Books, and what to read next (this weekend, though)

I deleted my former post, because I didn't like it!

I attempted to get to it before someone saw it, but I didn't.

TRAGIC! And like it says on my wall where I sleep, c'est la vie.

SERIOUSLY! I noticed that yesterday night when I was going to sleep. I don't remember writing it, but I'm sure I did. So that's nice to know it's just THERE to remind me of stuff. Truth.

I didn't even realize that Meg Cabot's new book was being released today. Seriously. So when I signed into Twitter, I was all '??' at all the stuff on there about it. Shhhhhhhhhhaaaaaeesh! OH well. You can tell that I'm not about to go run out and buy it...

Not just because her twitter style is impersonal, as Shelly Quade said, but her books are EXPENSIVE! Like, the adult books, brand new, even in paperback, are a ridiculous price. And I don't have that kind of spare change around. *I will empty my pockets to show you*

AND I DID. (Except not because my skirt doesn't have pockets! LIES OF THE INTERNET!!!11)

It rained a lot today. TRUTH! Not like last Friday, but still quite a bit.

I'm putting a lot of score music from Harry Potter on my ipod. But it's okay though, because it's nice to listen to when I'm reading and stuff. And what am I reading right now?

*dundundun*

NOTHING! I have to decide on what to read next. I did find Letters to Julia, though! And I was like "COOL!" because it was exciting. But to be honest, I think I misplaced it again. *sigh* I think I'll just finish reading Storm Winds or The Wind Dancer. As I think it'll be a nice thing to just GET INTO! BUT, I have to wait until the weekend, as I'm tuckered down with end-of-the-year assignments and exams. SUCKY!

At least I'm almost done!

- Possum

Twitter, how it ruined the illusion!

You know how a lot of people like Twitter? Heck, I'm one of them. I LOVE being able to read tweets and see what's a-happening with people. I mean, Maureen Johnson is an amazing tweeter (...), that talks to her fans, AND manages to remain funny at the same time. However, there are SOME famous people that are just "..." on Twitter.

Overall, I enjoy following all my favorite authors. The majority of them don't even really talk just about their books, but what's up with them, and whatever seems to be the BIG NEWS of the moment. And it's cool! Just now, I saw a tweet from Mj talking about how she's eating. I mean, whoo? It's nice to know information like that.

I like it!

So when I find out my MOST FAVORITE AUTHOR EVER WHO I SIMPLY ADORED wasn't as awesome, I was disappointed. I put too much hype on her, that she couldn't stay on that pedestal. And oh okay, I'm fine with that. But when I started to realize how much I idealized her without really THINKING about her, I got kind of angry.

I do this a lot. Once I find something, I LOVE IT. There is not much middle ground for me. (See this as a warning...?) Of course, there are some people I just like without being a near stalker, but then there are some who... They don't really fall under TRUE BLUE POSSUM STANDARDS.

And Meg Cabot was one of them.

I did a project on how I would go to Key West, Florida just to find her. I wrote into her when her blogs asked for it. I joined the forums on her website to see other Meg Cabot fans. I even joined a ning network and was upgraded to moderator because of my obvious love for her.

SURE, other authors say she's AWESOME, and she's NICE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? Yeah, she seems to LOVE her fans, but she's not really NICE NICE NICE to them. And it all kind of stems back to twitter. I don't know why, but when she tweets to her fans, I get angry.

Why?

My sister pointed this out to me. My sister was on her twitter page, and realized Cabot was "talking" to her fans. Except she wasn't even naming who they were. If you're familar to Maureen Johnson's twitter style, you realize when she answers questions from her fans, she'll put their name. Maybe it's just the crazy way MJ does business, but it's COOL.

Or maybe it's just because she's a nerdfighter that she's like that?

Because Meg Cabot? She is DEFINITELY NOT a nerdfighter.

But back to the point: Cabot does NOT do that! She'll just ANSWER THE QUESTION. Sure, the tweets are limited, but still.

And I know it's practically blasphemy to say this about Meg Cabot, queen of young adult, but seriously.

I put her too far on a chair of awesome, and she came falling down. But she'll come back on a regular level soon enough.

Or at least I hope so.

- Possum

P.S: There is also the fact that the majority of her fans are just .... !!! THEY'RE SO STUPID! A generalization, I KNOW, but still.