tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42867810337942047922024-03-12T21:47:45.638-06:00.:A Lil Bit O Random:.KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-87662129247249023862012-12-17T10:23:00.001-07:002012-12-17T10:36:15.405-07:00Project for Pet Lovers! - Project for Awesome 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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Crawling out from under the blog pile to bring my p4a video!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Project for Awesome is an annual event that sprung out of various YouTube communities to support charities and other ways of decreasing the overall worldwide level of suck. More: http://www.projectforawesome.com/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_22154584</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Facts about Pet Overpopulation in the U.S.:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.aspx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Find Free or Reduced Spays/Neuters in the US:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.spayusa.org/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html#states</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=889</span></div>
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KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-8895774388254538052012-09-21T01:32:00.002-06:002012-09-21T01:32:59.016-06:00Yarn Crawl Haul: The Blog<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Please watch it if you have the time or want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Roughly $9 at Table Rock Llamas Fiber Arts Studio, Inc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Roughly $13 at Stash</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Roughly $8 at Needleworks</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">for more info: <i>HollyBerryHouse.com</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">for more info: <i>AKnittedPeace.com</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">**Also mentioned: <a href="http://www.knittycat.com/">Knitty Cat</a> in Centennial, CO.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">&& of course leave any questions you have for me in the comments!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Raise your hand if you weren't holding your breath.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*waits for all the hands to raise* </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well I have about 2 seconds this morning and want to interrupt my slacker blogger-ness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My friend, <b><a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/flailing-for-finnick">Jayde</a>,</b> is a much better blogger than I am and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> she just fangirl'd a blog up about <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/flailing-for-finnick">pics of Finnick on the Catching Fire set</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If this sounds like something you'd like, I encourage you to <b><a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/flailing-for-finnick">go read it</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">No, I am not going to talk about my Finnick feelings but I do want to leave you with this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, LOOK AT THAT PHOTOBOMB!</span></div>
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<br /><a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/catching-fire/" rel="tag">Catching Fire</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/film/" rel="tag">film</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/finnick-odair/" rel="tag">Finnick O'Dair</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/funny-2/" rel="tag">funny</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/gifs/" rel="tag">gifs</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/josh-hutcherson/" rel="tag">Josh Hutcherson</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/may-the-odds-be-ever-in-your-favour/" rel="tag">May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favour</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/mockingjay-net/" rel="tag">Mockingjay.net</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/movie/" rel="tag">movie</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/peeta-mellark/" rel="tag">Peeta Mellark</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/sam-claflin/" rel="tag">Sam Claflin</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/set-photos/" rel="tag">set photos</a>, <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/tag/the-hunger-games/" rel="tag">The Hunger Games</a></div>
KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-47946296594376523702012-08-19T12:22:00.000-06:002012-08-20T13:24:07.651-06:00I'M NOT DEAD! PROMISE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> So</span> <span style="font-size: small;">my last blog post was back in <b>June! #</b>oops.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, I am here to tell you now, I'm NOT dead!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">&& I'll be back to normal blogging this week.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">My summer was so busy, yo!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Between the new job at 40hrs and the summer holiday of AWESOME,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">But don't worry,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll <b>try </b>to catch ya'll up!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>How has </i>your<i> summer been?!</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So May lead to me only reading 3 books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">THE WHOLE MONTH!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Terrible, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SO</span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since I have all this extra time on my hands</span></strike></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have decided that I am going to do<br /> <b>Kate's Book Club Summer Reading Program!</b></span></div>
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When the book titles below are <span style="font-size: large;">bigger</span> and <b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">blue</span><i> </i></b>I have read them...</div>
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<b>1. One Book Recommended By A Friend.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paper Towns by John Green</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Actually I have to read this one within the next 12 days because I promised</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">my fellow <a href="http://www.youtube.com/theawkwardnauts">Awkardnauts</a> that I'd read it before I went on holiday to meet them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">them in person since I am the only one of us who hasn't read this book</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as well as this is the only John Green book I haven't read! </span><b><br /></b></div>
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<b>2. One Book That Has Been Sitting On Your Shelf For Over A Year.</b><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289525884l/9256414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289525884l/9256414.jpg" width="209" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hereafter by Tara Hudson</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I bought this book in hardback about a year ago when Borders was going out of business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*wipes tear away* I heard about it from the <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">Siren</a> and was very interested and then I</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">updated my library card so it has been waiting patiently on my shelf ever since! </span><b><br /></b></div>
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<b>3. One Book You Read A Long Time Ago And Don't Remember.</b><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328867351l/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328867351l/10.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Harry Potter 3-7...</b><br /> </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay </span></b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">before </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">you light the torches and grab pitchforks, please <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_477875230">remember that I</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">release date and currently I remember the movies better. </span><b><br /></b></div>
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<b>4. One Book From Your To Be Read List.<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></b><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266601956l/6261102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266601956l/6261102.jpg" width="212" /></a><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jennifer's Body by Diablo Cody</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A few people have told me that the book is better than the movie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also have never seen the movie but I've always figured, why not? </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<b>5. One Book You've Never Heard Of.</b><br />
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<b>Killing Kiss by Sam Stone</b></div>
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I actually own this and it is a personalized signed copy because I met the author at a con.</div>
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She was English and lovely and is the partner of a writer of Doctor Who canon episodes.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Naturally I bought it from her. </span><b><br /></b></div>
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<b>6. One Classic.</b><br />
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<b> Pride & Prejudice</b><b> by Jane Austen</b></div>
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I love that so many classics are available on Kindle for free <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I can read </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> other beach bookmay not make it to my house from the Book Depo before I leave!</span><br />
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<b>7. One Book You Started But Never Finished.</b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br />
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<b>Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë</b></div>
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This is one of the books that probably every high school in America has read.</div>
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But I did recently by the latest movie adaptation and I'll be very okay with</div>
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reading <i>Jane Eyre</i> with Michael Fassbender in my head as Mr. <span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer2207527"><span id="freeTextContainer8424474185611257450">Rochester.</span></span></div>
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<b>Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas</b></div>
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This book has been on the "can't wait to read" lists of a few book bloggers I follow</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I recently got approved to review it on </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/05/shelfability.html" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Netgalley</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> so I am pretty excited!</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Music From Beyond The Moon by Augusta Trobaugh </span></b></div>
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dystopian, fantasy and sci-fi.. <i>Music </i>is not any of those and is set i<span id="freeText13333815320292423633">n 1920’s Florida.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">Okay, this one is mildly cheating as it is the book I am reading right now</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">via <a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/05/shelfability.html">Netgalley</a> BUT it <b>is</b><i> 416 pages</i> even as an ebook!</span></div>
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<b><br /></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes. Yes, this basically goes hand in hand with my challenge to read 101 books this year BUT I figured this would help me focus over the summer so I don't fall farther behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For example. right now I am 9 books behind according to Goodreads and I am 3 Harry Potter books behind according to it being June!</span><b></b></div>
