(Not Quite) Tiny Chickens and Ideas for Future Entries

Dear Josh,

Basically me throughout the week, to be honest

Today is Wednesday, September 10th and recently I have been battling a bout of Tiny Chicken Disease that was so unlike any case of Tiny Chicken Disease I have ever had to deal with. So much so, in fact, that I don't think that it even qualifies as Tiny Chicken Disease.

It started out as a headache and neck pains, specifically on the left side just below the base of the head, and then it escalated into sinus-y stuff and coughing and it was just overall really gross. I kinda thought I was going to die at one point, to be honest.

But I'm better now, to an extent. I still have the headaches and the sinus issues, but at least I don't feel like I'm on the verge of leaving this planet in the most unpleasant, unfortunate, and unwarranted ways possible.

But enough about my chickens. Time to talk about the main-ish point of this post.

I've been thinking a little about what I've been wanting to do here, and I kinda thought I'd run it by you guys first and see what you think.

Firstly, I thought about posting a sort of...collaborative summary of the novel/series of essays/book/etc. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Just to kind of touch on the main points and the main themes, and maybe do a post for each chapter. This book is becoming a big deal now that National Academic Decathlon has started up, and I think it would be nice for people to have a resource to help study the material. Either that, or I thought about making a PowerPoint for something. I really haven't decided.

Secondly, I've been learning a lot about the history of our language and where a lot of our words are derived, and I thought it would be pretty neat to do little posts that focused on that. Like one post a month or so do a post that mentioned where certain words come from. Or I could do a little sidebar thing that has something like that. Again, I kinda have to ask Josh about it first. This is just kind of a brainstorm post.

Thirdly, I realize that if I do run out of things to post, I could do what I occasionally did...do...on my random fandom blog and post stories and fan fictions and stuff that I've written. It probably won't be for a while, but I figured if I need to post something and it's been a while I could do something with that.

This was kind of just a brainstorm post, and I'm sorry if I wasted all of your time. I'm just trying to get a general idea of what I can do with this blog, and what Josh and I can do to improve people's blogging/reading experience.

If you have any thoughts about my blogging, or ideas on how to improve it, feel free to leave a comment and I'll get around it and take it under consideration. So yeah, until next time, I guess.

Live Long and Prosper, and DFTBA.

Rebuilding an Empire

AS WE CAN ALL SEE, THE LOVELY BRANDI HAS RETURNED, SNARKY, AND SARCASTIC AS EVER.

Beginning with the shoutyness...

I shall now apologise for my douchemuffinry with a few gifs, in order of what I felt while reading that quite well deserved post.

Then progression to a new title ((whoot whoot))

Then shameless self-promotion..

And then a final conclusion...

In conclusion...

A) I apologise for my douchemuffinery

B) I am ecstatic to have Brandi posting again ^-^

C) There was a C, but I forgot what it was.

Until next time,

~Josh

For His Imperial Condescension

Dear Josh,

Today is Tuesday, September 2nd, and I have been informed that you and everyone else have missed my presence on this blog.

Well, less informed. More like shouted at:

See? See what I have to go through?

He's so inconsiderate.

So yeah. I figured I should probably write something, despite the fact that I think Josh's emails were incredibly exaggerated and rather annoying. But anyway, I owe you all an explanation...

The truth is that I haven't been reading a lot recently, and I feel a bit bad posting stuff on a reading blog if I haven't been reading. I've been busy with schoolwork and I just haven't felt motivated to read in a while. However, when I find enough time I'm going to be starting The Book Thief, so kindly recommended by His Imperial Condescension.

That's your new title now, Josh. I hope your happy.

But I have been using a lot of my time to write stuffs, and blog on other blogs that are not this one.

That's right. I'm going to use this post for shameless promoting.

Josh, when you get shouty at me.
You get to watch me use this space for advertisement.

Specifically, I'm going to use it to promote Adorabloodthirsty Fan Fictions, my fan fic blog that has been existence for a few months. Recently (about a month or so ago) one of my fan fictions called The Unseen Genius, a Crowley/Reader story, was posted on Supernatural Imagines. You may have read it, you may not have. The point is, I have written more stories after that, so if you want to read those, you can. I have also been taking requests for people. So far, most of them have been Supernatural related, but I do have a few Homestuck stories and a Doctor Who story on there as well. I have a list of fandoms that I'll write about on the sidebar...thing, and if you have any questions feel free to ask them.

Though, I should warn you, it may take a little while for you request, but I promise I will get it done...eventually.

So let's recap...

