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I just realized I have 4 different audio books going at one time. Two book cds checked out from the library, 1 in the car, 1 at home to listen to at night. One click digital audiobook downloaded to my iphone and one OverDrive audiobook downloaded to the netbook. Not to mention the 12 other books I have checked out from the library. I will not even mention how many free books are downloaded onto my kindle that I have not read. Too much to read not enough time!!!
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LOL, I'm right there with you on the too many books. I went through my to read list the other day and deleted a bunch that I don't see myself getting around to reading. Which is part of the reason why I just listed a bunch of books on the swapping sites too.
I go through these phases where I feel the need to purge something, and this time, it happened to be my to read list and the books I have at home. I'm starting to feel the itch to clean out my closet, which will mean a lot of time on Ebay. LOL!
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The authors one is more time consuming because, for a lot of them, I have to go through their list of books and find one that appeals to me. And some of them are hard to find one that's appealing. :/
Stacy wrote: "Random thought for today, sort of a continuation from yesterday's thought - I'm setting up new "shelves" on here as another place to house these "ultimate" chicklit books and authors. That way, whe..."Stacy, where are you finding all these lists?! I have this irrational fear of running out of good books. Haha. Like I spent soooo much time NOT reading the Shopaholic series because I didn't want to be done with them. Is that weird? It's weird. I, too, have so many free/99 cents books on my Kindle that I haven't read yet along with books from the library, books from the book store... So yes, I need to do a book reading purge soon too. I'm in a book rut right now, though, and need to get back in the reading game! I think it's because I have a new addicted to American Horror Story...SOOOO GOOD!!! And now all my shows are coming back on... it's weird but I go through phases. Like i obsessively read and then after I'll obsessively catch up on shows. Then once I'm caught up I'll go back to reading. I don't think I usually do both at once.
Omg guys I can totally relate to all these comments. I am in the middle of 6 different books maybe more. Audio and kindle version. Oh and some paperbacks sitting by my bed. Stacy go for the mini so nice to carry around and you can leave your Big Boy at home to watch Netflix on in bed. That's what I do. So much lighter to carry around.
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Now that I'm done with school, I've been getting sucked into TV shows right and left! Used to be that I ONLY watched PLL and The Carrie Diaries. I've had Netflix for a while, but I now have access to my bf's Hulu Plus account and have found a few shows on there. Ugh! Over the summer, I found Drop Dead Diva on Netflix so I'm totally addicted to that. And recently found Once Upon A Time - between Netflix and Hulu, I am now caught up on that show.
BUT, thanks to my bf, I now watch Grimm and Almost Human. Plus, we started watching Breaking Bad from the beginning. ARRRGGGGHHH!!!! Too much TV! LOL!!
The TV, in addition to my Rainbow Loom addiction (I can now proudly say it has been one week since I've made a bracelet) has caused a serious drop in the time I normally spend reading.
As for finding the lists....someone on here found the ulitmate books one a while back, but I can't remember who. And I found the ulitmate author one a year or so ago by accident. I think I was trying to find an updated version of the books one - which I'm still on the lookout for.
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LOL, if I do get another one, the one I have will go to my daughter so we're not fighting over it anymore. I just don't know if I want to spend the money on another one yet.....
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And now that I'm done, I discovered that I'd already read a book by 6 of the authors on the list that I had forgotten about. :)
Stacy wrote: "Bianca wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Random thought for today, sort of a continuation from yesterday's thought - I'm setting up new "shelves" on here as another place to house these "ultimate" chicklit boo..."I LOVE DROP DEAD DIVA AND ONCE UPON A TIME!!!!!!! I'm caught up on both...are you? And did you know Once Upon a Time was created by the people who made lost? AND now they have another show called Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. I haven't seen that one yet...might be up next!
How do I find the ultimate book list you speak of?! So exciting.
Dawn wrote: "Omg guys I can totally relate to all these comments. I am in the middle of 6 different books maybe more. Audio and kindle version. Oh and some paperbacks sitting by my bed. Stacy go for the min..."Oh my gosh I have NO idea how you all manage to read so many books at once!! I can't do it...I don't do audiobooks, though, so maybe that's why. Super impressive you guys can read that many at once...I'd get so confused! :)
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Here's a link to both lists: www.chicklitclub.com/ultimate100.html and www.chicklitclub.com/ultimate100autho...
I saw the Wonderland one but I haven't watched it yet. Didn't know it was created by the same people that did Lost. I think I might've watched one episode of that show. I think it's on Netflix and I may have to watch it at some point.
I'm caught up with Once Upon a Time, waiting for a new episode. Unless there was one Sunday night? But I didn't think there was.