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<b>C'est la vie!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">you can find <a href="http://katesbookclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-reading.html">her blog post that inspired this one here.</a></span><b><br /></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">book jackets via goodreads, gif via tumblr search "mr rochester"</span></b></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-39791603530079301402012-06-01T20:55:00.000-06:002012-06-05T20:56:41.384-06:00Book Recap: May 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">
Here is a recap of all the books I read this month!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html">as promised</a>)</span></b></div>
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</td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9268789-purity" title="Purity"></a><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9553503-angel-fire" title="Angel Fire (Angel, #2)"><img alt="Angel Fire (Angel, #2)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1329013097m/9553503.jpg" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9553503-angel-fire" title="Angel Fire (Angel, #2)"></a> <a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9268789-purity" title="Purity"><img alt="Purity" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1326474250m/9268789.jpg" /></a> </td><td align="center"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b>Pandemonium </b></span></i>:: </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Lauren Oliver</span></span></li>
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<li><b><i>Angel Fire</i></b> ::L.A. Weatherly</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Well I gotta say this book could have been about 100 pages shorter
according to my attention span. A lot of it felt repetitive--maybe
because you get the POV from so many characters so you as the reader are
hyper-aware of what is going down with everyone. <br />I did like it. I did. But overall I would recommend <i>borrowing</i> this one. I will not need to read it again.</li>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Purity</b></i> :: </span></span>Jackson Pearce<br />
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<span id="freeTextreview125683283">I like Jackson because she
throws so much at you at once that seems like it should work and not
only does it work but she makes it fun.<br />That being said, I think I'd
enjoy this book no matter what because of Jackson's writing style. The
book itself starts out a little slow and with it being on the shorter
side (just over 200pgs) I felt a little wary about that. Our girl,
Shelby, ends up with the boy you peg her to end up with at the very
start but what is most important for me to state is <b>even though this book is about sex it is not about teen romance.</b> I won't say too much more because I think that reading this book with little preconceived-knowledge is better.<br />I did like it over all. I'd say this is a <i>borrow</i> book even though I bought it... Hey, I adore the author, okay?</span></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I started</span><span style="font-size: small;"> a new job this month and it. is. killing. me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Srsly. I only read 3 books this month! WTF</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I miss reading so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Hopefully the new month will bring a better balance to my schedule.</span></div>
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<ul style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">&& <i>Harry Potter</i></span></ul>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>I am so behind.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>So behind.</b></span><br />
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<b>What books have you read this month?</b></div>
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<i>Please feel free to leave recs in the comments!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In less than 6 weeks I am going on a 3 week holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">YA'LL I AM SO EXCITED!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Except it is going to kill me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kona has been cuddled up next to me in bed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the whole time I have been editing and writing this post.<br />MY HOLIDAY IS GOING TO KILL ME.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I am going to miss her so much!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><b>All the pics in this post where played with on <a href="http://pixlr.com/o-matic/">this website</a>.</b></i></span></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-15702835265160231732012-05-13T18:54:00.002-06:002012-05-13T18:56:08.201-06:00For when I am a Book Blogger: Shelfability<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Recently I have signed up on NetGalley.com.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">If you don't know about NetGalley is then, <a href="http://www.netgalley.com/about/faq/#faq1">read this</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I am a vlogger first so I will be reviewing these books on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KatOfDiamonds">my channel</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">but all of my review will also be posted here on the blog too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">and something I am a fan of is rating books with their <b>shelfability.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>a book blogging term coined by <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">TheStorySiren</a>. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the kind of book that you have decided that the author must walk on water and you will </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">brag</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> on tumblr, twitter, etc that you are a fan.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the book that you have bought a copy to read AND a copy to keep pristince but you will also buy a copy to shove at your friends to make them read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a book that was liked. This is a book that is worth reading. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was good</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> but you are better off borrowing from the library. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Although my library's hold shelf and I are basically BFFs.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This this the book where you don't</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Just don't. If you have bought this book, then you can turn it into a paper craft or take it camping with you to help as a fire starter--mmm s'mores. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Not many books fall into this category with me but when they do I get really sad.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love Twitter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love my eBesties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">&& this happened a while back and I never posted about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get on it.</span></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-74888274027649092732012-05-02T18:06:00.000-06:002012-05-02T18:06:46.591-06:00Book Recap: April 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">
Here is a recap of all the books I read this month!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html">as promised</a>)</span></b></div>
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</td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11594257-under-the-never-sky" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Under the Never Sky"><img alt="Under the Never Sky" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1322521271m/11594257.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6963749-clarity" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Clarity (Clarity, #1)"><img alt="Clarity (Clarity, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327920870m/6963749.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6750586-as-you-wish" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px;" title="As You Wish"><img alt="As You Wish" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1319175193m/6750586.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td align="center">13 April</td><td align="center">17 April</td><td align="center">21 April</td><td align="center">28 April</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9595620-hammered" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hammered (Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)"><img alt="Hammered (Iron Druid Chronicles, #3)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311632977m/9595620.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/344262.Bloodfever" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bloodfever (Fever, #2)"><img alt="Bloodfever (Fever, #2)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1302566396m/344262.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</b></i> :: J.K. Rowling</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I ran out of time to read this one in March so here it is!</span></li>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="st"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/search/label/2012%20book%20recap" style="color: #0a5bf2; text-decoration: none;">read all book re-caps from 2012</a>}</span></span></b></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-25364324555484683982012-04-01T19:22:00.003-06:002012-04-01T19:27:05.039-06:00Book Recap: March 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">Here is a recap of all the books I read this month!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html">as promised</a>)</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<tr><td align="center"><div class="leftAlignedImage" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="coverWrapper"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8901953-outside-in" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Outside In (Insider, #2)"><img alt="Outside In (Insider, #2)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883245m/8901953.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </div></div></td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23232.The_Realm_of_Possibility" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Realm of Possibility"><img alt="The Realm of Possibility" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320458747m/23232.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10798416-the-statistical-probability-of-love-at-first-sight" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight"><img alt="The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878253m/10798416.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7234828-glimmerglass" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1)"><img alt="Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317792360m/7234828.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td align="center">19 March</td><td align="center">31 March</td><td align="center">x </td><td align="center">x</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9551752-cut" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px;" title="Cut"><img alt="Cut" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327886852m/9551752.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9591398-the-girl-who-circumnavigated-fairyland-in-a-ship-of-her-own-making" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)"><img alt="The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317793528m/9591398.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td><td align="center">=(</td><td align="center">=(</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Dates listed are dates finished.</i></span></b></div><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</b></i> :: J.K. Rowling</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know that this was the HP book meant for Feb and while I started it in February, I technically finished it in March.</span></li>
<ul style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Additionally, I am <b>loving</b> re-reading Harry Potter!</span></li>
