as some of you may know, the south by southwest (sxsw) festival is happening right now in austin, tx, home to such national treasures as queso, “friday night lights” and yr old pal poshdeluxe! in honor of the music portion, which kicks off today, i thought it might be fun to make a list of YA bands i’d love to see live. plus, i’ve already written up and revised my *real* list like, a hundred times, so this post seemed like a good distraction from the fact that I’M NOT DOWNTOWN YET GAH (but i will be, friends, i will be! grab a free beer for me!).
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by Jenny on March 16, 2010
BOOK REPORT for The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
BFF Charm: Yay
Swoonworthy Scale: 2
Talky Talk: The Vampire Under The Cupboard
Bonus Factors: A Vampire City?!!
Relationship Status: My Favorite Younger Brother
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by Erin on March 16, 2010
During our last installment, shit hitteth the fan. Eth.
Frankly, I’m a little super-scared of all of you. You pretty much unilateraly chose Option D: grab Jacob’s arm and the stake from your back pocket and get ready to fight? That potion was more potent that you thought.
One time, when I was about 13, I was watching TV in my room when I noticed a giant, fat spider on the floor. I picked up a shoe and smacked the spider, which is when I learned that the spider wasn’t fat, she was pregnant (not the first time that sort of miscommunication has happened to me). Tiny little baby spiders went everywhere. I totally freaked out and ran from my room and wouldn’t enter it for a week afterward, and only then after my dad had vacuumed the entire room like 15 times.
What I’m saying is . . . I am not brave enough for option D. But, alas, here we go:
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