The Private Life of Marie Antoinette by Madame Campan, her lady-in-waiting

Few historical figures continue to excite the imagination as Marie Antoinette does.  Beautiful, willful, compassionate, and imperious, her actions in the French court of Louis XVI continues to generate heated debate nearly 2 centuries after her death aat the guillotine.  Marie Antoinette's tenure as Queen of France coincided with the increasingly virulent citizen's revolt and many hold her responsible for the chilling events that befell her subjects.
In the Private Life of Marie Antoinette, Madame Campan tells the story from her eyewitness position in the court as her Lady-in-Waiting.  A devout royalist who served the court for more than 2 decades, Campan relates what she heard and saw, providing a treasure trove of truth and detail about the everyday life and personality of Marie Antoinette against the backdrop of a court slowly unraveling in the madness of the French Revolution.

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i finished Vampire Kisses 1-3. they were good and each book had a different twist to it and it kept my attention which is difficult to do.  now i'm reading the Private Life of Marie Antoinette.
signed, bookworm

Quote of the Day

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass by.  It's about learning to dance in the rain."
          -Unknown

signed, wish i knew who said this

Daily Life

today was an E day, which means i had algebra 2 first hour.  she wasn't there, but we took a test.  it was pretty decent except for number 17. it was like "the formula for the area of a triangle is A=1/2bh. solve for b.  if the area is 20 inches find the base" solving for b was easy(just multiply by 2 so you have 2A=bh.  then divide by h to get b by itself.  but i had no idea how to find the base. i put b=40/h so if you know the answer and can respond please do so! then i had newspaper where i had nothing to do. then spanish where we finally have a teacher :O!!!!! her name is Ms Ginez and i already hate her. she called me out in class and made it seem like i suggested we write a paragraph instead of a couple sentences >.< i wanted to be like "no crazy lady!" then i had lunch then geometry where miss denham wasn't there either. and me, DD, and SY talked while working on the worksheet. then i had english where we read a story it was ok. then chemistry where i'm not gonna talk about!  thats it so far possibly more later....
signed, haterer of mondays

Quote of the Day

Greatest thing Luke Skywalker ever did was take down the Death Star.  As far as I'm concerned, that's what everybody needs.  You need that one bad ass thing that lets you live forever.
       -Fanboys

signed, major dork

Daily Life

so nothing really happens on my saturdays because that's pretty much my downtime.  HOWEVER, on sundays, stuff happens.  today i had tap at the turning pointe, which quite honestly i think isn't that great no matter who dances there or who teaches there, but i danced with Detroit Tap Repartory(most likely spelled incorrectly) I LOVE TAP SO MUCH!!!!! the people there are really talented and just overall fun to be around.  denise( lady who runs it) was teaching a new piece to me and a few others, and it's so cool so far.  dre(lady in charge of communications) said that we can start ordering our hoodies! so psyched for them!!!! and then we jammed(thats what its called its not my word for it) to awesome songs like pumped up kicks by foster the people and some michael jackson songs which are really good to tap to!  later on i have youth group aka crew and thats pretty much my whole sunday! i am so exhausted already but in a good way and it's my body thats exhausted, but my energy is CRAZY CRAZY high at the moment!!!!!!! more tomorrow possibly later. yeah, probably later......
signed, all tapped out

Quote of the Day

Maybe it isn't supposed to happen.  That doesn't mean it isn't right.
       -Pretty in Pink

signed, lover of john hughes' 80s movies

boys 2

ever feel a connection with someone and then later sometimes feel like you're forcing something to happen?  sometimes that's how i feel with my boyfriend.  we don't really see each other much anymore, so our relationship is maintained by phones and facebook.  he always says how much he misses me, and i really miss him too.  it's just that he's really busy what with school and swimming plus he's a junior so he's getting ready for college and that's kinda scary.  i really do miss him, and i really wish i could see him.  this post was pretty much just me venting.  so whoever is reading this, i thank you for putting up with me!
signed, big worrier

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

A new guy in town, rumors of vampires, dangerous first love. this is where it all begins.

         The mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood empty for years.  But one day it seems to be occupied, and its mysterious, handsome inhabitant Alexander Sterling becomes the source of much talk around town.  Raven, a vampire-obsessed Goth-girl who has always considered herself an outsider in "Dullsville", is determined to uncover the truth surrounding the secretive Alexander.  As she gets to know him, and their spark intensifies, Raven finds herself in some unanticipated situations.  Can Alexander make her lifelong dream come true?  But love always has its complications, especially when it can only be awakened at nightfall.

Current Literature

so i finished The Painted Boy.  it was ok but it seemed to drag on some.  now i am reading Vampire Kisses, which is a book that i have had since last year and i am now finally reading it!
signed, too many books to count