I know I haven’t been posting much lately. It’s because work has been really crazy (lawyers get NO rest), and because I joined two other blogs. They are fantastic, and I highly recommend that you check them both out!
Thinking of Rob – http://thinkingofrob.com/
RobNipulations – http://robnipulations.wordpress.com/
Ah yes, it’s come to this again. It’s time for that age-old question: who makes a hotter vampire – Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen or Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman?
Yes, I’m ignoring all other, lesser vampires (unless you make a case for one, with pictures! as you can see, I’m allowing write-ins)…
So, which one of these uber-fine men does it better for you? Which one turns you on and keeps you going?
I just can’t decide. Rob is Rob. And Alex as Eric is so bad he’s fucking good.
Annnnnnd I have no idea where I got these pictures. This represents years worth of accumulation. I am blatantly ripping them off other sites. If they’re yours, let me know. Otherwise, suck it.
No wonder Stephenie Meyer recommended this book on her site. Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is excellent.
Spoilers follow, so don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled.
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Basically, there is a totalitarian government (a dystopia, set in what was North America) which asserts its control over its subjects yearly by forcing 2 teenagers from each of 12 districts to take part in a literal fight to the death over the course of several weeks. Katniss (aka kickass heroine) volunteers to take her sister’s place, and Peeta (not so kickass lovestruck hero) is also chosen to take part. Peeta is apparently in love with Katniss and has been for many years. The book is about not only their struggle to survive the Hunger Games, but also about the lengths Katniss will go to in order to make sure that they survive – including feigning a romance with Peeta for the audience (the entire Games are shown live and citizens are forced to watch), who can send them things they need to survive.
I was very pleasantly surprised. It starts out a tad slow, when the author is setting everything up, but it zooms on from there. Really, it’s a fantastic book.
The next book in the series, Catching Fire, was released in September 2009. It picks up where the first one left off (Katniss and Peeta are returning to District 12).
I would definitely recommend these books, and I’ve ordered her other books — which also have gotten great reviews — as well.
This is easily one of the funniest things I’ve read in awhile. I’m totally lifting this from another site – visit there as well.
If ‘Twilight’ Was 10 Times Shorter And 100 Times More Honest
FADE IN:
EXT. WASHINGTON
KRISTEN STEWART goes to FORKS, WASHINGTON.
KRISTEN STEWART (V.O.)
Once upon a time, there lived an enchanting girl named Stephanie Meyer, er I mean Kristen Stewart. She was so awesome that her awesomeness couldn’t be contained in Arizona, so she moved to Washington to stay with her father, who was totally lame and not cool.
BILLY BURKE
Hey honey. I’m super lame. I got you a car, but it’s totally uncool because I’m totally uncool.
KRISTEN STEWART
Thanks Dad, or whatever. Time for my first day at a new school. Since every coming-of-age story requires the main character be a social outcast, I suppose I’ll have to endure being the unpopular new girl until I do something that proves my worth.
KRISTEN goes to school and is INSTANTLY POPULAR AND BELOVED.
ANNA KENDRICK
Oh my God I love your hair you’re so pretty will you be my new best friend?
GREGORY TYREE BOYCE
Can I take you out sometime since you’re so awesome?
MICHAEL WELCH
No way you asshole, I saw her first!
KRISTEN STEWART
I’d rather watch “The Messengers” than date either of you. Why don’t you go ask Anna instead?
ANNA KENDRICK
Ohmigod I’m getting Kristen’s rejects, that’s so awesome!
KRISTEN STEWART
Wow. I guess this is what it looks like when the unpopular fat girl’s pathetic daydreams get written down and published into a bestselling book. Aren’t well-written characters supposed to have flaws?
ANNA KENDRICK
Flaws? Oh, well, um, I suppose you could argue that you’re a little TOO perfect and amazing. But I don’t think so. Let’s make out.
Suddenly, ROBERT PATTINSON enters. The paleness of him and his family members reach blinding levels while the squeals in the movie theater reach deafening levels.
KRISTEN STEWART
Who’s the albino Wolverine?
ANNA KENDRICK
Oh, him? That’s Robert. He’s universally acknowledged as the hottest boy in school but he doesn’t date anyone because no girl is good enough for him.
KRISTEN STEWART
No girl is good enough for him? Man, the excuses closested homosexuals come up with these days…
KRISTEN sits next to ROBERT, who nearly vomits in his mouth and leaves school for a week. Eventually, he returns.
KRISTEN STEWART
Hey, where did you go? Because you are exceedingly mean to me, I find myself attracted to you.
ROBERT PATTINSON
Sounds like textbook daddy issues, you fat cow.
KRISTEN STEWART
(swoon)
ROBERT PATTINSON
You have a bright career as a stripper ahead of you.
ROBERT and KRISTEN continue not quite interacting with each other and having no chemistry what-so-ever.
The rest of the hilarity, after the jump!
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“thanks. Now I see what you do instead of going to church on Sunday morning. You worship twilight instead. Not to make you sound blasphemous or anything 
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See that? That’s what I got back after I graciously sent my like-minded friend a bajillion pics of Rob a few Sundays ago. She accuses me of worshiping Twilight! Nothing could be further from the truth. I love Twilight, I do. However, it was merely the vehicle that allowed me to lick the screen stare at Rob for a longer period of time than in GOF and the brief glimpses in OOtP.
That’s right, I don’t worship Twilight, I worship at the Altar of Rob. Daily. What can I say, I’m a very religious person. So all of you out there with your so-called normal traditional religions can just suck it. And I mean that in the best way possible.
Sorry, can’t help the pic spam. I believe all images are from @fakerparis, @thinkingofrob and @robsessed
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Wings, by Aprilynne Pike, is about a girl who sprouts a blossom on her back. That may sound weird, but it turns out she’s a fairy. Which may be a spoiler for some, but seriously – look at the front of the book. It screams “I turn into a fairy!” Anyway, I wasn’t expecting much from this book, because it’s been optioned by Disney and Miley Cyrus (who I hate on principle) is going to play the lead, but it was actually really good. It’s the first in a four part series (apparently – all others have yet to be released), and I’m actually excited about the next book.
This book set up the big debut as a fairy and the start of a love triangle between the lead, Laurel, a human boy and a fairy boy who has apparently been in love with her for years. And there are trolls! Always a high point. And it’s creative too – Laurel “bleeds” clear liquid. Because fairies are plants, duh.
I definitely recommend Wings, and it’s completely appropriate for younger readers (think pre-teens) as well.
Just finished this last week, and it was pretty good. Evermore by Alyson Noel is about a girl who almost died/did die in a car accident that killed her whole family, which somehow caused her to be able to see dead people/read minds/see auras/etc. Then she meets a guy whose thoughts she can’t hear. Sound familiar? Kind’ve like Sookie and Bill? Yeah, that’s what I thought too. Although this book doesn’t deal with vampires – rather, immortals – it uses the same basic formula as many of the other books in this genre. It’s not fantastic, but it’s not boring, so that’s something. Despite the similarities, the author manages to keep things a little different from all of the other similar stories we’ve read.
Overall, I would recommend it, and I’ve already ordered the next one, Blue Moon.
Apparently not obvious
Well, apparently people who visit the Queens Botanical Garden are not the brightest crayons in the box…. thus necessitating this sign. But really? C’mon.
