my week has consisted of: wonderful.

this week in review:

valentine's day cupcakes!

(made by cc.)

so, i worked on v-day but i actually didn't mind. we were super busy and so i was constantly on the go (i quite like it that way). it was so amazing seeing so many different walks of life coming in to celebrate the same thing: love. there were couples in love, parents with their children, single friends, and best friends.

it really warmed my heart right up seeing so many people who love each other.

amaze.

a-maze.

oh. and i also got froyo on this day. who in the world could forget that?! i mean, come on.

i've also been getting really into my book:

so, i've been trying to branch out from the middle grade reading rut that i've gotten quite cozy in (just like gregward recommended) and have been dabbling a little in a different genre of literature.

i'm pretty sure this book ^ is considered YA but... i'm not 100% sure. (how do i tell? it wasn't in a MG or YA section at the lib*.)

anyway, its a fictional story about non-fictional people who were involved in the salem witch trials. while i had a hard time getting addicted to the story, its the truth behind the story that gets me. seeing what those who were accused went through (and their families) is absolutely heart wrenching. i never realized how difficult it was for them and how poorly they were treated until i began reading this book.

i'm almost done with it and i'm pretty sure i'll be reading up more on the salem witch trials because now, i'm kinda hooked.

(you can read the first chapter here.)

i also went to a friend of mines show the other night. it was muy fun-o. (i'm speaking spanglish here, peeps.)

i'm slightly addicted to live music. it, in my opinion, is one of the most wonderful things IN. THE. WORLD. gah. and while i didn't drag the rebel** along, i did get a vid of a very drunk lady/girl/woman/person showing her love for the band:

(i apologize in advance if there isn't sound. i also apologize if its hard to see. i was filming with my blackberry, guys. not much room for a steven spielburgesque film.)

so, before she was sitting at the bassists' feet, she was over with her face all up in the guitarists grill. srsly. and when asked if she had any requests for songs, "just keep it fresh" she said.

(if you're that lady/girl/woman/person, you are my hero. thank you so much for the laughs)

i also took some pictures.

did some more design work for a friend (i'll link up soon, once her site is up and running!).

and obsessed over my museek.

and now it is le weekend. (now i'm speaking frenchish)

and i am oh-so-grateful.

it is now time, to relax.

*sigh*

*lib = lie-brayer-ee. library.

**the rebel is my camera. its a canon rebel. hence, "the rebel".

a random playlist which consists of:

led zeppelin

mika

the clash

rooney

and the across the universe soundtrack

(i was getting my british love on. go figure.)

book review: the pigman by paul zindel

i just finished reading the pigman by paul zindel (159 pages). now, here are my thoughts on the book:

the pigman is about two high school kids who meet an elderly man, mr. pignati, by chance and befriend him. the book follows their experiences together but also ties in real life circumstances as well and covers how people deal with things differently.

i really liked the way paul zindel wrote from the perspective of two different characters (john, the main boy and lorraine, the main girl). john's character is witty and rebellious and at some points he even caused me to laugh right out loud. lorraine on the other hand is more conservative and cautious about life. it was great to see such different perspective on the events that took place.

the ups and downs of this book stirred my emotions quite a bit causing me to feel sad, or angry, or making me smile or cringe.

i felt a real connection with the characters and felt for each of them in different ways and even though i was pretty angry at john and lorraine through certain points, i still could see their individual point of view on things.

as far as the actual writing goes, the book came out in 1968 so the language is pretty outdated, but i liked that about it. -- paul zindel writes very simply but is also able to portray his message well and make the story and characters grasbable. (yes, i just said graspable.)

while this book is different from the kind i usually read, i really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who was looking for something to take up a weekend or just needs something excellent to read.

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