Madhuri Pavamani's Blog, page 30
October 27, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: THE BOY by Madhuri Blaylock
Blogger Aman Mittal just finished reading THE BOY and says he “was pulled in from the beginning.” Holy smokes, that’s a great way to start the week. Check out the rest of his review and hit The Sanctum Bookstore when you have a chance to snag your own copy of THE BOY.
Happy Monday, bitches.
Originally posted on CONFESSIONS OF A READAHOLIC:
Remember me reviewing The Girl which was packed with intense action? I did confessed about my unlikelihood of paranormal romance. Madhuri, again proved my own conscience wrong of my unlikelihood.
Well��The Boy��just doubles the fun. Madhuri���s ���accustom to a reader��� writing does wonders. It hooks a reader, grabs his attention just as one is on an edge of wherever he currently resides, until one is��done with it. It straightway picks where the first one landed and takes a reader to another unforgettable experience.��I was pulled in From the beginning and am amazed of well written and descriptive the story is. Plotting is notable and noble. Recurrence of POVs between characters didn���t affect me much this time, I guess I am used to it now. The pace is one again of my favorite part about this book. I enjoyed the second part even better.��
View original 156 more words
October 24, 2014
Inside Charlotte Olympia���s Closet
I’ve got a mean case of Charlotte Olympia Dellal closet envy. Pack up my laptop, a steady supply of Smooth Ambler’s Old Scout and I could live here and be quite content.
Originally posted on the CITIZENS of FASHION:
Charlotte Olympia Dellal is one of those beautiful girls of good family who today call themselves ���socialite���. In 2008 she decided to found a brand of shoes that resembles to her soul in every way: crazy, full of glamor, English creative soul and luxurious Italian craftsmanship. Her kitty cat��flats conquered the world and style icons such as Kate Moss or Daphne Guiness became fans. The rest is history.
And what better way to know a woman than that of searching for through��her closet?! Thanks to��thecoveteur.com��we can have a look at the intimate world of her closet��.
���I���ve always loved the 1930s, ���40s, and ���50s, from a young age. I used to watch lots of old movies with my mom so I think I get it from my mom. She loves glamour, my grandmother was very glamorous, so I guess I get it from the women in my���
View original 69 more words
October 23, 2014
Bradley Pitts
Do you watch Between the Ferns with with Zach Galifiankis? Who, by the way, will always be Fat Jesus to me.
I love it. It’s totally bizarre and uncomfortable and even though you know everyone is in on the joke, it’s still delicious fun watching everyone be in on the joke.
So Brad Pitt was just on and it was kind of special. I won’t give the whole thing away, although I desperately want to because all of it cracked me up, but Zach addressed him as Bradley Pitts, told him that he finds it strange Pitt plays so many characters who are Nazi haters because he “looks like Hitler’s dream”, and asked to hear about Pitt’s new movie “Furry”.
This might be my favorite episode yet.
Check it out.
Oh! and while you’re at it, have a happy Diwali.
Holla.
Thursday Thoughts
And that’s on a good day.
October 22, 2014
Just Saying
Are you older than ten?
You are?
No way.
Really?
Because it’s hard to tell from reading your texts and posts, tweets, and emails.
Why, you ask?
Because of all the freaking LOLs.
Stop it already with the LOLs people. I hate it. And you should, too. Unless you’re ten. But you’re not, you’re grown ass people, sending emails and texts and whatnot, chock full of fucking LOLs.
Do you have any idea how stupid that looks?
You don’t?
Well, let me tell you, it looks down right ridiculous and makes me want to stop engaging you almost immediately. You LOLers out there, you know who you are – stop it.
Right now. I mean it.
Stop.
You are an adult and LOL is beneath you. From now on, if you feel the need to interject some sort of verbal emoticon, use Ha. It will suffice and you’ll look more sophisticated.
Trust me. You will.
I promise.
October 21, 2014
Book Review – Rising Tide by Claudette Melanson
YA
Published February 2014
Strange things are happening to Maura “Mink” DeLuca.
The high school bullies are befriending her, raw meat makes her mouth water, her teeth are painfully sharp, and her mom has gone and decided the best thing for them to do is move to Vancouver.
