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QotD: My Collection

What do you collect?

TV shows on dvd.  I have a problem.  I'm trying to get better about what I actually purchase, but I do enjoy throwing on an episode of random shows when I'm bored.  Aside from that, I'm not really a collector of anything.  I tried to collect something when I was younger because my sister collected dolls and I felt weird and left out for not having something, but I get bored with things pretty fast.

QotD: If I Were a Teacher...

If you had to teach something, what would you teach?

I'd teach history.  If I had to choose a specification, it'd be American History.  I love history.  I find it so fascinating.

QotD: Just Another Manic Monday...

What's your favorite thing about Monday?

It's Chuck and Heroes night.  Really, that's pretty much it and it gets me through the work day.

a second post in one day (aka I finished another book)

Lord of Misrule (The Morganville Vampires, Book 5)

Rachel Caine

The fifth book in the Morganville Vampires series conveniently came out a day after I finished the fourth book and my friend loaned me her copy.  I'll have to get my own copy in the future (as I can't have all but one book in a series - my OCD will not allow that). 

Overall, I really enjoyed it and the main plot points that occured, however, after book four where we seemed to get a lot more of Claire with Shane, Michael, and Eve, it took a bit to care much about Claire interactions early in the book.  I'm really a fan of this series because of those four characters and their relationships.  That said, I'm enjoying the overall plot and looking forward to the next book. 

I could live without the evil cliffhanger endings.

QotD: New Year's Resolutions

So? How are those resolutions going so far?

They're okay thus far.  I've been vaguely aware of my goals for the year whenever i do something, so at least, I'm trying to make conscious decisions.  Of course, there are days where I conciously choose wrong because that's how I roll.  Baby steps. 

can I be a gardener?

Since is the first spring I'll be coming up on where I own my own house and one of the things on my bucket list is to learn to garden and grow some produce at home (also as a way to cut down on my carbon footprint), I'm reading up on gardening.  Now, this is something I've never really done.  In fact, no one in my family (that's living) gardens...so I have no one to go to for advice on such things.

So I'd love some links to good websites and ideas for good choices in seeds - as I know I have to be ready to plant soon, I think.

Any help/advice is welcome!

QotD: Winter Activities

What's your favorite winter activity?

Sitting in front of fire place, drinking hot chocolate, and reading a good book.  I'm sure there is nothing better in the world.

let's start over in 2009

I'm sorry to have dropped off the planet for a large portion of 2008.  It was an insane year.  Looking back, from the safety of the passage of time, it wasn't so bad, but at the time, all I could see was the suck touching everything.  A lot happened.  A lot that I couldn't control.  But it's passed, as times like that tend to do, and I'm hoping I can get back to things I enjoy, including blogging.

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First finished book of 2009 - let's see if I can actually keep accurate count!

 

Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires, Book 4)

Rachel Caine

It's the fourth book in the Morganville Vampires series and I simply adored this book.  I really enjoyed the first three, but I think, in this book, we really get to the heart of the drama going on around our protagonist.  It's also at a point in the series where we really know the characters and can enjoy them and their relationships once again

I like Rachel Caine's take on the vampire lore.  I like her style of writing.  And mostly, I love her characters.

That said, cliffhanger ending made me so glad that the next book came out this week.

QotD: World Traveler

Which countries have you visited? Which countries are on your list to visit?

I've been to Spain, France, Ireland, and England.  I would love to travel the world, but the places at the top of my list are Italy, Australia and Japan. 

QotD: Thanksgiving Traditions

What are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions? Anything you're not so fond of?

In the morning, my mother, sister, and I make breakfast and watch White Christmas.  Then after dinner is over and the table has been cleared, I go to the movies with a group of friends.