The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson

I have to admit that I put off reading this book just because of all the hype surrounding it. The last time I fell for the "everyonelovesthisbookyouhavetoreadit!" thing, I was sorely disappointed. (cough, Twlight.) But when I finally broke down and read this book, I understood. The hype for the "Millenium Series" is very, very well deserved. Its got romance, mystery, and a touch of humor.
Though I have to admit that I figured out the ending before I got to it, but that didn't make me like it any less. The characters are original and compelling and the story is one of a kind. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the following two books in the series definately deserve all the raves they've recieved.

RIP Grand Prixmobile

I finally did what I said I was going to do 3 months and 3,000 miles ago...



The Grand Prixmobile was given to McElwain's in Ellwood City to be put down.





The good news is that McElwain's also gave me a new baby in return. Her name is Colbie the Cobalt and she is a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt LT. She has OnStar, Bluetooth, XM Radio, and a lot of other unesscary bells and whistles that I love.





However, she also comes with $207 a month payments for the next 5 years and a $1,000 increase in my insurance every year... but she's still awesome!

I'm An Old Lady

I can't believe that they are 2 and 7 already... I'm getting old fast.





The good news is that if I'm anything like my dad, I'll always be a kid at heart...

The 4th of July... Finally!

I KNOW that the 4th was weeks ago... but things have been hectic. I know that that is always my excuse... but things are always hectic. Anyway... here's how my 4th of July went...

We spent the whole week up at camp and had a few adventures, but for the most part, it was just relaxing!
The first weekend of our 4th of July vacation, we enjoyed a reptile show in the banquet hall, complete with turtles, snakes, and crocodiles!



For the 4th we got to enjoy fireworks in Clarion.



During the week we went to Beartown Rocks and did some climbing.




And then we visited some family at my great-grandfathers old hunting cabin that my dad has talked about forever but we've never been until now.





The following weekend there was a campground-wide water battle that is actually intended for children... but I don't think that my dad got that memo.




Oh, and at one point we decided to take Zion for a hike, but he wasn't into it...



So that's a condensed version of my 4th of July week! But don't worry, I have lots of other important things to post about! Birthdays, new cars, and more! Promise I'll get to it ASAP!

The Accidental Billionaires

The Accidental Billionaires
By Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires is the story of Facebook... well, everyone's story but Mark Zuckerburg's. It's subtitled as "A Story of Sex, Lies, Money, and Betrayel," and that's exactly what it is. It was a good story, but unfortunately without the input of the most important person in Facebook. It's basically the story from the point of view of his college buddies that he screwed out of billions of dollars. While that may very well be true, I don't entirely believe it because well... some people will say anything for a buck. Still, it's interesting to read about how a college dorm room project became one of the biggest things ever. However, I'm more looking forward to the upcoming "Facebook Project," which is the story as Zuckerberg remembers it. It will be interesting to compare the two supposed "true stories."