Tuesday, July 30, 2013

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

i finished murder below montparnasse...
wow...
the ending wasn't what i expected but it was very good!
now im really wondering when cara's
next book will come out! hopefully march 2014!
i cannot wait to see how aimee will adjust to something...
mum's the word


anyhoo, since the movie, city of bones will come out
on august 23rd, i decided to reread the book.
it's a good thing i am doing this because sometimes
i get confused between 
mortal instruments and infernal devices!  
i started reading COB two nights ago and what
is interesting is that when i started to read about jace, 
jamie campbell bower suddenly appeared in my mind.
of course after watching the trailer a couple of times,
i can't help but to have him imprinted in my memory.
when i read COB before, i totally had a different picture
of what jace looked like! it happens all the times.

but the exciting thing is...
i'm going to see jamie on FRIDAY!!!
along with lily collins and...
*drum roll*
cassandra clare!!! 
woohoo!!!
i will be heading to franklin mills in philly to join my friends.
they will do the q & a then all three will do the signing.
i totally cannot wait!

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing—not even a smear of blood—to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It’s also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .
wow, what a weekend!
my friends came over to my house for the weekend
to spend time with each other.  
it was one of the best weekends i ever had!
thursday, 7/25 i took the commuter bus to d.c.
then took amtrak to philly where lynette picked me up.
she and i went to philly airport to get holly that flew in from 
north dakota then we went to get melody that came from texas.
it was soooo good to see holly again and
it was so nice to finally meet melody!
we all went to old city in philly and had dinner at the city tavern.
after that, we walked around to see independence hall,
liberty bell, etc. then we headed to my house.
friday, 7/26, i took the girls to wrlc to show them where i work.
then we went to baltimore. we walked around inner harbor and
had lunch at pf changs.  we went to the 27th floor of baltimore
world trade center.  then we went into various stores to find
souvenirs for the girls' family. 
we went to barnes and noble since i thought
it'd be cool to check it out because it is in the old power plant building.
we chilled out on the balcony of b&n then went to annapolis.
we made it to starbucks downtown annapolis before they closed. 
 lynette was really curious what it looked like since she loves history. 
it was where george washington played the game of poker and
lost a horse in a bet.  after that, we walked around downtown.  

the weather was gorgeous!


we had dinner at old galway bay...yummy!
a lot of laughing, of course. it felt like i put my abs to work
by laughing so much!
we went back to my house then went to chestertown the next morning.
the girls saw the farmer's market and i think
they enjoyed themselves walking around.
eventually we walked down to chester river to do some photo ops.
we had lunch at brooks tavern and they surprised
me with chocolate lava caketo celebrate my "40th" birthday. 
i kept on telling them that i wasn't
going to turn 40! just 39! poor them...they felt so bad!
LOLOLOL!
anyhoo, we went back to my house and we all packed.  it was sad but
still we would still have more time to spend with each other!
they spent some time at the house then we finally left around
4ish and headedto embassy suites at philly airport.
the hotel was quite interesting...a lot of family reunions but still
we all had fun.  we had dinner there and it was where melo
peed ice cubes!
we all went to bed after midnight and i woke up at
3:30 to wake up holly
4 to say good bye to holly
5:05 to make sure melo woke up
5:25 to make sure melo wasn't in the bed
6 to say good bye to melo
8:40 to wake up!
it was so sad saying good bye to holly & melo. :(
but they both made it home safely.  
i hope it won't be a long time until lynette & i see them again!
as of now, lynette & melo added the pictures to google +
and i will add more pictures later but for now, those are my favorite...

Friday, July 19, 2013

OMG...so hilarious! Raccoon eating cats' food...the ending is a must-see!

GoPro: Cat Bike Guy - Philadelphia, PA

my goodreads profile picture that i uploaded on 3/18/10!
i miss harry potter...at least i have the books
i could always reread!
man, spending some time in azkaban prison 
was really tough...

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

woohoo!
just did the color run in philly last sunday 
with an awesome group of girlfriends!!
here i look like a peacock!

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Cara Black: Murder Below Montparnasse

it's time to visit aimee in paris!
i LOVE cara black and her aimee leduc series.
whenever i read it, it always made me think
about my trip to paris in 2009.
i miss it very much and hope to go
again soon...i need my paris fix.
i started this book last night on my iphone. 
my hubby was hogging my ipad 
but anything for aimee! :)

When Aimée’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimée knows she can handle the extra workload. At least, that what she tells herself. Repeatedly.

But all bets are off when Yuri Volodya, a mysterious old Russian man, hires Aimée to protect a painting. By the time she gets to his Montparnasse atelier, the precious painting has already been stolen, leaving Aimée smelling a rat. The next day, Yuri is found tortured to death in his kitchen. To top it all off, it looks like Aimée isn’t the only one looking for the painting. Some very dangerous people are threatening her and her coworkers, and witnesses are dropping like flies. Now Aimée has to find the painting, stop her attackers, and figure out what her long-missing mother, who is on Interpol’s most wanted list, has to do with all this—fingers crossed she wasn’t Yuri’s murderer, despite clues pointing in that direction.

Obviously, Rene doesn’t need to worry. 

Aimee has things under control.

Diana Gabaldon: Dragonfly in Amber

just finished DIA yesterday...
needless to say i am experiencing the withdrawal already!
i miss jamie & claire!
the ending...wow!
jamie...don't want to ruin it for anyone who haven't read it.
voyager is next! but need to read
murder below montparnasse next since
i'm paris-sick. :( i miss aimee!
then city of bones is next
so i would be ready to watch the movie 
when it's released next month. cannot wait!