The One With the New Sarah Dessen Book

Wow...so haven't been on here for a while, as in over a month D: And I said I was going to write into this every week? FAIL. Since my last post, a lot has happened for all you curious creepers. I kind of actually had a life! Shocking, isn't it? Sadly, because of it, I started reading less :( But music has always been there which is great. I have many new artists for you guys (hopefully shown in later posts!), but for now... are any of you all Sarah Dessen fans?

If you didn't know, her new novel What Happened to Goodbye will be released May 10 this year. I have been waiting for this since her latest book Along for the Ride and was extremely happy to find out that she was coming out with something new :D Well, two days ago, I was able to get my hands on a copy before the release date! And of course I ripped through that book very quickly. Sarah Dessen has seriously done it again :)

What Happened to Goodbye is based on Mclean Sweet, who's parents divorced. For the next two years of the separation, Mclean decides to stick with her dad who currently moves around the country taking over restaurants that are about to hit rock bottom. Every time she and her dad move, Mclean makes a new personality in every new town and school, and tries not to connect with people. When she arrives in Lakeview, she meets many interesting people and boy of the book, Dave Waver (who kind of reminds me of me :]). The small town was nothing that Mclean expected, and while everything seems to be good on the outside, it sometimes seems like she struggles with her inner self.

I hope I haven't given to much away! I finished the book and it seriously made me cry. I'm not too sure why, but it was an amazing book. I had to return it b/c other people were waiting to read it as well, but I'll probably buy another copy when it's officially released. Doesn't matter if I've already read it, I will probably read it three more times after that :D

Rant of the week? I have one, but I don't really want to ruin this post :( I love Sarah Dessen too much for that haha XD

Yup, I think that's about it! Oh, and even though this might be a bit late and a bit early: HAPPY BIRTHDAY YVONNE AND MARK!!! :DD I love you guys a ton and wish you both a Sweet 16 :)

Thanks, and you guys can also find me on tumblr at: http://speechless-n-redundant.tumblr.com/

Laterz!

Leslie ^.^ 

The One With Imelda May

Wow. I have not posted anything in the longest -.-"" So disappointed in myself! I told you guys UI was going to give this up soon D: Okay must start up again. So this week I have been very moody as some of you might have noticed. To you people who actually saw that, I say: I AM SOOOO SORRY!! I was pretty horrible and I felt really bad.

So I got another artist for you guys! :D Just warning y'all now, some of you guys might not really like this artist because it's rockabilly :o I personally really like it b/c it just sounds...well amazing and fun. And the artist of the week is...IMELDA MAY! I found out about her on this website when they posted about her new album on music website and they had a free mp3 :) And like any sane person I downloaded it and I loved it. Her voice is totally awesome and so different.

The lyrics aren't extremely important if you don't look out for them, but the stories she tells within her lyrics are pretty good and sometimes funny :) I like how she uses the bass/cello and trumpets. You rarely get to hear the cello play such a big role in music these days, but when it does it is absolutely amazing. In Imelda May's songs it sounds nice and funky which is pretty cool. Try listening to "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" and you'll totally see what I'm talking about!

That's about it for writing about the artist. I know it isn't as much as before, but I'm kind of writing this in the middle of class and I also need to pay attention :P But you can listen to one of her tracks on my Tumblr page! Yes I made one and it's pretty good so far. So if you do want to hear some of her stuff just click on the following link --> http://its-jingletown.tumblr.com/

"I go where the Psy-cho!"

Leslie :D

The One with Tumblr

Hey you guys! Okay so I was going to write about an artist for today, but again I never got to it :P So! This is for all you Tumblr people!!

A lot of you guys have been telling me to get a Tumblr, but I am still like meh.... So tell me why Tumblr is so great and why I should get it :o

I know it doesn't seem like a big deal and what not, but let me know why you/people love this site so much!

No rant of the week I think? Except! Teachers should not assign tests/quizzes all on the same day!!!! That's about it :)

RMNAC!

Leslie >.<

Late Post?

HEY!!! Sorry you guys, but I didn't have the time to start a post today :( If I have time later, I'll probably post one on Friday :)

Sorry! D:

Leslie

It's Freezing!!!