I have no idea when Drop Dead Diva comes back on, if it hasn't already. Has it? I haven't checked yet....
I just started watching Drop Dead Diva! I love it so far. I wish I had an iPad that I could watch Netflix on. I just get the DVDs. I really wanted to watch Once Upon a Time but I didn't have time for it.
Stacy wrote: "Bianca wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Bianca wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Random thought for today, sort of a continuation from yesterday's thought - I'm setting up new "shelves" on here as another place to house ..."Thanks for the links!
LOST IS AMAZING!! You have to watch it.
Once Upon a Time isn't on yet...comes back in 50 days. And Drop Dead Diva's air date has not been announced yet. Haha I have an app on my phone that keeps track of all my TV shows and tells me when the next episode will be on. :)
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Isn't it an awesome show?! I feel like I learn a lot from it too. How far are you?
Once Upon a Time is awesome too, especially if you grew up being a Disney kid. You'll love all the fairytale characters. I love trying to guess who the new ones are before they say.
Stacy wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I just started watching Drop Dead Diva! I love it so far. I wish I had an iPad that I could watch Netflix on. I just get the DVDs. I really wanted to watch Once Upon a Time but I di..."Stacy, I do that with the new characters too :) And I love the stories they come up with for the characters.
Stacy - I am not very far. I only just got season 1, disc 2! I just started it. :) However, I have seen a few of the newer episodes because my mom & sister watch it. Bianca - What app is that?! I need it!
Suzanne wrote: "Stacy - I am not very far. I only just got season 1, disc 2! I just started it. :) However, I have seen a few of the newer episodes because my mom & sister watch it. Bianca - What app is that?! I..."
Suzanne, the one I have is called Episodes! It's the best one I've used so far. Just look up TV tracker or TV show tracker and they'll show you a bunch! They have good free ones. :)
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And yes, I love how they twist the stories from what we grew up with.
Suzanne - that's awesome, too bad you don't have Netflix though.
Stacy wrote: "Bianca - I totally just downloaded that app. Thanks for being an enabler, LOL!And yes, I love how they twist the stories from what we grew up with.
Suzanne - that's awesome, too bad you don't ha..."
Haha any time! There are a bunch of different kinds so if you don't like that specific app just look up more! I think I tried out a few until I found one I like.
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And yes, I love how they twist the stories from what we grew up with.
Suzanne - that's awesome, too ba..."
It seems to fit my needs, so I'm not going to bother looking for any other ones.
OMG I have the worst TV addiction. Bianca I totally just downloaded that app too.
Suzanne - Although and IPad is ideal. You can use Netflix or hulu on your Andriod or Apple phone plus on any home computer or laptop.
These are just a few of the shows I am addicted too. Maybe this is why I can never read anymore
GREY'S ANATOMY
THE BACHLOR OR ETTE
MY 600LB LIFE
CHICAGO FIRE
REVENGE
LAW AND ORDER SVU
PARENTHOOD
NASHVILLE
BIG BANG THORY
HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE
BAR RESCUE
AND THE LIST GOES ON ON ON ON
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I also recently got into Big Bang Theory! I tried to start from the beginning but now I watch the reruns so I'm watching them out of order. It's hilarious!
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That's right! I was thinking Sherman. LOL
I agree Suzanne, it is a funny show. I just didn't want to get addicted to that too. Luckily, it's not on Netflix. :)
I also watched the current and then caught up on reruns. I love love love it. Its a show I can watch with the boyfriend. He gets a little sick of Keeping up with the Kardashians lol
Dawn wrote: "OMG I have the worst TV addiction. Bianca I totally just downloaded that app too.
Suzanne - Although and IPad is ideal. You can use Netflix or hulu on your Andriod or Apple phone plus on any ho..."
Dawn, I love the Bachelor/ette!! Are you watching the current season with Juan Pablo? I am not caught up because I haven't watching this season's episode yet. But I looooove that show.
Bianca yes I am and I am loving me some Juan Pablo he is so cute and nice it seems. Some the girls are a really messed up. My favorite thus far is Clare but he never picks the one I want. Everytime I am wrong.
My random thought of the day: I think I want to re-read the Harry Potter series. I've read the earlier ones SO MANY TIMES because every time a new book came out I'd re-read all the previous books. But then when all the movies started coming out and everyone was so unbelievable obsessed with it I put the books and movies away and haven't thought much about them in a while. Yes, I've read and seen all of them. But not in a long time. I guess if I re-read them I'd start up at book 4. Maybe. But then I remember how angry I was at the end of the 7th book ( SPOILER ALERT!!!) and who Harry ended up with. I did NOT care for her. I was sooooo crazy about the series and now I don't think about them any more. Have any of you re-read them recently?
