Currently. Week 5

Reading --> Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz.
This week --> 105 pages
Total --> 620 pages

Favorite Sentences
1. "During my twenty years, I have been in many dark places, some lacking light and others devoid of hope." I liked this sentence because of the double meaning, which he then explains.
2. "I am not fearless. Toss me in a cage with a hungry tiger, and if I should escape, I will need a bath and clean pants as surely as will the next guy." This sentence was awesome because it was funny and random.
3. "This soft flap-flap-flap is one of the fundamental rhythms of the beautiful music of the Pico Mundo Grille, along with the sizzle and sputter of things cooking, the clink of flatware, and the clatter of dishes. The conversation of customers and employees provides the melody." The reason I picked this sentence is because of the fact that he enjoys the sounds that most people would consider annoying and distracting.

close but no c*g*r

hmmm, i'm almost to the end. I see the light at the end of the tunnel! i'm so close; yet, so far away. ITS A PHOTO FINISH! just kidding, but really, i'm excited to finish Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. I wish I could have done him for the project that we are about to start, but it had to be a visual. Soo I ended up doing The Art of Highschool Oriented Movies. I'm gonna use Mean Girls, Easy A, and The Diary of a Wimpy Kid as my three body paragraphs. I'm realll excited because I loved alll of those movies. Besides the fact that Mean Girls is now considered a lifetime classic, it was hilarious ! And i'm sure we can all relate. The movie Easy A puts a new perspective on what girls in highschool are trying to make people remember about them. Nevertheless, I was laughing the whole time. And last but not least, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid was soo cute. I could never imagine the life of a little frosh boy coming into his highschool career until now. And I won't forget it. But i'm excited for finishing my book and starting that paper ! Yay. 10-4, Over and Out.

We Be Steady Bloggin

i'm almost done with my dean koontz book, Odd Thomas. As I read, i'm really noticing the similarities in all of Koontz's books that he writes. The descriptions in each and every one is superb. He describes things in ways that I could never even begin to think of. I don't understand how people can be clever in that way.. but i'm no writer so it's probably not as cool as I think it is. Another connection or similiarity between all of his novels are the reality of it. I bet not even 2 out of 10 of his stories could actually occur in life, but they'd be absolutely terrifying if they did ! His stories always have some wild, chimerical creature or character that is either maliciously evil or overwhelmingly good. For instance, a crazy, blood-thirsty beast hunting a talking, intelligently advanced golden retreiver in the dark of the night. Or a strange man who can see dead people and solves crimes through or for them. OR an evil little boy trying to corrupt an innocent little boy. Whoever the predator and whoever the prey, it's a thrilling story of danger, excitement, or imagination. AND I TOTALLY LOVE IT!

We Be Steady Bloggin

Currently/Blogs of ze month.

Currently reading:
Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz.
Read this week:
103 pages
Read total:
513 Pages.

Favorite Sentences of zee month!:

1. "Losing my grip on Harlo, I tumbled in slow-mo through undulant curtains of green light, blue shadow, and broke the surface into spangles of sunshine." I chose this sentence again because I really liked the description included in it. Rather than just saying I fell into the pool, he makes it sound so beautiful or dazzling.


2. "When you're not all catching touchdown passes and sacking quarterbacks, you're catching fist from heaven's seas. Fist way too big for this world." This sentence grabbed my attention again because of the sentimental pull that is has over me. He had just lost his friends and was summing up the story with hope he never lost.


3. "Getting back on the boat was like trying to throw your leg over the saddle of a hourse, except that it was a sharp, jagged, moving, bouncing saddle. And the horse's head wasn't smooth and furry, it was the motor, and it was sharp, metallic, cold, and bucking." This sentence was awesome to me because of it's really neat comparison. Comparing a boat to a bucking horse was pretty imaginative, I think, and it really made me get the picture.

I SEEE DEAD PEEEPZ Pt. 2

So Odd was workin at his diner like he always does, seeing as he is a fry cook, when this strange man (Fungus Man) walks in. He noticed him as soon as he stepped foot in the Pico Mundo Diner. What Odd Thomas calls bodachs, evil spirits, shadows, lingerers, kept following the Fungus Man. It started off being only one, then two, then three, THEN twenty. He follows this man to where he thinks that he would be with him "pyschic magnetism" as Stormy calls it. He ends up at Stormy's work, a typical ice cream parlor, and is forced to watch as the bodachs have disappeared. He was so concerned with these things because he feeels like there is danger surrounding them. He has many examples of when they only leave after blood and horror is spilled. Which is kinda creepy.. But intruiging.

I see dead people.

