Out of the wood works.

Have you read that another author is accusing Stephenie Meyer of plagiarism? Yep. I'm not going to name the author or her book, she's saying was plagiarized for the simple fact I think she's seen how big the Twilight fan base is & this is her attempt to try & get people to read her book to make a little money. So if you want to know her name or the title of the book, google is your friend.

She sent a cease & desist letter to the publisher of "Breaking Dawn" claiming the Twilight tale contains a "striking and substantial similarity" to the so called author's book.

In her extremely detailed letter, she claims her book was published in 2006 -- two years before "Breaking Dawn" -- and it's no coincidence that many of the scenes are almost identical. Such as...

-- Both books contain a post-wedding sex scene (Yes b/c no book out there has this scene in it)
-- Both books contain a scene about a woman who's sick because she's carrying a child with "evil powers" (How many books & movies have you seen with the same situation in it? Are they plagiarizing too?)
-- Both books contain a scene with the death of the main character's wife (I've read BD twice now & the only thing I can think of that she's referring to is that Bella "dies" and becomes a vampire. No other main character's wife dies)

My question is, did it really take you more than a year to realize someone supposedly plagiarized your book?! Come on. The series is huge, the movies are huge, Stephenie Meyer is extremely popular & you take over a year to accuse her of plagiarizing. Give me a break. Go back into the woodwork where you belong & quit trying to make money off of someone else's success.

I most definitely will NOT be reading the book she claims is plagiarized, nor will I be giving any of her other books a chance for the simple fact I find this letter pathetic & so should you. Don't give her the time of day. She's simply pulling a publicity stunt to get people interested in her book. DON'T.DO.IT!

Have a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I'd like to know when we started spawning generations that don't have respect for themselves much less anyone else. Have you noticed this? Here's two prime examples of what I'm talking about.

We're on our way to Wal-Mart today and we pull up beside a truck at the stop light. On the back window of this truck in enormous letters with a pair of lips in the center & it reads, "SHUT UP & SWALLOW". Yes, because that's something everyone should have on the back of their truck, right? Right. Who in their right mind would put this on the back of any of their property?! They obviously don't have respect for themselves let alone anyone else.

Then we park by another truck & as we're pulling in I see that this truck has a slightly smaller sticker that says, "Drop the bitches & lets go muddn". What in the world is wrong with people?! I mean seriously. These things are not appropriate anywhere. Could you imagine being in a car with a child who's just started reading & have them ask what that means? Plus the level of disrespect that it's showing women in general is ridiculous. Unless we get out of this train of thought that it's ok to disrespect people (not just women) but any human being it's going to keep getting worse. A perpetual cycle has begun in this nation & unless we have people who break out of the mold to fix it it'll continue. Hatred & ignorance is passed down from generation to generation & without people to break the mold where will we be 50 years from now?

Just a little food for thought.

New recipe site

I'm an avid reader of The Pioneer Woman's website, and today she launched a new recipe site called, Tasty Kitchen, which I'm already in love with. I'm not a huge cooking fan but I love browsing recipes & finding new things to make. The site is extremely easy to navigate & I look forward to using it more in the future.

In other news my neighbor had to go down to the police department & file a report against her step son. This is the neighbor who's husband just died & we're watching their dogs. It's a mess & her step son seems to think he has the right to take whatever it is he thinks he deserves from their house and sell. We're watching who goes up and down the hill to their house. If we see anyone without our neighbor or a friend of hers we're supposed to call the police. I just know this isn't how he'd want his son to be acting.

Ciao <3

Memories.

Some memories fade,
Others slap you in the face
When you least expect it.
I lay here remembering you
When I should be sleeping.
I'll never forget your
Laugh, smiles & zest for life.
You left us to soon,
Still we grieve,
8 years later we mourn,
8 years later I still remember
Your laugh, voice & love of gardening.
I wish I could see you one more time,
To tell you that I love you & miss you every day,
How dad will forever have a piece of him missing, a hole that no one can fill.
Mostly I wish for more time.
If only that were possible...
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Lemons in life.

As the clouds clear,
I see you.
The you I've seen,
before.
What happened?
To the past,
the way it was.
I laugh,
at myself
for thinking another
way,
at you
for being another
way,
at life,
for showing me the way.
In the end,
I'm here,
strong
&
loved by
amazing people.

Things on Tuesday.

Loathe:

* people who need you to be there for them but won't reciprocate.
* texting and getting a one word answer. we're not neanderthals. well maybe you are.
* blogging as of late.
* cancer.
* cancer.
* did i say cancer?

Love:

* YOU! The only person who's sitting out there in internet land right now reading this & is 100% sure this is meant for you. You are the one & only person time & time again I can count on to not give me one word text responses. To genuinely care. To listen to my random psycho babble. To pick me up when I fall, help me dust my arse off, & laugh with me for tripping over the hole in the first place. The one who can take one glance at me, stop whatever it is you're doing and ask me what's the matter. Who can figure out by a text message that I'm upset. Who can hear my tone over the phone, even tho I'm trying desperately to cover it up, that I'm upset. For you, I'm forever grateful God put you in my life. In my very dramaful, crazy, ridiculously clumsy life.

xoxo <3

Maggie Stiefvater.