The Edible Woman.Food For Thought.

I think the title is quite clever, I take pleasure in the small victories.

More to the point, I recently read The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood for a school project, and i was delighted by it. I was wary of it, thinking that a book  by Margaret Atwood would be to deep to be entertaining. This book, however, was light enough to be entertaining but also had some deep and thoughtful parts that educated you well on the points of feminism and equality in the 60s in Canada, and essentially everywhere. Marian (the main character) finds herself losing control of herself, unable to eat food because she feels she is eating herself (hence 'the edible woman'). Turning rice into little cocoons, and sponge cake into little pairs of lungs. Her problems with eating also reference to problems with her boyfriend, Peter. She feels he is objectifying her. In Canada, at that time, woman didn't work as high up as men, and this is evident throughout the novel, especially when Marian describes the big wigs/exec's at her work being only men. Margaret Atwood brings up the subject of equality, and spearheads it. She is to the point, and it shows how we tend to conform to society whether it is right or not. For instance when her roommate, Ainsley, wants to get pregnant, without the obligation of a father, we realize how she is highlighting the undependability of men.

I think this book is a great study of feminism and the importance woman have in our society. Next time you think you are getting sick of society, realize it's better than it was a while ago, and, hopefully, it will only get better.

If never sleeping meant waking up early...

 ...then my body would see what my eyes could not grasp that which my hands did not hear what my ears didnt taste but my senses sensed.
 ...then an insomniac would be what i am.
 ...then sleeping in late, meant never waking up.
 ...then all the times you said i was wrong i was right.
 ...then you wouldn't understand this would you?, but you do because i speak your language. But if i speak your language, then what language do you speak.
 ...then i would have finished this post by now.
 ...then my books would have names.
 ...then my candle would smell like fire.
 ...then i would be late for school.
 ...then the yogurt in my left hand would be wood, and the spoon in my right would be a match.
 ...then all the thoughts that came out of my head at three am were the result of a half-awake brain reading thoughts aloud and then transcribing them.
 ...then it's time to go to bed.

Elongo, Elongo, from here to San Pedro, we draw lines in the sand.

I have a friend. Her name is Larysa. Maybe you've heard of her. She writes a blog.

and so begins my conversation. The stroy i mean to tell, in a blog i mean to write. The story of my friend, my much misunderstood friend.
she makes good choices, and bad choices...but mostly bad choices. And im here, to tell her what to do about them.
she writes a blog, as ive said, its called 'a day in the life of the undecided teenager' pretty awesome i must say.

why am i saying this right now? Seriously i have now idea...but its filler so live with it.

This post is going pretty Capital crazy. In the sense that I haven't been using enough.

i shall start anew, in the hopes that my next post will be easily understood, and when that fails keep reading, for i have many stories to entertain...if i can remember them.

The White Wolf Society

I have been quite busy during the past few weeks. I have been writing a book with my friend Natasha. We started it 2 years ago and have more or less continued it. Now we have picked up full swing and are writing chapter after chapter. The book is about three friends; Addy, Christina (cousins), and Luke. It's about their quest to find who murdered Addy's parents. Their journey leads them into the dark past of Addy's father, and their travels take them through England (their home), Scotland, and Russia. We have finished quite a few chapters and will continue to write more1 If you want to check out the first few chapters, character bios, blog updates from the writers/editors, and to sign our guestbook; check out http://www.the-white-wolf-society.webs.com/

Please check it out and tell me what you think. Also follow me on twitter eh? www.twitter.com/JennyLye

Things I'm loving as of NOW!

          Sorry I haven't posted in a while...but none of you are exactly reminding me! (that is if theres anyone out there???)
          Anyways this post is basically about things I have seen that i love this month, and the month before. It includes anything and everything!

1.     Forever 21 Corduroy Skinny Jeans

                 


I love these because they have a nice texture, and the colour is great for fall/winter. Also they are great t go with boots, or oxfords, and even heels, like booties! You can where these pants with anything but i love them with a oxford shirt, or something vintage.

2. Jango.com

I absolutely love this site now. You can make your own playist/radio station of all your favourite bands and it will play them for you. It introduces you to a lot of other great bands because it also plays bands similar to your chosen ones (you can always delete a band you don't like). Also it shows you band/singer bios, pics, vids, and even lyrics. Plus you can share your stations with all the other users. Jango is a great way for artists to get their music heard because it has a feature where a band/singer can make a band accoiunt and put their music for everyone to hear. Users who come across these artists in theeir stations are prompted to vote whether they like or dislike the artist. I feel that Jango can apply to everyone because they have every single band like EVER!! so check it out at http://www.jango.com/



3. NCIS/NCIS L.A.

I love these shows, they are based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (a real thing!) and show how the agents work. I can't figure out what to say other than watch it! For all my Canadian readers check out their sites here: www.globatv.com/ncis/index.html and here: www.globaltv.com/ncisla/index.html

4. Bones

This show, like the ones above is a crime show, though this one usually takes place after death. It revolves around the cases of a forensic anthropologist and her witty FBI partner. Hilarity will ensue when you see it. So for my Canuck peeps check it out here: www.globaltv.com/bones/index.html

5. Global and CTV in General!

I can't name all my new fave tv shows but i can say they are all from these two channels. Yes these are both Canadian, but a lot of their shows aare also on US channels so search it up people!

http://www.globaltv.com/ and http://www.ctv.ca/

6. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

All about a fallen angel and the girl he has to save to get his wings back. Will he save her? or kill her like his dark tendencies make him want to? This book appeals to anybody who loves things that we think could never happen in this Earth. GO get it...like right now!!!

DISCLAIMER: I was not paid for any of these reviews, these are completely my own opinion.

The NEW Twitter!

         So this post is pretty much for everyone out there who has Twitter, or is maybe interested in getting it. Anyways a few days ago Twitter launched it's new layout. Now I was wondering if this is going to be anything like the whole Facebook thing where they changed the layout like a bajillion times, but i'm not so sure. I tested it out and i have to say i'm kind of impressed. Of course props to the cool promo video they filmed for it which was pretty cool. But really it all comes down to how annoying i find it when i want to see someones photo they tweeted, and it opens a new window, which sometimes takes forever to load! With the new Twitter, it shows you that picture on the same screen, it also can show you peoples profiles which is great.
        Overall I think this update is great and makes some aspects of Twitter easier to access, but let's just hope they don't overdo it!     
                                             Check out the Promo video here!