I usually don't re-read books at all. I feel there are so many good ones out there to read that I don't ever want to re-read any.However, I did make an exception with the Harry Potter series. I re-read the entire series (starting at book 1) when the 7th one came out. When there is a long time between each book, sometimes it's hard to remember everything that happened!
I NEVER READ THEM. I bought them all and even some of the movies but then could not get into it. I gave them all away to a friends kid. Maybe ill give it a go again someday.
Julie wrote: "I usually don't re-read books at all. I feel there are so many good ones out there to read that I don't ever want to re-read any.However, I did make an exception with the Harry Potter series. I r..."
Julie, you make a really good point! I think that's why I haven't re-read HP in a long time. Too many books I still need to read! :)
In the past I've generally avoided YA & younger books. Now I've really started to enjoy them. Hunger Games, Divergent, Harry Potter.....all great reads. I just recently bought the first book in the Percy Jackson series for my Nook!
Julie wrote: "In the past I've generally avoided YA & younger books. Now I've really started to enjoy them. Hunger Games, Divergent, Harry Potter.....all great reads. I just recently bought the first book in the..."I've never heard of Divergent! I should look into that. I haven't read Percy Jackson, but I watched the first movie. And yes, I'm currently the same way...never been into YA, really. But I love HP and the Hunger Games. I guess there are some exceptions. :)
Dawn, totally understandable. I looooove Harry Potter, but I've met a few people who never got into it.
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That is one series that I never got into. I watched the first movie (not by choice), but haven't seen any of the other ones. My daughter, however, has just gotten into them and is currently on book two. And I think she just watched the third movie at her dad's house.
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However, I did make an exception with the Harry Potter series. I r..."
I don't re-read either. I wish I could because there are so many that I would. But my to read list is way to long to allow any time for re-reads. :(
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I was the same way, but I ended up getting REALLY sucked into the YA genre. I almost want to say it's my favorite...
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Because of my daughter and my bf's youngest son, I've had to watch both Percy Jackson movies. (And that dragon one....Eregon??) I figured I'd hate them and be bored, but they were actually pretty ok. I'm guessing because I've always had an interest in Greek Mythology. But I wouldn't read the books. My daughter, on the other hand, may be interested in them. I'll have to ask her.
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Does anyone else deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder? I've been dealing with it for years, and come every January, I get pretty down about everything. This year has been the worst and I'm 100% positive it is directly weather related, and not just a lack of sunshine. We keep getting snowstorm after snowstorm and I'm done with it. I want to tell Old Man Winter to go screw himself and his first time homeowner hazing rituals.
My mom felt so bad for me today that she ordered a snow blower for me online (and she NEVER shops online) because she doesn't want me to have to wait until I get my tax return to buy one. And I think it was also because she worries about me way more than she should. She's paranoid that I'm going to freeze to death shoveling snow because I'm stubborn and won't take a break even though "the news is saying you shouldn't be outside in this weather for more than 30 minutes or you'll suffer from frostbite."
Anyway, I'll be paying her back once I get my tax return and I hope like hell the darn thing works. She went with electric because she, "doesn't want me to have to worry about mixing gas and oil." Smh. On the flip side, it was a really nice thing for her to do. She knows I've been down more than usual, and this should hopefully help a little.
Watch though, I'll come home on Thursday, put it together and have it all ready, and the snow will stop - Murphy's Law. But you know what, I don't care because I am so beyond ready to not have white crap falling out of the air anymore. I had to excavate my back patio to get to the air intake pipe for my furnace (it had snow built up in the opening) today. The snow was seriously up to my thighs!
I understand and remember all too well that this is the type of winter I had as a kid - maybe not the bitter cold, but definitely the snow. I remember there being snow on the ground from October through most of March, and you know what? It sucked. I was done playing in the snow by the time I was 10 years old. This is not my climate. I'm thinking I must've lived in tropical locales in most of my former lives. LOL
Stacy, I can totally relate. I'm pretty sure I have seasonal affective disorder but I've never been officially diagnosed or anything. I absolutely HATE winter. More than anyone I know. Watching the news is torture because they just go on & on about how bad the snow & cold is, and it gives me such anxiety. I can't sleep when they say we're going to get snow overnight. For the past 7+ years I lived in apartments and condos, and now I'm in a house which means I also have to shovel again. I hate it. I started crying the last time I was out there shoveling. Pathetic, I know. And everyone keeps saying "It's Chicago and it's winter! You should be used to it!" and stuff like that. But just because I live here doesn't mean I have to like it. I've also always hated snow ever since I was little! I hope the snow blower helps! We have one, but my dad still insists on shoveling in addition to using the snow blower. I know things could be much worse, and believe me, I'm very grateful to have a warm house and for heating and all that. But I'm completely miserable right now. And then that just adds to the other stuff I'm down about (being single, family drama, friend stuff, etc) which isn't helping!! But anyway... you are definitely not alone. I hope this winter is over soon!Also, forgot to add, maybe I should be used to it by now, but this is the worst winter we've had in a long time! It's been way colder & we've already gotten more snow than our average, and it's still January! :(
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And you know what, I'm right there with you on the crying part. I have wanted to cry more than once lately while out shoveling because I have no one to help me. I'm not asking my 8 year old to be outside helping me in sub or near zero temps. And I'm not asking my boyfriend to leave his kids at home and come over just to help me shovel. It really sucks.
