home visit, unexpected shows & creepy hot flicks.

i went back to CT for almost 3 weeks, visited family, friends, my pupper nugget, all the usual suspects & i had a good time.

there was SO MUCH DAMN SNOW which i do NOT miss, living in Cali, but it was really good to see my peeps.

i had some super fun times w/ JenBunny, GiaPet, AmeCakes & my other bitties.

I took approx. 5 billion photos & videos of my doggie which i hope to upload... at some point...

& spent loads of time with my wonderful family.

since i've been back, there's some other things i want to talk about, that aren't as deep as things i've posted about in the recent months. (When i have the time... & energy...)


Pauly-D Obsession:

i hafta post this, bc i'm loling my ass off over it...

Medium vs. Real Housewives:

since it's start, i have loved the show Medium (ok, that's a lie, when it was first airing, i thought i was going to be avoiding it at all costs, bc it looked like something that was going to scare the shit out of me, but my Ma watched it & i started watching early into the first season). A few seasons ago, Kelsey Grammer appeared on the show as, ehem, Satan... which was also the first time that i realized he was the Executive Producer of the show. Then, of course, like any red blooded 24 year old chickie, I've learned from Bravo's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that Camille Grammer was behind a lot of the creation of the show.
THEN, on an extremely disturbing episode of RHWoBH, we meet the REAL Allison Dubois (the main character on Medium, for those of you that don't know what the hell i'm talking about!) & god damn, she was AWFUL!
Here's a link to part of the awful episode...

(Lemme also just shout out that i'm SO in luv with Lisa Vanderpump, i think she's possibly, my fav housewife OF ALL TIME!!! woo hoo Lisaaa!!!)

My question: Everyone that watches Real H.Wives of BH, or current celebrity gossip, knows about how shitty-face Kelsey Grammer totes fucked over the hot-ass Camille after 13 years of marriage, which basically made her internally break down during the whole season. - BUT, since the show Medium was a "pet project" of the couple, is their recent blow up divorce the reason behind the sudden, out of NO WHERE end to one of MY FAV SHOWS?!!? if so... i'm sorry Fraiser, as much as i may enjoy listening to you play the villainous Side-Show Bob on The Simpsons, & as much as your fucked up life choices may add some drama to one of my fav shows, i do NOT appreciate you causing a rift in my TiVo lineup! WTF?!!?

(PS: Spencer Grammer, i'm sorry your Dad fucked up... i still luv you & i still look forward to seeing your adorable face on Greek every Monday!)

Life Unexpected:

I was absolutely shocked when, toward the end of one of my regular shows, the screen went black & "Two Years Later" popped up on the screen... WHAA?! Then, after a quick, unexplained wrap up, Life Unexpected ENDED... rather... ehem... Unexpectedly?!?!
I mean... i guess i'm happy with where they chose to send the characters... but... it was a total cop out. It was LITERALLY like they had a regular show episode planned, then, funding was pulled? Ratings weren't great? Kerr Smith signed on to be in Dawson's Creek the movie? & all of a sudden, "Hey... guys... can you just, wrap it up in the last 5 mins? we're done with this one..." 
i'm totes disappointed.
-----> sad face.

Beastly:


I mean... do i even need to explain why i want to see this? Anyone who has spent 5 mins on this blog probably is WELL AWARE of my enormous attraction to anything funky, add an OLSEN to that & we are SO in business.

 
MK looks so fucking badass, it's ridiculous. It's supposed to be out in March & i cannot wait.

Black Swan:

Ya, duh i saw Black Swan, helloooo! I'll admit, parts of it freaked me THE FUCK OUT, but, i can't stop thinking about this movie & i really wanna see it again. Natalie Portman is a god damn UH-MAZING actress & i'm SOOOO stoked she won the Golden Globe & i can't wait to watch her (knock on wood) win her OSCAR!!! The film is nominated for best film & Darren Aronofsky is nommed for best director. i hope it's a sweep for the flick. i can't wait for it to be on DVD so i can watch it over & over! haha
Mila, i'm sorry you didn't win supporting actress! :( no Oscar nom for Mila is poopy. She should get a special award for chick i'd likely go super gay for. i mean, hello? i'm about as boy crazed as they come, but Mila is one crazy hot mama, fo' sho!
PS: on a terrifying side note, the night i saw the movie, i came home, was a little bugged out, wanted to distract myself, was doing my toe nails & all of a sudden, my toenail cracks & starts to bleed... next morning, i come out of the shower with a massive scratch on my shoulder blade... WHAAAAAA?!?!?!?!


