Showing posts with label book blogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book blogs. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

Just started reading Sizzle Says a couple weeks ago, and she went and played this game. Ten things she loves starting with the letter R. Wanting to play along, I commented and she gave me the letter B. Here we go.
10 things I love that start with the letter B -

1. Books. Duh. This is the first thing I thought of when she gave me this letter. I hoard them. I recently admitted on my other blog that I have at least 50 books on my shelves that I haven't read yet. And that was underestimating for sure.

2. Blogging. Another obvious one. I have 2 blogs, this one dedicated to books and my general love for reading, and another one that focuses more on daily happenings. They both started out of my love for writing, but they've both been a way to keep in touch with family and friends who live in Michigan.

3. Booze. Kidding! Well, sorta. I do love me some wine, although in small quantities. And I love a good margarita - I drink these mostly when I'm in Key Largo. And vanilla vodka and diet is my staple for a night at dinner with friends. (I swear I'm not an alcoholic!)

4. Black. I love wearing black because it's so slimming and goes well with most colors. I wear black shoes to work almost everyday, and I just got black glasses because they match everything.

5. Bagels. I've really cut back on my bagel consumption because hello - too many carbs! but I still love them. I've resorted to buying the bags of mini-bagels so I don't feel so bad eating them. My favorite kind is everything with that garlic + chive sour cream. So good!

6. Boots. I don't get to wear them nearly enough now that I live in Florida, but when I lived in Michigan, I lived in boots for a good 6 months out of the year. My favorite pair of fuzzy green American Eagle boots are still at my mom's house. I come from the country, so yes, I even had cowboy boots at one time.

7. Brownies. (Can you tell I'm hungry?!) I would like to experiment more with baking, but in the mean time, my brownies always turn out quite lovely :)

8. Best buds. I miss my 2 favorite Michigan gals bunches, and I love that whenever we talk we just pick up where we left off. I understand that people change and grow as time goes on, but the 2 of them will be my lifelong buds.

9. Beaches. Not the movie but the place. I grew up about 45 minutes from Lake Michigan, which was wonderful in the summer, but not so great when you could only head that way 3 months out of the year. Now that I live 15 minutes from the beach, and head to Key Largo multiple times throughout the year, I can surely say that I'm a beach girl. I don't even have to be in the water, just reading on the sand suits me just fine!

10. Boys. As in my 2 boys. My boyfriend Kevin and our dog Jak.


Lisa played along the other day as well; she had the letter D. If you've played be sure to leave a comment + link to your blog!

Saturday, July 26, 2008

No, I did not disappear...

...I've just been really busy! I haven't had much time for reading, although I've been researching a lot. For work, and for pleasure. Have a couple projects I'm looking into but I won't go into details right now.

Meanwhile, please check out some good posts in the book blogging world:

  • Kristi at Passion for the Page posted a review of Alan Brennert's Moloka'i, and then gave us a preview of his next book, out in 2009. I've been dying to read Moloka'i for awhile, just can't seem to get my hands on it.
  • I was curious about 37 by Maria Beaumont, and even a little more so now after the Literate Housewife's review.
  • The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup? Read this. It caught my eye because I have been to a bullfight, which was a surreal experience in my opinion. And I was 15. And it was my first trip abroad and I couldn't believe that it was actually Spanish culture to watch these.
  • I found a new book to add to my (seriously never ending) TBR pile: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Thanks to Amy at The Sleepy Reader for her review!

By the way, I have a feeling I'm not the only one who has been a little lax on the reading this summer. Anyone with me?