As in Canada.
As in a whole other country.
And then she meets Ron. He’s gorgeous and sweet, funny and kind, and he’s just what Maura needs. All the strange and funky stuff happening to her just doesn’t seem to faze the guy. Couple that with his kissing skills and Maura’s got herself a keeper.
Me, personally, I would make Ron cut his hair and Maura more inquisitive and demanding, but that’s just my thing. I tend to favor short-hair boys and bitchy girls.
That said, I still enjoyed this first stage in Maura’s journey and am curious as to what’s in store for her next.
A well-written coming of age story, Ms. Melanson lays the intriguing groundwork for a unique vampire tale, concluding Rising Tide with quite the cliffhanger. Fans of YA hits Twilight and Vampire Academy will enjoy sinking their teeth into Maura’s journey of self-discovery, finding themselves closing the cover on book I, eagerly awaiting the arrival of book II in this captivating, young adult trilogy.
Nice job, Claudette!
October 20, 2014
Mindy Kaling + Matt Damon = A Little Case of the Envies
I love Mindy Kaling and I love Matt Damon, this you know.
She’s smart and hilarious and running shit in the man’s world of comedy. She’s a woman and a woman of color; she speaks her mind and isn’t shy about what she wants.
Oh, and she’s Indian.
Which is such bonus because seriously, I don’t know the last time an Indian woman dominated American television the way Mindy does. And you know why I don’t know? Because it’s never happened. And since I didn’t grow up in a household where we watched Indian television and Bollywood films, Mindy is really the first Indian woman I’ve ever watched on the small screen.
Girlfriend makes me proud.
I would love her even if I wasn’t Indian, but because I am, my love is coupled with some serious cultural pride.
And now, she’s gone and done this
Which makes all of that love + pride tinged with some serious envy.
Because really, how cute is he?
I’m thinking I wouldn’t mind being Mindy for a day. And if I can choose my day, I make it this one, the one where she gets to be all cute and snuggly with Matt.
Holla bitches.
October 16, 2014
Random Thoughts, The One Where Thoughts of Beyonc�� Kind of Dominate
So I started this post as a regular Random Thoughts post, but a lot of the randoms kept coming back to Bey, so this one’s dedicated to the Queen. And no, let’s not get too carried away with ourselves, I have not all the sudden become a member of the hive…
1. New battle cry:
I WOKE UP LIKE THIS!
2. So a couple of weekends ago we were TOTALLY gross and had dinner at McDonald’s…and it was really yummy. The Husband wasn’t feeling great and decided that fast food was the best way to feel better – don’t ask – so sent me up to the golden arches for a quarter pounder with cheese and some fries for himself and nuggets for The Kid. I insisted I was not partaking in the grub fest, but walked in the door, saw an ad for a jalapeno burger, and tossed all food snobbery to the wind. Maybe I was starving or suffering some mental defect that evening, but let me tell you, that freaking jalapeno burger was delicious. (Obviously this has nothing to do with Beyonce, but I’m posting it anyway since she used to be known for eating all kinds of crap food and I apparently have no issues eating crap food.)
3. How come Bey only goes places with Jay? Does he not let her out by herself? I don’t know what the deal is with that but I’m feeling a little suffocated for her.
4. I love this song. Like love. Really. And I don’t even know why because I’m not sure it’s that great of a song, but I love it anyway. Which makes me wonder – did Solange write this? Because really, if we’re being honest, the only good Beyonc����songs are the songs written by her badass little sister.
5. Please stop writing articles, imploring me to give up on Lauryn Hill. Have you listened to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? Because if you have, then you know it’s not going to happen. That album, and that version of Lauryn is perfection. And I am going to always hold out hope to catch a glimpse, no matter how brief, of the brilliance that was L Boogie. So think of something else to bitch about. Thanks. (Not Beyonc�� related, I know. But it’s random and I thought it, so deal.)
