Sunday, December 30, 2007

Lazarus Vendetta

I just finished reading the Lazarus Vendetta by Robert Ludlum and it was...AMAZING! All of his books are extremely well written and are so elaborate that they are super confusing at first.
This novel was about nanotechnology. And this is a summary of what its about...its just a TAD bit confusing. haha. But if you read it, it all makes sense!!!
  1. The Lazarus movement was a movement first created to peacfully protest the research and development that nanotechnology has made. However, it slowly turned into a movement that was resposible for mass destruction and murder.
  2. Subsequent to this plot, there is also a secret illegal organization within the CIA, named TOCSIN, that was created to try and pin down the Lazarus movement. TOCSIN was created by the CIA assistant director, Hal Burke and also involves the FBI assistant director Kit Pierson. They have a secret ranch in Virginia, owned by Burke to carry out all sorts of plans.
  3. Furthermore, underneath the goody-two shoes appearance conveyed by the Lazarus Movement, the man that calls himself Lazarus has his own secret army all around the world. His top three men are called the Horattii and are extremely skilled fighters or more suitably---assassins.
  4. Because the president cannot trust the FBI and CIA, he has created his own trusted branch of secret intelligence named Covert One. Fred Klein is the director of this operation and Lt. Colonel John Smith is the main operative.

But this is just the beginning of the plot. There are so many secret twists and turns to this story, it is almost hard to keep track. Nevertheless, in the end Ludlum does an amazing job tying it all up.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Eclipse

"He's like a drug for you, Bella." His voice was still gentle, not at all critical. "I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun." (Meyer 599)

I think this is probably my favorite quote of the whole entire series. It is a nice metaphorical comparision of what exactly the difference between Edward and Jacob is. In context, this line comes in at a pivotal moment. AFter Jacob's almost fatal injuries, Bella feels horrible for getting him all into this. They are talking in Jacob's hospital room and Jacob telling Bella that he has finally given up. It is when Bella truly starts to question her options, but still realizes that although she loves Jacob very deeply, it is not enough to break her relationship with Edward. Jacob now deals with unrequited love. Which makes me extremely dissapointed becasue I like Jacob personally better. But of course, I can understand why she picks Edward---I guess.

Eclipse #idk.

Here are some questions I have for the next book:

1.) What will happen at Edward and Bella's wedding?
2.) How uncontrollable will Bella be when she becomes a vampire?
3.) Will Jacob find his true soul mate?
4.) What will Charlie do if he finds out?
5.) Will the Volturi come and take Bella away?
6.) Will Bella and Edward have any kids?
7.) Where will they go and what will they do, if their lives are peaceful now?

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Eclipse

"The urge to fight must be a defining characteristic of the Y chromosome. They were all the same." (Meyer 463)
I thought this was such a funny quote when i read it. It is a sarcastic comment that I think nicely stereotypes men without saying it directly. I kind of agree with this quote becuase boys, throughout childhood tend to be a lot more aggresive and in contact with each other than girls. Granted some are not but the majority are. And when I read this part of the book I could clearly understand why Bella would say this because there is a battle going on and none of the "boys" even old men could stay away from the battle. They all needed to take part in it somehow.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Much Ado About Nothing

We just finished Act II in English of Much Ado About Nothing. Don Pedro and Claudio trick Benedick into thinking BEatrice loves him, so he will love her. I really enjoy watching in the movie. The actor who plays Benedick, which is also Geilderoy Lockhart in HArry Potter, does an amazing job. He really brings the words to the screen and you can tell the emotion that goes into the words. Also, Beatrice does a good job characterizing her part. The way she accentuates every line is really beneficial to the story. (She is also Professor Trelawney in Harry Potter)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Shakespeare

We just finished reading act I. and started act II. I really like the watching the movie too. It adds alot to my understanding. Seeing it visually just brings the words to life. haha. But I think i failed the Act I quiz. I mean it wasn't hard and I thought i read it pretty well. I think I just messed up some characters parts. Oh well! Ill try harder for ACtII.

Twighlight

They just announced Edward Cullen for the movie... and its Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter!!! I'am so excited. Even though it wasn't the best choice, i mean its a great choice, but i love harry potter so why would i not like it???

Ok. I reread part of the book this week and i really enjoyed reading it again. It really made me sad to read about Jacob. The epilogue really breaks my heart every time i read it because i know that Jacob is completely helpless and to see his pain is just really sad. I can't raelly imagine being Bella because that is just really cruel. I mean Edward lives forever, he had his chance ,why not just go with Jacob? Ok, i understand actually that edward should be with bella too. but i like jacob better!!

