So here's what happened. Sam goes out to a nice family dinner, just having a fun time. Her and her little sister are stuffing their faces in all the sea food the restaurant has. Then the swim team at Sam's school comes in. That doesn't bother her, until she sees this tall, blond, pale girl standing in the door way. She realises it is Juliet's sister. She goes over and talks to her, and is very nice. She lies and says she is Juliet's lab partner. All she can think about is how Juliet is going to kill herself, and she can't stand it. So she tries to stop it. She goes to the party, that she promised herself she would not go back to. But when she gets their, she realises she is too late in stopping everyone at the party from making fun of her...This is where I stop!
Review: AHH...I have to read more. I stopped at a cliff hanger, and I was just getting to the good parts. haha. I really liked this, and I can't wait to read more when I get all my homework done. Sorry this was a lame review...guess I said it all in my summary. haha.
Word Count: 311/470
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Driving is Fun!!
In the article, "Teenagers, Driving, and Bad Decisions," it talks about how teenagers act recklessly while driving with friends. Well, sure, some do. But in our defense...so do adults. It's not only teens that drive faster then they should, or mess with the radio. Also, every friend I have driven with, act very responsible. They know that if they treat driving as a fun game, it could end not only their life, but their friends. I think it is a mistake to say teenagers driving with friends in the car makes them act non-responsibly. If they are in an accident, which happens to everyone, one reason may simply be they are a knew driver, which they are. Yes, yes, I am a teen myself just defending my peers, but hey, can you really blame me?
Monday, February 7, 2011
A Whole New World
So, some of you might have already heard this before, it has a ton of views on YouTube, and i think he is starting to get more well known, but this is just so...I don't even know. I mean, the first time I heard it, I was like "creeeeepy" but then I would listen to it more or listen to other songs he has covered, and he is really good. I mean, he sounds better as a girl then I do. haha. After you get over the shock of how much he sounds like a girl, you realise, wow, this guy has some major talent, and sounds great!
Before I Fall (pg. 265 - 287)
Ending with day four of re-living Friday, Sam bonds with someone who is kinda shocking, yet very predictable, Kent. She doesn't want to go home, and since he walked in on her crying, he tells her she can stay at his place...in a guest room, of course. They have those moment where she touches his arm, and feels nothing but warmth. She feels safer then she ever has, just standing in the room in the dark with him. She goes to bed, and wakes up in her own bed, on Friday, again.
So now it is day five. I really enjoyed this chapter. She wakes up, and going against what I predicted in the last chapter, she is happy and excited. She is happy because all the things she did yesterday, like fighting with her friends, and kissing her teacher, never happen. She is also starting to realise what is important in life. Like her little sister Izzy. So she stays home from school, and so does her little sister. She tells us the story of how when she was little, she tried to run away from home. She found this spot, a big flat rock out in the middle of the woods that overlooked a beautiful sight. This became her spot, and she would always go there to escape and enjoy life. When she became friends with Lindsey, she stop going to the spot.
On her list of things she must do in her life, one of them is to take Izzy to that spot that was once so important to her. So once they are home alone, they bundle up in some warm clothes, and head off. The first thing Sam notices, is nothing like she remembered. The big stream she had to cross, only takes one single step to cross, the giant hill that was like a mountain, is only a small incline, there are now house being built, so the spot is not out in the middle of nowhere. But thankfully in her eyes, the look out rock, is exactly the same.
Review: The first thing I really loved about this chapter, is we get to see another side of Sam. We have never seen how she acts with her family, or, her sister. We see that she loves her. Another thing, is that we learn that as children, the whole world seems big and wonderful, but as we get older, we start to see the flaws in life, and the world around us.
Word Count: 287/470
So now it is day five. I really enjoyed this chapter. She wakes up, and going against what I predicted in the last chapter, she is happy and excited. She is happy because all the things she did yesterday, like fighting with her friends, and kissing her teacher, never happen. She is also starting to realise what is important in life. Like her little sister Izzy. So she stays home from school, and so does her little sister. She tells us the story of how when she was little, she tried to run away from home. She found this spot, a big flat rock out in the middle of the woods that overlooked a beautiful sight. This became her spot, and she would always go there to escape and enjoy life. When she became friends with Lindsey, she stop going to the spot.
On her list of things she must do in her life, one of them is to take Izzy to that spot that was once so important to her. So once they are home alone, they bundle up in some warm clothes, and head off. The first thing Sam notices, is nothing like she remembered. The big stream she had to cross, only takes one single step to cross, the giant hill that was like a mountain, is only a small incline, there are now house being built, so the spot is not out in the middle of nowhere. But thankfully in her eyes, the look out rock, is exactly the same.
Review: The first thing I really loved about this chapter, is we get to see another side of Sam. We have never seen how she acts with her family, or, her sister. We see that she loves her. Another thing, is that we learn that as children, the whole world seems big and wonderful, but as we get older, we start to see the flaws in life, and the world around us.