Hey ya'll!!! :D So right now it is 29 degrees where I live! This weather is extremely rare and so basically everyone's panicking about ice on the road and the possibility of snow tonight that will also be there Friday. School's are planning to let out early today and canceled tomorrow! YAY!! Even though I'm wearing three shirts, two jackets, two pairs of tights, a skirt, but for some reason no socks, I am happy for this weather :) It's nice to have some kind of change in the weather. Oh! Ruth if you read this, I hope Poppy (doggy) feels better ):

Anywho! I have a cool band for you guys today :) I've been listening to them for a few months now and kept telling myself that I would mention them on here so I'm finally getting to it. The band of this week is The Daylights!

Most recent album, The Daylights.

I first heard about them while I was twitter (yes, I have one! You can find me as @its_jingletown if you want) and I follow a band member from Switchfoot who said that he really enjoyed this band. Their most recent album, The Daylights, was released September 2010 and it's the album that made people start noticing them a bit more.

Their music is more about their words (or at least that's my opinion). Most of their lyrics are very poetic and beautiful. Not that their instrument technique doesn't matter! They play really well and use amazing instruments. I feel like they like to use the cello and violin as much as possible, which I really like. If you hear really closely to their track "Rogue Machine," they know how to incorporate the guitar really well with a nice, mellow tone of the cello. I wish I could get more tracks from them, but YouTube gives horrible quality on some of their songs since The Daylights aren't very popular yet. I'm really hoping I can find them in a store!

If you like bands like Switchfoot and The Fray, I really recommend this band! And as always, if you want a track, just let me know :)

Rant of the Week? I don't think I have a rant about anything today/this week. Oh, actually I do! It's very quick and short: Don't say that you/your community accept all people. It's a complete, hypocritical statement to say that about yourself or the people around you. Sure, after you get to know a person you think they're nice and cool, but it isn't like you've never seen a person who you thought was totally weird and never got near them because they were "different." I think I can fall into the "outsider" category sometimes...or maybe all the time...I don't really know how people see me, and I don't care XP Everyone (yes, it includes me) judges people no matter what.

That's all for today! Please try to stay warm and not get sick!

Because silence isn't always golden,

Leslie :P

Because It's My Blog!

So I didn't really have a solid topic to discuss on so I'm going to do something new. I know I said I wasn't going to post any of my photography, but screw that! This is my blog and I post what I want, right? And if you're just going to talk crap about it and going to say that I'm just posting all of this just for attention and compliments, then get off this site, don't return, and FU! :DD

At an Art Retreat

Anywho! Here's some of my stuff :) It isn't in any specific order.

Just thought this quote was cute :)

Lyrics from my fav. band: Switchfoot!

Something you should know: I love shoes!

Random rose! Yup it's dead :(

And more shoes! (ignore the random backpack)

This is someone you might know! She knows who she is XD

 That's about it you guys! These are just very random pictures and some might not be that good but whatever :P Thanks for looking/reading [everything looks so scattered, srry!] :)

Beat it ese!

Leslie :o

Girl Talk (not literally)!

Wassup my homeskillets! :D Well, back to normal school, which basically means regular homework assignments -.-" Anyway! I finished the book that I kind-of-sort-of-not-really-reviewed last week: Chasing Harry Winston. It was pretty good! So if you like those type of books that are like a chick-flick, you will really enjoy this one. Hopefully I'll be able to read The Devil Wears Prada soon :)

"All Day" album by Girl Talk

So you know how pop culture is pretty out there nowadays? Well there is this artist called Girl Talk. If you were thinking that it's some type of girl band, then you are completely wrong. Gregg Gillis samples and mashes up a lot of pop, rap, and rock into one song. In one whole song there might be eight songs made into one. At first it might sound a bit weird, but it sounds really awesome after a few seconds. Some of the songs he used (this is off the top of my head) is:

Loser by Beck
Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
Single Ladies by Beyonce
Slow Ride by Foghat
Day 'N' Night by Kid Cudi
Lean Back by Terror Squad

His most recent album "All Day" includes all of these songs and a lot more other cool stuff! It has some crap like Ke$ha, but it sounds a lot better the way Girl Talk mixes it up :) His album is actually free on his website, so I was able to download all of the songs from his new album :D If you're interested you can email me or something and I'll send you one of the songs if you'd like!

That's about it! This post seemed shorter than the others :o I am a very happy person right now in my awesometastic lala world!!! Hope you guys are in yalls happy place too! :DDDD (no I'm not on anything XP)

DADADADADA!

Leslie XDD