Abducted by Kate's sentence challenge

Kate at MIDNIGHT BOOK GIRL is hosting the Sentence Challenge this year!

GO KATE!

Here is the one I came up with...


It reads "All my road before me, relentless long walk to freedom"

Really, you could mix those three up and still kind of get a sentence out of it.

The authors, in order of how the books are in the picture, are C.S. Lewis, Dean Koontz, and Nelson Mandela.

I tried to also add the book Into The Wild but I just didn't feel like it was working.

Abducted by Readathon Hour 11

I am very proud of the cheer I came up with this morning! I'm going to post it in this post on my blog, so that I can then go on twitter and use this post as a link for some cheering!


*now the cheer is to the tune of the How Funky Is Your Chicken cheer featured in the movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!



How funky is Oscar Wilde

How funky is Oscar Wilde

How Loose is C.S. Lewis

Lewis is totally loose

So come on all you Poe fans

So Come on all you Poe fans

And shake out your Proust

And shake out your Proust!!!

GOOOOOOOOO READERS!!!!!!!!!!!

Abducted by Readathon hours 9-11

So, I'm at work and I only have about an hour left.

I haven't been too busy today but I have had some customers and a problem with a Western Union transaction that took up a lot of time.

I have managed to read 136 pages of Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan which only leaves me with 94 pages! (Way better then I had expected)

I've also read about 10 pages out of my C.S. Lewis collection of poetry. (Way tougher to get through then I anticipated)

At this exact moment I'm listening to Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby. I listened to 5 of 8 disc this morning and before I leave will be able to finish off disc 6, and probably a good portion of disc 7. This does not mean I started on disc one today! Lord NO! I listened to disc 1-4 earlier this week so I'm just finishing up this book today. (I counted on this book being brutal to get through, and it is, but not for the reasons I had assumed.)

Anyway, so that is where I am at right now. Thanks for all the cheers and support. I'll be more active on my twitter and Dewey's main page once I get home.

Also, if you have time, you should sign up for my 1 year anniversary giveaway of an amazon gift card. Just click HERE!

And if you like movies check out the other site I contribute too, REVIEWS IN 5!

Abducted by Read-a-thon 2011!!!

*my response to the kick off questions is at the bottom*

Well, tomorrow kicks off my first read-a-thon! And now that KATE has walked me through proper twitter and posting etiquette for the read-a-thon, I am finally feeling ready and excited to begin. And it is not too late to join us, just click on the graphic above to sign up!

I know a lot of people challenge themselves to read the entire 24 hours but seeing on how this is my first one that is not my personal goal. I have 6.5 books in my read-a-thon pile and as long as I finish 5 of those I will be happy with myself.

I have to work on the day of the read-a-thon and my plan was that I would I would get tons of work done on the last day I worked that on the 9th I wouldn't have as much to do so I would be able to slack off...just a little bit! But unfortunately on Thursday my store started to get audited by the State (which is a HUGE headache) so all my work got put on hold, which means Saturday will still be pretty busy!

My solution is that, I've added half of an audio book to my TBR pile! I started Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby on Monday and I am exactly halfway through! It is pretty brutal but I'll write a full review on it later. I was going to put it on pause until after the read-a-thon so I could focus on my actual pile, but now I think I will be leaning heavily on my audio selections while I'm working so I went ahead and added it. Now I am looking at just under 10 hours of audio to get me through the tough spots!


But what I really want to share with you in this post is all the stuff I have ready to go to get me through the next 24 hours!!!


As you can see, it is not all about the books my friend!

Going clockwise, to start you have a fully stocked supply of Dr Pepper! My drink of choice!

Then you have a collection of music. We've got some Dylan, Coldplay, Dashboard, and Airborne Toxic event! These will most likely make up the soundtrack to my reading hours. Not featured in this picture is U2 or Adele, but I just didn't have those particular cases easily accessible. However, I promise that they will be given there proper place in the cd player. Also some of my own personal mixes.

Then you have my actual TBR pile with a chocolate cupcake on top! It is there to represent all the many chocolate treats that I will turn to in those moments of dire sugar fixes!

A giant bag of animal crackers! I have found in my many years that Animal Crackers is that one food item that it never really occurs to you to go for, but they are so lite and perfect that you never regret them! I mean, even chocolate can get to be too much at times but Animal Crackers are not too sweet and they are bite size!

