Vampire Vocab

Last night I had an interesting dream that, for once, wasn’t scary, or confusing, or creepy. It was actually kind of nice. So here goes: I sat in history class, listening to Mr. L drone on about something I don’t care about, while Ms. D smiles and nods like he’s saying something profound. I connect [...]

Sigh. My cockatiel is losing weight. Why do all my pets die? Ugh. First Jake, and now Lyra.

My mom is making me blog. See? Six words! I’m so special.

Yes, I am back to doing book reviews. As for Laurell K. Hamilton…I am on the 18th, and last book of the Anita Blake series: Skin Trade. Let me just tell you that these books have held more gruesomely eviscerated bodies than probably all the rest of the books I’ve read in my life combined. [...]

No, I’m not about to link an Epicurious Shepard’s pie, or chicken noodle soup recipe. I’m sorely tempted though. Because I think this will count as over-sharing, at least emotion wise. Ms. M, my P.E. teacher says “Never say ‘can’t’”. I always reply: “Never say ‘never’”. Because there’s always something you can’t do. It’s only [...]

I look out my window, and pull it open. Hear the squeal as it slides along its track. It doesn’t matter. Because finally, finally, there is a smell in the air. And it’s warm. People equate spring with flowers, but the smell is nothing so heinously stereotyped. The smell of spring is the smell of [...]

First, let me say the NAME IS NONE OF MY DOING!!!!! Oh. My. Gosh. I wanted her named Anita, or SOMETHING, but, nooooo, she was named WILMA!!! Before I go into full rant-mode, let me explain. Our dog, Jake, died. I really don’t want to go into that. My Mom was trying to convince Denise [...]

The Lightning Thief movie was absolutely untrue to the book. If it were independant, I would have enjoyed it: the effects were good, and at times it was funny. However. If you take an excellent book with tons of die-hard fans and make it into a good movie that has nothing in common but the [...]

We left on Christmas Day. Travel was as travel always is: boring, uncomfortable, but the pains are staved off by the promise of arrival. Five and a half hours in the air and one connection in Miami later, my siblings, father and I stepped out of Juan SantaMaria Airport and were met by a rush [...]

Every year I write a note to Santa. This year, I posted it on my Kaboodle list. I transcribed it here. (Beware, ridiculously sappy) Dear Santa, This year has been incredibly exciting. All this year I have been reminded of all the people around me who love me and all of the things that I [...]