I finished Delirium which was such a good book. It took me a little while longer because some of the parts were really slow but once you got to the last twenty percent, oh my god, I was hooked. There was just so much in that last bit that fulfilled me in so many ways. I really loved it because it was just, it was different. It was different than a lot of the things I've read in the dystopian setting. The people weren't aware of how bad it was.
Honestly, it actually reminds me of what I liked so much about Brave New World even though everyone around me hated it. I liked it because I knew things were bad and I was getting this glimpse into life that they didn't see. This is what could have been. People are complacent with the way things are and that is a terrifying future. It just holds so much illusion that this world is prettier than it is for people.
So on that note, I'm really glad I get to put it in the read book list. I think now, I'm going to read pride and prejudice, along with probably the Hunger Games again. I really want to reread that book because this was just moving and I know that the two books couldn't be farther apart but I'm so into the dystopia right now, it's a little bit crazy. Only two books away from completing another resolution of mine. This is insane. I've never finished one resolution, let alone two. This is a happy and spirited time for me and I hope that all of you are having just as good of a time as I am.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Thoughts on Resolutions
Hi darlings,
It's me again. I know, I haven't been keeping very good track of what I'm doing and I'm genuinely sorry for that. Now, I will try to update you guys at least once a week with the various comings and goings of my week.
It's me again. I know, I haven't been keeping very good track of what I'm doing and I'm genuinely sorry for that. Now, I will try to update you guys at least once a week with the various comings and goings of my week.
I've realized very recently...like today recently, that I'm very nearly done with my new year's resolutions. I had three very specific ones and they're all very close to me. I wanted to read more, so I set myself the challenge of 15 books for the year. That way I wouldn't be too burdened during the school months and stress myself out more but I was actively seeking books to read and finding myself in a good place. I think I'm about three off that score. I'm about a fourth of the way through another book and have a couple rereads that I want to go through. So all in all, that should be done by the time I go back into school in the fall.
The next goal I set for myself is to write a novel this year. Well, that looks like it is rapidly approaching completion because I've started Camp NaNoWriMo. I'm now about 42K words into the whole thing and about 21K into my actual NaNoWriMo part of that. Which means I'm about half way done with nano part. This makes me super excited because seriously, it took me the first twenty years of my life to write a full length novel and now I've almost written two of them. That's a freaking craziness. By the time I reach twenty one, I could have written almost three novels. That just totally blows my mind away. It makes me so proud.
The other one I haven't really done is getting through all of the vlogbrothers videos and make Nerdfighter Challenge videos on it. Even then, I got through the first year which was probably a very good chunk of them. About 200 or so videos. So I'm pretty happy about all that.
The thing about all of these things is that I would have never gotten them done any other year. I never would have had the willpower. Being in college made me different yes, but more than that, meeting these people, these internet people, who inspire me everyday to do better has helped me so much. It makes me want to be a better person. It makes me want to achieve my dreams. And I'm so proud of that. People give the internet a pretty bad kind of name, but I love it so much. I love the people I get to see everyday because of this great technology.
So since it's June and it's the halfway point in the year, how do you think you are doing on your new year's resolutions? any outstanding progress? if so, what's it attributed to? and if not, why do you think that is? I mean it's a marathon, that's true but sometimes it feels so good just to get that sprint out of the way, that you don't know what it was like just going so slowly. You want to feel that floating sensation everyday.
DFTBA darlings,
Nina x
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
It's Been Awhile
It's been more than a week and I'm sorry for that. I will try to keep a bit better tabs on this thing. But let's talk about this week and why I've been a bit too busy to entertain you. The main reason is that I contracted the tiny chickens disease.
For those of you who are not nerdfighters, that means I came down with a cold. What happened was kind of like this. Day one: Bad Headaches. Day Two: Bad headaches and appetite kind of out of wonk. Day Three: Snot and Crap. Day Four: Oh my god, please let me die, because this is just horrible. So yeah, I have been sick now for about a week and things are finally starting to turn up. There's no headaches. Finally, there's starting to be less snot and stuff, but the chickens seem to be evacuating my nasal cavity so that is all good.
The other things are that I like to be extremely loud when I type so on Sunday on the worst of me being sick, we (meaning me, my three younger siblings, and our five dogs) were relegated to the upstairs and had to be super effing quiet because my mother was filming in our downstairs which was more or less a nightmare for me. So typing was basically, in my room, trying to be as quiet as I possibly could while being sick and kind of just hating life in general.
On monday, I went to go babysit some kids and just didn't think to blog. Probably wouldn't have been that interesting anyway.
But I have also finished another book to add to the Books I've read collection page, so I'm glad to have done that. I read Maureen Johnson's "13 Little Blue Envelopes" and it was FANTASTIC. It was an easy read. I started it on Monday and finished it today but I really only read in chunks of like one or two hours. So that was nice. It was really super quick and something I would recommend to a few people. Because it was like being on an adventure without having to pay for it.
