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Bone Worship
I saw this book in Barnes and Noble one day as I was shopping. I read the back and it sounded really interesting.The main character, Jasmine, is the child of an Iranian father and an American mother. After flunking out of her last semester at college as a double major, she returns home to make good on her promise to her parents to let them arrange a wedding for her.
I'm not going to summarize the book here, (in short, I really enjoyed the book) I just wanted to write a little bit about why I thought this was such a good book and what I think makes a good book.
Writing style is something everyone has a different preference for. Some people like simpler writers, others like a more complex writing style.
I happen to like somewhat of a middle ground. For example, I recently took the newest Meg Cabot novel out of the library's teen section (yes, I often read from the teen section- usually if you pick through the angst-ridden high school stories, you can find some good stuff). I started reading it, (it was supposed to be a modern take on Persephone) I thought that the Greek mythological background would make it interesting (I happen to LOVE mythology). But I found myself bored, not because of the story, but because of the writing style.
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It's been a while...
Ahh, blog I miss you!!It's been a while since I've posted anything. I'll explain why.
I started school again…I started work again…umm…that's about it.
But it's enough to make my brain spin sometimes, which makes me forget about awesome things like my blog. (A tragedy, I know.)
So I'm writing here to promise to put renewed effort into this scrap of the internet that I claim to be mine.
Some of the things I'm currently working on are:
www.disneymadesimple.com This website of mine is my excuse for learning more about Disney World and loving every second of it. It needs a new design and interface and so….that's where my work comes in.
www.thefoodxchange.blogspot.com This blog is my motivation for learning healthy, easy recipes, in order to force myself to be a healthier individual.
www.jmandmdesign.com This website is my freelance graphic and web design business, requiring enough work on it's own, let alone along with all this other nonsense I'm doing.
Reading Music. This endeavor is proving to be pretty fun and not all that time consuming, which is nice for a change.
Learning French. Learning another language has always been a dream of mine. My audio tutor whom I play while doing Photoshop homework, has helped me learn how to say precisely one phrase. ("I know a little bit of French."….Which happens to be entirely untrue, depending on how you define "a little".)
Art Journaling. I was introduced to this concept by my 2D design teacher last semester. I purchased a lovely book on the subject and created my very first entry, only to not have the time to pursue it. I vow to try and get an entry in every weekend.
Yoga Training/Teaching. I taught two of my eight community service hours required for my level 1 certificate this summer, thanks to the generosity of my great friend. I plan to force my parents to take the rest of the hours I am required. (hehe.) I am also working on setting up my level 2 training and very excited to continue my learning. I also plan to actually use my gym membership and take at least 2 yoga classes there a month, in order to attempt to get my money's worth.
School. Although I'm taking only two classes, Photoshop is quite time intensive as is my Advertising class. I am however, grateful that I took the two classes at the same time, because they tend to tie into each other quite nicely.
My Blanket. Remember my crochet post? ("Sure I do!", you say.) Well my blanket is coming along very nicely. It no longer looks like a table runner and it is now big enough that I can actually use it to keep me warm while I'm crocheting it.
So, that's what I've been doing with my time. As you can see, I have about 25 billion things going on at once, but that's the way I like it. What's life without a little craziness?
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