ITS BLOG TIME AGAIN. ABIDD reporting for blog at blogger.com.. Still reading Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. I really still like the way that stormy's relationship is with Odd Thomas. She goes through all his emotional crazy stuff with him. However, I really think that she is unappreciative with his gift that he has. (Which is that he can totally see dead people!!!) He knows that it is a gift though, and he says that he wouldn't have been given it if he wasn't supposed to use it. Even though she might not always appreciate it, she is extremely happy to have him by her side. Which is totalllly cute :)

Claims of Zee Day

1. 
   
   The aggressive raw movement and the natural connection of the two dancers from two worlds portrays passionate, seductive, and energetic love by not giving up on their one dream.
2. 
   
   The aggressive raw movement and the natural connection of the two dancers from two worlds portrays passionate, seductive, and energetic love by not giving up on their one dream.
3. [In this scene from Vincent van Gogh's Cafe Terrace at Night , his colorful and exciting use of setting, busy but pleasant mood, and inviting cozy buildings]
   portrays [a sense of playful benevolence and lighthearted liveliness.]
4. Emerson's chubby cheeks, varying moods, and melodic giggles highlight the sincere, playful, and cheerful innocence of children.
5. The educationally stimulating childrens' game Questionaut incorporates pleasantly jubilant music with whimsically quaint animation to create an inventively playful adventure.

Pretty Cool Artifact.

Kyle Lake's Picture.

Pretty Cool Claim.
[In this scene from Vincent van Gogh's Cafe Terrace at Night , his colorful and exciting use of setting, busy but pleasant mood, and inviting cozy buildings]
portrays [a sense of playful benevolence and lighthearted liveliness.]

cool image.

http://uanews.org/system/files/images/B_CoolStarArtistConcept-sm.preview.jpg


4 Elements.
color, setting, mood, plot

12 Adjectives.
bright, shimmery, scenic, archaeic, magestic, extra-terrestrial, magical, solar, bright, vivid, serene, and rosy

Claim.
The magestical and shimmery image conveys a bright, serene outlook on these kinds of places.

Poets, oh Poets.

A poem that I really liked was "Gee, You're So Beautiful That It's Starting To Rain" by Richard Brautigan sooo, I found another one that I liked by him and put it in my moleskine. Here it is:

"San Francisco"

By accident, you put
Your money in my
Machine (#4)
By accident, I put
My money in another
Machine (#6)
On purpose, I put
Your clothes in the
Empty machine full
Of water and no
Clothes.

It was lonely.

Currrently. 9/16/11

Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz.
This week - 100 Pages
Total - 410 Pages

3 Favorite Sentences:

1. "Pity tore at me, and I went after Harlo Landerson, for whom I had no pity whatsoever." I liked this sentence because he shows some vulnerability at the very beginning, and then she shows animocity at the end of it.


2. "Losing my grip on Harlo, I tumbled in slow-mo through undulant curtains of green light, blue shadow, and broke the surface into spangles of sunshine." I really liked all of the description jammed into this sentence.


3. "They pity us, I think, and no doubt they should." I liked the realness of this sentence. He is talking about how the dead pity us because we are stuck on the world still, and he agrees.

oDd ThOmAs No. TwO

I'm still reading Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. It's a pretttty thick book. But i'll get through it. I really like it so far. The descriptions and phrases and comparisons are incredible. Their so original. I really like Dean Koontz as a writer. It's been a while since i've read one of his books, but I realized again why he is one of my favorites. His literary techniques are executed perfectly, and his writing is so witty. I really like how he portrays his relationship with Stormy too. He talks of them as being soul mates, as if there is no question about whether or not they are made for eachother or not. It's reassuring and inspiring. She knows all of his loose ends, strange abilities, and life changing qualities. And she loves him anyway. I also like how he doesn't really defy her, but disagrees with her on some of their views, and he's not afraid to say it. He is however afraid of her looks she can give him sometimes haha. Overall, it's a pretty good book. And I can't wait to finish it >:)

OdD tHoMaS

I have read further into Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz. I figured out that he can see dead people.. partly because he came out and said it but have on my own ha. He helped solve a murder too ! Apparently it's not the first time, but this time hopefully he wont get in trouble as well as the cold blooded killller ! This book will definately be able to keep me interested I think, atleast more then the last book I read. I read Not Without Hope, by Nick Schuyler, and after I read it I gave it to my mom to read it. She read it in like threee days.. way faster than I read it. She had the same thought as me, that it was reallly repetative. But anyway, it was a good read I supppose but i'm more excited about this one ! PEACE

Currently yo. 9/9/11

I am currently reading Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.


I read 31 pages of Not Without Hope last week and finished it.


I read 70 pages of Odd Thomas this week totaling a whopping 101 pages for the week.


I have read 209 pages total this semester.

My three favorite sentences are:
1) "It would be a good story to tell later, but one out of four is not a good score for anything."
I really liked this quote because it sets the readers back to reality.

