My Thirteen Cents

I Am in the Deepest Love Anyone Has Ever Experienced.

Hello. I have just read Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.

A Sacred Oath

A Fallen Angel

Forbidden Love

 
 I love this book so much, that if I could, I would marry it. In fact, I would marry it and then divorce it, just so I could marry it again. It is my literary soul-mate. It is possibly the best book ever written. I could not put it down. And people say that a lot, and don't mean it, but no, I actually read it while I was doing dishes. 

It's about a girl named Nora Grey. She's a sophomore in high school. One day, there's this new kid. His name is Patch. He's tall, dark, and mysteeeeeeriouuuuuus. She hates him. The teacher makes them biology partners. They talk to each other (forced assignment) and he knows everything about her, but they've never met before.

It's full of suspense, terror, supernatural activity, and of course...*sing-song voice* roooomaaance! <3 Hothothot romance too ;D But don't worry. If you're like me, and you're sick of all the vampire-werewolf crap that's taken the literary world by a storm, there are ZERO vampires or werewolves. (And it's about 6035468316 times better than Twilight. Which is a sucky series anyway.)

I'm not telling you anymore, except for the fact that it is (once again) possibly the best book ever written in the history of literature. Seriously. Read it. I can't describe how awesome it is. You know what? I'll even post links to sites where you can buy it, just to make this easier for you. That's how badly I want you to read it. And oh my God, if they ever make this into a movie, it will be the only movie I will watch for the rest of my life. Unless they make it really different from the book...Yeah, no, I'd still be content with it being the only movie I could ever see. And they had better give the role of Patch to a super-hot celebrity, or I'm gonna be really pissed. 

Oh and it's sort of creepy because Nora is: 

Brunette

Not fat

A cellist

A person who has written poetry before

...and those could all be used to describe (hehe) ME. La la la... fun daydreams... hehehe.... ;)

Anyway, here are the links! (I promised! xDD)

(They lead directly to the book.)

Amazon 
$9.99 Kindle
$9.99 Paperback
$10.52 Hardcover -- used from $9.90
$25.54 Audiobook, unabridged  -- used from $4.48

Target

$16.19, only available in hardcover (+tax, and s&h if you buy it online)

Barnes & Noble

$9.99 Paperback
$9.99 eBook 
$11.69 Hardcover
$33.24 CD, unabridged

Borders

$14.39 Hardcover -- used from $10.40

Other good series of the same topic: The Mortal Instruments, by Cassandra Clare

But Hush, Hush is the BEST. 

If you've read the Maximum Ride series, you might find that Patch is a lot like Fang. (But better.)

The Library, a New Blog, and More

So I went to the library today. I spent like 30 minutes looking through the non-fiction section, looking for the photography section because I didn't feel like using the card catalog (you have to get one of the librarians, and I had no idea where the hell they were.) And then finally I went through the card catalog and found the section. Unfortunately, all the books on digital photography were written in like 1982, and it's like, "Um...no."

I've been really inspired to go out and shoot, but I can't in this neighborhood! But I've learned so much! I just want to try it out. ARGH.

Also, I learned how to pick bike locks today! :D Mainly because mine was messed up...I somehow accidentally changed the combo when I locked it, and then it didn't work when I tried to undo it, of course. So I had to walk home, get Dad to drive me to the library, and unlock my bike. (I didn't realize what had happened until Dad showed me what I did. Also super cool that I found out how to pick it lol.)

I have created a joint blog with a friend. We haven't written anything yet, but when we do, I'll share the link. I'm pretty excited, it'll be nice to have more than one writer.

I spent a bunch of time just YouTubing today. A bunch of Lion King songs in different languages! Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, Icelandic, Greek, Hungarian, German, Polish, and Russian. I like "Morning Report" in Croatian, which is apparently "Jutarni Glas." And I found the Russian Winnie the Pooh!!!

CUUUUUUUTE!!!

 

Made a FaceBook Fanpage..."Being Awesome." :D

Pro Flickr Account, American Idol (Again, lol), Amazon, Magazines, and Working Out

I finally got my Pro Flickr Account. <3 I LOVE IT. It was a gigantic hassle. Life lesson--keep your account information up-to-date. Seriously.

