BookTube-A-Thon 2014 Wrap Up and links to vids

Hey guys!

This was probably the craziest thing I've ever done, deciding to film every day, read 24/7 for a week, not do anything other than read. It was intense and very, very hard, especially as I was going from one week long readathon to another. I've never read so much so quickly. By Friday I was really at the end of my rope, crying because I'd gone a solid 10 days without enough sleep. Oh, I'm tired? Read. Oh, I really need to make some nice food? Nope, grab something and read. I read everywhere. I read in the kitchen, at parties, at church, at my friends. I had a book on me while driving. I went no where and did nothing without a book by my side. Sounds awesome for readers, but by day 13 I was exhausted. I just laid in bed, watched most of a movie, then slept for 10 hours. Even so, I had an alarm and woke up before I wanted to. But getting more than 6 hours of sleep was just what I needed.

I know, some people have it worse, of course they do. But for me this was trying. I mean, doing one thing all day every day for two weeks regardless of what it is, is hard as hell. Yes, I did take breaks, but I didn't have the time to just relax for 4 hours.

So I am doing BookTube-A-Thon next year, but I'm never doing two read-a-thons back to back ever again. WAY too damn hard.

So here's everything that I read during the BookTube-A-Thon 2014!!!

Also linked down below are all the rest of my vids I did for it! :)







TBR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwPv-xsPvUk
Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7__ErVa9v4
Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqmDmx7I3sY
Day 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FadKC2GLvRs
Day 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhb7PX2CkY
Day 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiEdG-HZECM
Day 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92EIMcbr7gA
Day 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IynnzA4BVU

My Week(s) in Pics ~6/30 - 7/21~

Hey Guys!

OMG it's been CRAZY! NEVER doing two read-a-thons back to back again! BookTube-A-Thon almost killed me! Friday I had several mental breakdowns and ended up just crying and trying to not punch people!

BUT I have pictures! I did take quite a few, so here they are!

Yeah I get this.

Soo, before the read-a-thon's got started I had to wake up early...and my alarm clock went off at about 3 times it's normal volume. And if you didn't know, I tend to dream about fighting and having to fight for my life. So that's what I was dreaming about when a rock song came on at 3x's the sound level. I fell out of bed. I'm not sure how, only that I found myself on the floor with this righteous bruise forming. I still have it. TWENTY DAYS LATER!!!! And this pic does NOT do it justice, it was all tie-dye and every few hours the colors would change. Now it's barely there but I can still feel it. o.o'

I kept my strength up during the read-a-thons by eating healthy! And this cookie cereal from Kroger (Fry's here) is actually not bad for you! Maybe it is if you eat as much of it as I have, but still. Yummy yummy deliciousness!

So on Pinterest I have reach over 400 followers! WOW! To all, seriously thank you! I'm glad you like all my randomness!!!

The same day I also got up and headed out with Ray to see Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier! I really loved it, and now LA is (of course) making a new fanfic separate from Darkness There and Nothing/Edge of Darkest Devotion. It's really good, at least the first chapter is, so I suggest you head over to her fanfiction page and check it out!

This is the most unflattering thumbnail my computer could have possibly created. Wow. Thank you, computer.

So yesterday I realized that my BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up was nothing but blurry, so I had to refilm it. Then I decided to film several other things. This was the makeup look I did for the last video. Crazy and a little out there, I'd never wear this out (unless it was a great party or something). Any ideas on what it was I filmed? HINT: I read it during BookTube-A-Thon!

So that was what I've been up to! Make sure to check out my YouTube page for a run-down of all my vids I filmed, edited, and posted in the middle of these read-a-thons. Thanks for the support!

Also, my Wrap Up will be going up later today, so be subscribed to see it when it's live at 7 PM PST!

BookTube-A-Thon Announcement and Day 1 Challenge (videos)

Hey guys!

