I am amped. I am motivated.
In the words of Marvin Gaye, "Let's get it on!"
Follow my progress on the Una's - Reading Challenges 2011 page.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
"you done fell and bumped your head"
"You done fell and bumped your head," a lady said (jokingly) when she heard about all of the reading challenges that I have signed up for this year. Laura Miller at Salon.com wrote a great article about diversifying your read list. I used her article as a start for my challenge search. Check it out - "Be a better reader in 2011."
Follow my progress on the Una's - Reading Challenges 2011 page.
Follow my progress on the Una's - Reading Challenges 2011 page.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Happy Birthday Zora Neal Hurston!
Zora Neal Hurstion was born today (January 7, 1891). In honor of her birthday, I am reading Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston* by Valerie Boyd. Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God
is on my TBR list as a scribble - flick combination.
Check out the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities – ZORA! festival happening later this month. Are you attending?
*Triple whammy! Counts toward the POC Reading Challenge, 100+ Reading Challenge, and the TBR Reading Challenge.
is on my TBR list as a scribble - flick combination.Check out the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities – ZORA! festival happening later this month. Are you attending?
*Triple whammy! Counts toward the POC Reading Challenge, 100+ Reading Challenge, and the TBR Reading Challenge.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
My Bookswim Package has arrived! ~ Neon Angel
It contains Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway by Cherie Currie and The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. Neon Angel is part of my next scribble-flick combination.
What's in your Bookswim pool?
BookSwim is the first online book rental library club lending you paperbacks and hardcovers netflix-style directly to your house without the need to purchase! Whether it's New Releases, Bestsellers, or Classics, we've got over 200,000 titles to choose from, with free shipping both ways! Read your books as long as you want. -- no late fees! Even choose to purchase and keep the titles you love.
What's in your Bookswim pool?
BookSwim is the first online book rental library club lending you paperbacks and hardcovers netflix-style directly to your house without the need to purchase! Whether it's New Releases, Bestsellers, or Classics, we've got over 200,000 titles to choose from, with free shipping both ways! Read your books as long as you want. -- no late fees! Even choose to purchase and keep the titles you love.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Shoulda Read By Now
Not in any particular order ...
The Works of Jane Austen – I have seen so many references to her work lately. I read a book or two of hers in high school. I hadn't considered reading Austen again until a trip to Bath, England a few years ago. She has a HUGE fan-base.
-Sense and Sensibility
-Persuasion
-Emma
-Northanger Abbey
-Pride and Prejudice
-Mansfield Park
Good Night Moon - Margaret Wise Brown
Has everybody read this book but me?!? I don't remember this book from my childhood.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
The waiting list for this book at my library was crazy (and still is). I got all huffy and decided to just order the entire trilogy for myself. The books were still in the box. SMH. I need to read to them and give them to the library.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
I got this book on CD to listen to on vacation … four years ago. Still haven’t listened to it.
The 7 Habit of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
I want to be effective. Really, I do.
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
I have read a few sections of the book.I need to read the whole thing.
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Potter fever never hit me. The series dominated the best-seller list for the past decade. Let’s see if I can see if I can catch the fever.
SMH - shaking my head
Update 5/10/13:
I was reading Literary Chameleon's update on World Book Night 2013 and realized that I still haven't read The Alchemist yet. UGH! I am going to add that to my summer reading list.
I have read all of the books with a line through them. One day, I am going to get to those Potter books. Really, I am ;-)
The Works of Jane Austen – I have seen so many references to her work lately. I read a book or two of hers in high school. I hadn't considered reading Austen again until a trip to Bath, England a few years ago. She has a HUGE fan-base.
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Has everybody read this book but me?!? I don't remember this book from my childhood.
The waiting list for this book at my library was crazy (and still is). I got all huffy and decided to just order the entire trilogy for myself. The books were still in the box. SMH. I need to read to them and give them to the library.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
I got this book on CD to listen to on vacation … four years ago. Still haven’t listened to it.
The 7 Habit of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
I want to be effective. Really, I do.
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
I have read a few sections of the book.I need to read the whole thing.
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Potter fever never hit me. The series dominated the best-seller list for the past decade. Let’s see if I can see if I can catch the fever.
SMH - shaking my head
Update 5/10/13:
I was reading Literary Chameleon's update on World Book Night 2013 and realized that I still haven't read The Alchemist yet. UGH! I am going to add that to my summer reading list.
I have read all of the books with a line through them. One day, I am going to get to those Potter books. Really, I am ;-)
Monday, January 3, 2011
Shoulda Watched By Now
Not in any particular order ...
Sunset Boulevard
"Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup." Classic.
Enter the Dragon
Martial arts at its finest. I took a picture with a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong and have been meaning to watch this movie every since. Let's see if I can find the picture.
Gone with the Wind
I think that I have seen most of the movie - just not completely from start to finish.
Harry Potter (any of them)
The Harry Potter book series is on my "Shoulda Read By Now" list too. It dominated the bestselling books list of the last decade. I am gonna find out why.