Adam Sandler star:

I'd like to also say Congrats to Adam Sandler, who was given his Hollywood Walk of Fame star today. I was honestly surprised, bc i thought he would have gotten one a long ass time ago.

LA Football:

Apparently, they're building "Farmer's Field" in Los Angeles. an arena that will host.... well, honestly, all i really heard anyone definitively say was "fights", which i think was more of just a shout out to "Oscar" (De La Hoya?) who was apparently in the audience of the Press Statement? I don't know.. the whole thing was weird...
I mean, they talked about the reason behind the name, the high tech crap, this that, the other thing, how it will give reason to open a shit ton of hotels in downtown LA... uh... then, there was some stock footage of the... Olympics? which was odd... then, at the last moment of the news story, they mentioned a fleeting thought about "Oh ya... we'll prob end up getting a football team, at some point"... that'd be good, otherwise, you're gunna have to book some pretty badass concerts to fill your pricey hotels...
PREDICTION: Bazinga, my sports Guru who has taught me like almost everything that i know about sports (almost, i knew a lot before) thinks that maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars will move. (UNOFFICIAL PREDICTION - he said it as a possible thought, not any ink on paper prediction).

Blue Bloods:

i'm reading a new series of books that are actually WAY better than i thought they'd be.

Blue Bloods

I don't know if they're already planning to make a TV show or a movie(s) about this series, but, i honestly first thought of MK Olsen for the character of Schuyler (which i thought was more like shoo-ler until my Ma told me it was Sky-ler, & that Sky-ler was actually a family name of ours, sweet!) I guess i was wrong with my initial thoughts, bc it wasn't until i was mostly into the first book that i read she had blue black hair...? haha i was picturing a different look.
Also, i picture Jack Force to be played by Landon Liboiron... i dunno, i just see it. I'm thinking about my other predictions, but i think it could be a fun new game for me to play, to see if i can predict who would play characters in the movie. haha. i'd need help from others tho, tell me if you hear about a new movie being made that's not cast yet. Oooh, i can ask Mattman about what he knows, too. he's in the biz, he could let me know.

Ok. i think i've written WAY too much for this one post. i seem to keep going...

it feels good to be back, in a way. we'll see if i (fingers crossed, i hope i do) keep it up.

ps: JenBunny is coming to visit me. She'll be here next week. i'm soooo excited & we're 90% sure we're doing a semi-impromptu VEGAS TRIP! there will be more on this subject!!!

ANYWAY. i'm glad that i've found some time to write about a few topics.


I hope that you're all well.


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blogger book worm 'ganza [exchange]

I thought about doing this last year, but i just didn't get around to it....

as is life...

So, this year, even though it's a bit late, i decided to give it a whirl, even if we only get a few people, maybe we can try again next year, or make it a bi-tri-yearly thing!

I'm happy to announce that i reached my reading goal for the year [12 books] & once i'm done the one i'm on now, i'll have reached my "expert goal" of 15 books in a year!!!

My vision:

a "secret santa" of sorts, where everyone sends their favourite book to the person chosen for them.
i thought that this could be a great way to open someones mind to your literary "comfort food".

If you'd like to sign up, please follow THIS link by December 31st!

We'll all have a chance to read a new book & to broaden someone's mind to our favourite wordies!

the book that you send should be a gift, so it can adorn your giftie's bookshelf forever, so please make sure that you understand you will NOT be getting it back!
[aka, don't send your signed or first edition copy!]

i hope we get some good number!

please, also, feel free to re-post this on YOUR blog so we can REALLY expand!!!

