GaGa over Libraries

Summertime, and the living's easy...

well, maybe not easy, but I can at least access Youtube from home during the day since I'm not at school (love my job, just sayin') and find amazing videos to enjoy.  As I mentioned on my FB account yesterday I am a huge fan of library cheeze.  Yes, with a "z".  Here is a prime example, and I adore it. 

Add some GaGa to the Cheeze and you just really can't go wrong, can you? 

chaos

the baby is napping her late afternoon nap (early evening?  whatev.) and I really SHOULD be cleaning house.  Seriously.

my world is kind of chaotic right now.

and has been for about 2 years.  Yes, I said 2 YEARS.  grad school while working full time, reading voraciously and attempting to maintain some family life will do that to you.  Add a new baby to the mix (born in the middle of my 15 day comps window, no less) and, well, you see why my life is chaos.

My house has lots of stash and dash leftovers that I meant to get to.  Really.
My car, too.

But, summertime is here, thank goodness, which means it is time for me to seriously clear out the clutter and get reorganized so I can regain my mojo. 

That's right,
chaos has eaten a bit of my mojo. 

I want to write, to create, to read, to scrapbook, to dig into my geneology, to play with my girls, to bake, to excercise (um, I like to eat what I bake!) and then there's just the necessary time to be.

to breathe deeply.
to feel peaceful serenity.

hard to do in my current state. 

Off to clear the chaos. 

Read on, gentle readers, read on!
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image from: http://www.megamohr.de/Chaos_preload.htm

The Bronte Sisters

found on Youtube--but created long before! I love this video--not only because I love the Bronte sisters, but also because it takes me back to the 70's toy commercials from my childhood. Sheer Genius!

Creatures of the Night

Apparently I have been on an otherworldly creature kick as far as my YA reading goes.  Vampire novels are, of course, nothing new, but the sheer amount of them as at least tripled lately.  So, here are my latest forays into the genre.

The Evernight Series by Claudia Gray

And, Sucks to be me : the all-true confessions of Mina Hamilton, teen vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley.

All of them are quite diverting reads.  In each case, interestingly enough, teenage girls must make the decision whether or not to become a "full" vampire, and both of them have parents who already are. 

I must admit that reading these books are great fun, but there is just a little part of me that remains slightly irritated that I didn't write the storyline I came up with a few years back.  See it was gonna take place at a very elite boarding school with a few scholarship townies invited in for dinner.  Sound familiar? 

I guess there's nothing new under the sun...um...or, the moon, as it were.

Yep, Batgirl was a Librarian

I've written on this topic before, but it defnitely bears repeating.  Batgirl was a librarian.  She was a butt-kicking superhero with amazing skills.  ( for my incredibly fantastic epistle on the subject check follow this link!)

Which brings to mind the age-old question.  (okay, maybe not age-old, but one I certainly wonder about a lot)  If you had any superpower, what would it be?

I never waver on my answer.  I would have the ability to stop time around me.  That way I could read or nap without taking away from my family or work time.  I could get all the books put in order, or scrapbook, or take a long hot bubble bath and never miss a beat with my kiddos---the ones at school and at home.


Since I wasn't born with this ability it looks like I'll need to start scouting out unguarded vats of some creepy radioactive goo in order to gain my rightful superpowers.  I"ll keep you posted on the results.


Vampires have cool superpowers, too, but that whole "undead" thing kinda unhinges me.  Oh, and I prefer to have a soul, but that's just me.  Wiches?  Voodoo Priestesses?  Too messy. 


I think I'll just stick to superheroes.

Ruined by Paula Morris

I just love a good mystery.  Really, they're quite hard to beat.  And this one, set in one of my all time favorite places on earth--New Orleans--is filled with spooky goodness. 

Rebecca, a New Yorker, goes to live with family friends while her dad is off working in China.  15 year old Rebecca is hardly pleased.  Leaving her friends, her school, and her beloved NYC behind is difficult---not to mention not seeing her dad for such a long period of time.  Life in the Big Easy is anything but---her new classmates are mostly snotty rich kids coming from old Garden-district families.  Her "aunt" reads tarot cards in the Quarter.  Things do not go well.

Rebecca meets a strange girl at Lafayette Cemetary one day.  Her new friend Lisette turns out to be a key player in this ghostly mystery. 

Haunting and beautiful, and filled with New Orleans flavor from the food (I can almost smell the gumbo) to Mardi Gras, this tale is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat...just waiting to see what lurks around the next corner.  Ooh, and the twists and turns....Fabulous.  Perk some Cafe du Monde java and make some fresh hot beignets and read away!
Be sure to follow the Cafe du Monde link above--great site with great goodies. 

A Day of Leisure

So I'm home today.  It's raining outside and I have a few dozen amazing books waiting to be read.  A candle is burning, releasing it's comforting cinnamon-y scent.  All is right with the world.

Yes, that's the dream.  The truth is, I am home today. 

Home because my youngest (not quite a year old) has the stomach bug. 

And yes, the candle is lit.  Mostly to counteract the effects of said stomach bug on a ridiculous amount of diapers. 

I do have a fantastic selection of must reads calling my name--but who knows if I'll get much reading done today.  The baby is asleep right now, but fairly demanding of my time and attention when awake.  
Poor baby.  Sweet little thing.  I just hate it when she's ill.  This marks week 2 of ailments--last week we had the pleasure of double ear infections.  

Wait a minute...did I just say she was sleeping?  Silly me...must run.  I have some reading time on a rainy day with a yummy scent wafting through my living room and darn it, I'm gonna take my moments where I may!

Read on, dear readers, read on.