Ta-da!  Do we like the new layout?  I really wanted to go for a new feel.  I'm NOT abandoning Narnia (you shall always be first in my heart!) but I want something different.  I like change.  Change is good. :)

Besides, I've been reading a morbid amount of robot books lately.  I go through these phases.  I like robots.

Has anyone read either: I, Robot or The Caves of Steel or The Naked Sun OR The Robots of Dawn?

I finished the first three and I'm in the middle of the fourth.  They're OUTSTANDING!  They're written by the robot master, Isaac Asimov.  *sigh*  There is such good literature out there.  I love old stuff.

Since I have nothing better to write, here's my to-do list:

-sell my clarinet
-get posters up for my voice lessons
-arrange a garage sale
-finish The Robots of Dawn
-see Wall-E again
-pay my tuition (always a good thing)
-watch Fidelio
-exercise
-make it through the week :)

Two nights ago, Mom, Heather, and I watched Northanger Abbey (the new Masterpiece Theater version with Felicity Jones). I wasn't so into it, but Heather insisted on taking it out. So we did.

It was really good! I think I'm really growing into these sorts of movies. Sure, I still need my fill of action-packed robot/dinosaur/sci-fi/etc stories, but this was really good. The acting was fantastic and the characters were really interesting. The plot was a bit elementary (I would assume that it's one of Jane Austen's earlier works, although I don't know if that assumption is accurate). It built up to nothing and wrapped up REALLY fast.

It was so good that Mom begged to watch it again. So we watched it last night. Mom barely ever asks to watch the same movie twice (much less one night after the other!). She's such a softie for these period romances. I really enjoy them, too. They have depth to them and I like that. They're safe and innocent and I like that. Besides, the characters are always so intriguing and I'll watch almost anything with good characters in it.

I'm probably going to see Journey to the Center of the Earth tonight. I love old sci-fi. I've adored that book for a long time now. I hope they do it justice. I mean, it has dinosaurs and peril and near drownings...it's gotta be good. :)

We shall see.

I just finished Isaac Asimov's The Caves of Steel. AMAZING book! Man, I almost forgot how much I love mid-century sci-fi. I just remembered. :) I mean, Asimov is always amazing. Caves was just outstanding. I'm really having a hard time following it up with another book. Everything seems so dull after reading that. I've requested the next book in the series (I love series!) from the library. Hopefully it will come soon. If not, I just might have to drop in on B. Dalton and see if they have it...

Oh, I haven't gotten the new Artemis Fowl book yet. How shocking! I suppose it's my cash deficit. It's hitting me everywhere! I always buy the new Artemis Fowl book immediately. That would be a good follow-up to Caves. Hmmm...Let's see what the Mom Bank says about chipping in for Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox (considering that she reads it right after I do). Ooo, more sci-fi goodness. Ah! I just can't help myself. It's so good!

Alright, I'll shut up now. I have some more shocking news (that no one will care about), but I'll save that for my next entry.

Howdy! I've returned from abroad. In short, my trip was WONDERFUL! I have tons to talk about but, alas, I'm exhausted!

It was loads of fun. I'll talk more soon!


P.S. I just saw Wall-E. AMAZING! I'll also talk about that later (and I'll put spoilers under a cut, I promise!).

I'm really enjoying life with time. I can do what I want to. Omgosh, what a concept.

I'll admit: it took me a while to get into the swing of things, but I get it now.

I've written about 25,000 words of my new book. In four days. Hurray for free time!

My goal is to finish it this week. That seems feasible to me. Sure, I've put aside a bit of my music time, but it's only for a week, right? Hugo Wolf can wait. Besides, I don't have my next audition until August. That gives me plenty of time. :) Still, my crazy practicing self is whining, but sometimes you need to ignore yourself, you know? Well, that's what I'm doing: ignoring myself. hehe It seems mischievous somehow...

Besides, I AM getting things done. I fixed my grandparent's computer today. It couldn't find the primary drive (aka it lost itself). I had it fixed (with the help of some really great tech support) in about an hour. Wipe the sweat away on that one! I'm glad it's over. My aunt was crabbing about it yesterday at Father's Day festivities. Well, she can't crab about it anymore!

Speaking of Father's Day, my computer battery stinks on ice! It died in 20 minutes with one program running and the screen luminosity all the way down. It's my third battery only because Dell kept making me send mine back because it was liable to blow up or something. Well, I liked my old one better! This is making me kind of mad. >:|

I had a really fun time at Kelly's party on Saturday. I got to see some people that I hadn't seen in FOREVER. Happiness! Also, I've made an agreement to go see Wall-E with someone. Yay! I LOVE ROBOTS! They're so cute! I don't even know why I love robots so much; I just do! I guess that's why I adored Bicentennial Man when I saw it last month. I had to buy it and I never buy movies!

Ok, I've blabbed enough.

Oh, a Narnia update. I really love the PC soundtrack (especially A Door in the Air). I've listened to it in earnest now. I really wasn't so into The Call at first, but now I am. :) Yay. (I just had to erase the Susan/Caspian image from it. hehe)

So, until I'm sane!!