IT!!!! Haha, just kidding. I will...one day...in the future...hopefully....(M said something similar in our last book swap. Score 1 for K with the awesome memory). Anyways I love that movie also so you will hear...or read no complaints from my end of this conversation :) in order to score points for myself, *insert surly head nod and pointed glance here* i shall end on a familiar note.

.............................................................................beep...........................................................................................................................................beep...................................................................................................................................................................................................

Well Hello There!

So I owe an apology (as usual). I haven't been on in a while (things have been pretty hectic for me). Oh, and on behalf of myself and M we are very sorry for not having our book swap on the 13th. However, to make up for it we will do our book swap tomorrow (Monday). Anyways to make up for my total lack of writing I'm going to make this a long post (especially since there is a lot I would like to talk about).


1. I tried to get my mom to take me to the bookstore today to get Out of Sight, Out of Time, but she knew what I was up to and said no :p
Although I will continue asking her until I come out victorious!


2. I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte for an English assignment (we got to pick the book off of a list our teacher gave us). I was super excited to read it, but now that I've started it I'm not all that pumped about it. Granted I'm only on page 18, but that's not the point. I'm seriously considering just switching to reading Jane Eyre.


3. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver-
Honestly one of the worst books I've ever read (I'm sorry if you enjoyed it, but I didn't). To make this easy I'm going to do a comparison of what I didn't like about the book to what I did enjoy.

What I didn't like:
-The main character
-The main characters friends
-The choices the main character makes


What I liked:
-The cover of the book
-Kent (a character in the book <3)
-I got it for $2 at Good Will instead of the $17 if I was to buy it from a bookstore


Yeah so I'm pretty sure the rest is self explanatory.

4. THE HUNGER GAMES!!!
I finished the whole series in a week. I was very reluctant to start the series because of all the hype about the book and I was afraid of being let down. From enough peer pressure I finally caved and I fell in love. Suzanne  Collins knows how to make you love almost every character even when you shouldn't because of what you know is going to happen to them. I cried several times throughout each of the three books. That is actually a shocker too because I normally can hold back from crying (I blame hormones haha). Despite my love for the books I'm still not quite sure on how I feel about the ending of the books. Anyways I highly recommend everyone reading the series. It's amazing and worth reading <3
Now, I'm extremely excited to go see the movie when it comes out! Hopefully it won't let me down.THE HUNGER GAMES


5. Icing on the Lake (long over due review on the book from book swap)
Overall I enjoyed the book. The main character reminded me a lot of myself so she was easy to relate to.
It was kinda predictable and I'm a bit iffy on the ending of the book, but it was very cute and fun to read when there was snow still on the ground here.


6. I've spent a long time on the computer today looking at books I want. It's amazing how excited I get about books. Like whenever I walk into a bookstore I just feel this calmness, and belonging wash over me. Yeah I know, I'm a bookworm. I've come to terms with that a long time ago haha.


Hum...anyways I think that's about it. Until tomorrow (the book swap with M!) my fellow bookworms!

10) Hope Was Here and 11) The Night Room and my ranting about My Sister's Keeper

Wow! That was a really long title....ok so i've got a very short amount of time to get this typed up, so this is gonna be short and sweet:

• Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer has become number 10 on "The List." It's a great little short read about life, love, loss, and politics. Hope, a waitress lives with her aunt, who is a cook. They are always moving around from place to place for various reasons. Hope likes to write "Hope Was Here" descreetly in places that she's lived right before moving. It's her way of leaving part of herself behind and showing that she made a difference there. Hope and Aunt Addie's most recent move is to Wisconsin. Hope isn't too thrilled because she considers herself a city child after living in NYC. That's all i'm telling. It's a great book, even if it IS a little predictable at points.

