Day 191 is almost there...

Harry Potter week is upon us, friends!! My series re-read has not been going as fast as I'd like, but I still think I'm gonna make it before midnight on Thursday. One of the nice things about not working right now is plenty of reading time.

A little of this, a little of that on Day 179

I'm a bit behind on my traditional rereading of the HP series before a movie comes out. I'm only halfway into book 3 with just about 2 weeks left! Eeek! But I made sure to schedule in some reading time today, even with all the little errands and things I have to do before I check out of Seattle. Changing addresses, canceling gym memberships, finish packing.... ya know, the little things. (Yeah you read that right, I'm not done packing yet. I'm working on it!).

ps. On an unrelated note. Please get yourselves to a theater and see Super 8 if you haven't already. I have a deep, dark fear of scary movies but this one was worth it.

Day 166 loves summer reading

All that traveling this past week left me with lots of time for reading. Something I used to only really do on subways and long greyhound rides. I loved having an excuse to get back into some books. So much so that I finished 3 books in 3 days. Winning! I truly recommend each of these. All are extraordinary in their own ways. Harry Potter needs no review I believe - just look at how well loved my copy is. The Help has been one I've been meaning to pick up for months and just finally got around to it. Worth it. I devoured this one in just about 6 hours. I may have to read it again cause I loved it that much. And Neverwhere by Gaiman absolutely blew me away from beginning to end. I hope you all pick up at least one of these at some point this summer!

Day 100 has some reading to do!

Remember when I said I needed to get away from the world of blogs and bad writing and start reading some real books again? Challenge accepted, friends. I hit up the library and got a ton of books. Fact: I was an über reading nerd when I was a kid. Preferred libraries to malls and could often be found still up at 4am devouring whatever I new book I was in love with that day. Oh yes, I was that kid. And now I'm getting back to my roots and couldn't be happier!

ps. WHATUP, 100 days of blogging!! Feels awesome! 

Day 94 starts the week off right

Despite some clouds, today was a beautiful Spring day! Temps in the high 60s, not too much wind, plenty of sun - wonderful. It was a perfect opportunity to do a little reading while enjoying an ICED tea outside. Plus I got to sport bare(ish) legs and these fun shoes! All in all not too shabby of a start to the week.

Day 75 loves to read (again)

I know that I spend too much time in internet land. I know this because it's taken a toll on my grammar and speaking skills. Punctuation? Optional. Capitalization? Not if you don't feel like it. Abbreviating words to an almost annoying level? Yup, guilty. As fun as this is, I realize it's not good or healthy. Fewer blogs, more novels was the only clear solution. So to the books I went! A friend (whatup, VA!) recommended I check out Neil Gaiman. I'm ashamed that I had never read any of his stuff... until now. I just finished Stardust. Which I read in one night, and which I'm now reading again. It's so good, I can't wait to devour the rest of his stuff. And I feel those grammar lessons coming back to me already. Score!