Any vampires that sparkle are clearly fairies.

(Well? Did that sound more like a Tora-titled post?)

I've been watching a lot of movies lately. Too many. Although, really there isn't such a thing...Especially musicals. And now I can't get the songs out of my head. Even when I'm supposed to be working through my mountains of work. When I'm online, there should be an advantage to being a fast typer (aside from the fact that any keyboard I use protests vehemently to my incessant hammering) but I never seem to have enough time, ever.

Time. Healer of all wounds my- Well, never mind that. But needless to say it's tendency to run away with itself gets on my nerves. But you know how it is...the show must go on. You don't need to hear my complaining about how little time I have to do stuff. (Although, mentioning it does give me a chance to tell you about one of my favourite books ever - The New Policeman by Kate Thompson. Awesome, awesome book. Vivid, funny, and full of Irish mythical people and legends Tír na n'Óg here I come! Hey, I might even do a review of it next time I get around to re-reading it...)

Not sure how many of you will be reading this, but I haven't posted in a while, so I decided I'd better do something to show y'all I'm still alive....

Current Book: Specials, by Scott Westerfield - this author was recommended to me by a friend, but since I couldn't get my hands on Leviathan (Don't worry, I know it's supposed to be brilliant, and I'm in the process of tracking it down!) I found The Uglies series to get me through while I wait. So far it looks good - it's pure dystopian, which I can only read in small doses (Needless to say it took me a long time to build myself up to read Catching Fire, and - I know, I know, everyone shall shun me for this - I haven't read Mockingjay yet...sorry fellow Hunger Games fans!) though I do love it. Something to do with my constant state of pessimsim and depression, apparently. Too many apocalyptic thoughts are bad for the system. 

Current Playlist: Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell, and, er, did I mention Joni Mitchell? I am a self-confessed folk and alternative rock addict, and I've sort of been raised on old music like this, so it only seems natural that I've got one of her albums on constant repeat right now. I'll move onto something else for a while soon, but her songs are so inspiring I doubt I'll be back to stay away for long. My current favourite is definitely Woodstock...so ethereal...

Current Colour: Probably the same as usual. I don't spend so much time thinking about my favourite colours...although colours around me, now that's a different story. There was something bright, bright green I saw recently that I loved...but now I can't think what it was. 

Current Favourite TV Show: The Big Bang Theory! Thank the Lord for boxsets! Several straight hours of Sheldon have cheered me right up about my own state of geekiness. (Who says I don't do anything constructive on weekends?)

Current Book Wishlist: Still so many. To finish reading Matched by Ally Condie (to cut a long story short, I treated the bookshop rather like a library that day, but I did, unfortunately, have to go eventually. Though I was not kicked out, no matter what anyone tells you!), to get some of the fantastic YA books that everyone's talking about at the moment, and also to get a few of those less publicised novels that I haven't seen anywhere yet...including Joe Craig's Lifters! (edit- which I have just been informed isn't even out yet...the publication date was moved back to the end of September? GASPETH! What am I going to do now??)

Current Needs: to find twinsister dearest, wherever she has disappeared off to, to make the pile of work waiting for me as soon as the weekend's over vanish, and to find something sweet to eat...

Current Bane of My Existence: my internet connection, which is being decidedly dodgy at this moment. 

Current Objects Around Me: several CDs, random sheets of paper, random pens, game and DVD boxes, the night sky out the window. 

Currently Thinking: I better schedule some posts just in case I disappear for a while again...

Allie

And, by the way, Tora, I do read books for myself. I also just like to write reviews about those books. (Read: I write reviews when I've got writer's block for my normal form of writing. Just in case any of you readers didn't figure that out already...and as you can see I get writer's block often. Not a good sign. But what else can I do?) 

Currently I'm....

I'm stealing this meme from Zoe (who stole it from Khy, who stole it from Jordyn, who stole it from Alexa, who stole- well, you get the idea . It's just a list of things you are currently doing. I'm not going to set a regular day because it will probably end up becoming the post we/I do to cure boredom and to make sure there is something new on the blog if there hasn't been a post in a while.


Current Book: I've finally gotten around to getting my hands on Torment by Lauren Kate, but I'm also reading Dropzone: Terminal Velocity by Andy McNab. I'm hoping to do a review of both, but I'd have to do Fallen first, as well...*makes note to remember*


Current Playlist: A lot of Maroon 5, Shelter by Birdy, No One Gonna Love You by Jennifer Hudson and a lot of Ed Sheeran.


Current Favourite TV Show - nothing. I've been watching more TV than usual lately, but I don't actually have a favourite...


Current Wishlist: to be able to sort out the mess that is my head, to be able to decide between several plot threads for a story I'm writing at the moment but can't keep all the ideas I have for it, and to find Tora, wherever she is.


Current Book Wishlist: As ever this is growing longer and longer by the day. One book I really want is Matched by Ally Condie, and also City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare.


Current Needs: to eat, and to stop procrastinating about writing just because I haven't been struck by inspiration lightning and I'm afraid that anything I write will be bad.


Current Bane Of My Existence: Tora not being around...


Current Objects Near Me: the space around me is remarkably uncluttered, actually. There's a copy of Aftershock and of Torment, a charger strewn across the floor, and some food within touching distance...oh, and several candelabras. And a masquerade mask.


Currently Thinking: I hope there are some readers of this blog out there somewhere...


Allie

Currently I'm...

I'm stealing this meme from Zoe (who stole it from Khy, who stole it from Jordyn, who stole it from Alexa, who stole- well, you get the idea ). It's just a list of things you are currently doing. I'm not going to set a regular day because it will probably end up becoming the post we/I do to cure boredom and to make sure there is something new on the blog if there hasn't been a post in a while.

Current Book: I just started Spindle's End by Rob McKinley, and don't know if I like it yet. If I do like it, it will be great because it's pretty long...Mainly I picked it up because I need something to read while I wait for books I have ordered/new releases that should be out soon.

Current Playlist: This is constantly changing, as I have a huge 'playlist', but right now I've been listening to You Lost Me by Christina Aguilera a lot (sad, but brilliant for writing) songs from Dionne Bromfield's new album, Good For The Soul, and Mumford & Son's album Sigh No More.

Current Colour: Black...and purple.

Current Favourite TV Show: House - I've been on a bit of a binge for the past week, flying through episodes...

Current Wishlist: for my writer's block to go away, and the summer to last forever. And for Tora to wake up so I can talk to her.

Current Book Wishlist: ARGH. I could list the fifty-two books I want, but it would just be a waste of time, since by the end of it I still won't have any of those books, and will feel even more depressed about not having them. I am thinking of trawling bookshops later today if I can, because I think I'm about to go INSANE from not not having anything new.

Current Needs: see above, and see below.

Current Bane of My Existence: writer's block. As I have stated several times over the past few days. I only have nine weeks left of summer, I need to write something!

Current Objects Around Me: A sleeping cat, the hardback library copy of Spindle's End by Rob McKinley, a  pile of notebooks, a dictionary, a ton of random sheets of paper, various pieces of jewellery.

Currently Thinking: I really need to finish this post, because I have things to do...

Allie