( A Mini-Essay On Buffy The Vampire Slayer )

Life sucks. School is hard. I'm angry all the time. Yada, yada, yada. Last three shows this weekend and a half day of school tomorrow. Woohoo!

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I need to go to school. I really do. But I feel like shit and I can't sleep. So...I kind of need to stay home and get better and all that shit the doctor recommends because he isn't the one who's going to fail Algebra. Augh.



NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO DONNIE! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! I DO NOT CARE HOW MANY FANS COME OUT OF THE WOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I was not alive when NKOTB was a big thing and all...but when I was absolutely, hopelessly in love with Donnie Wahlberg I watched all kinds of NKOTB videos to catch a glimpse of him, horrible hair and all....and...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

He's got a good thing going on here. He's got an acting career. I mean, people are getting just a tiny step closer to forgetting he was ever in NKOTB, why go and ruin it now with talk of a reunion?

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

I mean, I realize I would probably not know who Donnie was if he wasn't in NKOTB because he probably never would've been an actor...but I choose to believe his talent would've made him an actor even without NKOTB. *sigh*

I'm going to write an angry letter if there is going to be a NKOTB reunion. That said, where can I buy tickets? I wanna see Donnie.

...just kidding.

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Some people have friends. I have people my age who I babysit (+ a few jewels like cashmerekisses, happypeppypunk, smathers and kris932 + precious few others...thank god for them)

Some people have hobbies. I obsessive compulsively make icons.

Some people go out and have fun. I stay at my other grandma's if I'm feeling very outgoing.

Some people paint nails, do makeup and giggle at sleepovers. I force people to watch 1408 and Saw II while trying not to sing "We've Only Just Begun" or fall asleep at the sound of Donnie Wahlberg's voice.

Some people travel lightly. I carry a laptop, four seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Band of Brothers and several books + other DVDs wherever I go.

Some people shop for clothes. I sort through big piles of dusty books and literally squeal with joy when I find one on 'my list.'

Some people have big plans for Spring Break. I'm just waiting for the summer after my senior year so I can go on a road trip with a chick from Florida <3

Some people have cell phones. I dropped mine in tea.

Some people are pretty cool. I am amazing.

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(Yes, I'm a narcissist. I blame Benadryl.)

Oh, and I'm still sick. However, my sore throat is better...my cough is worse, but, meh.

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January

1. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
2. Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, Edward "Babe" Heffron and Robyn Post
3. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
4. Deadly: The World's Most Dangerous Everything by Phil Scott
5. I'm A Believer, Updated Edition. My Life of Monkees, Music and Madness by Micky Dolenz
6. Looking for Alaska by John Green
7. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
8. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
9. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
10. Rock My World by Liza Conrad

February
11. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
12. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith

March
13. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
14. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
15. Birdland by Tracy Mack
16. Devil in the Details: Scenes From An Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig
17.The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
18. 'Tis: A Memoir by Frank McCourt
19. A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
20. Feed by M.T. Anderson

April
21. The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
22. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
23. Uglies
24. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
25. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
26. Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
27. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
28. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

May
29. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen


NOW READING:
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Naked by David Sedaris
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi



( My two-cents worth )

My Rating System!:
0 Stars: Absolutely horrible. Avoid this book like the plague.
.5 Stars: Bad, bad, bad.
1 Star: Some redeeming qualities.
1.5 Stars: Worth reading, but don't plan on being thrilled throughout.
2 Stars: It's OK.
2.5 Stars: It's a step above OK, enjoyable, but not a work of art.
3 Stars: A good book, above average in either characters, plot and writing style. Just not very engaging.
3.5 Stars: Interesting. Top-Notch characters, plot or writing style. Possibly above average in two or more fields.
4 Stars: A really great book. Pick it up when you see it. Read it, love it. Yay for this book.
4.5 Stars: Read it! NOW! NOW! This book probably has AMAZING characters who you will love.
5 Stars: Life-altering type of amazing you find once in a long, long while.

Suggestions? Comments? Recommendations? Questions? Comment this post. I will be updating it as I finish a book.

It finally happened, I've moved on to a new medium.

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