My nails are peelingggggggg. Time to stop applying nail polish, methinks. Also, ran 8km at the gym today which makes for a very good day.



Also, headlamp on my car has blown. If it isn't an electrical fault, I should be able to get it fixed for an easy $12.50. Hopefully it's just the bulb.

Auctions on trademe are going swimmingly. Hurry and bid, peoples! I needs the moneys to buy myself that Dotti dress.

I am le tired. Note to self: one is never to stay out past 10:30pm on a work night. It would've been more horrible if my lovely flatmate hadn't done the dishes. The thought of doing them did plague my mind a little - mainly because I was worried that I'd make a lot of clattering noises.

But no. I can hear my two loved-up flatmates giggling away next door.





Kinda makes me wish that I did have dishes to smash around.

And the thief strikes again! Luckily enough for me, my appointment at the Health Science office was only five minutes so I managed to park without scoring a parking ticket.




Honestly, who the FUCK is poor and desperate enough to steal $4 (in coins) from my wallet? I'm just more annoyed at myself that I let it happen AGAIN.

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So for those who don't know, I used to be an avid reader on fictionpress. Also dabbled in writing for a bit... which reminds me, I need to finish those damn stories. It's like leaving half way through while singing a song, albeit a bad song. But nevertheless, it still needs to be finished.

So before fictionpress was overrun with badly written Twilight wannabe/vampire/paranormal a la Fifty Shades of Grey type stories, there were a few gems. One of them was 'Queen of Glass' written by S.J. Maas. It was a MONSTER of a piece and I still remember staying up till some ridiculous hour trying to polish it off. Anyway, S.J. Maas took it off fictionpress and ended up getting it published under the title of 'Throne of Glass'.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Anyway, I bought it today and I did enjoy it. I remember the champions' competition being my favourite part of the story, so I was glad that the book was rewritten to have this part drawn out more. I have to admit that I felt slightly disillusioned with the inclusion of the weird paranormal creature-like things that were being summoned. The supernatural part of the story seemed to be hastily added in and when I found out who was responsible, I couldn't help but feel a little cheated out of a proper antagonist. Also, the latter part of the story was slightly Tamora Pierce's The Song of the Lioness cum Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. 

And Celaena! How frustrating she was. I was cheering for Chaol and almost had my heart broken when she made out with Dorian. Whilst that part of the plot was highly engaging for me, I must say that Maas should tread very very very carefully, or else she will end up with a Edward-Jacob-Bellaesque love triangle... and by the end of that particular love triangle, I wanted to murder all three in a fiery blaze.

p.s. am I the only one who thinks the name Chaol reminds me of Smeagol? I honestly could not stop picturing Chaol as this creepy elf thing with loose strands of hair until halfway through the book. Whhhhhhy couldn't she have picked a more attractive name? His personality was attractive enough, luckily enough for him.

Things I enjoyed:

- the mystery of the murders (the explanation was however, rather shoddy)

- Nehemia's character/storyline

- Chaol and Celaena teaming up against Kaltain
- characterisation of the King of Adarlan

- Nox's character

- The Duke of Perrington and whatever scheme he has with the King; twas a nice fish hook, Ms. Maas

Things that should be changed:

- Chaol's name

- more background to the supernatural aspects because when that dream/vision occurred, I was wtf. And when she killed that creature, I was even more dumbfounded 

- need more fighting! She's meant to be a master assassin so I would like some more action plz. Celaena hardly breaks a nail in her duels

- more sexual tension between Celaena and Chaol... we have had enough of these near-kiss Dorian encounters. I was cheering for Chaol because Celaena's an ungrateful bitch and it took Chaol to kill a certain somebody to make her realise how much he loves her while Dorian stands idly by... I think it's time Chaol got some Celaena action, yeeeeaaaas?

Also, Dorian's character reminds me of Prince Jonathan in the The Song of the Lioness series.

So, to finish: I will read the sequels but pleasepleaseplease S.J. Maas, don't make me read the rest of the books just so that I can say that I have read all of them. Because that is what Stephanie Meyer/E.L. James did and I ended up questioning my sanity. 

I can only hold your hand when I sleep,
and hear your voice while I dream.
Your shadow is the only thing I remember,
a fleeting image in the corner of my eye.
Sometimes I think you might be standing here,
but when I turn around you simply disappear.
I dance with my memories around the room,
because I can no longer feel your warmth.
When I open my eyes I cannot see your face,
for you are a ghost haunting my every thought.

"sskkyyypppeeeyyy?"






Honestly bitch, the word you may be looking for is "skype". And if you do not desist from contacting my uh, boyfriend, someday, I will introduce you to pain because clearly you are looking for my fist also.

I jest. Well, not really. But sort of. She is of that name and how funny that another of the three deadly sins should appear so soon after the first one. Well, she's the one who I have a problem with mainly. Because she simply won't leave him the fuck alone. Also because she's a cheating whore. And I'm not just being a bitch because she did in fact cheat on her long time boyfriend while overseas and sharing a bed with another man. And while there were witnesses in the room. I wonder if she ever told her now ex-boyfriend the gory details.

One day, one day. I will do a Gossip Girl-worthy blast and tear her reputation into shreds.

Also, made my boss almost cry from laughter because I pronounced the name "Sinead" phonetically. FYI, it's pronounced "Shin-ad".

Definitely dislike any person with that dreaded name. It's like... I see it. And then I automatically suspect something, even though it's completely and utterly paranoid of me.

The gut is never wrong though. I suspected something with her. I knew that she was never that trustworthy. And now... with this one. I suppose it hasn't helped that I have heard that all sorts of boys develop hopeless crushes on her. Honestly, that name is like a fucking curse.

Clearly, I still do not trust him. Then, I figure that it all happened in the past. And I should stop wasting my time perusing things which I can't change.

Ugh. It is so exhausting being paranoid. I would much rather get a tub of hot water and use that new Natio foot scrub that I got today. But I can't because I can't be bothered talking to whoever is in the kitchen because I simply do not have the energy to make small talk.