My favorite coffee from Starbucks freshly ground today! It is the East African (RED) blend and it is AWESOME! My sister got it for me for my birthday back in November because she knows I love to support all things Project(RED) and it has been my favorite ever since.

And what is that it is sitting in!?! Oh that would be my very favorite Coldplay mug. It is all clean and ready to go for my coffee tomorrow. I'm even thinking about taking it to work with me! My very first Read-a-thon deserves to be celebrated with a very special mug, No?


Alright, well, I better get to bed because I want to be well rested for tomorrow!

I'll be getting on just before work for the kick-off, for those of you in CST it will be 7AM! and then I'm off to work. I'll be updating somewhat through out the day as I finish books and then when I get home around 5:30PM CST I'll be able to get on twitter and goodreads and my blog and keep up with everybody!

Good luck to all those participating and to those who aren't; Have an awesome weekend!


*the following in response to the kick off questions added after 7:00am CST April 9th*

1)Where are you reading from today?
I will be reading in my car, from work, and from my couch! My car and work will be in Moore, Oklahoma for the beginning part of the day. My couch is in Norman, OK.

2)Three random facts about me…
1- I'm cranky in the morning! ie: Right now! I NEED COFFEE!
2- I'll be wearing the same outfit I wore yesterday to work today! The Red Sox won their first game of the season last night and it was against the yankees! Must keep the mojo going!!!
3- My only pet is the most adorable loveable boxer in the world! His name is Riley and he is very supportive of my reading addiction!

3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours?
I'm sticking with my 6.5!

4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)?
Ideally I would love to finish all my books. But realistically if I finish at least 5 I'll be happy.

5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time?
This is my first read-a-thon but I have learned from my friend Kate that this is not meant to be a day spent in isolation! Read...yes! But you should twitter and cheer and meet people when you get the chance. And I haven't used my twitter account in almost a year, but I got it going and spent some time re-familiarizing myself with it last night to be ready for today!

here is a link to my twitter for those who want to TWEET ME!!!

Abducted by the Read-a-thon!

It is time for yet another Teaser Tuesday!



This time I thought I would do it a little differently.

This weekend will be my first attempt at the Dewey Read-a-thon! My friend Kate (aka MIDNIGHT BOOK GIRL) has been trying to get me to participate for years but I only just recently caved. Unfortunately for me, Kate knows the proper ways of getting under my skin and pushing me until I break.

The main reason I am breaking this year is because I set the goal for myself to read 111 books in 2011 and so far I am a little behind, not tragically behind, there is still hope seeing on how it is only April, but the read-a-thon will give me an opportunity to catch back up. So I guess I could say that I am somewhat looking forward to participating this year. (since I'm at work, my computer wont let me access the read-a-thon site at the moment, also my boss is in the back so I don't have enough time to snoop around and try to find a loop hole that will let me access it, but if you click on Midnight Books Girl's link above there should be a link on her page that will take you to the read-a-thon if you'd like to sign up)

So what I thought I would do today is share with you my TBR pile for that day and give you a very little teaser from each selection. Here is my pile:




I have to work on the day of the read-a-thon so I tried to pick things that I could pick up and put down with ease, so to start we have Poems by C. S. Lewis, this is from the poem Infatuation on page 73...

Body and soul most fit for love can best, Withstand it. I am ill, and cannot rest, Therefore I am caught...


I also have a children's novel written in letter format called Letter's From Rifka by Karen Hesse. These lines are on page 40...

Traveling forward-to America. When I think of myself that way, even though we are homeless and our lives are in danger even now, still I believe everything will turn out well.


Then I have the graphic novel Kick Ass that should make for a fun read, I've flipped through it and artwork is amazing! Obviously graphic novels seldom if ever have their pages numbered so I have no idea where these lines are from but here you go anyway...

"Oh God. Oh Jesus. So the only reason she's even talking to me is..."
"That's right, man. You're her gay best friend."
"Oh no."


And for an actual full novel I'll be reading Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the following is from page 91...

I've created a monster. I only started the bingo nights at my building to fulfill my high school community service requirement. I figured we'd get ten residents max, all over the age of seventy, we'd meet for games like five times and then like forget about it, and I'd get my school credit and be done with it. But noooooo.


