book of the day

The book reviews should wind down soon... I start school next week and won't have as much time. The thing with the YA books is that they only take a couple of hours. I spent a few hours at the doctors today, so I multi tasked! A major thing I have noticed with these books is that they are lacking good editing. Mainly with the wrong character names. This happened in today's book. This name problem I've also noticed in books written by more than one author, as this one was. Today's book was called Unraveling. I don't know what to think of it. I don't really like it, but not because it is overly stupid. I can't really figure out why I don't like it, I need a second opinion. It's about a girl's relationship with her mom (who has problems of her own). It's just weird. I have to pass it on to my sister or mom for a second opinion, a discussion why this book is weird.

happy bday!!!

Happy Elvis Birthday everyone!!!!! Celebrate it as best as you can!! Jelly donuts, peanut butter banana sandwiches, and fried foods galore!!!

My most favoritest pix of the king!

another book...

I forgot to list a book that I read that was not YA. Schooled was a decent read, about teaching at Manhatten private schools. Much like the Nanny Diaries, but more about the main character's personal development.

Over the last couple of days, I've read Audrey, Wait! I would put this book in the same category as the Megan McCafferty (I've only read the first two of her Jessica Darling series, but have the next ones on hold), Susan Juby (Alice series) books. It tells of the fallout after Audrey breaks up with her boyfriend and he writes a song about it.

Hopefully these two decent reads will try to counter balance that previous list of (mostly) yuck!

bunch of (mostly) lame books

I was told to blog about this, so here's to you, Kate! I was asked to join the librarians reading challenge this year. It is something about reading young adult novels, with the library reading the most pages getting a trophy or something. Since my co-workers know of my taste in bad teenage books, I was a good selection. So far I have read the following:

books 1-3 of The Show series. Much like the A-List or the Nannies, pure California teenage angst. Only this time in a badly cast CW wannabe drama.

Diva: a Novel. This one was pretty good, and was a Gateway award nominee. It is the follow up to Breathing Underwater, which was also a pretty good book (I have previously read this one). I wouldn't consider either of these fluffy, as they deal with teenage relationships and domestic violence and family issues. I would recommend these as decent reads.

Zeta or Omega? The first in a southern fluff sorority series. I'm putting the the same category as the first books. However, I can't wait for the series to show up on TV. But as with Gossip Girl and Privileged, will just disappoint me.

It's All About Us. This one is along the same fluff lines, except it has a Christian twist. I wouldn't recommend these for being Christian fiction, as it is really bad. Although I'm going through with the rest of the series to see if it can stay "Christian." Stick with the Melody Carlson for uplifting.

Almost Famous. Written by the same author as the A-List. Only more poorly written. This is going to be a drag of a series...

A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life. This book made me cry. It is also a Gateway award Nominee. I would choose this one over Diva. It is the best YA book I've read in a long time.

I may have more reviews later on this growing list for competition...

waxing my hands

I come out from waxing my hands, and for the second day, the news ladies on channel 9 are wearing matching tops!!!!! Yesterday they were wearing red matching shirts, and today they are wearing pink and black matching shirts. It drives me crazy!!! They aren't supposed to do that!!

I love you like I love waxing my hands,
The girl

somebody watched too much Elf!

The girl comes back from her dad's, declaring how he is on the naughty list, even though he tried to convince her otherwise. Her evidence is:

1. Santa doesn't wrap presents! He always has to put them together, just take them out of his sack, and with so many toys, he really doesn't have time to wrap them all.


2. Santa has excellent handwriting! He doesn't have scribbly handwriting, it is pretty and curly-qish.


3. Her dad makes bad choices and hasn't decided to choose his family like that Walter.

All I have to say is MEOW! in training. And that she is super-smart!! I'm not going to try and pull anything over on her soon!

getting the girl happy

I've been told that the way to make the girl happy is make her hair happy. She has been watching too many commercials. I taught her the way of the backcomb today, but her hair is too fine to hold it. That girl needs some damage to her hair to hold it, or better hairspray than the aeorsol Suave (couldn't find Aqua Net that day). She swears that it is at Walgreens, but they have never heard of it. BB&B says they should have it soon... we can't wait!!! We even have a song, "we're gonna have big, happie, hair... we're gonna have big, happie, hair."

I have discovered that the infomercials are on qubo (a faith-based cartoon network, available through the dTV convertor box... thanks government!!!). This after the boy keeps introducing himself, "Billy Mayes here."