Book Review: Mythology (Tales of Love Part 1)

Hey guys and gals! Today's little book review is more of a tale review and basic summary. The reason I am doing this is, is because the book for today is actually a couple of mythological stories of romance during the time of Gods and Goddesses. So, let's get started!

The book which holds the different tales is called Mythology, written by Edith Hamilton. She actually simply translated them, but she is the author since the history of her book and how it came to be is a bit too long to explain. So, with the help of Little Brown and Company in 1942, located in New York City, New York, she had her book published.

Quick Plots for the First 3 Love Tales:

Cupid and Psyche: This tale is about a beautiful girl with so much attention, only in worship, that Venus (Aphrodite) became jealous. Venus asking Love (Cupid) to help her, demanded that Psyche marry someone very ugly. However, when she showed him a picture of her, he fell in love with her. So, in confusion or what to do, her asked Apollo for advice. Together, they schemed a plan to make Psyche go on a hill like she was dying because he would tell her dad she is to marry a winged serpent. It worked and she was, instead whisked in a field with a beautiful house where she had only his voice and her servants as company. Like, she lived alone hearing voices. So, after some time, she longed to see her sisters who were so jealous of her stuff that they planned and succeed in making Psyche break her promise with Cupid. (It was to not ever look at him). After he left her, because she looked at him and burned him with candle wax, he went home to his angry mother.

       This, of course, led her into the task of finding Venus since she had angered her and no one would help her with getting Cupid back. Venus, laughing as she was also looking Psyche, forced her into slavery making her do some pretty impossible task while starving. 1) She had and did sort the smallest seeds in a huge, mixed heap (with some ants) into groups of the same kind. (Like having red and blue balls mixed up and sorting them into groups of red and blue. 2) She had and did get some gold wool from dangerous sheep (With the help of some river reeds). 3) She had and did get liquid hate from a river into a flask with the help of an eagle. Her final and 4th task was to get Persephone's beauty in a box. When she got it, opening it with curiosity, she fell asleep. With Cupid free from Venus, he woke her, with a scold, and made the Gods force her to be immortality so Venus would have to accept and they could marry.

         The cool thing in all of this was the fact that Psyche means the soul, thus making their relationship: Love and The Soul.

Pyramus and Thisbe: It is like Romeo and Juliet with the whole forbidden love. However, this tale basically explains how the Mulberry Tree fruit went from white to red. It was their death, when they tried to meet under one of these trees, and blood that painted the berries. I really don't want to go into detail and make this too long.

Orpheus and Eurydice: When Orpheus married Eurydice, with him being one of the greatest musicians alive, the marriage was short. She got bit by a snake and died. So, Orpheus all like "Naw, I ain't livin' without her", he decided his skill in music was so great that he could win her back. Luckily, this was true! With Pluto in tears, he promised to give her back for some time as long as they left and she trailed him without him looking back to make sure to was following. Kinda like he wanted to prove if he really trusted her. Of course, he got out first and before she could get out, he looked back at her. This cause her to get sucked back in with one, last good-bye. Depressed, he lived the rest of his life alone with music until crazed Maenads killed him.

So, yeah. They almost all sucked with their inevitable death and what not. Of course, each one was a lesson or explanation as the world and morals you should keep in check all the time.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

What lesson did you learn these stories and which story did you learn it from the most? Please, post your findings in the comments below or post a link to a video/blog you might have answering this question. 

Thanks peeps and I hope you can look at your relationship with a little more respect.

SCREW YOU INTERNET!

Hey guys and gals! So, yesterday evening, after being tired from homework and studying... (Okay Youtube and homework) I decided to play some Star Wars: The Old Republic.

That was a bad and awesome decision...

The reason it was great was the fact that I love Star Wars games even though I haven't watched the movies in forever. I love the Knights of the Old Republic series the most, but any Old Republic-like game works fine with me. So, anyways, what made it bad was the fact that as I was trying to complete a rather difficult mission...

And then my session timed out... OMG, I WAS SO FREAKIN' ANGRY I ALMOST THREW MY COMPUTER OUT THE FREAKIN' WINDOW ONLY TO JUMP OUT WITH IT TO PEE ON IT!!!

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Do you hate when your session times out on a game? Please post your rage in the comments below or stick a link up to your blog/video/picture of this horrible moment.

Thanks guys! I love you....

