Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
It's my birthday. I hit 26 this year. I feel less like a baby, which is nice. I also have PLANS WITH FRIENDS. 2019 is looking up. Count your birth date along your bookshelf. Then subtract your birth month and go back the same number of books. I have two different bookshelves on opposite… Continue reading IT’S MY BIRTHDAY: Birthday Book Tag
I left Seattle on Friday with the best of intentions. You may recall my plan to finish my Bremerton library books, turn them in, and start on backlist books. I have, after all, at least a dozen partially-read books, a hefty stack of recent purchases, and an embarrassing number of unread Powell's finds. Ahem. This… Continue reading Lauren’s Poor Impulse Control: The Great January Readathon
Well...I did a thing. I liked both of the topics on Artsy Reader Girl and Bionic Book Worm, so... ...I combined them. My birthday is next week and there are so many books I WANT. I keep adding books to my wishlist. I have narrowed down (somewhat) the books I want to read in the… Continue reading Top 10 Books I Need to Read in 2019
(The title of this post refers to astrology, not the serial killer. Sorry to disappoint, murderinos.) I don't put much stock in the zodiac, though I have (or had) friends who do. Much as I disagree, I like the idea of the stars guiding our lives. Just look at Nephrite! His dedication to astrology brought him… Continue reading The Astrology Book Tag
I can play it cool no longer. After reading the Eternal Edition of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, that series is all I want to talk about. You can predict whether I'll like a piece of entertainment based on its similarity to Sailor Moon. All my romantic preferences came from this series. Well, this and Fruits Basket. Naoko Takeuchi… Continue reading Sailor Moon Book Tags
Props to the proactive people who prepared their Best Of lists in advance. I wasn't going to make a list, but today's Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) required one. And I'm a joiner. So. I didn't order these in any way, as it was hard enough to narrow down all the… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018
I haven't escaped the Christmas tags. Ha. I'm kidding. Why would I WANT to escape them? I thought doing the Grinch book tag would make a great start to 2019. Happy new year! Remember that it's winter! Always winter, never Christmas. THINK OF THAT. HALF OF THE LIGHTS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE ARE BURNT… Continue reading The Grinch Book Tag
I was going to finish 2018 with my retrospective, but um... ...well, Kristin did a great end-of-the-year tag on Kristin Kraves Books. I'm having a hard time remembering all the books I read this year, but I'll root around in my memory for appropriate answers. Best Book You Read in 2018? Wow, the fact… Continue reading End of the Year Survey
Technically, this is a Thanksgiving tag. I don't do Thanksgiving. I celebrate with my family, but I don't care much about gourds or the color brown. However, the new year starts next Tuesday. High time to turn introspective! I'm using this tag to look back on my reading year...and possibly as an excuse to rant… Continue reading Giving Thanks Book Tag: Goodbye 2018 Edition
I've been drinking too much hot chocolate recently, to the point that I shake for hours after my last cup. Meaghan did this tag on her blog Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews. The drinks sounded so delicious, I made another hot chocolate and started my own draft. HOT CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS AND CHOCOLATE AND WHIPPED… Continue reading Holiday Drinks Book Tag
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