Sunday, January 5, 2014

Six

Chimney Rock

Rylan at Six Years Old
  • favorite color: blue
  • favorite food: macaroni and cheese
  • favorite dessert: ice cream with chocolate fudge and mint chocolate chips
  • favorite thing to do: play video games
  • favorite video game: SIMS 2 (on Gameboy)
  • favorite subject in school: drama ("Math is really boring.")
  • favorite book: Darth Paper Strikes Back - Origami Yoda Series

What is the meaning of life?
  • To play video games.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • A Subway man. Someone who works at Subway. (The sandwich restaurant, not the train.)

What makes you happy?
  • Giving my mom a hug.

What are you afraid of?
  • black widows, wolves, robbers, wild dogs, foxes. I'm afraid of looking behind me because I watched Despicable Me 2. When I watched Despicable Me 2, whenever I don't look behind me, I think there's a robber behind me.

If you had one wish, what would you wish for?
  • All the video games in the whole universe.

What is the funniest word?
  • Tessa says doo-doo a lot, so it might be doo-doo. I know what doo-doo means. Poop. Cole told me.

What is the hardest thing to do?
  • A backward somersault.

What is the easiest thing to do?
  • Definitely handstand. I can do one.

What is the best thing in the world?
  • That's easy. Playing video games.

What is the worst thing in the world?
  • Having to clean my job before I play video games.

What makes you mad?
  • When Cole twists my leg and I tell you and he says he didn't.

What is the meaning of love?
  • Hugging people. And kissing.

If you had all the money in the world, what would you do with it?
  • I would give half of it to my family. I would keep the rest. 

* Interview questions from Crappy Pictures

Friday, January 3, 2014

59 Books in 2013

I'm continuing to challenge myself to read 50 books a year. In 2013, I either did awesome (59 books!) or I cheated (based on the number of books that are children's books or graphic novels).

As part of my challenge, I pick an author to read in-depth. Last year was Margaret Atwood. This year, I chose Ian McEwan based solely on the fact that I adored Atonement. After reading five more of his books, I've got to say that for me, he's a one hit wonder. Fabulous prose, yes. Boring stories? Also yes.

I read Melina Marcheta's Printz Award-winning novel Jellicoe Road in January and then devoured every other book of hers that my library has. Then I read Jellicoe Road a second time.

This book I adored: Okay for Now: *****

So I read these other books by the same author (Gary D. Schmidt):

This book I HATED:  Gone Girl: **

This book made me think more than any other book I read this year, so I wish I could change it to a higher rating, but there were also many, many parts that I want to erase from my brain: A Visit from the Goon Squad: ***

Two series:

Some non-fiction:

I read a few graphic novel-esque books:
And the rest:

Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Big One Zero

Erin's birthday cake 2013


Cole at Ten Years Old
  • favorite color: green
  • favorite food: kadu
  • favorite dessert: chocolate soda from Goodberrys
  • favorite thing to do: playing video games (2nd place: working on his novel)
  • favorite video game: Super Mario Dream World (a game he saw at Target and has never actually played)
  • favorite subject in school: science
  • favorite book series: The Heroes of Olympus (Percy Jackson)

What is the meaning of life?
  • To make it to Heavenly Father.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • That's easy. My full time job would be a worker for Nintendo. My part time job would be a writer.

What makes you happy?
  • Mainly getting a 3DS, which hasn't actually happened, but I know it's going to make me happy.

What are you afraid of?
  • black holes, the end of the world

If you had one wish, what would you wish for?
  •  a million more wishes

What is the funniest word?
  • foot

What is the hardest thing to do?
  • fly with only wings on your back

What is the easiest thing to do?
  • breathe

What is the best thing in the world?
  • technology

What is the worst thing in the world?
  • bad breath

What makes you mad?
  • getting stolen from

What is the meaning of love?
  • to get married

If you had all the money in the world, what would you do with it?
  • I would use half of it to buy a mansion, and the other half to buy a video game company.

*Interview questions from Crappy Pictures
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