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Thursday, June 04, 2009
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I went to Florida last week and it was fabulous. A well deserved and
much needed vacation. The weather was beautiful, the water was not too
cold (and there was no icky slime in the ocean, just spots where some
of that grass stuff was floating)
I've *almost* gotten to a
place where I am comfortable in public in a bathing suit. I have a cute
turquoise and brown tankini (which is much better than the wholesome wear suits .
Guess I'm not too wholesome) We spent several days on the beach and in
the ocean which meant I had to walk to and from my ocean side chair
without my coverup. I say *almost* bc I am still not ready to be seen
by someone I know.
Anyway,
vanity got the better of me before we went and I decided that instead
of subjecting the other beach goers to my vampire-white legs I'd get a
spray tan. I had never done this before so it was quite.......interesting.
She told me that the ocean and pool would make the tan either fade or
strip it completely so I was prepared. The first couple of days were
fine. Then it started happening........the streaks. I wasn't like it
was tan-looking one day then..... POOF.....all white.
no.
My legs looked like I was losing pigment. I am in no way making fun of people who have to deal with vitiligo
but that's exactly what my legs looked like (the spray tan was darker
there). We were in walking distance of Pier Park, a shopping and dining
area, so I went looking for an exfoliant. The lady from Merle Norman
was really helpful bc instead of selling me the $40 per drop stuff they
had in there she told me about another place that had some cheaper
stuff. I found a Bath & Body works instead. I got some of this and let me tell ya- while it didnt strip the tan off, it smelled wonderful and made my skin silky smooth.
It's been a week and a half since the spray tan and there are places around my feet and ankles that look rusty. Lesson learned.
So, what goofy thing have you done in the name of vanity?
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Thursday, June 04, 2009
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Go here to read all about it!Really, go check it out :)
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Monday, June 01, 2009
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I am going to try to at least give a quick review of the books I read from now on. Bear with me! you can find my ratings of the books here
*Dancing in my Nuddy Pants & Away on a Laughing Camel are two more installments in the Georgia Nicolson series. They are still just as funny as the first ones I read. They are written journal-style and tell the story of British teen Georgia as she deals with typical kid stuff. fun reads
*Blue is for Nightmares & White is for Magic are the first two in a series that deals with a teen who, through her dreams, can see when some one in her life is in serious danger. She is also a wtich. These are pretty good books. They kept me on the edge of my seat at times. I am going to have to get the next books in this series.
*To Kill a Mockingbird is one that I have had for a long time but just now got around to reading. I think I put it off because I thought it was going to be your typical courtroom drama/John Grisham type book, which I don't like. It was much better than I thought it was going to be. The "southern speak" got on my nerves a lot.
*Burned is one that I had been wanting to read. I have heard a lot of good things about Ellen Hopkins books. This one tells the story of a a girl from a Morman home that has many skeletons in the closets. Her alcoholic father is abusive and she starts to question everything. When her father sends her to live with an aunt in Nevada she starts to descover who she is. I loved this book until the end. I absolutely hated the book ended.
*Fight Club- I watched the movie forever ago and Mark kept telling me I needed to read the book. The movie stays pretty true to the book except right at the end. As for the book itself, I am not a fan of his writing style. I didn't like how he abruptly jumped scene. I am also not a fan of people beating the crap out of each but I knew what I was getting myself into there.
*The Fashion Disaster that Changed my Life- I
love Lauren Myracle's books. She writes to the "tween" set and really
gets them. As a middle school teacher I see and hear a lot of things
that she writes about in her books. The Fashion Disaster That Changed
My Life is no exception. 7th grade girls want to fit in and be popular
and sometimes they forget what is important. I've been there myself. I
still feel bad for ditching a long time friend when I moved to the
junior high building and she was still in the elementary building.
