*blink*
So, uh. Since when do people drop the f-bomb about two times a page in a young adult novel? I mean, yeah, when I was 13 or so, I was starting to curse, and kids now do it more than I ever did. But drug use? Sex scenes? F-this, f-that??
Oy. I feel like a mother.
Meanwhile, I also read I Was A Teenage Fairy, by Francesca Lia Block, today in my downtime. I love the way she uses language, and the first 3/4 of the book had me enthralled, even if I wasn't too impressed by the ending. It was too pat, too bow-tied. And for some reason, when FLB broaches things seen in adult novels, it seems less explicit. But in the book I just started, Tithe? Eee. Really. It's just shocking to me, considering I grew up thinking Christopher Pike was scandalous. :) I genuinely like the book, and I think that I shall like it even more if I read it though an adult-fiction filter. I'm genuinely curious as to why the author chose to market the book as a YA novel. Perhaps I'm operating on an outdated definition.
I did buy my plums today, and I see that Safeway now has daffodils and plump gerber daisies in candy colors, stargazer lilies and fuchsia tulips with delicate yellow veins. If I had had a spare twenty, my room would be covered in flowers. Rac and I have made plans to shop next Wednesday, payday, and I should get a cheap vase so I can give her hers back. I want fresh flowers every week. I love waking up to their scent. It's amazing how much flowers in my room lift my mood.
And that nasty prof I was talking about earlier? I checked my mail to find an invitation for the Foreign Language Honors Society in my mailbox from her. I mean, I know it was sent because I meet all the requirements, but I almost laughed out loud, I swear. Initiation into the Literary & Foreign Language honors societies run $40 apiece. I can afford one, but probably not both. I'll talk to the parents, saying how good it'll look on a resume and such...
And Dr. Mangan sent me an email about peer mentoring for her class next year. I don't think I'll be able to do it, especially if Margie still wants me to mentor her freshman seminar... I noticed that two of my other friends got the email too. Good choices, I hope one of them does it.
Okay, program. That's the only reason I'm here, actually. Erica told me it was 7pm, turns out it's 8pm. Hence the downtime and the lab usage.
And Noble, I miss you.
ETA:: Two people on my fl had their grandpas die today. I'm sorry-- my thoughts are with you both.
So, uh. Since when do people drop the f-bomb about two times a page in a young adult novel? I mean, yeah, when I was 13 or so, I was starting to curse, and kids now do it more than I ever did. But drug use? Sex scenes? F-this, f-that??
Oy. I feel like a mother.
Meanwhile, I also read I Was A Teenage Fairy, by Francesca Lia Block, today in my downtime. I love the way she uses language, and the first 3/4 of the book had me enthralled, even if I wasn't too impressed by the ending. It was too pat, too bow-tied. And for some reason, when FLB broaches things seen in adult novels, it seems less explicit. But in the book I just started, Tithe? Eee. Really. It's just shocking to me, considering I grew up thinking Christopher Pike was scandalous. :) I genuinely like the book, and I think that I shall like it even more if I read it though an adult-fiction filter. I'm genuinely curious as to why the author chose to market the book as a YA novel. Perhaps I'm operating on an outdated definition.
I did buy my plums today, and I see that Safeway now has daffodils and plump gerber daisies in candy colors, stargazer lilies and fuchsia tulips with delicate yellow veins. If I had had a spare twenty, my room would be covered in flowers. Rac and I have made plans to shop next Wednesday, payday, and I should get a cheap vase so I can give her hers back. I want fresh flowers every week. I love waking up to their scent. It's amazing how much flowers in my room lift my mood.
And that nasty prof I was talking about earlier? I checked my mail to find an invitation for the Foreign Language Honors Society in my mailbox from her. I mean, I know it was sent because I meet all the requirements, but I almost laughed out loud, I swear. Initiation into the Literary & Foreign Language honors societies run $40 apiece. I can afford one, but probably not both. I'll talk to the parents, saying how good it'll look on a resume and such...
And Dr. Mangan sent me an email about peer mentoring for her class next year. I don't think I'll be able to do it, especially if Margie still wants me to mentor her freshman seminar... I noticed that two of my other friends got the email too. Good choices, I hope one of them does it.
Okay, program. That's the only reason I'm here, actually. Erica told me it was 7pm, turns out it's 8pm. Hence the downtime and the lab usage.
And Noble, I miss you.
ETA:: Two people on my fl had their grandpas die today. I'm sorry-- my thoughts are with you both.