Fun Friday

It's FRIDAY! CHEERS TO THE FREAKING WEEKEND! :) I may have gotten a little out of hand right there. I apologize. Okay, I'm composed now. So, for today I thought I'd just post some photos from www.stumbleupon.com I'm going to "stumble" on to four pages and I'll post those four photos. Let's hope they're goods ones. Who's feeling lucky?!

Check out all those books! Holy moly. 

Trippy!

And the last one is.....

Those weren't half bad! Joking, of course, they're awesome photos and I think I got super lucky. I could have gotten some weird stuff. So, if you're ever bored and don't know what to look at online stumbleupon is a great site to help you find something new and interesting. :)

Zombie

It's Throwback Thursday! I decided to do it a little differently and throw it back to some music I grew up with. This was one of my favorites as a youngster. I knew the song was sad. I could feel that even though I had no idea what the song was talking about. This song has stuck with me over the years and I'd have to say it's still one of my favorites. It's different. It tells a story and has a message.

Zombie by The Cranberries

Isn't that powerful? It's definitely an anti-war song. It speaks about how war and violence affects people and how it's seen through different perspectives. I encourage you to watch the video and then listen again with the lyrics open. It's a strong song. 

I think this song will always stick with me. The words are haunting if you really think about them. Even though they are said to be talking about the Irish Republican Army's bombing of Warrington, Chessire in 1993 I think the main points of this song could be related to any time in which there is heavy war or violence happening.

It's a deep. 

I just made this a very somber Throwback Thursday, but not everything is rainbows and butterflies. It helps to have a reminder of that every now and then. 

Hump Day

It's Wednesday. Hump Day. It sounds like it should be really exciting. Mine wasn't. It was actually rather dull and filled with too much work to do. So, to cheer up my "hump day" I thought I'd post photos to make myself smile. If they make you smile, well I guess that's just an added bonus right?

Today's photos come direct to you from www.zooborns.com! A truly fantastic website that announces the births of animals in zoos from all over. :)

 Cougar cub

Lion cubs with Mom & Pop

Baby Tapir (squeeeee, so cute!)

Okapi calf (one of my newest favorite animals)

Giraffe calf (that I had the actual pleasure to meet!)

Well, that's all folks! I hope you had a great time looking at these photos and maybe have found a new website to stalk for cuteness?! I know my day feels so much better after looking at this cuties. 

The Fault in Our Stars

I finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green the other day. I had heard really good things about it from several book groups and authors. It's also coming out as a movie later this year. I like to read the books before I see a movie, so I gave this one a shot. I loved it. It's such a unique piece of fiction. I can't say that I've read anything like it up to this point in my life. I've written a review for it and will post it here. Maybe it'll inspire you to pick it up. If not, I think you should pick it up anyway and give it a chance. It might surprise you.

(http://collider.com/fault-in-our-stars-movie-scott-neustadter-michael-h-weber/)

Synopsis:

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

My review: 5 stars

This book was really different than my norm for books. It was an excellent book, though. It made me laugh and smile. It had me pondering life itself. John Green presents so many things about our world that we don’t think about or that we take for granted. It was a huge eye opener to see the world through a completely new perspective. A perspective, I think, that will stay with me for quite some time. I fell in love with the characters. They’re quite obviously flawed. Aside from their physical disabilities they are extremely unique people with a way of thinking that is just, for like of better words, odd. They had such odd banter back and forth, but it totally worked for them and the story. I found myself thinking, “What?” just as their parents would give them weird looks as well.

It has a tragic twist that teaches us things are never certain. The odds may be in your favor but that doesn’t mean they’ll work out. The number of things that can happen or not happen are infinite. One quote I loved is “Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.” There are so many great quotes from this book that really make you think. For a Young Adult book I didn’t expect it to have this much effect on me. I highly recommend this book. Even if you aren’t into Young Adult just give it a chance. It may surprise you. It may make you think about something in a different light. Hazel, Augustus, and Isaac are going to stick around for a while. They won’t drift away into the unknown. They may be fictional characters but what they represent and how John Green has made them perceive a world that has not always treated them the best is something that can most definitely be taken away from this book and applied to everyday life.

Waiting

Waiting sucks. Everyone has experienced it. Waiting to get the news of something exciting is the worst. You sit at your computer or phone waiting and waiting and waiting some more. You're thinking when are you going to notify me?! What is taking so long? You said today is the day it will be announced, so announce! Announce away by all means. It's mid afternoon when are you planning to hit submit?

Ugh.

I'll be here waiting.

(http://quotes-lover.com/picture-quote/i-hate-it-when-youre-waiting-for-that-person-to-text-you-you-get-a-text-get-excited-but-its-not-even-them/)

That's how I feel, except I'm not waiting for a text. I'm waiting for an email. People stop emailing me. You're getting my hopes up. I will let you know when it is safe to email again. Thanks for your cooperation.

The first of (hopefully) many

I'm not big on New Year's resolutions. I never have been. I've always thought if I wanted to change something about my life why wait until the beginning of the year when I can start tomorrow. So, I didn't come up with one for this year, until now. Well, actually I'm not going to call it a resolution. It's just something I decided to do on a whim and if I continue with it then cool and if not it's no biggie. I'm talking about this blog people. I realized I wasn't too clear there.
I'm pretty much going to talk about whatever I want when I post. It might be a book review or something book related. It could be a song I heard, TV show or movie I watched, or something random I saw that day. Heck, I might just post cute pictures of puppies all day. I'd follow that blog. I might even crack a joke here and there!
Really, my end game here is just to write. I don't care what I'm writing as long as I'm writing and expressing some sort of though. So hop on the bandwagon and get random with me. It's sure to be a hell of a time.

Till next time :)

Wad up?! It's a puppy and a bunny! I thought I'd start things off with a bang.