</ul></ul></ul><ul><li style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> <b>Outside In</b> </i>:: Maria V. Snyder</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The first 60pgs of this book were a lot like 'Inside Out' where I just found myself muscling through the words BUT I stuck to my 100pg rule and by the very last page I was pissed that it was over and that I wouldn't learn anything more about these characters!</span> </span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The Realm of Possibility</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> :: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">David Levithan</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">There were parts that I ADORED and parts that I read. I enjoy Levithan's writing and enjoyed how the book was constructed. Was it believable that all these voices of students could be from reality? <strike>Maybe.</strike> Not to me. Possibly from my brother's graduating class but certainly not from mine. But I did like the 'realm' he created and the stories he told</span> </span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</i></b> :: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jennifer E. Smith</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 things grabbed me to read this book: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the title, the cover, the British male interest! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THEN I find out it takes place in an airport and a flight to London and IN London. Let's just say I would totally be this chick in a heartbeat ;)</span></li>
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Glimmerglass</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> :: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jenna Black</span></li>
<ul><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I enjoyed this version of life with the urban fae. It was a quick read but entertaining. The next book has been added to <i>the </i>list!</span></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853"><i><b>Cut</b></i> :: Patricia McCormick</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">As I do not have a history of cutting, I read this as an outsider. As an outsider, I enjoyed this book. It has a very interesting voice and structure. It is also a short read.</span> </span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making </b></i>:: Catherynne M. Valente</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I just wasn't that into it for the longest time. I even broke my 100pgs rule because so many others had given it good reviews.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I'm going with: it was good but I wasn't the target audience.</span></span> </li>
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</span></ul><ul style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> && <i>Harry Potter</i></span></ul><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1333219419l/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1333219419l/5.jpg" width="219" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Harry Potter and the P</b></span><b>risoner of Azkaban</b></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">by J.K. Rowling</span></span></ul><ul><a href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylhz0RljW1r4et3bo1_400.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>
<li style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Prisoner of Azkaban </i>was my March HP book but because <i>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland</i> took me way to long to read and my hectic schedule I didn't get to it.<br />
Now there are two books for my April HP re-read assignment. </li>
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><b>What books have you read this month?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><i>Please feel free to leave recs in the comments!</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="st">♡</span></span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="st"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/search/label/2012%20book%20recap" style="color: #0a5bf2; text-decoration: none;">read all book re-caps from 2012</a>}</span></span></b> </div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-91790865913843708152012-03-21T14:47:00.002-06:002012-03-21T14:51:43.651-06:00Welcome, welcome to the Hunger Games!<center><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">{I am actually blogging this from line right now!}</span></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DtihpswRFHM?fs=1" width="480"></iframe></center><center><br />
</center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had some friends help me with a video message to new Hunger Games fans!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I hope you enjoy it!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">|The Friends|</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/LAshlieH">Lauren</a> * <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/leafrulez">Lee</a> * <a href="http://letsleaveituptofate.wordpress.com/">Jayde</a> * <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nerdgirlsforthewin">Amanda</a> * <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKgbAltY3oY">Ryan</a></span></center>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-41139031457869006222012-03-19T10:06:00.007-06:002012-03-19T21:15:50.996-06:00the return of must have monday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I am mildly addicted to online shopping. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">I love surfing all over the internet for </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">cute clothes an nerdy things! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><i>Must. Have. Monday.</i> is a blog idea stolen from </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/alexandriacadyh" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Alex</a> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that allows me to swoon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and share some of the fun stuff I have been stalking lately!</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">[1.] <b style="color: purple;">'<a href="http://www.very.com/Geo-Print-Dress/p/1012018978/cat210016.go?selectedColor=&selectedSize=&categoryNav=false&navAction=jump&navCount=0">South Geo Print Dress</a>'</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibimpaunoBSpjptHP-kObdzAEpzlWQmzP1kfcBX6PSdpE_83-MGN3SFTp6MNaPbvbcwM7U3nBFHwOFJHqSebd4J4LzwQTZyK2ry7REsBQHrcFUswvVms7I2umksWH7NbueKu2dQ8zPff9j/s1600/geoprintdress.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibimpaunoBSpjptHP-kObdzAEpzlWQmzP1kfcBX6PSdpE_83-MGN3SFTp6MNaPbvbcwM7U3nBFHwOFJHqSebd4J4LzwQTZyK2ry7REsBQHrcFUswvVms7I2umksWH7NbueKu2dQ8zPff9j/s1600/geoprintdress.png" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Price: $41</span></span></b><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">.00</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">This dress is from Very.com, which I discovered from ANTM. <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>#noshame</b></span><br />
I. Love. The. Print! && I love the lines and cut of this dress!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Plus that is a damn good price!</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">[2.] </span></span><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">'</span></span><span style="color: #0a5bf2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/necklaces/creative-outlet-necklace-in-supplies">Creative Outlet Necklace in Supplies</a></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">'</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8ibgdfhMY9hFdSuVHvLSg9B-Dxe3LWELrBPk55Z_FqGgFNJ79_Xe6H5BSngKt8i1Po7uory6iGHM6qd2_VZDgImMWZPNvnqbQ0n_Ry9Xkfef6g9IoPBovWJ6dCY_t18QuDaI3PU8PW6X/s1600/coloredpencilcharm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8ibgdfhMY9hFdSuVHvLSg9B-Dxe3LWELrBPk55Z_FqGgFNJ79_Xe6H5BSngKt8i1Po7uory6iGHM6qd2_VZDgImMWZPNvnqbQ0n_Ry9Xkfef6g9IoPBovWJ6dCY_t18QuDaI3PU8PW6X/s320/coloredpencilcharm.png" width="244" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Price: $27.99 </span></span></b><b><i style="color: red;">on sale</i>!</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">This is such a fun necklace! I mean Rainbow Colored Pencils!!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">How up my alley could you get? However the price isn't my favorite ;)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">[3.] <b style="color: purple;">'<a href="http://www.shanalogic.com/plushes/mini-movie-clapper-pillow.html" style="color: #0a5bf2; text-decoration: none;">Mini Movie Clapper Pillow</a>'</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZKWvvscJqYOw5yp6dzPM9RdNL3Vx1ZeoL4uAN2UKIL8KLbn3swyiC8_VRRT3XZlimJ09eOdD0cXhdFxKWb-3rS9VvoGQt5JzNa_XfPdjaGY2UpPmPkCpOv1XFqlP7V2WzvqGqMa4LsSM/s1600/directorpillow.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZKWvvscJqYOw5yp6dzPM9RdNL3Vx1ZeoL4uAN2UKIL8KLbn3swyiC8_VRRT3XZlimJ09eOdD0cXhdFxKWb-3rS9VvoGQt5JzNa_XfPdjaGY2UpPmPkCpOv1XFqlP7V2WzvqGqMa4LsSM/s1600/directorpillow.png" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Price: $18</span></span></b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: purple;"></span></b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">.00</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b> </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">DUDE.<b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I want. </b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">I just want so much!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">! So much want!!</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">It is just so cute and so perfect and so me!</span></span></span></div><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">[4.] <b style="color: purple;">'<a href="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/eyeletivoryskirt-p-4258.html" style="color: #0a5bf2; text-decoration: none;">Eyelet Ivory Skirt</a>'</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/images/IMG_6327_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/images/IMG_6327_02.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Price: $62.00</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">This skirt was in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXDk-3oBJs"><i>this</i> haul video</a> and I died.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Why, oh, why do I not have all of the monies?!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">This <i>needs</i> to be in my closet!</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">[5.] <b style="color: purple;">'<a href="http://www.target.com/p/Mossimo-Belted-Moto-Jacket-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13871633">Dark Brown Mossimo® Belted Moto Jacket</a>'</b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9fvj89MRaK2FnnSpIWtEXlihyphenhyphenW80N0_wAU7IyZ5UAgz-cHhH8ZV8ohyDWif0WBobkiWH37QdoPqyBLibZIpLN4JLRhJdeYGRqpTaC-WFyp9J206j3VdTBuaWjH1PiB6WosKhfMSeSXo0/s1600/katnissjacket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9fvj89MRaK2FnnSpIWtEXlihyphenhyphenW80N0_wAU7IyZ5UAgz-cHhH8ZV8ohyDWif0WBobkiWH37QdoPqyBLibZIpLN4JLRhJdeYGRqpTaC-WFyp9J206j3VdTBuaWjH1PiB6WosKhfMSeSXo0/s320/katnissjacket.png" width="308" /></a><a href="http://target.scene7.com/s7viewers/dhtml/images/spacer.gif" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://target.scene7.com/s7viewers/dhtml/images/spacer.gif" /></a></div><strike><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Price: $39</span></span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"></span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">.99</span></span></b></strike></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This would have been the perfect Katniss-cosplay jacket...</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Why don't I own it? SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please excuse me while I go cry...</span></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>ps.</i>. </b>Read past M.H.M. posts <a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/search/label/must%20have%20monday">here</a>!<b> </b></span></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-40915214913559438732012-03-07T13:37:00.002-07:002012-03-07T20:36:15.409-07:00American Idiot THE MUSICAL!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strike>March 6</strike><strike>th</strike></span> Last Night was the opening of AMERICAN IDIOT<span style="font-size: x-small;"> the MUSICAL </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at the Denver Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> && I got to attend with a few of my fellow musical theatre addicted friends!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">[FRIENDS! Sarah {<a href="http://unkemptramblings.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/american-idiot-hits-denver-and-i-somehow-keep-my-cool-re-craig-manning/">who is totally a better writer haha</a>}, Chris & Kalen]</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">MY TOURING CAST: </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">{</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">OBC member</span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">}</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Van Hughes</span><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*</span></b> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Johnny </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Joshua Kobak</span><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*</span></b> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as St. Jimmy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Jake Epstein</i> as Will</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Scott J. Campbell as Tunny</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leslie McDonel</span><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*</span></b> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as Heather</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gabrielle McClinton as Whatsername</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicci Claspell as The Extraordinary Girl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>&& COMPANY:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Talia Aaron, <i>Krystina Alabado</i>, Gabriel Antonacci, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Larkin Bogan, Jennifer Bowles, Matt DeAngelis, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dan Gleason, Kelvin Moon Loh, Tommy McDowell, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jillian Mueller, Jarran Muse, Vince Oddo, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and Okieriete Onaodowan!</span><br />
