It's a book by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. I picked up this book because many Ambagers were raving about it. I'll be succinct: it's a beautiful book. The characters are immediately engrossing, and the atmosphere of the book immediately sucks you in, aided in no small part by Jim Kay's illustrations, which are nothing short of hauntingly brilliant. It's about a boy named Conor, who is visited shortly after midnight by a monster. Not the monster from his nightmare, the
the smell of freshly cut grass and smoke the weight on my chest that's finally flying away the taste of the sunrise and the wind in the morning and the sound of the stars singing to the moon welcome home
Good news: tomorrow marks one month as a vegetarian! Bad news: I got in my first car accident today. It wasn't my fault: I was driving up the street and a guy parked on the side didn't see me and pulled out ...right into my car. There're a bunch of scratches and dents now, and of course it happened after a really long day when I really didn't feel up to handling it, but in the end it's just a car and while I am fond of it, it's still just a car. In any case, I'm glad to go to bed now.
Yeah, so tomorrow will mark two weeks of me eating no meat. It's been interesting so far. I've found I've been watching what I eat, simply because I need to make sure I can eat it, and the byproduct of that is that I'm eating healthier things. I've been eating way more vegetables, and I've been getting my protein from soy, eggs, and beans instead of meat. It hasn't been a drastic change, to be honest. Before going pescetarian, I already ate more beans than meat, but that doesn't man it has
Day four! Over halfway through a week of eating no meat! Breakfast was cereal, which I usually don't care for, but I was in a hurry and anyway I'll probably be eating more of it because it's quick and also vegetarian. Lunch was a salad () and a scone. Supper was an interesting affair. I attended a young adult potluck at my church, and brought chick pea curry and rice as my dish (it's vegetarian, so it was my failsafe in case nobody else brought something I could eat). Fortunately, there was
Day three was a good day, by all accounts. Breakfast was ordinary: once again I made an egg with some potatoes. So original, right? Unfortunately, my day always starts earlier than I'd like it to, so I'm usually scrambling to get the door. Hence the quick, simple breakfasts. For lunch I had an egg salad sandwich and a pear scone. Today's temptation was a bowl of Thai chicken soup, which is seriously one of the best things in the world. But I resisted! (the scone helped) Supper was chili
Day two! Today was a pretty chill day. An egg with some hash browns for breakfast, and beans and noodles for lunch, so there's my protein for the day. Supper was my first real challenge, because we had roast beef and mashed potatoes for the first time in, like, ever, but I managed to stave off the temptation and just took extra potatoes and vegetables instead. Also a huge bowl of salad. Because salad is delicious. P: Changing topics, I'm starting to realize that one of the trickiest parts
So, I've been thinking about going vegetarian for a while now. Not for any particular reason; it's just supposedly healthier, better for the environment, and more responsible as a whole in terms of leaving a footprint. I've been doing some reading on the subject for a while now, and I decided that today would be my day. Again, no particular reason. I've just been putting it off due to life being super busy, and not having the energy to attempt a major change in my diet, but I'll always find ex
https://soundcloud.com/vinyl-atmosphere I kinda like making music so I figured I'd throw some of it up on the internet. Criticism is welcome because I want to get better? Onarax is a pree chill guy for telling me soundcloud is allowed so thanks to him also my skype is eyrubieber add me t-t-t-that's all for now folks~
...when you hear the word "train?" Personally, I think of one of those big strong locomotives that can pull a hundred cars. Literally hundreds. I've counted.
I am going. (this decision is largely thanks to a certain Rene that some of you may know) I have been wanting to go for years and years and finally I do believe this will be the year (unless something huge inexplicably comes up but shhh don't jinx it). My only problem: it is 260 days, 10 hours, and 29 minutes away, and I don't know if I can make it because I am super excited and nervous already and it's only January. Um so yeah that's all I really have to say here.
The NHL lockout has come, at long last, to an end (yes this is old news but I forgot to make a blog post about it) I, however, will not be watching any hockey until October 2013, because I'm stubborn and I don't want to support a league that treats its fans so poorly. I am Canadian, in case you didn't know, and hockey is in my blood. In my very soul. Needless to say, this is heartrending. *tears* #staystrong #gocanucksgo (I swear though if the Canucks win the Cup this year I will d
I have a habit of buying books. In case you are new to this blog, I work at a coffee shop. The business right next door is a used book store, which I frequent often. As a result, I find myself acquiring new books all the time (much faster than I can read them). Here's a list of books I currently have on the go: Les Misérables - a book about- nevermind, you guys all know what it's about, right? ( and actually I started this one long before I saw the movie thank you very much ) Wild Cards
So, I went to see Les Misèrables last night. Let's just say that it didn't disappoint. It was an emotional roller coaster of a ride that did justice to the play and to the book. I'm not much of a cry-er, but let me tell you: I was blinking back tears several times. Highs: Anne Hathaway as Fantine. She stole every scene she was in (which numbered too few, IMO... but that's how the story goes), and I honestly would have paid full ticket price just to see and hear her sing "I Dreamed a Dream",
Yay! Unfortunately, with all the stress of the world ending, I had no time to think about new years' resolutions. Did anyone else, or do you just think there's no point? Personally, I like new years' resolutions, just because of the whole idea that people are actually trying to better themselves. Granted, the stereotype is that we fail... but it's the thought that counts, right? With that said, my resolution is... I dunno. Somebody give me one, or tell me what yours is so I can copy it!
Ketan: "I must stop Naming Day from coming... but how?" Oreius: "Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nitwit. Just because my Stone glows... why don't I fit in?" Avya: "Bartan was dead, to begin with." Cael: "Remember, Joske: no man is a failure who has friends." Jin: "Seeing is believing. Am I right?" If anyone can name the sources of all five of these quotes, they get... virtual gingerbread? That, and my everlasting approval. A very merry Christmas to every BZP member out there
It was amazing. I don't want to put any spoilers here (though really if you haven't seen it you shouldn't have clicked ), so I'll suffice with saying that it was an excellent movie. There are some parts that I would've liked to see done differently, and there are some parts that absolutely blew me away. Aw, whatever, I've gotta get into a few specifics. If you haven't seen the Hobbit, guard yourself and turn away! First of all, I have to say that the opening sequence was easily one of the
