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!

So Busy For The Wrong Reasons XD

Hey guys and gals! Sorry about not blogging yesterday, I took a break from all of it so that I may enjoy some time with my boyfriend. Of course, that time was spent on my computer playing Don't Starve Together, which was a very fun game that has caused me to rage out so badly, that I got a huge fight with my boyfriend today.

Of course, I was also busy today with my friend Elizabeth for a while because after arguing with my boyfriend. ( I will explain what happened in a second) I need some time with her to calm down. It was nice having someone over to talk to and get a lot off my chest. Blogging is a nice way to do it, but actually getting to verbally hear someone feels better.

What the whole argument was about was not the game, but more of his mother. (A touchy yet, not, subject). It started with after he died, not listening to me, and I got a little peeved. So, me being already annoyed, I snapped at him for scolding his new puppy since half of the time it was all I heard. He, of course, popped back and said he had to annoying me further since it was his mother's dog. I went on to say her getting new was stupid since they were "so poor" and they could barely afford much, something he didn't like. We have already discussed this stuff, so when he got mad about it and implied my ignorance to his living since I'm technically rich, I lost it. We argued until he had to go saying I was making him mad.

At the end of it all, sadly, I basically blew up and my friend came over to calm me down, hence the lateness of my blog. All in all, it was a pretty bad day. So, yeah... I have been busy for the wrong reasons.

So, for the: QUESTION OF THE DAY?
Do you think I should discuss it or just let it go? Please post your advice in the comments below or post a link to blog/video you might have answering my question.

Thanks guys! (I'm excited about this being the 51st blog posted!)

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 :')

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice Volume 3 (Final).

Hey guys and gals! OMG SO MUCH HAPPENED! Like, seriously, if you have not read this book then you really should or go watch the movie. The love and feelings of false hate really made me gasp and turn the page, demanding that the character I was surprised with should change their tone or answer to the question that they were asked. I really dislike romantic books because their plots are easy to guess, but this one really keep me going. So, without further or do, let's finish this review.

So, to start off, I will have to say the publisher, location, and author. Yeah, I know that it is annoying to skim over it, but some people may have forgotten or they skipped to see the ending to this book. The Publishing company, in 1996, printed out the 1813 book Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen. They did this New York City, New York. So, let's begin. (The summary is so long that I will put it in another paragraph).

The short summary, an obvious spoiler that should have been guessed in the very beginning of the whole review or book, is simple yet complex. The simple part 

(SPOILER ALERT) 

was Elizabeth eventually had a change of hearts and decided to marry Mr. Darcy after they got over the obstacles (Mrs. Bingley's sisters, Lydia and Wickham's sex before marriage scandal and Lady Catherine's snobby view on rich marrying less rich). What makes it so complex is the people who tried to stop them and their feelings towards each other. Miss Bingley was flat out jealous over it, Lydia (Lizzy's sister) had sex before marriage with Mr. Wickham causing a huge scandal and a chance of Mr. Darcy not wanting to marry Lizzy, and Lady Catherine's view over his fondness towards her.

The book was obviously a romance over two opposing people because of their views and personalities. It had a ironic (Not really) ending where they fell in love with each other, after struggling with their opinions, and got married regardless of what others thought about it.

I loved and disliked this book for many reasons. I loved the book because they seemed so opposite that love seemed impossible for either of them. The surprising obstacles in their love is what I really liked because it kept me reading the book and staying surprised with each page turn. What I didn't like, however, was the fact that I could guess what the title meant in regards to the book and how it was going to end. Like most romantic books, you can always guess what will happened and in my opinion it makes them either very interesting or very boring. All in all, I really d recommend this book to anyone with a high reading level and interest in sweet romance.

So, for my: QUESTION OF THE DAY!

Do you think a book should be judged over the easy guessing of the plot or the situations that lead up to the climax of the story? Please post your opinions, nicely, in the comment below or post a link to a video/blog you might have done regarding to the book Pride and Prejudice. 

Thanks guys! I hope you enjoyed that long-ass journey!