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<div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh, you want to </span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">see</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">IDIOT’s attractive young cast you say?</span></b></div><div><i>Well I am going to start with Jake Epstein <a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-i-mentioned-meeting-cast-of-spring.html">because I met him that one time...</a></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Jake Epstein (Will) in AMERICAN IDIOT</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Gabrielle McClinton (Whatserame) and Van Hughes (Johnny)</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Van Hughes (Johnny), Joshua Kobak (St. Jimmy) and the company</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Front from left, Leslie McDonel, Gabrielle McClinton (Whatsername) and </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Krystina Alabado*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Back from left, Talia Aaron, Nicci Claspell and Jillian Mueller</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><b>*</b>yep! </i></span><i style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-i-mentioned-meeting-cast-of-spring.html">Met her</a> too!</span></i></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As you can probably tell it is a visually STUNNING show!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Scott J. Campbell (Tunny) and Nicci Claspell (The Extraordinary Girl)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was a big Green Day fan back in high school</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but I must say that adding a company of voices</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the other stage-musical arrangements are just</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> mind blowing!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I dare you to listen to <b><i>21 Guns </i></b>without getting goose bumps!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>&&</i> while I love this OBC recording, hearing the touring cast live is just---</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>there really are no words! </b>And so many of the songs are like this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I guess you'll just have to see it for yourself! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.denvercenter.org/shows-and-events/Shows/americanidiot/home.aspx">A direct link for tickets</a>--in case you live in or near Denver, CO!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">{or <a href="http://www.americanidiotthemusical.com/tickets.php#state">Los Angeles, CA or Tempe, AZ or Dallas, TX or Paccosta Mesa, CA or Seattle, WA or San Francisco CA!</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is the promo reel one more time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="208" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6MLARzSK1nQ" width="350"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">#RAGEON!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>***LIMITED $25 TICKET LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT***</b></span><br />
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<i>Denver Center Attractions has day-of-performance lottery for AMERICAN IDIOT.</i><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2½ hours prior to each performance, patrons at The Buell Theatre box office canenter their names into a lottery drum. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for 22 seats located in the first two rows of the orchestra pit at $25 each. </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. </span></span></li>
</ul><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>AMERICAN IDIOT plays the Buell Theatre March 6 – March 11, 2012. <br />
Additional tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">[stage <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/denvercenter/sets/72157629060189659/">photos via</a> DCPA]</span></b></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">[POST NAP EDIT!]</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay! HOW could I forget to mention the choreography?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The choreo with the music was just outstanding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well <b>I am </b>a sucker for a rocker stance on stage--<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">see my obsession with Spring Awakening!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And there was one choreograph-theme that gave me "<i>Touch Me</i>" flashbacks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But there is this one scene that BLEW ME AWAY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">{In the words of River Song: <b>SPOILERS!</b>}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Johnny and Whatsername were in the depths of their drug addiction</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and they are wrapping and re-wrapping the </span><span style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tourniquet </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tubing around each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">THAT ALONE was enough to make me STOKED to be 'closing' the show on Sunday!</span></div></div></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-23295302588119150952012-03-04T12:44:00.000-07:002012-03-04T12:44:34.076-07:00Jake Epstein returns to Denver with American Idiot!<center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Blogs are for bragging right?</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean really.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maybe you are now second hand embarrassed for me</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>or</i> wishing you were there to be second hand embarrassed with me!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well here is your chance!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jake Epstein returns to Denver with American Idiot!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">...</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">okay, you knew that from my title.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BUT! What you didn't know is I am going to open & close this show!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am super excited! I have tickets for Tuesday and Sunday!</span></center><center><br />
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Review on the blog Wednesday!!! </center>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-17150319765919800632012-03-01T17:03:00.000-07:002012-03-01T17:03:02.673-07:00Book Recap: February 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
Here is a recap of all the books I read this month! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html">as promised</a>)</span></b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>Click the covers to open their Goodreads page.</i></b> </div><br />
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<tr> <td align="center">2 Feb</td> <td align="center">6 Feb</td> <td align="center">8 Feb</td> <td align="center">16 Feb</td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><div class="leftAlignedImage" style="margin: 0px;"><div class="coverWrapper"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9800209-angel-burn" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Angel Burn (Angel Trilogy, #1)"><img alt="Angel Burn (Angel Trilogy, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327994728m/9800209.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a><br />
</div></div></td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10788688-cool-calm-contentious" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cool, Calm & Contentious"><img alt="Cool, Calm & Contentious" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320548103m/10788688.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a><br />
</td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4447622-some-girls-bite" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)"><img alt="Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311280686m/4447622.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)"><img alt="Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310649047m/10429045.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center">20 Feb</td> <td align="center">27 Feb </td> <td align="center">28 Feb </td> <td align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">#currentlyreading</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9881723-the-other-countess" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="The Other Countess (The Lacey Chronicles #1)"><img alt="The Other Countess (The Lacey Chronicles #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320547349m/9881723.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> <br />
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</td><td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10445208-touch-of-power" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none;" title="Touch of Power (Healer, #1)"><img alt="Touch of Power (Healer, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317629193m/10445208.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a><br />
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</td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7059135-inside-out" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" title="Inside Out (Insider, #1)"><img alt="Inside Out (Insider, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327883282m/7059135.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 5px 5px 5px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-height: 150px; max-width: 100px; width: 100px;" /></a> </td> <td align="center">Harry Potter</td> </tr>
</tbody></table></center><center style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Dates listed are dates finished.</i></span></b> </center><center style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Angel Burn</b></i> :: L.A. Weatherly</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">I finished it in under 24hrs. I loved it. The twist on angels was really cool,</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">the story is told in multiple POVs and I liked the characters. I have the next book checked out from the library already.</span></span></li>
<ul></ul></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><i> <b>Cool, Calm & Contentious</b> </i>:: Merril Markoe</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I usually sway to the polarizing sides (1 OR 5 never 3) when it comes to biographical essays. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">This one was a 3.<br />
She is a comedy/writer person and does it well. I enjoyed the humor and running commentary. I liked it. It was good. && then I sent it back to the library to hang with the other books.</span> </span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>Some Girls Bite</b></i> :: Chloe Neill</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">4.5 FO SHO. I liked the world that Neill has created for her "Chicagoland vampires." I liked Merit as a lead character as well as the others around her. I look forward to the next book. =)</span> </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><i>Also I want to go visit Chicago even more now! </i>;)</span></span></li>
