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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Dia Dhuit!

Sorry about the lack of blogging lately, my internet is acting the maggot!
Not much to say really, having a sort of writers block at the moment..
Tomorrow is Paddy's Day! I love it, I always feel real proud to be Irish on the day and of course always, but you know what I mean.. Instead of going to the parade this year, I'm going to Killiney Beach with some friends. I dunno if I'm happy or sad about missing the parade. Hmm. :/
Next Thursday I'm going to Prague! I'm in the choir in school and were going over to sing in a festival called 'Young Prague', where choirs from all over the world come over. I went 4 years ago and it was amazing. The city is so beautiful, the architecture over there is outta this world! I'm going to take more photos than I did last time, we took about 10 last time.. which sucks!
And on the 4th of April as you all know it's my BIRTHDAY... oh and Easter too..
But yeah I'm going to be 17, a year closer to 18, and I cannot feckin wait for that! All I want is for everyone to tweet Ryan Ross (@thisisryanross) to say Happy Birthday to me, if he does - my life is complete. Well, partially.
So yes, sorry about the boring blog about my uninteresting life.. I just have to think about some interesting blogs to write soon, :).

Monday, March 15, 2010

Monday's Movie: 2012

0 comments Posted by st at 9:52 AM

title: 2012

genre: action/adventure

release date: November 2009

cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson

plot: The earth's core is heating up and the end of the world is near.

rated: 3 out of 5

2012 is your basic end of the world movie. Writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) hears the news from a good friend and scientist and comes to save his family before disaster strikes. He soon finds out that the government is selling tickets to board huge Arks that have been built for the impending disaster. The catch is, you have to be a millionaire to afford a ticket.

With lines like, The moment we stop fighting for each other, that's the moment we lose our humanity , 2012 does deliver the message of world peace and unity. However, I found this movie to be too over the top. As I watched it with my hubby and kids, all four of us kept saying 'yeah right' during several parts. You really need to suspend disbelief in order to enjoy this one.

I did enjoy the special effects, I thought they were amazing. I liked how they showed how everything was being affected worldwide, from the Vatican to India to Paris. I thought the cast was good, John Cusack was great, but he's a favorite of mine so I tend to be a bit biased. I liked the storyline he had with his family.

I liked Woody Harrelson's character, he plays a kooky radio personality who actually knows what he's talking about: You'd have to keep a thing like this underwraps. I mean, just think about it, okay? First, the stock market would go. Then the economy, boom! The dollar, boom! And then pandemonium in the streets. War, genocide, ba-ba-ba-ba, boom, boom, boom!

Six months ago, I was made aware of a situation so devastating that, at first, I refused to believe it. However, through the concerted efforts of our brightest scientist, we have confirmed its validity. The world, as we know it, will soon come to an end.

Another thing that bothered me besides the unlikely scenario of Jackson Curtis' family surviving the end of the world with barely a scratch, is that he was able to keep his tie on for the duration of the movie. The man is running from an exploding volcano, he's driving through earthquakes and at one point half of the RV he's driving bursts into flames....yet the tie stays intact.

For the most part, I enjoyed this movie, but I wouldn't buy it to add to my DVD collection.

A Meme on Monday

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Happy Monday everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a very rainy weekend here and I enjoyed spending some time reading with the sound of the rain outside. There's something comforting about the sound of rain falling.

This week I'll be reviewing Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer, which I really enjoyed. Heyer is one of my favorites when it comes to regency romance.

Next i'm reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy, which i've been meaning to pick up for a while.

On a different note, Suko tagged me for the 'I Like and I Don't Like' meme.

The rules are: fill in the blanks after each bold word and tag three friends

I like beautiful artwork, especially Pre-Raphaelites.

I like drinking hot tea in the morning.

I like reading in bed.

I like browsing the bookstore and buying a random book.

I like discovering a new favorite author.

I like Mango Mojitos.

I like watching old Gene Kelly films.

I like having a girls night out.

I love hearing my children laugh.

Today was a rainy day.

I dislike when someone tells me they don't like to read.

I dislike not being able to finish a book.

