Tuning in on Thursday - Week 10 and Friday Reads 3rd Edition

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Tuning in on Thursday - Week 10

This was actually a quiet viewing week...

Movies

Horrible Bosses - You know how everyone has celebrity crushes? Well, the guy is a huge fan of Jennifer Aniston. If she is in a movie I know that I eventually will have to see it. This worked out well when I wanted to see Marley and Me, though. I wanted to eventually see this one anyway, so I was glad that we sat down and watched it the other night. It was funny, but I expected better. It could have been a lot better than it was, though. There was not as much humour and laugh out loud moments as I would have liked.

Valkyrie - This was actually on television the other night. I am not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, but I like movies set during World War 2.  It was actually rather good. I wanted to see it when it came out, but forgot about it for a while there. I actually recommend it and would like to watch it again without the commercials.

Friday Reads - 3rd Edition

Hypothetically... I haven't had much time to read this lately and I really need to get back to it.

Also hypothetically... 

I am reading this now. My audio book plans have taken a vacation because the guy's mp3 player broke and he borrowed mine. He was at least nice enough to wait until I got this from the library. If I was a big audio book listener it would probably be a big deal, but where it was still relatively new I am good for the time being. The guy can't handle not having music, so I was nice.

I was hoping to at least finish this book tonight, but I went to see a play that my friend was in earlier, then I had to shovel the driveway, and now the guy is coming home early from work because of a heating issue in one of the apartments. It is mainly because we are both a bit concerned about the space heater they are using in the meantime...

Bad Bloggers, Once Upon a Time III, and Other Catching Up

First up, last Sunday I posted a list of books that were all due back to the library on the 22nd. There were 16 of them and I read 10! I am very proud of myself. I had to bring the other six back, but I will get them out again. I actually have my library piles under control for the moment. I am going to try and calm down for the summer because I want to work on my own TBR pile. Unless it is something I absolutely have to read that moment, the only things I am going to request are books that I have brought back unread and books that continue series that I have on the go. It will be a summer of cleaning.

Next up, Bad Bloggers.

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones - Sounded interesting
Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint - My quest to read all that he has written.
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker - Natasha from Maw Books, but really her husband...
Babymouse: Our Hero by Jennifer Holm - Melissa from Book Nut
The Savage by David Almond - Nymeth
Black Maria by Diana Wynne Jones - Nymeth again
Babymouse: Beach Babe by Jennifer Holm - Melissa from Book Nut
Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo by Beth Whitman - Eva from a Striped Armchair
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner - Eva again
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut - Because I wanted to read something else by him.
Bones of the Dragon by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - It's fantasy.... Weis and Hickman wrote it. Enough said!

Then, Sunday marked the end of the Once Upon a Time Challenge. These are the books that I read which would meet the criteria of the challenge:

1.The Winter Prince by Elizabeth E. Wein
2. Dingo by Charles de Lint
3. Savvy by Ingrid Law
4.Marked: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (Book 1)
5.Pay the Piper: A Rock 'N' Roll Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple (Book 1)
6. Playing With Fire by Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant Series, Book 2)
7. The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going
8. Mister Monday: Keys to the Kingdom (Book 1) by Garth Nix
9. Flora Sugunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
10. I Was A Rat! by Philip Pullman
11. Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
12. Gossamer by Lois Lowry
13. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder (Storm Glass Trilogy, Book 1)
14. The Thief (Book 1, The Queen's Thief Series) by Megan Whalen Turner
15. Evernight by Claudia Gray (Evernight Series, Book 1)
16. Nation by Terry Pratchett
17. The Good Neighbors: Kin: Book One by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh
18. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
19. The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
20. The City and The City by China Mieville
21. Magickeepers: The Eternal Hourglass - Book One by Erica Kirov
22. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
23. Skellig by David Almond
24. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
25. Wonderous Strange by Lesley Livingston
26. Clubbing by Andi Watson
27. Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter
28. The City in the Lake by Rachel Neumeier
29. Tom's Midnight Garden by Phippa Pearce
30. Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve
31. Moon & Sun: The Ruby Key (Book One) by Holly Lisle
32. The Savage by David Almond
33. Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
34. The Missing Book One: Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
35. The Amazing Maurice and Hise Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
36. Poison by Chris Wooding

Okay, so I guess I read 36... There are a few others that would count, but since I am using them for other challenges, I just left them off the list.

Lastly, and not in importance, isn't my new blog pretty? The very wonderful Amy from Thrifty Reader set me up with three columns. I love it! I was finding two colums restrictive, but I just do not have any patience for that sort of stuff. I am so grateful to Amy for making things look great!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I am happy because Chris and Debi are both back blogging. They are two of my favourite bloggers and I missed them!

Yay!

Mailyn took an idea I had, ran with it, and now I have a more colourful blog! Thanks Mailyn!

Wahoo!

New blog template. Bear with me folks as I make alterations. :)