Perfect Fifths a Review

For the longest time, if you asked me what my favourite books were, without hesitation I would answer Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty. 

The books chronicle Jessica Darling’s angst ridden high school years which I related to despite the lack of a Marcus Flutie character in my high school years. 

When Megan decided to carry on the series into Jessica’s college years, I was excited and nervous. Until I read Charmed Thirds.  I didn’t like who Jessica and Marcus had grown into and that dislike continued into Fourth Comings and now into Perfect Fifths. 

Megan should have left the series with Second Helpings. It was the most perfect ending I could have imagined EVER. But since she didn’t, here’s a review of Perfect Fifths. Warning spoilers ahead.

Facebook Redesign

My reaction to the new facebook went something a little like this. And I’m not the only one 

There are a million things I hate about the new layout, but from a web 2.0 point of view, well frankly I don’t see the point. 

Review of Kids Can Press website

Canadian-owned Kids Can Press publishes children’s literature for toddlers, young adults and everyone in between. Children’s favourites like Franklin the Turtle and Scaredy Squirrel, as well as many other award winning titles, call Kids Can Press home. Since 1973 Kids Can Press has sold over 60 million books. The launch date of their website and exact date of last update is unknown. The copyright of the website is listed as 2008.

Thoughts on “Circ Watch 2008 excerpt: The MagHound question”

An analysis of the December 11, 2008 article for Masthead.ca, “Circ Watch 2008: excerpt: The MagHound Question”

Cause: MagHound allows readers to purchase a tier of magazine subscriptions, (eg tier 1, three magazines a month, tier 2, five magazines a month). Every month the reader chooses which magazines they’d like to receive. They are not tied down to a specific magazine for a specific amount of time.

Miley Cyrus

I am one of those rare people over the age of 16 who doesn’t mind Miley Cyrus. In fact, I might even venture to say I like her. “See You Again” is my jam and I don’t mind that her face is everywhere. Literally. Walk into any Walmart and you can buy Miley as Hannah Montanna sheets, shirts, shampoo, notebooks, pens, wrapping paper, face wash, lip gloss, body wash, nail polish and deodorant. (Btw the nail polish isn’t so bad, great coverage for a $5 purchase).

But I am not at peace with this.

The Very Basics of Baking

How not to ruin a cake mix cake 

Baking can be a daunting task, especially if you’re going it without Easy-Bake Oven training wheels. The great people at Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker make things simple with their three ingredient cake, brownie, muffin and cupcake mixes. But even with a box mix things can go wrong.

Online Mag Analysis

Harper’s Bazaar

 Harper’s Bazaar offers readers the ability to follow articles and blogs through RSS, and share via myspace, facebook, del.icio.us, yahoo!buzz, teamsugar,  stumbleupon and dig. These tools could be better used by advertisers, most articles state “where to buy” the product featured, but not all provide a link; the reader must search out the designer/store/product on their own. The share links allow the editorial team to see which style of article (eg “What’s In, What’s Out,” “Fabulous at Every Age,” “Smart Shopping”) articles interest the reader more by how often they are shared.