Folks, I quit my job. There I said it. Consider this the official announcement. Hah. I filed my notice early last week. Anyway, so there. By the end of August, I will be jobless. Hah. I have been thinking of upping and going for the last year or so but just couldn’t do it because I didn’t have another job waiting in the wings. This time, I’ve decided leaving is still the best move for me even without the shiny new job. Why stay when you’re clearly ready to move on, right? It was just a decision I had to make. [cue motivational music]
Books to Movies: Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru)
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. Bloody good story. Since I already knew what it was about I already knew what to expect. Blood and gore, Japanese style.
For those who didn’t know, Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) is about a class of high school kids who find themselves in an island where they have to kill each other until only one of them survives. That storyline itself is pretty hard core. AND irresistible. When I got hold of the book, I was just itching to know how it all went down.
Surprise book #2 for the Books to Movies Challenge and a jampacked weekend
Presenting my next book for the books to movies challenge… Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. Hells yeah. Okay, I know I made a friggin’ list, but I just gotta read this one next. I’ve heard of Battle Royale lots of times but I’ve never read the book or seen the movie, so when I saw this blood red beauty in the bookstore (I was looking for the books on my original list), I just grabbed it. Also, the fact that it was just less than 400 bucks made it real easy. Yeah, I’m kind of a cheapskate even with books – I always try to look for the cheaper edition. Anyway , this is friggin’ purrrfect for the challenge. I AM SO EXCITED. I did a little jig when I unwrappped it. Seriously.
Books to Movies Challenge – The Children of Men/Children of Men
Aha finally this wretched post is finished. Haha. I have joined this challenge out of my own free will and I must do what I must. I’m being melodramatic, and I must warn you, this is a damn long post. With spoilers. (Do you still call it spoiler if it’s about a friggin’ old movie??)
So, anyway, I think I saw the movie on cable a few years back. When I decided to join the Books to Movies Challenge, I had just bought the book a couple of days before that at a sale for a hundred bucks. That made it book choice #1 for the challenge. Holy convenience, Batman!
Machine of Death Volume 2
The awesome peeps behind Machine of Death are doing it again! They’re putting together a second volume and are on the lookout for writers and artists. If you’re interested in submitting a story or art portfolio, check out the submission guidelines. Deadline for submissions is on the 15th of July. Ain’t that the coolest? :)
I’m trying to decide right now if I should even attempt to write a story for this. Gah I don’t know if I can even commit to writing one with the deadline just a month away. I don’t want to submit anything half-assed and, frankly, I really don’t have the time to sit and conceptualize and write and edit and [insert other lame excuses here]. I think I’ll go read the book again. THAT I can do! Hey, you can read it, too, by clicking here. Yayyyyy. Awesome.
Updated Books to Movies List
Okay, I’ve updated my list. And then there were six. Yay.
- Children of Men (P.D. James)
- Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
- About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
- Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
- Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
- The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
I’ve been carrying Children of Men around in my bag for a couple of weeks now and I still haven’t gotten back to it. GAH. Methinks this is going to be a tough challenge. Ahaha. Plus I’ve to look for the movie versions. I’ve already seen half of them, but I want to watch them again for the challenge, which officially starts tomorrow. Ahaha good luck to me.
Books to Movies Challenge
Aha! I haven’t read anything in such a long time that I’ve decided to join a reading challenge! I read about it in a post by Jai and I followed the yellow brick road to the challenge host: Two Bibliomaniacs.
The challenge begins June 1st and ends Dec 31st. All you gotta do is read a book and watch the movie adaptation. You can choose any book. You can also choose to read 2, 4, 6, or 8 books. Sounds easy enough, right? I’m going to try to go for at least 2. Haha. If I can do more, that will be great. I just bought a book a few days ago and it was one that was already made into a movie. Guess I’m off to a good start, eh? :P
If you’re up for a book and movie challenge, go to this awesome place and read more about it.
In other news, it’s TGI-Friday and I’m blog guesting at A Taste of T today!
Enjoy the weekend, everyone! :)
Second Look
Oh my gosh, we have THINGS! :P
Yay we are almost done with fixing our place. On the other side of this kitchen and dining showcase are our remaining stuff to be sorted and arranged. We still have our books and bags to display or store somewhere, and our old clothes and shoes to give away, but at least we’ve gotten rid of most of the clutter. And we shopped for groceries last night so at last we have FOOD! Yayyy we will liiiive!!
A First Look
We piled all our crap in a container van and moved them to our new apartment! Yes! Well, actually, the movers did all the piling and lifting and moving and what not. We did the pre-move stuffing of aforementioned crap into suitcases, bags, paper bags, and boxes. It took us several hours to pack away all our things. How could one room fit so much crap?!? LOL. Anyway, it was all good. It was a pain to sort and pack, but at least we are now staying in a place all to ourselves. Yayyy…