We are nearing the end!! Only 26 days left in the year and still 10 books left to read. I may not have completed the NaNoWriMo challenge, but I WILL complete my reading challenge. Last time it was so fun doing head to heads that I decided to do it again! There were a lot … Continue reading 81-90 of 100
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Here’s the thing about book series
A few months ago I read The Maze Runner series (and saw the movie and wrote about it). I remember thinking (often) while reading the second and third books, I miss the good ol' days when we were all back in the Glade and everything was familiar and nobody important was dead. You know, before Theresa showed up. … Continue reading Here’s the thing about book series
Here’s the thing about January
What a great start to 2015! I rang in the New Year in New York, came back to the DR to house sit with my new favorite dog and two new cat friends, sent out draft 1 of part 1 of The Nation to reader-friends, paid my deposit for my Peru trip, and already managed to … Continue reading Here’s the thing about January
Here’s the thing about October
Here's the thing about October: it's over tomorrow and I forgot to watch any Halloween movies. Last year I had much more Halloween spirit. I watched Hocus Pocus and Beetlejuice and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble and The Nightmare Before Christmas! I gave kittens names like Pumpkin and Pie and Scarecrow! This year all I … Continue reading Here’s the thing about October
Here’s the thing about God and Harry Potter
When I was in fifth grade, reading everything I could get my hands on, I managed to get my hands on a new book called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Not much for mindless rules and prohibitions, my parents did not give in to the clamor of Christians 'round, who said that if they let me read this book … Continue reading Here’s the thing about God and Harry Potter
Here’s the thing about having it all figured out
Despite being a huge Harry Potter fan I rarely read interviews with JK Rowling about so-and-so's sexual preferences, how these two shouldn't have ended up together, who should've died, what this or that person's life might be like now, and so on. I don't want to hear any of that garbage. I like books because books … Continue reading Here’s the thing about having it all figured out
Here’s the thing about being a weirdo
A week or so ago Kristin and I were talking about how much we love Catching Fire the movie and how we just couldn't wait for Mockingjay the movie (part 1? - ugh) to come out. I said something like, "I watched Catching Fire and now I want to read Mockingjay again!" Kristin said something … Continue reading Here’s the thing about being a weirdo
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I can't believe it's Friday already! Spring Break has flown by in the most relaxing and wonderful way. This week I enjoyed some down time with teacher-friends at a villa in Juan Dolio (about 20 minutes away from San Pedro, where we live) and watched a ton of movies. I also did a bit of … Continue reading Check this out!
Here’s the thing about books
And the burqa, she learned to her surprise, was also comforting. It was like a one-way window. Inside it, she was an observer buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers. She no longer worried that people knew, with a single glance, all the shameful secrets of her past. - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini I've … Continue reading Here’s the thing about books
Here’s the thing about Divergent
I read Divergent by Veronica Roth today. If you're one of the five people who hasn't read it yet, you probably shouldn't read any further. This bad boy's about to be rife with spoilers! I've always been a big reader. I'll read almost anything, but I especially enjoy imaginative and romantic things and stay away … Continue reading Here’s the thing about Divergent