 

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a few things...

Obvi I haven't been posting much. I hate that i haven't, but i've been doing so much other stuff, trying to make some money & trying to stay sane...

you all know about my etsy shop, Twitterpated Pretty that i've been working my bum off trying to keep up with...

i've also, thankfully, been painting. All my paintings are available online as prints, postcards, etc. on my RedBubble page!

If anyone knows of any boutiques or shops local to you that is at all like this kinda of a place (this is in my boo Kaylee's hometown) that may want to pick up any of my art, please let me know the name & location, so i can contact them! Anyone that helps me gets a postcard thank you sent to them! :)

Has anyone been following the twitter account @ShitMyDadSays or seen the books or TV Show staring William Shatner? Well, i follow the twitter & i've LOLed at the book at Borders (i haven't watched the show..) & it made me think, there should be one of these for the silly things that my boyf, Bazinga, says. So... tada!

@HeSaidWhaat was born the other day! It's fresh, i'm just starting, but i'm hoping that it picks up! haha. You can also see videos like this one by searching He Said Whaat on YouTube!

What an attractive photo of my sexy boyf...

ahhhhh hahahaha. that's the profile photo for the twitter... but i like these ones better...

damn, he's hot... :)

So, other than those projects, i've been searching for [legit] work, being dragged through interview processes for bullshit "sales" positions (aka 100% commission jobs where they want me to go door to door selling... i dunno... vacuums?), TRYING to keep this DAMN apartment clean, which is beyond frustrating given the fact that i have a SLOB for a roomie who i don't think has ever once cleaned anything in our apartment, like at all.
She can be entertaining, but the novelty is rapidly wearing off...

When i'm not doing any of that, i'm trying to be a good girlfriend, learning the finer details of Football from Professor/Coach Bazinga, watching more football in past 2 months that i think i ever have in my life (even though i've always been a football fan, i've never watched EVERY GAME EVERY WEEK! PRO & COLLEGE) - but i don't mind.

I've been cooking every night, baking often, trying not to gain all the weight back & juggling bills bills bills!!!

i wonder how Bazinga would feel about me getting a sugar daddy...?

I've also been reading. I was supposed to be posting every time i finished a book......... but i've been reading & not posting! gar!!! So.. here's the list of what i've read since i last posted:

1-6 were already posted

7. Harry Potter 7 by J.K. Rowling [can't fuck'n wait for the movie Nov. 19th!]
8. You're an Animal, Viskovitz by Alessandro Boffa [illustrated by my sisters BFFs Momma, Roz Chast!]
9. Easy by Kerry Cohen Hoffman
10. The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper [sooo good, i recommend, highly!]
11. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
12. Purge by Sarah Littman
13. The Naked Truthby Danielle Staub [yes, the trashy book by the trashy Nj Housewife... i couldn't help myself. i'd promised, NAY, sworn that i wouldn't give her any $$$, so i bought it used! HA, THWARTED!!! - it's terribly written & i feel horrible for her poor children... seriously... it's a load of highly entertaining bullshit...]
14. Pretty Deadby Francesca Lia Block [my fav author, not my fav book of hers.]

now i'm reading Fat Free and Fatal by G.A. McKevett, a fun Private Eye book!
I feel like i'm forgetting one, but, regardless, i've MET MY GOAL of 12 books for the year & i'm one away from my "expert goal" of 15.

[I read Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. I thought it was this year, but i can't find it in my archives... hmm.. maybe i have reached my goal. Oh well, lets see how many i can do!!!]

To celebrate, i'd like to launch a Book Exchange. If you're interested, e-mail me at Spankyluvsit@gmail.com. Tell me your fav book & let me know you're down & i think i'll start up the exchange via ELFSTER.COM shortly!

Well... that's basically it for me for now.. i will tell you that i've been watching The Women of SNL while writing this & was so stoked to see one of my all time FAV clips was on!

Here it is...

