End of Week Wrap Up

Hopefully people enjoyed reading all the interesting things that Michelle Moran had to say over the last week. I really enjoyed her book, but others may not, it is important to remember to each their own. I hope, though, that people will give this book a chance. If anyone has any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments now and into the future and I will make sure that Michelle gets them. I look forward to reading more reviews of her book in the coming weeks as people buy them.

While Michelle was taking over my blog, I had an interesting week. Monday, I actually helped paint the outside of my house. My mother is doing it herself, and it has been quite the experience! I am just not a painter, and I wondered if I was really helping at all, but that's how I spent one of my afternoons. I have not bought any books, and for the first time I remember I did not receive any in the mail! I am still waiting for my prize for winning the grand prize for the Once Upon a Time challenge. I am really looking forward to it!

Sunday is Tom's birthday, and I bought him rubber boots! I feel so cool because you know, rubber boots are the very in thing to give as a gift. haha. He needed them for fishing, though, so he actually was happy with his present. I gave him a bit to go with it, though, but the boots are the most interesting thing to mention. He is going to be 25. How will he be celebrating? Visiting his parents! Exactly what I want to do for my birthday.... ha.... but to each their own I suppose. He has to take the fluffballs which worries me because they do not like dogs and his parents have two, and one of them is a little yappy thing that I think is going to traumatize them. Sadly, there is no one around to watch them, though. The usual caregivers are gone away as well.

Next week I am going to develop my challenge idea. Hopefully people will join in, and we can figure out a system. People will have to be sure and comment and help me out. I want it to work for people so they will join in! Also, be sure and check out my new group blog. The URL is http://historicaltapestry.blogspot.com. And, I am very happy to announce that I reviewed Wizard's First Rule on Twisted Kingdom. I really loved that book, so hopefully others will too. Or, well, have read the whole series and will not provide me with spoilers. I want surprise!

Anyways, I am going away for the weekend, so hope everyone has an enjoyable one! I will see you next week!

Thoughts on a Thursday

I am getting impatient with my reviews from last month because all I seem to have left is bad reviews, and I just hate writing bad reviews. If I take the time to read a book, I want to like it, but I read like five bad books last month and they were all bunched together. So, I am glad it is July and I am reading good books! I started the month off with Neil Gaiman, and how can a month be bad if it starts off with him? I have read both InterWorld and M is for Magic. Both were great and I will be posting about both of them very soon, as soon as I finish off the leftover reviews from June.

So, what else is good about July? I am in love with Terry Goodkind. I have always avoided that series because it is on the list, but there are nine books, and I wanted to finish other series first... but, the second hand bookstore had 7 of them yesterday and I had credit and my friend was encouraging, so well, I bought them all. Well, not buy, spent my credit on. I started Wizard's First Rule last night and I am hooked. So, yeah, so much for avoiding another long series! But, if I end up really liking the series than credit is a wonderful thing! The books range in page length, but the first one is 800 and something pages. Excellent beginning, though, and I am really interested to learn what happens next. I was up until 3 this morning making a dent in it, and I really could have stayed up later, but I did think I needed a little bit of sleep. I imagine tonight will be another late night, though...

So, right now I am watching a rerun of the television show The View. Why? Bon Jovi is on it and I missed it last time he was on there, so I am watching to hear what he has to say and listen to him sing. When Chris Benoit had his big scandal, Tom asked me if there was anyone that I consider my hero. He was thinking famous, and you know, I do not really. Sure, there are actors and actresses that I like watching, but I would not really call a celebrity my hero. If I had to choose heroes they would be authors because I would much rather read a book than watch a movie. That being said, there are people that I would be sad to not see anymore of, and Bon Jovi is one of those such people.

Anyways, a few people have mentioned interest in my challenge, anymore people out there that are interested? You have until near the end of July to let me know and then I will make my decision, and do not forget that Michelle Moran is taking over my blog next week! I know that I am pretty excited! Oh, and do not forget Colleen Gleason's contest over on Twisted Kingdom. See the sticky post at the top of this blog to get all the details! It's a great prize, an advanced reading copy of her new book months before it hits stores!

Oh, and check out the HUGE fish that Tom (yes, this is Tom) caught: (not a great pic because someone else took it and he scanned it).