• The Night Room by E.M. Goldman has now been added as number 11 on "The List." Another very short read, but it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I read it in one day (which is saying something seeing as how i have school and homework and such) and was very pleasantly surprised by how much i liked this book. My brother had to read it for an English class when he was in middle school and it was lying around our house when we were cleaning for a garage sale. I saved it from being sold because he'd told me about it and i was interested in reading it someday. Apparently, my "someday" was Thursday. After finishing Hope Was Here, i was trying to figure out what to read next and so i scoured my bookshelf for something new to read and came across The Night Room. I've never been a fan of science fiction novels, so i was very skeptical at first, but i kept reminding myself to keep an open mind. However, as soon as i started it, i got sucked in. My mind was constantly occupied with the plotline and i couldn't quite pay attention in class because i wanted to read so badly. It was even affecting my mood because when i was worried about a character, i would start feeling all sad and depressed and then when they were happy, i was happy. I haven't come across a book that made me react this way in a long time and it definitely deserves a spot on "The List." This, ladies and gentlemen, is what reading is all about. So, brief summary: Ira (average guy), Sandra (popular girl), Tess (school newspaper's reporter), Joy (actress), Mac (football jock), Barbara (brainiac), and Graham (slacker) are all selected to take part in a project called Argus at the local university. It's a computer program that gives a possible projection of each person's future selves. These seven classmates have been programmed to meet at their tenth high school reunion. However, there are twists and turns both in the future and the present as attitudes and decisions change. It truly is a great, and kind of reminds me of The Breakfast Club in that all the stereotypical groups are represented, which makes it all the more enjoyable (just ask K....we've had a discussion before about how Bender is so attractive and awesome because of his bad boy attitude despite the fact that everyone else we know think Bender is just a jerk and a criminal. to those people i say "shut up". ahhh young judd nelson :) ok ok i'm done now....i swear....maybe? ok lemme just say that at the end when Bender and Claire get together i was like jumping up and down with excitement and then the fist pump just made me happy inside. ok i'm done now.) This book has intrigue, sci fi, romance, and mystery. It's awesome and I'm considering making this K's book swap book...hmmm....we'll see. Darn, now i really want to watch The Breakfast Club....:) what can i say? it's awesome.
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult doesn't even deserve to be underlined like a real book title. i'd heard it was really sad and i knew the gist of it before starting it and i really didn't want to read it. at all. however, it was assigned by my English teacher. thanks a lot. i will now list the things i didn't like about it:

1. there were different POVs every chapter, which would've been fine, except that they alternated between soooo many different characters that i got really confused and halfway throught the chapter i would forget who was talking so i'd have to go back and look at the start of the chapter. also, some of the chapters went back in time, which was even more confusing to keep track of the past vs. the present.
2. it was too reliant on the side topic of astronomy. no one cares about supernovas and nebulas.
3. Anna was such an unlikable yet likable character. she was irritating the entire book because she simply couldn't make up her mind and was being immature.
4. Campbell was such a conceited jerk.
5. Anna's mom, Sarah. she needs to learn to listen to her kids and stop obsessing over Kate bc she's obviously neglecting to care for the other two. she's such a controlling person.
6. It was SO FREAKING LONG!
7. I wanted more chapters from Jesse's POV.
8. the ending was depressing and made me want to cry...in a bad way...not like The Notebook crying, but One Day crying (if you haven't seen this movie, i would say watch it but be warned now YOU WILL CRY, but theres something calming about the depression of it. plus, it's anne hathaway and who doesn't love her? exactly my point.)

Now, i shall list the things i liked about the book:

1. how ultimately Anna had a voice
2. Jesse :) he was such a likable bad boy (see above about Bender....hehehehe)
3. the romantic tension between Julia and Campbell. it was very entertaining with all their banter and denial.
4. we didn't have to do a project or report on it for class, which was definitely a plus.

Yup, so you can obviously tell that the Dislikes list heavily outweighs the Likes list. Therefore, it got a measly one star from me. I know, that's harsh, but it was deserved. Jodi Picoult is a jerk for writing such an ending. How dare she?! For those of us that were emotionally involved in the book, you can't just do that to us. It's like a dagger in our backs. thanks a lot, Jodi.

• I figured i should probably write about the book swap book i read, When it Happens by Susane Colasanti. When i was reading it, i texted K and told her that Ms. Colasanti should've ended it at Chapter 29 and i wouldve been happy. Then, i agreed with myself again when i finished the book. It. Should. Have. Stopped. At. The. End. Of. Chapter. 29. Everything after that was unnecessary...they were just being sex-crazed, if you ask me. That sort of stuff is not what i like reading about especially since i have pledged to remain a virgin until i'm married. That's my belief, sorry. The only good thing that came out of the the chapters after 29 was *SPOILER ALERT* when Tobey recreates the Say Anything boombox scene. i really appreciated that and thought it was cute and there was that little place inside of me that was screaming "why can't that happen to me?" So, that was why i only gave it three stars. The first half of the book was fine and good, but i lost respect for it due to the second half. However, i really liked the alternating POVs. That's one of my favorite things in a book, especially when it's a guy and a girl. I always like to know what's going on in their minds and what their motives are. It's like an insight into the guys in my life...or at least i like to imagine that it is. I thought it was really cute how Tobey was pursuing Sara...once again "why can't that happen to me?" Ok i'm done pitying myself because, as we all know, "the number one killer of teenage girls is self pity." (i'm hoping someone got my The Kid reference...if not, then i came off as a creeper, but whatever.) In conclusion, it was a great 1st half and had some moments of greatness in the 2nd half, but it was for the most part unnecessary.