Oh, I've also written words. I don't know if I told you last time how many words I was at, but currently I'm at 18K, almost 19K and so it's going along smoothly. Once I finish it, I will tell you what it's about but the crazy thing about my brain is that I don't like to tell anyone. I keep the goal inside or else I'll never do it. And so I thank you guys for your patience, but it's gonna be here I promise.
Video blogging is a thing I should get back to. I haven't done it in awhile and that's something I want to do again. I wasn't going to do it while I was sick and there was a couple of other things that were just affecting a lot of stuff. But I'm back on being on the road to completing things. Hopefully, you'll see me soon.
DFTBA Darlings,
Nina x
For those of you who are not nerdfighters, that means I came down with a cold. What happened was kind of like this. Day one: Bad Headaches. Day Two: Bad headaches and appetite kind of out of wonk. Day Three: Snot and Crap. Day Four: Oh my god, please let me die, because this is just horrible. So yeah, I have been sick now for about a week and things are finally starting to turn up. There's no headaches. Finally, there's starting to be less snot and stuff, but the chickens seem to be evacuating my nasal cavity so that is all good.
The other things are that I like to be extremely loud when I type so on Sunday on the worst of me being sick, we (meaning me, my three younger siblings, and our five dogs) were relegated to the upstairs and had to be super effing quiet because my mother was filming in our downstairs which was more or less a nightmare for me. So typing was basically, in my room, trying to be as quiet as I possibly could while being sick and kind of just hating life in general.
On monday, I went to go babysit some kids and just didn't think to blog. Probably wouldn't have been that interesting anyway.
But I have also finished another book to add to the Books I've read collection page, so I'm glad to have done that. I read Maureen Johnson's "13 Little Blue Envelopes" and it was FANTASTIC. It was an easy read. I started it on Monday and finished it today but I really only read in chunks of like one or two hours. So that was nice. It was really super quick and something I would recommend to a few people. Because it was like being on an adventure without having to pay for it.
Oh, I've also written words. I don't know if I told you last time how many words I was at, but currently I'm at 18K, almost 19K and so it's going along smoothly. Once I finish it, I will tell you what it's about but the crazy thing about my brain is that I don't like to tell anyone. I keep the goal inside or else I'll never do it. And so I thank you guys for your patience, but it's gonna be here I promise.
Video blogging is a thing I should get back to. I haven't done it in awhile and that's something I want to do again. I wasn't going to do it while I was sick and there was a couple of other things that were just affecting a lot of stuff. But I'm back on being on the road to completing things. Hopefully, you'll see me soon.
DFTBA Darlings,
Nina x
Monday, May 21, 2012
Finished the Book!
For the first time ever, I have FINISHED the book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" and I have to say that I liked it. This would have been a book that had someone told me kind offhandedly about one thing that happens at the very end of the book to a relatively uneventful character that you don't meet until the last fourth of the book, I wouldn't have read it. Why you ask? Because that character is a dog and it dies. Having five dogs of my very own and already having lost one, I'm very big on my pups, but it isn't even because of that. It's because I have this thing where I can't handle an innocent dying. Like I just can't handle it.
And I mean this could be construed as I'm a pro-life stance in politics, but no. Sorry to those you who think I think that. I'm pro-choice. I would rather you get rid of your child before it experiences any pain or suffering if you are not ready in any way. But no, the killing of an innocent upsets because they don't know what they did or why they are dying. They don't know how to come to that conclusion and it's really just something that's emotionally stressful. Like if [enter serial crime drama here], the killer kills the dog or cat before taking out the human or I see that. I cannot watch that episode. Like the worst thing a killer could do to me is hurt my pets and hurt my animals because they are innocent.
And I mean like I can get behind some pretty gruesome murders when it comes to adults because I can sort of kind of justify that they did something or knew something that changed their life forever and they got to experience most of what life had to offer. They also knew what the world was like. They knew the world was a bitch and cold an indifferent. You could murder a whole bus full of adults and it still wouldn't have the same emotional impact on me than killing one dog or cat or one child. It just wouldn't.
But yes, other than that small detail which turned into a very long talk, I think it was a good book. I liked it a lot. I enjoyed reading. It was broken up into chunks big enough to be interesting and short enough to be manageable from day to day things. I mean the pacing could have picked up. I think that was one of the issues of why I had picked up this book so many times and failed to finish all the way through until today. The characters also could have had a little more interaction or made me care about them a little more. I just for most of the character I didn't care if they lived or died which presented kind of a moral dilemna with some characters because you're supposed to care and you're supposed to have these big moments about their death when you don't care enough about it.
