Just Listen Post #9 - Visualization

So if you read my 10th post you would know that Annabel spent the evening with Mallory and Owen doing photo shoots. Well the picture that I created in my mind was when Mallory was showing Annabel around her room and showing her all the pictures of models and how she had a bunch of Annabel hanging up. I could picture this moment because I know what it is like to look at a lot of modeling pictures- I watch America's Next Top Model a lot. Well then Owen comes in and he never noticed that there was pictures of Annabel in his sister's room. So he takes a moment to look at them. FInally he says it doesn't look like her at all and he says he doesn't like that girl, and that he likes the girl sitting in front of him. He also said that in those pictures it wasn't her, it was just a bunch of make up and crap. Annabel also realized this too. So I could just picture them there sitting on Mallory's bed talking about this. Now everytime I pick up this book I will always remember this moment when it really meant something for Annabel and Owen and how this was the first step in their relationship together.

Just Listen Post #10 - Prediction

Okay well tomorrow is the last day for this project, and I didn't get to finish Just Listen, so now I will make my final prediction on what there is left to come... I just finished reading chapter 11 and Mallory and all of her friends were having the photo shoot. Well it turns out that Owen had to be the photographer, so Annabel decides to stay and help. One of the girls had a breakdown because she didn't get to wear what she wanted so Annabel decides to help her and pick out another outfit for the girl to wear. When she goes and changes, Owen come in and says to Annabel that it was nice of her to help the girl find something new. And then all of a sudden they have their first kiss. But the bad thing about it was that the girl finishes getting dressed and come in and interrupts. Then another thing is that Owen jumped when she came in and hit his head off the door. By the end of the night the were about to kiss again but they kept getting interrupted.
So my prediction for the rest of the book is that Owen and Annabel will start to become "boyfriend and girlfriend". Also that she will decide to keep on going with modeling because when she was in Mallory's bedroom there were pictures cut out of magazines of models all over her room, you couldn't even see the walls. When Annabel got home here and Whitney (one of her sisters) had a conversation about modeling. And how they never were like Mallory being all obsessed with it before they got to do it. So I think she will decide to stick with it since it is kind of stuck with her.

Just Listen Post #8- Visualization

After Annabel and Owen and Rolly went to the waffle house, Annabel remembered she had on Owen's jacket because it was freezing in the waffle house. She went through his pockets, and found his iPod. This was the one thing you would never see Owen without it. So Annabel decides to go through the songs; she looks at his playlists and there is one that says Annabel. It has all the kind of music she likes. She wants to return it to him so she ends up going to his house to give it back to him. Now this is the part that I could visualize really easily: When Annabel went to go open the door to his house, Mallory was there. I don't know if I have mentioned this before but Mallory is Owen's younger sister that is obsessed with Annabel because she does modeling and she always sees the commercials that Annabel is in. Okay, now this is the part I could picture. When Annabel opened the door Mallory and a bunch of her friends were there. Mallory had on "... an incredible amount of makeup: base eyeliner and shadow, way too much rouge, and fake eyelashes, one of which was unpasted and sticking to her eyebrow. She also had on a tight, strapless black dress and very high-heeled sandals..." If you cannot imagine this than I don't know what. And her friends were all dressed up in that way too. They explained to Annabel that they were getting ready for their photo shoot they were about to do. Now that Annabel had showed up they wanted to have her help them with their poses. This little scene was easy for my to picture because Mallory wasn't usually dressed up like that, and she was pretty good about fashion; like what's in or what's out. I also thought that it was a little funny to on how they described her.

Just Listen Post #7- Connection to Life

On this post I am going to relate to my life. In Just Listen, Owen invites Annabel to go out with breakfast with him and his friend, Rolly. When they went out, Rolly was talking about his job. He lets people punch him and hit him to get their anger out, but he has protecters so he doesn't get hurt. Anyways, he was tell Annabel that he met the girl of his dreams doing it. This is how it went: one day Rolly's boss wanted to go to the mall and have people try it, (punching Rolly). Well this sweet girl comes with a bunch of friends. They didn't want to hit him, so they didn't do it. But that one girl just walked up to him and punched him in the neck, then walked off. Rolly said that girl was amazing, but he never got a chance to get her name or anything. A couple weeks later, Rolly and Owen were at a club and Rolly noticed the girl there. He was going to go and introduce himself to her but he was to afraid. But then her sweater fell off the back of her chair and she didn't noticed. Owen made a plan with him that Rolly was going to go and pick t up for her and then start having a conversation. It was meant to be. But then he choked up so he didn't do it because he was too scared. And he never say her again.
So I am relating this to my life because I have had this happen to me before. I have seen the most amazing person in the world and smile at him then never ever see them again. You think your dreaming when you meant them, but once they are gone, it sucks. So I can relate to Rolly and how he felt. I feel bad for him, but it still happens.

Forget Me Not Post #6- Connection to the World

For this post I am comparing pet spa's and hotel's in the book and how it relates to things like that in the real world. In the book, Willa's best friends friend that Willa doesn't like that much is fixing up the old funeral home across the street from Willa's house and is turning it into a dog spa and hotel. Willa and her friend Rachel do not like the idea. I am comparing it to real life because I have felt that way about pet spa's and hotel's here. One day I was in my car listening to the radio with my mom and the person was talking about how there was a new hotel in Texas that was for house pets. I remember thinking it was a crazy idea. They had everything for the pets. Some were like: messages, daily bath, pools for dogs, playhouse just for cats and a bunch of other things. It is just so strange that there would be hotels and spas just for animals. I can relate to how Willa and Rachel feel about this.

Just Listen Post #5- Prediction

Since I haven't finished this book yet I am going to make a prediction on what I think is going to come next. Right now I am at the part where Annabel and Owen see each other everyday and people have started to make up names for them; one of them is Beauty and the Beast. So my prediction is going to be that Annabel and Owen will get even more tighter, well more than they already are.But then they will get too close, then maybe they will become a couple. But then if they get too close they will fight a lot, and that wouldn't turn out good, since Owen has Anger Management. And then Annabel will finally confront her mom about modeling and how she doesn't want to do it anymore with the help of Owen. I also think that Sophie and Clarke will never be friends again. But I do think that Annabel with also confront Sophie about the rumor that made them not be friends anymore.

Just Listen

The third book that I am reading is Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. As you can tell I really enjoy reading her books. This one is about a high-school girl who does modeling. She loses her 2 best friends all because of a rumor. She meets this guy and they have a lot in common. They become friends. If you want to know more details.. read the book!