I'm almost done reading Blood and Chocolate.
It's about time, too. I started it a couple of summers ago and just couldn't sit and read it. But for the past month I've made a point of trying to finish it. Now I have about five pages left. Now, to finish Harry Potter 6, and I Capture the Castle...
I think I've decided to read historical fiction when I'm finished with Blood and Chocolate. There's a book that the library has called Crossing Stones by Helen Frost, which is set at the start of the first World War, and I added it to my to-read list on Ravelry and my booklist thing on my library's website, but never got around to reserving it. So, when I've finished Blood and Chocolate, I'm going to reserve it, I think. I also really want to read books I own that my parents got for me at Indigo, and some that I bought with gift cards from my grandparents.
Also, I really want to read some science fiction. This is partly due to the fact that I have a sci-fi story idea that I'm planning, so I want to familiarize myself with the genre. I've watched sci-fi, but have never read any. It would certainly be an interesting change from fantasy novels.
For traditional sci-fi, I'm planning on reading Starship Troopers, and for more of the YA sci-fi, I'd like to read Across the Universe, The Water Wars, and a few others. I'm also interested in dystopian fiction, so I plan to read some of that as well.
So: science fiction, dystopia, historical fiction... got any favourites? Feel free to comment :)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
I'm still alive!
So, I haven't died yet ;) I'm sorry about the lack of posts. It was partly due to busyness and partly due to laziness. Okay, mostly due to laziness.
Knitting has been going swimmingly. I'm participating in the House Cup again, and I made a Dalek dishcloth last month. This month I'm knitting a Lacy Baktus (I believe I've talked about that pattern in a previous post), and I might try to fit another project in if I can.
In other news, I definitely have to have my wisdom teeth taken out. I'm not happy about this, but it needs to be done, and if I leave it 'til later the bottom wisdom teeth will probably push the other teeth in and wreck their alignment, which would not be cool.
So, not much of an update, but I'll try to post more. Until next time...
Knitting has been going swimmingly. I'm participating in the House Cup again, and I made a Dalek dishcloth last month. This month I'm knitting a Lacy Baktus (I believe I've talked about that pattern in a previous post), and I might try to fit another project in if I can.
In other news, I definitely have to have my wisdom teeth taken out. I'm not happy about this, but it needs to be done, and if I leave it 'til later the bottom wisdom teeth will probably push the other teeth in and wreck their alignment, which would not be cool.
So, not much of an update, but I'll try to post more. Until next time...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Wow, I haven't posted in ages.
Hi there :)
The past few weeks have been a bit hectic. Remember my last post about the appliances and how I 'slew' them? Well, our furnace decided to have a tantrum as well, and we had to have it fixed. In a nutshell, I had to sleep on our futon, and was grumpy.
In knitting news, I made a ton of dishcloths. Well, it was only three, but it felt like a ton. I'm trying to knit up older stash, including dishcloth cotton - I hope to find a pattern to use up odds and ends of cotton, because I have a bunch of partial-skeins to use up. I've also got plans to use up my acrylic.
I haven't worked on my novel as much as I'd like to. I think what I need to do is set aside one day - probably Sunday, when my dad's watching his NASCAR race - to work on it. Maybe I can stick with that.
That's pretty much it. I'll try to post more often...
The past few weeks have been a bit hectic. Remember my last post about the appliances and how I 'slew' them? Well, our furnace decided to have a tantrum as well, and we had to have it fixed. In a nutshell, I had to sleep on our futon, and was grumpy.
In knitting news, I made a ton of dishcloths. Well, it was only three, but it felt like a ton. I'm trying to knit up older stash, including dishcloth cotton - I hope to find a pattern to use up odds and ends of cotton, because I have a bunch of partial-skeins to use up. I've also got plans to use up my acrylic.
I haven't worked on my novel as much as I'd like to. I think what I need to do is set aside one day - probably Sunday, when my dad's watching his NASCAR race - to work on it. Maybe I can stick with that.
That's pretty much it. I'll try to post more often...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Nostalgia and appliances
So... it's been a while since I posted, huh? I feel like a terrible blogger :p
Where do I start? Well, things were somewhat boring until a couple of weeks ago, when I was deemed the Appliance Killer. Allow me to explain.
It started with the washing machine. I put a load of laundry in the wash, and later discovered that it had gotten stuck in the final spin. It must have been spinning for hours! My dad tinkered with the dial a little and eventually it started working properly again.
Not long after that, I put some clothes - track pants, fuzzy polyester shirts, etc. - that I had washed into the dryer, and I opened the door while it was running and checked on the clothes. They were cold. I figured it just got stuck, because the dryer is fairly old and gets stuck sometimes, so I went ahead and put my other load - t-shirts, light pants, and my sheets - into the dryer. But when the cycle finished, my laundry was still damp. It turned out that the heating element was burned out, so I didn't kill it exactly, but my dad still had to take my laundry to the laundromat to dry it. He later went shopping for the element he needed and got the dryer back into working order.
