Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy

Club Penguin

I don't know if anyone else goes on this, but my nephews all insisted on my getting an account over two years ago and I liked it. I don't do a lot of chatting like they do. My nephews call up their cousins or classmates to arrange meetings on Club Penguin so they can hang out there. Also, since Disney bought it, there's been a lot more emphasis on paying members. I am not a paying member because it's six dollars a month and screw that. Still, I love the games and activities. Every month, a pirate penguin named Captain Rockhopper comes to call. Anyway, guess what happened last night?!

I finally got my blackbelt!



The bandanna is from Rockhopper. He gives out gifts when he shows up. I also live in an igloo with pets: two Puffles named James and Beckie...you can probably guess who they're named after...



Beckie is the one on the surfboard, that's how he takes his bath. He also enjoys being blown out of a cannon.





James prefers more tame pursuits like playing with his beach ball. If you ever want to look me up, I'm on rather sporadically, but always on the Snow Board server.

Day 13 → A fictional book

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket



I love the whole series: the wordplay, the tone and that even though they are "children's books", every single one had something new to learn. One of my favorite parts is catching all the literary references, often punny, like in The Reptile Room where there's a Virginia Wolfsnake...hehe. Another big plus would be Brett Helquist's illustrations, as you can see, they're awesome.

Also, you no longer have any excuse not to try the series because they've posted the entire first book online!!!

Click here for The Bad Beginning

Here's some teasers from it:

"But one type of book that practically no one likes to read is a book about the law. Books about the law are notorious for being very long, very dull, and very difficult to read. This is one reason many lawyers make heaps of money. The money is an incentive - the word "incentive" here means "an offered reward to persuade you to do something you don't want to do - to read long, dull, and difficult books."
— Lemony Snicket

"Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation."
— Lemony Snicket

"The book was long, and difficult to read, and Klaus became more and more tired as the night wore on. Occasionally his eyes would close. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over. He found himself reading the same sentence over and over."
— Lemony Snicket (The Bad Beginning)

Jack- October 29th, 2009

Title: But Time Didn’t Stop
Characters: Jack,Rhi, David Jack/Ianto
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Jack does some investigating and sees his previous haunts in London.
Author's Note: Starts after COE.
Previous Segment: October 22nd, 2009, Part Four
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/63337.html

( October 29th, 2009 )