[sorry, i couldn't find it on YouTube to embed... :(]

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book six: Violet & Claire

 six down &  nine to go to reach my "expert" level reading goal!

part of me feels like i'm cheating a bit because these books aren't all really at the level i should be reading... (cough cough young adult section cough) & this is a book i've already read (some odd 10 years ago?), so it's more of a re-read, but, i'm counting it for now.

This is another book by Francesca Lia Block, my wonder-woman idol Queen.
Violet & Claire is such a great story written in 3 parts. First, we hear from Violet, then the story continues, but from Claire's p.o.v., then, we watched it all in bird's eye from the 3rd party perspective. the imagery is phenom & i'm really happy that i re-read it.

This is def a book i'd swap with a friend & i totes recommed it. it's a great summer read, too!

ps: some of you may have seen, in my previous posts, that this is actually book 7 for 2010, but i'd rather not get into the book i read before this one, so i'm going to keep it to myself & keep on with the count.

have you read it?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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::cough:: ::cough:: sick ::cough::...

i'm miserable.

i'm home alone & i'm so sick.

i have a brutal cough, stuffy sinuses, hot breath, i think i have a fever, i'm achey, i have a tummy ache, i'm pms'n & i have a sun burn to boot.

:( damnit.

spending the day in bed.

don't you hate how sinus pressure makes your teeth ache? ugh. i fucking hate it.

let's see... silver lining.. silver lining... umm... i have a bunch of shows to catch up on with hulu!? haha that's about the best i can come up with for a silver lining to end on a positive note. Oh, & i finished another book last week. i'll write about that soon. :)

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book five: My Horizontal Life

i finished book #5 today!

[perk of not having a job]

The first book by Chelsea Handler, one of the funniest chick-a-dees there is.
I'm stoked to continue down the drunken stooper of her Vodka induced sexcapades with her other two books ["Are You There God, It's Me, Chelsea" & "Chelsea, Chelsea, Bang, Bang"].
This bitch is so fucking funny, i thought i'd piss my pants reading this book.
The non-fiction collection of anecdotes ["a collection of One Night Stands"] is everything to be gained from a crazy night out, minus the hangover.
I've gone from liking C. Handler, watching Chelsea Lately every once in a while & think'n she's a riot, to desperately wanting to go out for Margs with her.

ps: some of you may have seen, in my previous post, that this is actually book 5 for 2010, but i'd rather not get into the book i read before this one, so i'm going to keep it to myself & keep on with the count.

have you read it?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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book four: Diary

i finished book #4 a few days ago. Another book by Chuck, but, unfortunately, i think this was my least favourite of his, so far.
unlike his other books, all my questions weren't answered. I don't know how i feel about that. Sometimes i like it when there are serious Cliff Hangers, never answered, but in this case, it was just a bit annoying. It took me an embarrassingly long time to read this book, as well, bc i started right before all the craziness of moving, driving across the states twice, starting a relationship, losing a job, blah blah blah.
It's not bad, but i don't recommend it unless you're already a fan of Chuck Palahniuk, or until after you've read some of his others (see Invisible Monsters, my personal fav or Lulluby, Trav's fav).
Also, have fun on The Cult, Palahniuk's official site.


ps: some of you may have seen, in my previous post, that this is actually book 5 for 2010, but i'd rather not get into the book i read before this one, so i'm going to keep it to myself & keep on with the count.

have you read it?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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don't go in the water!

it's Shark Week...

I'm "surf'n the crimson wave", i had my monthly gift from Mother Nature delivered, Aunt Flo is here visiting, I've suddenly become addicted to chocolate, No Sex in the Pink Champagne Room...

got me?

it sucks...

plus... to add insult to injury... i'm burnt to a crispie!

Ow!

The good news is, i seem to have gotten Trav into Harry Potter [even tho he won't fully admit that he likes them, i know that he does...
We watched the first movie last night & just finished the second.

[gotta luv Mr.Weasley's shout out about duckies!] 

I bought the 7th book yesterday & started reading it bc [shocking, i know] i haven't read it yet & i DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END!!!!!!

DO NOT SPOIL IT!!!!!

honestly, it's been a while since i saw the 6th movie, so i'm hoping i can keep Trav on the HP train until we watch all of them, soon, so i can have a refresher.

