It is: 2016!
Good morning, reader! It is a beautiful day---only 10:30 A.M. and it's already about 70 degrees and sunny! Lovely :) So, our first order of business for today: I shall give you a survey! Here it is: Scoring: Question 1--orange=three points, purple=two points, blue=one point, other=zero Question 2--less than 13=two points, 13-18=three points, 19-25=one point, anything else=zero Question 3--once upon a time=four points, the voice=two points, jeopardy=one point, 1 and 2=five points, 2 and 3=three points, all of the above=six points, none of the above=zero Score yourself! Then, check the results: 0-2 points--sorry, nothing like me 3-6 points--eh, a little like me 7-10 points--good for you! you're a lot like me 11-12 points--wow! you're my clone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyway, here's our first topic for today---What's important to you? I really encourage you to leave your answer in my comments section! I'd love to hear from you! Here's my answer: There are so many things that I could answer with, but to name a few: My family MUSIC My friends Food (hey, can't live without it) Academics/good grades -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of family, here's today's other topic! That is: Who's in your family? My answer: My mom, dad, two dogs, frog(yes, frog), four aunts, three uncles(plus one aunt's boyfriend), two grandmothers, two grandfathers, three cousins, two great-grandmothers...and that's just making a dent in it! (I have a big family) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay, I've had an exciting week, and I'm going to tell you about it! This week, I learned about Buffalo, my hometown. But I also learned a lot about teamwork...through activities like Marshmallow On Top, brainstorming, and a "selfie scavenger hunt" down at Canalside, my camp-mates and I learned a whole lot about collaboration. So why should you care? Well, collaboration is, in my mind, a VITAL skill. As I jokingly said before, I can't do this by myself. After this week, I think that should be everyone's mindset for life in general! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And now, I shall end with a book review and a little surprise :) But first, the review: Paper Towns by John Green Rating: 4 stars I love John Green, and this book did not disappoint. With Mr. Green's beautiful writing, page-turning plot, and wonderful characters, this was a great novel. So why not five stars? Well, I felt that a lot of the conversations with Q, Radar, and Ben had a lot of innuendo and language that could have been removed with no plot damage. HOWEVER, that is my only problem with this book. I loved the character of Margo, and I loved Q's development throughout the book. Ben's romance was adorable, and the dialogue was realistic and hilarious. The school scenes were also realistic and none of the characters seemed flat at all. This novel was amazing and a total page-turner. READ THIS! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, it is now time for the surprise. You might not like it as much as I do, though... But either way, here is my absolute favorite song! I give you...Hold Me Down by the great and powerful Halsey!!! THE END
Love, Maddie :)
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Hi, reader! I'm Madeline Jane, but I have a pretty decent amount of nicknames----feel free to call me Madeline, Maddie, MJ, Madz, and/or Mads! This post's topic? Me!
About Me: I was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, which is where I currently reside. I am a singer, guitar player, dancer, and actress, and I absolutely love to read and write. That said, you can find me on Goodreads, too! My username is "Maddie Jane/America Singer :)". Or, of course, just leave me a comment! My dream: To be a performer! I've dreamt of getting a record deal since I was about ten. My favorites: Singer: Halsey or Christina Perri TV Show: Once Upon A Time Color: Orange or purple Movie: Saving Mr. Banks Book: The Book Thief Concert: So far, the Halsey/Metric/Imagine Dragons concert. But I'm going to Christina Perri/Colbie Caillat/Rachel Platten next week, so that may change... :) Here's the plan---I'll include a book review in every post, and you can leave a comment about it if you like. Because I can and will debate books for hours. Seriously. Now, here's the review: This review is on Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers. *If you liked the book, avoid this review :/ Rating: 1.5 stars Wow. I'm actually shocked at how much I disliked this book, especially since I read it for its rave reviews! It just didn't work for me. At all. First of all, there were the characters. The mean girls were completely, melodramatically, totally-over-the-top cruel.…so much that they just weren't real to me. And the rest of them...they were just so FLAT. Either they had no backstory, or they had some brief, wasted little tale that was probably meant to be clever. Yeah, well, not clever---just flat and irrelevant. Nice going. Second, there was Regina. Ugh, Regina. Throughout the whole book, she threw herself one big pity party. And then, on the few occasions that she fought back, she was childish in her attempts and yet was surprised when the mean girls continued to torment her. Also, clearly she was supposed to become likable. Um...no. She frustrated me from beginning to end. Third, the plot. Without getting into detail, it had so many gaping holes, an elephant could have fallen through it. So I'm supposed to believe that she told people and they believed her...but they didn't TELL anyone? Yeah, right! Ughhhhhhhh. I could go on, but I'll wrap it up. Basically, this book's only redeeming quality was the dialogue. It sounded real---like if these people existed, this is actually what they'd say. But other than that, which isn't much…I wanted to throw this book across the room. *end rant* Okay, review over! Last thing, and this is interactive for you, reader: What should my next post's topic be? Leave me a comment and tell me! Please! I can't do this on my own, you know..... ;) Love, Maddie :) |
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