Friday, December 7, 2007

Shakespeare

We watched a Shakespeare intorduction video in class today and I really liked it. It was a neat commentary and I learned a lot about the history and aura around William Shakespeare. I saw Hamlet, at the Guthrie through Drama in 9th grade and it was 4 hours long!!! I must admit i did start to sleep near the end of the first act. Last year, I saw MeErchant of Venice at the Guthrie. IT WAS AMAZING. So good and really easy to follow and understand. The actors were very good and really made the 3 and a half hour play enjoyable. Also last year in 9th grade, I watched Romeo and Juliet, two versions. I really like the old one because it is in context rather than the new contemporary one which uses guns??? and cars??? and beach???
And I can't wait to read Much Ado about Nothing. I've heard of it. I think its a comedy, but we shall see.

Eclipse #4

Since, I finished my book, i cannot think of much to write about. So, im going to write, "I i was a character in the book, I would want to be Bella!" Because of all these reasons: First of all, she is the main character in the book and all the action revolves around her. Second, she is very lucky to have the unbelieveably good looking, nice, ccaring, respectful, in otherwords- perfect guy. Third, she has a lot of freedom in her life to do what she wants, since her dad is so laid back. Fourth, Bella never seems to do too much hw. Fifth, she lives in a fantasy world that she loves so much. (I wish i was at Hogwarts!!!.)

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Flee Maps.

Flee Map: a combination of FLow and trEE map. We learned how to create one in class yesterday. I thought the name was very creative. haha. My opinion on this though is: Why do we have to create one when, our outline clearly shows us the progression of our paper and the notes clearly present what we are going to include in our paper? I for once, really believe that this assignment is really pointless. However, I'am still going to do it obviously but I will not gain anything from it. So... ya. And I'm learning a bit more on Euthanasia than before. But I think that in almost every controversial issue there is no absolute rights or wrongs. (which is why its is called controversial... haha) But I think there are always exceptions to what you believe in.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Eclipse

I'am now on page 270 of Eclipse, and like always: ITS AMAZING. But I recently read one line in my book that is extremely captivating and am sure we can all relate to.

"I knew exactly what I wanted, but I was suddenly terrified of getting it" (Meyer 269).

I thought this quote is very infallible statment that i think anyone can relate to. (why is my comp. being so slow?- it is typing the words like 5 words after I actually type...oh there we go. nvm) In the novel, this quote convey's Bella's sudden ambivalence towards her situation. Ever since she met Edward, she has wanted to become a vampire. This is always been her goal and she had always knew that to become one of "them" was her ultimate destiny. But to become a vampire meant giving up her mortality. And as the imminent day of her change grew closer, Bella started to get anxious. She started to think about her life as a human being and all the intricacies of human life that she would be giving up. Bella then started asking her self questions. "Why was I panicking now? What should it frighten me that it was here?" (Meyer 268).
I think this situation happens to all of us. We plan on doing something and for the time being it is pretty far off in the future. However, as we approach our deadline, things start to enter our minds and play with our thoughts. Our conscience speaks and feeds us lots of advice that we may have never thought of before. As the event gets closer we have second thoughts and often get terrified. But in the end, either you follow through with your decision or you don't and you turn out content or learning from your mistakes.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Euthanasia

So, my ethical issue is Euthanasia and this is certainly not the first time I have encountered the topic. But as I read an eclectic array of views about this act, I am starting to form my own opinion. One comment though, I think that doctor-assisted-suicide and Euthanasia are pretty much interchangeable. Too many references are made to both within the same context that I think ultimately they both come down to one thing: the act of ending another person's life.
One of my positions on this is that if the patient is mentally competent and is in a lot of pain, more than any drug could cure, the patient ultimately has the right to choose to die. Additionally, if the patient is terminally ill and cannot speak for themselves, I think it is perfectly acceptable to have a trusted family member to decide their fate.

eclipse#2

" And yet ,with a strange, sudden intensity, that's exactly what i wanted. I wanted to talk to a normal human girl-friend. I wanted to moan a little bit, like any other teenage girl. I wanted my problems to be that simple. It would also be nice to have someone outside the whole vampire-werewolf mess to put things in perspective. Someone unbaised." (Meyer 135)

