The best thing about having a laptop is I can do a bunch of things as soon as I wake up, before I have coffee even–WITHOUT LEAVING MY BED. I remember when I had a desktop. Couldn’t do that. Had to get up. Whatevers to that! Laptops are the future, people, mark my words.
So today, when I was google-stalking myself (FROM BED), I came across a really nice review for Cracked Up to Be from Ingram Library Services’ K-12 MediaShelf and it made my whole day. Which means my whole day was made BEFORE I EVEN GOT OUT OF BED. Seriously! Invest in laptops! I’m telling you, they’re going to be big.
Anyway, here is a snippet from the review:
“The strength of Summers’ novel is that the narrative is told from Parker’s point of view [...] making her a very sympathetic character despite her misanthropic actions. Parker’s angst is well justified as the plot and back story unfold, giving the novel a highly compelling quality; teens will be hard put to put this one down before the denouement.”
You can read the whole thing here. The closer Cracked Up to Be’s release date gets, the more nervewracked I get. Early response has been heartening and thrilling and seeing that was definitely both. To sum up the experience in three words: oh em gee!!!
Then I got to have a Moment with My Mom, in which I showed it to her. It went EXACTLY like this:
me: hey, Mom! check this out.
mom: [reads]
mom: that is a really nice summary of your book.
me: O_O
mom: o_o
me: …
mom: …
me: it’s a review!!!!
mom: OH! is it?
me: yes! and it’s a good review!
mom: I need to stop skimming the things you show me! *chuckles*
me: O_O
me: did you skim my book.
mom: O_O
me: …
And then she actually read it and it was grand. Did I mention that I am going to Twilight with both my mom and my sister (my brother-in-law BACKED OUT because he just can’t handle the ~*sparkles*~). They act like I am not doing them a favour whenever I am like EEEEE WE ARE GOING TO TWILIGHT TOGETHER JUST LIKE THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD WOULD DO at them which is every five minutes. I mean, seconds. I am seriously contemplating buying a cellphone just so I can tweet the experience from the theatre.
That is a BAD reason to want to buy a cellphone.
And besides, I’m sure when I get to the theatre and ~*RPATTZ*~ comes on and ~*sparkles*~ for the first time onscreen I will just like BLACK OUT in my seat because it will be so magnificent. And you can’t really tweet when you are unconscious, I guess.
So no cell phone for me.
:(
And now back to revising!
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publication date
Wednesday November 12th, 2008 @ 10:50pm
474 words, 55 sentencesmeta stuff
categories: cracked up to be,movies,omg
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I am laughing so hard. And just so we are clear, I am laughing AT you. I know it is rude but OHMYGOD YOU ARE SO SILLY.
When I am not invited to your ~*sparkling*~ wedding to ~*RPATTZ*~ I will probably regret this comment.
AHEM. Don’t you mean the ~*sparkling*~ renewal of my vows to ~*RPATTZ*~? For we are already married. We are going to Hawaii and TLC will film it. Just like Jon & Kate + 8! Except it will be ~*RPATTZ*~ & ~*COURTNEY*~ + ~*SPARKLES*~
you*sparkle*NEED*sparkle*a*sparkle*cell*sparkle*phone
Ahahahaha, I DIED reading about your mom reading your review. When my mom finished my ms, she was like, “Well, that was nice…[pregnant pause]…I guess I forgot teenagers did some of those things.”
(O_O) MOM, YOU DIDN’T FORGET, YOU NEVER ~KNEW~. HA. Sob.
And btw, I am IN the laptop fan club FO SHO. They and CELL PHONES are the greatest inventions EVAH. ;)
p.s. WHEN are you going to TWILIGHT? That Friday night? I’m like, anxious I perhaps should have already bought tix…….
I predict the premiere will be a total estrogen-fest making it even more awesome and sparkly.
Wow, RPATTZ must be a polygamist according to several tweets I’ve encountered. These, of course, could be all just fantastical ramblings of RPATTZ wife-wanna-be’s. Perhaps you should get over there and kick some lying pretend-RPATTZ-wife a**!
My mom isn’t worth sharing any creative endeavor with. She’ll never see my novels, and whenever she comes to an art show where I have an abstract she says, “But honey, I don’t think anyone will know what that IS….”
O_O indeed! or maybe x X
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Ok, sorry, my K.O. face failed…
Did I tell you I love you recently?
