Aislinn Ai Nyx

2008-07-19T17:57:00.004+01:00

Some news:
Avery and I have left 3 Evil Cousins. We have some stuff up at our new blog, nineseveneight.
We hope you'll visit us there, as well as continuing to read 3 Evil Cousins.

Yours,

CLICK

2008-06-12T04:35:00.004+01:00

Hallo,
Just popping back in to say that YA New York (formerly known as the YA Mansion) is an awesometastic new blog dedicated to YA lit (of course). GO LOOK NOW I COMMAND YOU.

orange juice, from concentrate

2008-04-22T05:35:00.007+01:00

A challenge:
Describe a book, any book, in as few words as possible. Like, take the essence of a book, and distill it. Distillations, maybe I'll call them.
Here's some from books I've read recently:

How to be Bad:
Highjinks ensue.

Airhead:
Help! I'm trapped in the body of a supermodel!¹

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks:
Never underestimate the girl.

Kitty Kitty:
I will solve le crime wittily.

That's all I've got for now. Tell me yours!

Distillingly yours,

PS Do you like my fish?

¹Yes, I realize that this isn't that short but it was one of those Help! books.

Homophobia

2008-04-16T18:39:00.004+01:00

I've been thinking about homophobia lately, on account of "Christie"'s comment on our review of Libba Bray's The Sweet Far Thing, and "anonymous"'s comment on my 'Dumbledore is Gay' post. I'll copy-paste them both here:

Christie said...
Libba~ i loved the Rebel Angel book so much, but I was disapointed that you had to add the sex and homesexuality. Girls at this age are already so pressured by the world, they could use a really good book that doesn't tempt them. could you explain why you added that? Although, yes, I, as well as others, love (absolutely adore) Kartik. Thanks for writing these!

Anonymous said...
You are SICK. So what if there are no gay characters in Harry Potter? So, you just make things up? I positively HATE people who make other sane people see their warped ideas and influence them. Go back where you belong, the mental hospital.

I have problems with both of these comments, but let's address Christie's first.
First of all, she seems to be speaking directly to Libba Bray, even though this was just a review of her book. Libba Bray didn't write the post, Christie. I would suggest that if you'd like to say something to her, you leave a comment on her blog, not ours.
Secondly, I understand why someone would have a problem with the (semi-implied) sex in The Sweet Far Thing. Personally, I don't think that there's anything wrong with two people who are in love with one another having sex, whether they're married or not. But some people disagree, and I respect that. I don't, however, think that anyone was 'tempted' by reading The Sweet Far Thing, but you never know.

The thing that I do have a problem with is the fact that Christy somehow objected to the homosexuality in the book. There is nothing wrong with being gay, and to imply that there is is, well, wrong. To hate, dislike, or even just disapprove of someone's sexual orientation is just as bad as racism, sexism, or a number of other -isms that I'm sure many homophobics would never dream of being. homophobia is a sign of ignorance and blind hate that should have no place anywhere, particularly at 3 Evil Cousins.

The second comment is another example, though anonymous was much more forceful than Christie.

My ideas are not warped. They are accepting. Also, I didn't make anything up, JK Rowling did. And I'll stay right here, thanks. Being someone who isn't filled with illogical, intolerant hate is not a sign of mental instability. I'm not the one who's sick.

I'm glad that so many prominent YA authors are including gay characters in their books-- Holly Black, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, and Cassandra Clare have done it, to name a few. It's realistic-- 10% of the population is gay, lesbian or bisexual, after all-- and it's breaking the glass ceiling, to use a feminist-movement metaphor. For so long, there have been almost no gay characters in popular entertainment-- not just books, but tv and movies. People are finally coming around, and frankly, it's refreshing. I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't like it, because that means that they have been taught to hate a group of people for no reason whatsoever.

Yours,

Meme. Again. With pictures!

2008-04-07T01:41:00.010+01:00

So, B has challenged us to a meme duel. Who can come up with the most random facts? I say that I can TOTALLY PWN B.
I've done all 6 as MS paint scetches, because I live only for your amusement.

Your turn, B.

OMG!!!1!1!!