Since I did so horrible with #AYearAThon (my wrap up will be up later tonight), I decided like a maniac to do BookTube-A-Thon, another week long readathon with book and video challenges! o_o' Yeah, I'm that crazy!

So here's my announcement with what I'm currently reading, minus The Two Towers, as I did NOT finish it (again, more on that in my wrap up going up tonight).






It's already started, and while I didn't get that great of a start (some people have ALREADY finished their first books! O.O), I'm almost done with Two Towers. But as I mentioned before, there's video challenges. Every day I post a vid in order to meet these challenges. Now there's no prize for doing all of them, so I may not, but I'm gonna try. Speaking of which, I've got stuff to read, so PEACE!!!

Monthly Favorites ~June 2014~

The month of June has passed, so you know what that means: FAVORITES TIME!!!

There are some clear winners here, so let's get started!

BOOK

Divergent by Veronica Roth

So I finally picked this up (and I now own it!) and fell in love. Well, I fell in love with the movie, which is just like the book. Great book to movie adaptation!

MOVIE

City of Bones

This is another great book to movie adaptation. Okay, not great, more like really well done. There's 1 scene that bugs me, when they freeze the demons they just move past them, instead of killing them, which would've saved lives. -_-'

TV SHOW

Sherlock Season Three

So I finally saw the final episode this month, and got my girls to see it too! It's so amazing! Can't wait for season four!!!

YOUTUBE VIDS

Always #LikeAGirl by Always

This video challenges the insult "like a girl." That's insulting to every girl and woman on the planet. I love Always decided to challenge that. Although it's not the first time I heard that, Disney channel did it about 10 years ago with an original movie of theirs.

Not Sorry #ShineStrong by Pantene

Another video that went viral the week before #LikeAGril, this video points out a universal truth that's held women back in a lot of ways. Women are very good at apologizing for nothing, usually for just being there. Which makes no sense. I've heard it over and over again, that women are holding themselves back from promotions, raises and other things they need because of this random habit of apologizing. I've told my friends, and been told before to not apologize when there's nothing to apologize for.

Both of these videos should be viewed by men and women alike, especially the first one.

YOUTUBERS

I've got three of them, so here we go!

ke-sha Forsaken

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/theforsaken707

Ke-sha is one of the moderators for #AYearAThon, and since I posted my first video she's been watching my channel. We have very different tastes in books, which I think only adds variety to BookTube. She's funny, honest, totally herself on camera. I really enjoying watching her, so ya'll should subscribe! And I totally consider her my first YouTube friend!

Elizziebooks

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/elizziebooks

ElizzieBooks runs BookTube News, a helpful weekly series about the new things on YouTube, and a blog on tumblr! I've been featured on her tumblr quite a few times myself, and have found more than 1 awesome video or BookTuber thanks to that awesome series. I especially love how all her videos end: "Remember to Keep Reading."

WhittyNovels

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhittyNovels

Whitney is a 16 year old from Texas whose YouTube channel has just exploded. When I subscribed she had about 3000 followers, which has grown to about 12,000! And for a good reason - she's hilarious and fun to watch! She's so smart and reads whatever she feels like, not just because it's popular (although that too). Obsessed with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (the author actually knows her, she's that obsessed), she started vlogging about books shortly after she discovered just how awesome they really are. A great person to watch, and I suggest you follow her tumblr, if only for her random pictures of her freaking out in bookstores. :D

MUSIC

Katy Perry - Prism (album)

(In Particular) By The Grace of God

The last week of June I just fell in love with this album. I just decided I wanted to hear all of it, and while I don't listen to all of it, on my Spotify playlist you can see what tracks from the album (it's most of it) I love. My favorite is definitely By The Grace of God. Such a beautiful song!

