Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Polyvore
Lately I've become a Polyvore junkie and here are a few of my very first sets created three or so months ago.
Zee first!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Musings
Hmmm.... I've finally come to the conclusion that I'll never really be a blogger. Yes, the occasional note here or there about whatever will pop up, but I just don't have the urge to constantly be witty, original, whatever. And frankly, I don't care. I'm not someone who needs to be recognized (no matter how little the attention), but I am grateful to anyone who happens to visit my little blog; even if it's just one person a year! :P
It hasn't helped that my book blog appears to be falling apart because I haven't the concentration to read. And then my memory and thought processes have deteriorated, seemingly beyond repair. But hey! I did 'read' two graphic novels, the second and third collection of Buffy's exploits in season eight. Oh and also, The BFG by Roald Dahl. At least that's a start back. I hope. I cannot tell you (whoever you might be :D) how horrible it is to be a voracious reader and then something happens, and bam!, you can't read anymore. But I have to look on the bright side (but the darker is so much more interesting! And hey look! They have cookies! :P) or else I'll dry myself out weeping in utter despair. Okay, melodramatic moment over. End of discussion.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Book Review - Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
Book Description
The wait is over. dig into the feast...
In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Student Claire Danvers has never been convinced, though—especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town’s living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. It’s only at a formal ball, attended by vampires and their human dates, that Claire realizes the elaborately evil trap he’s set for Morganville.
***
February 15
Yet another fast, fun, and easy read featuring Claire, her friends, and the town of Morganville (and all it's vampy inhabitants!). I enjoyed this foray and was pleasantly surprised the 'rental units' weren't in it much at all. The story held my attention and I do look forward to the next installment. However, I am so over the cliff-hanger endings. Does Ms. Caine think teenagers won't read the next book if there isn't that 'to be continued...' aspect of a T.V. show? Because I remember as a teen I did not need that incentive to read the next book in a series, and frankly, it's kind of insulting. There is a way to tie up a book and leave the reader (even a young adult *gasp*) wanting to read the book. I wish the author would realize that.
4 stars
Friday, February 13, 2009
Book Review - Avalon by Anya Seton
Book Description
This saga of yearning and mystery travels across oceans and continents to Iceland, Greenland, and North America during the time in history when Anglo-Saxons battled Vikings and the Norsemen discovered America. The marked contrasts between powerful royalty, landless peasants, Viking warriors and noble knights are expertly brought to life in this gripping tale of the French prince named Rumon. Shipwrecked off the Cornish coast on his quest to find King Arthur's legendary Avalon, Rumon meets a lonely girl named Merewyn and their lives soon become intertwined. Rumon brings Merewyn to England, but once there he is so dazzled by Queen Alrida's beauty that it makes him a virtual prisoner to her will. In this riveting romance, Anya Seton once again proves her mastery of historical detail and ability to craft a compelling tale that includes real and colorful personalities such as St. Dunstan and Eric the Red.
***
February 13
Most likely I'll write a review later, but right now my brain feels murky. :P
2.5 stars
Two good reviews that I mostly agree with:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R18QZC3AAFL1LJ
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BEL8UEBYYYRR
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Book Review - The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, Book Three) by Elizabeth Peters
Book Description
Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses"—and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. But before long Amelia, Emerson, and their precocious son, Ramses, find themselves entangled in The Mummy Case
In Cairo, before setting out to the site, Amelia visits an antiquities dealer to inquire about some papyri for her brother-in-law, Walter. At the dealer's shop she interrupts a mysterious-sounding conversation. And then, even more alarmingly, the dealer attempts to refuse to sell her a scrap of papyrus Ramses discovers in the back room. When the dealer is found dead in his shop just a day later, Amelia becomes convinced that foul play is at hand, a suspicion that is further confirmed when she catches sight of the sinister stranger from the crime scene at her own excavation site.
But it takes more than Amelia's keen instincts to convince Emerson of dastardly deeds. When Ramses's scrap of papyrus is stolen from their camp, and a neighboring tourist is relieved of an entire mummy, Emerson concedes that they may be facing something more ominous than a simple grave robber. Aided (to their dismay) by Ramses and his preternaturally intelligent cat, Bastet, Amelia and Emerson turn their detective skills to investigating the neighboring suspects, including a trio of missionaries, a widowed German baroness, and even the head of the Department of Antiquities. But when the Emersons start digging for answers in an ancient tomb, events take a darker and deadlier turn—and there may be no surviving the very modern terrors their efforts reveal.
Filled with spine-tingling suspense, precise archaeological and historical detail, and Amelia Peabody's trademark witty, wry voice, Elizabeth Peters's The Mummy Case is a classic installment in the beloved Amelia Peabody series.
***
February 9
Yet another fun mystery featuring Amelia Peabody. While I have to admit the mystery didn't interest me much, the repartee between the inimitable Amelia and Emerson, and Ms. Peabody's (or Mrs. Emerson's) narration, more than made up for it. Ramses can be amusing also, but he can be a bit too much sometimes. Probably because he is too precocious and smart to be believed. How many languages does this five-year-old know? Although I do think this specific example is the whole point of these books and how they should be seen; a farcical look on adventure books in the Victorian era. But that's just a guess. Also, the book was a bit too long and would have made a better book had thirty or so pages been taken out. However, Amelia and her exploits are still a fast and fun way to pass the time.
4 stars
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