Might I just say that it is fantastic to be graduted. Yippee! Mini celebration in my head constantly! It's not that I hate school horribly or greatly dislike dearest Seton Hill, it's just so nice to not be there anymore. :) However, there will be tons of people that I'll miss. But heck, most of them are gone too, except for a few.
I'm home waiting to clear my background checks, just biding my time by watching lots of Dr. Phil and reading books. I read one today. It was by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes. You'll remember the last time I read Evanovich I was disappointed. This time was better, although not brillant. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon. My issue though, is how do you co-author?
Good question. Through some spotty internet checking (no decent sources, just sketchy assumptions by fans), it appears that Evanovich is more of a wacky mystery writer, and Hughes is a wacky romance writer. Since Evanovich's idea of romance is usually a really hot guy that wanders throughout a novel an a female crime fighter who sort of lusts after him here and there, I assume that Hughes contributed the overt romance scenes to the novel. Overall, the whole thing was Crusie-ish, but not as good. Yup.
Anyway, now I'm reading Eats, Shoots & Leaves, but I can tell that I'm going to be mildly annoyed by her British English. I like Webster's revisions, thank you (don't believe me? Read the Am. Lit paper in my portfolio).
Posted by Julie Young at May 10, 2004 11:27 PMCongratulations Julie! Enjoy your freedom while it lasts!
(PS I too just started Eats Shoots and Leaves...but the British English doesn't bother me one whit.)
Background checks for that job you talked about before? Hmm, let me know how that goes. I want to do government work one day, so I'm interested.
Have fun reading! I wish I had the time to do some pleasure reading. Argh, are jobs to earn money to buy a car that means you have to earn more money to pay for insurance worth it? :-/
Posted by: Karissa at May 11, 2004 11:26 AMThat's the book I was telling you about one day. I thought of you when I heard about it on the radio.
Posted by: Vandye at May 11, 2004 02:20 PMI just read a review of that book and decided I wanted to read it. I wonder if they'll have it at the library here at SHU. Unlike all of you student-types, I get to be up on this hill all-year round! (And there's not really any graduation in the work-a-day world. Just quitting or getting fired.)
Congrats on the graduation thing, Julie. I'm so glad that you're so glad!
Posted by: Jenn at May 11, 2004 04:24 PMVandye, were you listening to NPR? Because that's how I heard about it, and oddly enough, my mom listened to it too and bought the book. Fancy that, chap. ;)
Posted by: Julie at May 11, 2004 11:22 PMNo NPR...it was actually on 107.9 - a country station. :) (it's my only fault - I like country, especially when I'm driving.)
Posted by: Vandye at May 11, 2004 11:26 PMSo now that you've graduated, does that mean that this blog is going away? Have you found a new home for it?
I haven't heard yet if/when I'm being cut off from blogs.setonhill.edu. If I am, I'll leave a referring link to my new place of residence.
Posted by: Julie at May 12, 2004 07:22 PM*sad face* Don't leave blogging; I'd miss that.
Posted by: Karissa at May 13, 2004 09:44 PM