2) "Paula went to the grocery store the next day and over heard a woman say, 'My mother's in ICU at Tampa General and there's no Jello-O on the whole floor'."
I liked this sentence because it added humor to a heartheavy story.

3) "When you're not all catching touchdown passes and sacking quarterbacks, you're catching fist from heaven's seas. Fist way too big for this world."
I really liked this quote because it was sentimental and it related a lot to the story since they died on a fishing trip.

Odd Dean Thomas Koontz.

The book I just started is called Odd Thomas. It's by Dean Koontz, one of my personal favorites I think. I don't really know what's it about yet, besides a twenty year old guy named Odd.. how odd. Ha. But a lot of people recommended it to me, so I thought I'd give it a whack. I read watchers, the voice of the night, and from the corner of his eye by Dean Koontz too and they were soo good ! So I doubt i'll be disappointed. I have this white board in my room and it has like 30 books that I wanna read on it and maybe 10 of them are Dean Koontz books haha. I love the elements of suprise, imagination, and mystery that he puts in his books. And I like how he always has a picture of him, his dog, or him an his dog on every book too haahaha. CLASSIC.

The End of Hope.

Wellll, I finished my first book this past week. Not Without Hope definately turned out to be different then I expected it to but it still turned out to be a real good read. The whole time I was reading it all I could think about was how I complain soo much about being cold or hungry or thirsty or how my life sucks, yet i've never gone through anything like this guy did. I'm really fortunate to not have done so, but I would have never been able to hold on like he did. I can never imagine having to hold my best friend in my arms as she died either. That alone makes him the strongest person he can be. I loved his tattoo he got in memory of the tragedy and those three friends that he lost. The book had a bunch of pictures in it of him being rescued, the three guys who never returned, the positions they were in, maps where the searches were, his tattoo, and friends and family. I just wish that there was more emotion to the book. It's horrible, but I was never truly sad or touched by what he wrote. His words were just so emotionless. But he did go through the hardest thing someone could. Overall, I enjoyed it ! TEN FOUR, OVER AND OUT.

9 Blogs That I Visited Today...

1. On Paper Wings


2. Inside Out


3. Suffer In Silence


4. Noodles


5. Apples to Apples


6. Charliebucket


7. Phyllis


8. Life's Unexpected Adventures


9. Jake Hath Spake

CURRENTLY 9/2/11

I am still reading NOT WITHOUT HOPE by Nick Schuyler.
I am now on page 215, which means I read 102 pages (totalling a whopping 208 !!!)

My three favorite sentences are as follows:
1) "Getting back on the boat was like trying to throw your leg over the saddle of a hourse, except that it was a sharp, jagged, moving, bouncing saddle. And the horse's head wasn't smooth and furry, it was the motor, and it was sharp, metallic, cold, and bucking."
I really liked this similie because it took something like a beautiful, graceful horse and made it into something vicious and ready to strike.

2) "We were scared, too, but I wanted them to know that we were fighting, and as long as they were looking, we would keep fighting."
I liked the inspiration included in this sentence. It really ties the the title of the book to it as well.

3) "A parent shouldn't have to bury a child. It should be the other way around. No one is strong enough for that."
Even though it's a sad, scary thought, it is true. It would suck to have to bury a parent, but a child is a completely whole new level. It was well said, too.

Rescue Mission.

Nick has just seen the light ! Jk but he saw a boat. The Coast Guard finally spotted him, after 43 hours and the death of his three amigos. He was a lot more upset when he was his last one died, his absolute best friend, Will. I wish I could have been there watching the event as it was happening just to get the full effect of it. It would have been surreal, unimaginable. But I really want to find out what happens after he gets rescued. He has to deal with his family, explaining to loved ones who were related to Will, Marquis, and Corey. I really hope it all goes well for him ! But that's all for now, ta ta.

Yeahhhh buddy

sooo i'm a little late on the bloggin' these days.. whooops. TEHEE <3 jk .. but i'm a lot farther in NOT WITHOUT HOPE now. It's really sad, just imagining what the two surviving guys went through, but there is a lot less emotion in it then I expected. The way that he describes having to let go of his dead friend, and how they went crazy before they both died is too casual in my opinion. Maybe he's still traumatized over it, but idk. There just wasn't a whole lot of feeling going on. I was expecting to tear up atleast ! I mean it's still really sad, and I can't even imagine how they would go through something like that, but it just wasn't what I expected. Oh yeah, and i've found atleast like 2 or 3 grammatical errors in the book so far.. sooo unprofessional.. But it's cool. I'm not judgin :) I can't wait to start my new book though, it's by Dean Koontz so hopefully it scares me. Haha. Well gotta go read some more -_-