</ul></ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><i style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Shatter Me</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> :: </span></i></b>Tahereh Mafi</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the running for the best book of the month. Seriously. I have recommended this book up and down since reading it. LOVED.</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">SO FREAKING GOOD!!! I WANT ANOTHER!!! && it is the kind of book I am going to recommend but tell you <b>nothing </b>about! Heh.</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Just go read it.</span></li>
</ul></ul></ul><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><i style="font-weight: normal;"><b>The Other Countess</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> :: Eve Edwards</span></i></b></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I don't read historical fiction often but I am glad I read this one!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Ellie is likeable and even though the teaser on the jacket suggests a forbidden love story the book isn't just about her. I really enjoyed stepping into this window of time and look forward to reading the next one!</span> </li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><i style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Touch of Power</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> :: </span></i></b></span>Maria V. Snyder</li>
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love </span>Snyder's magical series. I was so excited to see that she was going to start a new one with <i>Touch of Power.</i> This book takes place in a new magical realm with new rules but I adored it all the same!</li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><i style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Inside Out</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> :: </span></i></b></span>Maria V. Snyder</li>
<ul><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">This book was much harder to get into than her others and by much I mean about 60pgs <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(vs 5-10pgs of Study, Glass & Touch)</span>. But I am glad I gave it the 100pg try!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I love that Trella is another strong female from Snyder's mind and while I did guess the major mystery, I was still surprised and engrossed in the plot points and characters.</span> </li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I started <i>Chamber of Secrets</i> yesterday (leap day) so I haven't finished it yet but I do find myself loving Dobby this time around... #tears</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Bonus Find! </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkc3ncXb41qalceso1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkc3ncXb41qalceso1_500.gif" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="st"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="st"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/search/label/2012%20book%20recap">read all book re-caps from 2012</a>}</span></span></b></div><ul></ul>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-46225773832182291012012-02-27T18:46:00.001-07:002012-02-27T18:51:55.450-07:00What Dreams Are Made Of...<center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am on a YouTube collab channel of college/post-college aged nerds.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We've been getting to know eachother via videos for about a year and a half now</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">&& and it has been a really cool experience! I can't wait to see everyone this summer!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes I really like the kinds of questions we ask each other.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is my video from Thursday in which I share</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my dreams</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
&& how they came to be my dreams. I hope you enjoy it!</span></center><center><br />
</center><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n7vZvQ0scbA?fs=1" width="480"></iframe></center>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-8960109526849608042012-02-22T21:41:00.001-07:002012-02-22T21:44:58.784-07:00Hunger Games Tickets & Giveaway Winners!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Hhr-auwXxrf-dS2dAnb49lgy-GIBOYe9sqaz3emEPKDhZSRz2CH47D_jjkNpDqzsyoxKaruNVNACGBgxanL8iOkD6ZaH0G79-bVBZd7lf3-pDCw1Ob63VPcBt0X-2Ba4HwxEk4mBy40R/s1600/Hunger+Games.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Hhr-auwXxrf-dS2dAnb49lgy-GIBOYe9sqaz3emEPKDhZSRz2CH47D_jjkNpDqzsyoxKaruNVNACGBgxanL8iOkD6ZaH0G79-bVBZd7lf3-pDCw1Ob63VPcBt0X-2Ba4HwxEk4mBy40R/s640/Hunger+Games.png" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">HUNGER GAMES TICKETS WENT ON SALE TODAY!!!<br />
<b>HOLLA!!! </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">&& as this blog posts <strike>I will be out the door to go pick up mine</strike>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>[EDIT] </b><i>It's actually really windy so that adventure will be tomorrow.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did any of you enter the "50 Days Till Hunger Games" contests?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I did! One was <a href="http://www.movieline.com/2012/02/02/submit-your-hunger-games-haiku-for-a-chance-to-win-tickets-to-the-premiere/">an original haiku contest</a> and I loved my entry too much not to share...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Finn of District 4-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Classification: hottie,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">More 'neath the surface.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>1st up:</b></i></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b> "KAT LIKES STUFF" GIVEAWAY</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In January, I had this giveaway but at the end of the month when I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tried to log into Rafflecopter my login information was 'incorrect'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and I have </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">been locked out ever since.... so I had to figure out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a new way </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to find a winner. This is what I came up with...</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>also:</b></i></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b> "I HEART YA" VALENTINE'S GIVEAWAY</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was so much fun to participate in this blog hop! It was my first actually!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I went ahead and did a more common route in selecting this winner:</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>oh hey <a href="http://random.org/">Random.org</a></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...Okay...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Enough waiting!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXIL2vpr6QLdPZzLaQVT6nv76VmfKnwz69ElLddj9CA174SpX9O3_n5_xvI1q09Mr-wmu-1UJESOqguSE0P0Ph4Cn1IWHdvwbPx_vCQ-lUMUNRkNIJxBqKL3N_ZRxSdGJSRgtX1dUtxk-/s1600/3+WINNER%2521.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXIL2vpr6QLdPZzLaQVT6nv76VmfKnwz69ElLddj9CA174SpX9O3_n5_xvI1q09Mr-wmu-1UJESOqguSE0P0Ph4Cn1IWHdvwbPx_vCQ-lUMUNRkNIJxBqKL3N_ZRxSdGJSRgtX1dUtxk-/s1600/3+WINNER%2521.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congratulations Shane R!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please email me at katofdiamondsblogs@gmail.com </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with your shipping address!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>&&</b></i></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b> SURPRISE!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I got such sweet comments about my giveaway posts </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">&& also some great book suggestions so..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have decided to give any of the entrants who contact me<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> at the email above (& you have one week/Feb 29th to email me)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with your shipping address will get a Lorax mustache sent to them!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX5xbi-Z13pvAuD8eO_K2SsWkN8cA95kSK0KpO5DMLk1NnTiyvVYwPPCkrQVvNne5PfAXi03G5c_rA2Wd-e2FfiKJmExfMIv1o4z0j-hUyNvmAW-t5j5hlcJ9sFmRivvtQ8VEnvOuR51O/s1600/11+serious+lorax.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX5xbi-Z13pvAuD8eO_K2SsWkN8cA95kSK0KpO5DMLk1NnTiyvVYwPPCkrQVvNne5PfAXi03G5c_rA2Wd-e2FfiKJmExfMIv1o4z0j-hUyNvmAW-t5j5hlcJ9sFmRivvtQ8VEnvOuR51O/s320/11+serious+lorax.png" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12924277904577259813" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; 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</span></div></center>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-3336927790809076172012-02-14T12:01:00.008-07:002012-02-21T08:05:58.924-07:00I Heart YA: A Valentines TFiOS Giveaway..! {CLOSED}<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hey look!</i> A giveaway!</span><br />
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HiHiHI To anyone who is new... </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm Kat!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love reading. <i><b><a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/p/i-read-books.html">A lot</a>!</b></i><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the book I am currently reading...<3</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEyNq8-qrlrYdayH41x9yr90u4W0ASFeVXbh9CziG0j9vrqmzdyA-C1QtGUxA-ueFPKNTSKjvvTZ9UAHu3m-z6ol3LHjoWh-zA9jgOHLhY2IUp05JjjSfAMzdK-dMVbyiyj8dffxU6r_Y/s1600/3+currently.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEyNq8-qrlrYdayH41x9yr90u4W0ASFeVXbh9CziG0j9vrqmzdyA-C1QtGUxA-ueFPKNTSKjvvTZ9UAHu3m-z6ol3LHjoWh-zA9jgOHLhY2IUp05JjjSfAMzdK-dMVbyiyj8dffxU6r_Y/s1600/3+currently.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alas, it is also a library book because books are pricey...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4SPae9OV_fWO2vj_lASzx6hc20CRfzeXHo4Amhm2Vu0wuMxAR-f5oA4sAYTrlQNOl79MyFvKT3-cdZBBSUcc7ssPwyNpZtptis6DQIPnRG6WtctVwj7W-jmwc0-eH2-ydruKrTgJd2Hz/s1600/4+library+book.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4SPae9OV_fWO2vj_lASzx6hc20CRfzeXHo4Amhm2Vu0wuMxAR-f5oA4sAYTrlQNOl79MyFvKT3-cdZBBSUcc7ssPwyNpZtptis6DQIPnRG6WtctVwj7W-jmwc0-eH2-ydruKrTgJd2Hz/s1600/4+library+book.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">But GIVEAWAYS are a good way to get new books for FREE!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4sRs9_u5bLHaLfEOZj5Yjf0UdeGshFq9-gbQ25m_U_zVC4rtJ4s4VIL5bwwYwcloWm6qBs1XMZMJQxXDvBbHSfWlFYyodJlS-eJGj5ET02gaBbgaPJ5_3-Rnykk6oDXaHDQR3dSOTp2R/s1600/5+free+books+are+good+books.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4sRs9_u5bLHaLfEOZj5Yjf0UdeGshFq9-gbQ25m_U_zVC4rtJ4s4VIL5bwwYwcloWm6qBs1XMZMJQxXDvBbHSfWlFYyodJlS-eJGj5ET02gaBbgaPJ5_3-Rnykk6oDXaHDQR3dSOTp2R/s1600/5+free+books+are+good+books.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Basically, I have two <b>signed</b> copies</span> of John Green's newest <i>The Fault in Our Stars.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjlrjNd_O2DO2S4YJHHIIgvVR-EJ1c7F0yJUmxJ2rtIt0qqktIqJaGeMNbJiF9IGfeAzj3JSMxxR4YvvN_fo3rGxaHkzKczWIN65X7mlydZeIHqbw0GISvMs0S38ZN6koOvMRYGmg93t4/s1600/6+two+signed+books.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjlrjNd_O2DO2S4YJHHIIgvVR-EJ1c7F0yJUmxJ2rtIt0qqktIqJaGeMNbJiF9IGfeAzj3JSMxxR4YvvN_fo3rGxaHkzKczWIN65X7mlydZeIHqbw0GISvMs0S38ZN6koOvMRYGmg93t4/s1600/6+two+signed+books.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, I really wanted a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgOof3HUEP8"><i>hanklerfish</i></a> so I went and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8diU7iCvM"><b>tracked one down on TFiOS day</b></a>-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2tIWg9Vu4zr0DhrkHW8j0MXynMRytxFksLqc_ToucVbR3i5cwiWuixMVest0BnFm6_JDNj0bPC8nYbUEwXhP5IKEIcxjiCEhZ4y571Zdoip9zUVo0C2zg6mZcbzZqKOPcTy5MTQHH4w5/s1600/7+hanklerfish.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2tIWg9Vu4zr0DhrkHW8j0MXynMRytxFksLqc_ToucVbR3i5cwiWuixMVest0BnFm6_JDNj0bPC8nYbUEwXhP5IKEIcxjiCEhZ4y571Zdoip9zUVo0C2zg6mZcbzZqKOPcTy5MTQHH4w5/s1600/7+hanklerfish.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">&& then my pre-ordered copy from Amazon arrived with a <b>green </b>J-scribble!