Timeflies ft. Katie Sky - Monsters

This song is incredibly personal to me, as it represents how I feel with my depression and anxiety are at their worst. I think I hate everyone and can't trust anyone. I feel unworthy of love. But I have people in my life, one person in particular, who are just like Katie Sky's part in the song, telling me that they know it's the depression and anxiety, not me. That it's okay and they'll help me battle my demons, my monsters, and refuse to let them win. This battle is very real, and hits me every few days. And I'm not the only one. Lots of my friends deal with this issue. I hope that I'm someone they can count on too.

Pentatonix - Love Again

This song is AMAZING! And as you can see from the picture, so is the video! But since my computer is used and sometimes barely works, I listen mostly on Spotify, where it's been on repeat all month! I can't help, no matter what, to stop and just rock out. Very helpful when Movie Maker keeps freezing (like it has today -_-+ ).

That's my June favorites! Have you discovered a song you can't get out of your head, or a new friend?

:)

My Week in Pics ~6/8 - 6/27~ + #AYearAThon Announcement

So, I'm not very good at sticking with not doing something. Seriously, not.

Which is why I decided to do this post no matter what! I guess I'll just do what I've been doing, and just post them sometimes. :)

So this is just a little update about how things are going!

After tweeting about how I was loving Divergent their official twitter followed me! Trust me, I've already filmed a book review about it where I was rocking makeup that reminded me of Tris (makeup I don't wear). I'll post about it when it goes up.

Follow me on twitter here.

BookTube News reblogged some of my vids again! Big thanks for the shoutout, Elizziebooks!

Follow me on tumblr here.

Bookmans also replied to my tweet about the library sale. Thanks for the view guys! And keep doing what you do, the store's awesome!

Watch the video here.

And in case you're tired of hearing about my shoutouts, this is the tumblr for Whitney from Whittynovels. She's only 16, incredibly funny and...whitty! (get it? Okay, I'm corny, but it's in her screen name!) She asked for people to criticize her page without sugar coating it, so I did. She's awesome and amazing, and this time the links to HER YouTube page, because she deserves it.

Her YouTube page is here!

That's what I've been up to! Okay, it's just from last week, since I wasn't taking pictures very much. I'll be better, I promise!

But as the title says, this isn't just about my week in pics, it's also my debut of my latest video, which is my #AYearAThon July Announcement!

This month the theme is Classics. I haven't had much success with reading classics. Pretty much if it's labeled a classic I don't like it. Things Fall Apart, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter. All of these I had to read in school and I hated with a passion. So if it's called a classic, I avoided it, even if I liked the movie adaptation (I learned Hollywood is good at making them look better on screen with Count of Monte Cristo). But I decided to at least try and bought a classic, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare at the library sale. Also decided that The Lord of the Rings is close enough to classics for me to reread them, or at least try. I'm close to the end of The Fellowship of the Ring and will be finishing that.

Here more about my plans in the video below! Hope you guys have a great week!

Bookmans Warehouse Sale Haul and June Wrap Up/July TBR (videos)

Hey Guys!

So I did forget to post about my last video, which was a haul!

Bookmans had a big sale at their Warehouse, which is were I used to shop for cheap clothes as a kid! It was crazy. There was no AC, and all these round tables with boxes on and underneath them. Each box was filled with books, and until you actually looked inside you had no clue what was there. Nothing was sorted, except that childrens and YA were on two or three tables with Shakespeare and other randomness. It was hot, crazy, and full of book, movies and cds. I didn't look at any of the cds, but the DVDs were $2 and you could fill a bag of books for $10. I spent about $50 and got all of this!





This video went live today. It's my June Wrap Up and July TBR. I may finish another comic or two before the official end of June, raising my book count, but I'll mention any change in my July Wrap Up.

Yup, Forgot Again (Videos and Updates)

Although I do have an excuse, I was travelling the whole last half of last week, and couldn't get to YouTube or tumblr. So there.

But I couldn't posted something.

