Monthly Archives: January 2009

V8 Splash

So we all know the V8 commercials, right? The moral is, if you don’t eat your vegetables you get bonked in the head. “Coulda had a V8″ Well, the new commercial is for V8 Splash. This is where one guy repeatedly chooses meats over vegetables and proceeds to get smacked in the head each time…

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

This is the story of Chloe Saunders, a young teen who hits puberty and begins seeing ghosts. The trouble is that she can’t tell the difference between living and non-living, and she isn’t fully aware that she has this new ability. After an unfortunate incident at high school, she ends up in a group home…

Let’s Get This Party Started!

Well hello there!

I’ve been thinking about getting something like this up and running for a while now and so, finally, here it is. If for no other reason than to stop my husband from badgering me to join the “proper” blogging world…

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

Let’s start by saying this is not your stereotypical vampire book. It’s not even close. This is a story about ‘parasite positives’ AKA peeps. Being a peep is just not as glamorous as being a vampire might sound. The parasite will slowly and ultimately drive one insane. It causes all sorts of symptoms such as…

Through Her Eyes

So as per my last post, my day has been awful. Sadly, it’s just one of many awful days. I’m slowly running out of reasons to ‘save the world’ or even just live in it.My husband says “The point is, if no one at least tries then the bad guys win” to which I respond…

What Really Grinds My Gears – 11

Image by sacrifice_87 via Flickr You know what really grinds my gears – today, everyone. I walk to the bus stop every morning. I get there at the same time every day and I’m generally the first person there. I wait at the lights like a good pedestrian and despite the fact that there may…