2010 Book Challenge - February Finals

Here you are, my LDs - the February Final Reading List!

17. Spider Robinson; Callahan's Lady (reread)

18. Andrew Vachss; Blue Belle (reread)

19. Catherine Coulter; Riptide

20. Dean Koontz; Odd Hours

21. P.J. Parrish; Dead Of Winter

22. Lorna Landvik; Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

23. Andrew Vachss; Blossom (reread)

24. Fannie Flagg; A Redbird Christmas

25. Joy Fielding; Still Life

26. Richard Paul Evans; Grace

27. Charlaine Harris; Club Dead (book 3)

28. Mary Janice Davidson; Swimming Without A Net

29. Maggie Sefton; Knit One, Kill Two

30. Jane Holleman; Hell's Belle

31. Clive Barker; The Thief of Always

32. Wm. Paul Young; The Shack

33. Charlotte Douglas; Holidays are Murder

34. Susan Carroll; The Night Drifter

35. Patricia Briggs; Bone Crossed

36. Jeffery Deaver; The Bodies Left Behind

37. Alice Blanchard; Darkness Peering

38. Andrew Vachss, Strega (reread)

39. Michael Connelly; Lost Light

40. Andrew Vachss; Hard Candy (reread)

So, for February: 24 books in 28 days. This means for the second month, I've read .86 books per day.

If you put them together, I've read 40 books in 59 days. That's .67 books per day (I think my math's right...). There were a couple of lazy weekend days where that's all I did was read. It was heavenly.

Since my original goal of 50 books by the end of 2010 is obviously going to be met by St. Patrick's Day, I'll be posting to Dragondreamer's Lair that I'm changing my quantity to at least 100. There will be times during the summer that I don't get to read much because we're so busy.

'March'ing on! *he he he* Join me, if you dare!

"Not bad, not bad. Now you."

*25 points to whomever can name that movie by those six little words*

Heepwah, and be safe out there.

Your favorite bookie,

Mrs. Dreamer

(holy hells, that's post #3 for Monday! go me!)

Mrs D

2010 Book Challenge - February

Here you are, my LDs - the February Reading List to date!

17. Spider Robinson; Callahan's Lady (reread)

18. Andrew Vachss; Blue Belle (reread)

19. Catherine Coulter; Riptide

20. Dean Koontz; Odd Hours

21. P.J. Parrish; Dead Of Winter

22. Lorna Landvik; Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

23. Andrew Vachss; Blossom (reread)

24. Fannie Flagg; A Redbird Christmas

25. Joy Fielding; Still Life

26. Richard Paul Evans; Grace

27. Charlaine Harris; Club Dead (book 3)

28. Mary Janice Davidson; Swimming Without A Net

29. Maggie Sefton; Knit One, Kill Two

30. Jane Holleman; Hell's Belle

31. Clive Barker; The Thief of Always

32. Wm. Paul Young; The Shack

33. Charlotte Douglas; Holidays are Murder

34. Susan Carroll; The Night Drifter

On deck:

Patricia Briggs; Bone Crossed

Several of them from January's list still

"Not bad, not bad. Now you."

*25 points to whomever can name that movie by those six little words*

Heepwah, and be safe out there.

Your favorite bookie,

Mrs. Dreamer

2010 Book Challenge - February

We're beginning February today, all, and to date I have read sixteen books (one book per every 1.9375 days). Here's what's on deck for February so far (note how I threw a little baseball lingo in there? Opening Day is about three months away!):

Cassandra Clarke; City of Glass

Spider Robinson; Callahan's Lady (reread)

Clive Barker; Coldheart Canyon

Catherine Coulter; Riptide

Doris Christopher; The Pampered Chef

M Mignola/C Golden; Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampires

Gregory Maguire; Wicked

I'm getting a list from my mumsy to see what she's reading, and she's going to unofficially do this challenge with me, and I'll list hers here as well.

Heepwah, and be safe out there,

Your favorite bookie,

Mrs. Dreamer

(Read something, or I'll break ya kneecaps!)

Responsibility

Sorry for not posting for, like, a zill years. Been busy.

~~I'm still working on the 2010 Book Challenge. I'm about finished with one of them on my list, and I just received a plastic grocery sack full of books from my mumsy. She loves me. :) I told her what she needed to do was to keep me updated on the books she's reading, and I'll keep track of them here for her; kind of like a mini-challenge between me and her (I think I'll win).

~~Picked out flower colors for my sister-in-law who is getting married in August. I'm helping plan the wedding...but I'm not the MOH (matron...I'm married). Nope, I'm first in, first out, last in line. Darker colors of dresses (which I got to pick mine up this afternoon. Yay), and the flowers are yellows and cream and red and white and peach. Surprisingly, they look good against the color swatches that I bought.

~~Monday, February 1 is D-Day. Not like December's D-Day, but the kind of D-Day that happens when you're 60 (no, that's not a typo. 60. Six-zero.) pounds overweight. I did well in high school dropping weight when I was running. Let's see if I can do it again.