If that wasn't enough, our microwave decided to die on us, too. Mom was trying to thaw some slices of bread in the microwave, and it was taking forever to heat up the bread. That evening, I put a four-cup measuring cup full of water in the microwave to fill my hot water bottle, and the water was cold after five minutes on the highest power level. I even tried a lower power level, but that didn't work either. So, for about 48 hours our microwave became a big, glorified kitchen timer (because the timer still worked). My parents went out and bought a fancy new microwave with a convection function. I think my mom loves it :)
So there you have it: I am an appliance killer. I should have a theme song.
And now, for the nostalgia. I finally saw Spice World all the way through last week. It's a pretty cute movie, and because of it, I indulged in some Spice Girls songs via YouTube. Shameful, I know.
Well, I should close this post, as the soccer game is coming on in about half an hour - Toronto FC versus Vancouver Whitecaps. Should be interesting.
Where do I start? Well, things were somewhat boring until a couple of weeks ago, when I was deemed the Appliance Killer. Allow me to explain.
It started with the washing machine. I put a load of laundry in the wash, and later discovered that it had gotten stuck in the final spin. It must have been spinning for hours! My dad tinkered with the dial a little and eventually it started working properly again.
Not long after that, I put some clothes - track pants, fuzzy polyester shirts, etc. - that I had washed into the dryer, and I opened the door while it was running and checked on the clothes. They were cold. I figured it just got stuck, because the dryer is fairly old and gets stuck sometimes, so I went ahead and put my other load - t-shirts, light pants, and my sheets - into the dryer. But when the cycle finished, my laundry was still damp. It turned out that the heating element was burned out, so I didn't kill it exactly, but my dad still had to take my laundry to the laundromat to dry it. He later went shopping for the element he needed and got the dryer back into working order.
If that wasn't enough, our microwave decided to die on us, too. Mom was trying to thaw some slices of bread in the microwave, and it was taking forever to heat up the bread. That evening, I put a four-cup measuring cup full of water in the microwave to fill my hot water bottle, and the water was cold after five minutes on the highest power level. I even tried a lower power level, but that didn't work either. So, for about 48 hours our microwave became a big, glorified kitchen timer (because the timer still worked). My parents went out and bought a fancy new microwave with a convection function. I think my mom loves it :)
So there you have it: I am an appliance killer. I should have a theme song.
And now, for the nostalgia. I finally saw Spice World all the way through last week. It's a pretty cute movie, and because of it, I indulged in some Spice Girls songs via YouTube. Shameful, I know.
Well, I should close this post, as the soccer game is coming on in about half an hour - Toronto FC versus Vancouver Whitecaps. Should be interesting.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Saturday Shopping
Look at that, I remembered to post ;)
The weather yesterday was quite lovely. When I went to the library with Dad, I only needed a light jacket. I really should have sat outside with a book yesterday, but I never did - although it did start to get very windy, so maybe it was a good idea that I stayed inside.
Today I went to Michaels with my parents. I didn't buy anything, but my mom bought some stuff. Afterwards, we went to PetSmart to buy new toys for the dogs to replace the smelly old rubber bone and a chewed-through ring toy, and then we went to Indigo, where I finally spent the $10.44 on Mom's Christmas gift card (she gave me the rest of the gift card). I bought City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, which I hear is an excellent book. I thought about buying Coraline by Neil Gaiman, but decided on City of Ember. Maybe if I get another gift card from Grandma and Grandpa for my birthday, I'll buy Coraline.
I feel like I've been abandoning my NaNoWriMo novel from last November. I looked at my draft the other day, and was a little annoyed with some parts of it - I want to work on it, but I want to edit it at the same time. But tomorrow, when Dad's watching his Nascar race, I'll probably work on it.
That's all - I have to go eat soon. Bye :)
The weather yesterday was quite lovely. When I went to the library with Dad, I only needed a light jacket. I really should have sat outside with a book yesterday, but I never did - although it did start to get very windy, so maybe it was a good idea that I stayed inside.
Today I went to Michaels with my parents. I didn't buy anything, but my mom bought some stuff. Afterwards, we went to PetSmart to buy new toys for the dogs to replace the smelly old rubber bone and a chewed-through ring toy, and then we went to Indigo, where I finally spent the $10.44 on Mom's Christmas gift card (she gave me the rest of the gift card). I bought City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, which I hear is an excellent book. I thought about buying Coraline by Neil Gaiman, but decided on City of Ember. Maybe if I get another gift card from Grandma and Grandpa for my birthday, I'll buy Coraline.
I feel like I've been abandoning my NaNoWriMo novel from last November. I looked at my draft the other day, and was a little annoyed with some parts of it - I want to work on it, but I want to edit it at the same time. But tomorrow, when Dad's watching his Nascar race, I'll probably work on it.