A Blog Update Soon To Happen

Hey guys and gals! As you all may have noticed, I haven't been blogging as much recently unless it is a review or some news and I don have a reason for it. And, no I am not being lazy. I actually have a legit reason.

I noticed that my blogs recently with kinda boring topics or have much randomness, get less views or 1+'s. So, not sulking or anything, I have decided to blog on days where things important or things I can really talk about have happened. You fell me bro?

I feel bad about it since I think, or seem, I am being lazy. But, in all reality, I just don't want to waste anyone's time with mindless bore  about my day. I, however, will not stop blogging like I normally do. I will simply not blog about boring crap and if nothing happened that day, I won't blog about it.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Do you believe that I should blog everyday regardless if it is boring or not? Please post your answers in the comments below or stick a link up if you have a blog/video answers my question.

Thanks guys! I am very glad that you all enjoyed my reviews thus far!

Book Review: And Then There Were None

Hey guys and gals! There are literally no words to describe my purest love for this book. I, of course, assumed how it would unfold once I was about 40 pages into the book and then, WHAM! I was surprised. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes mystery/horror books. But, time to review it!

The book And Then There Were None was written by Agatha Christie in 1939, but was publisher again by St. Martin publishers in 2001. They are located in no other place than New York City, New York. So, with that in mind it is time for a very stripped and almost dry-ish plot so I don't spoil much.

By the title of the book, and the description on the back, you should figured that yes, all 10 people on Indian Island die. What makes their deaths so mysterious however is how they die and what piece of literature hints their deaths. With each people having to either go crazy or stay together, you learn of their terrible past and why they soon must fear their punishment for it.

The book is a mystery/horror book as people do die in mysterious ways. What makes this book mysterious, even though you can slightly guess how it will all go down, is which characters die and how everyone starts reacting to it. Basically, going from normal to insane. The horror part is the fact that their intentional feelings about everything become more and more crazed until they meet their end.

So, for my opinion as I am a professional. (Not really). I fudging called who was going to be the last one to die. I freaking knew it!!!!!! I really, however, loved this book and was surprised by the utter shock I got at the very end when you the letter that was found by one of the characters. Their letter alone made my jaw drop into my flor and all I could do was throw my book across the room and go "OMGZ WTF WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT YOU LITTLE <Enter profanities here>?!?!?!" So, yeah, I highly recommend this book.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Do you enjoy mystery books with a surprise twist ending that can leaving you speechless or enraged (In a good way)? Please post your answers in the comments below and if you have one, stick a link to your blog or video if you have answered this question already before.

Thanks guys! I also just wanted to thank you all for the support and feedback over Pride and Prejudice Volume 3 (Final). That was absolutely crazy and really did enjoy reading your comments!

Finally, My Blog Quest Has Been Completed.. :')

Hey guys and gals! Today, I am very pleased to announce my pure happiness in the fact that someone answered my QUESTION OF THE DAY on my post about the ending to Pride and Prejudice! (My last post). Normally, I will have dozens of views, several 1+'s (Whatever the hell those are) and a couple of comments about my blog and how they feel about it. However, I very rarely get a answer for the question of the day and I was very excited to see it. I was also excited to see the feedback about my Pride and Prejudice post basically, well, explode!

I, like normal, feel a little sad when I don't get an answer, but it is made up by the views on I get on my content. So, when I get a comment (On anything really) I get very excited. I love hearing form you guys. I also love going back on my older post and seeing how retarded I look since I never go back and re-read my crap so there usually is a lot of typo's.

The real big reason why it excites me the most is the fact that I know I have someone out there that enjoys my content enough to read it and I don't feel so lonely. Living in my household with little respect over your dreams if they aren't involving money can make a person feel pretty left out in the world. My whole blog was a way to get myself out there and meet people like you. So, if I seem a little meeeehh about it, it is just because I feel like I have someone or many people out there that can hear me and make me feel better about what I do and enjoy.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

(I am really teary eyed) Has anyone out there felt the joy of success in your blog and what you wanted to accomplish in it? Please, post your happiness (And tears) in the comments below or post a link to a video/blog you might have that talks about this joy.

Thank you so very much for this... I could not be any happier :')

Celebrate Good Times Come On! Let's Celebrate!

Hey guys and gals! Today I have quite a bit I wanted to discuss even though it may not be interesting to you all! First things first, I am now accepting book ideas for next Sunday, so if you want a viewer for your work, please let me know.