But yeah, overall a good book. I think that I would recommend it to a few people, but definitely not most people. Just because it takes a while to get into it and for most people that just won't work.
And I mean this could be construed as I'm a pro-life stance in politics, but no. Sorry to those you who think I think that. I'm pro-choice. I would rather you get rid of your child before it experiences any pain or suffering if you are not ready in any way. But no, the killing of an innocent upsets because they don't know what they did or why they are dying. They don't know how to come to that conclusion and it's really just something that's emotionally stressful. Like if [enter serial crime drama here], the killer kills the dog or cat before taking out the human or I see that. I cannot watch that episode. Like the worst thing a killer could do to me is hurt my pets and hurt my animals because they are innocent.
And I mean like I can get behind some pretty gruesome murders when it comes to adults because I can sort of kind of justify that they did something or knew something that changed their life forever and they got to experience most of what life had to offer. They also knew what the world was like. They knew the world was a bitch and cold an indifferent. You could murder a whole bus full of adults and it still wouldn't have the same emotional impact on me than killing one dog or cat or one child. It just wouldn't.
But yes, other than that small detail which turned into a very long talk, I think it was a good book. I liked it a lot. I enjoyed reading. It was broken up into chunks big enough to be interesting and short enough to be manageable from day to day things. I mean the pacing could have picked up. I think that was one of the issues of why I had picked up this book so many times and failed to finish all the way through until today. The characters also could have had a little more interaction or made me care about them a little more. I just for most of the character I didn't care if they lived or died which presented kind of a moral dilemna with some characters because you're supposed to care and you're supposed to have these big moments about their death when you don't care enough about it.
But yeah, overall a good book. I think that I would recommend it to a few people, but definitely not most people. Just because it takes a while to get into it and for most people that just won't work.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Beda: Day 14: Pottermore and Libraries.
Today had some exciting moments in it. I mean I know it's Saturday and I stayed at home all day but no, it was actually really cool. I had a really good time. The main thing being I'm still on track for all of my April Challenges. I'm still doing really well and that's great. I get these feelings and it's good stuff. It's high energy and it's the works. And I want to finish. Like it's seemed like even though I'm doing all of these projects at the same time that April has kind of stretched out and decided to lounge a little bit, which is nice, but also a little bit distressing.
But onto the first good thing that happened today, and that is that Pottermore opened. I mean I've been excited about Pottermore ever since it was announced. Then it took forever for it to be released to the general public and I was checking the Insider everyday to see what was happening. But today was the day I could get in and get rolling with it and it was awesome. I signed up and started getting into the first book which was pretty amazing. The first book is the hardest to read even though it's on a very basic reading level because it has to set up so much stuff for the later books. With Pottermore it was actively engaging and I could see where it might not be as boring to read anymore. So that was definitely a great advantage.
I didn't go far into it, I only finished through about chapter seven which I suppose is a little than half of book one, but still, it was so nice to see the dream finally coming to life. I said I didn't really care about this part, but I lied. I did care. I cared a lot about this part and now that I have it, it's wonderful to see what good and new things are coming out of it.
The only kind of bittersweet thing about this is that I couldn't tell my best friend about it the second I got into it because he's at some kind theatre boot camp thing. But I guess that will make it even more exciting when he comes back. It's one of those things I'm really excited to share with him. Because Harry Potter formed a big part of our bond and it's exciting to have this new information to discuss and share with each other and gab about.
And I went on a little bit of a Google Image Search for wallpapers and found plenty of amazing ones. I don't tend to go with anything except really cool designs that are very futuristic, very sci-fi. I know that I'll even go and put very specific video game titles in the search along with city scape to get the kind of wallpaper I'm looking for. But today was cool libraries and futuristic libraries and boy did I find plenty? I'm just super glad to find that kind of design element to put as my wallpaper because what could express more of my personality? I don't really think anything could. And so with that I bid good night. I hope everyone is having a great weekend and I'll see you tomorrow.
But onto the first good thing that happened today, and that is that Pottermore opened. I mean I've been excited about Pottermore ever since it was announced. Then it took forever for it to be released to the general public and I was checking the Insider everyday to see what was happening. But today was the day I could get in and get rolling with it and it was awesome. I signed up and started getting into the first book which was pretty amazing. The first book is the hardest to read even though it's on a very basic reading level because it has to set up so much stuff for the later books. With Pottermore it was actively engaging and I could see where it might not be as boring to read anymore. So that was definitely a great advantage.
I didn't go far into it, I only finished through about chapter seven which I suppose is a little than half of book one, but still, it was so nice to see the dream finally coming to life. I said I didn't really care about this part, but I lied. I did care. I cared a lot about this part and now that I have it, it's wonderful to see what good and new things are coming out of it.