2008-03-31T19:08:00.006+01:00

omg u guys so this post is prob just random rambling but wutever dont reed it if u dont want i dont care lol! luv u!!!

so i went 2 abercrombie yesterday & i got this rly kewt miniskirt its denim and it has lyk a ripped botom so the pokets show @ the botum u no? its rly cute lol. i wuz wondering lyk wut u guys lyk 2 get wen u go shoping? lol i luv 2 shop speshaly @ abercrombie & amrican egal ect u no! ha ha lol

also i went 2 this parti last nite & it wuz rly fun but then i saw ashly ttly hooking up w/ Brian evn tho he haz a girlfrend!!1! i no rite? anyway i lyk totly txted evry1 i no & told them.

also this week kinda sucked too cuz are teecher iz tryin 2 get us 2 reed this book i forget wut its calld but i hate 2 rede books & stuf (ecsept GOSSIP GIRL!!1! lol omg luv it!!). anyway that kind of sucks but wutevr. lol.

luv, xoxoxxxooo,

B has a blog and it's awesome.

2008-03-28T17:12:00.001Z

Click here. Or you shall feel the wrath of the doomspork.

Meme-O-Rama.

2008-03-27T01:41:00.008Z

I have been memed.¹ Several times, in fact. Twice (I think) for the 6 facts meme, and once for the mutating meme.
So... meme #1. I was tagged by the fabulously gorgous² Aella Siofra and the awesome Plenty of Paper.³ The rules: state 6 random facts about yourself. Pass it on. And so...

My favorite movie is The Breakfast Club, and my favorite play is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. I don't have a favorite book. Or band. Or song. Or color.

When I get older, I want to cut my hair really short and live on a canal boat in England and have six different identities.

I love peeps. You know, like the marshmallow chicks. I'm fairly sure that they're made of 1% natural ingredients, 49% unpronouncable chemicals, and 50% deliciousness.

I'm completely addicted to youtube. It's not even funny.

I wear the same shoes pretty much every day... old black converse with one rainbow-stroped shoelace and one black-and-white-checkered shoelace.⁴ Also, I like wearing paper-clip necklaces. Like, colored paper clips, not just normal ones. Only they get caught in my hair sometimes when I take them off. Yeah. Because you care.

I made Avery cupcakes for her 16th birthday.⁵ They had dinosaur sprinkles. And rainbow ones.

For this meme, I tag... um... gah, everyone's been tagged already! I guess I tag... The Incandescent Corner, Twyla Lee (though she got tagged when Plenty of Paper tagged us all), and... ah... oh! B, I tag you! Meaning, I FORCE YOU TO GET A BLOG! MWAHAHA. (Please?)

And now, for meme #2, the Mutating Meme, for which I was tagged by the equally beautiful Medeia Senka. The rules:

-Copy and paste the questions, then fill in your answers. Post this on your blog, livejournal, etc. There’s a catch, though. You have to change/add a question from the meme you were tagged with.

- Post the rules.

-Link to the person who tagged you.

-Tag 3 people, by commenting on their blog.

-Link back to the original (http://maelstrommedeia.blogspot.com/2008/03/mutating-meme.html) to see how much it has mutated.

And so, for the questions:

1) If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

Tuesday. Or maybe SexyBack.⁶

2) What is your least favorite food?

Cyanide. Or possibly mushrooms.

3) Are there any songs that get stuck in your head really easily? How do you get them out?

Rhianna's Umbrella.⁷ Also that new Britney Spears song where she's like, I'm Miss American Dream since I was seventeen... and I don't get them out. THEY NEVER GO AWAY. *sob*

4.) If you could be (or are) a mythical creature, what would it be (or what are you)?

A mermaid. Because everything's better, down where it's wetter, under da sea.

5.) What do colors taste like?

Rainbow sprinkles. Rainbow sprinkles , incedentally, are what Avery says I would be if I were a color.⁸

6.) Name three (or more if you like) fawesome words.

Quixotic, napiform , and onomatopeia. Also SexyBack.

7) Zombies or unicorns?

Unicorns. PINK ONES. WITH SPARKLES.

I tag Plenty of Paper, Miss Erin, and Twyla.

