Top Five Best Books I Have Read This Month

5. Starting off the list with number five, the book entitled Adam, by Ted Dekker comes rolling in. Though fast paced, gripping, and extremely well written, this book had a little too much medical terminology for me and didn't quite intrigue me as much as his other novels.

4. The Lion Vrie, written by Christian author Christopher Hopper, takes fourth place. The Christian values placed into the book was amazing, and I think Mr. Hopper is a very good writer, though he sometimes tended to get a little sidetracked at times, and a lot of journeys and traveling takes place.

3. Black, by Ted Dekker, steals third. Though I'm kind of cheating by writing this because I'm only half way through the novel, it is definitely promising. Filled with Ted's signature writing style and a good dose of humor.

2. Curse of the Spider King, by authors Christopher Hopper and Wayne Thomas Batson. A book I would totally recommend to ANYONE. It was very good, had great humor and action sequences, and put a new twist on elves as we know them.

1. We finally come to the most sacred number of all countdowns, the number everyone looks to with anticipation. NUMBER 1!!!! Though I had to do some debating on this, I finally decided that first place goes to Skin, by Ted Dekker. What I really liked about this book was that it kept you turning the pages long past bedtime, and causes you to pause and ponder things throughout the whole novel. Who is the killer? Why does the town keep disappearing? And how do you explain the microchips implanted in the main characters' heads??!?!?!?! I LOVED this novel, period.

Script Frenzy '10

Some of you may know of a little deal called National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. I tried that last November and didn't get my 50k plus word quota met. But that definitely has not dampened my spirits any. Oh, no! Now, with the help of my trusty sidekick and bestest friend in the world, Jessica, I am taking on NaNo's sister event, Script Frenzy!!!!!!
During the month of April people (who may or may not have co-authors) write like crazy to create a 100 page script. The script can either be a screenplay, stage plays, TV shows, short films, comic book and graphic novel scripts, and adaptations of novels.
We are getting together today to outline our screenplay. Here's the basic summary that we've sort of came up with already: A young man who used to be a military sniper is abducted by a secret group and becomes paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the neck by his abductors. His memory is wiped out and the group rigorously trains him to become the worlds best assassin. Now, only his past girlfriend can help him ressurect his hidden memories and help him to become what he used to be: A God loving and noble man of integrity.\
The script is called "Redemption" for now. I will constantly keep you updated from today thru April on our progress.

God Bless,

Brenna

Sheep Shearing, Spring Break, and Freshman Pre-Registration!

The title of this post pretty much sums everything up. I am currently surviving the third day of my Spring Break, the first of which was spent helping my Nana and Papa shear sheep.
To elaborate on the art of shearing shee- what? Why is my Spring Break so early? Well, the fact of the matter is that the Lusk school system is odd if nothing else. They have their Spring Break meticulously planned around Regionals. So as I was sayin- Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm homeschooled, so I could easily have planned my own Spring Break at another time, but having my schedule in sync with my brother's is easier on all of us.
*clears throat and looks around* As I was saying, when Papa and Nana shear sheep they have a business from Kacee, Foley Shearing, come and actually do the cutting of the wool. We just push the sheep up the chute and into their trailer. But pushing them up the chute is an art all in itself. See, sheep are very very different in personality compared to the cow (which is the kind of animal we own and I spend the most time around.) So instead of scaring them from behind as you would do with a cow, you run towards them! Crazy, right?

Well, that was a boring lesson on how to shear sheep... I'm sorry.

Onto a slightly more interesting topic. Last week I got the Freshman Pre-Registration form! WOOT! Here's what I signed up for:
English 9, Algebra, Computer 1, P.E., Physical Science, World History, Art 1, and Guitar.

So... have a nice day and happidy spring break!