The Book Boyfriend Tag

Monday, April 21, 2014 1 Comments A+ a-

Hey guys! I was going around the blogoverse yesterday in search of good blogs to follow and spend time in, and I found a really cool blog post idea down at Weaving Pages by one of my awesome blogger idols, Rita. Every month she has this segment called “Book Boyfriends” and basically she would give a book character (male, obviously) and ask around why they would be the perfect boyfriend. It was really fun to read and I have this fetish for watching people fangirl.

Anyway, today I had the idea of adapting the idea (what?). But, I’ll make a slight change. Instead of doing it every week and asking around, I’ll be sharing my Top 5 Book Boyfriends, Why, and A Favorite Photo of Them (It could be your own face claim of what he would look like, a fan art, or the actual actor if the book has a movie adaptation). After that, I’ll be tagging people to post the same kind of thing and then they’ll tag people too and so on and so forth. However, if the tagged people are not interested or they don’t want to do it, that’s absolutely fine. :) I won’t bother putting rules and such since I just want this to be fun.

Sometimes the Internet is too much for me. . .

Monday, April 14, 2014 7 Comments A+ a-

Hey guys! Yes, I’m still alive. And I’m baaack from my little blogging break! Yesterday, I was scrolling around Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to find something interesting to blog about, but you know what I found? A poopload of photos that; gives me the fandom feels or scares the living daylights out of me or makes me laugh really loud which makes my little sister thinks I’m insane. So, I gathered the photos I found yesterday and decided to show you guys!


1.    Tumblr People
Aah... yes, the world of Tumblr. Inhabited by awesome people who have the ability to scare you or kill you (by laughing, of course).


2.    Relatable. Truly, relatable.
It’s nice to know you aren’t the only one who gets depressed due to the ending of a book :D


3.    Fandom Clashes
I don’t mean ‘clash’ in a bad way, I swear.

4.    FEELS
I just can’t-

5.    HP
There’s just something about Daniel Radcliffe’s facial expressions that amuse me.

6.    Divergent Fans Being Divergent Fans
Letting Divergent fans loose on the internet? This is what happens. Not saying I don't like it though. I love it.

7.    Weirdly. . . Cute
Enough said.

8.    I can’t.
Because Calum looks like Olaf here. Note, this was after their show last last night. Malum, anyone?


Now we know why our generation is quite messed up. But, I mean that in a good way. I have loads of Tumblr friends who are really witty, Twitter buddies who are like FBI agents, and Facebook friends who can edit better than movie poster makers. =D

I don’t really see the point in this blog post, but I had fun scouting for those photos up there and I hope you guys liked it too! :) Full credits to the owners of the photos back at Tumblr, FB, and Twitter. I apologize for not specifically mentioning you guys. I lost track on who owns what. =(

P.S.
Anyone here a fan of the Percy Jackson Series? If you remember Rick Riordan announced a new book about Percy telling us about some Greek Myths in his point of view! Well, here’s the new scoop! I’m soooo excited to get my hands on this beauty.

"Reviewing proofs for Percy Jackson's Greek Gods." -John Rocco's tweet (@johnroccoart)


The Sempiternal Reader,
Andrea

7 Stages of Book Addiction (The Sempiternal Reader Version)

Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5 Comments A+ a-

Hello Internet (sound familiar?)! I posted my 2014 Summer Reading List a week ago and it really did help a lot. The thing is, with every book I finish, I end up either feeling “Meh. I’ve seen better. But, it’s okay, I guess.” Or (most of the time) I’ll end up curling in the corner spiraling into depression because it’s over.
There is no in-between.
And this usually happens Every. Single. Time.

And that leads us to this. I made some kind of meter that’ll measure just how deep you are into the dangerous waters of a fandom. Before I start this, please be reminded that I am perfectly sane and that I don’t need mental assistance and that all of this is perfectly normal (I think). =)

1.    Stepping into the Shore
Ahh. The first stage. These are those moments when you’re prepped up on your favorite reading position in your comfy little corner of reading. You take a deep breath as the first chapter begins. First, you’ll probably go “Oh, the main character’s some kind of criminal. Psh, that’s a bit cliché.”

2.    Ankle-Deep
This is the time when you start getting into the story. You still put the book down to eat and go to the bathroom for a pee break, but you’re slowly getting hooked to the story. “Oh, he’s a criminal mastermind who’s twelve years old! And he has.. what’s this? A butler!”

3.    Knee-Deep
Nope, no more pee breaks. You start bringing the book to the table. You begin to notice the author’s writing style and you start to slowly get attached to the characters. Turn baaack! Turn back while you still can! “She punched him? Ugh, how could she! He’s an amazing person who happens to have a little bit of attitude problem! He’s a misunderstood soul!”

4.    Thigh-Deep
This is it. No more turning back. “Welcome to the fandom, buddy!” A shark greets in that evil tone sharks have. There are the times when you start to read the book more closely. You’re oblivious to what’s happening outside of the book (Psh, who cares if there’s an earthquake? The little fairy needs to find away to escape from the huge manor!).

5.    Waters up to your Waist
This is when the real symptoms begin. You find yourself daydreaming about what might happen next, you have to use force to push yourself to put the book down and eat, you stay up late at night to read until your mom finally closes the lights. You’re in the fandom, and the fangir/fanboy life is starting to grow on you.

6.    Just a Little Bit More
Drowning… slowly but surely drowning into the fandom. You didn’t choose the fangirl/fanboy life, it chose you. You try to scout friends to read the book too and join the fandom. You go to websites about the fandom, you start joining roleplays, and everything is starting to eat you alive.

7.    Deep, Deep, into the Fandom Waters
Congratulations buddy! You’re officially deep into the Fandom waters. When the book/series ends, you start to spiral into depression. It’ll take about a week or two for recovery, plus a few days to swim back to the shore of reality. After that, you pick up a new book and then start from the first stage once again.

Aaaand that’s iiit! I had absolute fun while writing this and for those of you who didn’t notice the book references I used was from the first book of the Artemis Fowl Series. =D

So, how deep are you in the waters of your fandoms? Share it down on the comments below and together we will face those dangerous waters and swim back to shore just for the fun of it. =)

The Sempiternal Reader,
Andrea