I have an important question for ya'll.......

Okay, I have a question. It's Sammy Keyes related and has to do with Snake Eyes. Does Sammy tell Hudson about Casey being the one who proves her innocence and how he's keeping her skateboard hostage?

And does she tell Hudson about going to the dance with Casey, or how things are weird between them in CHC?

I didn't know who to ask, because you guys are the only SK fans I know (so sad). I don't have those books with me, and I can't remember. Thanks!

(The reason I'm asking this is because I'm writing a fanfic My Sammy/Cammy obsession is back!!!!)

-Mrs. Leo Valdez (Although right now I'm Casey obsessed!)

I have been Healed.

I feel like crying. No joke. I just can’t wait for my books.  Now you have to understand, it’s SAMMY KEYES AND THE POWER OF JUSTICE JACK I am obsessed with reading right now.

My obsessions change over the year. When one of my books is coming out in a month or two, or I get news on it, I flip out. I’ve been waiting for the next Sammy Keyes and Heroes of Olympus books to come out since October. I was obsessed! I couldn’t focus; it consumed my mind. Then, the Hunger Games movie was coming up soon (which held off all my other obsessions for the entire month of March.)

Now, when I have an obsession, I usually read fanfiction or reread the books again. And I have something to admit. Lately I’ve been more obsessed with Heroes of Olympus than Sammy Keyes. I mean, HoO CONSUMES MY MIND EVERY SINGLE MOMENT!!!! I mean seriously. During geometry (during a test mind you), science, in Health, on the bus, on my way home, when I got home, Heroes of Olympus has been on my mind. Mostly, the Percabeth reunion. (What? I’m only a human. Scratch that, I’m only a fan-girl.) I haven’t been thinking about Sammy as much. And I feel guilty, because I LOVE Sammy Keyes. And I don’t know my obsession with Sammy hasn’t been as frequent. Maybe it’s because The Mark of Athena will answer A LOT of questions I have and has been a lot of talk on the internet? I don’t know.

But I was worried. Very worried. Why, you might ask? Well I’ll tell you why: I was afraid I was growing out of Sammy. Which is weird, because I’m not old (I’m a freshmen, and there’s Steph and Sammy4ever who are older than me and still Sammy crazy) and it’s out of character for me to do that. It’s never happened to me before.

But guess what?

I’m not crazy!

I just needed a reminder of how much I love Sammy.

A few days ago, Steph and Kylie (at least, that’s her name on Blogger, her FF.net name is different) said they got it (JJ) and Steph talked about JJ (not a lot, but she talked about it) And guess what? I freaked out.

I need this book.  July! I need July to come! And I envy you Steph and Kylie. I do. And I know you can’t give any spoilers. At all. And I know that must be hard (because if it were me I would die), but REALLY!!!??? I might die. Steph already said that JJ was maybe 20-ish? And that it takes place in early December, maybe. And that has satisfied some of my hunger (weird questions/facts I wanted answered, but hey, I needed to know and it’s been bothering me)

And I know Wedgewood is part of the crime (courtesy of WVD’s blog) and that Sammy isn’t really a big fan of JJ, but her friends are, and that the Elvis Impersonator is back. But I need to know those Cammy moments!!! (Which I know you can’t tell me, of course), but are they sweet!? AWWW!!!!  Man, I need me some Cammy. And I can’t wait to see Sammy having a fan. It’ll be sweet. (How was having her have a fan?)

I need this book.

I came down downstairs this afternoon and I told my sister and mom that I was about to cry. They asked why. I told them that I couldn’t wait for my books. Then, I went in a detailed description of when all my books were coming out (All the HoO books and the rest of the SK series). Then I died.

Just joking. Only part of me died.

Anyways.

So, since “The Showdown in Sin City”’s prologue is out and it says that Sammy barely knows her father, most of our ‘Sammy’s dad’ predictions are dead. No Officer Borsch. Not Andre. Probably not that one guy from Art of Deception. And it might be a guy we’ve never met before. Hmmm.

Which sucks for us.

And you know what else?

I still wanna know who goes on the Cruise. Will it just be Sammy and her dad? Cause if it is, well, there’s no Billy and Casey.  *Insert depressed face*.

Steph said she felt that JJ was “Billy’s” book. Then SSC (Showdown in Sin City) is Heather’s book. Then Killer Cruise is Sammy and her Dad’s “book.”

I have a question for ya’ll. Did WVD say that the last book is probably going to be other people’s POV? If it is, I will scream. I need a Casey/Billy POV. Maybe Dorito’s POV!!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!

