Nic and i went to see Augustana live the other day at Fitz, and they were just pure amazing! we were right next to the stage :] but dear lord was it hot. And the singer, kept mentioning how much he missed hiw wife, cause normally she and their kids tour with them, but i guess they didnt this time and you could just hear it in his voice how much he missed them,it was sweet :] and they played some new songs! My favorite was Alive, it's for sure wedding song material. Here are some pics! And the Alive video!
Sneak Peek of Socialpunk! read, enjoy and become hooked just like I did! :] I hope everyone really decides to give this book a read because it is a truly fantastic one!
Keep Calm and Read On!!
After playing God for six years with the world he created, he couldn’t control any of his subjects, none at all. Over the years, he had watched them evolve and become the sum of their own choices rather than the sum of his; and for that, he regretted ever giving them life.A small, blinking red light from just inside his eyelid reminded him of the news they sent him earlier that morning. The company had cancelled his funding and would shut down his project within three months. According to them, the project cost too much and took up too much space, and the inconclusive results couldn’t be published reputably, now or in the future.Six years of his work, tens of thousands of lives at stake—and he could do nothing to save any of it. He bowed his head, letting his chin rest on the rim of his breakfast smoothie. The smoothie reeked of powder—crushed pills—but he supposed he had better get used to it. He wouldn’t be able to afford the luxury of real food after they canned him.He closed his eyes and called up the camera view of one of his favorites, number 3281. She fascinated him; he couldn’t deny it. When he had designed her, her pre-teen rebelliousness lit fire in her eyes. A survivor, he’d thought. He’d meant for her to have it all—to grow up, to get married to the love of her life, and to have a beautiful family of her own someday.But he had only given her sadness so far. Instead of creating a strict father, he had given her an abusive one. Instead of creating a loving boyfriend, he had given her a friend who could never love her. And instead of creating a strong, proud mother, he had given her a meek one, who watched the whole thing unfold and did nothing about it.He looked at his last and final creation sitting in the chair across from him—his own son, not awakened yet. The law forbade him to have any children of his own, so this boy would substitute.But he had done the unthinkable with this creation—he had bestowed on it his own thoughts, emotions, and decision-making processes. He’d given the boy his own mind, his own physical characteristics, his own wants and desires.He had never done so with any of the others because of the dangers of investing too heavily in any one of his subjects. But who could he kid? He had not stayed objective thus far, watching some of his subjects more closely than others, wishing for the happiness of some at the expense of others. He had become an abomination, a monster of his own doing, who had created subjects only to watch them suffer.He couldn’t forgive himself; not now, not ever. His eyes lingered on the vial that sat next to his breakfast smoothie, that he’d stowed away for the day when they destroyed all his work, his entire world. He would save it, tuck it away for now, for as long as he could protect them. When things spun out of his control, he would drink it and end himself the way he had ended them.In the ancient stories, gods frequently gave their sons as gifts. Now, he would give his son as a gift to her, number 3281. So she could be happy in her last months on earth, before they destroyed her with the rest of them.
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Now here is the authors interview! Read on and enjoy a great read :]
Who is your favorite character in your book "Socialpunk"? And why?
I would have to say Ima, as she's the main character and the book is told entirely from her point of view. What I love about her is how much she changes from the beginning of the book to the end. She feels very guilty and is constantly struggling with right vs. wrong. She's probably one of my favorite characters out of all the ones I've written.
Who are some authors that have inspired you to write?
CS Lewis. I also love contemporaries like JK Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and Cassandra Clare.
If a zombie apocalypse broke out, where would you take shelter?
Oh, I'd probably be one of the zombies! I'm not particularly brave or athletic.
What motivated you to start writing Socialpunk?
I was inspired by the city of Chicago, by social media issues in our current world, and by the cyberpunk genre. The book is a bit like the Terminator series and I reference that a couple times just for fun. James Cameron is basically my favorite director ever, and he really inspires me with his world-building and storytelling skills.
If you could have any super power what would you choose?
I'd love to be able to pause or slow time. I feel like there's never enough!
Please tell us in one sentence, why we should read your book?
Socialpunk is fun and face-paced and has a strong female lead but is also a quick read, so you can enjoy it in one or two sittings if you'd like.
Last Saturday Nic and I went to the St. Arnold brewery and I thought it was pretty great, we even got out own pint glasses. Mine has all these flowers on it! I had the spring bock and their root beer! Both were amazingly refreshing cause it was a hot Houston day :) can't wait to go again :) we'll bring food next time :)
In a move that is backed by the Louisiana Family Council, a state Senate committee has approved a GOP bill that would make it legal for charter schools to refuse admittance to gay children. The bill also authorizes schools to turn away students with poor English skills and with physical challenges. Charter schools are private institutions contracted by the state to serve public school students.
