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January 10, 2014
Fun Friday: Movies I Want to See in 2014
What can I say? I’m a movie girl! Here are the movies I want to see in 2014, which kicks off with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which the girls and I will be going to see on MLK Day next weekend. Unless otherwise indicated, movie blurbs are from IMDb.com. 2014 Movies I Want to See […]
January 9, 2014
2013 Movies in Review
If you know me at all, you know I love movies (and TV, but movies are easier to do an annual retrospective of). So here is my look back at the movies of 2013 that struck my radar in some manner. 2013 Movies I Saw at the Cinema The date that follows the title is […]
January 8, 2014
What Are You Reading–and What Are You Looking Forward to Reading in 2014?
We’ve looked back at 2013, so now it’s time to look at (and forward to) 2014 and what we’re currently reading, planning on reading, and looking forward to reading. . What are you currently reading and/or listening to? What’s the next book on your To Be Read stack/list? What are some books coming out in […]
January 7, 2014
2013 – Reading in Review
Yesterday, I posted my ranked list of the audiobooks I listened to in 2013. Today, it’s time to look at the books I read. And when I say “books,” I mean ebooks. Yes, as of 2013, I’m fully an ebook convert. Everything on this list is something I read on my Kindle. I tried several […]
January 6, 2014
2013 – Audiobooks in Review
I know it’s the first Monday of the month, and you probably came here expecting the regular “What Are You Reading” post. But, since it’s the first Monday of the year, we’re going to use today as our retrospective to discuss what we read in the twelve months that comprised 2013. If you commented on […]
December 6, 2013
Your Top 10 “Stuck with Me” Books
I saw this on Facebook and thought it would be a fun task for a stormy, wintery weekend. List 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take more than a few minutes and don’t think too hard—they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have […]
December 4, 2013
The Ransome Trilogy Sailing Away :’(
I tweeted a little while ago that “Print versions of The Ransome Trilogy are being remaindered. Be sure to get your copies before they’re gone!” What this means is that Harvest House has decided that the print versions of the books aren’t moving well enough for them to continue to pay to warehouse all the […]
December 2, 2013
What Are You Reading? (December 2013)
You thought I was going to forget that it’s the first Monday of the month didn’t you? Well, I remembered with three hours to spare! Tell us what you’ve finished, what you’re reading, and what’s on your To Be Read stack/list. (And if you’ve reviewed the books you’ve read somewhere, please include links!) . What […]
Writing MOOCs
MOOC = Massive Open Online Course One of the biggest trends (and controversies) in higher education right now is the proliferation and use of MOOCs, inside and outside of the classroom. And while this is a controversy that gets more heated all the time, it’s also something that can be quite beneficial to the general […]
November 20, 2013
Be Your Own Casting Director: Creating a “Casting Book”
In the previous post, I mentioned that one of the methods of character casting depends greatly on creating a “Casting Book.” This isn’t necessarily a “book,” though; for me, for many, many years, I had two 4″ three-ring binders—one for men, one for women—in which I had a page/pages for each Real World Template. I […]