Quick update of things: I've been writing in Glenn's Story some more. I need to go through and look at things because the whole first parts of the book have been from multiple perspectives, but where I'm at now that's not really practical, so I'm gonna go over it again before posting it on Figment. In case you don't know you can read Glenn's Story on Figment HERE!

So I'm still writing, but I really need to take things slowly. My hands have been getting worse, flaring up more often. Sometimes, especially while I was travelling, I wake up from my hand(s) bugging me and have to put on my brace. :(

My Week In Pics: I don't know if I'll continue them. I haven't been taking many pictures lately, mostly due to reading and being online a great deal. I guess I can, but there will be a break from it. Gonna admit, some of it is from backlash of certain person getting in my face about my life. I do share some of it on here, but my life is my business, and a lot of it I don't share. A whole lot of it stays between me and a very few people. In fact a good chunk of the pictures and even the videos I shoot are not shared at all and stay for just me.

But this blog will continue on, regardless of anything. I know only 1 person comments, and so long as she continues to do so, I will continue to post. Just like my videos. Sure, they don't reach a large audience. But so long as I have 1 subscriber who likes my videos I will continue to post. And yes, I'm well aware I have 25 lovely subscribers and I love and am very grateful for all of them. So the channel continues while I can post, this will continue so long as I can post.

I've done three videos since I last posted. Two went up while I was away from the computer (thanks to the awesomeness of YouTube), so not surprising I didn't post about them, and 1 went up 15 minutes ago.





This 1st vid is The Writer's Dream Tag. It kind deserves it's own post, but I don't wanna! >:D It's a tag all about writing and goals and dreams and whatnot. So check it!





This one went up while I was in Phoenix, locked away from YouTube, so it doesn't have many views since I couldn't share it in a timely manner. :/

It's a double review of two manga I truly love, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, and the Anne of Green Gables manga. Nura you can get here in the US, though they hadn't started publishing it when I started reading it, while Anne you can NOT get here. It's in Japanese ONLY. :(





Last video to go up is the BookTube Newbie Tag! I wasn't tagged, but hardly anyone is for this tag, since it's for newcomers to the community. I enjoyed doing it as I'm sharing what my goals and hopes are for this channel. LA Knight did it also, but I don't know when her's is going up. Normally we email each other while she's at work, but she's super busy today, so hardly any chat time.


So that's what's been going down lately. :)

My latest videos!

Once again, I apologize. I've been super lazy about this blog, with very little excuses beyond carpal tunnel. But my hand's better now, so onto the videos!!!

The first video is a haul! Memorial Day The Friends of the Library once again had their bag day sale. Instead of it being two days it was only one. And with the start of summer, and word getting around about this sale it was bigger than it has ever been! Me and Megan arrived before the doors opened and I could barely park, the line was so HUGE!

People were going crazy! One lady literally grabbed two whole bags worth within the first ten minutes! She just hogged this case and parked herself in front of it until she had as much as she wanted. -_- The worst part was her butt in the air while I tried to look around it.

I got less books than last month, but more movies. Out of the ones I've been able to see all of them work, but I can only hope. Anywho, here's everything! It's long, but I find hauls quite fun to watch, especially since everything was so cheap!





The next vid I did is the longest video I've ever posted! At 33 minutes it's a scream!!!! I had a ton of fun filming it! It's none other than The First Sentence Challenge created by kimberleyreads! Ray and I had a lot of fun, and although I thought I did terrible, I did pretty well. You'll have to watch to learn how I fared against Ray's score!

And Megan has ALSO done this challenge. Her vid's not going up for a while, but it WILL, I promise! :)





Onto the last video, the one that just went live! Told you I was catching up!

I filmed this RIGHT after The First Sentence Challenge. That's why I have raccoon eyes. It's a review about Life's A Witch by Brittany Geragotalis. I heard about this book from a video and decided to check it out. I originally fell in love with it and then...well, you'll have to watch to see! Although I enjoyed it a great deal more than Nevermore, which was the book I had read just before this one.




