tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66840060089506258292024-02-19T00:45:56.105-08:00Peppermint Mochaccinos ReviewsCalicocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353085502388926216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684006008950625829.post-13942286176050625542013-11-25T12:13:00.000-08:002013-11-25T12:19:40.480-08:00How I Got HereAs I approach this review journal and reflect on my reviewing
history I came to a realization that seems very <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">“Duh.”</span> to me.
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As an adult, the cycle of reading for me has changed. The process
of being <span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">intrigued by a story</span>, to hesitantly reading the first few
paragraphs, to <span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">diving into a chapter</span> and to step back and review it
is<span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"> less magical</span>.<br />
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I look at my past <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">I am amused</span> at it's <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">carefree voice</span>. <span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">Is it
inexperience perhaps</span>?<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Time</span>,<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">age</span></span>, and <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">knowledge</span> that has moved me from
there to here? A part of me wants to reach out and<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"> recapture that
youthful abandon</span> I had towards reading stories, but the adult in me
stays my hand because it <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">knows</span>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;">Continue reading by selecting the link below</span></span><br />
<a name='more'></a>Time is different as you get older.<br />
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I know we hear that constantly as we actually age (usually from someone older than us) and we kind of nod and move right along but... it is true. The time I had in high school is not comparable to the time I had in college. It's also nothing like the time I had two years ago or three months from now. Time as an adult is always running out and always changing. The joy of being a teen or young adult is the consistency.<br />
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And as I stepped onto the boat of adulthood, I've done nothing but ride the waves and been tossed to and fro. As a teen, forced organization and scheduling kept me on track. As a independent adult, the freedom of having no restrictions on my time or my money – well – like most kids I ran with it.<br />
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So here I am.<br />
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And it's still the same, but not. And I still have no time, but plenty of time if I really think about it. The stories are still there, waiting.<br />
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I just need to reach out and take it.Calicocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353085502388926216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684006008950625829.post-46021308124504422572013-11-22T12:53:00.001-08:002013-11-22T12:53:44.538-08:00What I AmI've always loved <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">reading</span> <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">and critiquing</span> other peoples stories. It was my<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> <span style="font-size: large;">favorite part</span></span> of English when I was in school. Though I <span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">never really met</span> another student with the <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">same passion</span> as writing for me - many that I met enjoyed <span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">poetry</span>, which <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">while appreciated is not</span></span> a written art <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">I can</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">identify</span><span style="color: #e06666;"> <span style="font-size: large;">with</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">Everything about</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"> storytelling </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">makes me </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">happy</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">.</span> Even bad ones because <span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">they still tell a </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">story</span>.<br />
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I try to be fair and not too nit-picky in the things I review. I will most likely pick up where I left off on my old Livejournal I had dedicated to reviewing fanfictions (primarily) and books.<br />
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For funs and giggles (and for myself!) the link to that old journal is here: <a href="http://msfisher.livejournal.com/">http://msfisher.livejournal.com/</a><br />
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But now is the time for something new!Calicocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353085502388926216noreply@blogger.com1