Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
Library Loot: November 25-December 1, 2009
Posted by: Eva on: November 26, 2009
- In: LibraryLoot| Misc
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>Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by myself and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out [...]
In Which I Share a Different Kind of Library Loot
Posted by: Eva on: November 14, 2009
- In: TBR
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I began this post forever ago-the morning after the read-a-thon in fact. And then somehow, I forgot I hadn’t actually finished and posted it, until I was admiring my huge stack of books today. So a little late, but better than never, here’s what I came home with from my library’s latest book [...]
Not My Usual Sunday Fare
Posted by: Eva on: November 8, 2009
- In: Misc
- 56 Comments
Hello darlings. I’m posting from a nest of pillows with suitable heating pads distributed around, and I’ve totally got fibro brain so a review would just be silly.
But. My mom picked up Season One of BBC’s Robin Hood for me at the library yesterday, and it is so wonderful! I am completely obsessed! [...]
After the Moment (thoughts)
Posted by: Eva on: November 5, 2009
- In: Misc
- 37 Comments
A couple months ago, in a fit of apparent insanity, I decided to accept a few review copies again. And for some reason, I accepted this book without reading the first few pages online, even though I usually research and screen review copies offered me rather meticulously. But I’d heard good things about [...]
The Really Old Classics Challenge (and an update on Spice of Life)
Posted by: Eva on: October 31, 2009
In addition to finishing four challenges, I’m adding two more: this is the first!
The always wonderful Rebecca is back for a second round of the Really Old Classics Challenge from November through February, and this time she’s co-hosting with Heather of Age 30+…a Lifetime in Books. You only have to read one book written [...]
October Challenge Wrap-Ups
Posted by: Eva on: October 31, 2009
- In: Misc
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First of all, Happy Halloween! But along with being an awesome holiday for us Statesiders, it is the end of the month, so I need to do four challenge wrap-ups! This is a housekeeping post more than anything, so feel free to ignore it.
The Classics Challenge
The lovely Trish hosted this challenge [...]
Read-a-Thon Mini-Challenge: Honouring Dewey
Posted by: Eva on: October 24, 2009
Welcome participants! Last read-a-thon was the first one without Dewey, the book blogger who began this event (and many others). I hosted a last-minute challenge asking participants to write a post about her, whether they knew her personally or just through her legacy to book blogging (which includes Weekly Geeks and the Bookworms [...]
Dewey’s Read-a-Thon: Hour 5
Posted by: Eva on: October 24, 2009
Pages Read This Hour: 92
Minutes Spent Reading This Hour: 29
Books Read This Hour: Reservation Blues by Sherman ALexie
Total Pages Read: 356
Books Completed: 2 (Disquiet by Julia Leigh, Expat ed. by Christina Henry de Tessan)
Tot. Mini-Challenges Participated In: 6
Tot. Minutes Spent Reading: 170
Minutes Spent Blogging/Mini-Challenge-ing This Hour: 9
Tot. Minutes Spent Blogging/Mini-Challenge-ing: 45
Minutes Spent Cheerleading This [...]
In Loving Memory