1. I am now referring to Josh as His Imperial Condescension, because of his comments and overall rudeness towards me not getting around to writing a post.
2. I will be reading The Book Thief soon, though I am not sure if I'll post a review of it. I might, so that way you get two viewpoints on it.
3. I may or may not use my posts to spite Josh if he should make me upset.
4. I have a fan fic blog, which you can ask for stuff and I may write it, if you ask nicely.
5. I'll try to update soon, it just might not be as frequent as it was before, because unlike Josh I'm actually busy with schoolwork and stuff.

I'm sorry for the overall snarkiness of this post. I promise they won't be as angry...unless His Imperial Condescension decides to pull this stunt again.

Until next time...

Live Long and Prosper, and DFTBA.

Slackers, Procrastinators, and Brandi's ((Which Are All The Same Thing))

Hello all!

Today is September second, and I feel a very ranty rant coming on right about..... now.

As we all know, I have been sending the Lovely Brandi multiple emails about the intolerable crime of blog neglect ((view exhibits A and B below))

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Yes. I have been trying. But she does not listen. She apologises, and then conTINUES HER CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNET.

In the meantime...

I have started to read Cassandra Clare's City of Glass, and from what I can tell so far, I cannot wait to finish this book. Anyways. This was just a quick post, I should stop ignoring my U.S. History teacher and do something productive.

Until next time,

~ Josh

Good Morning Internet/TTTC

6:21 AM

Good Morning Brandi,

Today is august twentieth, and I finally started another book.

Not by free will, but the thought counts, right?

Yesterday, my American Lit class started and we were assigned a book that has been on my list for quite a while, ((as you can see, I don't go in the chronological order that I worked so hard to put in order for no apparent reason)) and I am truly thrilled to read this book.

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

I haven't got too far in this book, but I already love how it is written, though, I have been warned that the writing style completely changes. So, we'll see how this pans out.

What truly amazes me is that the first chapter was simply a short story, and it won a freaking Pulitzer Prise.

That's just. Freaking. Nuts. And I believe it too, looking at the details that were so carefully written in.

I am ecstatic to finish this book, and I plan to do so sometime in the near future. 9/10 would continue reading. The tenth got into a misfortunate........ accident.


Well, it's now 6:35, and I have to be leaving soon. So. Be good.

My little soldiers, I hope you shall be brave in my absence. Mommy will be home soon.

I love you guys. Stay cool.

~ Josh

So Let it Begin/Ender's Game

Hello Brandi,

Today is August eighteenth, and a few things have happened since we last spoke.

9:18 AM

A) I have done a fuckton of reading
B) I reorganised my bookshelf
C) I haven't been able to talk to my matesprit human for a week and a half OnO
D) School started, and I'm currently sitting in a meeting, slacking off.



3:52 PM

Well. That was fun.

I've found The Fault in Our Stars online, so I might be gone for a while, crying.


10:59 PM

I'm back, and doing stuff as always. It's been a hella long day guys. I'll try to get the Lovely Brandi to post tomorrow, if not, then I can always post, even though my entries are dull and missing humour. I should really go to bed. I'm exhausted. I should just start doing book things now.

And the thing is doing the not lining up thing again. I need to learn how to do this. Anyways. I finished up Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.

Let's talk about it.

I was slightly frustrated at how Ender's character was portrayed, because he was simply a nine year old boy, yet had an extraordinarily advanced thought process, as well as Val, Peter, and any of the other adolescent figures in this book. While that is only a small detail, I was getting hung up on how Ender hated himself and his life so much, and honestly, I was quite depressed reading this, because he's nine. Nine year olds aren't supposed to hate their lives, their supposed to hate vegetables. I really did like the idea of this book, I will have to complete the series. The ending confused me a bit, I'm going to have to go over it again.

Eight out of ten would read again. 

Anyways. It's getting late, and it's a school night. I need sleep.

My little soldiers, I hope you shall be brave in my absence. Mommy will be home soon.

I love you guys. Stay cool.

Goodnight,
~ Josh

Hellos, Goodbyes, and a Very (Un)Happy Blogger

Dear Brandi,

Today is August 9th, and I leave for CCC camp tomorrow.

This is just a quick little update from me. I've had a good day, climbed around on the roof a bit, watched a ton of AoS, and cried a lot (due to AoS.) I did read, though I didn't finish Ender's Game. I also read a bit of Bo Burnham's Egghead. I was a bit disappointed not to see the Lovely Brandi post today, I'm afraid I'll have to pester her about that later. But yes, this is the last you'll hear from me until the 18th. I'm gonna try a new little signature, see how it fits.

My little soldiers, I hope you shall be brave in my absence. Mommy will be home soon.

I love you guys. Stay cool.

~ Josh