New Book: Twilight

Hi people

So I decided to treat myself today and finally get the first book of a series that everyone seems to be raving about.

Twilight by Steven Meyer

I decided to post updates, every day (tentatively), on where I am in the book,

So first update:

September 16: Bought the book, Read the first four chapters. Starting slow, Introducing the characters and a little mystery. Love it so far.

Anyways, off to bed for now.

September 17: Ready the fifth chapter on the bus this morning.

Apartment possibly haunted. Yikes!

Photo taken by shawn mcelroy - Sunday, Septembre 7, 2008 (morning around 11ish)

The picture you are looking at is why I think that perhaps my apartment is haunted.

It was taken this morning (sunday, septembre 7, 2008) while chatting on msn with my boyfriend. As I stepped away from the computer briefly, he noticed a smoke-type shape in my room, for about 5 seconds, and took a snapshot of it.

He also said that the shape actually seemed to rise from the ground, it wasn't stationary like that from the start. Making the ghost theory a little more probable perhaps.

He did not manipulate the photo in any way, just took the snapshot and sent it to me.

You can clearly see a smoke-type shape in the form of a body and if you look closely you can see eyes and a mouth. Can you? Or is it just me?

I do not know if this really could be a ghost (spirit) perhaps just a camera malfunction but my question is: would a camera malfunction look so much like the shape of a person?

It gave me chills after I saw this picture and still does as I am typing this. If my apartment really is haunted, it is kind of creepy and exciting at the same time to think: "hmmm, my building is special. ;) " and perhaps could be part of the sites to visit during the haunted walk of Ottawa.

But if it really is a ghost or spirit, all I hope is that it is a friendly one.

When I think about it, it could be possible after all. The building is really old... 1800s or something like that.

Book review: The Magician by Michael Scott

Lately I have been delving into this amazing book: The Magician - The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.

This is the sequel to The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
I read this book a while back and loved it so much.

A combination of historical characters such as nicholas flamel, joan of arc, dr. john dee, etc. Excalibur sword, king arthur. Shadowrealms, vampires and magical and mystical creatures and monsters. Auras and magic, and also the global warming issues. Set in the world we know today with email, the internet, blogs, etc.

Basically nicholas flamel and his wife perennelle live in san francisco and own two separate shops, nicholas manages the book store and his wife a coffee shop. Two regular teens find a job at these places, two twins, the boy works at the book store and the girl at hte coffee shop across the street.

Without knowing they are the twins are the twins of a prophecy, nicholas discovers it and tells the twins, apparently they have the pure silver and gold auras and can change things and are set to do great things from the codec (book) that nicholas flamel has in his possession.

This book attracts a lot of attention as there is a formula for staying immortal that nicholas and perennelle need to not die and a lot more with this book one can possess the powers to cure disease, solve many of todays problems with the world but in the wrong hands can destroy. It attracts the attention of john dee who wants the book for the wrong reasons. The twins being the twins of the prophecy are the one who should have this book to use it for good. The books is stolen except for the two last pages, the most important pages. And a chase for nicholas, perennelle, and the twins as well as nicholas friend from and underworld shadowrealm scatach (a vampire) begins. they take leygate to paris nicholas and perennelle's home city, meanwhile the girl's powers were awakened but not the boys they go to paris in the hope that one of nicholas's friend could awaken the boy's powers. They are chased becasue john dee wants the last two pages, the most important, of the codec.

And of course using magick and leygates to travel they don't have papers, passport so they have to hide from police as well all in order to protect the last two pages of the codec.

Meanwhile perenelle was captured and her and nicholas are getting weaker and weaker since they couldn't make another batch of the potion to stay immortal, they are aging rather rapidly.

I am not done reading this book entirely but so far it keeps me wanting to read more and more.

I would suggest it to anyone with an interest in historical time and characters, magick, auras, other worlds, mystical and magickal creatures, suspense and anyone who enjoyed the harry potter series quite a bit.

Strange

This is creepy, some type of a monster creature washes ashore on a new york beach.

http://gawker.com/5030531/dead-monster-washes-ashore-in-montauk

One year with the one I love

This past weekend was the mark of one year with someone very very special to me. I love him very much.

One year was actually on the friday, July 25th. We made plans to go to mexicali Rosa downtown, I loved it, it was great.

Sunday we went to Mont Cascade, it was awesome. I surprised myself by trying more slides than I thought I ever would. I am kind of a wuss when it comes to that. Only three slides I absolutely didn't want to go on, one that you ended up upside down, one that was called the vortex although it looked like a toilet and as you were being flushed, it looked cool except that I wasn't too fond of the idea of the possibility of arriving head first in the water, I love water and swimming but not so brave when it comes to that. and the other was the kamikazee because of its big drop, went on one like that once and I think my heart is still up there, I know that is the thrilling part but I did not like the feeling so I decided to pass on the kamikazee.

But still proud of myself for trying: tornado alley. Was a little scared becasue I thought people ended up upside down, but after I tried it once I went again and loved it.

The pro racer one was great as well, the riveer rapids and also tried the black magick slide, I was a little reluctant at first since it is in the dark and you have no idea where you are going, but I actually enjoyed the ride a lot. The mammoth river was great as well, you get a big tube and get a lot of people in at once.

Unfortunately I don't have pictures since didn't want to leave the camera on a picnic table for people to steal, you never know. Plus too busy enjoying the slides.

But here is a link to the website, there are even videos of the slides, pretty neat:

http://www.montcascades.ca/aqua/en_home.asp

Later,
Sweetgirl

Haiku for one year with the one I love

Again this is me trying to write Haikus, bear with me I am still at the learning stage.

Someone Special

365 days ago
found one another
love, happiness and bliss, resulted

Summertime - New Kids on the block

I am so excited New kids on the block are making a come back, waited and hoped for so long for this that I don't care what anyone says. I like a boy band, yes I used to be a new kids fan and still am and will be until the day I die.

Found the first video of their come back, the song is called summertime, yes it still sounds pop-ish music, but i find it entertaining, it has a good beat to it... so I love it.

And to all the non-believers out there: they're back baby and they're here to ... STAY!



And I am going to see them in Montreal, this september. I can't wait.