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50 Books in 2013 Challenge – BOOM.

May 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
GoodReads challenge Completed in late April 2013!

Completed in late April 2013!

My goal of reading 50 books in 2013 was completed in April. I’m super ahead of schedule and I’m adding about 25 more books to my goal, unofficially. Let’s see how we dooz it.

Here are the stats so far:

  • I only gave two books 5-star ratings: Twice Bitten (bk3) and House Rules (bk7) of the Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill. You can read my review of the first three on the blog.
  • The longest book (# of pages) was Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews.
  • Most of the books received 3 stars from me, meaning they were good, but not super fantastic.
  • Total number of pages read until May 1 was 17,793!

How are YOU doing with your reading challenges??

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Friday Five 5.24.13: 5 Instagrams to Follow

May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s the long weekend! Some of you will go on road trips, some on long trips. Some will stay at home and relax. Wherever you are, you’ll have your smartphone with you and these five Instagram accounts will entertain you.  I follow these five and I think you should too.

In no particular order, here are 5 Instagram accounts you should follow!

5. City Ballet SF - /cityballetsf

Somehow I ended scrolling through someone’s feed and noticed a dancer’s pose and was blown away. Can YOU do this?!! She’s on pointe, flexing, and on one foot.

instagram cityballetsf

source: http://statigr.am/p/247323625165179389_35055529

4. Blake Griffin – /blakegriffin32

I laugh all the time whenever I see a Blake Griffin/Kia commercial on TV. He doesn’t post often but when he does, they’re interesting.. or funny.

instagram blakegriffin32

source: http://statigr.am/p/414657425772126242_26867055

3. Boba Weubb – /wuebbeling

His pictures are mostly of Stormtrooper poses and you know I love me some Stormtroopers!

instagram wuebbeling

source: http://statigr.am/p/443312194777008284_3129625

2. LA Foodie – /lafoodie

Reminding me to put restaurants and dishes on my list of To Eats. They’re in Japan right now, and I’m currently drooling over their pics.

instagram - LAfoodie

source: http://statigr.am/p/462712606811795550_8596835

1. Daily Puppy – /dailypuppy

I can’t have children because my ovaries have burst after seeing these photos.

instagram dailypuppy

source: http://statigr.am/p/461005033462468276_44343234

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Top 10 Tuesday: Favorite Book Covers of Books I’ve Read

May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s been a long time since my last blog post. I’ve been busy… and I know I need to go back to my regularly blogging schedule. To start, here’s this week’s Top Ten Tuesday by the Broke & Bookish team. I’ve already completed my 50 books in 2013 goal (May 9) and I’m still going strong.

Top 10 Tues Books meme created by The Broke & Bookish

Top 10 Tues Books meme created by The Broke & Bookish

Without further ado and in no particular order, here are 10 Favorite Book Covers of Books I’ve Read… I’ll cover the last few years.

10. The Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda. Pretty girl with white tank top, big sword, mystery man in the back. She’s a warrior. Heyyyyyy.

The Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

The Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

9. Echoes of Honor by David Weber. Honor is commander of a giant ship; don’t f-ck with her.

Echoes of Honor (6) by David Weber

Echoes of Honor (6) by David Weber

8. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. Fallen angel looks like he’s losing his feathers. Not a good sign. Win!

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

7. The Demon Trapper’s Daughter by Jana Oliver. One of my favorites. Teenage girl, glass orb, rooftop. Dilemnas. Drama.

The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver

The Demon Trapper’s Daughter by Jana Oliver

6. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews. Andrea’s book. Andrea, her guns, Atlanta burning. All-around solid cover.

Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

5. Hounded by Kevin Hearne. Atticus, his giant sword he stole/won/battled for, freakish face and facial hair. Druid!

Hounded by Kevin Hearne

Hounded by Kevin Hearne

4. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Anticipating fighting, bikinis, beauty queens, hilarity. It is self explanatory. Win!

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

3. Fallen by Lauren Kate. Dark. Her hands to her face. It drew me to the book.

Fallen by Lauren Kate

Fallen by Lauren Kate

2. The Agency: A Spy in the House by YS Lee. All-around solid cover to me – model in the right time, the house is important in the story.

A Spy in the House by YS Lee

A Spy in the House by YS Lee

1. My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler. Ah ha! I bet you didn’t think I’d pick a non-fiction book! This is just a simple simple picture of her in bed, with simple font. It’s perfect.

My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

Got any favorite book covers?? Share them with me!

 

(Note – just because they’re on the list doesn’t mean all of these were super-fantastic-run-and-buy-them books.)

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WIRI: Richard Simmons at Unique LA!

May 13, 2013 by 1 Comment

So THIS happened!!

Richard Simmons and me! - Unique LA 2013

Richard Simmons and me! – Unique LA 2013

The man is just as nice as he is on TV. Richard Simmons – the legend.

He also teased The Wife and said I should lock him up and eat yellowtail off of him. Haha!

And he tweeted me back!

Richard Simmons tweets me back!

Richard Simmons tweets me back!

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