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJDkqepLa7p1hOMjJEM-SzrX1yfPjubdmX8EiS7iux8h4VlTV3Jh-2HiPyJrloR0GWN7BanKq-dLKioY62Gh_4hUIve7Ef6qF8llPEQat7xohoei7FIfWN2WfE8eapp1e6C698WWqWir_/s1600/8+amazon+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJDkqepLa7p1hOMjJEM-SzrX1yfPjubdmX8EiS7iux8h4VlTV3Jh-2HiPyJrloR0GWN7BanKq-dLKioY62Gh_4hUIve7Ef6qF8llPEQat7xohoei7FIfWN2WfE8eapp1e6C698WWqWir_/s1600/8+amazon+copy.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I want to give this green J-scribble to </b><span style="font-size: large;">you!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvQo9nrtxSb4reEcFRakTuRZYathasWUG_1m8VOare2UtHTtRlgtQkbktjMlEaTdnceUrhRo5tUFxcg5irKCcdne-UwjBPCaL3QCLH6LhGUw0QC-GVGBIS1V55FQLOXynvHdbcKL3mdBL/s1600/9+this+could+be+your+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvQo9nrtxSb4reEcFRakTuRZYathasWUG_1m8VOare2UtHTtRlgtQkbktjMlEaTdnceUrhRo5tUFxcg5irKCcdne-UwjBPCaL3QCLH6LhGUw0QC-GVGBIS1V55FQLOXynvHdbcKL3mdBL/s1600/9+this+could+be+your+copy.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Srsly!</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> This could be yours!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92NyOEWmg6p_eHiqYLyT12ln5ReJWgZkO8YXBTBYrQGusumHe7lhIJpM3Las0-pVP0Ytg8OhupVLySA1O2XWoz9HqmfqoQ5JuFd4EWAFLQSwtqNzwUUWMAFns3L94C-eFG0uyrvou0Lvi/s1600/10+srsly.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92NyOEWmg6p_eHiqYLyT12ln5ReJWgZkO8YXBTBYrQGusumHe7lhIJpM3Las0-pVP0Ytg8OhupVLySA1O2XWoz9HqmfqoQ5JuFd4EWAFLQSwtqNzwUUWMAFns3L94C-eFG0uyrvou0Lvi/s1600/10+srsly.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">also</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"> you'll get this fun Lorax mustache as it was&is my favorite childhood book...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX5xbi-Z13pvAuD8eO_K2SsWkN8cA95kSK0KpO5DMLk1NnTiyvVYwPPCkrQVvNne5PfAXi03G5c_rA2Wd-e2FfiKJmExfMIv1o4z0j-hUyNvmAW-t5j5hlcJ9sFmRivvtQ8VEnvOuR51O/s1600/11+serious+lorax.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX5xbi-Z13pvAuD8eO_K2SsWkN8cA95kSK0KpO5DMLk1NnTiyvVYwPPCkrQVvNne5PfAXi03G5c_rA2Wd-e2FfiKJmExfMIv1o4z0j-hUyNvmAW-t5j5hlcJ9sFmRivvtQ8VEnvOuR51O/s1600/11+serious+lorax.png" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">...which you can use as a bookmark if you want...? </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jS5DQA_E5X5hkLT1OHTEYHhhX1z3vpckdabNJUmzrfo7DPiybEJfh1UBbRySHk2uK8AUeMLyxBcDNrIP0gZNVnyEmAg35_HOUoa26P1p8LUXp-KaBd3hE84v4M5HZXcLhSNg6AuItKJx/s1600/12+bookmark.dib" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jS5DQA_E5X5hkLT1OHTEYHhhX1z3vpckdabNJUmzrfo7DPiybEJfh1UBbRySHk2uK8AUeMLyxBcDNrIP0gZNVnyEmAg35_HOUoa26P1p8LUXp-KaBd3hE84v4M5HZXcLhSNg6AuItKJx/s400/12+bookmark.dib" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">I don't care ;)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So</span> how can you win this copy of TFiOS??</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</script>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-62156971228839662412012-02-12T10:44:00.004-07:002012-02-12T11:20:56.893-07:005..oops.. Films Sat..oops..Sunday :: Week 6<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bplTNV41r2zkcjo1_500.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bplTNV41r2zkcjo1_500.png" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Short and Sweet Overview:</b> Watch 365 films in the year 2012.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Confused? <b><a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-1.html">READ THIS</a>.</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>***</b></small></b></div>Every Saturday I am going to recap 7 movies I've watched that week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Below you'll see a list with the film, the year, the director</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">&& maybe a quick blip of my feelings toward movie!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Sound fun!? I think so! Feel free to join in!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">&& let me know in the comments if you do!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b><br />
</b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b><i>So here we go!</i> </b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>*** </b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3598430720/tt1229238"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><small><b>Sunday, February 5 - Saturday, February 11th:</b></small></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/files/2011/06/dragonposter2_600.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>Chronicle :: </b></b>2012 <b><b>:: </b></b>Josh Trank </span></li>
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This movie was filmed a lot like </i>Cloverfield<i> but oh so much better!!! It worked as an entertaining film as proved by the other 250 interested faces in the audience that <a href="http://ryanmholt.com/">Ryan</a> and I shared... But more importantly (at least for my adoration of it) was it's commentary on human nature. Apex predator.... *shudder*<br />
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</ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>Mean Girls :: </b></b>2004 <b><b>::</b></b> Mark Waters</span></li>
<ul><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3685724672/tt1706593" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b><i>I can quote this movie for ages. In fact that is why I chose to watch it this week. At work (the cinema) my co-workers and I sat in the break room for about 10mins just spewing quotes! <br />
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<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>Pineapple Express :: </b></b>2008 <b><b>:: </b></b>David Gordon Green</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b><i>I adore this movie to the maxium amount that a non-stoner girl can..<br />
Sarah once said that to her "</i>Wet Hot American Summer <i>is a polarizing comedy" and I agree with her, we know I loved it. For me </i>Pineapple Express<i> is a polarizing comedy as well. Yes, there is a lot of stoner humor but past that it is a really clever and fun flick and it holds a spot in my Top 10 for the amusement I receive that has yet to fade..!</i> </span></li>
</ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3240068608/tt1104001" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="TRON: Legacy Poster" height="200" itemprop="image" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTk4NTk4MTk1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTE2MDIwNA@@._V1._SY317_.jpg" style="max-height: 317px; max-width: 214px;" title="TRON: Legacy Poster" width="135" /></a>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>Latter Days :: </b></b>2003 <b><b>:: </b></b>C. Jay Cox</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b><i>Great film. Warning label for some of my more conservative readers: a GAY film. But it is a film that holds one of my most <a href="http://katofdiamonds.tumblr.com/post/17498210536/well-when-i-was-a-little-kid-i-use-to-put-my">favorite quotes</a>..!<br />
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</ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>TRON Legacy</b></b><b><b> :: </b></b>2009 <b><b>:: </b></b>Joseph Kosinski</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b><i>This movie gives me so much nerd swoon! And regular swoon <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*cough*future American husband *cough,cough*</span></i><i>.<br />
This movie will be watched a </i>few<i> times over this year...</i></span></li>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Actually this was a rough week for me & movies...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had a few more shifts at the jobs, work out sessions added into my schedule and even a few adventures...! I am going to try to make up the missing films next week so I do not fall behind on the challenge. <br />
SO MANY MOVIES! Wish me luck?</span></div></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><small><b>Past 7FS Posts:<br />
</b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-1.html">Week 1</a>} {<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-2.html">Week 2</a>} {<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-3.html">Week 3</a>}</b></small></b><b><small><b>{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-satoopssunday-week-4.html">Week 4</a>}{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/02/7-films-saturday-week-5.html">Week 5</a>}</b></small></b></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-82891905625834228532012-02-12T01:23:00.001-07:002012-02-12T10:28:10.335-07:00Let's not talk about....<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">....how badly I am in Nerdfighterlike with someone.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But that is why <a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/search/label/7%20Films%20Saturday">7FS</a> is going up late/on Sunday.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Deal with it! ;) <3</span> </div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-11999908778823412832012-02-04T22:35:00.000-07:002012-02-04T22:35:13.266-07:007 Films Saturday :: Week 5<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bplTNV41r2zkcjo1_500.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bplTNV41r2zkcjo1_500.png" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Short and Sweet Overview:</b> Watch 365 films in the year 2012.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Confused? <b><a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-1.html">READ THIS</a>.</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>***</b></small></b></div>Every Saturday I am going to recap 7 movies I've watched that week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Below you'll see a list with the film, the year, the director</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">&& maybe a quick blip of my feelings toward movie!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Sound fun!? I think so! Feel free to join in!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">&& let me know in the comments if you do!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b><br />
</b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b><i>So here we go!</i> </b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>*** </b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3598430720/tt1229238"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><small><b>Sunday, January 29 - Saturday, February 4th:</b></small></b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1261017088/tt0266543" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finding Nemo Poster" height="200" itemprop="image" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc5NjExNTA5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMTQ0ODY2._V1._SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg" style="max-height: 317px; max-width: 214px;" title="Finding Nemo Poster" width="135" /></a>
<li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finding Nemo :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2003</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich</span></span></small><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Favourite</i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">! I can quote </span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">basically </span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the</span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">whole film. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Need I say more?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Okay, it's being re-released in theaters soon in 3D and I am totally going! Probably more than once.</span></span></i></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Conversations with Other Women :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2006</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">::</span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Hans Canosa </span></span></small></li>
<ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I flagged this film to watch because I enjoy performances by both Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart. I. Loved. The. Cinematography. LOVED IT. The whole film is shot in dual frame and it is beautiful. I also enjoyed that it was 84mins about one night, two lives and a story about love. Totally worth the watch.<br />
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</ul></ul><ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Confessions of a Superhero :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2007</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Matt Ogens</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>As a fan of superheroes myself, I flagged this one on Hulu to watch ages ago but I never got around to it. It is currently available on Netflix so I figured it was time. It was a really interesting documentary and at times depressing. It takes a certain kind of wackadoodle to try to make it in Hollywood (some more wackadoodley than others, of course).</i></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stick It ::</span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 2006</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jessica Bendinger</span></span></li>
