This week's book reminds me a lot of the book I gave a lot of love a while ago, Guitar Highway Rose. They both have an interesting variation of styles within the novel. Criss Cross is about several teens living in the small town of Seldem. Debbie wants something to happen to her, something good. Hector starts taking guitar lessons, and meets Meadow, an interesting and pretty girl with stars in her eyes.But then there's Dan Persik, who Debbie is crushing on, and he's interested in Meadow. Lenn... Read Full Story

Hey Everyone!I hope you're feeling happy & healthy!Here a 10 tips to help you feel just that!1. Start everyday with breakfast.I know you hear it all the time but it's true -- nothing can help you better and improve your growth than eating a hearty and healthy breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day for a reason. A snack bar and a glass of juice on your way out to the bus will not cut it. Take the time to eat a bowl of cereal (the healthy kind -- not the ones filled with sugar),... Read Full Story

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Hey everyone! Hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend so far!! Did you all have a great Halloween? Can't believe it's November already...before we know it, the new year will be here (and I will be graduating :D)!!!I was looking through my collection of cd's and decided to dedicate this post to a very special collection and tell you a little story. :)I was walking through my local Target store a couple years back, music section of course :P, when I noticed a specific stack of cd's in one... Read Full Story

Hey Readers,So, I know I’ve neglected you for the last two weeks. I truly am sorry : (It was completely unintentional, I promise. See…I had this little thing called Swine. (I always squawk when I say that word, like it’s associated with death or something, so if you could hear me it would sound like SWINE!) Really, it’s what I get after seventeen years of unhealthy eating and sleep deprivation. But still, I’m here to tell you: Swine? NO FUN.But anyway, on to more important things. Like movie... Read Full Story

Hey, guys! Ready for this week's book review? In S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, we meet two rival gangs: the Greasers, and the Socs (pronounced so-shees). While the Socs are rich and popular, the Greasers are poor, and looked down upon. Among the Greasers is 13-year-old Ponyboy Curtis, an orphan, who lives with his older brothers Darry and Sodapop. Unlike the older, tougher members of his gang, he often lives in fear of being cornered and beat up by the Socs; the same thing happened to his best... Read Full Story

Hello Guys!This is Celina,I'm here to talk about going green!Well,at my junior high we are for surely going green,we are recycling!We all were asked to give all our electronics that don't work anymore to the school.Reason?When you throw away electronics,that particular electronic contains toxins which is very harmful to our landfills.Please,please donate or recycle electronics,Let's be a part of making a difference!Here are some sites where you can find places to recycle your electronics,http... Read Full Story

Hey Everyone!Welcome to November! Can you believe how the time has flown?Let's talk about something wild, crazy exciting, a little nerve-racking but a WHOLE lot of fun! :)NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month - is very simple:Write 50,000 words (about a Novel length) by November 30th and voila'! You are now a novelist!I know from experience that this works - I published my book Chasing Dandelions because of NaNoWriMo!So what are you waiting for? Sign up today!www.nanowrimo.org(And I k... Read Full Story

Hey everyone!! Hope all of you had a fantastic Halloween!!! In honor of Halloween, I decided to dedicate this blog to Halloween...and of course, the music played during the occasion :)Well, we all know that spooky music is definitely played on Halloween...but there are a lot of songs that aren't necessarily considered "spooky" that are sometimes played on Halloween, or in honor of Halloween. One song (which I had almost forgotten :P) that our band performed was from Ghostbusters. An amazing s... Read Full Story

Hey guys!!Tomorrow is one of my favorite holidays of the year: Halloween!! As a college kid I'm sure you're thinking that you're too old to dress up, trick or treat, or really do much of anything for this holiday. Really there's a lot your can do on Halloween. HauntedHay RidesHaunted HousesCostume PartiesThis year Selena Gomez is encouraging her fans to trick or treat for UNICEF. Instead of getting tons of candy ask the people around your neighborhood or dorm to donate a few dollars to the or... Read Full Story