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Exciting News!
I am very happy and honoured to share some exciting news! I have been invited to join the Design Team for Creative Scrappers from September to end December. I have been using their wonderful sketches since the site inception and I wanted to be part of this creative site, so I sent in an application when they opened a DT call. I'm so nervous now! I ( Read more... ) -
New Layout
New banner and layout, thanks to Sar Sar's help with the CSS!
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Review: The Book of Dead Days, Marcus Sedgwick
The Book of Dead Days has been variously described in online reviews as "fast-paced", "spell-binding", "chilling" and "suspenseful". It was nominated for the Guardian Award, and was also shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. This book is not part of my Once Upon A Time II challenge list, but I picked it up after ( Read more... ) -
Review: My Swordhand is Singing, Marcus Sedgwick
Amazing! I finished My Swordhand is Singing in 24 hours. The fun of reading an easy children's book! I didn't even spend all day reading. I started the book last night, did all my usual Saturday stuff today, then continued with it in the late afternoon, finishing it at about 0930pm.
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Review: Lyra's Oxford, Philip Pullman
I read Lyra's Oxford in one sitting the other night, before I started on The Dark Materials trilogy. This is because I need to return the book to the library this weekend and also I felt I wouldn't lose much as I already know quite abit about the Dark Materials world from the publicity and fanfare of The Golden Compass film release.
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Thank You Anonymous Gifter!
Who are you, my anonymous present giver(s)? You are such a blessed kind soul, who gifted me an LJ paid account and also 2 virtual gifts.
Thank you so much! It really made my day so much more special! *HUGS*
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Slimy Food
I ate this on Wednesday, when one of the bosses, who was promoted, gave us a treat. Together with a bunch of other things I didn't photograph. It's a Sushi Tei Winter Promotion item, Buri tororo don. It was nice but at some point, the sliminess of the dish made me feel quite sick.
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Review: Vellum, Hal Duncan
This is a difficult book to review.
First of all, there isn't a clear straight line narrative in this book. The plot and pace are sparse yet convoluted due to the lack of the linear progression. It's not an easy book to read. In many portions, it reads like an extended version of an epic poem with many remixes. This is clearly due to the fact that ( Read more... ) -
Once Upon A Time Challenge II
I'm lazy, so I'll repost what I wrote in Carl's blog right after posting Vellum and Englishmen and then reading Chris' blog:
"I’m in again this year! Very fitting that I started on Vellum by Hal Duncan, then chanced upon Chris’ blog entry about this challenge. Coincidentally, Chris’ blog was where I first read about the challenge last year!
My list ( Read more... )