That's what I've recently uploaded! I'll continue to post a bit more about the BTS for each video on here, as well as continue my monthly favorites, and any writing for W.i.t.c.h. and poetry. I haven't worked on those in a while, but I still will, just going slow because of my hand. -_-

Later guys! <3 p="">

#AYearAThon Wrap Up Videos

Hey guys!

So I've been lazy (what else is new?) and haven't posted for YOU guys what happened with #AYearAThon.

I finished books 2-8 of 1/2 Prince by Yu Wo. And the epilogue RUINED the series for me. SERIOUSLY, it's the WORST ending to a book I've EVER read! Feng Lan is WORSE TEN YEARS LATER than she is at the beginning! I don't mind who she ends up with, or the fact that the guys still fight every times they see each other (it's accurate to the characters and hilarious to boot), but SERIOUSLY. Making GUI get pregnant because she's LAZY!?! The random comments with NO explanation, the great plot point that's ignored!!! I'm done. I'm not touching anything else from the author, nor am I picking up Sequel, the companion novel to the series (much like Desert Tales for Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr).

And this is overlooking the gore of the final battle (seriously I was SO nauseous! DX ) and the random cruel malice that pops up in only one instance during the final battle from the MC. Nope. DONE.

Here's my video with a little more details that I didn't cover here:





But I still had two days of #AYearAThon left! I said in the video I decided to read Titan AE by Steve and Dal Perry, the novelization of the movie. I do like the movie, but I love the book. I thought of giving it to a friend, but nope, totally keeping it! Though she can TOTALLY borrow it, but it's mine! (We'll find another copy.)

So here's my full Wrap Up of the week with daily totals and a run down of my thoughts for Titan AE. Let me know, here or on YouTube if you want a full review of Titan AE!

May 14th Mini Book Haul (video)

Hey guys!

I posted a mini haul on Tuesday from the middle of May. Alright, it was filmed in the middle of May, but I actually went book shopping on the 2nd. I know, I know, I've got a million videos prefilmed. I'll try to stay on top of my hauls, but they're going up on my 3 vids a week. I can't help it, I love filming!

Speaking of filming, I'm uploading a video tomorrow. Yes, I forgot to post about the video here. Not anywhere else, just here. I'm forgetful, so sue me.

It's short and sweet, so please give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more videos!

My Week(s) in Pics ~5/3 - 5/23~

Another thing I haven't posted in My Weeks in Pics! I'm sorry guys! Weekends are officially hectic, except for Sunday evenings, but as I've stated a million times, I don't post anything, ANYTHING, to do with work on Sundays. I don't write, edit, film, post, reply to comments, blog, nada that day. I never have, and never will. Sundays are special from midnight to midnight. I even limit what I watch, read, and listen to.

With that said, I do have quite a few pictures, so LETS GET STARTED!!!

First let's talk about something from APRIL! I couldn't find these pictures for the longest time! This is when me and David were at the County Fair at the end of April. We only rode two rides because the lines were HUGE, but it was still fun. Although a dude randomly screaming at this crying girl was hard to see. What a dick. Anywho, this first pic is of the swings I wanted to ride, but we couldn't fit it in. The next was G Force, the first ride we went on. I screamed pretty much the whole time. It was a blast. (Sorry for the blurriness, I only had my cell, which, as you can see, SUCKS at pics)

Chriselle Lim followed me on twitter! OMG, I fangirled so much! She's a pro stylist, works with huge brands, wears designer brands, even went to fashion week more than once! And she (or her team, same thing!) followed little old me! XD

*fangirling again*

This is why I read, and why I love it so much that I not only do videos about it, but write too! :D

Angel was behind my dad, so she was in heaven. Although sometimes if I so much as look at her, she flips out. It's rather hilarious.

FINALLY got some new shoes! My old ones had holes! I'm currently wearing them, and they're SO comfy! Just over $30 for Sketchers. Not bad, eh? Ross! The facial wash is nice, and those wipes! LOVE them! Cleanse and hydrate all at once!

