Reaons Why I Get No Work Done (Ever)

This is the kind of conversations Caitlin and I have on a regular basis...

Caitlin; says:
lol watch heroes!
oh shit
you will love it

Kiera says:
haha, oh yeah?
Maybe I shall...

Caitlin; says:
you should
lol

Kiera says:
But... I am reading!
Which I haven't done in forever.

Caitlin; says:
WATCH
SYLAR AND ELLE

Kiera says:
SHUT UP, CAITLIN
I DO NOT NEED YOUR PEER PRESSURE
SRSLY.

Caitlin; says:
ok fine
coughsylarandellecough

Kiera says:
I was going to give you the heart emoticon, but no more.
Because you are mean, and manipulative.

Caitlin; says
haha yes

Kiera says:
And clearly do not care about my feelings.

Caitlin; says:
like sylar?
or am i more like elle?

Kiera says:
lmao
I have to say, you do not really have Sylars incredibly hot body.
Just putting that out there.

Caitlin; says:
i do not like that
comment
hahaha

[and so on]

House

I guess the super cool thing about having your own blog is that you can post whatever you want on it, right? So, I will inform you, people of the internet, that I am very excited right now. Earlier this week I found out that I didn't get into residence for next year, which meant I had no place to live and was very stressed out. However, my two awesome roommates and I have managed to locate and secure for ourselves a fantasticly gorgeous house that is super close to the school. I am ridiculously excited, especially because it turns out that myself and the amazing Caitlin will be living next door to each other. This means all day Star Trek and Heroes watching marathons and I could not be any more thrilled.

So, yay!

More Music

Hello my poor neglected blog. Since I have last posted on you I have handed in four papers, am handing another one in tomorrow and have a final essay due next Wednesday and then I am free until exams! Of course, my first is the day after on the 1st, but hey. I can pretend that things are going to get better right? Right. I have also discovered tumblr, and you are more than welcome watch my crazy over there if you like. My page is here. There is very little other news to share with you all, other than I went home last weekend and made some fancy food and took some lovely pictures. In fact, when I am feel less lazy I will post pictures and tell you guys all about it! Until then, enjoy some random Coheed and Cambria, because I have been listening to this song all day.

Random French Musicals

So, I was wandering around on the internet this morning (as I am wont to do) and came across something amazing: Mozart l'Opera Rock. I make no secret of my love for musicals, and this is ridiculous (and catchy enough) to be considered absolutely fantastic. So... Enjoy!

Kiera Blogs (About Star Trek)

Seriously, if I'm not posting book reviews, I'm posting about Star Trek. I think I need to get a life -or a least a new obsession. Or I should work on one of about five essays that are currently demanding my attention. Seriously kids, when your parents tell you university is a good idea, they lie. It's a terrible place in which you pay a ton of money to be forced to spend all of your "free time" writing papers. I have nine papers due this month. Nine. Totalling upwards of 60 papers (I swear, I'm not even joking. One assignment isn't even half done and I'm already pushing 3000 words). Not the point though. This is another epic Star Trek post (also can be known as Reasons Why Kiera and Caitlin Should Not Be Allowed To Be Anywhere Near Each Other).

So. Caitlin and I got together tonight to watch the Brother Grimm. After which we would theoretically each go back to doing homework like good students. Since this is us, clearly that didn't happen. Oh no, we had to discover the complete and utter hilarity that are interviews featuring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. Oh my God. Those boys should never ever be allowed to not be together, because they're friggin' hilarious. Since I love all of my readers to a depth that is slightly ridiculous I thought I would spread the joy.

Night

Title: Night
Author: Elie Wiesel
# of Pages: 115
Published: 1958
Genre: Biography
Rating: --

Summary:

Night is Elie Wiesel's autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps.


As most of you can probably tell, this far from what I would usually read. In fact, the only reason I picked up this book initially is because it's required reading for a religions class that I am taking in school. I don't want to say that the book was a pleasant surprise, or that I enjoyed reading it because it wasn't and I didn't. However, this book is beautifully written and extremely powerful. We are all taught in school about the Holocaust, but it is one thing to be told another to read about it in such a way as to make it real for you. As I remarked to a friend last night, crematoria had to be one of the most frightening words in the English language, when put into the context of the Holocaust.

So, no. I didn't enjoy reading this book, as parts of it made me feel decidedly uneasy and others downright disturbed. I am, however glad I did read it, because it speaks of a time that needs to be remembered, if only to ensure that nothing like it can ever happen again. I'm not rating this book - I give rating to books to provide a concise picture of how much I liked a book, and as I said, I didn't like this book. I do however believe that it is not only well worth reading, but is something that should be read.

Shalador's Lady

Title: The Shadow Queen
Author: Anne Bishop
# of Pages: 496
Published: 2010
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 3.5/5

Summary:

For years the Shalador people suffered the cruelties of the corrupt Queens who ruled them, forbidding their traditions, punishing those who dared show defiance, and forcing many more into hiding. Now that their land has been cleansed of tainted Blood, the Rose-Jeweled Queen, Lady Cassidy, makes it her duty to restore it and prove her ability to rule.
But even if Lady Cassidy succeeds, other dangers await. For the Black Widows see visions within their tangled webs that something is coming that will change the land-and Lady Cassidy-forever...


This book is the continuation Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy, and Tangled Webs as well as being the direct sequel to the Shadow Queen.This book delivered exactly what I thought it would when I rushed out to buy it: an entertaining, quick read, with lots of lovely romance. The plot was fairly simplistic and I guessed the ending about a quarter of the way in, but I liked the characters and enjoyed watching them grow and change throughout the book. It was worth reading, but I'm not sure that I'll pick it up again.