Ten on Tuesday: To Do in 2009

Ten on Tuesday: To Do in 2009

In some ways, this week’s Ten on Tuesday prompt, “10 Things You Want to Do in 2009,” feels like the next step from the New Year’s Resolutions theme a couple of weeks ago. Looking at it that way, the resolutions are a wish list of goals, and this week’s list would include specific steps to achieve them. I’m approaching the “to do” list partly from that perspective, but not completely. If an item does relate […]

Weekend Assignment #249: Looking back at 2009

Yes, you read the post title correctly. In this Assignment, Karen is asking us to get a bit creative and project one year into the future: Weekend Assignment #249: Today is January 2, 2010. Tell us about the most interesting things that happened in 2009, in the world and also in your life in particular. Extra Credit: How did you do on your 2009 resolutions, if any? Change may have come to America in 2008, […]

Saturday Review – First Weekend of 2009 edition!

Saturday Review – First Weekend of 2009 edition!

Bulletin Board ***** Are you a book blogger living in California AND a member of the Book Blogs Ning group? I just discovered there’s a California Book Lovers sub-group over there (thanks to Natasha at Maw Books Blog for the tip-off; she actually mentioned another state’s book group, but that made me decide to go looking for my own) – why don’t you go ahead and join, too? And help spread the word! ***** ***** […]

TBIF: Thank blog it’s Friday! Happy New Year edition

Tuesday Thingers: Questions for LibraryThing users, hosted at Wendi’s Book Corner Today’s question: Here is a list of the main areas of Library Thing: 1. Home (http://www.librarything.com/, before you log in) 2. Home (once you log in, contains Your Home, Your Profile, Connections, Recommendations, Reviews, Statistics, Clouds, Gallery, Memes) 3. Profile (Recent activity, tags, comments, members with your books) 4. Your Library 5. Your Tags 6. Add Books 7. Talk 8. Groups 9. Local 10. […]

My first reading challenge – read my own (bleeping) books!

As you already know if you read my Reading Year in Review post, I was rather disappointed in myself for reading just 35 books in 2008, which was down from the 40 books I read in 2007 (which, come to think of it, was another number I was not thrilled with either). And for the first time, about one-third of the books I read were specifically for the purpose of posting reviews. I’m not sure […]

At the movies: “Marley & Me”

At the movies: “Marley & Me”

Marley & Me Comedy/drama, 2008 I’m not a stickler for reading the book before I see the movie adaptation. In fact, I’d been shying away from reading John Grogan’s Marley & Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog. I’m not prejudiced against reading big best-sellers, but it seems to me that big best-selling books about animals frequently have a high cuteness/sappiness factor, and I am prejudiced against that, to be honest. However, I’ve […]

The Awards Shelf

The Awards Shelf

Other bloggers have occasionally found this blog to be worthy of special recognition, and I greatly appreciate the honors! This page will be updated intermittently, as conditions warrant. This blog’s very first award was bestowed by UnfinishedPerson (in his previous incarnation as Just a (Reading) Fool) in August 2008: Two different bloggers, April of It’s All About Balance and Louise (Bogsider) from Lous_Pages, have officially declared this blog “cool”: The Prémio Dardos (the Darts Prize) […]