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><i><b><small><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></small></b>"It's not called gym-nice-tics!" lawls</i></li>
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<ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2007</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paul Sapiano</span></span></li>
<ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>idk. I like mockumentary movies but the review that this is a late night, nothing else better to do movie is accurate.</i></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm101944320/tt0796366" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Star Trek Poster" height="200" itemprop="image" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjE5NDQ5OTE4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTE3NDIzMw@@._V1._SY317_.jpg" style="max-height: 317px; max-width: 214px;" title="Star Trek Poster" width="135" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">TiMER</span></span></b><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2009</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jac Schaeffer</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><strike>Anya from Buffy</strike> Emma Caulfield stars in what looked like a sci-fi romcom to me so I was IN. & guess what...I really liked it, like 5-star-liked it, like prolly-will-buy-it-liked it.<br />
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</ul></ul><ul><li><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Star Trek</span></span></b></small></b><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> :: </span></span></b></small></b><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2009</span></span></small><small><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></small><b><small><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">:: </span></span></b></small></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">J.J. Abrams</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>In honor of the sequel currently filming, I had to. I really adore this reboot. <br />
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</ul><ul style="text-align: center;">"<i>Live long and may the force be with you.</i>" </ul><ul style="text-align: center;">;) </ul></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><small><b>Past 7FS Posts:<br />
</b></small></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><small><b>{<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-1.html">Week 1</a>} {<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-2.html">Week 2</a>} {<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-saturday-week-3.html">Week 3</a>} {<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-films-satoopssunday-week-4.html">Week 4</a>}</b></small></b></div>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-49287147766331297102012-02-02T08:16:00.004-07:002012-02-02T08:16:00.375-07:00Book Recap: January 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Here is a recap of all the books I read this month! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://katofdiamonds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-2012.html">as promised</a>)</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Click the covers to open their Goodreads page.</i></b></div><br />
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<tr> <td align="center">4 Jan</td> <td align="center">8 Jan</td> <td align="center">11 Jan</td> <td align="center">15 Jan</td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><div class="leftAlignedImage" style="margin: 0px;"><div class="coverWrapper"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9166877-the-girl-in-the-steel-corset" title="The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)"><img alt="The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297987541m/9166877.jpg" /></a> </div></div></td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10335308-is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me" title="Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)"><img alt="Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320400497m/10335308.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11870085-the-fault-in-our-stars" title="The Fault in Our Stars"><img alt="The Fault in Our Stars" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Bl9ADBdlL._SX106_.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10959277-the-future-of-us" title="The Future of Us"><img alt="The Future of Us" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61oWFoI4glL._SX106_.jpg" /></a></td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center">17 Jan </td> <td align="center">19 Jan </td> <td align="center">23 Jan </td> <td align="center">25 Jan </td> </tr>
<tr> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9961796-lola-and-the-boy-next-door" title="Lola and the Boy Next Door"><img alt="Lola and the Boy Next Door" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51a8P0ErqJL._SX106_.jpg" /></a> </td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7077991-the-secret-to-lying" title="The Secret To Lying"><img alt="The Secret To Lying" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320504927m/7077991.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8373527-mercy" title="Mercy (Mercy, #1)"><img alt="Mercy (Mercy, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297927186m/8373527.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="center"><a class="covers" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9583227-tempest-rising" title="Tempest Rising (Tempest #1)"><img alt="Tempest Rising (Tempest #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316730539m/9583227.jpg" /></a></td> </tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Dates listed are dates finished.</i></span></b></div><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>The Girl in the Steel Corset</b></i> :: Kady Cross</span></li>
<ul><li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If ever there was a single book that makes me love steam-punk, this is it! <br />
Plus it is set in London. So there is that. I am <b>very</b> excited for the next one! </li>
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Additionally, this is one of those books where <b>if done correctly</b> would look really good on the silver screen. <i>Jus' sayin'</i></span></li>
</ul></ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i> <b>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?</b> </i>:: Mindy Kaling</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">I don't watch The Office other than the random re-runs on TBS but home-girl is <span style="font-size: x-small;">ADORABLE <span style="font-size: small;">and hilarious</span></span>. Equally, this book is adorable and hilarious! I especially loved the chapter 'Best Friend Rights and Responsibilities;' it was both funny and accurate and I want to share it with every one of my best friends!</span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>The Fault in Our Stars</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> :: John Green</span></span></span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I. Love. John Green. Admittedly I have not read or loved <span style="font-size: x-small;">EVERY</span> book of his (<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;">LFA-really good, AoK-couldn't finish, PT-pledge to read by this summer, LiS comp-not yet read, WGWG w/David Levithan=love</span>) but the man behind the career is pretty phenomenal. <b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">#FTL </span></b>That is why I pre-ordered TFiOS on Day 1 back in June when I knew very little about it. Now, months later, I know I also went in knowing little about it and I think that way is a great way to read this glorious book about young love and life as a kid with terminal cancer which is <span style="font-size: x-small;">NOT</span> as sad as it sounds. Promise.<br />
<i>JUST GO READ THIS BOOK, OKAY?!</i></span></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>The Future of Us</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> :: Jay Acker & Caroline Mackler</span></span></span></li>
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextContainerreview174082479">I really liked the concept of knowing your future and then how to cause "ripples" to change it. Honestly, Josh and Emma kind of got on my nerves at times. There's definitely laughy moments both with talk of AOL <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<i>I remember my first IM and email address!!!</i>)</span> and then the talk of Netflix and Facebook.</span></span></li>
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<ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Lola and the Boy Next Door</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> :: St</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ephanie Perkins</span></li>
<ul><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had no idea I was going to enjoy this book so much!! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lola is everything I dreamed of being in high school and yet never was (except for the confidence); </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I enjoyed her themed outfits and wigs even though they creep me out in real life.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I loved learning more and more about Cricket <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(COOL NAME ALERT)</span> as she did.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Plus, It was wonderful to have Anna and St. Clair back for a chunk of everything.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But what kept me reading while I was wary in the first two chapters is that Lola's parents are two men who love each other dearly and who she deems as more strict than her parents friends. I love that they are front and center in the book. I love that Lola has a good/great relationship with them. I love that they are just like any other parents in real life (vs book parents who sometimes are hardly present and don't notice when their kids are {insert terrible plot/character here}.</span></span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853"><i><b>The Secret To Lying</b></i> :: Todd Mitchell</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853">I didn't know what to make of this book. </span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853">I liked it, yes, but it hasn't stuck with me the way most books do. </span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview154227853"> I was drawn to the cover in the book store but ended it getting it from the library months later. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7077991-the-secret-to-lying">Here is the summary</a> if you are interested yourself.</span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><i><b>Mercy </b></i>:: Rebecca Lim</li>
<ul><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview180351833">For me, the first 100 pages were torture but since I was reading late at night, I didn't notice that I had already hit halfway until I was too tired to read. I felt the first half was too slow and like I didn't know enough about Mercy to care about her. Maybe the way the voice is written left me with scattered information. Yet, the second half I really liked. In that last 100 pages I found myself trying to solve the mystery and couldn't put it down until I finished 3am.</span></span></li>
</ul></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>Tempest Rising </b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">:: Tracy Deebs</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextContainerreview167238033"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At first I was a tad bit wary but ultimately I feel in love with this book and it's version of mermaids. But seriously, how would I not? <i>says the girl with the water/dolphin tattoo</i>. Book 2 comes out this summer! ;)</span></span></span></li>
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</tbody></table><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Separate from my challenge to read 100 new books, I also decided to re-read Harry Potter this year.</i></span></ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Harry Potter and the <strike>Philo</strike>Sorcerer's Stone</b> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">by J.K. Rowling</span></span></ul><ul><a href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylhz0RljW1r4et3bo1_400.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is actually my first re-read of any Harry Potter books since the third movie was released in 2004!<br />
