Sunday, July 23, 2006
Hoping For The Best
10:29 p.m. / 22:29
Tonight I'm listening to music on my portable CD player, to reduce the possibility of locking up my computer mid-post. (It's the Ramones tonight, if you're curious.)
Most recently I have read Bindi Babes by Narinder Dhami and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Bindi Babes was a good young adult story. I'm still loving Andrew Clements, although for now Frindle remains my favorite by him.
Unrelated note: my new ear buds won't stay in my ears and it's really getting on my nerves! I've never thought of my ears as little, so I'm not sure why this isn't working. If you were here, you might notice my eyes drifting to the roll of tape on my desk.
Now, about those books I listed last time; I'm actually going to tell you a little bit about some of them now.
Indesicion by Benjamin Kunkel-- This one reminded me of Catcher in the Rye, or at least what I read of Catcher in the Rye, except that I liked this one. I didn't completely like the book's ending, although it wasn't bad. The thing is, even though the ending is lacking, various other parts of the book are really, really good. Dwight, the main character & narrator, often times reminds me of myself, most especially on in the first couple of pages, when he talks about how he never really changes.
I'm really glad I finally read Nights of Rain and Stars, because even though it's hardly the best book I've ever read, it was good and it brought me back to Maeve Binchy, who is an old favorite of mine. I've been reading her books off and on since high school when I started with Circle of Friends. The last book of hers I read, I really didn't enjoy, and reading Nights of Rain and Stars reminded me why she's a favorite of mine.
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja is my current favorite young adult novel. It's really short and really good.
Tonight I'm listening to music on my portable CD player, to reduce the possibility of locking up my computer mid-post. (It's the Ramones tonight, if you're curious.)
Most recently I have read Bindi Babes by Narinder Dhami and Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Bindi Babes was a good young adult story. I'm still loving Andrew Clements, although for now Frindle remains my favorite by him.
Unrelated note: my new ear buds won't stay in my ears and it's really getting on my nerves! I've never thought of my ears as little, so I'm not sure why this isn't working. If you were here, you might notice my eyes drifting to the roll of tape on my desk.
Now, about those books I listed last time; I'm actually going to tell you a little bit about some of them now.
Indesicion by Benjamin Kunkel-- This one reminded me of Catcher in the Rye, or at least what I read of Catcher in the Rye, except that I liked this one. I didn't completely like the book's ending, although it wasn't bad. The thing is, even though the ending is lacking, various other parts of the book are really, really good. Dwight, the main character & narrator, often times reminds me of myself, most especially on in the first couple of pages, when he talks about how he never really changes.
I'm really glad I finally read Nights of Rain and Stars, because even though it's hardly the best book I've ever read, it was good and it brought me back to Maeve Binchy, who is an old favorite of mine. I've been reading her books off and on since high school when I started with Circle of Friends. The last book of hers I read, I really didn't enjoy, and reading Nights of Rain and Stars reminded me why she's a favorite of mine.
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja is my current favorite young adult novel. It's really short and really good.
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ear buds are evil. i do have small ears though, at least inside. big earmuff headphones are the best!
You, know, it's funny; I just knew that out of all of that, it'd be the ear buds that got commented on.
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