Lauren's characters are so easy to relate to and real. I would
recommend any of her books to the girls in my class
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Monday, June 01, 2009
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Wow, I'm kind of behind on my blogging. I am also behind on my reading. I have to get caught up if I want to reach my goal of 100 this year. Here are my books from May
May
Dancing
in my Nuddy-Pants~Louise
Rennison
Blue
is for Nightmares~Laurie
Faria Stolarz
Away
Laughing on a Fast Camel~Louise
Rennison
To
Kill a Mockingbird~
Harper Lee
White
is for Magic~Laurie
Faria Stolarz
Burned~Ellen
Hopkins
Fight
Club_Chuck
Palahniuk
The
Fashion Disaster that Changed my life~Lauren
Myracle
so far this year- 38
April
On
the Bright Side, I'm now the Girlfriend of a Sex God~Louise
Rennison
Cabinet
of Wonders~ Marie Rutkoski
Giver~Lois
Lowry (read with my class)
Why
I Let My Hair Grow Out~Maryrose
Wood
The
Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Thing~Carolyn
Mackler
Boy
Toy~Barry Lyga
13
Little Blue Envelopes~Maureen
Johnson
Westing
Game~Ellen Raskin (read with
class)
North
of Beautiful ~Justina Chen
Headley
Knocked
Out by my Nunga-Nunga~Louise
Rennison
so far this year- 30
Goal for the year-100
March
Geektastic ~Edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci
Oh My Goth ~ Gena Showalter
Hunted~PC & Kristen Cast
The Thirteen Treasures~Michelle Harrison (this one of the best written books I've read in a while)
Wit~a play by Margaret Edson
Angus, Thongs, & Full frontal Snogging~Louise Rennison (this book is HILARIOUS!)
Twilight Director's Notebook~ Catherine Hardwick
Books read so far this year- 20
Goal for the year-100
February
Kingdom Keepers:Disney at Dawn~ Ridley Pearson
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl~Barry Lyga
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist~Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Night World vl 1: Secret Vampire
Daughters of Darkness
Spellbinder ~LJ Smith
Zombie Queen on Newbury High ~ ~Amanda Ashby
Prophecy of the Sisters ~Michelle Zink
January
The Tales of Beedle the Bard~JK Rowling (Brilliant!)
Kingdom Keepers:Disney After Dark~Ridley Pearson (A must read for any Disney fan)
Fade to Blue~Sean Beaudoin (not released until Spring 09) (This one had me guessing until the end)
My Sister the Vampire:Switched~Sienna Mercer (Vampire books for the Middle school set. Really cute books)
My Sister the Vampire:Fangtastic~Sienna Mercer
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
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April
On
the Bright Side, I'm now the Girlfriend of a Sex God~Louise
Rennison
Cabinet
of Wonders~ Marie Rutkoski
Giver~Lois
Lowry (read with my class)
Why
I Let My Hair Grow Out~Maryrose
Wood
The
Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Thing~Carolyn
Mackler
Boy
Toy~Barry Lyga
13
Little Blue Envelopes~Maureen
Johnson
Westing
Game~Ellen Raskin (read with
class)
North
of Beautiful ~Justina Chen
Headley
Knocked
Out by my Nunga-Nunga~Louise
Rennison so far this year- 30
Goal for the year-100
March
Geektastic ~Edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci
Oh My Goth ~ Gena Showalter
Hunted~PC & Kristen Cast
The Thirteen Treasures~Michelle Harrison (this one of the best written books I've read in a while)
Wit~a play by Margaret Edson
Angus, Thongs, & Full frontal Snogging~Louise Rennison (this book is HILARIOUS!)
Twilight Director's Notebook~ Catherine Hardwick
Books read so far this year- 20
Goal for the year-100
February
Kingdom Keepers:Disney at Dawn~ Ridley Pearson
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl~Barry Lyga
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist~Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Night World vl 1: Secret Vampire
Daughters of Darkness
Spellbinder ~LJ Smith
Zombie Queen on Newbury High ~ ~Amanda Ashby
Prophecy of the Sisters ~Michelle Zink
January
The Tales of Beedle the Bard~JK Rowling (Brilliant!)
Kingdom Keepers:Disney After Dark~Ridley Pearson (A must read for any Disney fan)
Fade to Blue~Sean Beaudoin (not released until Spring 09) (This one had me guessing until the end)
My Sister the Vampire:Switched~Sienna Mercer (Vampire books for the Middle school set. Really cute books)
My Sister the Vampire:Fangtastic~Sienna Mercer
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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It's been awhile since I did a READ THIS BOOK entry. But I have to tell you about this book and you HAVE To read it!
Ginny was sent a package when her aunt died containing 13 letters. The first contained $1,000 and told her to get a passport and a one way ticket to London, setting up her first task. Ginny was to open a letter after a task was completed. She ends up on a whirlwind journey that changes her life.
13 Little Blue Envelopes is a fantastic book. What an
exciting and terrifying idea- running off by yourself across the globe, relying on letters from a dead aunt to get you through.
It kind of makes me want to take off on a journey of my own.
