I will make this work despite your best efforts Blogger.....

And to all who asked me to email the pic to them, I will if this pic doesn't go through either.

Aaaaand , that last one didn't work

 There's a small pic that hopefully you can click on to see it larger 
And if not, here is a link to the pic.

This is soooooooo cool!

I'm going to be in so many colors April 3rd. Anyone up for doing this with me? Please spread this around!

An awkward writing exercise

First off, two posts in one day! Don't you all feel special?

As a writing exercise I'm writing a short paragraph or two about everyday awkward situations. FYI, these situations are only loosely based on my everyday life and the everyday life of others. Any resemblance to actually events, locations or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. :)

The " Who do I talk to" situation

You're standing there talking to a friend you rarely get to talk to when your BFF comes up and starts to talk to you. You talk to your BFF for a while, and then see your other friend start to walk away. You call out to the OF and start to talk about the other things that you were just talking about with that friend. Your BFF looks hurt so you quickly change back to her, and see your OF start to look away. You quickly scramble to talk to your OF when a friend of a friend from out of town comes up to talk. To be polite you talk to this new person, and then you see your BFF and OF start to look offended. You turn back to them and your FOAFFOOT starts to shout to get your attention. You start to breath heavily and suddenly find a pressing matter you must attend to right away.

The "Why is he slowing down" situation

You're walking down the street, your bag swinging and a smile on your face. The air is lovely, and the sun is bright. A bright red truck drives past you and you wave at the driver who smiles and waves back. A few minutes later a bright red truck drives past you and you laugh at the coincidence. You wave at the driver...... And relies it's the same guy. You frown, then decide he must be lost. Another few minutes and a white car drives past you. They guy inside the car is wearing sunglasses and has his hair down to his shoulders. He doesn't wave back at you. He drives past you, and then suddenly the car slows down. That's when you realize what this all is about. The man in the red truck drove past you twice to catch you off you're guard and now the guy in the white car is here to kidnap you! You walk faster practically crying. You have just accepted the fact that you're going to die when you see the guy in the white car put his phone in his pocket and drive away. False alert- he was just texting.

The "OK So, are you pulling out or not" situation ( this one actually is about something that happened to me)

Your walking down the street when a car starts to pull out of its driveway. You stop because the driver can't see you, and he stops at the same moment. You slowly start to walk forward, just fast enough he might be able to see you. The driver climbs out  of the truck and go's to fix something in the back. You start to walk fast, hoping to make it past his driveway, but then he gets back into the car and starts moving again. He can't see you, or won't see you is more like it, and so you just stop. He also stops and gets out to close his gate. You break into a run, and barely break past his driveway when he finally pulls out. He smiles at you like " oh my, how did you get there?" Then lurches his way down the road.

The " Do I randomly dance to this music or not" situation

Victorious Cast is playing in the room you just walked into. One of you're friends starts to dance to the music, and the rest of your friends all just stare at her. She looks awkward, but can't stop now that's she's started. You aren't sure, do you start dancing with this girl to make her feel less awkward, or would that make things worse? And would it make it awkward for you as well? You know you shouldn't be thinking about that but still......

The " No of course I don't like this song" situation

One of Those songs is playing. ( example, Shake it Off) and all you're friends start to make fun of this song. You have privately talked to all these friends about this song, and know that they all love the song as well as you. You aren't sure if you should start to hate on the song as well, or let you're true feelings show.


That was actually really fun! And I great way to get my writers-blockish-thing-that-is-more-like-laziness to go away! What about you all, did I miss something? Please tell me, I want to write more of these!
   

Unwind by, Neil Shusterman

Unwind by, Neil Shusterman

Five Stars.... Or maybe six. Or ten.

Goodreads review- Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.

What I liked about it- Oh man, where do I start? This book is my fav book ever and there are so many great things about it. First off, it's a four book series and that means the awesomeness will go on for a long time :) I personally think the author has a great view of all the abortions that are going on right now, but I can't be sure because of the whole fiction part of these books. The characters really grow on you, and I haven't cried so hard about fictional charries in a long time. Even the minor charries and villains deaths really hit me hard. You get really attached to the characters and it's awful when bad things happen to them. There is a lot of romance in it, but it's totally clean and totally believable. When I started the book I thought the romance part of it was going to be cheesy and weird, but by the end of the book after the charries had gone through several real life problems in that area, I grew close to them in that area as well. Yes, as you can tell by the Goddreads review, it is a little gross, but nothing to bad. If you have an extremely visual mind and a sensitive stomach...... Still read it but be prepared.  It is totally worth all the trauma you will experience.

What I didn't like about it- Ummm, nothing? Well, I guess there were a few things. The villains were villans, and so there were not so great things about them. But even that I didn't mind so much.

Was it worth the read- YES!!!!!! I luved this book so much, rand if you ever read it you HAVE to email me so was can cry over Cam together ;)

Roadside Assistance by, Amy Clipson

Three stars 

Goodreads overview-

Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old Chevy, but when her mom dies, Emily's world seems shaken beyond repair. Driven from home by hospital bills they can't pay, Emily and her dad move in with his wealthy sister, who intends to make her niece more feminine---in other words, just like Whitney, Emily's perfect cousin. But when Emily hears the engine of a 1970 Dodge Challenger, and sees the cute gearhead, Zander, next door, things seem to be looking up.