ok, i'm done now. enjoy your lives. enjoy your reading.
-M

M vs. K: the unusual blog of the month

Do you remember when M said we would be having a book swap once a month? No? Well she said it in the post right below silly goose. Keep up with the trend! Well today is that day. BOOK SWAP DAY!!!!!!!!
Seeing as how we are in the computer lab at our public library and it seems socially unacceptable to talk, we are going to be responding back and forth as a conversation to explain our book swap selections. And so it begins...
Why hello there M! I didn't see you, hahaha yeah. Yes that was my lame attempt to make a joke...just laugh and go with it. Anyways the joke I have selected for you is *insert silent drum roll-hey we're in a library!* ................ When It Happens by Susane Colasanti (I always feel like I spell her last name wrong...huh oh well).
This looks well um...interesting from the cover, but ive always been admonished for judging by that, so instead i'll just smile and nod :) The book i have for you, is one that i'm very glad you will be reading during the winter when it's cold because it takes place in Minnesota and the book revolves around snow. Too bad we don't have any of that here...just cold weather (as we experienced on the walk over here.) *another silent drum roll-we're STILL in the library*...................Icing on the Lake by Catherine Clark. I thought i had already written about it in a former posting, seeing as how i've read it twice now, but upon looking, i guess not.
Icing on the Lake looks...interesting. Haha, I kind of just wanted to copy what M said. What can I say? She's a trend setter ;)  However, in all seriousness this does seem like a pretty good read. On the cover, under the title, it says "Cold feet, and hands, and ears...but warm hearts." I must admit I am a sucker for the romance genre. It just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (if you were here you would be able to see the lovely face I just made while typing that). That's very true...her face was welll....lovely sure. See? M agrees that I made a lovely face :D It's just how I roll. Anywho (hehe I love saying that).....I forgot what I was going to type.....let's just throw it over to M
Ah so i have to be the scapegoat? i see how this is...not cool. whatever, i'm sure i'll get over it. sooner or later. within the next ten years. i hope. sure. well, moving on...I picked Icing on the Lake because of the part of me that, like K, loves romance novels. I'm a sucker for cheesy lines and chick flicks, what can i say? Basically this book is rather predictable, but worthwhile. (there's someone sighing loudly in this room and its rather hilarious...*M and K hold in giggles* just thought you should know...) back to what i was saying. Kirsten, the main character goes to Minnesota to stay with her sister and nephew for a couple weeks and soon gets to know some of the local boys and well, you know, i can't tell you the ENTIRE plotline. that's the point of lending you the book: so you can read it. also, when we finish reading each others books and meet for our next book swap, we will post again and share our opinions of said books. i just hope K likes it as much as i did. i mean i bought it, didn't i? thats saying something for me. the library gets my business 9 times out of 10, not the bookstore. And CUT!
I'm not quite sure if M saw the pointed look I gave her when she stopped talking about the plot, but oh! Believe me, it was there!!! Okaie doks, now on to talking about When It Happens. See, thing is, I can't....Well I can, but I won't....not really at least (hehe M just gave a frustrated *silent* sigh unlike the person over there who is being rather disruptive...) Okay here's what I can tell you:
1. The book is in two alternating points of views (Tobey & Sara)
2. It is in fact a romance book *insert my lovey dovey face here*
3. I just realized that we both chose romance books the day before V-Day *mind has just been blown!*
4. I enjoyed this book very much so. I mean how could I not? However, I must admit I got a little frustrated when....you'll see ;)
5. Oh! Oh! There's a really funny, but rather awkward part that I wish I could see your face when you read it....I would say videotape yourself while you're reading it, but that's just weird...and would take forever.
Well, I didn't give much info. to M, but hey you gotta love me <3
yeah, yeah, yeah. supposedly that sisterly love is there. we'll see as i start reading the book. and no, i will not videotape myself. you would get like 3 hours of me staring intently at a book, occasionally turning a page. it would be A) super boring and B) really disturbing for you to watch. it's like disturbia or something. oh and i must say that the likelihood of both of us choosing romance books was pretty great to begin with. regardless of the fact that tomorrow is a national holiday that neither of us (as far as i know, at least) will be participating in. just saying. anyway, that's about all i've got. i can literally feel the good ideas draining from my brain...a slow drip...i feel like a heart moniter is beeping somewhere about to level off....beep.......beep.....................................
It's not nice to write funny stuff that I cannot laugh out loud at! *pointed look*
Don't deny the love!
I think we're going to have to agree to agree on that one, the whole videotaping thing (haha, see what I did there? No? Oh, well then nevermind....)
Yeah, I will not be participating in the festivites tomorrow mainly because I have never been a big fan of the holiday...I mean they jack up the prices on candy (and I have a mean sweet tooth that needs to be tended to, but I'm a cheapskate so...) and flowers!!! Just saying...anywho, the only thing I did for the "special" (you should be able to hear the sarcasm leaking from my voice...like seriously...kind of hard to miss) day is buy carnations at school for a few friends and that's only because they threatened my life if I didn't (I like living so I spent the buck fifty on it). So um.....yeah I think I'm out of topics to talk about here....how depressing. I guess this is a wrap on M and I's first book swap *cue the applause*
....................................................................beep....................................................................................................................

