Sooo...I've been reading The Mortal Instruments - which I must say are absolutely FANTASTIC books.  But...I'm nearly done with the fourth book and then I have to wait til May to read the next one.  Which means I have a lot of time to catch up on some other book series.

But that's also where the tough decision comes in.  I need to finish reading the Georgina Kincaid series, because I finally got the last book for Christmas.  I also need to read the newest House of Night book.  I want to read them both equally as much.  I would read both at the same time, but I can't focus on two books at once.  My brain doesn't have the kind of capacity - just being honest with myself and everyone else.  

-sigh-  I suppose I should just go with what I feel once I actually finish the book, yes?

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Okay...what next, what next...

Hmm...maybe I should delve into another something I'm into.

Anime. :D

Recently, I've found my interest in anime rejuvenated.  I mean...I was still into it before.  I frequent SacAnime A LOT!!  I go nuts whenever I go - like, seriously, all my reservations in 'normal society' go *poof* when I go to SacAnime. lol  I love going to cons and I really hope this year, I might be able to get a job, save up and other than hitting up SacAnime in September, I hope to go to another con, whether it's Fanime or Yaoi Con or something.  -sigh-  I can only hope.

Oh!  If you also attend SacAnime and you think you might wanna meet me sometime, feel free to comment here and perhaps we can figure something out! :D

Anyways...my interest in anime has come back on a greater scale.  And when I say that, I mean, I've looked at my anime shelves and said, "Hmm...I haven't watched that in awhile.  I think I just might now!"  Lately...I've been into watching Dragonball Z, Gravitation, and Descendants of Darkness.  I know...that combo seems a bit wild and out there, but that's just the tip of the ice burg for me lately.  But those are the three that have been drawing me in lately.  I don't know what it is, but I've been binging on those three animes the most.  I guess I should state that DBZ is one of my absolute faves from childhood (as well as Sailor Moon. ;D), Gravitation was the first boyxboy anime that drew me in, and Descendants of Darkness has been an absolute favorite ever since I first rented it on DVD a long time ago.  :D  

If you're into anime, what are some of your favorites?  If I've never seen them, I may just go check them out! ;D

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Last time I posted on here, I started telling the story of how I got back into reading.  I think I should tell another part of that story...

I said last time that I discovered paranormal fiction and that it had led to another genre discovery that I love, love, LOVE!

 Paranormal Romance 

Now...this particular genre was discovered when my friend - who was living in another state at the time - called me and told me that she was reading a book called Vampire Academy.  She was so thrilled about telling me about the book and told me she thought I would love it.  Well...since I was in the middle of reading Darren Shan's The Demonata, I told her that if I remembered it when I finished it, I would consider reading it.

Well, I ended up finishing The Demonata in another couple of weeks, and suddenly I wanted to read The Host by Stephenie Meyer.  So, I go to the library, right?  And I was on a mission!  I was going to find The Host, check it out and get to reading.  There was one problem...all three of the copies that my local library had were checked out and there was a waiting list.  Anyone who knows me...knows I don't do waiting lists.  I figure I may as well just go buy the damn book instead of waiting.

Needless to say, I was down about not being able to get The Host...but I was not leaving that library without a book to read.  So, I start looking around, trying to see if anything catches my eye...then on a high shelf on display, I spied a book called Shadow Kiss.  The cover intrigued me...so I take a closer look, and in smaller writing below the title, it says A Vampire Academy Novel.  I remembered my friend telling me about it...and so I went on a hunt for the first book...and couldn't find it anywhere!  So I checked the computers to see if there was even a copy there at all of Vampire Academy.  And lo and behold, it says there is 1 copy there at the library.  I asked a librarian for help and they came out and helped me look...and even they couldn't find it.  At that point, I was ready to give up and leave.  As I was passing a cart, however...I glanced over at the books laying in stacks on the top of it...

...and there it was.

The first book of Vampire Academy was mine!  I checked it out that day and brought it home...

