Book review- The fault in our stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

How do I put my feelings for John Greens newest piece of work into words? The answer being, with great difficulty.

John, being known for his books staring nerdy teenage boys trying to get the girl of their dreams, really took a step out of his comfort zone for this one, but it was written so beautifully, that one couldn’t tell the difference. He brought a new depth in his characters that I haven’t seen from him since the one and only Alaska Young, the only difference was that I actually liked heroine this time.

I found that Hazel was just an all around likeable person, just with a little bit of a temper, not much, but a bit. She was the character that was old for her age, like the cancer made her older than her age, or at least put her life into a better perspective. She had a dream, and she did what had to do to accomplish that.

As for Augustus, I don’t think you could have asked for a more perfect character. He had the wit, the intellect, the deepness that wasn’t so deep that you never really knew what he was saying. And above all these, he was still a teenager, all he wanted to do was play video games with his best friend and read books based off of the games. Not only could you not ask for a better character, but I don’t think any of us could even dream him up.

The story all together was flawless. John knew how touchy the subject of cancer and death is to most, and to certain individuals, and he did a great job of having the book as a light-hearted read, but with a deep and solemn undertone. He kept the right amount of humour in, keeping your attention, and drawing you away from the fact that these are teenagers that are seriously ill, and letting you know that they are still teenagers, they both want and have lives outside of the cancer. As he put it, cancer “is just a side effect”.

If you haven’t read the novel yet, please go out and do so.



R.I.P. Esther



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To symbolize me.

I’ve given this quite a bit of thought, and I’m still not confident with my decision. I had to think of something that incorporated the this that I love, and even a bit of my personality, and for me that isn’t an easy task. This assignment was one of the assignments that made me think about which parts of my personality are the most prominent, and if there was a sign that could symbolize me. A sign that if you were to see, you would think, “thats like Alana!”. So I finally decided on the Nerdfighter gang symbol.
Not only does this symbolize something I love, but the people who know what it is would a) know not to shoot me, and b) have a bit of an idea who I am. It shows that my general interests revolve around things like Harry Potter, Sherlock and Dr. Who. It shows that I’m a person who genuinely cares about our world, and wants to make it the best place for everyone. This sign isn’t perfect, for the people who have never seen it before, or have no idea what a nerdfigher is, would have absolutely no clue what it is, or why I think it symbolizes me. Some people might not even know that it’s inspired by the Vulcan salute, or even what a Vulcan is, which is one of the main problems for choosing this as my symbol. But when it comes down to it, I can’t think of any better choice, or a choice more awesome. DFTBA.

Book review-Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What I loved about this book is that as well as being a great read with a fantastic story line, it really focused on the characters. The whole story had much more to do on what each characters personality was like instead of what was happening in the world. The author did an amazing job with that as well as finding the perfect storyline to go with it.



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My review on Divergent by Veronica Roth

Sounds of seycove

At the beginning of the School Year, we got into groups to use the School iPads and use the app MadPad to create a “Sounds of seycove” video. This is me and two of my friends going around our school and getting different sounds to create a song.

Christmas Map

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For D.I. a few weeks back, we were told to create a Google Map to show where we would be going this past winter break, and this is exactly where I went.

My Nursery

In the story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, we are introduced to a futuristic nursery that adapts to pretty much whatever you want. In English we were asked what our nurseries would be. The first thing I though of when this question was asked, was Hogwarts. And of course, I would love to have this room as hogwarts, but when I thought about it, there were so many aspects to my lifethat I wish to inclue, but would seem highly out of place. So after a little bit of thinking, it came to me. I wanted my nursery to be Nerdfighteria.

Having this room as nerdfighter would be able to let me welcome all of my favorite pieces of life and my nerdiness to meet in one place, and not have it be weird. I would be able to have bother Sherlock and Gandalf in the same room, and it wouldn’t be weird. It would be a place where all of my subscriptions on YouTube to be together all the time. And most importantly, It would be a place where I could be me 24/7, and I wouldn’t have to worry about whether the things i’m saying and doing are too “nerdy” or if I’m trying too hard. It would be perfect.

English Rant

My smoking rant for english.

Science Stem Cell Paragraph

As a science assignment last term, we had to act as a citizen in a town interested in opening up a stem cell research facility. My role was as someone who believed that the doctors were actually going to take our stem cells and clone us, instead of helping us. This is what I wrote.

NO! We can’t let them do this! They will use our cells, and clone us I tell you! They say that they are doing it for “health reasons”, but I know. I know that these people will not be doing Therapeutic cloning, used for medicine as they say, but Reproductive cloning to clone us all! And then, when they succeed, I can almost guarantee that they will clone us to make an army. You just mark my words, this Stem Cell research facility is bad news.

New Years Resolution

My new years resolutions for 2012

Nirvana at the EMP

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.

To get a grasp on what is happening at the EMP (Experience music program) in Seattle, where we will be going in January, me and Emma decided to research the Nirvana Exhibit and what you can see there. i got these pictures from the EMP flickr site.