I dislike new book releases that are sold as pricy hardcovers.

I dislike when I borrow a book from the library and there's stains on the pages...or worse yet...scribbled notes!

I dislike when i'm speaking to someone and they start texting on their cellphone.

I dislike when I lend a book out and never get it back.

I (secretly) like re-watching my favorite sappy romantic movies and getting teary eyed :)

I'm tagging: Alice, Ceri and Ms. Moonlight.....and HKatz.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Sonnet XVII

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I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz

or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:

I love you as certain dark things are loved,

secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries

hidden within itself the light of those flowers,

and thanks to your love, darkly in my body

lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,

I love you simply, without problems or pride:

I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,

so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,

so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

-Pablo Neruda

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Another favorite Neruda poem. I think this one is all about just loving someone, no matter what, and about being totally connected to that person. It's about love that is pure and true. I think the whole poem is beautiful, but I think this is my favorite line:

I love you as certain dark things are loved,

secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Nights in Rodanthe

0 comments Posted by st at 4:01 AM

title: Nights in Rodanthe

author: Nicholas Sparks

genre: contemporary romance

pages: 212

published: 2002

first line: Three years earlier, on a warm November morning in 1999, Adrienne Willis had returned to the Inn and at first glance had thought it unchanged, as if the small Inn were impervious to sun and sand and salted mist.

rated: 4 out of 5 stars

Nights in Rodanthe is my second time reading Nicholas Sparks. After reading Dear John, I knew I wanted to read more of his books.

Nights in Rodanthe starts off with a sixty year old Adrienne Willis, who is a divorced mother and grandmother, helping her daughter cope with the death of her own husband.
Adrienne starts to reminisce about her short time spent at a small Inn along the beach in the town of Rodanthe. She pulls out an old letter from a man named Paul. She decides to tell her daughter about a love affair that took place 14 years ago.

Paul Flanner is a divorced surgeon who is staying at an Inn in the small town of Rodanthe while conducting some personal business.
Adrienne agrees to watch the Inn for the owner, who is also her close friend.

Once there, Paul and Adrienne end up alone with a hurricane-like storm on the way. The two lonely divorcees find themselves sharing stories about their ex-spouses, children and their lives, and they find comfort in each other.
Paul's wife left him because he was obsessed with this work. After being an absentee father to his only son, who is also a doctor and works in Ecuador, Paul decides to sell his practice and go to South America to spend a year with him. Once his visit in Rodanthe is over, he will be on his way to Ecuador.
Adrienne's husband left her for a younger work colleague and she is now left a single middle-aged mother with an ailing father to take care of.

Paul and Adrienne fall in love during thier few days together and when it is time to part, they are heartbroken. Paul suggests he stay with Adrienne for a while and postpone his trip, but she insists he goes to be with his son. So as the two part, they promise to wait for each other for a year until Paul returns. Paul calls Adrienne, writes her beautiful letters and sends her flowers monthly while he is away.

I enjoyed this story very much and I'm glad I picked it up. I liked both Paul and Adrienne and felt like the connection between them was realistic and sweet. I also liked the setting of the story, an Inn on the beach, during a storm, the author set the mood just right. If you're looking for a quick and bittersweet romantic read, look no further. But, you might need to have a box of tissues handy, I did get a bit teary eyed during one part.

As usual, Nicholas Sparks has a way with words, his book have some very romantic passages.

Here's a favorite tidbit from one of Paul's letters to Adrienne:

I've been thinking about you constantly since I left, wondering why the journey I'm on seemed to have led through you. I know my journey's not over yet, and that life is a winding path, but I can only hope it somehow circles back to the place I belong.

That's how I think of it now. I belong with you.

p.s. as you read this, I'm probably at the bookstore buying another Nicholas Sparks book :) lol. I'm good and hooked!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays 3.9.10

0 comments Posted by st at 3:06 AM

Teaser Tuesdays asks:

Grab your current read.

Let the book fall open to a random page.

Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.

"I want to make you faint. I will make you faint. You've had this coming to you for years. None of the fools you've known have kissed you like this-have they? Your precious Charles or Frank or your stupid Ashley..."