Friday, March 28, 2014

Once Upon a Time VIII

A rare picture of me... 
Okay... I need spring. My car is still not shovelled out from Wednesday... I am just hoping it will melt! It took forever to just get to one car... I am not reading or blogging. I am just in a 'cabin fever' slump. A lot of it is that for a week we were able to go OUTSIDE and not freeze to death... And now it is cold and yucky and supposed to snow again this weekend. I am so done! This is also affecting audiobooks because I look at my treadmill... And then I look outside... And then I kind of walk off and do something else.... It is really hard to go back to a treadmill after walking outside. And, it was mild when we first got back so we were continuing it... I managed to not get depressed in February, but I think it is hitting me this month! I was more optimistic about the weather following Florida than has actually happened.

But, one 'spring' activity is the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. It is the 8th year that Carl has hosted this challenge. Normally I would have signed up by now, but I think I am generally in a better mood and feel 'spring-like' in March. It is usually a way better month than February. Mother Nature has gone wacko this year. Anyway, I do want to participate and hopefully I can kick off this slump soon. This means I should sign up!

Read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time categories. They might all be fantasy, or folklore, or fairy tales, or mythology…or your five books might be a combination from the four genres.
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Stories are not just limited to the printed page. Many entertaining, moving, profound or simply fun stories are told in the realm of television and film. To participate in this quest simply let us know about the films and/or television shows that you feel fit into the definitions of fantasy, fairy tales, folklore or mythology that you are enjoying during the challenge.
1. Frozen (March 26, 2014)
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I usually post my 'pool' of possibilities separately. I will hopefully manage that tomorrow.

11 comments:

  1. Will winter never end? I'm sure it does get discouraging to have one snow storm after another. Hope you will soon have another list of OUaT possibilities!

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  2. I'm sorry winter's making you miserable! I send lots of good thoughts for spring to come soon.

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  3. I get the winter blues too though we don't have quite the winter you have! Hopefully you can kick the slump soon! The challenge sounds interesting. Good luck!

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  4. Cute picture of you! And, yes, Mother Nature has gone crazy. I'm blaming my horrible reading month on that too :)

    Glad to see you joining in Carl's challenge!

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  5. I hope you're able to get out of your slump soon. Sending hugs your way.

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  6. Good luck with the challenge, Kelly. I hope you are able to get out of your slump soon. I am looking at my list of must reads (only two) for April and feeling a little hesitant. They are books I WANT to read, both group reads. I'm sure I will love them when I get into them. It's starting them that is the problem.

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  7. Enjoy Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge :) And I am so ready for warm weather!

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  8. We had a few super nice days, and then today we're under a blizzard warning. I'm hoping that it will end up just being rain, but who knows. I NEED spring to come soon.

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  9. This weather has seriously been horrible. My brain is just hanging on until we make it to spring!

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  10. I know better than to start looking for spring before mid-April, so it just doesn't get to me like some people. Rich, who didn't grow up in the Great Lakes snow belt, goes crazy at this time of year. The amount of swearing uttered from his mouth on Sunday when he had to shovel the latest 10" of snow was definitely greater than usual. :P I admit it does even get to me when people start showing off their pics spring flowers and garden preparations though. :P I hope you get your spring soon, Kells!!! And Happy Once Upon a Time-ing!!!

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  11. I'm doing the challenge too, at the moment am trying to figure out if a Robin Hood retelling counts as myth, legend as he is. You have an opinion on that one?

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