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<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also have realised how much I miss Harry's world within the pages vs the screen or on Pottermore. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Though I have enjoyed Pottermore!)</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b>What books have you read this month?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i>Please feel free to leave recs in the comments!</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="st">♡</span></span></b></div><ul style="text-align: center;"></ul><ul><ul></ul></ul><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"></ul>KatOfDiamondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780203852999822912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286781033794204792.post-51141572256916017062012-02-01T05:38:00.092-07:002012-02-01T13:16:40.690-07:00PROJECT TELL TAYLOR & GIVEAWAY!!!<div class="post-header" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stevensplanet.com/MichL/Remembrance/ProjectTellTaylor/bannersmall.jpg%20" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.stevensplanet.com/MichL/Remembrance/ProjectTellTaylor/bannersmall.jpg%20" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hosts: </b><a href="http://blog.michellemadow.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Madow</a> and <a href="http://www.abouttoread.com/" target="_blank">For Those About to Read</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Co-Hosts: </b><a href="http://bookbriefs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Book Briefs</a>, <a href="http://www.xpressoreads.com/" target="_blank">Xpresso Reads</a>, <a href="http://www.booklove101.com/" target="_blank">Book Love 101</a>, <a href="http://www.mycutebookshelf.com/" target="_blank">My Cute Bookshelf</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">* * * *</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>WHAT IS "PROJECT TELL TAYLOR?"</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">I have an eFriend who wrote a book inspired by Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video.<br />
Her name is Michelle Madow her debut novel is called <i>Remembrance</i>.<br />
She wrote a blog entry a few months ago about <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT178"><a href="http://blog.michellemadow.com/2011/07/how-remembrance-began.html" target="_blank">how <i>Remembrance</i> was inspired by Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video</a></span>. She even wrote <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT179"><a href="http://blog.michellemadow.com/2011/08/my-letter-to-taylor-swift.html" target="_blank">a letter to Taylor Swift</a></span> and sent it to her, along with a signed book!<br />
<div style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's been a few months now, and she has yet to hear back from Taylor that she received the letter and book. She really wants to tell Taylor about how inspiring she and her music have been to her, but since Taylor Swift is an international superstar, she’s a little hard to reach. </span></div><div style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></div><div style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is where YOUR help comes into play! Michelle is giving away the biggest prize pack she's offered yet, and the ways to enter to win are by telling Taylor Swift about <i>Remembrance</i>.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Goal: Get Taylor Swift to Tweet about <i>Remembrance</i>!</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Here is the MASSIVE PRIZE PACK for the Project Tell Taylor Giveaway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="335" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1sdEKs1RN5Q" width="450"></iframe></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ A signed copy of <i>Remembrance</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ A signed copy of <i>Vengeance</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ A mask that resembles the one on the <i>Remembrance </i>cover<br />
~ A mask that resembles the one on the <i>Vengeance </i>cover<br />
~ Three signed <i>Remembrance </i>bookmarks</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ Two <i>Remembrance </i>stickers</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ Taylor Swift's "Fearless" CD <br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(on it is "Love Story," the song that started it all!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ Taylor Swift's debut album <br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">("Our Song" and "Teardrops on my Guitar" were also influential to the creation of <i>Remembrance</i>)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>by Jane Austen, since it's referred to many times in <i>Remembrance</i>.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (And the new HarperTeen cover is so pretty!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">~ A one-of-a-kind replica of the bracelet Drew gives Lizzie.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You best believe I am entering this giveaway myself!!!</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span>About Remembrance</span></u></b> </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312130264l/12177772.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312130264l/12177772.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><b> </b>Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England ... but she doesn't know it yet. <div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie's high school, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can't stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can't she get him out of her mind? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, fighting fate isn't going to be easy.<br />
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So you may be asking:<br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>But Kat, have you even read </b></i><b>Remembrance<i>?</i></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>YES!</b> & you can read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/190980927">my thoughts on it here</a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">OR</span> read other reviews on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12177772-remembrance">Goodreads</a>!</td></tr>
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I find it so<i>frakking</i>cool that Michelle was inspired by Taylor Swift.<br />
Inspiration is hard to come by.<br />
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Michelle has been my eFriend for over 7 years since I found her writing blog on mySpace<br />
and being able to watch her follow her dreams has been something beautiful.<br />
But what impresses me most is the fact that Michelle<i><b> wrote a frikkin book</b> </i>that so many people have read and been inspired by themselves.<br />
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So a few weeks ago when I saw Michelle asking on Twitter for bloggers<br />
to help spread the word of <b>Project Tell Taylor</b>, I knew I wanted to help out!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Now how do you help & enter the giveaway..?<br />
Well Michelle has shared the Rafflecopter widget with us<br />
so you can enter direct from my blog! <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">TECH IS SO COOL!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a name='more'></a><br />
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</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Am I the only one who isn't sold on this?</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehob.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hunger-games-jennifer-lawrence_510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.thehob.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hunger-games-jennifer-lawrence_510.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*takes deep breath*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I just can't. I have tried so hard to stay neutral until the movie...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">&& I might eat my words come March because I want so desperately<br />
to have my mind changed over these outfits but for realsthey look like<br />
a blend between Queen Amidala reject outfits and X-men jumpsuits...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A few redesigns later and you've got the Tributes from District 12</span>...<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I guess I just pictured Cinna and his team designing them something more sleek...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sure it would be mind-blowing but an equal balance between understated and fantastical.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br />
</center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"<i>I am in a simple black unitard that covers me from ankle to neck.<br />
Shiny leather boots lace up to my knees. But it's the fluttering cape<br />
made of streams of orange, yellow, and red and the matching head-</i></span></span></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>piece that define this costume. Cinna plans to light them on fire just</i></span></span></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>before our chariot rolls into the streets. <br />
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My face is relatively clear of makeup, just a bit of highlighting</i></span></span></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">here and there</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">. <i>My hair has been brushed out and then braided</i></span></span></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>down my back in my usual style. </i>" - <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><b>page 67</b></span></span></span></center><center><br />
</center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know that the movie adaptation will ultimately be different.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> But I stare at the picture above and think of an interview Hugh Jackman</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">did for X-men press; he said that the faux-leather suits were absolutely<br />
awkward and impractical. Then I sit here and think of the weird rubbing<br />
and squeaking noises that the suits Jennifer and Josh probably make while</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">walking around on set and I just can't--</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></center><center>*le sigh*<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I guess I am just sad and wish that I was as talented as</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the folks on deviantART and could draw you my own idea..</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So until I wake up one morning with the gift of illustration,</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will just have to leave you with a few I found...</span></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/019/8/e/on_fire_by_burdge_bug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="327" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/019/8/e/on_fire_by_burdge_bug.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://burdge-bug.deviantart.com/art/on-fire-151056647?q=boost%3Apopular%20katniss%20everdeen&qo=176">via</a><br />
<i>I like everything here but the crown things...</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/014/5/d/the_hunger_games____katniss_by_kiramizuno-d4mbqk0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/014/5/d/the_hunger_games____katniss_by_kiramizuno-d4mbqk0.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kiramizuno.deviantart.com/art/The-Hunger-Games-Katniss-279363888?q=boost%3Apopular%20katniss%20everdeen&qo=299">via</a><br />
<i>I feel that this drawing gives off the idea of a layered costume which I liked.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/111/0/d/chariot_ride_by_inkh3art3d-d3eiics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/111/0/d/chariot_ride_by_inkh3art3d-d3eiics.jpg" width="282" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inkh3art3d.deviantart.com/art/Chariot-Ride-205776748?q=boost%3Apopular%20katniss%20everdeen%2C%20chariot&qo=10">via</a><br />
<i>I included this one because I think the firey headpiece<br />
would have given the illusion of burning coals within the hair<br />
and flickering fire would trail behind them...</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /> </center><center style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> IDK.</center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am just a picky fangirl is all! ;)</span><br />
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