Weekend Review: Awkward.

I recently posted about this show and I honestly didn't think that I would again. Maybe I have a lot to say because I've been in Jenna's shoes recently. I hoped the writers of this show would decide that it was time for Jenna to grow past the love triangles and her undying love for Matty, but they haven't. I'm actually not here to talk about Jenna and Matty in the romantic sense though. The thing that's been bugging me lately is Jenna has an unpaid internship at a place called Idea bin, basically she's writing articles for a website. On the last episode she wrote an article that ended up on the front page of Idea bin, but that article also hurt Matty. I mostly write fiction, but sometimes I write nonfiction in my blog. Anytime you write your version of the truth someone will get their feelings hurt, I know this from experience. Some of the blogs that I wrote about my ex hurt them, but at the same time every word was true to me. He may have thought that he was fighting for us to stay together and be happy, but it couldn't have been my truth because I wasn't living it. I'm kind of on the fence about the article itself. I haven't taken down the articles about my ex, even though I know it hurt him. The articles may have hurt him, but they also helped me to grow as a writer. I may take them down in the future, but I'm not sure. I didn't write the articles with the intention to hurt anyone, the articles were the truth as I saw it at the time that I saw it. I don't even think he reads my blog anymore, although he claimed to read every new entry in the past (after we parted ways). Sometimes you don't like seeing the negative impact that you have on other people, but at the same time you should use the experience to grow into a better person. I honestly don't think she should have gotten her article taken down.

Weekend Review: Mario and Luigi Paper Jam

I was planning to start reviewing books every weekend, but I didn't read anything this week. I am considering a book review and a movie or some other type of review each weekend. I think it would be fun, and I am always checking out new things. I am currently considering watching that movie Maggie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie where he has to protect his zombie daughter. Anyway, I am trying to get a video gaming youtube channel off the ground and to do that I have to play lots of video games. I love Mario games and have loved them since I was little. I also love to share them with others, as this video shows. One video game I would not recommend picking up is Mario and Luigi Paper Jam. I already knew about the negative reviews of this when I decided to check it out. I love Paper Mario, although the last one on the ds wasn't that great. I remember playing the first one on the N64 and really loving it. Mario and Luigi paper jam is basically about catching Toads. I hate Toad. Whenever I see Toad I know that something stupid is about to happen. Toad is probably the most helpless character in any Mario game. Also, in the very first Mario game why do Toads just randomly hang out in Browser's castle? Anyway, the princess is kidnapped, but you have to find and catch Toads so they can make things out of cardboard for you. I never get game rage, or almost never do, and this game made me very honestly annoyed.

My Dream Office

Last night I had this really amazing dream that I was at a video game and comic book store with a friend of mine. For some reason I dream about video game stores and dvd rental places a lot. Anyway, in this dream the video games were all older games and they were displayed on the most beautiful set of shelves that I had ever seen. One of my dreams as an author has always been that I could get my own office with a beautiful bookshelf, where I could display not only my books but also the books that I love to read. I also would love one of those cool ink pens with a crown on the top, and some super nice work space for my desk. I would have a dry erase board in the office. I love dry erase boards, they help me when I am working on a novel. I would also have assorted artwork. I have never really owned any artwork, or had any artwork that I was in love with displayed in any of my homes. I guess that my dragons could count as artwork that I loved, but I also want artwork done by other people. It amazes me what other people can come up with and I have always been an art lover. I would also have some things in there which display my nerdy side. I love funko pop vinyls and had started to collect them. I had four of them Stitch from Lilo and Stitch was my first and Raphael from TMNT was my second and they would go in there for sure (the other two were the TMNT van with Mikey driving and Leo from TMNT, but I gave them back to my ex so I would have to rebuy them). I would want a few disney ones as well and some comic book related pop vinyls. I would get the ones from Supernatural and the Walking Dead as well. I would also make sure the office was very colorful. I love colorful things, they fuel my creativity. I would have at least one dog bed in my office because my dogs like to go wherever I am and I am sure they would want to be in the office with me. The dog bed would probably be pink because my dogs are girls and I also really like the color pink.