I'm behind on my reading [blah]. I just finished book #4, which took an embarrassingly long time to read. I'll post the "book read" post tomorrow, probably, so be on the look out for that.

I also have a few new books that i want to read, so i'm not sure if i'll jump into HP7, or stop off to read one of the others, first.

On my road trip, I listened to the classic Alice in Wonderland on CD & started a great book [audio book] called

"The Summer We Read Gatsby"

it's fantastic, but, while i was on the last stretch, going into the Mojave Desert, i went to put in CD #5 to realize that the damn thing didn't burn & i was stuck halfway thru the story!!!

I'm hoping that my mother can e-mail me the rest of it, since she's the one that downloaded it on her computer, so i can finish it. it really is wonderful. I highly recommend it. it's a great summer story about 2 half sisters in their early 30's, late 20's, who inherit a house ["Fool's House" luv that name] in The Hamptons.

I actually read another book, the real book #4, but the subject matter is a bit intense, so i'd rather not share about it. Even tho the listed book #4 is actually #5 for the year, i'm still behind schedule if i'd like to be reading a book a month. :(

We will see, i may take a pause from intricate reading to follow Chelsea Handler thru "Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chealsea", which i've been meaning to read for years.

I'll let ya know!

Hope you're all well!

[ps: i have a little wish i want to cast into the universe. I wish that Trav was into photography. I wish that we could be one of those couples that takes loots of artsy photos of each other all the time. I want photos of myself & of him like the ones that i always see on weheartit.com. I wish i may... I wish i might...]   

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book three: How to (un)cage a girl

i finished book #3 a while ago, but, as you all know, i haven't had much time to write anything or update you.
i hate that i barely have time to talk about this book, but here are the basics.
it's written by my idol, my word goddess, Francesca Lia Block, who wrote my favourite, amazing, life changing book, Weetzie Bat, which you've all read my gush about a ton.
This is a collection of poems to fans, friends, inspiring angels, FLB's children & even herself.
it's a great book to have, but i suggest having it, keeping it on your bed side table, & dipping in to read a piece or two when you need something beautiful in your brain.

have you read it?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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sent my dreams first class shipping

i finally did it.
i finally had the perfect words, the time, the guts to write to my hero,

Francesca Lia Block

author of Weetzie Bat, Violet & Claire, How to (un)cage a girl [book read #3], & a bazilliondy other amazing books

she's just amazing. i'm so, unbelievably in awe of her.
writing to her has been a goal of mine for sooo long. 
i'm kinda freak'n out a lil bit that she's going to read something that i've written!
I sent her the Liminality: Alive in Wonderland piece that i wrote, as well as another poem.

was that a good idea?

why am i bug'n out?!?!

ahhh

keep your ;;fingers crossed;; for me that i hear back from her!
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book two: Glass

Glass by Ellen Hopkins.

book two is done, & February isn't over! I'm ahead of schedule to meet my goal of 12 books in 2010!

this book is the sequel to the book Crank that i read last year.
the story is good, but what is really interesting about them, is the way it's written. when i read Crank last September, i posted about the intoxicating text format & the addicting rhythm it provides.

if you haven't read these books, i suggest that you do. don't be deterred by the size of the books [over 600 pages], they move along very quickly.
make sure that you start with Crank.

have you read it?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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book one: the lovely bones

i've finished the first book toward my reading goal, & i luvd it!

it was so good. i wish that i'd been able to give it more time, as it took me over a month & i've been hoping to read a book a month.

[i def started the month off reading two books,

one at home, one at work,

to avoid being without something 

to read on a smoke break.]

so, now that it's read, i can see the movie, directed by Peter Jackson, which looks uh-mazing!
 
if you haven't read it yet, please do. it's really great.
 
now, to finish the other book, hopefully with enough time to enjoy another & be a book ahead!

[expert level is 15 books this year!]

have you read it? have you seen the movie?

what did you think?

[any books to recommend

i add to my list of "to read",

please comment them! 

-you can also see my 

virtual book shelf here!]

