Pokemon Go

A lot of people have many negative things to say about Pokemon Go. They call it dangerous and make fun of it. It's really not a bad thing though.

Let me tell you about Pokemon Go. Its and app that uses your phone's geolocation technology to track you as you visit Pokestop and Pokemon gym locations. It also allows to to go to different areas of your neighborhood to gather different Pokemon.

Pokemon Go encourages getting out of the house for those who would otherwise stay in. It promotes exercise as you have to walk certain distances for Pokemon eggs to be hatched. The app keeps track of your speed so that you have to be walking for it to work. Pokemon go also encourages more social interaction with people they wouldn't otherwise interact with. It's breaking down social divides and is encouraging people to work together as a team.

The app can be dangerous if it's used irresponsibly though. Some people don't pay enough attention to their surroundings and they wander into places they shouldn't.

That said, Pokemon Go is a great app when used responsibly. I believe it can cause more good than harm based on my personal experience. It's brought me closer to my friends and it has allowed me to make new friends.

I stand behind Pokemon Go and one day, I will catch them all!

God bless and have a safe day!

The Raven Cycle

I love love love this series! There is a reason Maggie Stiefvater is my favorite author and this series is it!

Let's talk about the characters. Blue Seargent, Richard Campbell Gansey III, Adam Parrish, and Ronan Lynch. These are the main characters of the series. And when I say main character, I mean that the story revolves around each one of them individually as well as all of them together. And not only them! Even the background characters are three dimensional! Any character mentioned in Maggie's books could be the main character! This is how characters should be written!

Let's talk about the world building. Henrietta is a real place. I don't care if it's on an actual map or not. It's a real place with real people who have a thriving culture and everything. Even Cabeswater! Let me tell you about Cabeswater. It is a dream. It is literally a dream created from the mind of Ronan Lynch. It exists and you won't convince me otherwise! It is so throughly real, it feels like I'm really there when I'm reading the book! It's like a memory put to paper, like Maggie Stiefvater was actually there while she was writing this book.

Let's talk about the plot. I might not even have adequate words to describe how beautiful it is. Nope. The words escape me.

This book has ruined me for other books. It sets the standard and I could never hope to read a series as well written, well thought out, and well written as this book is. This review doesn't even do the series justice.

All I can say is read it for yourself and find out. All four books.

Go ahead, I'll wait.

When you get back, don't forget to leave a comment on how much you loved the series. :)

Book Stuff

I must be going through the stages of depression (or I've just finished the process). I just finished the book Allegiant by Veronica Roth and my feels are just all over the place. I was literally sobbing at the end.

               

It was that bad. The ending did that to me.

 

Let's talk about it. Everyone is talking about how they hated the ending. I can understand how they came to that. I really do. Personally, even though my emotions are raw and hurting, I don't think that the ending was truly horrific and unforgivable as everyone says it is. She did what she had to do.

All that aside, I was sifting through many many reviews and criticisms of the book, and I started wondering: Do people just find stuff to not like about books? Some of the criticisms were something akin to: "Some of the scenes were boring" or "It didn't make sense why that happened" or "That wouldn't ever happen in real life, it's just unrealistic."

I want to tell those people to shut their faces! Veronica Roth wrote the book how she thought it should be written! So what if it was boring sometimes? Real life isn't always interesting! Maybe she did that on PURPOSE! Did anyone ever think of THAT? Jeez! People get on my ever loving nerves. Then they were complaining that the background characters weren't three dimensional. Does this make sense to anyone else?! HELLO! Background characters are not meant to be three dimensional. That is why they are called background characters!

*takes a deep breath in... then out* I'm calm.

On a different, not as angry, note: I don't have the first book to the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I have all of the other books in the series but not the first one. This isn't the first time I've noticed it. I was on break a while back and thought to myself, 'Hmm, I'd like to re-read a series. OH! I should re-read the Vampire Academy series. I enjoyed that one immensely.' So I ventured over to my books shelf, thumbed along my books and was shocked to be reminded that I do not own it. How am I supposed to re-read a series without the first book? I'm not, that's how.

I realize that I may as well still be ranting. I don't think I intended it to be a rant post, it just kind of ended up that way. I must still be in the anger stage of grief after reading Allegiant.

On that note, goodnight.

Frozen

Not a very creative journal title, but when I'm perfectly wide awake and non-delirious, what do you expect?

I have watched this movies more times than I can count (at the link below if you want to have a go at it) and I love it! I love it so much, that despite my having seen it so many times, I'm going to go see it in theater too. I have feels that cause eye leakage every time! I will give no spoilers on that.

I was thinking about it some, and I've decided that I would like to have the ability to watch a movie several times over and erase what I've watched from my brain so that I can watch it again and again for the first time, as many times as I like! Of course there would be an option not to forget it, as well. There's just nothing like watching a good movie for the first time and letting your feels be raw. It's sensational!

I want to watch Frozen over and over again like that. My youngest sister (16) asked me if it was really that good. My answer to that is YES! Absolutely! If I can watch it over and over again (without forgetting ) and cry every time, I call that an excellent movie.

Elsa, the snow queen and elder sister, has to be my favorite character. I think Anna, though, is my spirit animal. Her awkwardness and mine are so in sync. Also her enthusiasm and optimism of the world are qualities that I recognize in myself and I adore them.