Two days later, I was out hunting for the books so I could purchase them!  Me and my boyfriend went to both Wal Marts in our area!

And they weren't there.

We tried going to a new and used book store!

They were closed.

I was about to give up hope...when my boyfriend suddenly says he needs to head to Target to get a couple of things.  I hadn't looked at Target yet, and so my hope was renewed and we set off!  We headed back to Target's book section...

AND THERE THEY ALL WERE!!

That day, I walked out of Target with the first two books.  I returned the library's copy and I ended up finishing the first book that night...and immediately began to read the second.  As I neared the end of each book after that, my boyfriend would go out and buy me the next one.  They were so addictive!!

When I got to the end of book 5...I went online to see when the next book would be out...and found out I was going to have to wait a whole month and half before I would get to finish it.  Talk about torture...

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Okay...I think I've gone on enough for today.  I think next time...I might just talk about some of the book series I've really enjoyed.

Again, I ask you to comment...and tell me what your favorite book or book series is and tell me why you like it! :D

For now, I bid you farewell! 

No, the title does not mean I'm going to bash the series, because...well...I LOVE the series.  But...I have to post this just because I'm SO amused by all the bashing.  I mean...it's just hilarious.  Allow me to explain.

Okay, I've been reading around Xanga, and some other places, just seeing what people had to say.  I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion, so I'm not going to bash them for their opinions.  And yes, I'm just generalizing this post, so please do not be offended, because I do respect the opinons of those that don't like it.  Some people love it, some people like it, and some other people absolutely hate it.  Fact of life.  There are people who hated Harry Potter, too.  There are probably people who hate many other book series that were/still are popular (i.e. Eragon, Pendragon, Artemis Fowl, etc...)

Now...the reason I'm amused is because in some of these posts that last 3 to 4 paragraphs (sometimes more) all their talking about is how much they hate the Twilight Saga and how much "teenage girls" are so stupid for obsessing over it.  *sarcasm* I'm so offended!  I am not a stupid teenage girl! I am 20 years old! *end sarcasm* (Sorry, I do love to be funny sometimes, I even crack myself up...sometimes only myself.)  Okay, there are some that I've read that do give us older ladies (and sometimes men) some notice.  But still, the point of some of these is the same.  To bash us...Twinerds is I think the right term. 

Why am I so amused by this?  Because they're ranting about how much we that like Twilight obsess over it, but yet here they are, obsessing over bashing it (or the fans of it).  It's just so amusing to me that they can't just let it be.  I understand that you don't like it.  I understand you think the hype around it is stupid.  Yes, the hype is a little (okay it's A LOT) crazy.  But so was/is the hype around Harry Potter.  I liked Harry Potter before it was popular.  I didn't like Twilight before it was popular, and quite frankly, I hated it because of the hype.  After a friend of mine convinced me to read it, I started liking it and I understood the hype around it.  I don't go overly crazy about it.  I am an avid Team Edward fan.  I don't hate on anyone Team Jacob, or anyone Anti-Twilight.  I do buy Team Edward shirts and other merchandise.  I do own a Team Edward backpack.  I don't go out of my way to gush about it to people anymore.  While I was reading the books, I did go NUTS over them, but that's because I am a hopeless romantic and Edward and Bella's love was perfect.  I do have to say, though, that I'm glad my man is NOT Edward, that he is NOT perfect.  It would drive me personally crazy if my man was perfect.  Fictional men are meant to be perfect (though...some aren't meant to be perfect either), and  real men are meant to be just that...real men.  They're not meant to be undead and sparkle.  lol

If you're offended by my post, I am sorry, but...I can honestly tell you, I'm already over it.  This post wasn't to offend anybody.  Just point out my amusement.  If you don't like Twilight, fine.  If you want to express that, fine.  But please understand that if you don't like it and you are ranting about it, you're just as obsessed with it as we are, just in the non-liking it sense.