I love the Sookie Stackhouse Books

So, I haven't really been reading anything new; instead I have am re-reading Charlaine Harris' Sookie Sackhouse books.

I am just really enjoying them. There have been very few books I have re-read, and when I do re-read a book there is usually years between readings and not months. I also bought them! I don't really buy books because I don't really reread them. Yes, right now I have a stack of various books that hold different positions in their series, but that's because I couldn't wait for the library to get them in stock.

The next book comes out May 6th!

Bamboozle Pics and Commentary

It’s been a while since I last updated. I guess I haven’t really been in the mood.

The Bamboozle concert was pretty awesome – besides immense foot pain for standing hours on end. Bayside and Reel Big Fish were probably my favorites. Not only did Reel Big Fish play and awesome show and were really funny; they closed their set out with Aha's "Take on Me" - a song I absolutely love. I also enjoyed MXPX, Goldfinger, Anti-Flag, and some of the lesser known bands. Although I still think Davey Havok is quite sexy, I was a bit disappointed with the Blaqk Audio performance. AFI puts on an awesome show; Blaqk Audio was okay. To be fair, Bamboozle probably wasn’t the right fit for a band like Blaqk Audio. Plus Davey Havok was performing quite flamboyantly and I would probably prefer him a bit more testosterone filled.
Bayside and Creature Feature (I didn’t get to see them perform, but they were there) have been on my workout playlist since then. I really love Bayside. Goldfinger and Anti-flag both put on super great shows as well. They were very crowd-oriented, especially Goldfinger (They had someone from the audience eat a Twinkie out of the buttcheeks of the drummer, moshed in the pit and the lead singer tossed his guitar into the crowd).

I was being a good little-rule-follower and didn’t bring my camera, only to discover that cameras were allowed! So, unfortunately, no pics from the first day. But I did get some pictures from the Sunday show. Here they are for your viewing pleasure:
Anti-Flag:


Blaqk Audio:



Goldfinger:

MXPX:


The Bravery:

Bamboozle was awesome!

We saw all these bands:

Saturday
1:00 - 1:30 FOUR YEAR STRONG
1:30 - 2:00 VAN STONE - he was disgusting, don't see him.
2:00 - 2:30 WE THE KINGS
2:30 - 3:00 DAPHNE LOVES DERBY
3:00 - 3:30 STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO
3:30 - 4:00 BAYSIDE
4:00 - 4:30 THE STARTING LINE
4:30 - 5:00 RX BANDITS
5:00 - 5:30 STORY OF THE YEAR
5:30 - 6:00 THE BOUNCING SOULS
6:00 - 6:30 REEL BIG FISH
6:30 - 7:00 NEW FOUND GLORY
7:00 - 7:30 ALKALINE TRIO
7:30 - 8:10 FACE TO FACE
8:10 - 8:55 PARAMORE

Sunday
1:00 - 1:30 METRO STATION
1:30 - 2:00 MXPX
2:00 - 2:30 SECONDHAND SERENADE
2:30 - 3:00 ESCAPE THE FATE
3:00 - 3:30 ARMOR FOR SLEEP
3:30 - 4:00 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS
4:00 - 4:30 BILLY TALENT
4:30 - 5:00 HOT WATER MUSIC
5:00 - 5:30 FINCH
5:30 - 6:00 SAVES THE DAY
6:00 - 6:30 ANTI-FLAG
6:30 - 7:05 THE BRAVERY
7:05 - 7:40 GOLDFINGER
7:40 - 8:15 CHIODOS
8:15 - 9:05 BLAQK AUDIO
9:05 - 10:20 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (we actually left in the middle of this) We had a lot of fun!

Books I am waiting for

I hate it when I am enjoying a series and then you have to wait for the next book to come out (it's better than the series ending though).

I am waiting for a few books to come out:
From Dead to Worse - Sookie Sackhouse Book 8 - May 6th (Can't wait!)
Blood Noir - Anita Blake Book 16 - May 27th
All Soul's Night - Blood Ties Book 4 - June 1st
When Twilight Comes - The Gardella Vampire Chronicals Book 4
Bitten To Death - Jaz Parks Book 4 - August 12th
Breaking Dawn - Twilight Saga Book 4 - August 2nd (I may not read this and just have someone tell me what happens).

There is probably more, but this is what I can think about so far.

I Gotta Dance

I haven't been in reading mode the last week or two. I have been waiting to get books I requested at the library and I have been playing Guitar Hero. I haven't finished the 2 none-vampire books I mentioned in the last post.

This weekend a lot of my books finally came in. I was fairly busy, since Marc came up and we went out with friends, but I did manage to read one yesterday.

Nichole and I have been looking for a good place to go dancing. We really like Aqua Shi... but that is 2 hours away where my family is at. We tried out Roe this weekend. It was okay. It was nice inside, but the DJ wasn't very good, the dance floor was smaller, it was more expensive, and although it is in a nice part of town and there are a lot of rich people there; most of them weren't too "classy." Aqua Shi is nice too, but it doesn't have the majority of people dancing/looking like they are having sex.

We are going to have to find another club to go to. Nichole and I have taken a liking to going dancing and Marc is always mentioning the Dane Cook skit about dancing.

Here it is:

What to read...

So at the moment, I have started reading several books:

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
and The Turning by Jennifer Armintrout

I have read both the Phantom Tollbooth and the Little Prince when I was younger, but I thought I would revisit some old favorites. I practically wore out the Phantom Tollbooth movie when I was little and I was always fascinated with the sweet little drawings in The Little Prince.

Another book I am kind of reading on and off is the Vampire Encyclopedia. It's non-fiction and has many entries about different authors, movies, myths, countries, etc. that deal with vampires. It is pretty interesting. It doesn’t go into great depth, but it provides lots of interesting things to research further.

They are so much more quotable.

So after being a bit weird in my last entry I started browsing through Bookworms with Ink and I have to say; I am inspired to read more books that have such beautiful and touching words. I already have 2 post-it notes full of books and authors that I feel I must read right now.

I may just have to change the title of my blog... or read both at the same time, which I may do.