State Sen. A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell [left] , said his bill is designed to ensure that executive branch agencies and local governments stop including bans on discrimination against characteristics not listed in state law as a condition for private companies to do business with their agencies. The state Department of Education contracts with those seeking charter schools were the chief examples cited during testimony for Senate Bill 217. Gov. Bobby Jindal did not respond to requests for comment about calls to unilaterally strip the anti-discriminatory language from the department’s contract criteria. On the other side, state Sen. Ed Murray, the only “no” in the 5-1 vote by the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations committee, said the possibility of SB217 becoming law and negating the anti-discriminatory prohibitions in charter school contracts is “really scary.”
The state Education Department mandates that: "Charter schools may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need proficiency in the English language." Gov. Bobby Jindal's office responded to the bill by saying, "We’re against discrimination, but we don’t believe in special protections or rights."
Tomorrow night SecondLovers is having a show at Fitz! It's going to be a great show with TheWheelWorkers and ShadowHound! It's 6$ a person and an all ages show. If your a Houston local come on out! I'll be there to help sell some of the new shirts they just came out with and other merch they have! And cupcakes too. Hope y'all come on out if ya can!
I have some new items in the store! The newest are some HungerGames shirts and bags and a new StopKony shirt too! If you want to be fully stocked for when you see the new HungerGames movie you should chech out the gear Ive put up, it's pretty cute! Hope you check out the store! :) if you do, thanks! Of you don't, well, I'm mad at you. :)
I think thinking about death is something we always try to avoid, it's too hard, too difficult to accept. Live in the now, right? But I can't help but to sit up right now and think of death. A friend of mine from choir, A, who is by all means the nicest, most creative, totally not evil, hippie-esque girl I've ever known has lost someone. She is the kind of person who brings positive feeling and light into a room. The type of person who if anyone were to make her cry, a mob of people would come to her rescue and kick the ass of whoever did it. Though we haven't spoken since high school (2009) were on each others social networks. Well, her long time boyfriend, who she was with for a couple of years, who she traveled with to India, Budapest, Europe, spreading the word of their god, but never in an obnoxious in your face way, has passed away. He died. He was ill. And I can't help but feel this utter sadness overcome me, because she must be in pieces. All I can think, picture, or feel, is the heart break she must be going through. Because she loves him. And I know that if that happen to me, I would be more then heart broken, I'd be completely inconsolable. Id be torn apart. To lose your love, your best friend, the person who you thought would be your one and only? The utter thought tightens my throat. And for this to happen to someone as nice as her makes me so mad. Confused. It leaves me asking why? The always unanswered question that follows any hard death. Why. I hope she will one day be ok. Wtf universe?
It's been a bit of a lazy day for me today, other then answering some emails I've been relaxing with my beautifully made coffee and Netflix (which my amazing boyfriend got me) hehe now I have all doctor who seasons and Avatar the last air bender at my disposal! Oh happy days! :) I'll be doing some promotions and interviews for an author soon, she wrote a great book called SocialPunk, I haven't read the whole thing yet (just a prologue) and it was fantastic! People who live in a virtual world, very interesting to tech savvy people like me :) I can't wait to read the whole thing! So boyfriend has a show this weekend, Saturday night at Fitz, hopefully it'll be a great show :) they go on at 11- midnight cause their the headliners. Oh and they have some cool new shirts so you should go check them out :) www.facebook.com/secondlovers Also some other local Houston bands will be playing, featherface and the wheel workers! I've also made some new designs for my online store! If your a BoondockSaints movie fan I think you will like them :) HeyJudesCloset
Other day at PoisonGirl, I had never been before. We had a date night and went to HayMerchant for a drink and dinner, Anvil for a drink and then PoisonGirl to promote, then home :) it was fun
So I threw around the idea for a bit and I did it, I opened my own online store for clothing, mugs, tote bags, stickers, pins and plenty more! I'm very excited to see what happens with this :) all the designs are original and unique by me and maybe even from anyone wanting to donate designs! I have a couple designs up, more are for sure coming soon! So please go check out my store! Here's the URL :)
www.cafepress.com/HeyJudesCloset
I really hope you, whoever you are where ever you are, all Internet type people, love what I have :) more designs coming soon!!
Maybe. I was looking around to maybe test one out, just for me at least. See how people like them, if i even like them. So far i came up with one design, simple, says HeyJudeWrites, but i want to make one with an original design! but im rubbish with computer art. So any body send a design in and maybe it'll become a shirt! Heres what i have
