This, That, and The Other Thing....

I really need to come up with better titles for my posts! I probably have even used that one before, but I can't remember and I am too lazy to check.

So, my throat is still putting up a fuss, but I think I have allergies and not a cold. I love the fall, don't get me wrong, but something just drives my sinuses crazy! And, I know this, but the sore throat sort of threw me off and made me think I was getting a cold! I am actually happy to have allergies. Weird, I know, but who wants a cold at this time of the year? I want to read and read and probably clean, but I mean, who wants to clean? I just informed my DH via text-message that I have too many books. I am kind of curious what the reply will be. I do have too many books, but not overall, just to read... I feel like I should be making a big dent in Mount TBR, but I don't think it is working out so well.

Tonight I finished up a book in the Extraordinary Canadian series that Penguin Books has. I love the whole idea behind this series and have been pre-ordering the books. Two arrived in the mail this week. One on Big Bear and the other on Lester B. Pearson. Now I have to wait until March of next year for more! So, I figured I should, you know, read the ones I have already! So, I read David Adams Richards book on Lord Beaverbrook. The review will be up on Historical Tapestry once Michelle Moran's week is completed. I really think I am the biggest fangirl when it comes to this series. It is a perfect way for me to catch up with some figures from Canadian history that I am not necessarily familiar with. Yeah, I have issues, but you know that, right? And, the books are going to look so awesome all lined up in a row on my shelf... Once I have them all, of course, because you know that I will have to have them all! This is also my fourth book for that Canadian Challenge I supposedly belong to, but since I haven't actually reviewed anything yet, I am sure most people forgot I even belonged! Oh, wait, that was the fifth. Man, I am behind!

Also, don't forget to head over to Historical Tapestry for Michelle Moran week. I know people read my blog, but I haven't seen you comment (slackers), and you are missing out on a chance to win a FREE BOOK! So, go over there and comment! I supposedly comment on your blogs and I don't get free books for doing so! You do! (haha, well, maybe). Today I posted a review of The Heretic Queen, which I loved and consider one of my favourite reads of the year!

I think after I finish this I am going to review a book... So, expect another post from me today!

Random Ramblings From a Silent Blogger

It is the craziest thing, this weather. On Thursday me and one of my friends went to Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia. Anyways, it was nearing the end of the night and I was in the car and it dawned on me that I got sun! I was still considering it winter because we had snow not that long ago, and here I was with a bit of a burn on my face. My friend you could tell where they had been wearing their sunglasses. I don't usually have this problem, so I honestly am left thinking that the sun is stronger this year. I will be obsessed with sunscreen for the rest of the year. I totally learned my lesson! I also couldn't find my sunglasses prior to our spur of the moment roadtrip, so that was annoying. I wear glasses and I have this very nice pair of prescription sunglasses, but I searched high and low for them yesterday with no success. I am very disappointed! In the meantime I have been wearing non-prescription sunglasses over my other glasses. It must look so cool, but really, it is the cheapest method! So, the only thing I really had going for me was a baseball hat, but that is pretty much permanently glued to my head when I am not working. I didn't take pictures because it was not really a planned trip and I didn't have my camera. I am going to start carrying my camera around with me everywhere.

So, reading-wise... still not really reading. I mean, is anyone really surprised anymore? This has been a theme since last year sometime. I do have books on the go, but I am starting to wonder what to blog about since I never really have book reviews. Are my ramblings at all interesting to fill in space until I have finished a few books? I have no idea, I tend to ramble anyways. Right now I am reading The Horseman's Grave for the Themed Reading Challenge. It is a Canadian book. I actually quite like it, so hopefully I will have a review up for it soon! There is also a short story collection related to it that is in my collection somewhere. If it makes me feel any better, I have hardly bought books lately because I haven't been reading! So, while the pile is not shrinking at a great pace, it is also not increasing either.

That being said, I bought books yesterday. They are part of the Extraordinary Canadians series put out by Penguin Canada. I have read the one on Nellie McClung, you can read my review of it here, so I am like a HUGE fangirl about this series right now. Yesterday I bought the two that were out already on Emily Carr and Lord Beaverbrook, as well as preordered the ones that will be out in the fall on Mordecai Richler, Big Bear, and Lester B. Pearson. I am so excited that I wrote a big post on it for Historical Tapestry. I will post a link when it is up. One thing I have to point out about the Extraordinary Canadians series is that it is famous Canadians of the present writing books on Famous Canadians of the past with covers by famous artists of the modern period. It is really a very cool idea, and since I am a Canadian history nerd, you can just laugh at me while I jump up and down like a little kid. Yes, I am that excited about history books! My friend laughed at me yesterday, so, really, I am used to the looks!

In music news, I am listening to Panic! At the Disco. I have heard some of their music, but my friend had their CD in the car yesterday and we were listening to it. You know that I just had to investigate further when I got home. I think they are pretty good. Not my favourite band ever, by any means, but I am listening to their new CD right now and am quite enjoying it. I have the most diverse music interest, it is really rather interesting for me to flip through my CDs and see all the random CDs I have grouped together. I used to say I only did not like country, but now that Bon Jovi is considered country and I am still a Bon Jovi fangirl (shh), I guess I even like country now. I just hate country because I live in a town where everything is country music and it gets shoved down your throat! I am more of a rocker girl, I think.

Back on the book related topic, and how I keep talking about my various fangirl obsessions, JAMES ROLLINS HAS A NEW BOOK OUT IN JUNE! I love James Rollins, so you know I am very excited about his new book. I imagine after I finish the book I am reading, me and James Rollins will be spending some time together. I have The Judas Strain to read. I read his slowly, I know what you are thinking. As much as I love his Sigma books, though, I do wish he would write a couple more standalone books. They really are his best work. Either that or bring back more characters from the old books in the new ones. He has already done it a bit for Sigma, so I would love to see what some of the old characters were up to... Anyways, I love James Rollins. I long ago tried to figure out why, I just get excited for new books from him and that is all I am saying on the subject.

Okay, there are my rambles for the day...