I first saw this over at Madame Meow’s blog (A Daily Dose of Zen Sarcasm!) and decided to play along. So here goes! By the end of the calendar year, I will send a tangible, physical gift to each of the first five people to comment here. The catch? Each person must make the same offer on her/his blog. So, if you (a) want a gift; and (b) have your own blog on which to […]
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Booking Through Thursday – Live and In Person!
I said in August, when we talked about fan mail, that I planned on expanding that to live meetings when the time was right. Well, that time is now! Have you ever met one of your favorite authors? Gotten their autograph? How about an author you felt only so-so about, but got their autograph anyway? Like, say, at a book-signing a friend dragged you to? How about stumbling across a book signing or reading and […]
Wiki Wednesday 10-10-07
Time to learn something! 1. Go to Wikipedia.2. Click on “Random article” in the left-hand sidebar box.3. Post it! This one’s really for the nerds (Confession – First Husband was a D&D player, and I sat in on some sessions during college): Elf (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned […]
Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things That Worry You
I’ve always been a worrier, but a few years ago I became less of one. I had an insight that there’s an inverse relationship between worry and control; when we feel a lack of control over something, we worry – because we can’t do anything else about it. This was helpful to me, because it spurred me to look at situations and try to determine how much I really could control or affect them. If […]
Another book meme: To be read, or not to be read, or been read already…
I found this book meme via Literary Feline at Musings of a Bookish Kitty – it looked like fun, so I thought I’d play. As I think I mentioned in my last book meme, most of the books on my shelves right now are ones I haven’t read yet, so it seemed appropriate. The below listed books are the top 106 books most often marked as being “unread” by LibraryThing users. The instructions are simple: […]
iPod Random Ten 10-5-07
Soundtrack to start what I hope will be a short day at work (I’m going to attempt to leave by 2:30): “Nothin’ But a Breeze,” Jimmy Buffett“Ruby Tuesday,” The Rolling Stones“Hit the Road, Jack,” Ray Charles“Wonderful Tonight,” Eric Clapton“She’s No Lady,” Lyle Lovett“Wonderwall,” Oasis“Cadillac Ranch,” Bruce Springsteen“Good to Go to Mexico,” Toby Keith“Never Again,” Kelly Clarkson“Walking in Your Footsteps,” The Police Happy Friday! (There probably won’t be Random Ten posting next Friday. I will be […]
Booking Through Thursday 10-4: “Decorum”
Do you have “issues” with too much profanity or overly explicit (ahem) “romantic” scenes in books? Or do you take them in stride? Have issues like these ever caused you to close a book? Or do you go looking for more exactly like them? (grin) 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 […]
A book meme
More book stuff for Thursday: I don’t know where this non-recurring meme got started, but it seems to fit in around here. I came across it from Mom-Not Otherwise Specified, via Bub and Pie. Total Number of Books?I honestly don’t know. Probably a few hundred – I may be an accountant, but I’ve never felt compelled to do a book inventory. Most of the ones on bookshelves at home haven’t been read yet – and […]
Wiki Wednesday 10-3-07
Time to learn something! 1. Go to Wikipedia.2. Click on “Random article” in the left-hand sidebar box.3. Post it! I have been to every state in New England except for its largest one, so I’ve never visited Saco, Maine.History: Granted in 1630 by the Plymouth Company to Thomas Lewis and Richard Bonython, the town extended 4 miles along the sea, and 8 inland. Settled in 1631 as part of “Winter Harbor” {as Biddeford Pool was […]
Ten on Tuesday: 10 TV Shows You’d Like to Have (or already have) on DVD
Now that the fall season is here, TV will be a bigger part of my life again, even though some of my major favorites won’t return until January or later. But during the off-season, TV on DVD really helps fill the gaps. I’m going to mix this list between shows I have and shows I’d want to own. As usual, the list is unranked. Shows that I have on DVD: Freaks and Geeks, The Complete […]
iPod Random Ten 9-28-07
Music for an overcast Friday morning: “Long Time Gone,” Dixie Chicks“Rain on the Scarecrow,” John Cougar Mellencamp (remember when he was in that name transition back in the ’80’s?)“A Little Bit Lonesome,” Kasey Chambers“A Good Year for the Roses,” Elvis Costello & The Attractions“Here Comes My Girl,” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers“Message of Love,” The Pretenders“Ever Present Past,” Paul McCartney“Walking in Memphis,” Lonestar (for the record, Marc Cohn’s version is better)“Somewhere Only We Know,” Keane“The […]
Booking Through Thursday – “Friendship”
Suggested by Marsha: Buy a Friend a Book Week is October 1-7 (as well as the first weeks of January, April, and July). During this week, you’re encouraged to buy a friend a book for no good reason. Not for their birthday, not because it’s a holiday, not to cheer them up–just because it’s a book. What book would you choose to give to a friend and why? (And, if you’re feeling generous enough–head on […]