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bruised.

ouch.

that's what i get for having a pb&j craving at 12:30, when i should have been sleeping.

warning:  

don't drink a bottle of wine, take a shower & then get hungry in the middle of the night, it doesnt' end well for your butt...

silver lining:

it made me think of my favourite dark children's book by good 'ole Edward Gorey:
 

The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 

  

[they are all sickly great, 

but "E" & "N" have always been my favourites...]

i'll keep you updated on my gross bruises... hahah
falling - ick. Gashlycrumb Tinies - eek!
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tempted...

i'm not sure if i want to read this book or not...

it's by my fav author, Francesca Lia Block, but i just finished Twilight & i dunno about diving into another vamp book...

but... FLB is my favvv!

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"a night for celebrations" -breaking dawn

i did it. it's done. i finished.

i'm sad, but happy that i don't have to avoid anything twilight in fear that i'll have the end blown.

o man, stephanie meyer is sorta... evil. she wrote a character that is impossibly wonderful, incapable of being beaten.

wow. talk about a complex.

thank god this wasn't the ending...

i also caught up on last weeks SNL with Taylor Lautner. most of it wasn't that great, but there was one sketch that i luvd so much i had to play it for AmeCakes at work, Mom & Sis piece at home & now for you!

pah! how funny is that? "if those abs are real, then the dude that plays Jacob deserves an OSCAR!"

 

~*~

 
it's a saturday night & i'm sick... gross. 
i spent my saturday night watching a Muppet Christmas Carol with my sis, Em Butthead. We used to watch it all the time when we were younger, and, i'm sure you won't be shocked to know that i am all about watching movies/tv shows that i luvd when i was bitty.

the cat playing Scrooge as a young doode is a weird combo hybrid face. (one of those people that looks like two or more other people if they were smooshed together)

Raymond Coulthard: is a combo of Robert Pattinson & Jude Law... y'think? Em Butthead thought a dash of Ed Westwick, but i'm sticking to my two. aadding a 3rd can get dicey.

ya, i think so...

also, i finished twilight around 7:00pm... by 9 i'd eaten dinner & already read half of Go Ask Alice. ha

time for cold meds, tissues, tea, and down pillows.

::sniff, sniff::

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p.s. spoiler alert in comments!

found my drug.

i am absolutely, utterly consumed by a book.

ironic that a book about drugs can be SO addicting.

the book is Crank by Ellen Hopkins.

I'd heard of people reading it a few years ago, and, when i had, regrettably, forgotten my copy of Lovely Bones (which i'd committed to reading in a little mini book club with AmeCakes) at the office over the long weekend, i tip toed into my vacant sisters room & browsed her shelves.

"ooh! She really liked this one... but it's MASSIVE!" - yes, it is almost 600 pages, but the text is written in verse (sort of) so it's mega fast. no chapters, almost like little diary entries or poems (they don't rhyme)

suspicion arose: "Is this going to be mega obnoxious to read? how will i ever be able to stick to reading in this unconventional way?!" - TOTALLY EASY. the words being arranged in their way give the content a smooth rhythm. You're reading the way she's thinking. It's phenom!

I take it out on cigg breaks, I go home & read, I even, just now, came back from the Deli with a half a ciggie left, so i turned off the car, in the office lot, & read. I read like 10 pages. geez.

The story is great (the girl is 17, so it's a bit young for me, but who the hell cares).
(just to clear something up, this is NOT the same "Crank" as the Jason Statham movies).

The back of the novel says (& i'm going to do my best to get the spacing right):

Life was good,
before I
met

the monster

After,
life

was great,

At
least
for a little while.

RIGHT? damn. obvi had to read it after THAT! (the spacing isn't right. damnit.)

(pah! i'm a genius. just snapped that little beaut with my iPhone -insert shamless plug here- so you could see the back cover!!!)

Buy it, Read it, it's fan-fuck'n-tastic. seriously. u'll thank me. or hate me for giving you a taste.

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luvly bones.

i'm going to read this book. then, when it comes out, i'm going to see this movie. it's going to be amazing. just letting you all know.

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