But even working alongside Zander can't completely fix the hole in Emily's life. Ever since her mom died, Emily hasn't been able to pray, and no one---not even Zander---seems to understand. But sometimes the help you need can come from the person you least expect.

What I liked about it - I cringed at the main Charries situation whenever she mentioned it. I could really picture it and I could feel her pain. I am a bit like the girl in the book ( except I hate cars past driving them) and I could really connect with her. 

What I didn't like about it- It was a lot like every other christian romance I've ever read. They seem to have a set format that this one was following. I liked the first few books I read that were like this, but I'm getting kinda tired of them 

Was I glad I read this book- I was glad, I don't feel like I wasted my time on this book. It's a nice thing to read when you have some free time and nothing else to read. I will be checking out some more of this authors book for the same reasons, but it wasn't something I'll buy or anything. 

And I have no idea where all these lines came from or if they'll show up on the blog. :) 

Book reviews!

I've decided to start reviewing some book on here! I will take requests for books you want to read, but aren't sure if you should. Here's how it will work,
Star system
5 stars- My new fav!
4 stars- I luved this book!
3 stars- It was good.
2 stars- It was alright.
1 star- I didn't like it.
Goodreads review: a quick overview of the book
What I liked: explanation is right there in the title
What I didn't like: ditto
Overall: ditto my last ditto
Am I glad I read it? : ditto my previous two dittos


My first review: The Fault in our Stars


4.5 stars

Goodreads review: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

What I liked: The story really brought me closer to the character, and i was able to cry when bad things happened to them. The romance really seemed to work with the characters, and the main mail character wasn't the stereotypical quirky-but-cute-so-I-must-love-him character. All his qualities were separate, but pulled together to make a great charrie! 

What I didn't like: There was a scene scene, but not that bad of one from all I could tell. I just skipped those couple pages. There were a couple awkward references, and a lot of cussing. It wasn't bad at first, but then they started in on worse words, and even used the F word once. 

Am I glad I read it: YES!!!!! I only gave it a 4.5 instead of a 5 because of the scene scene.  

Greetings from Alamosa!

We went to Alamosa CO a few weeks ago, and I took a ton of pictures that I keep meaning to up on here. So here they are, two weeks late :) 

First off on the drive there we saw lots

And lots

And lots 

Of mountains 

We drove through Salida on our way



I personally would luv to live in this house



Imagine this:

You can't see where the hill actually started going down because it's so steep and covered with snow. You sit down on the sled and take a deep breath staring down the hill. Finally you push off and your sled go's flying off the hill. It's steeper than you had thought and much longer. As you go down you grab a handful of the snow that's covering everything. You take a bite and spit it out. The snow tastes great but the sand..... Not so much. You're down the hill, but you keep going up the next one you went so fast down the first. You only go a bit up before you hit wet sand and you start sliding down that hill. You almost go back up the hill you originally came down, but you don't have enough momentum and you just slide for a long time through the valley. You finally stop because a ton of snow has piled 
up against your sled and it stops you. You stand up. Your covered with snow, both regular and melted,
 because you forgot to bring snow pants and it's to hot for a coat. You laugh and head back up the hill
 for another round. These are the Great Sand Dunes in winter 

 

 

 

  
On the way back we went to the alligator farm. They had signs all over with things like " trespassers will be delicious" and " it only hurts until you pass out"  I laughed at the signs and at the people warning us that " they needed to take a picture of us just so they could tell how many of us didn't come out again." S held a baby alligator ( that a man then had trouble " wrestling" a few hours later. Like honestly, he couldn't even hold it) and then we went into a room full of cages. No alligators were in these cages, only snakes and things. Then saw them. A bunch of crocodiles were sitting in a huge tank in the corner of the room just staring at us. We walked by them...... And one started roaring and jumped at us. That was it, I was out. I literally pulled mom out of the room without even looking at anything else.
Outside was a bit better, if you didn't mind the ramshackle pens that were falling down and the killer turkeys. But even then it was much easier to walk down the paths looking at the alligators and crocodiles. They really are pretty with there slimy scales and there wicked smiles. We were almost out when one of the caretakers felt the need to come over and talk at us for hours. He really was a sweet guy, and he told us some really interesting stuff. One "fun fact" being that they had never had an alligator get farther than the highway.
Oh that's cool, so what is that over...... Hold on wait. You mean they can get out? Of course he told us, one got out just three days ago, she froze to death so there was nothing to worry about.
Yes but see, they get out. That's not cool. We quickly said good bye to the man ( well, I did ,mom did only after I dragged her away) and left the building. After we got outside mom said that we should go thank the people at the front desk so we all followed her as the went and thanked the cashier man. We were just leaving when he said " have you seen the albino alligators?" And then I had to follow my family as they went to see the albino alligators and snapping turtle. Honestly, I'm so glad I didn't miss
that. All the animals in that room were absolutely gorgeous. But never the less as soon as we got
home I taught my dog to hate our rubber alligator and try to eat it.
  

  


But through all this I think my favorite thing I saw was an old broken down school house on the side of the road

 

 

 

And here are some random pictures......

 


 

If you made it through all that I applaud you * applauds* have a virtual cookie. (::) wow, I think I'll have one too (::) the dumb page kept reloading, and then it wouldn't let me scroll down and the pictures wouldn't load..... I hope you all appreciate how much work I out into this! Now comment people! :)