I always have to save when big YouTubers, such as the amazing Michelle Phan reply to me! In case you don't know, Michelle has done so much in her life, and just got an honorary degree from her college a few weeks ago, and she thanks me for congratulating her. Trust me, she deserves the congrats for everything she's done. I totally look up to her!

jessethereader, one of the biggest BookTubers also replied to me! I subscribed, watched this vid, answered his question, and he replied in less than 5 minutes! Wow! #Honored

Cassandra Clare answered fan questions about her upcoming novel, City of Heavenly Fire. My bestie, Ray asked a serious question, and got a serious reply! This is just part of the huge answer Cassandra answered. While I'm not a fan of the last three of her Mortal Instruments Series, it can't be said she doesn't take her fans seriously, and doesn't serious think out her characters. Check here to see the whole interview.

My twitter is on fire lately! BookTubers have replied, favorited, and WhittyNoves--witney! on Twitter--even subscribed! In 1 week I gained 4 subscribers, and just today another one. If I sound like I'm bragging, I'm sorry, because I'm not. I'm honored by every view, favorite, reply and subscriber. I'm posting this as a giant THANK YOU! I love you guys! Thanks so much!

That was my past few weeks! I've got a haul coming up tonight, so subscribe to my YouTube to see them on time, and even more awesomeness has happened in the past few days.

Love you guys! Have a great week!

Book Review: Nevermore by Kelly Creagh (video)

Hey guys!

So I've commented on YouTube, and made a remark in my giant haul from March/April that my relationship with this book is a conflicted one. I hate it, but there are definitely things about it I do like. This is one of Ravyn's favorite books of all time. So I went in thinking I'd at least like it, if not love it too.

I didn't. I explain this video, so please give it a look!

And again, sorry for not posting it on here, I actually posted it on Thursday, but it went live on Friday, since I was super busy, and haven't had a day to relax since then. Right now I'm doing a million things at once, and am totally not relaxing yet. Tomorrow I'm doing nothing. Today though, is the fourth day of craziness.

Find the Word Challenge-Collab with LA Knight (video)

Hey guys!

OH MAN! I had the hardest time today! First I woke up to NO internet, and wasn't sure when I'd get it back up. Luckily, it wasn't too long of a wait.

Then I had the HARDEST time trying to edit this video! I finally cut my main video (which was over 14 minutes long!) in half, and suddenly everything worked! Then, right as I was done, my internet died AGAIN! So FIVE hours late, it's up!

This is a collaboration with LA Knight, or Ray. I saw this challenge go through the bigger names of BookTube called "Find the Words" or something like that.

Basically using the first letters of book titles, you spell words out. Each book used is 1 point. You get 5 more points if the word you spell is over 5 letters long. And you can get 20 extra points if the word spelled out is a word in a book title that is used spell that word.

Katytastic got 139 points, the highest I've seen in her video here. LA Knight that score away with her video here. Watch LA's, then watch my video below!

My 1st Book Haul: March/April 2014 (vid)

Hey guys!

So I will be trying to edit/write some more this week, but I'm going out of town on Sat (and coming back the same day, FYI), and I'm posting 3 vids this week, so I may only get a page done, so bear with me. Busy week! At least my Institute class has ended.

But I filmed my first bookhaul at the end of April. This was supposed to go up soon after, but again, I prefilm like crazy because I love filming, BookTube, books, and everything else associated with it. But it's editing and uploaded!

Here it is!

Remember to like, comment and subscribe to see the other videos I post, as I'm kinda bad at sharing them on here.

House of Hades by Rick Riordan Review (video)

Hey guys!

I know I just posted a blog yesterday, but Friday's one of the now two days I'm uploading videos on YouTube. And while Tuesdays is for most things, Fridays is almost always book reviews--minus monthly wrap ups and #AYearAThon weeks.

