Blog #2 (freepost)

Over the summer I went to the beach with my parents and my boyfriend Taylor. The first time we went we stayed for 6 days. The water had a lot of algae but it was still fun to spend time with everyone. Taylor brought his fishing stuff and my dad fished with us off the beach. I caught the first fish which was fun because it was my first time fishing at a beach.

The second time we went to the beach we scheduled a deep sea fishing trip. I had never been deep sea fishing before so I didn't know if I would be seasick or not. The 35 minute boat ride was exciting because we kept crashing against the waves. When we finally got to our spot I started feeling dizzy so I sat down for a few minutes. My mom got really seasick so we decided to head back to the shore. Taylor and my dad caught some fish though so at least we had that. Now that I look back on it, it was fun to deep sea fish but I now know to take some medicine before I go again!

Blog #1

What I find confusing about certain books is when the author switches around a lot. Books are meant to be relaxing and enjoyed, and when the author doesn't stay on the same topic long enough to understand what is happening I get confused. In the book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the author, Douglas Adams, had a variety of characters with odd names. When a book has too many characters I find it unappealing and distracting. When I read I like to understand the situation and enjoy what I'm reading and this book didn't always let me.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is about planets that get taken over and how everyone reacts to whatever gets thrown their way. I think that the idea for the book was smart, but the author could have done more to blow me away with his writing. I enjoy reading, but this book was a pain to read. I didn't want to have to sit down and read like I usually do. I didn't have a strong compulsion to read this book because of the way it was written at times.