Second of all, I may start blogging more about school for the next few days since I am starting to work on scholarships since I will be attending college in the fall. I hope I get some money, but if I don't, I won't be too upset. It would be nice to have some though.

Another thing about school that I wanted to discuss was my classes. I am doing much better than I expect and I am pretty proud of it. Being in a AP Calculus AB class, having a blog with book reviews, and balancing out college stuff is pretty difficult. I hope you all can understand why now my blogs my seem drier than normal or why my book reviews seem delayed.

Book review for Pride and Prejudice Volume 3 is tomorrow. Nuff said.

So this conclude's my blog and it is now time to explain the title of my post. I have reached almost 1,000 views for my blog, almost 12,000 views for my Google+, and 32 followers. Here are my followers below: +Dawlton Autrey , +Anthony Palmer , +The Vault - Fallout Wiki , +Julie Quesnel , +Thinkerbeat , +Kerri Boyle Samuelson , +Billy Franks , +Bhaswati Upadhyaya , +Carlos Janaway , +Ariana Butera-Grande , +Lindie Webb , +Ahmed Kanan , +lovely Johnson , +Gillian Ann , +TheBIBLEis666 (I still question his name, but to each his own.), +Jenny G , +Charlotte Wagstaff , +Cathy Ling , +Mike Wentworth , +Sylvia Sotuyo , +Lahcen Benkerkiche , +Cinem actor , +Muhammad Siddique , +Stelios Perdios , +SJB Gilmour , +Weavi , +Heavy Hooves , +Bhaswati Das , +Mark Adam Thomas , +Faith Lacroix , +kiza baric , +The Amazing Paradise Land . Like, if that isn't not enough proof that I love you all so much for the support, then I don't know what love is.

I know I normally do a question of the day, but today, I have a simple request. Support these people and what they do, if you agree with them. I just want them to feel the support that I do, since  know you all have hearts enough to listen (Read really) what I say.

Thanks guys! I hope your blog, book, videos or etc. of what you are doing is going just the way you want it to. :)

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice Volume 2

Hey guys and gals! Today is the second volume to Pride and Prejudice and I hope you all enjoy!

Just for a quick reminder, Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813, but translated by Penguins Classics in 1994. The author was Jane Austen and the publishing company is located in New York City, New York. The summary for volume 2 is: Jane, not acting as if she has been upset my Mr. Bingley's absence, has Elizabeth gone after the party when Lizzy went to see Charlotte. For 6 weeks, she meets Lady Catherine and her daughter with Mr.Collins and his never ending pompous bragging. However, in that time period, she sees Mr.Darcy and learns much about him and his thoughts about her. Her reaction causes problems between them and others while creating a different view of the people she thought she knew.

The story is a romance, but it becomes stronger when...

SPOILER ALERT!

Mr.Darcy confesses his feeling to her. Not only did she deny him, but when he left, she cried about it proving she didn't want to believe herself. However, towards the end, you read a letter he sent her and it explains why he is the way he is.

My opinion over the story was that I would recommend strongly even though I haven't put up the ending volume yet. (I'll either do it Monday or Wednesday.) I love how you learn more about people and how, even though Mr. Darcy is a jackass in the beginning, you can still pity him and forgive his actions when he opens up to Elizabeth. You fell for Elizabeth in the beginning but once he says his love to her, you beginning to question her actions from before and wonder if she was just in her words.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Who is excited over the books ending? Please post your anticipation in the comments below or post a link to a video/blog if you have talked about excitement over the end to this book or another one.

Thanks guys! I hope you are ready for the week, because I sure am not.

Oh, I'm Shopping In The Rain!

Hey guys and gals! Today, I have been up to my neck in things, I haven't the time to actually blog, read or play Star Wars: The Old Republic. -.-... But, besides my first world problems, I had a good day and was able to actually accomplish most of my goals, leaving me with more than a smile. (I lost time on the reading and writing the review..)

Today, I was able to actually go to half-price books and I bought 5 new book: The Mythology, Emma, Edgar Allen Poe stories, Lucifer's Blood, and Iron Wings. I am very excited about reading them and maybe doing some reviews over them since I know some people enjoy reading them if they are unsure of buying a book.

I also had some time to work on my embroidery with my white tee shirt. It is a PAC-Man with the ghosts chasing him. The only problem is I have is the fact I accidentally started with the wrong color string and it caused my ghost to be much darker than what I wanted. Oh, well. It is my shirt.

So, yeah... That's basically all I did...