But anyways….again.

I would like to say that my Sammy obsession has returned! I just needed a kick in the butt and a wakeup call. (Which was the realization that JJ is 3 MONTHS AWAY! And Steph’s post on JJ and Kylie just being cool like that.)

So thank you.

Now, on a completely unrelated note.

I know it super late, but the Hunger Games was amazing. If you STILL haven’t seen it, I feel sorry for you. I loved it. Apparently Gary Ross isn’t returning (sad day).

And I haven’t been updated on the Sea of Monsters movie (I haven’t checked in 2 months or so) and found out they have some of the characters! This is from IMBd.com (which is pretty reliable) and some other websites. These are the main castings:

This is Clarisse: Leven Rambin. Now, she played in the Hunger Games (Glimmer) and although she doesn’t have stringy brown hair or look strong and, well, like an Ares child, I think she could do well. Leven has bigger bones and looks strong (in a girlish way). You can be pretty but fierce.

                

                                                                                    (She’s the one on the WAY right)

        This is Tyson: Douglas Smith. I’ve heard he’s actually big (Maybe 6 ft?) and he’s playing a 7^th grader, so he’s big enough and I feel that no one I knew (actor wise) could be a better pick.

                                                        

                                        

This is Thalia. She is played by Paloma Kwiatkowski.I think it  was a good pick (Thalia’s what? 14/15 in SoM? Plus, by the end of the series, she can’t look super old)

Chiron is being replaced by Anthony Head:

 And Hermes is being played by Nathan Fillion:

If you want to see the Gray sisters or whatever, here’s the website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1854564/

Anyways. Last weekend I had a lot planned. I was going to work on my school projects, write, update MLWN and maybe some PJO stories….but I didn’t. You know why? I stalked the Hunger Games cast all weekend. I watched LOTS of interviews and such. I love Clove and Foxface. I have to say. I love district 2 (in the 1^st book). I love District 4 in the 2^nd book. I also love District 12 (or course).

I love you all. I hope you all had an awesome weekend. I hope you have an awesome week. But most of all, I hope something beautifully Sammy Keyes happen to you (that didn’t make sense, did it? Oh well, I have no idea what I meant anyway. Well I did, but…never mind.)

I love you.

-Mrs. Leo Valdez

LET THE HUNGER GAMES BEGIN!!!

Oh. My. Word. GUESS WHAT I'M SEEING TONIGHT!!!!!! Yes, the one and only THE HUNGER GAMES!!!! I died today. I started flipping out at lunch and all my friends thought I was bananas!

Dude, I might die. When I come back after the movie, I might put a post/review for the movie. It's going to be AMAZING!!!

Did anyone go to the midnight showing? If so, I would love to hear your amazing stories and things you saw (costumes, crazy people ect). If you're one of the fans that can't go till next weekend, or the weekend after that or so on, I am truly sorry.

If your parents won't take you or won't let you see it, then I am TRULY DEEPLY sorry. Sad sad day.

And by the way, HAPPY SAMMY KEYES DAY!!!! If you never read Steph's SK blog, then you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. Ya see, Steph (an extreme SK fan who just recently deleted both her blogs) declared all Fridays to be SK day, and the 13th of every month to be Cammy day. And Friday the 13 is just a freaking Sammy + Cammy day where we all throw parties. Yes. So, I just wanted to remind that today we will be celebrating Sammy Keyes. So, if you would like, to honor Sammy, tell me/everyone who reads this blog what your favorite Sammy moment is and what Sammy moment affected you emotionally/scene she inspired you. I guess I'll post my answers after the movie/ tomorrow, because I REALLY have to go to the bathroom.

Good Bye.

My Homeboy Juliet and Sammy 15, 16 and 17. Oh dang.

Juliet! Hahaha! So glad you found my blog. How did you know what my pename was?

For those of you who don't know who the heck I'm talking about, Juliet is my friend...in real life. I've known her for like, 10 years. She's my homeboy! She enjoys all the same books as me and is awesome.

Okay, Juliet. This post is for you. (well, some of it) First off, to respond to all your comments:
1) No, you are not annoying. You're actually the only friend I look forward to hanging out with.
2)What comment was that? The one that I mentioned you?
3)I will answer this below.

Okay Sammy fans! We all know (hopefully) Sammy 17's working title is Killer Cruise. I'm going to brainstorm/think of what the book is about.

