A BOOK BLOG FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Well, today's Tuesday! That means that it's time for Really Random Tuesday, a meme that my mom, Suko, made up! Really Random Tuesday is a way to post odds and ends--announcements, musings, quotes--any blogging and book-related things you can think of. If you like the idea, go ahead and take the button off of Suko's Notebook! (Or if you're feeling lazy, just take it from here!) Today, I'll talk about my favorite magazine, Seventeen.
Seventeen has to be the BEST magazine on the face of the planet. I would rate it PG-13; as in, some stuff might not be appropriate for girls 12 and under. The magazine is mostly directed at girls between the ages of around 13 to 22. I mean, it's a teen girl's dream: full of love advice, fashion tips, and inspirational stories! Also, the models aren't all tiny and drop dead gorgeous. They actually look like real people! Lucky for me, I have a subscription to Seventeen, but let me tell you, waiting for the next issue to arrive is torture! Whenever a new one comes in the mail, I rush to my room and read it from cover to cover. Perhaps I shouldn't plow through them so fast, but they're just so readable! So if you see an issue of Seventeen while you're out, I advise you to pick it up! :)
"She began to move warily in a circle as the men tightened the trap, and as they got closer the lioness began to stride and prowl in a circle so small that she almost seemed to be chasing her tail. But she was watching, watching while she turned and snarled, for a weakness in the ever-tightening ring of her pursuers. Then, at the moment the attack finally was sounded--when the men, putting down their drums and torches, charged on the run with their spears--the lioness saw what she was looking for. One of her enemies was smaller, weaker than the rest. There was a point in the strengthening line that could be broken! Thought merged with furious action and the beast, with a mighty bound of astonishing swiftness, darted toward Zan. Five hundred pounds of snarling fury sprang directly at him with claws bared and fanged mouth open!" 
I actually get distracted by noises very easily while I read, so I don't really listen to music very often. I need almost complete silence when I read my books! It also kind of depends on what part of the book I'm at - if I'm still getting into it, silence is key. On the other hand, if I'm in my own little world while reading the best part of my book, some noise is OK. For the most part, though, I don't listen to music while I read.