21 March, 2009
So I picked up the mail today...
And in it was (to my surprise) my acceptance letter to WSU. So... starting in May I'm a student again. Bring on the debt, sleep deprivation and mind expansion - I'm all in.
13 March, 2009
This week's free time sucker
Well this week I finally read the Twilight saga books.
Originally I tried to read "Twilight" when it first came out. I tried, and failed - I couldn't get into it. Young Adult is not exactly my genre of choice. A few months ago, the rage went through the office and everyone was reading the saga. I tried again, but couldn't make it into the volume. Then for my birthday, a friend gave me a copy of "Twilight." I figured this was a sign, and vowed to make it through this time.
Well, after the first excruciating 300 pages or so, things improved. The book definitely plays (preys?) on my personality to a certain extent - taking me back to my teenage years when I really thought anything nice that happened to me was more than I ever deserved, and anything bad that happened to people I cared about was inevitably my fault. The one notable exception is Bella gets the hottest guy in school who is also the perfect forbidden fruit and her key to immortality - and I got a dorm room with an awful room mate.
I went ahead and read the other 3 books during the course of this week ("New Moon," "Eclipse," and "Breaking Dawn.")
I must say, by "Breaking Dawn," the author finally found her stride. The Young Adult genre sappiness is tuned down a bit, and instead of syrupy teenage romance we get a few glimpses of more mature interactions. The book was the right combination of suspenseful, supernatural, romantic and heartbreaking. While I can easily take or leave the first 3 volumes, I actually enjoyed "Breaking Dawn," and will likely turn around and read it again.
And yes, I'm a fast reader, but the fact I was able to get through all 4 books in 1 week while working 2 jobs should tell you they are VERY light reading.
Originally I tried to read "Twilight" when it first came out. I tried, and failed - I couldn't get into it. Young Adult is not exactly my genre of choice. A few months ago, the rage went through the office and everyone was reading the saga. I tried again, but couldn't make it into the volume. Then for my birthday, a friend gave me a copy of "Twilight." I figured this was a sign, and vowed to make it through this time.
Well, after the first excruciating 300 pages or so, things improved. The book definitely plays (preys?) on my personality to a certain extent - taking me back to my teenage years when I really thought anything nice that happened to me was more than I ever deserved, and anything bad that happened to people I cared about was inevitably my fault. The one notable exception is Bella gets the hottest guy in school who is also the perfect forbidden fruit and her key to immortality - and I got a dorm room with an awful room mate.
I went ahead and read the other 3 books during the course of this week ("New Moon," "Eclipse," and "Breaking Dawn.")
I must say, by "Breaking Dawn," the author finally found her stride. The Young Adult genre sappiness is tuned down a bit, and instead of syrupy teenage romance we get a few glimpses of more mature interactions. The book was the right combination of suspenseful, supernatural, romantic and heartbreaking. While I can easily take or leave the first 3 volumes, I actually enjoyed "Breaking Dawn," and will likely turn around and read it again.
And yes, I'm a fast reader, but the fact I was able to get through all 4 books in 1 week while working 2 jobs should tell you they are VERY light reading.
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