If you are a Game of Thrones/ Song of Fire and Ice fan, you need to see this. I can't wait for episode two.
I don't know for sure, but I think the evil John Green has something to do with this.
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Things I Found (9)
Toddler Cured of HIV - Absolutely amazing.
Avoiding the Poverty Mentality - Great post for all of us poor folk.
Hanging Herb Garden - Love it!
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| Si is my new hero. |
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| I laughed my butt off during this scene. |
Thursday, March 7, 2013
A to Z Mini-Challenge #3 - Spring Has Sprung
Spring is in the air. It may be 28 degrees and there may be ten inches of snow expected today, but Spring is out there somewhere!! To help us forget the winter blues and get ready for Spring, let's read a book that reminds us of Spring. It can have flowers on the cover or be set during Spring. As long as you can relate it to Spring, it is acceptable. Let me know what you choose, I'm interested in finding a good Spring book to read!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ten Reasons I Will Unfollow Your Blog (or already have)
1. You use the words "I seen". Or you have no grasp of grammar or spelling. Computers autocorrect all of that for you. It shouldn't be that difficult.
2. You have popups. Kill them. Kill them all.
3. You have a dark font on a dark background or a light font on a light background. I am old and I cannot see that shiz.
4. Music plays when I go to your blog.
5. You only post giveaways or coupons. Thanks for the free stuff, but boooooring. I can get coupons from the newspaper.
6. You are blatantly sexist, racist, homophobic, or you curse constantly. I swear as much as the next sailor, but if it is every other word, you just sound unintelligent.
7. You preach to me. I can go to a priest for that.
8. You have captcha. Ain't nobody got time for that.
9. You only review paranormal/ya/romance. I just can't. There are so many blogs devoted to Twilight and its various rip-offs and it just irritates me. Read some literature.
10. You don't speak in full sentences. There was a blogger that I loved, and then she started writing her posts like this : "went to the beach. sand. ran around. had fun. etc, etc, etc." I just don't get what she was going for and it was annoying so I had to stop reading her blog.
So this is my opinionated piece of the week. What turns you off from a blog?
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Things I Found (8)
I Found My Son on the Subway - Amazing story. I cried. Obviously.
Can Guess Any Fictional Character - This is amazing and addictive.
Irish Cream Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies - I have a serious chocolate craving right now.
Buffalo Chicken Cannoli - Want.
Ryan Gosling Giggles in Embarrassment - So adorable.
Rolo Peanut Butter Cookies - My mom would love these.
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| This is me all day. |
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| Poor Gretchen Wieners. |
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| So says Don. |
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| The Jasmine thing always confused me. |
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| Best moment of the night right there. |
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Saturday Swap - Books for Trade
I have a ton of books to get rid of, so this is an awesome sauce idea. Thanks to Ruby over at Ruby's Reads for putting it together. Here are the books I have -
Fiction
Alphas by Lisi Harrison - (Middle grade book) - $6
American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld (HC)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman $7
The Ash Garden: A Novel by Dennis Bock (HC)
Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett $6
The Club Dumas by Perez Reverte
The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin $10
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Dubliners by James Joyce
The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (Middle grade)
Emma Brown by Clare Boylan (PB - $10)
The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel by Jasper Fforde
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman (PB - $10)
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (HC)
The Known World by Edward P Jones
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (Mass Media PB - $3.50)
Life with Lily by Kinsinger and Fisher
The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (HC)
The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (HC)
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon by Kaye Gibbons
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (Brand-new, $10)
The Pirate Queen by Alan Gold
The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips (HC)
Russka by Edward Rutherford
Scary School by Derek the Ghost
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (HC)
SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting - (Middle Grade book)
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Thistle and the Rose by Jean Plaidy
The Unburied by Charles Palliser (PB - $10)
Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund
Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer (HC - $6)
Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells
Nonfiction
1001 Ways to Get in Shape by Susannah Mariott
A Beautiful Mind by Silvia NasarThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (Mass Media PB - $3.50)
Life with Lily by Kinsinger and Fisher
The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (HC)
The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (HC)
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon by Kaye Gibbons
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (Brand-new, $10)
The Pirate Queen by Alan Gold
The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips (HC)
Russka by Edward Rutherford
Scary School by Derek the Ghost
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston (HC)
SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting - (Middle Grade book)
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Thistle and the Rose by Jean Plaidy
The Unburied by Charles Palliser (PB - $10)
Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund
Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer (HC - $6)
Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells
Nonfiction
1001 Ways to Get in Shape by Susannah Mariott
Debbie: My Life by Debbie Reynolds (HC)
I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan (HC)
The Intellectual Devotional by Kidder and Oppenheimer
The Feckin' Book of Everything Irish by Murphy & O'Dea (HC - $5)
Getting Out of Debt Mini Book - $2
Great Books of the Western World - Locke, Berkeley, and Hume (HC - $5)
How to Eat Like a Hot Chick by Lipper & Vincent
The Keys of Egypt by Adkins & Adkins
The Measure of a Man by Sidney PoitierThe Intellectual Devotional by Kidder and Oppenheimer
The Feckin' Book of Everything Irish by Murphy & O'Dea (HC - $5)
Getting Out of Debt Mini Book - $2
Great Books of the Western World - Locke, Berkeley, and Hume (HC - $5)
How to Eat Like a Hot Chick by Lipper & Vincent
The Keys of Egypt by Adkins & Adkins
Mission Possible by Moskowitz
The No-Cry Nap Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics (HC)
The Rare and the Beautiful by Cressida Connolly
The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century (HC - $6)
Sleep-Deprived No More by Jodi Mindell
Stuff You Should Have Learned At School by Michael Powell
Teaching with Love & Logic by Funk & Fay
A Treasury of Royasl Scandals by Michael Farquhar
A Year with Jesus: Daily Readings and Reflections On Jesus' Own Words
Crafting
Christmas Joys to Craft and Stich by Better Homes and Gardens $10
Complete Crochet by Home Arts $10
A Crafter's Book of Angels by Mirgenthal $15
The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, Kitschy Crafts $5
Seams to Me: 24 Reasons to Love Sewing by Horner $10
Softies by Therese Laskey $10
Stash Happy Felt by Amanda Carestio $10
Children's Books
101 Read-Aloud Classics (HC - $5)
Charlotte's Web ($3)
Clifford's Birthday Party ($3)
Better Homes and Gardens : Make Believe (HC - $5)
Happy Easter Little Critter ($2)
Love You Forever ($3)
Sunshine Porcupine (HC - $5)
The Three Billy Goats Gruff ($1)
Textbooks
The World of Literature by Prentice Hall ($15)Major American Short Stories 3rd Ed by A Walton Litz, published by Oxford ($25)
Here is my wishlist - http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/733035-lindsey-babies-books-and-beyond?format=html&shelf=wishlist
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