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

How did you spend your Saturday? Please post your plans and if they were achieved in the comments below or post a link to a video/blog is you have made one about it.

Thanks guys! I hope you didn't get too cold or wet!

Hip-Hip-Hooray Ya'll It Is Friday!

Hey guys and gals! Today, is Friday so time to celebrate! If you haven't already read, I am with my grandparents and they are watching me and my younger brother for the time my parents are away, so things my come a little later than expected.

However, the review will not be late, but the volumes might not be on the same day or time as they are really long volumes and too much on a post becomes boring or they miss too much important details. Speaking of books, today is the last day for book ideas and if none come I have a few books in mind for a replacement.

So, today at school we had a quiz in two classes, AP Calculus and Anatomy, and in my English class we were finishing on the Canterbury Tales. I personally liked the books, but my class wasn't too fond of it. Oh, well. More fun and information for me.

For this weekend, I have decided that Saturday I will be going to half-price books and Michael's to do a little late Christmas shopping as I haven't yet. On Sunday is book review day and Church, so if it is a little late, it is probably because of Church or we had a late lunch.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Are you excited for the weekend? Please post why or your plans in the comments below or post a link to a blog/video if you have posted one already! 

Thanks guys and enjoy your weekend to its fullest!

Home With The Grandparents!

Hey guys and gals! Today, if you haven't noticed, I am blogging later than normal. No, it isn't because I forgot, but I was with my grandparents and I couldn't just run upstairs and leave them alone. I was with them and now as they are going to bed, I can blog and finally, work on some homework.

So, today my parents went on a cruise and are going to the Caribbeans for a 5 days and they are with us. They left are 4 in the morning and, without a good bye, left us for a while. I didn't mind though. I was pretty happy for them since they never get to go anywhere for a long period of time alone.

Today at school was a little sad since I a, out of my favorite classes and into new ones. It is not all that bad, but I still miss my friends. I however, do not miss the homework that came with it.

So, to sum up everything, I had a good day and hope you guys are thinking of book ideas since tomorrow is the last day. As I have said in the past, and maybe for the last time for a while, I accept books you have written or manuscripts if you want me to review them for next Sunday. This Sunday will be Volume 2 and maybe 3 if they aren't too long. If it is, I will either wait until next Sunday of I have no book ideas or I will post a second thing that same day.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

If you could go on vacation for 5 days, what would you want to see or where would you want to go? Please post it in the comments below or post a link to a picture/blog/video if you have one about it.

Thanks guys! I hope you didn't freeze today with the sudden coldness and are in good health!

School + Tiredness = Not Good

Hey guys and gals! I had my first day at school after my break and it was alright... Except for the tiredness and the hunger. I forgot about not having food near me 24/7 and how I couldn't nap anymore. Oh well!

Just to let everyone know, I am still taking book offers for next Sunday! So, back to school crap. My day wasn't all to bad except for my B day classes were changed so much, I am not in class with my friends anymore :(. My A day stayed the same with: English IV, Anatomy, and AP Calculus AB. My B day classes are: Chemistry, Art II, and U.S. Government.

I only, thankfully, have one homework in AP Calculus which should not be too hard so yeah. As I said all in all today wasn't to bad for a day back. I just wish I didn't have the stupid headache I have.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

How was your day at school? Please post your answers in the comments below or post a link to a video/blog you might have answering that question.

Thanks guys and hope you are prepared for the coldness for tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the Beginning of the End

Hey guys and gals! Tomorrow is my last semester of high school and I don't know how I feel about it. I am obviously exciting over not going to high school anymore, but I am also nervous of college starting. I know I will be fine, but it still has me worried.

The college I plan on attending is the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. I have had family attend there, family live near there (If 3 hours from Fayetteville from Little Rock is considered near as I live in Arlington, TX), and I was born in Arkansas. I have been accepted in SFUAD, but I can't afford it. Here is the Razorback's logo if you have never seen it before: 

But, on to other things. I am accepting new book reviews requests for next Sunday, so bring them in! I also wanted to say wow on the 119 views over my blog about different countries and what I learned from them. Guys, that is back flippin' cool and I really love all the views an support I got over it! so, to sum up everything..

It is time for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

How many of you are starting school tomorrow, have school, or are going to be going to school for the last semester starting tomorrow? Please post your memories, undying hate for it, or excitement in the comments below.

Thanks guys and hope you all do well! I will be praying and cheer you on from the print on the computer screen!