Month: December 2015

Monday’s Minutes #50

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
  • Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
  • A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Half Blood Dirk Breath

Finished:

  • The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
  • The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Snow Wild

Challenges:

S&S Bingo2update15

Total pages read: 402

Total # of books for the year: 87.  OMG, I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE!!!  Thank you to everyone who commented with congrats and mutual excitement!  I know I said I would post photos on Sunday, but due to some unfortunate snags, I don’t have any great pictures of only me or ones I could crop well enough to remove those who don’t want their faces all over the internet.  Once I see what the professional photos look like, I may post those.  For now, I only have a question: did any of you fellow college graduates have the blues afterward?  I spent all of yesterday cleaning because it was either that or I wasn’t going to get out of bed.  I didn’t even want to read or watch anything on Netflix.  Cleaning helps, though, and the apartment desperately needed a return to dust-free order.

What are you reading this week?

College: I’m Done

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exhausted

Do you remember last year around this time? Those of you who have been reading my blog since back then know all too well my stress and anxiety about completing my degree.  Guess what?!  I took my last Final Exam today, and I went to school in my pajamas.  Why?  I graduate on Saturday, and so today was probably the last time I’ll be able to go out in public in my Cookie Monster pajama pants without it being completely inappropriate.

I’m still stressed out.  I’m still anxious.  But I’m done, and so I also have a sense of overwhelming elation.  Perhaps it’s because I got about three hours of sleep last night and I’ve been up since 5 am, but I feel like laughing and crying and hugging random people all at the same time.  I also feel like taking a nap.  Several naps.

So, you might not hear from me until Sunday when I post whatever pics turn out decently enough from my commencement ceremony.  Until then, thank you for joining me during this part of my life, and sticking with me even when I cut back on blogging.  I should be able to get back to a more normal volume of posting next week.

#FitReaders Check-In #49

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  • This check-in is for November 30th – December 6th.
  • Final exams.  They drive me crazy and keep me from doing anything else that I would rather be doing, including exercising.  At least I did better than last week.
  • If you’d like to add me as a friend on FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Yoga Workouts: 0/5
  • Steps: 39,130/63,000
  • Miles: 16.33/21
  • Flights of stairs: 68/70
  • Active Minutes: 210/210
  • Total Money Donated: $38.88/$50.00

Classics Club: And the Winner Is….

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classicsclub

The Classics Club posted the Spin number – 19!  Below is my Spin list.  I’ll be reading Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe.  I’ll have until February 1st to finish it.  I haven’t yet decided whether or not I’ll do a read-along, but if I do, it won’t start until after Christmas.  If you’re interested, say so in the comments.

  1. Nabokov, Vladimir: Lolita
  2. Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
  3. Bronte, Anne: Agnes Grey
  4. London, Jack: White Fang
  5. Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
  6. Melville, Herman: Moby Dick
  7. Flaubert, Gustav: Madame Bovary
  8. Proust, Marcel: Swann’s Way
  9. Gogol, Nikolay: Dead Souls
  10. Carroll, Lewis: Alice in Wonderland
  11. Yeats, William Butler: Irish Faerie Tales
  12. Wells, H.G.: The Time Machine
  13.  Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
  14. Hemingway, Ernest: A Farewell to Arms
  15. Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  16. Tolstoy, Leo: Anna Karenina
  17. Heller, Joseph: Catch-22
  18. de Saint-Exupery, Antoine: The Little Prince
  19. Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders
  20. Dickens, Charles: Oliver Twist

Monday’s Minutes #49

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – for the HP re-read.
  • Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
  • A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Half Blood Dirk Breath

Challenges:

S&S Bingo2update15

Total pages read: 347

Total # of books for the year: 85.  Final exams.  Enough said.

What are you reading this week?

The 2015 Book Lovers Holiday Gift Guide

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Image: Stephanie Kilgast
Image: Stephanie Kilgast

Several people who love me are having difficulty figuring out what to get me for Christmas.  So, I decided to do another Holiday gift guide for book lovers.  Like last year, it’s my wishlist.  Unlike last year, I have included more comic book stuff and broken up the list by price point as best I can.

I am not in any way affiliated with any of the companies linked to or mentioned here, and I’m not receiving any form of compensation for clicks, sales, or this post.

Gifts $20 and Under

Gifts Under $50

Gifts Under $100

 

Classics Club Spin #11

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classicsclub

It’s that time again!  The Classics Club is doing another Spin.  Below is my Spin list.  On Monday, a number between 1 and 20 will be chosen, and I’ll be reading the book from my list that corresponds with that number.  I’ll have until February 1st to finish it.  As always, depending on which book it is, I might do a read-along.  However, for the sake of the Holidays, I won’t start it until after Christmas.

  1. Nabokov, Vladimir: Lolita
  2. Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
  3. Bronte, Anne: Agnes Grey
  4. London, Jack: White Fang
  5. Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo
  6. Melville, Herman: Moby Dick
  7. Flaubert, Gustav: Madame Bovary
  8. Proust, Marcel: Swann’s Way
  9. Gogol, Nikolay: Dead Souls
  10. Carroll, Lewis: Alice in Wonderland
  11. Yeats, William Butler: Irish Faerie Tales
  12. Wells, H.G.: The Time Machine
  13.  Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
  14. Hemingway, Ernest: A Farewell to Arms
  15. Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  16. Tolstoy, Leo: Anna Karenina
  17. Heller, Joseph: Catch-22
  18. de Saint-Exupery, Antoine: The Little Prince
  19. Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders
  20. Dickens, Charles: Oliver Twist

#FitReaders Check-In #48

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  • This check-in is for November 23rd – 29th.
  • I only had one class to go to last week, so my intention was to go to the gym every day of the week to make up for all the steps I would be missing from not walking to and from campus.  Clearly, that didn’t happen.  I was worn out.  This last semester of college has been more exhausting than any other, and all I wanted to do was curl up with a book.  So, that’s what I did.
  • Yesterday, I finally got around to trying out a free fitness game app called “Zombies, Run!”  So far, I love it 🙂  I won’t know for sure if it’s helping me get closer to my goals, but even if it doesn’t, my walks are at least more fun and interesting.
  • If you’d like to add me as a friend on FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Yoga Workouts: 0/5
  • Steps: 27,947/63,000
  • Miles: 11.48/21
  • Flights of stairs: 45/70
  • Active Minutes: 110/210
  • Total Money Donated: $38.15/$50.00