¹ Is that even a verb? No? It is now.
² Okay, so maybe I don't know exactly what she looks like, but I think it's safe to assume, right?
³ Actually, they tagged all the Cousins, not just me.
⁴ So if you see someone with shoes like that, it's me. Or not. I might not be as unique as I think I am. Still. It's me. But be careful! I might be on an undercover spy mission! And if I am, then you might give me away and the wourld will be DOOMED!
⁵ Okay, so maybe they were out of a box. Shut up.
⁶ Speaking of which-- if Justin timberlake brought sexy back, then does that mean it was gone? Where was it?
⁷ Now that i's raining more than ever, know that we still have each other, you can stand under my umbr-ella, ella. Ella. Eh. Eh. Eh. Under my umbr-ella. Eh. Eh. Eh.
⁸ Yes, we are both aware that rainbow sprinkles are not a color.

Memingly, taggingly, rainbow-sprinkle-beingly yours,

PS Know of any good book blogs? *Write* andy good book blogs? Tell me! I need more of them to read! (You can email me, if you want.)

I am still a hateful person.

2008-03-04T05:32:00.004Z

So in the spirit of this, I have, instead of following Avery's lead and doing a post about things that I love, decided to do a post about things that annoy me. Because love is for losers. This annoyance list is pretty much exactly like the hate list but with different things on it. And I call it something different. This means that I am doing something new, as opposed to something I've already done before, because I definitely haven't run out of things to blog about.¹
So, without further ado...

Some Things That Annoy Me

Apostrophe misuse. Apostrophes are NOT NEEDED when you are MAKING A WORD PLURAL, PEOPLE. It's apostrophes, not apostrophe's.

People who type in all lowercase letters (sorry, followers-of-Justine-Larbalestier). Upper case letters are used for a reason-- they make the language less confusing. It makes my head hurt to read more than a few sentences without capitals.

People who want to be weird or different for the sake of being weird or different. Just be yourself-- chances are you'll end up being weird anyway, and you'll probably be a lot happier.

When people are so afraid of being seen as racist/sexist/unfair that they don't fix a problem. (e.g., the people being loud in the library are black/hispanic/not-white-in-some-way, so the librarian doesn't want to tell them to be quiet because that would mean she's racist. Or a PE teacher doesn't want to be sexist, so he gives the girls who stand around doing nothing in class A's.)

People who stop liking bands just because they've gotten popular.

Weirdly ripped denim miniskirts. (Why is there one strip of fabric hanging off, attached only at the seams? Why? Why are the pockets longer than the skirt? Why?)

Pink & green as a color pairing.

Drugs. And people who use them.

Bad sequels.

Lots of other things.

Okay. That's all I can think of now. I'm going to go back to listening to Riot! on repeat. (That's Paramore's latest album, for all you people who don't know.²) There are a million other girls who do it just like you, looking as innocent as possible to get to who they want and what they like it's easy if you do it right, but I refuse I refuse I refuse....

¹ If you've got any ideas, feel free to tell me. We can do a People's Choice Blog a la Libba Bray. What think you?
² Is there a word for 'people who don't know'? Tell me. I would use it a lot.

Singing, annoyed, and yours,

PS I need to go get Chase this Light. Always Be is an AMAZING SONG.

lolcovers!

2008-02-18T01:40:00.009Z

So you know lolcats? I was bored, so I decided to make some lolYAcovers. (I got the idea here.)

Er... enjoy?

Odd, grammatically incorrect, and yours,

PS I made these using roflbot.

ZOMG IT'S A MEME!!!

2008-02-06T05:40:00.000Z

I have been tagged by Medeia. If you don't know what a meme is... um... then... you fail. By which I mean to say, 'Google it before you ask.' Also: this is really long. Curse you, Medeia Senka!
Okay. Here we go. I shall try to be as entertaining as possible.

Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews? Honestly?
Lord of the Rings. Sorry, dad.¹ I'll read it someday, I promise.