That's all - I have to go eat soon. Bye :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Grammys, a journal, and a lot of library materials.
I meant to post about music on Monday for a 'Music Monday' feature, but I never got around to it. Sorry :p
The Grammys were on Sunday, but I only watched the last hour because Big Love was on (I've turned into a shameless HBO junkie since HBO Canada came on the air). I managed to catch the Best New Artist category - I was a little bummed out that Mumford & Sons didn't win, but then I've never listened to Esperanza Spalding. Her CD is on my to-listen list, though. And yay for Arcade Fire winning Album of the Year! I've only heard a little bit of their music, but I like what I've heard, and it's cool to see a Canadian band win that category.
I've been meaning to finish up my old journal and start my new one, but I can't bring myself to finish the old one. It's silly, I know, but that journal was kind of my buddy through some tough times, so it has some sentimental value to it. But at the same time, I want to start fresh with my newer journal - I got the journal for Christmas from my sister and her boyfriend two or three years ago, and I still haven't used it! It's a lot nicer than the exercise book I've been writing in, that's for sure.
I checked my library account online today, and I have eight items in. Two of them are DVDs, three are CDs, and three are crafting books. I'm pretty happy that I have all these items waiting for me to pick up, but at the same time I'm frightened by the number of items. I always feel guilty when I have a lot of items checked out :p I'm not sure why, but I do. Maybe I worry that I won't get through all of them?
I should probably eat soon, because my stomach is growling, so I'll bring this post to a close. Until next time...
The Grammys were on Sunday, but I only watched the last hour because Big Love was on (I've turned into a shameless HBO junkie since HBO Canada came on the air). I managed to catch the Best New Artist category - I was a little bummed out that Mumford & Sons didn't win, but then I've never listened to Esperanza Spalding. Her CD is on my to-listen list, though. And yay for Arcade Fire winning Album of the Year! I've only heard a little bit of their music, but I like what I've heard, and it's cool to see a Canadian band win that category.
I've been meaning to finish up my old journal and start my new one, but I can't bring myself to finish the old one. It's silly, I know, but that journal was kind of my buddy through some tough times, so it has some sentimental value to it. But at the same time, I want to start fresh with my newer journal - I got the journal for Christmas from my sister and her boyfriend two or three years ago, and I still haven't used it! It's a lot nicer than the exercise book I've been writing in, that's for sure.
I checked my library account online today, and I have eight items in. Two of them are DVDs, three are CDs, and three are crafting books. I'm pretty happy that I have all these items waiting for me to pick up, but at the same time I'm frightened by the number of items. I always feel guilty when I have a lot of items checked out :p I'm not sure why, but I do. Maybe I worry that I won't get through all of them?
I should probably eat soon, because my stomach is growling, so I'll bring this post to a close. Until next time...
Friday, February 11, 2011
New Monitor, and some epic cuteness
Sorry for not posting in a while. I kinda forgot :p
I have a new monitor now :) I might have mentioned before that my first computer monitor went kaput, and I had to use my dad's old monitor, which had a very dark screen. For the longest time, I had to squint at photos! But then my dad took me to Staples and bought me a new monitor. It's pretty :) I'm still getting used to the brightness of it, and I might have to adjust the contrast a little.
Since I finished the bobble pillow, I hadn't been knitting much, so I started a dishcloth to relieve my itchy fingers. I'm trying to use up my older yarn to make room in my storage bins for newer stash, so I'm trying to find patterns to use up my acrylic. I have three economy-sized skeins of Red Heart Super Saver in dark green, which I might make a throw blanket out of. I swatched for a throw blanket out of an issue of Knit Simple, and the swatch turned out a little bit big, but for a blanket I don't think a bigger gauge will matter too much.
And now, for the epic cuteness part of this post...
I might start a couple of regular features on my blog, like a 'Music Monday' or 'Friday Funny'. Thoughts? Feel free to comment!
I have a new monitor now :) I might have mentioned before that my first computer monitor went kaput, and I had to use my dad's old monitor, which had a very dark screen. For the longest time, I had to squint at photos! But then my dad took me to Staples and bought me a new monitor. It's pretty :) I'm still getting used to the brightness of it, and I might have to adjust the contrast a little.
Since I finished the bobble pillow, I hadn't been knitting much, so I started a dishcloth to relieve my itchy fingers. I'm trying to use up my older yarn to make room in my storage bins for newer stash, so I'm trying to find patterns to use up my acrylic. I have three economy-sized skeins of Red Heart Super Saver in dark green, which I might make a throw blanket out of. I swatched for a throw blanket out of an issue of Knit Simple, and the swatch turned out a little bit big, but for a blanket I don't think a bigger gauge will matter too much.
And now, for the epic cuteness part of this post...
I might start a couple of regular features on my blog, like a 'Music Monday' or 'Friday Funny'. Thoughts? Feel free to comment!
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