Tsotsi
Netflix keeps suggesting that I see this movie. Okay. Okay. Okay. I am on it.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I have only seen snippets of it. It didn't seem appealing ... but people mention it a lot.
Born into Brothels
I kept hearing such rave reviews about the film. And I kept saying that I was going to watch it. What had happened was ...
The Blind Side
I don't know why but I cannot bring myself to watch this movie. And I really like Sandra Bullock's work.
Dracula (1931)
With the vampire business booming now, I figure I need to start further back. I want to see both versions - the "Bela Lugosi" English version that was filmed during the day and the Spanish version filmed during the night using the same movie set.
Blade Runner
I never understand references to the movie.
What's on your "Shoulda Watched By Now" list?
Update 5/10/13:
Well, it looks like I have more work to do. I have watched all of the books with a line through them.
"Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup." Classic.
Enter the Dragon
Martial arts at its finest. I took a picture with a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong and have been meaning to watch this movie every since. Let's see if I can find the picture.
I think that I have seen most of the movie - just not completely from start to finish.
Harry Potter (any of them)
The Harry Potter book series is on my "Shoulda Read By Now" list too. It dominated the bestselling books list of the last decade. I am gonna find out why.
Tsotsi
Netflix keeps suggesting that I see this movie. Okay. Okay. Okay. I am on it.
I have only seen snippets of it. It didn't seem appealing ... but people mention it a lot.
Born into Brothels
I kept hearing such rave reviews about the film. And I kept saying that I was going to watch it. What had happened was ...
I don't know why but I cannot bring myself to watch this movie. And I really like Sandra Bullock's work.
Dracula (1931)
With the vampire business booming now, I figure I need to start further back. I want to see both versions - the "Bela Lugosi" English version that was filmed during the day and the Spanish version filmed during the night using the same movie set.
Blade Runner
I never understand references to the movie.
What's on your "Shoulda Watched By Now" list?
Update 5/10/13:
Well, it looks like I have more work to do. I have watched all of the books with a line through them.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
I shoulda ... No, I'm gonna
My TBR* and TBW** lists are getting ridiculous. Something must be done. I don't want to assign a number of books or movies to complete. Too much pressure. So instead, I am going to start with some books and movies that I feel like I shoulda read or shoulda watched by now. You know the ones:
*TBR - To Be Read
**TBW - To Be Watched
*** His book, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read, is on my TBR list. Too funny (or sad - depending on how you look at it). Check out, "Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It" by Alan Riding at the The New York Times.
- They have been on your to-do list.
- They come up in conversations.
- They are referenced in other media and you only have a vague idea of them.
- They make you sigh, "I really should read/watch that."
*TBR - To Be Read
**TBW - To Be Watched
*** His book, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read, is on my TBR list. Too funny (or sad - depending on how you look at it). Check out, "Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It" by Alan Riding at the The New York Times.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Fat City - Please vote!
I just saw the movie, Fat City (1972), starring Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges and Susan Tyrrell. It was directed by John Hurston. What a line up! The movie is kind of dark and dirty. More about missed opportunities and hard living than boxing. Definitely not like the the typical boxing movies that Hollywood has been churning out since then. Check out Roger Ebert's January 1, 1972 review of the movie. Watch Fat City now with Video on Demand at Amazon.com.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Leonard Gardner. I have gotta get a copy of the book on the cheap. My library does not have it ;-( I have cast my vote to create a Kindle version and add it to the Bookswim collection. Please do the same - if you are interested in reading the book. Gracias!
KINDLE VOTE
Underneath the book image of Fat City, there is a "Tell the Publisher!" link. Vote to ask the publisher to add a Kindle version of the book.
Don't have a Kindle? Get free Kindle Reading Apps for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android phone.
BOOKSWIM VOTE
If you are a member of BookSwim, vote for Fat City's inclusion in the pool using the Book Request feature. If you are not a member, consider giving BookSwim a try. It is a great online book rental service that delivers hardcovers and paperbacks to you by mail.
P.S.
I wonder how it compares to The Fighter (starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale). I haven't seen it yet. Have you? The official movie site certainly hypes it up - www.thefightermovie.com.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Leonard Gardner. I have gotta get a copy of the book on the cheap. My library does not have it ;-( I have cast my vote to create a Kindle version and add it to the Bookswim collection. Please do the same - if you are interested in reading the book. Gracias!
KINDLE VOTE
Underneath the book image of Fat City, there is a "Tell the Publisher!" link. Vote to ask the publisher to add a Kindle version of the book.
Don't have a Kindle? Get free Kindle Reading Apps for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android phone.
BOOKSWIM VOTE
If you are a member of BookSwim, vote for Fat City's inclusion in the pool using the Book Request feature. If you are not a member, consider giving BookSwim a try. It is a great online book rental service that delivers hardcovers and paperbacks to you by mail.
P.S.
I wonder how it compares to The Fighter (starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale). I haven't seen it yet. Have you? The official movie site certainly hypes it up - www.thefightermovie.com.
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