lar_laughs: (balloons)
Found some good music lately! Don't have any of it to post here because that would require getting it onto a disk and back onto the first computer again and I don't get to that computer much. *sigh* So much hard work! But I'll try to get some of it soon.

Anyway, first band is Paramore. You've heard them if you've heard the Twilight soundtrack and I think I posted a video here awhile ago. Love them. Love their music. Love their lyrics. Love their message.

Another one that is similar (although I hate comparing them at all) is Fireflight which I discovered on Pandora on the Paramore station I created. Songs like "Forever" and "Unbreakable" will keep me coming back to them over and over again. (ETA: You can check out some of their songs on their MySpace page)

These albums, along with some Demi Lovato, Plumb (mostly the older stuff), Taylor Swift, Aly & AJ and good ol' Avril Lavigne round out the soundtrack for this year's Script Frenzy. I label this project a cross between X-Men and Gossip Girls but I would hate to put a label on this project before it even gets off the ground. Wish the writing was going faster, that's all I can say!

I don't have my books for this year posted yet but I do have them up on Goodreads.com if you're interested. I love the site because I can review them if I feel like it but I always have to give them a "star chart" which makes me think about them a bit more than I would if I just had to put down the title and page amount. There's a lot of fun to be had at this site, if that's what you'd like. Groups (both reading and obsessing), Trivia (I have several questions that I put in!), and a place to get some good ideas of what to read next. I pair this with Paperbackswap.com and feel like I'm getting a better quality of reading material. Of course, I have to get through the backlog of questionable stuff.

Other than trying very hard to stay away from Facebook this week, things are going along swimmingly. I've had my fix of small hugs today when we went into Hailey for the AWANA Grand Prix (they race wooden cars much like the Boy Scouts do) and got to spend time with Gretchen, Becca, the Danis and Zane. While work can be boring and certain people irritating, I'm fortunate to have the job and am very appreciative of it.

Now if Spring could be more like Summer...
lar_laughs: (Girl Disappearing)
First and foremost... we have no snow on the ground. It hasn't snowed since Voting Day. If anything, we've had our share of FOG... which means the ground is still warm. This is concerning because I now live in the land that snow built. Without snow, the mountain doesn't open. It's already bad enough that no one will be working after December thanks to the crappy housing market... even worse that a lot of people I know are going into foreclosure because they can't afford their house payment and the banks aren't working with them. These aren't new home owners, either. These are people who have been in their house FOR YEARS. So no one is working in construction and now no one is working on the mountain... and things are getting tense.

Second... I've had to suck it up and start saving money in various ways. This means no paperbackswap anymore and remembering to bring my lunches each day. This means I have to read the books that I have currently (which will take me a good year, I'm sure but EEEK! NO NEW BOOKS!) and I can't follow my whim each day and just buy whatever I want for lunch. No more sushi! No more random grazing from the deli. I've even cut back on those Starbucks drinks that you can get in the soda cooler. At this point, I'm just glad to have a job and have enough money for a car payment!

Third... I apologize to all the Syelle shippers out there. Last night was all my fault. I started to like the ship about two weeks ago. Thought it was the coolest thing since digital watches (get it?). You know my track record by now. Every couple I like is BOUND to die a slow and painful death. So, I'm sorry!

Fourth... There is nothing more funny than 40 year old women trying to find Book 4 of the Twilight series. Randye actually cursed when she heard that one of the libraries in town has 4 copies overdue and they can't give her a definite date when she can get a copy there. It's good for a few laughs.

Fifth... I completed NaNo with 59,000 official words. Not sure where those other random 4k went but who knows. I might have missed a document or maybe I miscounted. I'm just glad I got to the NaNo limit even if I was FAR from my limit. The muse decided the story wasn't working on the 20th and there was nothing I could do but sit back and try to figure out what wasn't working and what was. I'm starting the rewrites tomorrow (was too lazy today and Tuesdays are hard to get around to writing what with the family dinner and all) and I think they WILL make the story better so I can't fault the muse! She's right once again!

Sixth... Have I mentioned here that my cousin is having twins in April? TWINS! They're sure to be beautiful as their brother is ADORABLE in that Charlie Brown, round head, big smile sort of way. But twins! That means there will always be a little around who needs holding! I can't wait! I do so love being an aunt. I'm not as good at it as my sister but she's had a lot more practice than I have.
lar_laughs: (peanuts - linus reading)
Another book review! I give this one high marks for originality and for keeping me reading!!!

Through Violet Eyes by Stephen Woodworth (all links to paperbackswap.com)

In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious?and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services?these Violets perform a number of different duties. The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by channeling the still-creative spirits of famous dead artists and musicians. The least fortunate aid the police and the law courts, catching criminals by interviewing the deceased victims of violent crime.

But now the Violets themselves have become the target of a brutal serial murderer?a murderer who had learned how to mask his or her identity even from the victims. Can the FBI, aided by a Violet so scared of death that she is afraid to live, uncover the criminal in time? Or must more of her race be dispatched to the realm that has haunted them all since childhood?
lar_laughs: (robert frost - miles to go)
I need to move this list and make it open. This is all the books I've recieved from paperbackswap.com! And the list keeps growing although not nearly as quickly as it was. If it's struck out, I've read it. If it's in italics, I've sent it to someone else.
The list... )

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