I had every intention of doing the last of these posts on their actual days, but uni decided to attack me with tests and work, and it just didn't happen - I have been working hard indeed!
...Xylophone I actually played the xylophone in Year 7 and 8 at school - good times indeed. I would say that if you want to learn an instrument but are not the musically inclined type, the xylophone is a good instrument to try.
I'm sorry I'm starting to get lazy with this - I just looked towards my bookshelf for inspiration for this one, and my eyes landed on Vixen by Jillian Larkin. It's a book I read recently, and really enjoyed. You can check out my review here.
...AlbuQuerque (sorry, I couldn't think of anything for Q...) This is one of my favourite Weird Al Yankovic songs - makes me laugh every time!
...Louise Rennison Louise Rennsion is the author of the extremely popular Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. It was a couple of years ago when I read the books, but they remain to this day to be one of my favourite series, and are the only books that have made me laugh out loud - definitely worth the read!
...The Big Screen These days, a lot of books get made into movies. What are peoples thoughts on this? I don't mind if movies get translated onto the big screen, but there is always the risk that the book won't be translated well, or maybe it just won't work. What about you? Do you have any favourite books that were translated onto the big screen? Did the film turn out well, or not?
...Trouble I've been thinking recently about how odd it can be that when you're reading a book, and you're drawn to the character's that you shouldn't be drawn to - the bad guys. I'm not the only one, am I?
...The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer I just finished reading this book yesterday, and oh my, it was amazing! Seriously, if you haven't read it, you need to!
I am completely in love with the TV show Pretty Little Liars. It is just. so. good! But I haven't read any of the books that the TV show is based on. Am I missing out? Do I need to read the first PLL book asap?
I don't usually pay much attention to book trailers, but I do follow a couple of publishing houses on Youtube, and I'll watch the occasional trailer or two. Here are a couple that popped up in my feed yesterday:
I'm currently working my way through The Alchemyst series by Michael Scott, and I'm really, really enjoying these books. So far I've read 4 of them, and I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on book #5, The Warlock. I've been hearing some negative stuff about book #5, but I dunno...have you read The Warlock by Michael Scott? If so, what did you think?
...Nerimon
I'm sorry it it appears that I keep bringing everything back to Youtube, but honestly, who doesn't love Youtube??? Nerimon, aka Alex Day, is one of the many Youtubers that I follow. He's also a musician! Check out my favourite song of his, Forever Yours, below:
I don't know about you, but I love Glee. I watch the show every week, I have 3 of the CD's, and I saw the 3D movie at the cinemas. And one of my favourite performances has to be the original song 'Loser Like Me'
I know I posted some funny videos the other day, but honestly, who doesn't enjoy watching funny videos? Here's a couple more to entertain you for the day
I don't know about you, but I love finding new words that sound interesting. Surely I'm not the only one with favourite words, right? Some of my favourite words include:
Plethora: 1. a superabundance; an excess. 2. an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area
Zee: 1. the letter Z. I just love this word because it's easy to use when playing Scrabble or Words with Friends, which I am currently addicted too :D Cornucopia(thank you The Hunger Games):1. a goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and grain, signifying prosperity. 2. the horn of the goat that suckled Zeus, which broke off and became filled with fruit. In folklore, it became full of whatever its owner desired. 3. a cone-shaped ornament or receptacle. 4. an overflowing store; an abundance
Hamartia (thank you English class): 1. a fatal flaw
Since it's Sunday here in Australia I thought I would provide you with the tools for procrastination...because I always end up procrastinating on a Sunday and trolling Youtube. Enjoy :)
P.S. There are some expletives in the videos, and the last two are a bit crude...watch at your own risk
I was thinking about this the other day, and I've discovered that I don't really read that many fantasy books. Or, at least, I don't classify them as fantasy. I don't know, would you classify the likes of Under the Never Sky and Cinder as fantasy?
Do you read a lot of fantasy books? If so, do you think I'm missing out? Have any recommendations?
It's almost the Easter long weekend here in Australia, so to everybody who celebrates Easter....Happy Easter! Hope you get all the chocolate you could possibly want
Am I the only one who still hasn't read this book. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for a little while now, but I still haven't got around to it because I've been busy what with uni and all, and reading other books for challenges.
Have you read the book? If so, do I need to push it to the top of my TBR pile?
So I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I only just discovered the Blogging from A to Z Challenge whilst navigating the blogosphere. I thought that it was such a good idea that I would join up too! Basically, for each day in April, you write a post that has something to do with that day's letter, starting with A on the1st April, and ending with Z on the 30th. You post can be about whatever you want it to be about - the choice is yours! So, since I've only just started and it's already the 3rd, I thought I'd just put my first three posts together
A is for April Fools: I don't usually get into April Fools much, but I do like to see how others spend their time playing pranks on friends. This year, I have to say that the BBC really thought long and hard about their joke
B is for Book Boyfriends: It seems that nowadays, every young adult book has to have some sort of relationship in there. I don't know if this is just because authors want their protagonist to be in a relationship, or whether they actually know that the girls reading their books can, sometimes, go a bit crazy for the perfect book boyfriend. Who doesn't enjoy reading about the likes of Peeta from The Hunger Games and Adam from Shatter Me?
C is for Chemistry: If you didn't know (and I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't), I major in chemistry at university. A lot of people don't seem to like chemistry, and I can never understand why! So here's a little something that might persuade you. Have any tarnished silver jewellery at home? Don't go out an buy a polishing cloth, just place you jewellery on top of some aluminium foil in lemon juice. Leave it over night, and voila, in the morning your jewellery should be all shiny and look brand spanking new again! And you know why - CHEMISTRY! See, it really is your friend.
What about you? Do you a) play April Fools jokes on your friends, b) have a secret book boyfriend or c) enjoy science like I do?
Also, you may notice that my blog doesn't appear to be on the list for those who signed up to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge...it seems that I may have just missed the deadline for adding myself to the list. No bother though :)