The only kind of bittersweet thing about this is that I couldn't tell my best friend about it the second I got into it because he's at some kind theatre boot camp thing. But I guess that will make it even more exciting when he comes back. It's one of those things I'm really excited to share with him. Because Harry Potter formed a big part of our bond and it's exciting to have this new information to discuss and share with each other and gab about.
And I went on a little bit of a Google Image Search for wallpapers and found plenty of amazing ones. I don't tend to go with anything except really cool designs that are very futuristic, very sci-fi. I know that I'll even go and put very specific video game titles in the search along with city scape to get the kind of wallpaper I'm looking for. But today was cool libraries and futuristic libraries and boy did I find plenty? I'm just super glad to find that kind of design element to put as my wallpaper because what could express more of my personality? I don't really think anything could. And so with that I bid good night. I hope everyone is having a great weekend and I'll see you tomorrow.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Beda: Day 12: Sitting, Internet, Theatre, and Books.
So today, I'm going to try and not be all cross even though I want to be. Because that's wrong and you guys don't deserve it. Not everything in my life is bad but sometimes it feels that way. And really in the scheme of things, today was a relatively good day. I just did a lot of useless sitting. And that's something that I really kind of hate. I mean I LIKE sitting, but I don't want to just sit. I want to do something. I want to be learning something or actively doing something of my choosing.
When I'm at school and have these longs breaks where I'm just sitting around, I'm more passive than at any point in my life. It's just not fun to sit around and do the cool things when you think everyone in the building could potentially run over and look over your shoulder. And that's just, that's really not something you ever want to have happen. It's not fun. So I spend most of my time refreshing Youtube or going on some of the safer sites. I still keep my twitter up in the background, but there are things that I just don't get to do at school which is not what I want to do. Then to top it off, today, my scene partner bailed. And this was honestly one of the most important days that she could have bailed on. And it just boggles my mind. I mean short of open heart surgery she really should have pushed it off until later and come because she's not only affecting her grade, but mine.
But thankfully Tim understood about the entire situation. He really is a lovely man and I cannot say enough good things about him. I can't wait for tomorrow when I get to see Cabaret as a patron of the arts. I've heard really good things about his rendition and so many of my friends are in the play and it's just so exciting. More exciting than anything you guys can possibly imagine if you aren't in the realm of the theatre. It isn't like a movie premiere, it's something quite more altogether, I think for everyone involved. So yeah, that's a thing in my life.
But other than that, I started a new book, that I'm about a quarter of the way done with. I need to read more over the summer, which actually shouldn't be a problem. I'm a fairly fast reader when I don't have school to interfere with things. So yes, I'm not technically behind yet, but I was very close to being if I didn't read a book this month and I have so that is very good. I need to find some new books...and convince my mom to let me buy some new books. Because yeah, I want more books. I want so many books and I just don't know where to start crossing books off the list. Seriously my main two expenditures in adult life: books and food. Who would buy anything else?
Maybe in a couple of days, for BEDA, I will do a book review. Who knows? I certainly don't. These things go day by day and now I think I'm going to write some more.
When I'm at school and have these longs breaks where I'm just sitting around, I'm more passive than at any point in my life. It's just not fun to sit around and do the cool things when you think everyone in the building could potentially run over and look over your shoulder. And that's just, that's really not something you ever want to have happen. It's not fun. So I spend most of my time refreshing Youtube or going on some of the safer sites. I still keep my twitter up in the background, but there are things that I just don't get to do at school which is not what I want to do. Then to top it off, today, my scene partner bailed. And this was honestly one of the most important days that she could have bailed on. And it just boggles my mind. I mean short of open heart surgery she really should have pushed it off until later and come because she's not only affecting her grade, but mine.
But thankfully Tim understood about the entire situation. He really is a lovely man and I cannot say enough good things about him. I can't wait for tomorrow when I get to see Cabaret as a patron of the arts. I've heard really good things about his rendition and so many of my friends are in the play and it's just so exciting. More exciting than anything you guys can possibly imagine if you aren't in the realm of the theatre. It isn't like a movie premiere, it's something quite more altogether, I think for everyone involved. So yeah, that's a thing in my life.
But other than that, I started a new book, that I'm about a quarter of the way done with. I need to read more over the summer, which actually shouldn't be a problem. I'm a fairly fast reader when I don't have school to interfere with things. So yes, I'm not technically behind yet, but I was very close to being if I didn't read a book this month and I have so that is very good. I need to find some new books...and convince my mom to let me buy some new books. Because yeah, I want more books. I want so many books and I just don't know where to start crossing books off the list. Seriously my main two expenditures in adult life: books and food. Who would buy anything else?
Maybe in a couple of days, for BEDA, I will do a book review. Who knows? I certainly don't. These things go day by day and now I think I'm going to write some more.
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