Monthly Archives: January 2012

Book Review: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

Overall Rating: 5 Stars (Loved It!) Coraline is bored by the rain, and tries to fill her hours by exploring the large house her parents recently moved into. She soon finds that beyond a door is another version of her … Continue reading →

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How to Get Published Flowchart

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

I still remember the life-changing newsflash, the first time I spoke with a well-known author and he told me, “Your first book isn’t going to publish. But that’s okay, you need to write it anyway because your next book will … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Variant by Robison Wells

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

Overall Rating: 5 stars Variant begins with Benson, a teen boy jaded by the foster system, as he pulls up his new school – an exciting program which he hopes will launch him into a new life. The moment he … Continue reading →

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Empathy through Academics

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

I think there is something about the creative mind that opens us to the world. There is something about this life that we love, and other things that we hate, and they affect us in a big way. They inspire … Continue reading →

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State of the Union: High on Pathos, Low on Substance

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

I love watching Obama speeches. Part of me gets all excited, because he often finds things to say that tickle a pleasure nerve. I enjoyed his praise for American Teachers. My emotions soared in agreement when he called out the … Continue reading →

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Sick/Youtube Day!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

I recently updated the page to a theme I’ve been working on for about a month. I designed it in photoshop myself, mastered the CSS code, and then spent some time troubleshooting getting it all translated into WordPress. It seems … Continue reading →

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2011 Reading – Final Report

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

I wanted to read a book per week last year, but I finished at 41. I’m pretty happy with that, what with catching up on the Wheel of Time and finishing my first novel. Here is a list of all … Continue reading →

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SOPA is Dead. Now What?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

Yesterday’s online petitions against the Senate Bill SOPA and the House’s pair-bill PIPA seem to be victorious. The Obama Administration made an official statement here about the renouncement of SOPA, as well as making a few other statements I think … Continue reading →

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The Growth and Development of Political Sam

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Samuel Loveland

After a lot of thought and reflection, I have decided to break one of my major rules about statements on the internet – to avoid politics, religion, and global warming. Keeping with my regular theme of being a total schitzo, … Continue reading →

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