What we know/ can assume from the title and what Wendelin said-
1) It takes place on a cruise.
2) No one dies.
3) it could possibly have something "killer" in it. Like, "that move was killer!" You know what I mean, right? As an adjective, like lots of drama/big things happen in this book?

So, SK 15 has JJ (justice Jack) in it, where Ms. Wedgewood apparently goes missing with other people's money, and her and Justice jack "team up" (I guess you would call it) to solve the crime.
SK 16 takes place in Vegas, there might be Elvis impersonators there and Sammy's going to a chapel, going on the roof somewhere and going backstage of some club. AND there's a jail involved. (Sammy gets put into the SLAMMER!!! mwahahaha! Just kidding...kinda...) But WVD DOES say "Maybe Elvis will bail her out". ha. Sammy finds out her dad in that book AND it's Heather's book.  She also says (about the jail):

"Anyway, I found out some important information, even though it was from outside the holding tank. (Which is as far as a 13 or 14 year old will be allowed to get anyhow.)

(Go ahead, pick a character. Any character.)

(Well, okay, not Hudson. He's 73. I mean any character of appropriate age. You know.)"

So, WVD says Heather is in SK 16 A LOT, and if Sammy is in Vegas...why would Heather be with her? It could possibly mean that A)Warren and Lana are getting married (but why would Lana want to get married in VEGAS? It doesn't seem like her style)...maybe her, Marissa and Sammy and anyone else run off to Vegas to look for Sammy's dad, or go do something important there (Like in Hollywood Mummy?). They could be going to help Marissa's dad? But why would Heather go? The only one that really makes sense is if Warren and Lana are getting married. Heather's there. Umm, OH! And while they're there, Sammy gets caught up in a mystery, finds out who her dad is in the process...OH! Maybe, the reason why we discover Heather's issues is because she "gives up" the fight/pretending to be cool or whatever at the wedding, and after/before the wedding Lana tells Sammy who her father is because now that she's getting married, it seems right that Sammy knows. Oh dang.

Then Killer Cruise could be a family vacation for the Acostas/Keyes? maybe? It is the resolution/getting back to normal after the big events in Book 16, but is the build up for the finale, so it's got to be good.

So...what do YOU think?

May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor...

I behind in the Hunger Games world!!! I feel ashamed! I just found this last night: http://capitolcouture.pn/

Capitol Couture is this fashion line or whatever. They even have their own nail polish line from China Glaze. Effie looks AMAZING. I actually think she looks very pretty in her pink outfit :). AND THERE IS A NEW TRAILER!!!! It's a the bottom!!!! Everyone says how the character pick wasn't perfect, but I beg to differ. Jennifer makes a perfect Katniss in my opinion. Even her eyes are a little gray-y. Yeah, she doesn't have black hair, and maybe her facial built might not be the same in the books. But I'm concerned in how she presents the character. Her tone when She speaks. And that sweet Gale/Katniss  moment in the new trailer? AWW! HE WON'T LET THEM STARVE KATNISS!!! Josh as Peeta is fantastic. Prim's scream is heartbreaking. Effie and Cinna and Caesar are perfect. I have amazing hopes for this movie and am looking forward to it. Maybe even more than I was to the Percy Jackson movie to be honest. A little over a month you guys, can you believe it?

I hope you have a wonderful 3/4 day weekend!!! Have you started your countdown to the Hunger Games movie? ;)

Valentines Day...

So, this is a really late Valentines day post, but I was super busy. 

First off, who here thinks we should get Valentines day off? I do. It's a holiday, right? That doesn't mean I like the day, but still...Here's my deal with Valentines day-

Back in elementary school, I LOVED Valentines day. I mean, you get out of school work, do cheesy crafts and got candy! Par-tay! In middle school we had no parties. Not in high school either. So, I didn't any candy this year, and while I was in Geometry (my class right before lunch) I got to see all these "popular" people who have loads of friends eating their chocolate and candy. Mostly, they were the student council members or the people really involved in school. It was torture. I have a BIG sweet tooth. Chocolate is probably the best present you can give me. So I really don't like Valentines day. I mean, it's great if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend and all, but me? I don't even talk to boys. I don't even have a social life. Honestly. This (writing/reading fanfiction) is my social life. It's quite sad. But I do like it this way. I think people are annoying. And girls? I don't understand them.
So my friend, Jenny likes this one guy, and I mean really liked him, and he showed that he liked her too.
Then he got himself a girlfriend, Erin. Jenny hates Erin. And even I have to admit, she, Erin, can be pretty annoying. She whines a lot and complains. But still, Jenny says there are signs that he still likes her. Then, after obsessing over him for 5 months, she tells me she likes this other guy, along with the first guy. And my other friend Julie changes crushes/guys she's in love with every week. Why can't you just like the same guy for awhile! Jeez. And Jenny always brings up her "Guy/Erin Issue" and tells me I should hate Erin. I don't hate Erin. Sure she can be whiny and I might get annoyed, but hate?

