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Library Musings

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

If you are looking for some entertainment, (and you’ve already walked around Target twice) then you should head to your nearest public library.

If you are to visit my local library,  you just might encounter one of the following as I did today:

1. Annoying preteens lounging on the chairs, playing on their iPhones, and talking about how “school should only be to hang out with friends.”

2.  A possibly unemployed middle-aged dude watching a checked out Back to the Future DVD on a Library Laptop. Maybe he is a teacher. Who else has time to watch movies in the library?

3.  A creepy old dude in the romance novel area.

4.  Someone complaining about the self-check out machine. (Usually over the age of 65)

5.  The entire Jane Fonda workout dvd collection.

6.  People trying to check out books from the RETURNS desk. READ THE SIGN!!!!!

7.  A girl with a stack of books and audio books so tall that she has to keep setting them down, shaking out her arthritic arms, and picking them up again. All while in the pursuit of a book that has 36 holds currently! (Me)

Here is what I checked out today.

 I hear it is creepy but good.

I have no idea what this is about, but I like Steve Martin. I never realized he was an author!

I also have no idea what this book is about, but I kept seeing it on the shelf at Target so I was tempted.

 I thought this one sounded like an interesting biography.

As you can see, I have plenty of reading (and listening as two of these were audio books) to keep me busy!

 

Where do you prefer to get books? Library? Kindle? Friends? Target? :)

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That’s a Wrap

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

This school year is officially over! Keys turned in, files stacked and passed along, headaches doctored.
I am DONE!

I am so happy to be finished with a less than thrilling year.

I have been tired, cranky, negative and mean.  Time to close that door and look for another one! Ok, enough about that. I do not ever want to blog or talk again about this year. lol I am DONE!

ON to my summer blogging fun!

This morning was my No Boundaries 2 long run at Olmos Basin.

Do you see me? I’m the chubby girl on the left in a white hat. I’ve noticed since I’ve gained so much weight I have really squinty eyes. lol

I cannot say enough great things about this group. I am so impressed with how upbeat and positive they all are. The mentors (in red) keep us moving and it almost feels too easy at this point (it isn’t easy, but having a group makes it go by quickly).  I also love that they have a Walk Fit group for people who are wanting to be active. It is so inspiring watching them work it on the course. YOU GO LADIES! Their mentor Mari is hilarious.

The only complaint I have is that one lady brings her greyhound named Baron to run on Wednesdays and Saturdays (see him up front!).  This gives me new puppy fever.  As I’ve mentioned before, I have no interest in babies…just more puppies (or rescue greyhounds in this case). He is SO sweet and quiet. I love watching him jog along.  My mom (Sherman’s Nana) says I’m not allowed to get another dog because Sherman would no longer be the center of attention.

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I guess rescuing a giant greyhound will just have to wait.

After running almost 2 miles, we were treated to hot and ready STARBUCKS!

You cannot beat that.

I made my traditional post-Saturday run stop here:

This bakery is DELICIOUS! I had a Cheddar Bacon Scone

and bought a Carrot Pecan Muffin for later.  To increase my own muffin top of course.

I stopped by Target to get a new swimsuit.  I plan to spend time reading at the pool around 9am most mornings…before the little children are up and and wreaking havoc at the apartment pool.

Picture this suit with about 40 more lbs! Super Sexy

 

Since I plan on finishing Insurgent (book 2 of the Divergent series) this weekend, I bought this book to take to the pool.

This book looks creeptastic!

Here is the book description on Amazon.com:

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

 

Freaky!  The book is filled with all these strange but real black and white photos too!

As you can see, I’m ready for summer.

What are you looking forward to most this month?

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May Book Club

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

I don’t really go to book club anymore. I just pretend now.

Look! It’s me talking to my imaginary book club friends!

This monthI am hooked on the Divergent series.

I found out about the Divergent series through one of my favorite blogs Peanut Butter Fingers.

She wrote about it a month ago, and I’ve been on the lookout for this book every time I went to the store since.

Divergent is a good mix of Hunger Games and Twilight.  In other words it is set in a future dystopian society and there are two whiny teenage characters. There is even some biting involved, but not in a vampire way. Right up my alley!

My favorite part of the book deals with the premise that each person living in this modern-day Chicago must choose a faction to join based on their character. Dauntless, Abnegation, Amity, Erudite, and Candor. I was trying to figure out which one I fall under. I have a feeling I am not Candor, but maybe a little of Amity and Dauntless combined. Or maybe I’m like Tris…you’ll have to read to see what that means (or get out a dictionary)!