As a resuly of Bella's recent problems in her fictional-type world, she is thoroughly spent. Physically, she is inept to function with life's daily activities, but mentally Bella is a totally different person. A part of her is always with Edward, attached in all the petty ways that define love. Subconciously, Bella is connected with Jacob, as a friend who she she will never separate from and therefore communatively in love with. This struggle, as well as the additional conflict of watching out for herself as a greater war rages on is why this quote is so significant. I think that for once, Bella wants to step away from her life and be normal. Like many people do when life gets to tough, they see another person living a simple life and wish they could fill their shoes. For a moment, Bella contemplates her wish to be disassociated from the vampires and werewolfs and instead affliated with the sterotypical problems associated with teenagers. However, she doesn't want to leave her world completely. I think Bella wants to look at her capricious situation from another perspective so that the decisions she makes will be 100% justified and innocuous.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

In class...

In class we are writing a research paper on ethical issues. There are many things in the world that are right or wrong. There are also many actions that are justified and unjustified. So, picking a topic for this paper was pretty hard for me. There were so many choices that i couldn't eliminate any because i was so intrigued by them all! But one won out in the end. I'm pretty sure im choosing Euthanasia. I've heard of it through the news and past readings but i think this time, I will really go in depth and learn things that I haven't considered or heard of. This paper will aslo give a good view on sides of the issue and maybe even help me create my own view of this issue.

eclipse

I just finished reading the first chapter of eclipse and i must say that it is very entertaining! Bella has this huge conflict and I can already sense it escalting. All throughout the last book, I knew that eventually Bella would be in great danger and now her time has come. She is looking for support in her friends but some of her friends want to be more than what she can commit. It is hard for her to choose because whenever you have a descion to make about your life, all possilbe choices seem like good ones. Now which one will Bella choose?
I'm predicting, that in the end, she will choose which ever one her heart leads her too. Granted, ,this is the vaguest possible answer, but I think that inside all of Bella's extrenal clumsiness and unqie personality, she knows that whatever she chooses will have consequences and benefits.

Friday, November 2, 2007

All my sons.

I really liked this book. I love reading Arthur Miller's plays because they are short yet hold a lot of action. On the outside, the play may seem simple and unassuming but in reality they have a lot of meaning under the surface. Once you BROACH the subject of the character's conflict, you then can truly say that you have read the book.
This book holds a major internal conflict: the conflict between what is right and what you want at the moment. We see 2 characters experience ambivalent feelings. Chris, in Act I, has decided to marry Ann. However, his dad feels that it would be wrong and his mom's heart would be broken. He feels that it is ok to marry Ann because Larry is wrong yet he doesn't know if it is the right thing to do because it might cause a lot of hard feelings also on Ann's side of the family.
We see Joe experience this conflict during the War when he makes the decision to ship the faulty warheads. At them time, he was acting on a whim and it was a quick decision he had to make in the heat of the moment that he believed was the right thing to do. However, the right thing to do was to not ship the faulty warheads because he needed to realize the magnitude of the stiuation he was in and that he really had the lives of many soldiers in his hands.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ACT III...

Ok, reading Act II today really caught my attention. This book is definitely not as good as Death of a Salesman or A View from the bridge, both also plays written by Arther Miller. But here are my predictions for Act III:

1.) George is going to reopen the case with the faulty warheads against Joe.
2.) Joe Keller will be sentenced to jail and will end up meeting George and talking to him in prison.
3.) Chris and Ann will get married after a brief tussel.
4.) Kate will get seriously depressed and maybe become delirious until she tries to recover.
5.) Sue will be happy now that Chris has left and her and Frank.
6.) Bert hmmm...if he is in the story, he will probably look for Joe and when he is told that Joe is in jail will not believe it or being the innocent kid that he is believes the Joe is only going to be gone for a couple of days and will reappear.
7.) As for Larry, he will not reappear. They might find his body or just accept the fact that he died in battle.
Reading his other plays, Arthur Miller usually ends with tragedy and despair in the air with only a teensy bit of hope, which in itself is hard to grasp.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

New Moon

Ok. So Bella had already befriended a vampire whom she instantly fell in love with; a werewolf whom she trusts and cares for more than anything in the world. What other creatures is she going to meet and befriend in the next book? I think Bella is a character who is so open-minded that she doesn't go into a situation with a closed mind. Instead, she asses the event only after she has already experienced it. Also, this book teaches us that life is full of tough decisions that you have to choose from. Although, you may get away with being indecisive in some instances, ultimately you will have to pick one and give up the other. I think that is going to be Bella's biggest decision in the next book, Eclipse. As she quotes in New Moon, "But it couldn't be worse than what the Cullens endured in their quest to be good...Nothing could be harder than that. The werewolves had chosen a different path. Now, what would I choose?" (Meyer 299) But somehow just because of that fact that this is fiction I think that by the end of the series Bella will get a happily ever after.