Olaf, the snowman, is the most unfortunate character. I say that because, well, if you watch the movie, you'll know why. Any scene that he's in shows it. I can't help but love him though. He holds and represents the happiness of Elsa and Anna's childhood.

On to the shipping. Now, if you're reading this, you may be groaning at the mention of any shipping because "Why does everyone have to be paired off?!" No, I get it. I feel that way, too, most of the time (even though at one point, it was all I cared about... but I digress). I have to blame dA for it though. Don't get me wrong, I kind of thought about it before hand, but brushed it aside for the sake of the movie. Then I logged into deviantART and this happened.

It was so cute and adorable, how could I not ship these two?? And of course, now I've gone and nom-nommed up a whole ton of fanart and it fed the craving. So, yeah. I ship Elsa and Jack Frost now.

Credit for this picture goes to LightJames on deviantART.

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I Can't Believe It's Not More Popular!

Orphan Black is the newest sci-fi show on BBC America.  It has to be the greatest thing since Doctor Who and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Now before you go shouting "BLASPHEMY!", take time to think about the latest episodes and season of the two prior shows. While I had high hopes for the Doctor's new companion, Clara, she doesn't quite measure up. Maybe my hopes were too high. With all of the changes happening in season 4 of MLP, come on, don't tell me you're not upset about them too.

So when BBC advertised for this new show, I was intrigued. I saw the teaser trailer and my first reaction wasn't much. I saw a bunch of different girls monologging. They were telling me their names that I didn't care to hear or memorize them. What really caught my attention was at the end, they were like, "So when did 'I' become 'us'?" That's what got my attention. So in commercials between Doctor Who, I actually listened when it came on. It kind of confused me then. I wasn't sure if they had multiple personality disorder of if the situation of 'I'm her when I'm dreaming, but I'm me when I'm awake' kind of deal was going on.*

If I'm being completely honest, I saw the first episode by accident. It comes on right after Doctor Who.** It was the most awesome accident ever! Immediately after the first episode I couldn't wait to watch the second. There's conspiracies, clones, and as was so kindly pointed out in the commercial breaks, the deeper question of who I am as a person.

You can imagine my excitement when my youngest sister took an interest in it.*** I stayed up with her to watch all three aired episodes and was happy to answer any questions she had. I'm one of those people that watches and re-watches episodes. I do extensive research on shows and cartoons making myself a self-proclaimed expert on the subject. So when searched "orphan black" I expected to find fan art, blogs, and fanfiction galore. I was immensely disappointed when I found out otherwise. Maybe it's too soon? I don't know, but I feel the need to correct this problem. Thus the happening of this post. Be expecting fanfiction from me.****

What was your take on the new show? Have you even heard of it before this? Comment plz! Comments are good for me. nom nom nom nom!

*Like how the book Lucid is, but I haven't really read the book yet... it's still sitting on my shelf.
** That was good timing on the producer's part. :)
*** If you know anything about our relationship, you know that we really have absolutely NOTHING in common.
**** Not soon, because I have life, y'know? But definitely happening.

Review: Left Behind

Left Behind by Tim LaHaye

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I gave this book five stars because my soul acknowledged it in such a profound way.

I've read three books , , , all in which the world has ended. One left me feeling hopeless. One left me feeling hopeful. The last left me terrified.

While a recognize and acknowledge that this is a work of fiction, I will also acknowledge that this book (event wise) runs parallel to a book that I know in my heart to be true. That being said, I know that I won't be around for any of it, but I found myself terrified for those who don't know the Bible to be true.

I definitely encourage anyone and everyone to read it. Try to re-evaluate what and who you live your life for.



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Review: Nevermore

Nevermore by James Patterson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I finished this book in a grand total or 4 hours. I think that's a record for me. (I really should start keeping record shouldn't I?)

So, the world ended. It actually ended this time. I was bawling so hard when I thought Max was dead. AND MAX AND FANG FINALLY GOT THEIR BUTTS BACK TOGETHER!!! I was so happy! One of my friends (the one who let me borrow the book) said she wasn't satisfied with the ending. I must disagree though. I was quite satisfied with it. Just about the only thing I have to say against the ending is that it should have gone longer. I would have liked to see how life goes for them in this new world that was just for them.

My after reflection went like this: I've read two books, both in which the world ended. One ([b:This is Not a Test|12043771|This is Not a Test|Courtney Summers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1314375864s/12043771.jpg|17010494]) and one [b:Nevermore|11946245|Nevermore (Maximum Ride, #8)|James Patterson|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328150920s/11946245.jpg|15380149]. [b:This is Not a Test|12043771|This is Not a Test|Courtney Summers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1314375864s/12043771.jpg|17010494] left me feeling desperately hopeless. [b:Nevermore|11946245|Nevermore (Maximum Ride, #8)|James Patterson|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328150920s/11946245.jpg|15380149] left me feeling hopeful. I thought about it and thought about to figure out what was different and then I got it: In Nevermore, Max had her flock and the people she loved with her despite the apocalypse just having happened. Sloane on the other hand was taken away from those she loved most and saw them worse than dead.

I'm glad I read both of these books so close together. It made me realize that no matter what, should should protect those you love no matter the cost. It doesn't matter if the world is ending. Because when it comes down to it, that's all you have.



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