If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing, perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?
I'm tempted to say Jace/Edward/Kartik/Shevraeth/Seth/Roiben/ Char/David/Nawat,² but I won't, because it's only one social event and then they would be GONE FOREVER and that would be SAD. So I'm going to say Gemma Doyle from A Great and Terrible Beauty, etc., because she has SUPER MAGIC SKILLZ; Eugenides from The Theif/The King Of Attolia/The Queen of Attolia, because he has AWESOME THEIVING SKILLZ; and Tally from the Uglies Trilogy because she has UBER CIVILIZATION-CRUSHING SKILLZ. The occasion will, of course, be my takeover of the world. It'll be the social event of the year.

(Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can’t die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for awhile, eventually you realise it’s past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?
MY AP CHEM TEXTBOOK.

Come on, we’ve all been there. Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?
I never read any of the books I review. In fact, I just judge them based on how pretty the cover is. This is because I never actually read books. I just pretend to, because reading is sexy.

As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realise when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t? Which book?
The Bible. I thought it was about the Flying Sphaggetti Monster, but apparently I was wrong.

You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why? (If you feel like you’d have to know the person, go ahead and personalise the VIP.)
I would reccommend that they read Pat the Bunny, because everyone should read Pat the Bunny.

A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?
Elvish. Or possibly Klingon. Or Martian, so that I can be a translator when they come.³

A mischievious fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread once a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?

lyk the Ntyr gosip grl sres, cuz thts lyk al i rede neway

I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art—anything)?

i lyk ttly red sum bookz last yr it wuz wierd cuz i usly dont u no? but i did no rly

That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leatherbound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favourite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead—let your imagination run free.

i mene i wud rthr hav lyk cloths or sumthin but if it had 2 b buks i wud want all the gsp grl buks plus mor

¹And everyone else, ever.
²By all means, tell me if I've ommitted anyone.
³BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING. BE PREPARED.

luv u 4eva, u no u luv me,

PS I tag The Incandescent Corner, Twyla Lee, and... um... can I tag an author? No? Cassandra Clare, I tag you!

ARCs

2008-01-27T18:21:00.000Z

Aaahhh... I love the smell of books in the morning. Particularly when said books have yet to be released. It's a wonderful feeling, knowing that you don't have to wait until the book comes out to read it. Also, they're free.

We 3 recently got a bunch of ARCs at a book signing (Two each! Plus two for Avery's mother! Oh my stars!). I got a dubious-looking thing about... er... a boy who wants to be an eating-contest champion, called Big Mouth, by Deborah Halverson. I'm a little bit afraid of it, but who knows? Maybe it's good. The other is a book with a really awesome cover called Madapple, by Christina Meldrum.

Avery got Sweet Valley High. I didn't even know they were still writing those.

Also, I got a The Sweet Far Thing lace headband. I'm not really sure why (why I got it, but also why it exists), but, you know. It's kind of exciting. In a strange way.

Also, Twilight temporary tattoos. I'm definitely going to put one on my forehead. Probably the one that says Bella. Or maybe Jacob.

Anyhow, what I'm saying is, Are you an author? Do you want to send the 3 Evil Cousins ARCs? No, wait, that's not what I'm saying (although, you know, if you want to...). I'm saying, Ha, ha. The rest of you have to wait for months to read City of Ashes. No, wait, that's not it either. I'm saying that I like ARCs. And that I have a lace headband. Right. That. Okay.

Strange, confusing, and yours,

Book troubles of varying kinds.

2008-01-21T01:56:00.000Z

The thing about reviewing is that you have to actually finish the book before you review it. Usually this isn't a problem for me, but in some cases it is; for example, if the book is... er... bad. For example, I read Gossip Girl once (I know, I know),¹ and it was really a struggle to get to the end.
Also, I hate giving bad reviews, because what if the author reads it? I mean, they'll have to learn to deal with it sometime, because everyone gets bad reviews, but I don't like doing it.² It makes me feel mean. But I have a duty³ to tell the truth, and if I think a book is bad... I have to say so.
On another note-- I want to do the A-Z Reading Challenge! I'll be doing it by title, so I need book suggestions... anyone?

