Alyssa's comments
(member since Nov 04, 2008)
Alyssa's comments from the The Next Best Book Club group.
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i hope you didn't cut this off already! i loved it last year :)
a) New York
b) if needed
c) random
What is your favorite book? seriously? lol that's an impossible question
What's your least favourite book? Treasure Island!
What's your favourite animal? red panda
Cat person or dog person? DOG
Pictures of landscapes vs people? landscapes
Inspirational quotes or funny quotes? funny
Abstract art or not-abstract-art? non-abstract
Fiction or non-fiction? fiction
Do you like to write? If so, what do you like to write? short storys, fiction based on life
What kind of book marks do you not like? (i.e metal ones, those pewter ones you can get or those kinda peg-thingies that can rip your page if you're not careful.) no preference
What's your favourite/least favourite colour? blue/ red
What's your favourite flower? lilies
What's your favourite character? don't have one
Who's your favourite artist (music/art)? monet/renoit
Who is your book/movie crush? edward (guilty as charged) but NOT robert pattinson/ orlando bloom and joseph gordon-levitt
What is your favourite country? italy
Do you like action/comedy/romance? horror? hahaha i guess romantic comedy
Do you like sticking things in books? bookmarks?
25 points- Cait's Task
Lori's shelf: The Book of Lost Things
Cynthia's shelf: Dracula
new total: 180 points
oh! i forgot to mention- I willing be wearing in honor of/in memory of ribbons when I run. If you make a donation you may submit a name to me and i will add a ribbon with their name to my uniform.
Hi all-
I know most of you don't know me. I generally hang out in the seasonal challenge and I participated in last year's holiday exchange. Anyway- I hate to do this is here, but I really need all the help I can get. On November 1st I will be running in the New York City marathon. This is the first marathon I have ever participated in and it also happens to mark the first time I've actively run since elementary school.
I am running this marathon in support of the American Cancer Society. My full story is on my page accessible by the link below. In exchange for training and a place in the marathon I agreed to help raise money for this really important orgainization. Right now I'm only at 25% of my goal. Again, I hate to do this on here but I'm running out of options. If you can't donate I'd still appreciate support, prayers, and good thoughts.
Thanks a bunch,
alyssa
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/Determ...
25 points: Reading through the ages
1800's Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1900's Angela's Ashes
2000's The Time Traveler's Wife
new total: 155 points
30 points: Judge a book by it's cover
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
I liked this cover because it was simple, cute, and...Tiffany blue. How fitting :)
new total: 130 points
15 points- 2 books by 2 different authors who share a name
Nickel & Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
New total- 100 points yay!
5 points- Discover hidden gems
Child Development by Douglas Davies
new total= 85
10 points- Book during Shelly's lifetime
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly :)
new total: 80 points
5 points- Read a Mystery or Crime Fiction Book
The Blackest Bird by Joel Rose
New Total: 70 points
10 points- 6/7/8
California Diaries #8 Maggie by Ann M Martin
New Total- 65 points
30 points- 3 YA books
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Blackwater by Eve Bunting
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
(*ahem* It's tasks like this that make it seem like i'm not getting any done. ;) )
New Total: 55 points
10 points- Bastille Day
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (takes place in France)
new total: 25 points
YES I'M FINALLY ON THE BOARD!!!
15 points- popularity contest
most popular- Kite Runner
Unpopular- Congo
Total: 15 points :)
15 points- Read a novel that takes place in a location you have visited during spring break
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
it takes place in Massachusettes
new total: 75
Lucky... we go on until half-way through May... I can't wait for the Summer Challenge, if only for the reason that i will have a lot more time available to read the books... Though I have done a lot more this time then the Winter Challenge... I have almost tripled my score! good luck sticking it out another two weeks! You can do it!!!
i'm excited for the summer challenge for the same reason haha
thanks for the encouragement! good luck to you as well :)
I've FINALLY finished another one (done with classes at the end of the month yay!)
5 points- Read a biography of a woman you admire
Enchantment The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto
new total: 60 :)
5 points- Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Sizwe's Test A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg
read on ALL 3 :) train to the airport, plane, and bus
New Total: 30 points
15 points- 8. Get To Know The Author - Read a book by an author AND then either attend a reading by that author OR read/listen to an interview with that author.
Read: Lavinia by Ursula K LeGuin
Listened: Interview with Jacki Lyden on NPR's "All Things Considered" from April 26, 2008
I found the link to the interview on Ursula's website. how handy! :)
New total: 25 points
