Shopping and Stuff

Today I went shopping with a friend and found this tiny little record shop so I bought:
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Scouting For Girls (self - proclaimed)
Leona Lewis - Spirit
You Me at Six - Loverboy (single)
- - Rescue Me (single)

Then we went to Waterstones and I bought:

Fear - Michael Grant
TimeRiders - Alex Scarrow
Out of Sight, Out of Time - Ally Carter

I also bought a coaster that says "wtf - what the f*ck" :D

It was a fun day but now I'm exhausted and I have A LOT to do tomorrow,
Sleep well,

Sarah xx

Wow!

Wow! I did an entire post without mentioning anything but books, that was fun.
Anyway my drama performance went AMAZING, I was so proud of us and I felt so happy, but a little sad because now it's over :( We got our director a rugby ball (he plays a lot) and we all signed it, he looked really pleased. My birthday was fun, I got an Xbox 360! and some games, but they're not great. It doesn't matter though because my brother has an Xbox too so I can just borrow his games.
My half-term just started and so I'll just be chilling for a while. Have a fun week,

Sarah x

Book Survey Thingy

This is a book survey I stole from Bryarly Bishop, I'm not sure who she got it from :)

1. Favorite childhood book?

There are way too many to go in to :)

2. What are you reading right now?

Destined by P.C. and Kristen Cast

3. What books do you have on request at the library?

None at the moment,

4. Bad book habit?

On hardbacks I have a tendency to accidentally rip the cover, so most of the time I discard it.

5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?

Again, none.

6. Do you have an e-reader?

Lord no! You can't smell the books then.

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?

One at a time or I get confused, but I go through books like food so they never stick around for long.

8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?

Nope.

9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)

Room - Emma Donoghue, well written and original but it was too hard-hitting for me.

10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?

Divergent - Veronica Roth

11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?

Very rarely.

12. What is your reading comfort zone?

Fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, romance.

13. Can you read on the bus?

Only for a little while, I get motion sickness.

14. Favorite place to read?

Probably in bed or on a massive, comfy, chair.

15. What is your policy on book lending?

I don't really enjoy it but I won't outright refuse someone, it depends on the person and the book.

16. Do you ever dog-ear books?

All the time, bookmarks annoy me.

17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?

No! Why would you?

18. Not even with text books?

Intentionally no.

19. What is your favorite language to read in?

English, I don't know any other language good enough to enjoy a book.

20. What makes you love a book?

An original plot line and well written.

21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?

If I spend a while thinking about it then I will probably recommend it.

22. Favorite genre?

Read question 12.

23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)

Horror, I don't read them because they scare the hell out of me, but if it's a good one I will enjoy it. 

24. Favorite biography?

Never read any.

25. Have you ever read a self-help book?

Thankfully no.

26. Favorite cookbook?

I don't read them.

27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?

Inside Out - Maria V. Snyder, or The Pact - Jodi Picoult, or The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins.

28. Favorite reading snack?

If it's enticing enough, I won't want to eat, but otherwise its sometimes chewing gum.

29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.

It's never happened...yet.

30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?

The only reviews I ever read are on the book itself and they're all good so I don't really know.

31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?

If it's honest then I'm fine with it.

32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?

French, it's a pretty language and apparently they have good books.

33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read? 

Breathe - Cliff McNish, that book scared me so bad!!

34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?

The Harry Potter series - I know it's a shame I haven't read them but there are so many of them!!

35. Favorite Poet?

I don't read enough poetry to have one.

36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?

It depends, right now I have none, a few weeks ago I had 9. It's hard to say.

37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?

It only happened once and I was extremely busy and it didn't look that interesting.

38. Favorite fictional character? 

Tanith Low (Skulduggery Pleasant Series), Tris (Divergent), Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games)

39. Favorite fictional villain?

Overlord (H.I.V.E. Series)

40. Books you’re most likely to bring on vacation?

Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher. It's one of my favourite books of all time.

41. The longest you’ve gone without reading.

A month maybe?

42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.

Room - Emma Donoghue, I just couldn't

43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?

People mainly, I ignore them until they leave.

