Follow that Blog!: IrieEchoes

Hi everyone!

My blog recommendation today is for someone that I know IRL, Sade' (aka Reverberated Echoes). Her blog IrieEchoes (which you can find here) is a new one, but it's already an incredibly honest & raw look in the life of an HIV positive woman.


Now I just have to say, this girl is amazing. Not only is she super nice, but upon discovering something that would knock most of us on our feet, Sade' keeps on striding forwards & never takes no for an answer. That's pretty freaking cool, to be honest. On top of that she's trying to get a college degree so she can go out into the community & actually help people, which is also cool. Sade' wants to start a non-profit organization to help African-American girls fulfill their potentials just like she's fulfilling hers!

In any case, you guys need to check her blog out & become one of her followers!

Friday Funnies: Hyperbole & a Half

Hi all! Today's Friday funny is about another blog I've come across, one that makes me laugh my butt off. I'm sure many of you guys have already heard of this site, but if you haven't then you're in for a treat. It's called Hyperbole and a Half.

The blog is run by a girl who blogs about occurrences in her life (past & present) & uses illustrations to further her point. I don't know if all of the stories are true or if they're stretched a little to make them funnier, but the most important part of everything is that the stories are funny & entertaining.

My personal favorite has to be the one called "How a Fish Almost Destroyed My Childhood". I'm stealing a pic from her site in order to show you what to expect: (all pics are property of the artist)

Needless to say, you need to read this blog.

Check out this blog: Candy Apples

I recently discovered this blog (Candy Apples) while I was looking around for interesting photos on the net. (Hey, it's fun to see what you can find!) It's written by a 21 year old university student named Ai that's living in Tokyo.

In any case, I stumbled across the Christmas entry for her blog, which goes into detail about Okonomiyaki & Japanese Christmas cake. Yummy stuff.

The blog isn't about books, but about her life in general & I found it pretty interesting to see what life was like for her in Japan. (Especially since she's in Tokyo, one of the bigger cities of the country.) Ai takes lots of pictures, so it's fascinating to see what might show up next! (I stole one of her images just so I could show you the quality of her photographs as well as the yumminess of the dessert!)

She's got a great writing style, so I wanted to promote her blog here!