Nope.

And yeah, I talk to Erin in the mornings while we wait for the bus to pick us up for school. So Jenny is kind of upset, but honestly, I don't care.

Girls are just too emotional (not all ya'lls. You guys I actually love.) But yeah, enough about my friends.

I had a crisis today where I thought I about died. I had a research paper due today on King Louis XVI, which I procrastinated on. I realized at school that I forgot to do my bibliography. At my school, you need a teacher's pass to get on the Library's computers. So, my friend Anna told me that her Biology teacher had given her class a pass to go in any time of the week to do this project. YES!!! So I went in during lunch with her and typed it up. Phew! I almost died.

Then, In English (same class I had the paper in), the Guidance Counselors came in to discuss next year's classes. I want to be a middle school reading teacher. So, I chose Honors English II A/B, Honors Algebra II, College Algebra, Honors Biology, World History, Spanish II and Psychology and Sociology. (By the way, I am currently a Freshmen). I might even be thinking about doing something that's called the I.B program.

The I.B program is a program that is only offered at one school in my district. I don't like that school. It's full of stuck up rich snobs. But...with the I.B program I can graduate high school with my associates degree. But do I really want to change to some stupid snob school? I don't do good with change. I have still the end of sophomore year to decide, so I don't know...

Enough about that though.

So, I hear Steph is trying to get a book published. Steph, if you're reading this, I am SO proud of you. I've always wanted to publish a book, but later when I'm an adult. I just want to wish you good luck with trying to get your book publsihed. I'll buy it, for sure. I love you writing style :) You must be very dedicated. I have trouble updating my fanfics. *Sigh* I AM working on My Life's What Now?!", if anyone out there cares. I am motivating myself. I have Monday off, so HOPEFULLY it might be posted then, or next weekend (not this one coming up).

I hope you all have a great week!

I will always love you!

-Mrs. Leo Valdez

Sammy4Ever will always be in our hearts....

I am really behind in my Sammy Stalking. I feel ashamed. Sad, Sad day. So.....

I AM ABOUT TO BLOW A GASKET!!! (Is that a part of a car or something? Cuz I say that a lot....) The last Sammy book is many people's POV's?!!!!!!

From Wendelin's Post (In the comments):
http://etrtr.blogspot.com/2011/04/stop-clock.html

Here's what went down:

Optimistic4ever said... Alexa: Ok, so I remember I asked a while back if there would be a book in Casey's POV, or maybe even in Heather's. Here's the answer I got...

The last book will apparently be in many different people's POVs.

Hopefully that will include Heather.

Wendelin's Response:

Wow, I'm behind on answering questions! Thank you O4E for picking up the slack. I'm looking forward to the last book (and the structure, POVs) but first...it will be several years! No crying by anyone (but me!) Some of you will have moved on to other things (say it ain't so!) I'm just trying to enjoy the ride...and appreciate your company! Thanks bunches!

So, a lot of you may know this, but I sure didn't. We might get Heather's or Casey's or Marissa's POV. I'm interested to see what she does with it. PLUS, I want to see how other people view Sammy (Like we got to see Holly's perspective).

Anyways, I should be updating My Life's What Now?!, but I can't find my book. I read it somewhere in my house and now I can't find it. SO SORRY. I've been having MASSIVE wrtiters' block, but music has inspired me, so I should be getting knew story ideas. But then again, I also have lots of school work. Sigh.

Okay, I almost cried this morning. Sammy4ever is leaving. AND deleting her blog-which means all her funniness and stories will be gone :'(. SO, JUST IN CASE, I put all my favorite blog posts and her stories on a word document.

I will miss you Sammy4ever. Even if we didn't really know each other that well. But it feels like we're losing a Sammy Keyes family member. Of course you'll come back to visit, but still.  It's sad, but we all have to grow up. And, honestly,  a lot of us will stop our Sammy obsessions. But we will always remember when we get a million years old. I will miss you. I laughed at your posts, and they made my day :) Please come to visit.

RIP Sammy4ever's blog: Wild Things.