Okay. So I mentioned before I'm doing Bram Stoker's Dracula for my senior paper, right? And how I have to write about how it's a reflection of its time? Well, I am. Today I went to Starbucks for lunch by myself, and as I sat there sipping a London Fog Tea [it was alright, but not sweet enough for my tastes I think] and picking slowly at some coffee ( Read more... )

So for my senior paper, we have a few guidelines. The topic we choose has to be a work of literature or an author, and we have to write about how that author or piece of literature reflects their time period. Seems boring initially, but I can totally work with this. I just revamped [ha!] my original idea: vampires in pop culture and the origins of ( Read more... )

So Twilight? WAS AWESOME.

When Rachel got to my place, we decided that we would swing by the theater on our way to Barnes & Noble, to see if there was a crowd yet. And boy, was there! They were lined up all the way to the front doors. I was worried that if we didn't get in line now, we'd have to stand outside - and it was freezing like nobody's ( Read more... )

You know a book is good when it makes you gasp out loud, "I'll bet So-and-So is Satan!"

You know a book is snarkily excellent when your explanation to someone of the romance involved in said book is along the lines of: "So basically [Character] is like soul mates and in love with his/her sister/brother. Except [Character] is also in love with his/ ( Read more... )

Woe! Woe! Woe is me!

Even though, having read the first book of the Southern Vampire series, I know what happens with the cliffhanger of episode 1x07, but I'm still dying not being able to see tonight's episode now! I wish I had HBO. It takes way to long for each new episode to hit the intarwebs.

So, in order to kill time, I have been avidly reading ( Read more... )

Today was a vast improvement upon yesterday!

In creative writing, most people are working on new short stories. However, I had a chat with Mr. X, and he said that instead of this and the rest of the portfolio requirements everyone else will be doing, I can write a novel. Which is really a much more productive thing for me to do than random little ( Read more... )