Cursing in novels

I've been seeing a lot of articles online about whether or not it's good to have characters curse in novels, so I decided to put in my two cents. One of my all time favorite novels features a character with a potty mouth (Deb from Dexter), so I'm not against a character cursing if it is part of who the character is. People curse in real life, so it makes sense for some characters to curse in a novel. There does come a point where the cursing is too much and it becomes distracting. I, personally, don't have that much cursing in anything that I've written. I only use profanity to build character. Well, that's my take on cursing in novels. :)

Weekend Review: Persephone by HP Mallory

I don't know if I started to do a review on this book before. I started to read it and then stopped because I was in the process of losing my boyfriend. I only got to read it in short bursts when he was in the bathroom. I found that this book made up for the last book being so short. I loved the first two books, but this one seemed to drag on just a little bit. I feel like this one had a lot more action than the last one, but I think it could have been shortened. This was also kind of a give or take novel. I feel like it really did nothing for the series. I do still plan on picking up the next novel, which I know is already out.


I also wanted to add a note that I am trying to get more focused on reviewing books or book based movies for the weekend review. I will still review other things, but I think maybe I could squeeze in two weekend reviews, one for books and one for other things. I also have been working on my youtube channel, so please check that out, the username is Geezenstack444 or Jade Plays Games (I'm not sure which, but I will try to add the link to my contact page). Thank you to everyone who enjoyed my '100 word' story. I might try to do another one sometime in the future.

One Hundred Word Story

Last night I started to write a one hundred one story, but realized when I was finished I realized that the magazine I planned to submit it to charged a reader's fee. I added a bit more to it and put it on fiction press. It's based on an Asian urban legend. Let me know what you think. Short Story: Bus Stop

Forum

I decided that it would be best to make a forum so that I could connect with readers better.

http://authorjade.proboards.com/

Weekend Review: The Final Girls

I love horror movies, but I was hesitant about picking up this horror comedy. I have only enjoyed a few horror comedies, like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, but I am glad that I picked up The Final Girls. The Final Girls is about Max, who loses her mother and gets somehow sucked into the horror film that her mother is best known for. I love how the movie mixed modern horror with 70's and 80's horror. Parts of it reminded me of Friday the 13th. The horror film characters were all stereotypical, which added to the fun of watching the movie. The killer even had a backstory: he took too long in the bathroom so some mean kids set him on fire. I really enjoyed the Final Girls, but it was not without flaws. I kind of felt like something had been cut out of the movie, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was. The movie was still great, and I would suggest it to anyone looking for a light horror comedy.

Newsletter and Blog

I just made a newsletter. I decided it was time to do so because I plan to have a book out soon. The info for the newsletter will be on my contact page as soon as I get a chance. I will be redoing my blog soon as well, and would like to take this as a chance to ask for advice. I want to know what changes you'd like to see on my blog, as well as things you would like to have included in the newsletter. Please let me know in the comments.

Weekend Review: Pokemon Yellow

I remember playing Pokemon yellow when I was younger. I was hooked to my game boy color until I beat the game and caught the legendary Pokemon. I was so excited when I heard that yellow, red, and blue were going to be available for the ds. I knew that I had to get yellow. I love Pikachu, and every pokemon game has had me hooked for days or weeks. I thought they would remake the game and improve the graphics, but it is just the same game from the gameboy color. Gameplay is the same, since it's the same game. I love playing the old game, and had forgotten how hard it was compared to the newer ones. It's the same game that I fell in love with, I just wish they had at least upgraded the graphics. Despite that, the game still looks good, just not as good as the newer pokemon games. I may purchase red as well, but I am undecided. I would give pokemon yellow a 9.5 out of 10.

2016 Reading Goal

I don't log into goodreads often, but I did this morning. It surprised me to find that I hadn't met my reading goal last year. Last year I had only read a handful of books, and most of them I hadn't finished. Once I started living with my boyfriend I was only allowed to read or look on my phone when he was in the bathroom, which had an effect on my reading habits. This year goodreads asked for my 2016 reading goal and I put 10. 10 books. I only feel that I am capable of ten books. I know that may seem pitiful, but only being allowed to read when my boyfriend was in the bathroom hurt the way I read. I can no longer pay attention and get bored after a few minutes of reading. I would like to read more, but I think I need to get back into the swing of things.