Hugh Jackman sings?...AND dances???

I loved the Oscars last night. First off, Hugh Jackman did an amazing musical number that was hilarious because it poked fun at Hollywood while revealing, to those of us who know Jackman as Wolverine, that he is a musical kind of guy.

I also loved the set up. Having past winners gush about how awesome and amazing and talented and everything else the nominees were, made it more entertaining and insightful instead of lame musical performances by people I would rather not listen to (*cough* The Grammys *cough*).

I regret to say that the only movies I have seen that were nominated were Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda (both were awesome) but when you're a starving college student spending every moment working, eating or sleeping, movies are not high on the list of priorities. So, I signed up for NetFlix. Now I can catch up at my own leisure while spending much less than I would renting them from a store or, shocker, seeing them in the theater. So far I've received, watched and sent back Nights in Rodanthe. The book it's based on by Nicholas Sparks is amazing and what started me on Sparks. The movie...maybe three stars. It was extremely predictable and did not follow the book at all. It was good in a Lifetime, make you cry, girl movie kind of way. Sorry Josh...

And I've been doing a whole lot of reading/listening that I will inform you about later. But don't hold your breath...

Finals and Other News

Wow, its been a while since I posted anything. Sorry about that...

So anyway, two finals down, two to go! Luckily one of my English finals was due weeks ago so I don't have to worry about it now. And I finished my Journalism final and turned it in on Monday.

Now all that's left is another English paper and a Greek final on Friday (that one is just not going to go well no matter what but its ok because I don't need the class).

I should probably be working on those right now but instead I'm informing you that I need to be working on them... 0.o...

I have one book to report on:

The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

I'm continuing with my Sparks fetish and this was a good one to end the semester with. There was some suspense, of course a good love story and dead people! I've always thought that a book is not really all that good if there are no dead people. That probably comes from my love of Mary Higgins Clark where theres always at least one dead person if not several. Anyway, good book with a nice vengeful ending that made me smile.

In other news:
I was watching a B20 video when John mentioned the fact that NBC is bringing back American Gladiators. This is probably due to the writers strike and lack of new material but seriously people, American Gladiators? Really? Are you serious? Please tell me you're kidding! You're not? Oh man, thats just wrong...

In other, other news:
I'm coming home in on Monday!!!!!!! That's only 5 days from now... AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ya, I'm pretty excited. I still have finals to finish, presents to buy and wrap, a room (and desk) to clean, laundry to do and a suitcase to pack. Should prove to be fun.

In more other news:
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Books, again...

I love audio books...

The Notebook by Nichols Sparks

I did see the movie a few years ago at my lovely Sasha's house and cried like a baby. At the time my grandfather was living with Alzheimer's making the movie hit home. The book was soooooo much better than the movie. There are so many differences and I definitely prefer the book. As always with Sparks the story was heart wrenching and the ending didn't help. The conclusions are never what I would expect and they just plain suck in one way yet are good enough to keep me content. Oy...

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Oh my bob! This was the worst yet best ending of all! I cried and I wasn't driving I probably would have cried like a freakin' baby... Oh man, good times. I can't say anything else without giving it away so just read it. Ya, just read it...

(So I'm on a Nicholas Sparks kick it seems. Right now I'm listening to The Wedding, a sequel of sorts to The Notebook. What can I say, I'm a romantic, sometimes...)

Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith

I think this was actually better than the first. Tears of the Giraffe is a sequel to The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency which I just read (and posted about) about a week or so ago. There was more content and story in this second book, probably because all of the background, etc. was given in the first book so there was more room for detectiv-ing. There also seemed to be more of a moral and some more emotion which I enjoyed. Now I definitely want to go to Africa.

More books are on their way!

More Books!

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

My SIGNED copy of the book. I didn't finish it until after he signed it but thats not the point. The book was funny and different but definitely written for young adults. It was a nice, relaxing and humorous read that did point out a lot of issues that teenagers deal with. It was good times.

The Anastasia Syndrome by Mary Higgins Clark

I have always loved Mary Higgins Clark and this was another good one. Its a novella so it only took about four hours to listen to and the ending was well worth it. I can't tell you what happened, you just have to read it (or listen to it).

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks never fails in making me cry (or at least tear). This was no exception.

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

This was a very different kind of book that I did enjoy. I'm looking forward to reading the next one in the series.

I know that there isn't a lot of description but I don't have too much time. All were good books that I would recommend anyone who may be interested in them.

Go books!