This week I posted the 1st video I ever filmed! Ray, LA Knight, was kind enough to edit this for me. It took forever, and she did a great job, so how could I not upload this? Besides, while I'm a little stiff on camera, and stutter a lot, I'm kinda proud of it. I dared to do this, and because of this video, I'm now a BookTuber. So yeah.

Please be nice and give this a thumbs up, and comment. Unless you haven't read it yet, and you're picky about spoilers. I'm not all that much (hence why I'm at this moment watching Ray's #AYearAThon Catch Up Wrap Up vid, which contains spoilers for two series I'm interested in reading).

So here it is! Enjoy!





:)

#AYearAThon Finish/Catch Up on a Series Read-A-Thon (vids)

Hey guys!

I know I haven't been posting as usual. Part of it is indeed YouTube, though mostly it's been a read-a-thon from a Goodreads.com group called #AYearAThon. The first full week of each month everyone in the group does a read-a-thon with a certain theme. April's read-a-thon was rereading a series. This month was finish or catch up on a series you own.

While it ended on Sunday, I decided to share the videos I posted here, as well as let you all know that my camera broke! I dropped it like a knucklehead while handing it off to my friend while it was on, and the lens was sticking out. The lens broke, and now I'm not positive how I'm gonna film. I currently have Ray's (LA Knight's) camera, but I doubt I can use it before she needs it back.

Anywho, this is the wrap up I filmed on my cell phone (so it's not the greatest) which is a break down of what I read each day, and my total page count. Apparently I was one of the largest readers in the group. Mostly because I'm unemployed and don't have much of a life, lol.

My Week(s) in Pics ~4/19 - 5/2~ + #AYearAThon Video

So I finally got enough pictures to post this! It isn't a lot, as I've been so busy and I haven't been taking many pictures, but I do have some. So here they are!

This is really blurry, but it's my ticket to see Lindsey Stirling here in Tucson! Can't wait for the 26th. I'll get to hear Shatter Me live! :D

This ones even more blurry, but it's my ticket to see Divergent! Big thanks to Mrs. M-D for taking me, Ray and Megan to see it. I haven't read the book, because I wasn't sure I'd like it. I loved the movie. It's now on my TBR. :)

This picture is of my greatest memory. After years of death threats and beatings for being a kid, me and my brother got to go to Disneyland. Most kids scream and run around when they hear. I don't remember my exact reaction, but that wasn't it. I was too serious from all the pain I felt every second of every day. Walking through those gates...I'm tearing up. That was the best thing for me in the summer when I got away from that terrible school. My parents want this picture blown up and framed. So do I. Best memory in my life, right here.

Guess what? We went book shopping! All told, we got about 200+ books! The car was so packed, since we didn't have access to the trunk (it's sealed shut, and we can't get in without dropping lots of mulla), I had books on and under my feet, as well as my lap. It was crazy and FUN! Ray got a TON, but they didn't have most of what I wanted. -_-

GUESS WHO REPLIED TO MY TWEET THE NIGHT HER ALBUM CAME OUT!?! YES! LINDSEY STIRLING!!!! Can you tell I'm excited? this was AWESOME!!!

On Pinterest I've reached over 300 followers! AWESOME!

And this pin has reached over 1000 pins! And it's STILL climbing!!! You should check it out here to see the funny argument over it. Us Disney fanatics are so silly!

That was my past two or so weeks in pictures! And I just uploaded another vid about next week's #AYearAThon Read-A-Thon. This is what I'll be reading:





What have you guys been up to? Get anything you've been dying for?

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Book Tower Challenge (video)

Hey guys!

I know I promised a My Week in Pics blog, but Saturday I was gone for 13 hrs! THIRTEEN HOURS! I was so busy, and I don't post on Sundays. Yesterday was super busy and exciting too! So I'll have a double post up on Friday, I PROMISE! Pinky swear!