Oh I just did.
xo
Yay for a most excellent review! Your mom is funny. Glad she actually read it the second time ;)
Twilight – you are hilarious, seriously. Wish I could be there to watch it with you. But then again, I’d probably just spoil it by saying something like, “I still can’t believe they case him as Edward. He is so NOT Edward!” And then you’d be unhappy with me and I’d feel stupid (but righteous) and then …
Then I would stop typing here, because I am way behind in typing on my NaNo Zombie novel, so I must go do that now. Sending some ~*SPARKLES*~ your way!
I have a long standing rule against using electronics (tv/computer/ds/whatever) in the bedroom. Years and years go by.
Then I forgot. So one day I take the laptop up and am typing something of which I can’t even remember. I do remember that I wanted to be left alone so I could finish my thoughts.
Then I hear from the doorway.
“What are you doing?”
“Um, typing?”
“Not in the bedroom you’re not!”
Oh. The rule. The one I made. Ops.
So I went out to the cold garage and sat in the car and finished.
Ooo! Ooo! I almost forgot! Congrats on the great review.
Tease.
(O_O)
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I CANNOT believe you don’t already own a cell phone!!!!!!!!
That is all
xx
New Twilight/Stephenie Meyers interview, if you haven’t seen it yet -
http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2008/11/tough-times-and-publishing-industry.html
For the record, I like ~*RPATZ*~ as an actor, it’s just not how I pictured Edward. Hoping the movie will change my mind on that too ;)
Back to work now!
Fantastic review. I totally agree with everything it had to say – I love that you were able to make Parker so sympathetic despite her faults. And I know we’re gonna see a ton more cool reviews like this ever so soon so prepare to seriously sparkle your own self!
And don’t black out at the movie because then you’ll just miss everything! Maybe get your peeps to bring some smelling salts to the theatre? Do people even still use smelling salts or am I flashing back to Victorian times?
I’m going to a press screening Tuesday. You should see all the rules and secrecy; no guests, no cell phones, no handheld devices. I cannot wait to see RPATTZ sparkling all over the place.
Emily: You are ~*sparkling*~ peer pressuring me! Evil! And lulz at Your Mom’s reaction to your MS. Mother’s are so awesome for reactions, Y? And as far as going to Twilight… idk. The revisions haven’t told me yet! sob sob.
pseudosu: the premiere will outsparkle all the sparkle in the world, I bet! and ~*RPATTZ*~ talks a good game, but he’s my husband and he bettah not forget it! & Ah, moms. Gotta love ‘em. :)
Vero: you make me feel so loved! love back! xoxo
sruble: she had no choice but to read it a second time! I chased her around with the laptop. jk. ;) An I wish you could be there to watch it with me too! WE WOULD HAVE A GRAND TIME. and I would so not be unhappy with you because the whole time you’d be saying that, I’d be going, “I still can’t believe they chose her as Bella. She is SO not Bella!” ~*SPARKLES*~ to you for the Nano! And thank you for the link!! Except it is not a Twilight interview??
Anthony: rules like that are meant to be broken! And thank you. ;)
starrynite: I gots no need for one! in this town, all you have to do is shout across the river if you want someone to hear you!
C.K.: aw, eee!! THANK YOU. Speaking of fantastic reviews, just saw one for IKIO at the lovely Reviewer X! Congratulations!!! I was nodding my head the whole time I read it. And I’ll TRY not to black out at the movie but no guarantees. ~*RPATTZ*~’s hair is a thing to beholden. I will have to get smelling salts indeed. I have a Victorian friend who has them, I’m sure.
Gretchen: I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU. ~*SPARKLINGLY*~ JEALOUS!
That is so bizarre! I swear I cut and pasted the right link. Oh well, Nathan’s blog post was a good one, and I claim NaNoWriMo brain. Sorry.
Here’s the right link (I hope):
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20234559_20234567_20238527,00.html
It even looks like the right link, so hopefully it will still look that way when you get it.
BTW, if you see her picture with the interview, you’ll see why they picked that actress for Bella. I’m just saying. I actually don’t have problems with the Bella they picked, at least not in the previews.
Crossing fingers that the link works this time …
Is my favorite part “O_O” “o_o” or is it “did you skim my book.”? Hard to say.
sruble: ee! thank you for the correct link! I understand Nano brain. I bet it’s a lot like revision brain. ;) the interview was awesome! neat insights, but I gotta say… I’m still not won over on Bella. she is just so not Bella for me! sighness! but I’m in it for the ~*RPATTZ*~ so it’s okay. ;)
swistle: :) mothers, I tells ya!