I want to run at least one 5K this year. My friend Jessi and I (Mr. Realist said he'd go if he could wear all Cards gear...) are planning on running the Race to Wrigley in Chicago this year. I'm definitely not in it to win it. I'll settle for finishing on my own steam. That race is in April. We are definitely running the Beaverthon in September/October for our alma mater's Homecoming. Gonna try to win that one.

But there's also a Polar Plunge that I'm partnering into with my friend Jen. It's in Springfield, and it's to raise money for the Special Olympics. I've written about her before, but Jen's (and her hubby A) daughter Ainsley has Down syndrome. I'm going to start getting my shiz together and hitting people up for donations. I've got to have $75 in order for me to take the plunge. I'm going to freeze my ass off...wait, that might be good. I need to lose an ass (or seven)....

Doing a Couch to 5K thing means that I'm going to HAVE to blog every night I run. Let you know how I feel, what I listened to or what Mr. Realist and I talked about (if we can talk over the sounding like Big Bad Wolves). If I don't blog that night or the next day, call me out on it. PLEASE. I'm tired of being fat (and I'm tired of Mr. Realist being fat, but he's "perfectly happy". I'm not happy with either of us being the way we are, and I'm doing something about it).

Call me out on it. I dare you.

No, really. I dare you to call me out.

Please. Call me out if I don't.

Heepwah, and be safe out there.

Wanna be sexy again,

Mrs. Dreamer

2010 Book Challenge - January Update

My goal for 2010 is to read 50 books. Think I can manage that? I'll start you off on January:

Completed:

1. Piers Anthony; Two to the Fifth (a Xanth novel)

2. James Patterson; Roses Are Red (an Alex Cross novel)

3. Charlaine Harris; Real Murders (an Aurora Teagarden novel)

4. Fannie Flagg; Standing Under the Rainbow (reread)

5. Janet Evanovich; Plum Spooky (a Stephanie Plum Behind-the-Numbers novel)
6. Fannie Flagg; Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (reread)
7. Patricia Davids; A Military Match

8. PC Cast and Kristin Cast; Tempted

9. Alex Archer; Rogue Angel: Secret of the Slaves

10. Christina Skye; Code Name: Baby
11. Piers Anthony; Pornucopia (reread)
12. James Patterson; Witch and Wizard
13. Lynsay Sands; Bite Me If You Can
14. Charlaine Harris; Dead Until Dark

15. Cassandra Clark; City of Ashes

In Process:

Cassandra Clarke; City of Glass

Charlaine Harris; Living Dead In Dallas

Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden; Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
Doris Christopher, Founder; The Pampered Chef

Gregory Maguire; Wicked

2010 Book Challenge - January

My goal for 2010 is to read 50 books. Think I can manage that? I'll start you off on January:

Completed:

1. Piers Anthony; Two to the Fifth (a Xanth novel)

2. James Patterson; Roses Are Red (an Alex Cross novel)

3. Charlaine Harris; Real Murders (an Aurora Teagarden novel)

4. Fannie Flagg; Standing Under the Rainbow (reread)

5. Janet Evanovich; Plum Spooky (a Stephanie Plum Behind-the-Numbers novel)
6. Fannie Flagg; Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (reread)
7. Patricia Davids; A Military Match

8. PC Cast and Kristin Cast; Tempted

9. Alex Archer; Rogue Angel: Secret of the Slaves

10. Christina Skye; Code Name: Baby
11. Piers Anthony; Pornucopia (reread)
12. James Patterson; Witch and Wizard
13. Lynsay Sands; Bite Me If You Can
14. Charlaine Harris; Dead Until Dark

In Process:

Cassandra Clarke; City of Ashes
Doris Christopher, Founder; The Pampered Chef

Changing my goal to be 125.

Dear Readers

This was inspired by Mrs. Gamgee , who got it from Dragondreamer's Lair - it's the 2010 Book Challenge! As many of you know, I'm a bookie (not that kind of bookie. Like foodie, but with books. Get it?). So when I happened across this Challenge in one of my frequented blogs, I decided to join in.

Here's the challenge:

1. your goal can be as high or low as you feel comfortable with...the goal is to read more, not to beat everyone else
   
2. read, read, read
   
3. keep a running total
4. have fun
5. if it is under 50 pages or an audio book, it counts as HALF a book
6. anything over 50 pages counts as 1 BOOK no matter how long it is
   
7. textbooks, childrens books, ebooks all count
8. rereading counts and any books read so far count
9. cookbooks count as a whole book if you actually read them (I mean really read...not just skim while looking for a recipe)

So I'll have one post per month that is just the books that I've read for that month. I'll give you title and author.

Maybe, just maybe, you'll see something that you like and take it for a spin.

Heepwah, and be safe out there.

Preferably with a book :)