But in the meantime, the second video I ever filmed in LIVE! YES! Please give it a thumbs up!





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Top Ten Most Influential Books Tag (video)

Hey guys!

It's midnight, making it officially Friday! You know what that means? Yes, a week in pics blog (hopefully I'll have one up tomorrow. Why? You'll see :D ) BUT also a new video!

In fact I decided to talk about my posting schedule. I'll post it here first because I've got some vids prefilmed, like, 6 of them, so it'll be a while before I start adding this to my videos. But I'm going to upload every Tuesday and Friday from now on. I'm doing it backwards right now, but soon I'll start having Tag and Challenge Tuesdays, and Reviews and Rants Fridays. How's that sound? I've got a lot of vids filmed already, and I'm doing at least 1 more on Sat, so expect more soon! I also have two more that I didn't edit that I'll post soon. Remember, LA Knight or Ray was editing for me. I'll do the ones that need to be up soon--like wrap ups and #AYearAThon vids, or when I'm low on stuff. Ray takes a bit because she's creating my openings as she goes along. I can't wait to show you guys the others she's done!

I'll do my very best to not let this interfere with this blog. And in case you're wondering about writing, I kinda wanted a break after Warrior. My hands have been bugging me a lot recently too, not sure why. BUT I will continue to work on getting Warrior ready for review by agents and whatnot (I'm actually waiting on Ray to edit some things, but she's super busy right now. She's moving). And I'm going to continue writing other things. But with starting this channel, helping Ray move, taking an institute class, and other things going on I've ending up REALLY busy. Once Ray's back in her apartment and we got the hang of this editing-filming schedule down I can get back to writing. And once my hand's better.

Without any further ado, MY VIDEO! Please give it a thumbs up, comment on the page, and subscribe for more!





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My Week(s) in Pics ~4/5 - 4/18~

Hey guys!

Sorry for not being consistant about posting on here! Trying to balance life with YouTube, writing, editing and here's a bit of a challenge, but I'm up for it! I promise to keep doing these posts since I'm new to the camera, and trying to vlog sounds...intimidating. I'll probably start soon, but not right now. Maybe next year, or around Christmas? Would you guys like that? Let me know!

Anywho, onto the pictures of the last two weeks! I was so busy during #AYearAThon's Reread-A-Thon that there isn't much pics around then, but I did take a few. And of course there's my videos! Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/user/lorien13

ONTO THE PHOTOS!

For everyone's birthday (except mine) we went to Bookman's, a used bookstore chain here in AZ. Everyone had $20...except me. I had $5, counting my coupon. This was all the books we wanted, but couldn't get.

And as you can see, I had trouble putting these 3 books back! I could only get one. I knew immediately which one it was, but putting these back, some of which I've wanted for YEARS was SO hard! :(

Saturday was moving day for my best friend Ray. She has over 2000 books! 2000!!! That's CRAZY! It took all day and way into the night to get almost all of them on the shelves! We only did it because my sister Megan really hurt herself, and I needed to be doing something to keep from going nuts. I also hurt my leg, and Ray hurt both of hers doing all this! We're just really out of shape and now Ray and me are fine. Megan will be, she's got an immobilizer on and her leg's already feeling better.

Speaking of Ray, or by her pen name, LA Knight, she won a contest on Figment! Hers is all the way to right. It's based on an event that really happened to her on April Fools, and why she hates pranks. So do I.

And guess who was in my email from Stila? Ingrid! Missglamorazzi loves Stila, and so she got to model for them! :)

Saw Mighty walking along on the wall just outside of the computer room! Had to take a picture! :3

Also got a video up early this morning! These are the Top Ten Books that Made Me Cry! Please like, comment and subscribe!

That's the past two weeks in pics!

Heading to see Divergent this weekend (no I haven't read it yet, watching the movie to see if I'll like it or not). What are your plans?

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