Wednesday, June 10, 2015

What I'm Up To

(format stolen from EMMA THERIAULT, find her here)

WHAT I'M DOING:

-WRITING- I finished the first draft of Novella #1, am currently working on Novella #2, and fleshing out RED QUEEN BOOK 3. Also tinkering with other shiny ideas when I have time. 

-TRAVELING- I head to MONTANA at the end of the month to celebrate the 4th of July in truly American style. I'll be roadtripping from California with friends, then spending a week fishing, hiking, horseback riding, relaxing, eating, deck living, and exploring. I absolutely adore the Mountain West and can't wait to be back in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Jackson Hole, and Big Sky. Afterwards, I fly straight from MT to SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON. I've always wanted to attend, but now I'm going as a panelist and I get to call it work. I'm honestly freaking out. If you see a girl latching onto Storm Troopers, don't worry, it's just me. Then it's back to the grind for the rest of July, before hopping the pond to SCOTLAND. I'll be staying in the motherland for two weeks, mostly in Edinburgh, Fife, and Skye. Stay tuned for events we might have in store for UK readers....

WHAT I'VE READ RECENTLY/AM READING*

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas - Team Tamlin. I will be begging across the stars for Book 2 ARCs.

THE WRATH AND THE DAWN by Renee Ahdieh - I've screeched about this enough to fill everyone's 
Twitter feeds. Obviously I love it. 

WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett - A GoT approach to WWII? Hell yeah.

*THE WITCH HUNTER by Virginia Boecker
*SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo
*EDGE OF ETERNITY by Ken Follett
*MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND THE ISLES by Margaret George

WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE

Fanfiction. Not for RQ, but continuing to read my favorites.
I also keep up with Deadline/Variety/Hollywood Reporter for work. And pretty much everything that crosses the front page of Reddit.

WHAT I'VE WATCHED - TV

Game of Thrones - we all know my feelings about this. I'm a kicked puppy continuing to return for more. Just don't....don't ask.

iZombie - HOW WILL I LIVE UNTIL NEXT SEASON?

Veep - Dan x Amy 4ever.

The Jinx - finally started this.

Hannibal - IT'S BACK.

WHAT I'VE WATCHED - MOVIES

Mad Max: Fury Road x2 - *sprays chrome on teeth, drives War Rig down the center of the highway*
San Andreas - *never returns to California*
Pitch Perfect 2 - "The pride of Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers!"
Avengers 2 - Very meh for such a blockbuster.
The Longest Ride - the worst movie I've ever had a great time in.
Furious 7 - *returns to War Rig, drifts through downtown LA whilst evading a drone*

and...seeing JURASSIC WORLD tomorrow!!! I go to the movies a fair bit.

WHAT I'VE GOT ON REPEAT

The MAD MAX: FURY ROAD soundtrack and What Kind of Man by Florence + The Machine. Readers know why. :)

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Currently

This will be the first installment in a 'Currently' series that I may or may not continue. Onwards!

Currently I'm watching/have been watching over the past year:

Agent Carter
Fresh Off The Boat**
How To Get Away With Murder**
Nashville**
Rookie Blue (THE BEST SUMMER SHOW IN EXISTENCE)
Scandal
Arrow
iZombie
Reign**
The 100**
The Flash**
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Empire
New Girl
The Mindy Project (thank Jesus for Hulu)
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Sons of Anarchy (goodnight sweet prince)
The Americans
The Strain
Game of Thrones
True Detective
Veep
Daredevil**
House of Cards
Orange Is The New Black
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt**
Hannibal
Halt and Catch Fire**
Black Sails
Outlander**
The Royals
Vikings
Real Housewives
Southern Charm
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Shark Tank

**behind but slowly catching up

Now that it's in list form, I realize I watch a lot of television. Yikes.