Word Count: 287/470
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Before I Fall (pg. 184 - 265)
I loved loved loved it!!! You know how I kept saying that before the book wasn't really holding my attention...well, that is not true about this chapter. First of all, I want to say I think I figured something out about the story. You know how she is dead, and keeps reliving that last day (well of course you do), I think that the book displays the steps in grieving, or accepting death. The first couple days back she was in total denial. Then in this last chapter I read, she was angry. Very angry. I guess I won't know if my little theory is correct, until I read more and see if she try's barging and then is depressed, but I thought I would share my theory.
Anyway, Sam wakes up very angry. She is made because of the events that just happened before she died again. She is angry that Lindsey was friends with Juliet, and now hates her and makes her life miserable. She is angry that Juliet killed herself. But most of all, she is angry that this is happening to her. She is finally not in denial anymore, and knows that she is dead, and nothing she does will change that. She gets in a huge fight with Lindsey, and said some pretty mean things to Elody. So she ends up having to avoid them the rest of the day. One big shock is she throws away all her roses in class when she gets them. This is a shock, because in the first chapter, Sam was the one that said "not getting any roses on cupid day is a fate worst then death." She also seduces her teachers, and he kisses her. Another weird thing she does, is spend lunch in the bathroom bonding with some girl that in her eyes, is a nobody.
Review: I am really starting to enjoy this book. You can really see inside Sam, and you learn, that she is not that bad after all. She knows what she does is wrong, and she often feels bad about it. We are also starting to see her change...into someone better. The Sam we first see in chapter one, would never ever go into the old gross bathroom, and then chat with the unpopular girl, the one Lindsey likes to make fun of. It's just cool to read all this happen.
Word Count: 265/470
Anyway, Sam wakes up very angry. She is made because of the events that just happened before she died again. She is angry that Lindsey was friends with Juliet, and now hates her and makes her life miserable. She is angry that Juliet killed herself. But most of all, she is angry that this is happening to her. She is finally not in denial anymore, and knows that she is dead, and nothing she does will change that. She gets in a huge fight with Lindsey, and said some pretty mean things to Elody. So she ends up having to avoid them the rest of the day. One big shock is she throws away all her roses in class when she gets them. This is a shock, because in the first chapter, Sam was the one that said "not getting any roses on cupid day is a fate worst then death." She also seduces her teachers, and he kisses her. Another weird thing she does, is spend lunch in the bathroom bonding with some girl that in her eyes, is a nobody.
Review: I am really starting to enjoy this book. You can really see inside Sam, and you learn, that she is not that bad after all. She knows what she does is wrong, and she often feels bad about it. We are also starting to see her change...into someone better. The Sam we first see in chapter one, would never ever go into the old gross bathroom, and then chat with the unpopular girl, the one Lindsey likes to make fun of. It's just cool to read all this happen.
Word Count: 265/470
Monday, January 31, 2011
My Favorite 2 Books
As you all can see from the side bar off to the side, I have a little list of some of my favorite books. It is extremely hard for me to pick my top 2, because every time I read a new book, it becomes my favorite. So the books I am about to talk about, I can't say they are my real favorite ones, that's just to hard to choose, so instead, let's just say these are 2 books that are currently, and have been, my favorites for awhile. haha.
Hush Hush (and it's sequel, Crescendo)
First of all...AHHHH!! Best.Book.Ever. It's as simple as that. This is the one book I would recommend all people. I mean, it has a little of everything. I think it would be classified as a thriller, but it has mystery, drama, suspense, supernatural stuff, and a little romance. Anybody who is looking for a good read should check this book out. Just be warned, once you start reading it, you will find it very hard to put down.
Two Way Street
This is a book I really enjoyed. It was hard for me to pick another favorite, so I picked this one because I have read it about three times, and every time I read it, I love it again and again. It can be a little confusing, because chapters show the two different point of views from the main characters, and it also flashes between the past and present. It is a good read for anyone who likes a little drama/romance, with sarcastic and strong headed characters. It will make you laugh, and it will make you mad, but it is really good.
Hush Hush (and it's sequel, Crescendo)
First of all...AHHHH!! Best.Book.Ever. It's as simple as that. This is the one book I would recommend all people. I mean, it has a little of everything. I think it would be classified as a thriller, but it has mystery, drama, suspense, supernatural stuff, and a little romance. Anybody who is looking for a good read should check this book out. Just be warned, once you start reading it, you will find it very hard to put down.
Two Way Street
This is a book I really enjoyed. It was hard for me to pick another favorite, so I picked this one because I have read it about three times, and every time I read it, I love it again and again. It can be a little confusing, because chapters show the two different point of views from the main characters, and it also flashes between the past and present. It is a good read for anyone who likes a little drama/romance, with sarcastic and strong headed characters. It will make you laugh, and it will make you mad, but it is really good.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Scrapbooking
I love scrapbooking. It is more fun and wayyy more creative then just putting pictures in photo albums. You get to add cute accessories and make the book your own. So when you look back at those pictures, you don't just see a picture, but you see a story. It is also a way to be artistic. I don't know what got me interested in scrapbooking, I mean, I love taking picture, so obviously I needed a place to put them all, but I guess I just needed a hobby, and what better hobby then making something that you will get forever, and when you look back on it, you will smile, and remember the good old days. :)
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