And I totally get the "you should be used to it" comments and how you feel about those, because I feel the same way. We've been spoiled the last 15 or so years and it hasn't been like this. And I get anxious about the snow forecasts too. I don't have very far at all to drive for work, but all I can think of is that I'll have to be outside for another hour to hour and a half shoveling, AGAIN. And, I don't like knowing that my kid is likely going to have to be out and about in it either.
I'm trying really hard to not be a negative nelly, I know it won't last forever, even though right now, it seems like it will. Too bad I can't just hibernate until spring. :)
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Maybe, somehow, there's hope for me yet to find a way to get paid to read books. :)
If you figure out how to get paid for reading, let me know & I'll quit my job!I seriously hate the gray skies. I live in the Pacific NW, we don't get much snow at all, but I hate cloudy, overcast, days. I need sun! I just noticed that it really started affecting me within the last five years. Can't wait for the sunny days of Spring & Summer!
Stacy wrote: "So, I just got a really cool email. A publicity assistant from Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, Inc. sent me an email asking if I would like an advance copy of a book to review as soon as it's ready...."That is awesome!! How cool! I would love to do that. I wish I could get paid to read books too. Or write books. Maybe someday. :)
So sorry you guys have to deal with all of that. I live in Texas, so I don't get too much snow, but I can understand how it can give people seasonal effective disorder. :( We had an "ice day" last month where there was too much ice for anyone to drive so a bunch of places closed down. It was nice to get to work from home that day, especially since it was a Friday, but by the end of the weekend I was so tired of the ice. Stores were closed, restaurants, and I needed to get out of the house. I had major cabin fever and even when I went to the grocery store everything was GONE because people took all the food to prepare for "icemageddon." And they couldn't restock until trucks could get on the road. So, while I can't really relate to snow, I do sympathize with you. I think what I don't like about winter is all the food I consume and how little I make it to the gym. It's cold out! Who wants to go the gym when they can stay inside under the covers on the couch?! Haha. So it's been a major struggle getting my butt off the couch after work.
Ooooo so fun that you got contacted by a publicity assistant about reviewing a book!!! Did they tell you what book it is?! Hopefully that makes the snowy days more fun. :)
I haven't gone to the gym at all this year. :( I suck! So much for my new year's resolution.
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I seriously hate the gray skies. I live in the Pacific NW, we don't get much snow at all, but I hate cloudy, overcast..."
I think I could handle the cloudy, overcast stuff, because that's what the winters have been like here most of the time anyway. But the super freakin' cold, filled with a ton of snow stuff seriously sucks. I'm with you Julie - bring on Spring & Summer!
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Writing would be cool too!
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Icemageddon, LOL! They've been calling it Snowmageddon here. Ice sucks too. We've had a lot icy conditions because it's been so cold. I think last night they were saying with the wind chill, it would feel like 40 below outside. The kids are still out of school this week because of the temps. I get texts from one of the local radio stations about traffic accidents and backups and my phone has been blowing up with these notifications for the past few days. Crazyness.
I was totally planning on working out at home as a new year's resolution and I haven't done anything, unless you want to count all the snow I've shoveled. You can surprisingly work up a good sweat doing that. I saw an article yesterday that said our area has gotten 40 inches of snow just this month! *sigh*
On to more positive thoughts - YES! It was exciting to get that email. Here's the book: Ember Island: A Novel, it sounds really good. I love it when a book goes back and forth from past to present, intertwining the stories.
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Anyway, I just remembered my Ultimate Chick Lit Authors/Titles challenges and my RDI books challenge and realized I did not consult any of those lists when I chose my books for this challenge. I just looked at recently released books and upcoming releases (which is what I usually do) and then filled in the gaps mostly with whatever ebooks I have that fit (because I'm finding that my ipad is my preferred method of reading - and because of that, I'm sort of finding myself wanting either the new ipad air, or an ipad mini......). Stupid me! I should've been using these lists, no wonder I hardly read any of the books on them last year. (Facepalm!!!)
So ok, there's my random thought for the day. Who's next?