My opinions on the media I consume.
Despite the fact that I’ve lived in New York for going on 5 years now and despite the fact that I am one of the world’s biggest fans of young adult and children’s literature, I had never stepped foot inside Books of Wonder before Sunday. (Even sadder? I used to live around the corner on [...]
Sometimes I feel as though I have two distinct blogging selves: the nerdy, YA-bookish half and the laid-back, adrenaline-junkie skydiving half. I’ve given my skydiving self some good blog time, so I figure I’ll let the YA-bookish self come out to play. I have read a lot of new books in the past few weeks [...]
My dearest, most darling Sofa is travelling in Europe for three weeks, seeing her family in Belgium and enjoying the sights before buckling down to attend law school. This means I am apartment sitting, which means I am living in Manhattan part-time to make sure her abode doesn’t…I don’t know, burn down or something. (Sofa [...]
I don’t know, what’s it like being a human? Alas, since the weather was 10 kinds of hell on Sunday (with tornado warnings!), Bear and I were unable to jump. Again. However, I did relish the time off to rest my shoulder, but more than that, it was unexpectedly nice to hang out with my [...]
Thanks to everyone who recommended books to me. I have not yet taken up everyone on their recommendations (I am totally running out and getting Catherynne Valente’s PALIMPSEST when I get the chance), although I did spend part of my birthday giftcard on two books to read on my road trip down to North Carolina. [...]
Attending midnight viewings makes one feel suspiciously hungover the next morning, even when there was no alcohol involved. How is that possible? Is it because I’m old now? I am 24 years old after all. Last night, Wicked Cool Riley, her friend Chris, and I attended a midnight showing of Harry Potter & The Half-Blood [...]
Since I’ve gotten my shiny new MacBook laptop and iPod Touch, I will confess to being more preoccupied with playing with my new toys than doing anything productive or useful, like blogging about the books I’ve read, the movies I’ve seen, or even finding someone—anyone in publishing who will hire me, or finishing revising my [...]
I am wondrously, gloriously tan, although not as tan as I have been on past Hawai’i vacations. Growing up in Los Angeles gives you a permanent semi-tan; living in New York makes you pale and pasty. I look better when I’ve got some colour in my skin, otherwise I am the exact shade of sour [...]
Greetings from the Westin Ka’anapali in Lahaina, Maui! My body is absolutely confused as to what time it is. My family and I flew into Kahului Airport last night around 4:30pm Hawai’i time, which meant it was 7:30pm in Los Angeles, and 10:30pm in New York. Coordinating daily phone calls with Bear was a bit [...]
So last Christmas I bought my brother UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld (which I don’t think he’s read) as a gift. I read it but never got around to getting my hands on the other books in the series. Yesterday (after a successful venture to H&M for two very cute retro swimsuits), I stopped by a [...]
S. Jae-Jones, but JJ, if you please. Editrix at St. Martin's Press. Writer. Artist. Avid skydiver. And she abandons her mind to obscure arts.