44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?

I haven't seen it yet but I'm pretty sure it will be the Hunger Games

45. Most disappointing film adaptation?

The Twilight Series.

46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?

About £30.

47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?

Never, I always read start to finish.

48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?

Badly written, or the plot is too obvious.

49. Do you like to keep your books organized?

They're not alphabetised if that's what you mean

50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?

I love most books I read, and I always keep them.

51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins, if I read it then the series will be over, I want to enjoy it as much as I can.

52. Name a book that made you angry.

There will be one at some point but I haven't found one yet.

53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?

Rosebush - Michele Jaffe, it wasn't as "teenage"as I expected.

54. A book that you expected to like but didn't?

The Twilight Series. That plus a teenage girl should be a match made in Heaven but I just found Edward bi-polar and Bella too needy.

55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?

Frivolous little romance novels, they're not amazing but occasionally I like reading them

Scary Performance

In two days I have a drama performance, our entire class of 14 is included and to be honest... I'm immensely worried. First of all, tomorrow (The day before!!) is the first time we'll be using liquid (it's set in a pub and we need drinks) and it's the first time we're practising the bow... which should be entertaining :S


But I'm trying to be optimistic even though it's not my nature. In other news it's my birthday next week! I haven't really asked for much so my presents should be interesting but as the years go by I've sort of lost the childhood excitement, almost insanity, that comes with birthdays. Nowadays it's more of a figure change when people ask my age. 


... well I've run out of things to say other than...


"If you remove the impossible, what ever is left, however improbable must be the truth"
(Inspired by the AWESOME Sherlock episodes recently :D)


Sarah x

Catching Up

Sorry for not posting sooner, I have been super busy. So what's happened since then? I hear no-one asking. I got some good Christmas presents :) I had a pretty boring New Year, sat alone in my room with my new TV and rang in 2012 with Family Guy and American Dad....so not that boring ;) I've spent most of my Xmas holiday doing science revision, because I have GCSE's the day I come back (well mocks, but still scary) so I've tried to be extra organised so I don't fail. I also have a mock French exam on the same day as my Biology test......so no pressure O_o. I'm also having to do a 2000 word performance diary for Drama, that I've only written 474 words of, so lots of stuff for me to do :D


Sarah x


P.S. I thought I'd mix up the colours for this one because I'm so bored.

Failure

Well... that failed.
I've given up on NaNoWriMo. Nooooo I hear you screaming, but I must tell you that I haven't given up on my book, I shall continue writing it when I can, I have just given up on doing so in a month. I mean its freaking impossible! I am also extremely lazy.

*gasps*
On a random note, I actually have plans tomorrow!!
(She says sitting at home whilst doing nothing)
Although I did invite myself. It's a long story but I'm gunna tell you it anyway.

It was a dark and stormy night. Actually it was a perfectly bright and sunny Friday. Two of my friends, shall we call them A and B were talking about going to Bromley on Sunday. They are probably some of my best friends and this is the third time its happened and they haven't invited me. When they were talking about it at lunch on Friday I tried to hint that I wanted to come by saying "What you doing? That sounds awesome" But still nothing. So I thought Oh well it doesn't really matter, so what if they wanna hang out. If I talked to them about it I'd just seem needy and annoying. But then my mum said that she's having friends round on Sunday and I can't be in the house, so I swallowed (That's what she said) my pride and asked if I could come, they said sure and that I shouldn't feel like that because the only reason they didn't invite me was because they were buying a joint present for another friend. So now I feel stupid.

But forget about my troubles and enjoy whatever the hell is going on in your life that is good :)

Sarah x

NaNoWriMo

For those of you who don't know, NaNoWriMo means National Novel Writing Month. It's a challenge where people from all around the world try to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. This is my first year doing it and it's going okay so far. I'm a little worried about the rate at which I'm going through my plot, but I don't mind if I don't get to 50,000 words. I've always wanted to write a novel and now I have an excuse. Mine is about the war of angels, except with a completely different story line. I'm on 6,165 words at the moment and I hope it works out.
Gotta go write more.

Sarah.