Christmas Break = More Blogging

Christmas break is finally here *fist pump* (or if you are one of my friends - you know who you are - you would say "hip thrust!".... and then do it.  Social outings with her are always very interesting).  This means I have more time to post new blogs which is always a good thing.  So if you have any suggestions of things for me to review please leave a comment or e-mail me at sarcastic_comments@yahoo.com.  I'm hoping to do a couple more books since I've only done a couple so far.  Songs and videos are also awesome and really fun to share.  Thank you so much for reading and I hope to post a ton more very soon!  Peace out :P

The Oatmeal

Quick note:  Sorry it's been so long since I last posted.  School, swimming, friends, and procrastinating caught up with me all at once (semester tests suck).  To make up for it, I'm going to show you another blog that you can enjoy when I'm not writing.

'Kay, so I found this website about a year ago, but didn't really get into it until about a week or two ago.  It's called The Oatmeal and it kicks some serious butt.  The guy who writes for this site has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and mixes it with some of his passions.  Namely, cats, grammar, and technology.  Most of the site is in "comic" form which would normally bug the heck outta me, but for this site it's half the fun.  While I don't agree with everything he says, some of it makes a lot of sense.  Weird how that happens, huh?  I encourage you to check it out and please comment on how you liked it.  See ya!

*Warning:  Some of the stuff on this site is a bit inappropriate.  Just thought you should know.

*Another quick note:  Sorry (again) for the short entries.  I have a ton going on and probably shouldn't even be posting, but because I love you guys soooo much I do anyway (or maybe because I'm procrastinating...nah).

1, 2, 3, 4 by the Plain White T's

If you haven't noticed, I'm not much for love songs or stories.  To me they all seem the same (check out How to Write a Love Song to see what I mean).  This song is one of the few exceptions because it is just so darn sweet.  How can you not love it?  I was already a fan of this song when one of my friends told me to see the music video ("You have to put this music video on your blog.  It's so sweet!").  So I did what I was told and saw the video.  I must say, this is a really cute music video.  Even in my most cynical mood I think this video would make me smile.  Check it out:  1, 2, 3, 4 by the Plain White T's

Real World by the All-American Rejects

While I have a few All-American Reject songs on my iPod, I wouldn't call myself a huge fan.  They have okay songs and aren't too terribly original with their sound.  That being said, there is one of their songs I can't help but love.  Real World by the All-American Rejects is one of my favorite songs ever.  The style in this song is a bit darker than their other stuff and maybe that's why I like it so much.  The lyrics remind me of the kind of books I like - a bit twisted and sad.  My favorite line would have to be "At first we learned to walk, then learned to scream."  How awesome is that?  Anyway because I enjoy this song so much I'm actually putting it on this blog (as you can see below).  Unfortunately, it's they don't have a music video so the one I'm putting up is the song and lyrics (but it's very well done).  Enjoy!

Save the World by Swedish House Mafia

Okay, so a friend told me to check out this video on youtube because "it's hard to explain, but it's epic.  You'll love it."  I said I'd check it out and here I am, sharing it with all of you!  I did really like this song, I must say.  It wasn't about love or breaking up or how everything sucks and we can't do anything about it.  It was more like yeah some things are bad, but we can fight back.  We're not totally useless.  The music video is really sweet.  Gotta say, I love the dogs.  See it here.

How it Should Have Ended: Harry Potter

One of my favorite websites is How it Should Have Ended.  It takes movies, TV shows, and video games and shows what could have and really should have happened.  One of my favorites would have to be How Harry Potter Should Have Ended.  Now I'm not a huge Potter fan but I have seen the movies and know my way around the story so this video makes a load of sense for me.  If you haven't seen the Harry Potter movies (though I'm not really sure that's possible) you might not totally get this video but it's still pretty dang funny.

Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson

(inside cover of book)  Bobby isn't afraid of a little danger.  He thrives on it.  Smoking, drinking, racing stolen cars:  All the cops in Dublin know him and his gang.  But the real danger might not be in Dublin after all.  Bobby's mother has just moved their family to a quaint house in an idyllic village where he's meant to reform.  Only something's not right about that house.  The previous tenant mysteriously disappeared.  Stories of murder surround the family who lived there for years.  And now even Bobby's little brother talks about a strange visitor who comes to the house at night.  Bobby isn't afraid of a little danger.  But this danger isn't like the of dangers in his life.  This danger lurks and creeps and won't go away.  This danger is more like the suffocating hopelessness of his own future.  Bobby isn't afraid, he just wants to know: who is the Creature of the Night?

Review:  I won't use the inside cover description a lot on this blog, but I had to use it in this case.  Based on the description, you'd think it was a creepy, chiller book that will have you at the edge of your seat and keep you up at night.  It wasn't.  As a frequent reader and lover of scary stories, I was very disappointed.  But to be fair, the writing wasn't bad and neither was the plot.  Some of the characters weren't too realistic but for the most part they were pretty good.  Just be warned: if you're looking for a scary story skip over this one.