4:30 AM Review

4:30 AM
I just finished Finding Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson. Why at 4:30 in the blessed AM? I woke up at 3:30 without any reason and was wide-awake. I hat e it when it happens but I get a lot done at this time without parents or other parts of my brain to bother me, however, I get hungry real quick and there’s no way I can fix food without waking the rest of the house.
So…

Hollywood Nobody Book 2
Finding Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson is just as awesome as the first book if not more. I am usually frustrated with sequels, feeling like there are too many flashbacks or explanations from the first book or that the characters are so unalike it could be a totally different book all together.
Finding Hollywood Nobody has none of the usual sequel let downs. Scotty is still Scotty (gotta love girls with boy names) and her adventures in Texas are no less exciting than those on the coast. This time Scotty learns a lot about prayer and it is all very realistic, as opposed to the idea of her just getting saved and everything goes great like so many Christian books out there. There are a lot of surprises in book 2 and I expect more to come in Book 3: Romancing Hollywood Nobody.
Lisa Samson has one of the greatest series ever in her wonderful head and I am so happy to have found these books (and to be from the same hometown as where she’s thinking this stuff up, how awesome is that?!).
I’m telling you if you haven’t picked up on these books yet you are totally missing out!!!

I’ll be traveling today, going to see my grandma for a while, so don’t expect my normal multiple posts, at least not until tonight. Hope to come back to some commenting (please?).
Much LoveFaustina

Excited

Rave
Just discovered a new band, Inhabited! The cover of LOVE reminded me a ton of a modern day Blondie with the pseudo-hippie chick on the cover and the bold LOVE in 80’s font-style. The songs are very Garbage meets Gwen Stefani meets Christian Rock. I’m Lovin LOVE! Check it out when you can!

I’ve become one of the many going onto Bluefly [ here ] and attempting to win the $10,000 shopping spree. My goal is a pair of Jimmy Choos patent black flat boots that are oh-so-cute and I could never afford them, even on bluefly, without the shopping spree. It’s eating my soul!
I’m just sayin’!

Check out the Post Punk Kitchen! [ here ] They have tons of vegan/vegeterian recipes, a cool web layout, and a THEME SONG! Too cool as far as I’m concerned and I’m dying to try out their vegan ginger ice cream and their chocolate bomb pudding cake (who can not want something with the words chocolate and bomb in it?). Tell me what you all think.

She Who Eats [ blog here ] has some great blog posts and great pics of food. Check her out and tell her Faustina sent you.

So I just found out that Lisa Samson, author of Hollywood Nobody Series live in my hometown (that’s Home1 for those of you keeping track)! So excited!

Threadbangers and Lip Balm with some Music and Books for Spice

RAVE
"World's Best Lip Balm" and I agree! Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer is amazing. I am not a lip gloss wearer but since this glistens like gloss but wears like lipstick I was willing to give it a try. I bought Champagne since I wasn't looking for a lot of color and love it, buying more even today. The color is great, the balm moisturizes and there is even a tingle of peppermint oil that makes my friends and I smile every time we put it on.

Quote
some people are like slinkies, perfectly useless, but pushing them down the stairs makes you smile~Unknown.

Music
I grabbed a CD today, The Lonely Hearts’ album Paper Tapes. Cool album cover with neat-o vintage font caught my eye initially then the fact that they had a song called Mermaid. I dunno why it is but I’m a sucker for songs titles Mermaid or having to do with Mermaids. Having said this I only know of one other song having to do with mermaids and it’s by Jimmy Hendrix. So far the CD is sorta soft-core alternative with the vocals of Coldplay. I haven’t decided if I like it yet.

Books
Discovered Melody Carlson’s new book today; A Not-So Simple Life, book one of Diary of a Teenage Girl series. I know I know, it sounds a lil Lifetime/Family Channel but after reading the back and page one where I was informed that this bi-racial daughter of an 80’s star making a come back and a swank shop-aholic just finds out she had an aunt and the aunt dies, I was sorta hooked. I love dysfunct, I crave it just as much as Lisa Samson’s Scotty (Hollywood Nobody) craves and thrives on the normal. Speaking of my beloved Nobody! I just got my hands on Finding Hollywood Nobody today and outside of blogging and talking to DC (who I am missing like mad) I am reading it voraciously. Thank you God for putting me in Family Christian Stores when these babies were being stocked!

RAVE
I found a great lil How-To video through StumbleUpon [ here ]. How would you like to learn how to make a Sweeney Todd Dress with cheap?! I know I would! I’m so trying this out! Plus, the group that puts these videos together are called Threadbanger, how cute/cool is that!?