READ THIS BOOK! (but you can't borrow mine because it's signed by the author and I'm stingy with those)
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
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Geektastic ~Edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci
Oh My Goth ~ Gena Showalter
Hunted~PC & Kristen Cast
The Thirteen Treasures~Michelle Harrison (this one of the best written books I've read in a while)
Wit~a play by Margaret Edson
Angus, Thongs, & Full frontal Snogging~Louise Rennison (this book is HILARIOUS!)
Twilight Director's Notebook~ Catherine Hardwick
Books read so far this year- 20
Goal for the year-100
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February
Kingdom Keepers:Disney at Dawn~ Ridley Pearson
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl~Barry Lyga
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist~Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Night World vl 1: Secret Vampire
Daughters of Darkness
Spellbinder ~LJ Smith
Zombie Queen on Newbury High ~ ~Amanda Ashby
Prophecy of the Sisters ~Michelle Zink
January
The Tales of Beedle the Bard~JK Rowling (Brilliant!)
Kingdom Keepers:Disney After Dark~Ridley Pearson (A must read for any Disney fan)
Fade to Blue~Sean Beaudoin (not released until Spring 09) (This one had me guessing until the end)
My Sister the Vampire:Switched~Sienna Mercer (Vampire books for the Middle school set. Really cute books)
My Sister the Vampire:Fangtastic~Sienna Mercer
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Monday, March 30, 2009
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Author Marie Rutkoski gave me a shout out in her blog http://www.marierutkoski.com/journal/283!
She is the author of Cabinet of Wonders, which I am currently reading, and it is really really good so far. She is one of the authors I met in NY at the signing and a fellow Battlestar Galactica fan :) Fellow sci-fi nerds unite!
How cool!
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
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A group from the school where I teach went to New York over spring break. Being the NY fan that I am, I went as well. On these trips you pack as many things in as possible and in some cases you get just a fleeting glimpse. It was a fun trip but we spent waaaay too much time on shopping excursions and very little time in Times
Square and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A few highlights:
*We got to go out on the observation deck this year at the Empire State Building (it was icy last time). NYC is gorgeous at night at that height.
*The Statue of Liberty is an awesome sight regardless of how many times I see it.
*Instead of going with the group to Chinatown and eat at Puglia's in Little Italy, I went to the Books of Wonder bookstore to an author signing. There were about 45 authors there. I bought 7 books (bc I had to pay full retail I couldn't afford many more). The authors signed in three
shifts and it was a madhouse trying to find the author you wanted.
The authors I found:
Aimee Friedman -The Year My Sister Got Lucky
Maureen Johnson-13 Little Blue Envelopes
Barry Lyga- Boy Toy (he also wrote The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl, which is fantastic)
Carolyn Mackler-The Earth, My Butt, & other Big Round Things
Justine Larbalestier-How to Ditch Your Fairy
Maryrose Wood-Why I Let My Hair Grow Out (she was kind enough to sign my book even though it wasn't her time. I had to leave in order to ride the subway to meet the others for Mary Poppins)
Marie Rutkoski-The Cabinet of Wonders (she is also a fellow Battlestar Galactica fan!)
*We saw Mary Poppins. It was a good show & the sets were amazing. I didn't get to stagedoor afterward like I wanted to but I did buy the poster with the cast signatures that they were selling for charity.
*We spent THREE HOURS shopping on 5th avenue. #1 I am not a huge shopping fan. #2 I don't have the money to spend in stores on 5th avenue. #3 I would have preferred to have spent that time in Times Square. But I did buy
socks and camis in H&M. And I saw a beautiful sapphire and diamond necklace in Tiffany's that I want if I ever become stupidly wealthy (as in more-money-than-sense wealthy.)
*We saw Mario Lopez filming a segment for Extra. AC SLATER!
*We took the NBC tour and saw the studios for Saturday Night Live (it's so small!) and the Today Show.
*We stood outside the Today Show and got on tv. If you were watching at 7:30 Tuesday morning you might have seen me!
*We had only one hour in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That was barely enough time to find the part I wanted to see and run through that tiny section. I needed more time!
*I made my way to the Nederlander, where RENT was, to see what the theatre looks like now. I was curious about how different it would look.
 Over all it was a great trip. Few people griped about things, most people were on time and when we did have to wait it was only a couple of minutes. It is hard to please everyone on trips like this, but I think they did a great job planning this one. So far I've made four trips to NYC in two years. Wonder when my next one will be.....
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
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