Whose Side Saturday

Whose Side, Saturday? (Team Dean vs. Team Sam)

Saturday, September 25, 2010

This is a feature I have created to discuss certain opinions on certain things- whether it be book-related topics or favorite team characters.

This Saturday we are going to celebrate with the very anticipated (or maybe it was just me) TV show premiere of Supernatural with its sixth season.  A little background on the show: the show was created by Eric Kripke in 2005.  The show was popular and some authors decided to write Supernatural themed novels.  I've read only a few of the novels based on the show, but they were good.  With the season premiere, yesterday at 9:00pm, I thought it would be a great time to bring the two main characters into the light and see which team is better.

We'll start off with the adorable Dean Winchester: 
He's the guy that has a sense of humor, God has work for him, and he is just awesome.

Then comes Sam: he "almost" always makes the good choice, is the Devil's vessel, and is addicted to demon blood.

And because these book series, and TV shows rock my world and I can't choose between the two boys: I'll show you a snippet of where the show is headed.


I want everyone to know that this post is not to sway anyone in any direction. This new feature: Whose Side, Saturday? is to encourage you to comment and discuss what your views are on the topic of the week.

So what side are you?

Whose Side Saturday

Whose Side, Saturday? (Team Damon vs. Team Stefan)

Saturday, September 18, 2010

This is a new feature on my blog that I had started doing last week where I discuss certain opinions on certain things- whether it be fan girl musings or broader topics.

This Saturday, I am celebrating the series: The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith.  Last year, the CW made a TV show adaptation and last Thursday was the premiere of season 2.  In celebration of that, I wanted to bring to the light that a lot of the characters in books are pretty gorgeous, the question is: are they more beautiful on the big screen? 

In one corner, we have the lovely Stefan (played by Paul Wesley), who is known for getting the girl, being the good guy, and drinking from animals rather than people.

In the other corner, we have his lovely brother: Damon (played by Ian Somerhalder), known for wanting the girls, being a bad boy, and killing innocent people.


So, are you Team Stefan or Team Damon

I want everyone to know that this post is not to sway anyone in any direction. This new feature: Whose Side, Saturday? is to encourage you to comment and discuss what your views are on the topic of the week.

Whose Side Saturday

Whose Side, Saturday? (Traditional Books vs. eBooks)

Saturday, September 11, 2010


This is the first post of a new feature that I've decided to create for my blog.  I wanted to try something new and unique to make my blog more special.  So I thus created: Whose Side, Saturday?  The feature is to discuss certain opinions on certain things- whether it be fan girl musings (such as "team" characters) or broader topics (such as today's topic).

Traditional Books vs. eBooks

Traditional books are what readers are reading; they are probably the most popular form of reading since they are "traditional."  They have spines, pages, and even some may say, "feelings."  EBooks are something that are becoming popular as our world gets more technology-friendly.  So, today I want to have a showdown between the two and figure out which is better.

Traditional Books

A lot of people love these types of books.  Why?  Because we are used to reading this way.  We love to pick up one of those tangible books that we just bought from Borders and dive right into a good story.  I know- I may not be the only one- I love that "new-book smell" as much as I love the new-car smell.  It smells fresh, unique, and delicious- knowing that it holds a great read for me. 

What makes it different from those eBooks:
I don't know about other eReaders, since I have my own Kindle, but mine seems to run out of "energy" too many times.  Traditional books won't be that mean- there's no running out of "batteries."  You won't be in the middle of a read and suddenly get a message: No Use, Until Charged.  

If my Kindle ever got wet, well its like a computer, there is definitely a chance of it becoming permanently damaged after such an incident.  If I ever dropped my book in water, I'd set in on the heater to dry- it just gets the pages nice and crisp, but wouldn't be permanently damaged so I couldn't read it.

A lot of people love pages to turn.  I've talked to many readers about why they love books over eBooks and they promptly explain that just the tangible book in their hands is what wins them over.  When you turn the page, it adds to the excitement on what happens next.  I don't feel that way when I press my little button NEXT PAGE on my Kindle.

EBooks

These kind of books are slightly more up to date with our fast-changing world. Maybe this is where our world is leading us. Maybe somewhere deep in the future we are all going to be reading from eReaders and not just reading, but listening and talking about our books from our eReaders too. The world may never know what the future holds, but today the eBooks are close to many readers' hearts.

What makes Traditional Books the
competition:
The Kindle and many other eBook readers are known for being light weight.  The Kindle even proves to be the width of a pencil.  The only "traditional" books I know that are that tiny are probably children's picture books.

The reason that I bought a Kindle was to have all those books right at my fingertips.  I live in the middle of nowhere and the shortest trip to the bookstore would take an hour drive.  With my Kindle, I can purchase books and have them in seconds.  Not only can I purchase books, however, I can subscribe to newspapers, magazines, and even blogs.  

A big thing that I'm happy with on my Kindle would have to be that there is no glare in direct sunlight.  When I'm on the beach and I have my book out ready to read: I hate it when there's this nasty glare messing up my vision so I can't even read the words on the page.  With the Kindle or eBook Reader, I can read and not get a glare in direct sunlight.  I don't know how that works, but that's new technology for you.  

What does Gina think?
Even though I have this great Kindle, I admit, I barely use it.  I read much more traditional books than I do eBooks.  The reason being I just love to feel books in my hands.  I'm a bookworm- I like books.  When I grow bored or don't know a word, I venture to my Kindle which has a free dictionary and games that I've purchased.

I want everyone to know that this post is not to sway anyone in any direction.  This new feature: Whose Side, Saturday? is to encourage you to comment and discuss what your views are on the topic of the week.   
So, please, share your thoughts. 
Whose side are you on?