¹Actually, I'm not ashamed of this. I believe that you should at least read the thing before you hate on it. Otherwise, you're just blindly criticizing it, and that's just as bad as loving it. Also, know thine enemy.
²Not very evil of me, I suppose.
³(insert dramatic music here)

Struggling, challenged, and yours,

Sharing the hate!

2008-01-14T17:27:00.000Z

I'm a pretty negative person-- that is to say, I hate a lot of things. But, I mean, it's not my fault! There are so many hate-worthy things!
Anyhow, what follows is a comprehensive¹ list of the things that Aislinn hates.²

1) Netspeak.

2) Most teenagers (sad, but true).

3) Ugly book covers, particularly on good books.

4) Mushrooms.

5) Sappiness and/or cheesiness.

6) How adults ask, 'Are you sure?' when they really mean 'Are you lying?'

7) Kittens. Actually, anything fluffy and cute.³

8) The cold (usually) and the shade. I'm photosynthetic. Which is part of why I like living where I do-- it's fairly sunny right now, even though it's January. Ha ha, I laugh at all you snow-laden people.⁴

9) Vulgarity.

10) People who go to parties and get drunk and do stupid things and then talk about it in class the next day.

11) Bad writing. Particularly when it gets published.⁵

12) People who don't want to dance in the rain (both literally and metaphorically).⁶

EDIT: 13 is a much prettier number than 12, so:

13) Gossip Girl.

¹ And by comprehensive, I mean 'anything that I can think of right now'.
² In no particular order.
³ See, Libba Bray? I am evil.
⁴ Although snow is fun. Occasionally.
⁵
⁶ By which I mean, people who won't dance in the rain, but also people whose inner child is dead. Or maybe their inner child is one of those annoying children who are afraid to get dirty-- the ones that whine constantly and don't want to play with the other children. You know, the ones that are going to die alone.

Cynical, hating, and yours,

PS Do you like the new footnote style? The other way was easier (no fancy html editing neccesary) but really hard to read. Who wants to count asterisks? Anyhow, html FTW.

Esto está en español.

2008-01-06T22:51:00.000Z

¿Por qué, usted pide? Porque Aislinn pensó que sería diversión. También , porque ella comenzará a español ocho pronto, y ella necesita practicar.

Yo no fui sorprendido ver que los vampiros consiguieron la mayoría de los votos. Adolescentes, y gente en general, se parece a los vampiros semejantes. Vampiros son más presente en la media-- libros, películas, etc. Me gusta vampiros (¿Buffy es asombroso, no?) , pero también me gusta los niños de la luna. Son diferentes. A me se permite como ellos ambos.

Pero todavía me gusta Jacob más que Edward.

Hablando en español, pensando de criaturas supernatural, y el tuyo,

PD Estuve satisfecho ver que nadie no escogió ' ninguno'. Esto es bueno.

Urgh.

2008-01-06T05:54:00.000Z

I think that we have established by now that I am not a big fan of Eragon. But in case some of you are unclear on that count: I am not a big fan of Eragon.

And it's a trilogy, right? The Inheritance trilogy. Right? Wrong. Chritopher Paolini, in order to ~~milk his success for all its worth because no one will ever read anything else he writes~~ do justice to the story, is going to write not three but four books. It's no longer the Inheritance Trilogy, oh no, it's the Inheritance Cycle. No quartets or series for Paolini-- nope. It's got to be a cycle.

*shudder*

Here's the video in which he announces the change. (This is possibly the most annoying thing that I have ever seen. Don't say I didn't warn you. I mean, when I hear his voice, I just get this urge to commit seppuku.)

Annoyed, yet very amused, and, as always, yours,

Vampires vs. Werewolves

2008-01-03T00:49:00.000Z

Do tell.

Does this make me a bad person?

2007-12-29T19:21:00.001Z

Twyla, Avery, a friend I'll call M, and I all went to see the Golden Compass recently.

It was a very pretty film-- the world looked exactly like I imagined it.

They ended it at the wrong time (after they free the children, instead of when Lyra walks off into the sky), but that didn't bother me too much.

But then there was this song. Oh my Lord, it was terrifying. I think they were trying to be like Lord of the Rings-- playing an original song based on the movie during the credits-- but I swear, it was THE WORST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. It was like, Lyyyyrrraaaaa... Lyyyyyyyyyyyyyrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaa... the stars shine down upoooooooon heeeeeeeer...