While everyone else on the planet seems to be reading 50 Shades of Naughty, I am busy diving in to the second book Insurgent.

So far so good.

While I cannot say it as good as The Hunger Games, it has filled the void in my book lover heart that has been there ever since finishing Mockingjay last summer.

I cannot wait for summer to get here. I usually “read” two audio books on my way to my parent’s house and back, plus I read the entire time I’m there.

Look out Nana, I plan to be invading your house soon!

What summer reading do you have planned?

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Hunger Games

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

I FINALLY went to see The Hunger Games movie! Farmboy didn’t want to ruin the characters in his mind, so S and E met me for a movie matinee.

Nice to see that they were all just as hot in the movie as this picture. I did not think I was going to like Josh Hutcherson as Peeta (I personally think Liam Hemsworth fits more with my idea of Peeta, but he works as Gail too) but by the end of the movie I had a book crush just the same. LOL Anyways, they didn’t quite follow the book, but what movie adaptation does?  It has been almost a year since I read these, so I confused some things from book 2, but that is ok-I can’t wait to see it!!!

Overall I would say WATCH IT, because the costuming in the Capitol was enough to make me squeal with glee.  It will be very interesting to see the rest of the series.

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Day of Rest?

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

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Sunday is the day of rest.

I woke up at 4am.

All that Salt Lick BBQ I had last night gave me crazy dreams!

My day of rest has included so far:

Coffee, snuggling with The Sherms, more coffee, Just Dance 3 Workout (I LOVE THIS Wii GAME PEOPLE!), laundry, NYTimes.com, trashyUK gossip page, Bloglovin feed read, Etsy shopping, Church shopping online (trying to find one closer to the apartment) and now blogging!

The rest of my rest day will include:

LESSON PLANS :(

Grading papers…double :( :(

BOOK CLUB!!!!!!!!!

This month’s book club book is FAB U LOUS! I only bought it on Monday, so I’m not finished read it yet.

January Rowdy Readers Book Club Pick!

I LOL, and then I LOL some more.

I have no idea what she is talking about half the time (I’m a little short on Mennonite sayings/culture) but her family is hilarious.

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Book It

Monday, August 29th, 2011

PLEASE tell me some of you remember the Pizza Hut Book It program!?!  If you read a certain number of books each month you got a certificate from your teacher and a a star to add on your button PLUS a free personal pan pizza. LOVED IT. I also seem to remember getting a free ticket to Six Flags if I read every month??? Do any of my hometown peeps remember that?

I had no idea Pizza Hut still does this program. I can taste the slightly greasy yet crunchy pan crust right now.

Look what I found on their site!

T-SHIRTS!  This one says Will Still Read Books for Pizza

This one is my favorite-

So cute. It also makes me want to sing the Reading Rainbow song.  Actually I think I will. Sing it with me.

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I remember as a child feeling this odd sadness that the song was almost over. I was odd. I also sang the entire Beauty and the Beast soundtrack over and over again in my room on a regular basis.

PBS you rock my world.  The cool thing is my first graders last year knew the song and would willingly sing it over and over.

I started thinking about Book It yesterday after my August book club meeting.  I have always had a love for reading. Even as an adult I sacrifice sleep for a good book.

I just finished reading in the past few weeks

The Help by Katheryn Stockett which I highly recommend. The movie was enjoyable, though Emma Stone reminds me of Lindsay Lohan and the entire time all I could think about is how Lindsay Lohan should not be playing Skeeter.

Come on-tell me you see (and HEAR if you’ve heard her speak) the similarity.

EDIT-After typing this I remembered that Emma Stone DID play Lindsay Lohan on SNL…that is where I made the connection

I also read Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Which I also highly recommend if you don’t mind sad stories. No Holocaust story is light hearted.

I am very pumped to see the movie because I LOVE Kristin Scott Thomas. She is very similar to the character I pictured in my mind, so they did a good job there!

After reading two sad books in a row I just couldn’t handle our book club’s pick for September.

One of the Best Book Series Ever!

Thankfully I’ve already read it, because I can’t handle any more sad books right now.  SO my book club buddy and I decided to read this:

I can tell you after the first two chapters there is not a lot of heavy thinking involved! :)

 

What book are you currently reading? Did you do Book It when you were a kid?

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