Squid

When you think of a Squid, what do you think of? A translucent invertabrae harmlessly navigating the myraid of creatures that inhabit the deep and dark depths of the world's oceans? (WOW. that sounds very professional! =D) Well, the Squid actually exists in many shapes and forms. There are over 280 species of Squid today. They belong to the animal class- cephalopods which also include octopuses and and cuttlefish. You can idenitfy a Squid if it has: 8 legs, two long feeding arms, parrot-like beaks, and THREE HEARTS! There are so many Squids in the Ocean but many people are only familiar with the Giant Squid which can be 12 ft long and 150 lbs! Looking at the pictures of Squids, I realized that I had never closely looked at the species before. Whenever i heard the word Squid, I would get a vague image of a whitish elongated jellyfish type creature. But these pictures depicted solid and intimidating creatures that loomed dangerously waiting to jump at the nearest prey.

bibliography

Hanlon, Roger T., and John B. Messenger. Cephalopod Behaviour. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Friday, October 19, 2007

The Strait of Malacca

Who likes Pirates of the Carribean? I do! but is it all really just movie fiction? I just read an article in the National Geographic about an area in Southern Asia which is infamous for the inhabitance of pirates and pirate attacks. The Strait of Malacca lies between the Malayasia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Each year, some 70,000 merchant vessels carrying a fifth of all seaborne trade and a third of the world's crude oil shipments pass through this critical waterway. This strait is also crucial because it is the direct connection between India and China. So, why do people in this region become pirates? Well, one reason is they need the money and attacking large ships with tons of cargo is worth a hefty sum. Many times, older generations recruit the young population and teach them the techniques and skills needed to be a successful pirate. One secret technique that pirates use is called the "Jumping squirrel" where you take a 2ft piece of root and shape it into a footlong spike then you take a 20 ft long bamboo stalk and lash it to the mangrove root. This creates a contraption that helps pirates climb onto the ship. Then after getting on to the ship they hold the captain or whoever at knife point and demand money. Deed done. Money plenty. Escape Easy.

Interesting Facts.

1.) Lanun: The Malaysian equivlaent of 'pirate'
2.) Since 2002, IMB has reported 258 pirate attacks in the Malacca Strait- more than 200 sailors held hostage and 8 killed
3.) Pancungs: wooden boats that are rigged with powerful engines used by 'jumping squirrel' pirates (They are not like the Flying Dutchman!)

bibliography
Gwin, Peter."The Strat of Malacca." National Geographic Magazine. October 2007: Pages 126-149.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

What you want...is it really what you don't have?

I'm rereading New Moon and I thought of an interesting question: Do people really think that what they don't have is what they want?

Bella really wants to become a vampire. "And i supposed...if i could be sure of the future i wanted, sure that i would get to spend forever with Edward, and Alice and the rest of the Cullens..." (Meyer 10) She thinks that to become one is no problem and it will be easy to emulate into the Cullen's lifestyle. However, she is not thinking of any consequences that Edward or she may face. It is harder than she thinks and i doubt that becoming a vampire is something that will please Bella in the long-run.

I could probably relate to Bella in some way. I know i have wanted a lot of things in my life that i don't have. But these things are not really what i wanted. What i really wanted was maybe the satisfaction of obtaing it or just the momentary feeling of happiness.

What about you? Is what you don't have, really the thing you want? or is it something else?

Saturday, October 13, 2007

My favorite Quote

My favorite quote from New Moon were:

"Suddenly, something Jacob had told me this afternoon echoed in my head, finally sinking in...She took off into the water, he'd said. The bloodsuckers have the advantage there. That's why i raced home-i was afraid she was going to double back swimming.
My hand froze in its seraching, my whole body froze into place, as I realized why I recognized the strange orange color on the water.
Victoria's hair, blowing wild in the wind, the color of fire..." (Meyer 381)
I thought this passage did a good job of accentuating the carelessness of Bella's actions. She did something very rash and as a result put herself in more danger than she could have ever imagined. Although, being clumsy and reckless is something Bella is expecially good at, this experience almost crossed the line. I felt that if this wasn't a fiction book, someone would have suffered bad consequences. Furthermore, I like this passage because it is like a flashback to an earlier event that explains a very key detail that the reader probably did not pick up on. Likewise, after reading this, I found myself questioning, why I had not picked up on this fact earlier? but also what would have happened had the werewolves not rescued Bella?