No, those are actually the lyrics. It was awful. I'm scarred for life.

Speaking of the Golden Compass, apparently my Dæmon is an ocelot named Philon.

What's your Dæmon?

Dæmon-having, scarred for life, and yours,

PS Wow, you guys. That was a really awesome debate there on the netspeak post. Smart teenagers FTW!!
PPS Twyla, my love! Post something! Need I get my DoomSpork?
PPPS People, read this. 'Tis an interesting thing to discuss.

Netspeak

2007-12-27T02:37:00.000Z

So I was on the bus a few weeks ago (not the school bus... the public-transportation bus-- there's no school bus for my school) and I was conversing with a friend of mine and a friend of his.* Let's call them A (his friend) and B (my friend).** The part of the conversation which I wish to speak of went something like this:

Myself: [something exeptionally funny]***
B: (laughs)
A: ROFLMAO!****
Myself: Did you just say roflmao?
A: Yeah. Like, Rolling On The Floor Laughing....
B: Like the acronym?
A: Yes.
Myself: (bangs head against bus window)
B: (cradles head in hands)
A: What did I do?

As you may know, I have an objection to netspeak (particularly the term lol, but let's not get into that). It's killing the English language! GAAHHH!

Poor A. He knows not what he does.

* That is, one person who was my friend, and another who was his friend and my aquaintance. Got that cleared up?
**Incedentally, these are the actual letters that their names start with.
***I don't remember exactly what it is that I said, but rest assured that it was of unsurpassed wit.
****This was pronounced like a word-- raw-full-mao.

Banging my head against the wall, despising netspeak, and generally B-ing a h8er,

PS B, you know who you are.

The results are in!

2007-12-18T00:33:00.000Z

Dramione? Really?

Really?

As a Draco/Ginny fan, I can only say that I am deeply saddened. How could you? Out of all the choices I laid before you, you chose Dramione?

I really shouldn't talk. I used to like Draco/Hermione pairings, before I realized that Hermione is really obnoxious. Which is interesting, because I was Hermione until about... eighth grade. Maybe I'm subconciously rebelling against my younger self.

Or maybe, you know, Hermione really is obnoxious. Yeah, I think that's it.

Anyway... discuss! Who did you pick? Why?

Fanfiction-reading, Draco-and-Ginny-loving, deeply saddened, and yours,

Lovelovelove

2007-11-21T20:34:00.000Z

Remember Which Witch? and The Island of the Aunts and The Secret of Platform 13? If you haven't read them, do so, or you will feel my fiery wrath.

Anyhow, all of the books I mentioned (and more) are by Eva Ibbotson, author of many amazing and fantabulous middle-grade books. I adored them as a little Aislinn, and I adore them still.

One of the main things that I love about them (besides their inherent awesomeness, I mean) is the fact that the Good Guys always win and the Bad Guys always... uh... lose. It seems like it would be flat and boring, right? Just another epic battle between good and evil. Yawn. But no! She manages to make the Bad Guys completely, irrefutably bad, but still be interesting characters-- same for the Good Guys. (Only, replace the word 'bad' with 'good'. Yeah.) And no matter how awful things are, you always know that the Bad Guys will get a perfectly fitting punishment in the end, and the Good Guys will get friends and a castle and their lost fortune back, too.

Apparently, in, like, the 80's, Eva Ibbotson wrote some books for adults.

And now, they are being rereleased as teen books, which is good, because, I'm a teenager, and I like Eva Ibbotson. These are them:

A Countess Below Stairs is quite good, A Song for Summer only slightly less so. I have yet to read A Company of Swans, but I want to. I mean, it's about ballerinas. Everybody loves ballerinas.

Returning to my childhood, wanting to be a countess, loving ballerinas, and yours,

PS Avery, darling, I want my copy of A Countess Below Stairs back.

Guess what day it is?

2007-11-14T17:11:00.000Z

Dear Buddha, bring me a pony, and a plastic rocket...*

It's my birthday.

