So I came across this seller who was selling her entire collection of paranormal romances. Starting bids were at $.99 and shipping was $3 for the first book and an additional $.25 for each additional book. I'm thinking...shit that's a good deal! I go through their books and just start bidding like crazy. I've never heard of these before, surely this will be an easy auction. I'll take my prize for cheap and enjoy my winnings.
Oh no. I think this one person just likes to outbid me for the pure fun of it. Cause surely I would not want to go over 4 dollars for a book I've never even heard of. But this person is dogging my bids everywhere I go. Now I'm hoping to get the bids up and up so they'll have to pay out the ass. Like seriously, close to retail price. Half the books I could get on http://www.paperbookswap.com by swapping my books or buying credits, so I let some pass. But it's on now bitch. Fuck you krcody0922. I hope you go broke.
- Mood:
cranky
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Alright so, I read the book in a matter of hours and I can't say I hated the book, but I was severely disappointed with it.
So Eclipse ended with this very somber note. You were tore up inside because of Jacob's pain and you just wanted him to get his happy ending. At that point, it wasn't so much about Edward and Bella anymore as it was Jacob. Eclipse left such a feeling with me that made me hesitant to read anything else for fear of losing that feeling. I started Breaking Dawn, prepared to be sucked in again...but that feeling never came.
It starts out very boring. I admittedly skimmed quite a bit in this book because it would be boring, get interesting, and then once again fall flat. Several things disappointed me in this book. When I first saw the cover art, my mind raced at possibilities. A queen and a pawn. Who was the queen and who was the pawn and what did it mean? But nothing ever happened that ever came close to signifying what the cover art meant. It became like New Moon, who was at one time the weakest book in the series. Now it is in second place next to Breaking Dawn.
I think I was most disappointed with how predictable certain things were. I don't know if it's because being a romance writer myself and knowing patterns and formulas, but certain details stood out to me and I clearly saw the direction she was heading with them. Why mention her extreme hunger on the honeymoon unless you were going towards a pregnancy route? It's a known pattern that sex followed by eating a lot and the character finding it unusual to be eating so much will lead to a pregnancy plotline.
When Jacob was so desperate to imprint, just so he could forget Bella...he drives miles and miles away, hoping that in a busy city he'll find 'her.' A random girl comes up to him with concern and he wishes so much. Why can't I just imprint on her? WHY? But he cannot. He sees himself as a genetic dead end, destined to spend the rest of his life pining after a girl who didn't want him. I saw where this was going. This child growing inside of Bella...the only person Jacob hadn't met yet. When it was found out that the child was female...I knew where it was going. Jacob was going to imprint on Bella's daughter. Cause afterall, if you can't have mom...I guess the daughter is the next best thing.
I know that Meyer is religious and thus her reasons for not going into details about the sex scenes. But must there be so many references? Why torture us with hints but no details? It's not that I'm a pervert and want a front row seat to all the happenings, but I don't like being so in the dark. The first time when he had to bite the pillow instead of biting her. When she was so lost in passion that she felt none of the pain from it...I want to witness that! But to learn that for the first few decades of a pairing...they just have lots and lots of sex seemed out of place with the earlier atmosphere. What age audience are you writing for Meyer?
I feel that the characters changed too much. Edward became boring. So in love with Bella, so devoted to her...all he wants to do is be with her. And Bella...at what point did she become the insightful 30 year old?
My original fantasy was for Edward to become human. Why else would Meyer mention the original color of his eyes and Edward say to Jacob that he would give anything if he could be human for Bella again. But my mind rejected the idea because I felt it was too farfetched. However I feel that the direction things took was like some kind of easy cop out. Before when Bella never worried about the hunger she'd face when she became a newborn or what it would do to her family for her to have to die and such...it never even came about that way! Bella still remained in control and still got to keep her human family. No fair! Where was the angst and sacrifice? You can't have your cake and eat it too (meaning if you eat your cake, you no longer have it to those that find the phrase confusing) so why does Bella get to!
It's like Meyer tried so hard to give readers everything they wanted. They wanted Bella and Edward to be together. Done. They wanted Jacob to have a happy ending. Done. They wanted Bella and Edward to finally do it. Done. They didn't want her human family to get hurt. Done. They wanted the Volturi to come back and something to happen with that but still everyone have a happy ending. Done. And so on and so on. But in order to do all those things you really have to go beyond what is deemed reasonable.
This book left me so reeling that I immediately had to pick up another vampire romance (Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian) just to attempt to wash the bad taste out of my mouth. I want to erase this abomination of an ending and replace it with what I fantasized would happen. When you feel like you could have written a better ending...something didn't click right.
- Mood:
bouncy
- Location:living room couch
- Mood:
blank - Music:seasons in the sun by terry jacks
- Mood:
crushed - Music:Comedy Central
But its sort of funny...we played friend musical chairs. Ok so I'm one, then theres two, then theres three, and four. To start with me and two were good friends while three and four were. Then it got more of one and three were getting to be good friends, then two, and four was just kind of on the side lines. Then it was one and four, two was on the side, and three was just in the far background. Now its two and four, then maybe three, and poor lonely one is all alone cause everyone thinks that I hate them.
- Mood:
distressed - Music:same as earlier....