Check out my new pictures!

American Idol:

• Jermaine Sellers-- boring. Picks crappy songs. Reminiscent of lounge music and old people.
• Jon Park-- boring. Picks crappy songs.
• Tim Urban-- not as cute as everyone thinks. Not that great a voice. Don't think he has what it takes. Not good at picking songs.
• Michael Lynche-- Not the worst, but not the best.
• Lee Dewyze-- can't STAND this guy. His voice is nice I guess, but he is so...WEAK. Nervous. Personality-wise, he seems pale and watered down.
• Casey James-- I think it's funny that Cara is such a fan, but can you imagine how embarrassing it is? And also, if Randi (Randy?) or Simon did that to a girl, they would be in a LOT of trouble.
• Aaron Kelly-- great job last night. I've warmed up to him 'cause he does photography, lol. But he's too reminiscent of Jesse McCartney. I don't know...
• Andrew Garcia-- *does the wave* I LOVE HIM! :D Lol. Not a great job picking songs, lately. But he's so awesome! I want him to win!!
• The guy with the mullet whose name I can never remember-- My mom says he reminds her of Jackson Rod Stewart from the Hannah Montana Show, which is actually kind of funny. Mullet-Guy's voice reminds me of Colbie Caillat somehow. Except you know...like the male version of it.
• Todrick Hall-- I miss the old Todrick. I loved his audition; the song was awesome. He's been picking sucky songs and doing crappy arrangements... 

I still miss Joe Munoz. Once again, I don't care about the girls.

I bought some awesome books from Amazon! <3

I bought The Secret Lives of Men and Women (Post Secret book,) and I bought a photography book by Scott Kelby.

My favorite magazines are Women's Health Magazine and Cosmopolitan. I would totally subscribe but I think my parents would be a bit pissed to see I'm subscribing to a magazine with lots of sex tips... But I love the websites. (www.womenshealthmag.com and www.cosmopolitan.com)

I have a new workout!! :D Very excited! (And this is coming from someone who hates--or maybe, used to hate exercise.) So I alternate days for these. One day I'll do the Skinny Jeans Workout (yoga) from Women's Health and I'll bike somewhere for a while. Another day I'll do Look Hot in Your Jeans, also from Women's Health. Today is yoga, and yesterday was LHiYJ, and oh my GOD. I am sore!! But I'm so happy! The moves are targeted towards your legs, butt, and stomach, and holy crap do I feel it! But since it's yoga, maybe that'll help stretch me out...

I'm even on a DIET! :O *shock*

It's the Abs Diet. (Women's Health.)

A: almonds and other nuts
B: beans and legumes
S: spinach and other green veggies
D: dairy
I: instant oatmeal
E: eggs
T: turkey and other lean meat
P: peanut butter
O: olive oil
W: whole-wheat grains
E: extra-protein (whey) powder
R: raspberries and other berries

That's everything I can't eat.

Okay, just kidding.

I have to incorporate two or more of those in every meal and snack. You're supposed to eat six times a day, but oh well. So I have to go and make a shopping list because we don't have that much food.

Tschau for now!

(Yes, I spelled it right. It's the German spelling for the Italian 'ciao'...lol)

Read Any Good Books, Lately?

Well, I have. I am the Messenger, by a favorite author of mine: Markus Zusak. Story about a guy, Ed Kennedy, who's pretty much good-for-nothing, until he stops a bank robbery. Then he starts getting playing cards in the mail, and he becomes the messenger. So, he goes around town helping (or hurting, if necessary) people until he finally focuses on the question: Who is sending Ed around to do these things?

Anyway. Really good. Ooh, he also wrote The Book Thief, which is about this girl living in Nazi Germany and it's even better than I am the Messenger, and it's narrated by Death! :D Super cool! And seriously, I should be getting paid for advertising his books. Even though, you know. No one reads this blog, at least yet. Probably won't. I'm probably going to quit, after a while. Then again, I also restarted a diary, which I'm writing in German, and I started on the 19th, and I'm still writing daily. So who knows.