I will also be listening to the audio version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis in my car and during those moments at work when I actually do have to be working. Even though I will be listening to the audio version, I do have one of those giant books at home with all 7 of the Chronicles of Narnia in it, so the following is from page 491 of that book...

As no one had ever known Reepicheep to be afraid of anything, he could say this without feeling at all awkward. But the boys, who had all been afraid quite often, grew very red. None the less, it was such obvious sense that they had to give in.


And last but not least we have The Tales of Beedle the Bard! This book is a last minute addition because it was just given to me by my totally awesome friend Andrea. And I figured it would be a good one to break up my other reading with if I had time, but since I wasn't counting on having this book I'm only going to use it as an alternate if I have time or get frustrated with one of my other books (*cough*talking to you, cohn*cough*)

So, anyway, the following is from page 33...

As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rusted armor at the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheld.


And that is my TBR pile for the Dewey's Read-a-thon! I am really looking forward to getting to know some more bloggers and maybe making some friends on my twitter! So for all those other readers out there who are participating I will see you on Saturday!

PS! Don't forget to sign up for my 1 year giveaway of an Amazon gift card just click the abduction below!



Also, check out my post on REVIEWS IN 5 about guilty pleasure movies!

Abducted by Blog Hop April 1st.

It is time for the Blog Hop hosted by CRAZY FOR BOOKS

This week the question is:

"Since today is April Fool's Day in the USA,
what is the best prank you have ever played on someone
OR that someone has played on you?"

That is really hard to answer because I'm horrible at playing pranks. The best I can say is that I'm really sarcastic so sometimes I'll say something as a joke and let people believe me for a little while before I tell them I'm kidding. Also, I've been a part of other pranks like when someone else comes up with a good prank and I just play my part.

Yeah, unfortunately I'm not that creative when it comes to pranks but I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!


And for Follow Me Friday hosted by Parajunkee

What is the book you really don't want to admit to loving??

for me it is Don't Die My Love by Laurene McDaniel. I read it when I was in middle school and cried my eyes out! A part of me wants to go back and re-read it but I just don't know. I have changed a lot since middle school, what if I read it and it turns out to be total crap?



ALSO

don't forget to sign up for my 1 year anniversary giveaway! It is for a $15 gift card to Amazon, just click on the abduction below!!!






ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been asked to be a part of a collaborative website and I am really excited about it.

Instead of reviewing books though, we will be reviewing MOVIES!!!

The idea is that each month our followers will suggest an actor/actress for us to review and then 5 of their movies. My friends Andrea and Jeremy and I will watch all the movies and together write a review for each one. A new review will be posted every 5 days and in between a different personal piece will be posted each Monday

We go live today!!! And we are reviewing Natalie Portman since she just won the Oscar and is really popular right now. We will be discussing The Professional, Beautiful Girls, Garden State, The Other Woman, and Black Swan.

Our review for The Professional is published today and then MY first personal piece where I discuss my Top Five Guilty Pleasure movies is published on Monday!

PLEASE!!!

PLEASE!!!

I BEG YOU PLEASE!!!

Give this site a chance. I really think it is going to be awesome! So come over, check it out and let us know what you think!
the site is: Reveiws in 5

Abducted by Sweet Valley

I need a little assistance and I am turning to the wonderful members of my book blogging community for help.






Sweet Valley Confidential came out today!

I really want to read this book because I do remember watching the tv show that was based off the books. And I thought I remembered reading the books too, but as I investigated further into it I realized that the only books I actually read were part of the "Super Snooper Editions". In fact the only one I have a vivid memory of reading was The Case of the Haunted Camp.

So I don't think I read any of the normal "life in high school" books. But, I really want to before reading Sweet Valley Confidential. Believe me, I have no hesitation when it comes toward taking a trip down nostalgia lane.

In fact just looking into the Sweet Valley twins makes me wonder what those Boxcar Children are up to!

But that is where I need help. From what I gathered on Wikipedia there were over 152 books published in the Sweet Valley collection, including spin-offs.


So, where does a girl start?

Granted, since I am currently not allowed to buy books, the ones I end up reading will be dependent upon which ones are offered at my local library. But still, I would love any and all suggestions.