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juliamoberg- January 22nd, 2010
Tomorrow I'm bolt bussing it from NY to Boston to see the Harry Potter Exhibit at the Museum of Science with two of my friends. That's 4 hours there; 4 hours back. How will I spend my time, you ask? With my ibook, listening to my current teen fiction playlist (mostly Au Revoir Simone), and tapping at those keys. I am really looking forward to it!!
- love this
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- juliamoberg
- January 20th, 2010
- Skies Over Sweetwater Interview
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- juliamoberg
- January 20th, 2010
My friend and fellow writer Jennifer Chen interviewed me for her wonderful blog! Check it out at http://typecraft.wordpress.com
- Overwriting
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- juliamoberg
- August 25th, 2008
busy
For the first time in my life I feel like I am overwriting a little bit. And I'm kind of glad.
- American Teen movie
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- juliamoberg
- August 23rd, 2008
impressed
I saw one of the best movies of the year last night. American Teen is a documentary that follows 5 high schoolers in their Senior year. It's the anti-Hills. Nothing is glossed over or polished. No scripts. No fake and forced drama. No stupid, superficial dialog. In fact, the filmmaker never really thought it would make it to the big screen so the teens really didn't seem too interested in how they would look or appear, not aware that it would be seen by such a wide audience, like the MTV show kids do all the time. The result is a funny, painful, and refreshingly real look at 5 teens all struggling with their place in the world, all questioning who they are, how others see them, whether they are good enough, live up to their own expectations, and trying to deal with the pressures they put on themselves to succeed. Whether they are trying to get a girlfriend, become a basketball star, get into Notre Dame, get over a breakup, etc. you realize that even though their social status in the school separates them from each other, everyone has highs and lows, everyone has pressures and dreams, everyone is just trying to live (and survive) life. A+ all the way. Can't wait for the DVD & the inevitable extras.
- Curriculum Connections
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- juliamoberg
- August 19th, 2008
- happy
I love days like this. I just got an email from my publisher letting me know that Skies will be featured in the fall 08 issue of Curriculum Connections, a magazine which is put out by the same folks who publish School Library Journal. Eeeeeekkk... very exciting stuff.
- Writing goals for the week
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- juliamoberg
- August 16th, 2008
creative
I feel if I write this down, I might actually stick to it! SOOO...
Today (Saturday the 16th, I think) I already wrote 1,500 words. Not too bad, considering I spent the first two writing hours re-reading and re-writing, and then the 1,500 new words came after. So, yay! I'm officially creatively drained (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM; minus running out to get lunch is a LOOOONG time).
Tomorrow (Sunday the 17th) I will try to write 2,000 more words. Will not get too swept up in re-reading and re-writing. And will not play Animal Crossing on the DS until said 2,000 words are finished!
And then Monday - Friday: 1,000 words each day, after work.
God bless my neighborhood cafe! They let me sit here as long as I want even if I only order 1 or 2 coffees. They also make wicked ice tea. And they have a Chocolate Sandwich on their menu (That I've yet to try. But I will. Maybe.)
- Wrong!
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- juliamoberg
- August 8th, 2008
frustrated
These days I feel like I'm shelling out all of my money out to the airlines. And on the US Airways flight to DC last weekend, they announced that they stopped their complimentary beverage service. They wanted $2 for a bottle of water or a can of soda! Part of me wonders what the beverage industry feels about this. Not one person on the plane bought a drink. Not one. So if there's no demand then no need to continue to supply, right?
I came back home and was reading juliaallison.com (Guilty pleasure. She knows my brother.) and she posted this article about some posh airline that's reinventing the way people travel by going back to the days when all passengers wore suits and furs aboard. You know, when flying was an indulgance. Pleasurable. For $14,000 you can re-live the golden era of flight.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/08/emirates-super.html
Me? I'll continue to scour Kayak.com for the cheapest fair on the worst airlines. Does anyone else think that Kayak tracks your searches, and then ups all of the prices the next time you look for a flight?
Hmph!
- Oh, Canada
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- juliamoberg
- August 6th, 2008
My cousin Nate just got married a week and a half ago up in Niagara Falls (which was GORGEOUS). My entire family met up there, and spent the day after the wedding driving to Canada to visit this ice wine winery called Inniskillin. Ice wine is made from frozen grapes and is really sweet, but not in a disgusting way at all. It's like drinking liquid sunshine with a touch of honey.
I was just so excited to be in Canada, since I am obsessed with their pop culture and have been wanting to go for ages.
Here are some pics of us together at Inniskillin (which, by the way, according to the French are the makers of the best ice wine in the world).
The grapes.
The cellar.
The wine.
The family.
It was a gorgeous day, filled with wine tasting, olives, cheese, prosciutto, and apricots. And a bunch of people who pronounce "About" Aboot". Loved it.
- Animal Crossing
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- juliamoberg
- August 5th, 2008
giggly
I am seriously addicted to this game. It is potentially the best one I've played to date (well, to be fair, I've only played 3 games since getting my DS). But still, it's like it was made for me. You go around and talk to people, catch fish, catch bugs, sell cherries, decorate your house, design your own clothes, pay off your mortgage. I LOVE it! And I was able to connect DS to DS to Sam's and visit his character's world. Overall, just awesome!