- Location:dining room
- Mood: aggravated
- Music:Face Down - The Red JumpSuit Apparatus
But ok so we were supposed to find an article on a story we've read so far and 'critique' it. We were supposed to use our school's database and I'm such the procrastinator, I said ok I can do it in the 2 hours before its due. So when I goto find an article. I need a fucking password and of course the library is closed in the summer. So I email Mrs. Reynolds to see if she can give them to me. She doesn't have them, but get this. She gives me three days extension! Fuck yes. You can bet your ass that paper will be turned in Monday rather than tuesday...cause this is totally my fault but she gave me the benefit of the doubt....how awesome is that!
and man I just noticed....the border around the top of this layout (cause I'm too lazy to code my own...) isn't transparent??? So it looks just...horrible :-/
but I meant to show off this picture earlier...aren't I hot in it? haha
(oh and I'm so making a D (a c at most haha) in my business classes just cause I don't give a fuck.
- Mood:
cheerful - Music:God Only Cries - Diamond Rio
Real loss only occurs when you lose
something that you love more than
yourself.
Loving a man is like loving a child,
if you dont correct them when they
upset you....they will never learn
how to treat you with respect.
You told me what I wanted to hear,
but it was just a sweet nothing whispered
in every girls ear.
Sometimes A Sorry Being Said By The Mouth...
Means Nothing From The Heart...
Time heals and reveals strength you never thought you had
The only true painful good-byes are the
ones that are never said and never
explained.
If you love someone, give them the option
to leave, but never give them a reason to.
Only someone who has cried a great
deal understands why someone else
wants to stop the tears.
The last time I got over you,
you were lying flat on your face
and all I had to do was jump...
It is not in the stars to hold
our destiny but in ourselves.
Love does not begin and end the way
we seem to think it does.
Love is a battle, love is a war;
love is a growing up.
Love takes off masks that we fear
we cannot live without and know we
cannot live within.
Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted.
God draws a straight line with
a crooked pencil.
Love can sometimes be magic.
But magic can sometimes just be an illusion.
I can't understand why people are
frightened of new ideas.
I'm frightened of the old ones.
All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Laugh and the world laughs with you.
Snore and you sleep alone.
The trouble with some women is they
get all excited about nothing -
and then they marry him.
The cure for boredom is curiosity.
There is no cure for curiosity.
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.
If killing your brother means
survival then take the bullet
with the love of yourself.
Because the worst kind of man
kills his brother.
- Location:on the bed
- Music:Settle for a Slow Down - Dierks Bentley
- Location:Bedroom
- Music:watching that 70
When people post a new piece of pixelwork, they either always ask should they sell it in their shop and who would buy it or should they auction it off.
First off, people will tell you anything you want to hear. Especially if the member who is praising you has a low money count. They aren't going to buy your item....please. And auctioning off a piece of artwork that has already been oggled...if you didn't say you wanted to auction it for sure in teh first post, that means others might adopt it....and what fun is it to auction of something that you've already seen? Auction pieces should be special and show hardwork.....please
Peeve Number Two
When you post a piece of pixelwork and ask for cc, people tell you its just great and lovely and that you shouldn't change anything.
When you ask for CC, its cause you want people to scrutinize it. They want you to look at it. Don't let the one person who does give CC feel like an ass cause 10 other people told this person that there was nothing she should change. If you don't have any to offer, then you really shouldn't reply with that they shouldn't change anything.
- Mood:
apathetic - Music:"What Hurts The Most" -- Rascal Flatts
| You Are 50% Boyish and 50% Girlish |
You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. |
| You Are 36% Abnormal |
 You are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul. You are at medium risk for having a borderline personality. It is somewhat likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at high risk for having a social phobia. It is very likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer. |
| Your Birthdate: March 21 |
 You're a restless rebel with an unpredictable nature. Bright but unbridled, you tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas. People are frustrated by your great potential, but you love your unconventional life. You're a heartbreaker. People get attached to you, and then you're gone. Your strength: Your thirst for adventure Your weakness: Not taking time for slow pleasures Your power color: Hot pink Your power symbol: Figure eight Your power month: March |
- Mood: aggravated
- Music:Someone - Earshot
You are the Angel of Joy. The thing you do the
most is help people, and you love every minute
of it. You are liked by nearly everyone, and
you're very compassionate. When you become
sad, you don't stay that way for very long, as
you know it's important to live life to the
fullest.
What are you the Angel of?
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- Mood:
artistic - Music:Making Love Out Of Nothing At All -- Air Supply
Cricket:
This is a very large 25" battery operated doll that talks and sings when a cassette tape is inserted in her back. Along with the voice, her eyes and mouth move to the tape giving her a somewhat life-like appearance. She was quite heavy.
P.J. Sparkles:
I remember this doll, her bow, heart, and bracelet would light up when you pressed the button on her back.
Jammie Pies:
I never had this doll...but I remember it from a picture of my cousin in her childhood.
Rainbow Brite:
My sister had this doll.....I think she's rad and would love to have her.
Strawberry Shortcake:
I remember her....my mom has books from her childhood about her, all I remember is that the doll smelled like strawberries lol
Baby Face:
Possibly one of the ugliest doll babies ever created.....I had two of them XD
Puffalump:
I got this for my first Easter or Christmas.....I still have and cherish her...she makes all the bad stuff go away :(
Care Bears:
I have a whole collection in a large bag in the attic of my dads house....the newer ones are scary o.0
Gem and the Holograms:
I never actually had a Gem doll...but I remember her
Popples:
My sister used to have one of these haha
I'll add more as I find them
- Mood: cheerful
- Music:Michelle Branch - Empty Handed
Audrey! Woot!
Chicago! sultry
HAHA *ML* *snickers* thats me all right....
Too bad it's sung with Raoul.....
- Mood:
blah - Music:Michelle Branch - I'd Rather be in Love
*tears*
HAPPY BUNNY XD
- Mood: bouncy
Butt-man? What the hell...but yay my weapon is tampons! Woot!
- Mood: chipper
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