8) Paper Covers Rock and 9) Cold Tangerines

Wow, well now i feel like such a slacker (which i am) since K posted and i haven't posted in a while. To be honest, i'm kind of tired of apologizing for my long and unexcused absences, so i'm just going to say now that i don't know when i will next post, but it probably won't be soon. i know me and my laziness--just putting that out there. so, to start this post, i'll give you some background just for the heck of it...

wearing: plaid pj pants and a sweatshirt
location: bed

listening to: "O Children" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (this song was in the movie HP Deathly Hallows Part1 when Harry and Hermoine start dancing in the tent...i looked up the name of the song and put it on my Grooveshark). This will change throughout the post and i'll probably make references to what song i'm listening to, but thats simply because i really like music.

Ok, so onto important business. I have a book to add to the "55 Books in a Year List"!! Finally.

8) Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
It's her first novel and i think she did an impeccable job. I originally grabbed it off the shelf for three reasons:
1) i needed a fun, short read to get my mind off of finals
2) it was on the New Books shelf in the Young Adult section, which i was casually looking at.

3) the cover really caught my attention (yes, i know, how shallow)

Let me just say that it exceeded my expectations, yet was very surprising. It's more complex than one review can include, but here's a link to a review i wrote over this book (yes, i'm being lazy and don't want to type it again...). It's going on the list because it has made it into my Top 10 Books of All Time, and that's pretty hard to do, so congrats Jenny Hubbard. Oh and i would like to apologize for the typo in the review in the link (it should be "running" not "rinning"). i didn't type it; i hand wrote it and then someone typed it and put it up on the website. so, not my fault. i'm just so OCD about things like this that i just had to point it out.

I'm currently reading Pride and Prejudice con mi madre and we are talking through it as sort of a book club and watching clips of the movie (Keira Knightley version). Also, as a free reading book i'm re-reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (for like the 2nd or 3rd time). Also, for Biblical Literature (Bib Lit) class, i'm reading parts of the Bible. For example, for last class, i had to read Exodus 13-19. Also, for English class, we were reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, but we finished and turned in our papers (thank goodness!) and are now starting a new book, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. If you ask me, it's a very weird book to read for an English class. i feel especially bad for all the guys in my class seing as how it's kind of chick lit. Anyway, my point is, i'm juggling a lot of literature right now and my backpack is guaranteed to have at least two books in it at any given time :) Also, i'm trying to figure out whether to take AP Lit or regular English next year.
Oh! So K and i have come up with an ingenious idea to execute. Every month we will meet at the public library and have a book swap. She will bring a book and i will bring a book and we'll talk about the book we just got finished reading and why we think the other person should read the book we brought. We will meet on the 13th of every month. So, next Monday we will have our first swap, and who knows, we might blog about it and let ya'll know how it goes. This is going to be very experimental at the start, but i'm sure we'll figure it out eventually.
Also, i got to go to a book store today and got two new additions to my collection of books: Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen and Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson. Both of these books i've read twice already, but they are just so good that i needed to own them for future readings.

9) Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist

While i was there, i looked for Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist. I read her other book, Cold Tangerines, and i loved it. It was a book of short stories about her life and it was very entertaining and enlightening. I highly recommend it. When i heard she had a new book, it immediately went onto my list, but i still haven't gotten to it yet and i'm not sure if my public library would have it or not.

Oh, and i do own Sarah Dessen's newish book, What Happened to Goodbye, but i'm saving it for Spring Break so i can read it on the beach :)

Oh and i forgot to mention it, but i would also recommend the book Dreams of Significant Girls by Cristina Garcia. It was another New Books Shelf acquisition and it was decent, but not as wonderful as Paper Covers Rock. I think it's worth you reading, but i warn you, because there's some slightly innapropriate content that you should be aware of, so if you're not 14 or older, i wouldnt want you reading this and neither would your parents. On that note, i bid you all adieu.
Happy Reading,
M

P.S. I was the one that added the countdown to the release  of the next Gallagher Girls book. K and I are very excited about this, if you hadn't noticed!!!!!!