The good and the ugly

Happy Friday everyone! 3 days until I leave for France! My plan is to post pictures on here for y'all to see :)

A giant holla to Alex Cavanaugh, Stephen Tremp, Al Diaz, and Livia Peterson for hosting!

For the best I chose:

I thought the film adaptation did a wonderful job with keeping the overall creepiness that is this musical. If you've never seen either version, it's pretty dark. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are marvelous though. It's definitely worth renting once!

For the worst I chose:

 

Please don't hate me if you love this movie!

Visually I thought it was pretty good, but I can only stand Dakota Fanning screaming for so long. That's not a good sign if that's the main thing I can remember... 

Dakota Fanning redeems herself here by having this awesome cover of "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways. What do you think?

Happy writing! I'll see y'all in France :)

Feel the burn

Five days until I leave for France!

I'm officially in recovery mode from my Florida trip. No, I did not get wild and crazy ;)

I'm suffering from what many people call a sunburn. 

Fun fact: If you play in the ocean and then fall asleep on your beach chair for a few hours, you might get the worst sunburn of your life.

I think I'll bathe in aloe. 

In the mean time, how are you guys doing on your writing this week?

Sam

Hangovers and France

I think I've finally recovered from my A-Z hangover. 

I cannot believe I actually participated this year. April is a busy month for me, with it being the last few weeks of school and then finals. I surprised myself at how organized I became and I learned the beautiful art of time management. The semester ended well too, with 3 A's and 2 B's. 

If I can do A-Z, at one of the busiest times of the year, then maybe I can do NaNo too (at the second busiest time, fall semester finals). Well see, as I'm not sure if I can plan that far ahead. It may be worth a shot though :)

Did you guys enjoy A-Z? Learn anything?

Happy writing!

Sam

P.S. 14 days until I leave for France! Panic mode: ON.

Things I've Learned So Far: Z

It's hard to believe that it's

1) The end of April

2) The end of A-Z

Here is my last post for the month!

I remember a time when I wanted nothing more than to fit in. For some reason I thought life would be easier and better if I were just like every one else. Looking back, I'm not sure what I was thinking. Being different is pretty cool!

It's okay to zag when everyone else zigs. 

To all of my new followers: I am SO glad to have "met" you. I hope y'all are here to stay!

To my faithful readers: Thanks for the never ending support. Y'all are the best!

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go take an extra long nap.

Happy writing!

Sam

Things I've Learned So Far: Y

I've come to the rather frightening conclusion that I am growing up. While I must take on the responsibilities that come with it, I don't think that means that I have to become boring. 

No matter how old I get, I'll always try to stay young at heart. 

Almost 20 and still photobombing like a champ.

Happy writing (A-Z is almost done)!

Sam

Things I've Learned So Far: W & X

Sorry for the double post (again)! Forgive me? Pretty please? With a cherry on top?

During the brief time that I was a vegetarian, I thought it would be a good idea to try out tofu. This quest ended pretty quickly when I realized that my local Wal-Mart didn't carry it and that the price was pretty ridiculous at the health food stores.

Wal-Mart carries everything EXCEPT tofu. A strongly worded letter is heading their way ;)

X-ray? No. Xylophone? Nope. X marks the spot? Nein.

Y'all, X is the most difficult letter. Yes, I was completely lazy with this one.

Now if you will eXcuse me (see what I did there?), I have a family reunion to attend. 

Happy Saturday!

Sam 

Things I've Learned So Far: U & V

Since I missed U yesterday I thought I would squeeze it in with V today :)

I had to write a literature review for one of my classes. While I have written many essays in my lifetime, literature reviews were completely new to me. Several frustrating drafts later, I was pretty sure that it was the worst thing I'd ever written. Imagine my surprise when I found that I'd received an A. 

Don't underestimate yourself or your abilities. You may be surprised.

Young Adult, New Adult, Thriller, and Historical are some of my favorite kinds of books to read. I don't think I could read just one type of book for the rest of my life.

Variety is a good thing. 

Happy writing!

Sam