Thursday, October 11, 2007

400 BLOWS XTRA CREDIT-one paragraph

Just like books are made for library shelves, movies are made for the cinema. As a result, movies include cinematic elements. I believe that cinematic aspects of a film have the ability to control an audience’s thoughts and impose certain emotions and viewpoints that a director wants to emphasize. A camera’s angle and photography shot have a big impact on a scene. For example, when following Antoine at the end of the movie running along a dusty road, the camera is at eye level and the audience can see nothing but Antoine and the background. This creates tension that makes viewers think he may get caught at any time. Or when the camera follows Antoine into the building where he steals a typewriter. We, as the audience only see his feet and the stairs moving fast but we comprehend that this is a matter of urgency and great importance to the characters. Nevertheless, it is not always what you see that creates emotions. Many of the times it is also what you hear. Background music plays a big role in supplementing the action. During the opening scenes of the movie, the music is very melancholic yet uneasy. This complements the passive nature of the scenes of the streets of Paris and the ensuing anticipation as an evocative picture of a woman circulates in the boys’ classroom. Further on, in the middle of the movie the Doinel family is laughing happily and driving home from the movie. During this scene the music is upbeat and lively to portray the happy emotions of the characters.

400 Blows...SHORT review

I thought the film 400 Blows was a pretty entertaining movie. Although it was monotonous during some portions of the film, it was overall effective for me. I think the movie did an especially good job portraying emotions and characterization. You could clearly tell when there was a mood change. For example, when Doinel family went to the movies, they were letting out all their tensions into this momentary happiness. Also, I thought the themes of family, love, friends and good morals were evident throught the plot and setting. The plot provided ample opportunity for the actors to experience these things. For example, when Antoine undergoes psychological questioning, he relfects on why he stole the typwriter and why he gave it back. Through this you can kind of get the feeling that he does have some remorse in him. In conclusion, it was a good movie and i would give it 3.5/5 STARS.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

400 Blows

We are in the middle of the movie 400 blows and so far there hasn't been to much going on. It began with a classroom full of boys and a very strict teacher. One kid in particular, Doinel, is a troublemaker and lives in a poor apartment complex. After his mom and dad fight, Doinel decides that he can not live with them any longer. Expecially after he catches his mom kissing another man.

I think his mom is way to controlling and demanding. She is too wrapped up in her own world to really care about her son. The dad is way more understanding and concientious.

One quesiton i have is: What other things will Doinel get in trouble for?

And it is really interesting that this is a memoir. It puts a whole different perspective on how you perceive the actions and characters that are portrayed.

Hop-Frog

I just finished reading Hop-Frog by Edgar Allen Poe and it is pretty interesting. As you all have probably read, Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe's stories usually include death that is acted out in vengence but then is reflected on by morals. Well, in this story there is a little dwarf named Hop-Frog. He is always playing the subservient character to the kings and his faithful servants. So, one day the king calls on him for ideas. The king is hosting a big costume party and wants his outfit to be the most unique out of all the guests. After a couple of drinks, Hop-Frog saw this as the perfect opportinity for revenge and comes up with a marvelous idea. They would dress up as the "eight chained ourangs-outrangs" which required lots of specific garments and elusive preperations.

...To find out what happens to them at the party you have to read it. I couldn't possibly describe it as well as Edgar Allen Poe.

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Bloody Mary

Im writing my memoir right now and Im kind of actually having a lot of fun. I find myself reenacting what really happened the day i got into trouble. It was soooooo funny that i look back on it and I could laugh myself to tears. I was soooo naive and innocent. But, i have no idea how to introduce it and mine is kind of long so i'll have to work on shortening it.