6. The other day Beyonc�� cut her bangs and I believe the internet collectively inhaled. Well, everyone but The Stepdaughter and me. Being a total lover of bangs (hello! who wears them better than Audrey Tautou?), I think Bey looks great. But come on folks, all that hullabaloo over a hairstyle she rocked in Lady Gaga’s Telephone video. Really? Y’all can get all hot and bothered but for the record, we’re not getting down with the hype.
7. That said, I think my sister should get some baby bangs like this. She would look amazing.
8. Okay, that’s about all the Beyonc��-thinking I can do for probably the remainder of my life. Well, actually I’ve still gotta harp on the whole Jay-always-being-around thing I mentioned above – it really bothers me. I feel like she jumped from her dad to Jay, and she’s Bey. I will say that again.
She. Is. Beyonc��.
Sasha Fierce. Queen Bey. She should be running those dudes. Instead, first her dad ran the show and now her husband does the same, telling her what to do, when to do it, and who to do it with (which, like I said, seems to only be Jay – where are her girlfriends???) Bums me out. I want her to yell at Jay, really bark on his ass, and tell him to back the fuck off for two seconds and let her breathe.
Now I’m done.
Holla bitches.
Random Thoughts, The One Where Thoughts of Beyoncé Kind of Dominate
So I started this post as a regular Random Thoughts post, but a lot of the randoms kept coming back to Bey, so this one’s dedicated to the Queen. And no, let’s not get too carried away with ourselves, I have not all the sudden become a member of the hive…
1. New battle cry:
I WOKE UP LIKE THIS!
2. So a couple of weekends ago we were TOTALLY gross and had dinner at McDonald’s…and it was really yummy. The Husband wasn’t feeling great and decided that fast food was the best way to feel better – don’t ask – so sent me up to the golden arches for a quarter pounder with cheese and some fries for himself and nuggets for The Kid. I insisted I was not partaking in the grub fest, but walked in the door, saw an ad for a jalapeno burger, and tossed all food snobbery to the wind. Maybe I was starving or suffering some mental defect that evening, but let me tell you, that freaking jalapeno burger was delicious. (Obviously this has nothing to do with Beyonce, but I’m posting it anyway since she used to be known for eating all kinds of crap food and I apparently have no issues eating crap food.)
3. How come Bey only goes places with Jay? Does he not let her out by herself? I don’t know what the deal is with that but I’m feeling a little suffocated for her.
4. I love this song. Like love. Really. And I don’t even know why because I’m not sure it’s that great of a song, but I love it anyway. Which makes me wonder – did Solange write this? Because really, if we’re being honest, the only good Beyoncé songs are the songs written by her badass little sister.
5. Please stop writing articles, imploring me to give up on Lauryn Hill. Have you listened to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? Because if you have, then you know it’s not going to happen. That album, and that version of Lauryn is perfection. And I am going to always hold out hope to catch a glimpse, no matter how brief, of the brilliance that was L Boogie. So think of something else to bitch about. Thanks. (Not Beyoncé related, I know. But it’s random and I thought it, so deal.)
6. The other day Beyoncé cut her bangs and I believe the internet collectively inhaled. Well, everyone but The Stepdaughter and me. Being a total lover of bangs (hello! who wears them better than Audrey Tautou?), I think Bey looks great. But come on folks, all that hullabaloo over a hairstyle she rocked in Lady Gaga’s Telephone video. Really? Y’all can get all hot and bothered but for the record, we’re not getting down with the hype.
7. That said, I think my sister should get some baby bangs like this. She would look amazing.
8. Okay, that’s about all the Beyoncé-thinking I can do for probably the remainder of my life. Well, actually I’ve still gotta harp on the whole Jay-always-being-around thing I mentioned above – it really bothers me. I feel like she jumped from her dad to Jay, and she’s Bey. I will say that again.
She. Is. Beyoncé.
Sasha Fierce. Queen Bey. She should be running those dudes. Instead, first her dad ran the show and now her husband does the same, telling her what to do, when to do it, and who to do it with (which, like I said, seems to only be Jay – where are her girlfriends???) Bums me out. I want her to yell at Jay, really bark on his ass, and tell him to back the fuck off for two seconds and let her breathe.
Now I’m done.
Holla bitches.
Thursday Thoughts
But a little fame can’t hurt…
