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2012 Challenge Adjustment
Apparently I misjudged exactly how many movies I watch, so I am upping the movie portion of my challenge to equal the book portion – that is, my goal is now to watch 75 new movies in 2012. You can watch the sidebar for my progress on each, or check this page.
2012 Reading Challenges
I’ve just signed up to do the 50/50 challenge over at FiftyFifty.me. This means my goal is to read 50 books and watch 50 movies by the end of 2012.
The 50 movies bit might give me some trouble, but that’s what Netflix is for, right? I’ll have to come up with some sort of widget to keep track of my movie viewings. Watch the sidebar, as that’s where it will pop up when I make one.
The 50 books part actually isn’t too much of a challenge for me. I signed up for the GoodReads reading challenge about halfway through 2011 to read 50 books by the end of the year, and met that easily. So on top of the 50/50 challenge above, I’m also going to be doing a GoodReads Reading Challenge to read 75 books in 2012 (the 50 for the challenge above, and 25 more). My 2011 widget is below. I’ll add the 2012 widget to the sidebar as soon as GoodReads makes it available.
Edit, Jan. 9: I’m keeping track of my selections on this page, if you’re curious.
Update
Life got a little crazy, as it does once in awhile. A whirlwind of social obligations, crazy flood of freelancing projects, and the (then) imminent departure of my boyfriend to the other side of the world for a month meant I kind of fell off the blogging wagon there for a bit. Then once the whirlwind was passed, I needed a bit of recovery time. So I’ve been doing a lot of naps, movie marathons and cuddling with the puppy. I have also been reading, but it’s been the self-indulgent (read: historical romance) kind – reading for pure escapism/enjoyment, not typically the kind of stuff that I want to read with writing a review in mind. So there was an echoing silence here for a short while.
However! Now I am feel more back to myself, and have some library reads lined up that I think are the reviewable type. So hopefully the book reviews will be back to normal soon.
Mini Blah (I’ll Get Over It)
I know there have been no reviews lately, but it’s not because I haven’t been reading. It’s just that my random picks from the library have been so underwhelming. They’ve been neither bad enough nor good enough to warrant the effort of writing a full review. And none of them have sucked me in, so it’s been an uphill battle to even bother finishing them. Not my favorite reading situation, to be sure. SO! I am accepting any and all recommendations of good, suck-you-in, lose-sleep-staying-up-late-to-read books of the sci-fi, fantasy, historical fiction, romance, or detective fiction persuation (any combo of mentioned ‘genres’ is also ok). Hit me up, people.
In other news, to combat recurring insomnia, I got a sleep aid noise machine thingy. It has 6 different ‘soundtracks’ to choose from, and a timer to auto-turn-off. Currently trying out the Rain setting. It just came yesterday, so I don’t have a big enough data sample to tell if it helps yet or not. We shall see.
On the upside, I’m having fun with my new screen-printing venture, and am still pretty excited about it. Check it out: Dragonflight Apparel.
New Look (Again)
You may have noticed a change in the decor. Behold, the new look for Myths and Memoirs! I co-opted the former M&M dragon for a new venture (see Dragonflight Apparel) and so wanted to give this place its own new look. I found a great theme (called Fabel, no actual author listed) and customized it to my needs. I’m quite happy with it.
Also, I have finally joined the world of smart-phones as of last week when I got an iPhone. WordPress has a handy little app for it, so hopefully that means I’ll be posting more consistently/frequently.
Reading Update – May 20
Knife of Dreams (Wheel of Time, Book 11) by Robert Jordan – I think I’ve finally hit the point in this series where I’m no longer re-reading from years ago, but on new content!
Fire Sea (The Death Gate Cycle, Book 3) by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman – This is another series re-read, as it’s been a LONG time since I’ve read them.
Reading and reviewing genre works-in-progress on Book Country.
I’ll likely go to the library this weekend and pick out something new-ish.
Also, just recently finished The Wise Man’s Fear (Kingkiller Chronicles, Book 2) by Patrick Rothfuss – I’ll wait until the series is complete to review, but so far LOVE it.
Reading Update
Current reads I’m working on (expect reviews eventually):
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan: currently on book 9, Winter’s Heart
The Noble Dead seres by Barb and JC Hendee: currently on book 3, Sister of the Dead
The Melusine novels by Sarah Monette: currently on book 4, Corambis
The Song and the Sorceress by Kim Vandervort