Anyways, im writing about how in third grade i had heard the myth about bloody mary. I believed it and told all my friends. Two of my friends and I (i don't know who came up with the idea) but we decided we would try it at school in the bathroom because there was a mirror. So, after telling everyone we were going to do it of course, we brave souls went in and said bloody mary three times, each progresively louder while looking into the mirror without blinking. I remember us screaming and running into the bathrrom stalls and then turning the lights on and running back out where everyone was like waiting for us. We sure felt like heroes and claimed to have seen Bloody Mary. But later that day, I went to the principals and he told me i was in trouble because I was not supposed to turn off the lights in the bathroom. And on top of that he said my story had scared other kids. I also realized that someone had told on us and i found out who later. But i went home that day really scared because i didn't know what my parents would say but they just laughed so it was all good!

Friday, September 28, 2007

Yo Termino.

I finished the book New Moon and here is what i thought of it right after i finished:

1.) Bella is horrible. She just forgets her friend Jacob and goes with Edward. I mean come on.
2.) I dislike Edward. I think he is just a nusiance in her life. AFter her little fling with Jacob, I really didn't think he needed to make an appearance. (however, now i think a little differently)
3.) I really wanted Jacob and Bella to hook up. It was such a perfect match.
4.) Bella was pretty stupid to jump off the cliff because after she did, it says she saw something yellow, and it was VICTORIA! that was soooo scary.
5.)I guess I can empathize with Bella for being depressed after Edward left her. That was a pretty nasty way to leave.


Questions I have for Eclipse:

1.) Will Bella ever become a vampire? if so, who will bite her? if not, then what?
2.) Will edward and bella get married and have vampire babies? (haha)
3.) What will become of Jacob in the next one? Will Bella find a balance between her best friend and her lover? Or will one preside over the other? And if so, who will Bella choose?
4.) How will the animosty between the werewolves and vampires play out?
5.) What role will the Volturi have, if any

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Fear of the Unknown...

I think the only reason people are scared of something else is because they don't understand or can't comprehend it. Like in Black Boy, by Richard Wright, Richard is scared to sleep in his bed the second the neighbor tells him a boy died in the very room he was sleeping. Granted that death is a scary concept, especially to a twelve year old, Richard is scared of a concept many people find hard to grasp.

But say that hypothetically, Richard acheived a state of mind where he learned to accept death. Do you think that if Richard grasped the realilty that everyone has to die, he would STILL be scared of sleeping in the room? Would he be scared of anything?? hmmm...

New Moon. by Stephanie Meyer

I'm reading the second book in the Twilight series, New Moon and I am currently on Chapter 3.
First, let me inform you (if you didn't already know) that these books are arguably the BEST fictional books ever read. (BESIDES HP, of course) and if you haven't read them, you are missing out on a part of your life, so get started. BUT i don't think this is a guys book at all because it has a lot of romance. I'm not trying to say that guys don't like romance but it might not be as interesting for you. On the other hand, if you want, READ IT!

Ok, so the book begins where it is Bella Swan's eighteenth birthday. This is devastating for her because it means that she is older than her boyfriend Edward. Because I will do the honor of not revealing the book, Edward has been 17 for more than like a 100 years and has certain charatersitcs which suggest that he is not human. Anyway, Edward thinks that turning 18 is petty compared to the joy that Bella has given him in his life. However, Bella thinks otherwise. She becomes moody when Edward tells her that they are throwing a HUGE B-day bash at his house for her. Reluctantly, Bella attends and soon it is time for her b-day presents, which she stubbornly accepts. During this present opening, Bella gives her self a paper cut. This engenders a blood-thirsty reaction from Edward's brother, Jasper. While the whole family restrains Jasper from attacking, Carlisle cleans up her wound and soon after leaves even more despondant and frightened than when she arrived.

That is where I am at in the story.
I thought that it was soo wierd that Bella got a paper but and it started like DRIPPING blood. I mean come on, a paper cut is soo small. And I think the fact that Bella is now older than Edward will affect how they react to one another from now on.

***SPOILER***
Ok, i tried not to give it away but this story is about vampires, but they are good vampires. Jasper is the youngest one who still cannot control his lust for human blood when he sees it. Everyone else in the family can.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

GOOGLE CHAT

Hey!
I just downloaded Google Chat today and I must say that it is a very interesting mechanism. ITS SWEET! I think that it is 10 times better than aim and i admit that it is pretty addictive. So, beware of this device because it may cause overenjoyment. That is all for now. The weekend went by too fast, as always. But the football game on friday was fun, plus we won which was good to see. 4-0! woohoo. I'm so excited for school tomorrow!.....please tell me you caught the sarcasm there.
out.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

First blog.

testing. testing...This is a pretty cool experience. I think I am going to like blogging. out.