Isn't that exciting?

Yes.

It is.

Because now, I can have an adventure.

Older, wiser, and able to have an adventure, but still yours,

*Did you catch the reference? Anyone know what this line is from? Anyone? Anyone?

PS Now, go comment on the Elizabeth Bennet post. I want to know what book character you are! Go, I bid thee!

I am Elizabeth Bennet

2007-11-11T02:41:00.000Z

No, really, I am. I read books, and I'm snarky, and I wouldn't marry someone I dislike, no matter how rich he is (or, in the case of Mr. Collins, how unlikely it seems that I'll get another offer). And I was once told (By more than one person, no less!) that I look exactly like the person who plays her in the movie. And no, I don't mean Kiera Knightly, I mean the person from the Masterpiece Theatre miniseries. The one that's, like, six hours long.

I am, I am, I am Elizabeth Bennet. Maybe if I click my heels and close my eyes I can be transported into Pride and Prejudice.*

Because I want the dresses, and the balls, and Mr. Darcy.

See, I used to be Hermione. I had masses of bushy hair and I was very much a nerd, though I couldn't do magic (much to my sadness).

But now I am Elizabeth Bennet.

Truly, I am.

Who are you?

Wishing, daydreaming, being Elizabeth, and yours,

*And yes, I have read it.

Why does no one love me?

2007-11-07T20:25:00.000Z

One comment on the Halloween post. ONE. And it was from AVERY.

Is it because no one loves me? Is that it?

I am bereft. Torn apart with sorrow. Oh, the pain, the agony...

Is it that no one cares what I was for Halloween? Should I be talking about books? Hot guys? Okay. Fine.

EDWARD CULLEN IS HOTT, AND SO IS JACE WAYLAND.

There. Now can I have comments?

Please?

... I'll give you candy.

No, wait, I have no candy, because I MISSED HALLOWEEN.

Oh, right. You don't care.

Crying-in-a-corner-with-a-dunce-cap, dying-of-comment-starvation, and yours*,

*Even if you ARE ungrateful and callous.

Oh Noble Halloween, How Thou Hast Perish'd

2007-11-01T01:37:00.000Z

Holy Pocahontas, Batman! It's Halloween!

And so it is. Halloween is, perhaps, my favorite holiday. I mean-- costumes. Candy. Reprehensible antics. It's all great fun.

And this year, I was going to be Lirael, from the book of the same title, which you of course have read. Right? Right?

I even had my Second Assistant Librarian waistcoat and my panpipes. It was going to be decidedly awesome.

But cruel fate does hate me, and so she gave me a ridiculous amount of math homework. And lo, my Halloween has died. Let us mourn.

So I would like to take this opportunity to reflect upon Halloween Past, which is much like Christmas Past, only awesomer.

When I was a tiny Aislinn, I would always be a fairy princess, because I couldn't decide whether I wanted to be a fairy or a princess.

At one point, I think I was that girl from The Hunchback of Notre Dame... Esmeralda?

When I was around... say... 8, I was a Charzard, which for the Pokemon illiterate out there, is kind of like a small dragon thing. I was very sad, because no one knew what I was.

The next year, I was Queen Amidala, which was very exciting. It was one of my more awesome costumes, if I do say so myself.

Then, in middle school, there was a long string of boring costumes that I don't remember. Actually, not just middle school, I lied. My costumes have been boring since Elementary. You should ask Avery about hers, though-- she has some serious costume skillz.

Anyhow, I am going to have a Makeup Halloween, because one simply cannot skip Halloween entirely.

But now, I must go and give candy to small children. I bid thee adeiu.

Math-homework-doing, Halloween-mourning, candy-eating, and yours,

PS What were/are you for Halloween?

Edward Cullen Vs. Jacob Black

2007-10-26T16:46:00.002+01:00

And no, I don't mean 'who would win in a fight?'
I mean, 'who is more awesome?'
I'm so sorry to... well... pretty much everyone who's read the Twilight series, but my answer is Jacob. But don't kill me with a rusty fork just yet! I have my reasons. Here, let me explain graphically:

Edward: Hi, I'm an 80-year-old vampire.

