Fun link of the week:PAK Dictionary of Names, via Bubba’s Sis – just enter your first name and gender, hit “lookup,” and get a “definition” of your name. If you have an unusual first name like mine, you may draw a blank, though, so give it a try with your middle name instead. Here’s what I got with that (I have underlined the parts that I think are the most on-target for me): Your name…gives […]
(I may have mentioned that I’m trying not to post more than once a day, so when I can find ways to tie two or three things together into a single post, that definitely works for me.) I think lists like this week’s Ten on Tuesday prompt, “10 Favorite Actors/Actresses,” are supposed to be easy for most people, but for some reason I have a very hard time with them. I’m not sure why. It […]
Booking Through Thursday: Lit-Ra-Chur When somebody mentions “literature,” what’s the first thing you think of? (Dickens? Tolstoy? Shakespeare?) Do you read “literature” (however you define it) for pleasure? Or is it something that you read only when you must? Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves! The section of Borders […]
I delayed this week’s Ten on Tuesday posting because of a commitment to a MotherTalk blog tour post date (I’m really trying not to post more than once a day), but since the prompt, “Ten Things You’d Fix in Your Home (if you had the time and money),” isn’t particularly applicable for me, I didn’t think my less-than-timely participation would really be an issue. As a renter/apartment dweller, I don’t have a lot of latitude […]
Hey, it’s my birthday! Taking it easy on the posting front today…have a great weekend! Just sharing a couple of my most recent adventures with Blogthings quizzes. This result seems apropos, and is also reasonably on target for me: Your Thinking is Abstract and Random You are flexible, adaptable, and creative.There’s many ways that you can learn – and you’re up for any of them. You relate well to other people, and you do well […]
Cover-Up This week’s question comes from Julie, who asks: While acknowledging that we can’t judge books by their covers, how much does the design of a book affect your reading enjoyment? Hardcover vs. softcover? Trade paperback vs. mass market paperback? Font? Illustrations? Etc.? Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves! […]
One of my favorite bloggers, Literary Feline (aka Wendy), recently posted this on her blog: My husband and I were fans of Inside the Actors Studio for several years, and our favorite part was when the host, James Lipton, would pose the following questions to his guests. He borrowed the idea from Bernard Pivot, a French journalist and interviewer. She decided to answer the questions in tandem with her husband, Anjin. Following her lead, I’ve […]
Since one of my other weekly memes decided to do a ten-question format this week, I decided that I’d mix them together into one post… There are tons of things to do before you get married – and the more time you spend on those wedding-planning websites, the longer your list will get. I speak from experience, and I didn’t even have a big, complicated wedding (either time – but the first one was way […]
This has been making the rounds for a little while now, but I have officially been tagged by Madame Meow to participate in the “six word memoir” game. I’ll let her explain how it works: Inspired by a book called Not Quite What I Was Planning, and originally devised by BookBabie, this meme asks you to write a SIX WORD memoir. I know. Six words? Seriously. No consideration for those among us who suffer from […]
Since this is my birth month, I can’t help but do this meme. Feel free to do it yourself, and let me know; I am not following rule #5, as usual. Thanks to Susan at West of Mars for posting it, so that I could steal it from her. 1. Mention the person who tagged you and create a link back to them.2. Copy-paste the traits for all the twelve months (see below).3. Pick your […]
Since Booking Through Thursday doesn’t post the prompts in advance, it can be really hard for me to get them done and posted on Thursdays – so they’ll be showing up on Fridays, partnered with the week’s Friday Fill-ins. Yeah, I’ve actually been doing this for a couple of weeks already, but I’m now declaring it to be official policy. Booking Through Thursday 3-20: “The End” You’ve just reached the end of a book . […]
Being curious about how other book bloggers handle posting negative reviews, Dewey at The Hidden Side of a Leaf decided to create a meme to find out how some of them deal with books they didn’t like. Please consider yourself tagged if you feel like answering the questions yourself. 1. When you dislike a book, do you say so in your blog? Why or why not? Yes, as long as I’ve actually read the entire […]
