Random Pet Peeve of-the-day

So, I don’t like when a movie comes out based on a book, and they reprint the book to have a movie-poster version of the cover.

It’s not the reprint’s existence that annoys me, because I know some people enjoy having actors/actresses’ faces staring at them from the front of their books and destroying any other inner notions of what those characters might look and/or act like, thus destroying one of the most amazing things about books (that you’re forced to use your imagination to create the visual world of the story).

No. That’s fine. What bugs me is that when they reprint the book, you can NO LONGER FIND ANY COPIES of the original paperback cover, which was, in all likelihood, a way cooler cover. I mean, not always I guess. But usually.

And that is today’s random pet peeve.

Also, I am completely aware that if I looked hard enough, I could probably find the original cover somewhere. If nothing else, it would be online. But I’m lazy, and I wish the stupid new cover didn’t exist. So yeah, it is the reprint’s existence that bugs me. I retract that earlier statement. :)

Tagged: random pet peeve movie poster book covers booooo

Posted on January 28, 2012

Hilarious obsession with Farm Town is hilarious.

Me:

Yeah, isn't that a cool youtube video? I like it cuz I learn about history but it's in a fun-

Mom:

Holllly smokes, I need pumpkins! And raspberries.

Me:

/Laughs hysterically./

Tagged: random why is this so funny to me? christine our mothers are weird!! farm town is silly

Posted on January 28, 2012

Mr. Green, Mr. Green, is this gonna be on the test?”

“Yeah, about the test. The test will measure whether you are an informed, engaged, and productive citizen of the world. And it will take place in schools, and bars, and hospitals, and dorm rooms, and in places of worship. You will be tested on first dates, in job interviews, while watching football, and while scrolling through your twitter feed.
The test will judge your ability to think about things other than celebrity marriages, whether you’ll be easily persuaded by empty political rhetoric, and whether you’ll be able to place your life and your community in a broader context.
The test will last your entire life, and it will be comprised of the millions of decisions that, when taken together, make your life yours. And everything - everything - will be on it.
I know, right? So pay attention.

John Green

I want just that clip of the video to be shown to every single student in my school. Or maybe just the ones who ask, “Why do we have to learn this?” or “When am I ever going to use this in my life?”

And I know, I teach Algebra 2, and conic sections aren’t quite as likely to come up in conversation as history or literature. But I am still a firm believer that everything you learn shapes who you are, no matter what it is. The knowledge you gain, as well as the skills you develop whilst gaining that knowledge, is the stuff that determines how you function in society. If you function in society.

All I know is, if my whole life is a test, I want to learn as much as I can.

Tagged: john green is awesome i can't even gah yes

Posted on January 26, 2012 with 5 notes

But, I know you now. You’re Annie. You like puzzles, and little monsters on your pencils, and some guy named Mark Ruffalo. You’re a fierce competitor and a sore loser. And you expect everybody to be better than who they are, and you expect yourself to be better than everyone. Which is cool.

I will always love this. Favorite scene, for reals yall.

(Source: beepboopboopbeep, via communitythings)

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Posted on January 11, 2012 via i knew a boy once with 711 notes