I have a constant urge to kill people. And I'm

a really controlling boyfriend!
Jacob: Hi, I'm really funny and nice and not
annoyingly conrolling. I'm a werewolf, which is
cool, an means that I don't kill people. Also, I'm
not stupidly noble. And I ride a motorcycle.

So yes, I know that Edward doesn't kill people. But it's in his nature to do so. Also, I would rather have a guy who's constantly 20 degrees above normal body temperature (insert 'hot' pun/joke/witty remark here) than one who doesn't have body heat at all.

So you have to admit that my reasoning is sound, even if you don't agree with it. But I have a feeling that most people choose Edward because they think of it this way:

See the amazing logic?

Jacob-loving, doodling, and yours,

Edit: Okay, guys. It's been over a year since I wrote this post, and people are still commenting. Which is, you know, great, but can you tone it down a little? You're scaring me.
Also, for the record, I'm not a big Twilight fan, so if you're looking for a place to squee, this really isn't it.

DUMBLEDORE...

2007-10-21T01:05:00.000+01:00

... IS GAY. No, really.

I have always been a little dissappointed by the lack of gay characters in Harry Potter. But no more! Horay!

Ugh. I just realized that this has opened the door for smutty Dumbledore/Grindelwald fanfiction. Dear God, no.

Then again, it's closed the door (partially) to smutty Dumbledore/McGonagall fanfiction. For which I am grateful.

I mean, I know that I don't have to read any of it, but just knowing that it's out there gives me the willies.

Laughing hysterically, thanking JK Rowling, and shuddering,

Bookzez!! I readz dem!!

2007-10-18T04:53:00.000+01:00

So right now I'm reading Maximum Ride, which came out a while ago and is popular, and therefore I feel like I should have read it a while ago. But I didn't.

It's good. I wish the characters were older-- I don't like reading about anyone under the age of 15. Because I'm a freak. And also because then there's no romantic part. Gawd.

And no hot guy main characters. The horror!

Speaking of hot guy characters... I feel a list coming on.*

Shevraeth (Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith)-- Come on. Every girl wants a secret admirer, right? Especially if its the guy who they fight with all the time but are secretly in love with. Who has long blonde hair. And can swordfight.

Seth (Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr)-- Tattoos. Black hair. Gorgeous. Smart. Mine (no, not yours, Avery).

Edward Cullen (Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer)-- Um, its Edward.

Jacob Back (see above)-- Okay, I know a lot of people don't like him because he tried to steal Bella away from Edward. But he's still really hot.**

Roiben (Tithe/Ironside by Holly Black)-- Again with the long blonde hair. Which is strange, because I don't find it to be particularly attractive on real guys.

Char (Ella Enchanded by Gail Carson Levine)-- BEST BOOK EVER. Also, BEST PRINCE CHARMING EVER. Also, WORST MOVIE EVER.***

And so many more...

*This may only be because I just saw the list button and I want to click it.

**I have very strong opinions on the whole Edward/Bella/Jacob thing. Expect a rant in the near future.

***Movies based on books are another thing that I have strong opinions about. I'm just full of strong opinions today, aren't I?

Readingly, fangirlingly, opinionatedly yours,

PS Anyone want to share their own hot-guys-who-are-fictional-characters?

LOL!

2007-10-17T06:51:00.001+01:00

So I'm a teenager. And I read.

So naturally I am aware of Teen Read Week.

And its theme.

Which, if you don't already know, is... LOL. As in 'Laugh Out Loud.'

I'm a teenager, right? So I should appreciate this. Understand it. Like it.

Yeah. Not happening.

I make a point of not using the abbreviation lol. Mostly because it scares me. Also because it's annoying.

But don't worry. If you say/type lol, I won't hold it against you. And I probably won't sic my killer unicorn on you.

Annoyedly, laughingly yours,

Anti-Test the Second

2007-10-17T06:34:00.000+01:00

This is not a test. This is... an anti-test. Again.

And... it worked!

This blog will be for just me, Aislinn, separate but connected to 3 evil cousins. The other 2 have got them as well.

Expect my musings on LOL soon. For now, adeiu.

Testingly yours,