a weekend of reading and relaxing

Source: Crank, originally uploaded by Stephanielynne7.

the australia day long weekend didn't turn out too badly...

there was plenty of sleep ins, kicking back and reading. i finished both genesis (karin slaughter) and la candy (lauren conrad) yesterday/this morning and now i am paying for it this morning as i am now at work on 3 and 1/2 hours sleep. honestly though, you could get two more different books. once i finished genesis, i needed something light to get away from the depth of depravity which is karin slaughter's writing. don't get me wrong, i love her writing, but it just reminds me what kind of sick fucks are wandering around out there. la candy..meh, well it took right up to the end of the book to finally become endeared by the characters (which is handy for lauren conrad, because now i will probably buy her second book).

i am now 48 pages into a new book called "crank" by ellen hopkins. it was recommended by one of the groups i am in on goodbooks.com. yeah i know "geek alert'. its a young adult fiction loosely based on a parent's real-life experiences dealing with a daughter who is addicted to crank (which i am pretty sure is the equivalent of "ice" in australia). it is told from the daughter's perspective in a poety/prose format, which is taking some getting used to...

well i best get back to work, check out me the badass, updating my blog at work!!!

xoxo de