O.K. So I am just days away from heading to RockFest in Cadott, WI for 4+ days of music and fun. I put a small teaser on Facebook the other day that I was going to add two more concerts to my "40th celebration of my birth" yearlong celebration. I just purchased those tickets. Woohoo! I am now officially headed to JJO Band Camp 2013 and off to see Black Veil Brides...both in Madison. (I also already have tickets to the Carnival of Madness tour in IA.)
I just recently discovered I had 1 more week of vacation at work than originally planned, so it is game on now. I honestly think by the time October is done, I will have seen every band I could have ever wanted to see in one year...and more. Looks like I'm going to have to wait until 2014 to see Five Finger Death Punch supporting the new album. Yay! Something to look forward to next year.
O.K....since very few people I know share my love for this type of music or have any idea how excited I am about all of this...I'll give a quick recap of what I've been reading lately.
I just finished the Existence trilogy by Abbi Glines. Loved it! It's paranormal, but Dank Walker has been added to my Top 5 Book Boyfriend list. Who cares if his real identity is Death? He plays guitar in a rock band. Sheesh. I also read Rock the Band by Michelle Valentine to complete the story of Lane and Noel. There are more books in the series, but they appear to be about some of the subcharacters in the first two books. I own them; I'll read them eventually. Dank was just way too alluring! :-)
Right after I got back from Book Bash, I read Lick by Kylie Scott and Killing Sarai by J.A. Redmerski. Huge love for both of these authors, and these were both very good. Lick is the first in a series (not sure how many), and it's rock star god goodness. David Ferris has moved up my book boyfriend list as well. Highly recommend. Killing Sarai is good, but it's fairly dark. It's also the first in a series. NEITHER END WITH A CLIFFHANGER. As Ms. Redmerski wrote in her blog a few weeks ago, it ends with a continuation. Totally different than a cliffhanger.
I highly recommend all these books listed. Should be a little something for everyone here! Now the focus goes to packing and prepping for music and camping madness. I'm officially on a reading hiatus until after RockFest.
Peace
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
A Bookish Weekend
Last week, this quote showed up on my Facebook Newsfeed, attributed to Rob Pattinson. Being Team Jacob, I was quite sure he never said this. And if he did, it was because a movie script told him to. I did eventually find the source, which was not Rob. Regardless, I really liked it.
"If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours, but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads."
Most of you know by now that I went to Orlando, FL last weekend for Book Bash. It was quite an interesting event. Basically, a whole lot of really cool people who write books all came to one central place, and fans could meet them, get autographs, and have their picture taken with the cool people. I think maybe the coolest part was meeting other fans...some of which you met through Facebook groups or Goodreads groups or from Amazon reviews.
I'll admit that there were some things about the event I didn't like, but overall, I would attend another of these events. In fact, in 2014, there will be two almost in my backyard: Minneapolis and Chicago. If anyone wants to join me, let me know!
Here are a few more pictures of the room, layout, and crowd.
If anyone wants to learn more about the event, the website is still up. Or, you can follow them on Facebook. There were professional photographers there, and we've been told the photos and videos will appear on the Facebook page when they are ready.
"If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours, but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads."
Most of you know by now that I went to Orlando, FL last weekend for Book Bash. It was quite an interesting event. Basically, a whole lot of really cool people who write books all came to one central place, and fans could meet them, get autographs, and have their picture taken with the cool people. I think maybe the coolest part was meeting other fans...some of which you met through Facebook groups or Goodreads groups or from Amazon reviews.I'll admit that there were some things about the event I didn't like, but overall, I would attend another of these events. In fact, in 2014, there will be two almost in my backyard: Minneapolis and Chicago. If anyone wants to join me, let me know!
Here are a few more pictures of the room, layout, and crowd.
If anyone wants to learn more about the event, the website is still up. Or, you can follow them on Facebook. There were professional photographers there, and we've been told the photos and videos will appear on the Facebook page when they are ready.
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