tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66674079572112682472024-03-13T07:10:40.354-05:00~Up Close & Personal with LadyTink~Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comBlogger451125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-18687039996437467082011-04-10T08:37:00.000-05:002013-11-29T09:32:52.659-06:00Lost It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When reading and watching movies become a chore instead of enjoyment I believe it's time to quit blogging.... at least for awhile. Maybe once I stop feeling guilty about not posting once I read or watch something. I'll miss all the bloggers and I'll probably pop by once in awhile to see what's going on but it's time for me to find the joy I used to have about blogging again.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-6920344204904397322011-03-21T18:00:00.002-05:002011-03-21T18:00:57.932-05:00Internet ProblemsI disappeared on you guys again but I've been having internet issues so I can only get on when it's working. We're supposed to be replacing it soon with cable internet. Miss you guys!Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-54559111378845274832011-03-05T10:05:00.000-06:002011-03-05T10:05:16.589-06:00Late Fia Friday and a Question<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Oops! I missed Fia Friday! I wasn't online yesterday though and Fia's been a brat lately so I've been running around after her making sure she's not chewing up any more of my favorite shoes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closest the two have ever been (without Fia getting smacked)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Do you do Netflix? My husband recently set it up for me and I'm addicted which is very strange since I never watch actual TV. I'm getting caught up now though! I actually watched the first episode of 21 Jump Street last night with Johnny Depp and I wasn't crazy about it but I did like some of it. The show must be good if it lasted as long as it did. Does anyone have any other suggestions for me to watch? Movies too!Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-13341992495166639792011-03-02T12:39:00.000-06:002011-03-02T12:39:44.029-06:00My New Orleans TripHello all! I've been completely out of it lately or else I would have updated about Monday's trip sooner. Paige, Kat, and I all went to New Orleans to pick up Kat's passport since she's leaving for Italy this Friday and while we were down there took in a few sights.<br />
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Usually whenever I head that way, we hang out in the French Quarter but that day we went to the Garden District/ Magazine Street. I loved to see all the Mardi Gras decorations! We at lunch at <a href="http://www.lamadeleine.com/">La Madeliene</a> which wasn't half bad (I had the Chicken Parisien which is a sandwich of marinated chicken breast, bacon, melted cheddar, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato on a sourdough roll and a lemon mini tart from their bakery) but I've definietly had better.<br />
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After lunch we headed over to Magazine Street (because I've never been) which is just a bunch of cute little boutiques and shops. I finally got to try gelato at <a href="http://www.shopsucre.com/">Sucre</a> which was super yummy! I like it SO much better than ice cream (the difference between the two is gelato has less buttercream and sugar). We also looked around all the little clothing shops and stuff (boy is that stuff expensive!) and then headed over to <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/index-1.php">Whole Foods</a>. I seriously wish that there was one closer to home and that I was rich enough to afford shopping there all the time since that was just neat!<br />
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After we left Whole Foods it was getting kind of late so we headed home and though I had a blister or two from those flip-flops, I did have fun! So, if you've been to New Orleans, what are your favorite stores and resturaunts? I'm a big dessert fan so I'm especially eager to hear recommendations in that quarter as well.<br />
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NOTE: My camera has grown legs and walked off again so no pics for now :(Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-23729896535462359442011-02-28T20:07:00.000-06:002011-02-28T20:07:09.970-06:00New Orleans for the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RMHLZldGiZ4/TWxUM5jw13I/AAAAAAAAGIU/33NUA5XGV9Y/s1600/3153304435_473cc66d47_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RMHLZldGiZ4/TWxUM5jw13I/AAAAAAAAGIU/33NUA5XGV9Y/s320/3153304435_473cc66d47_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hey sorry guys, no Monday Musing today. I spent all day in the Garden District/ Magazine Street of New Orleans with some friends and I'm exhausted and have blisters. I'm going to bed! Night!!!Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-9675046575653568792011-02-25T13:58:00.000-06:002011-02-25T13:58:44.034-06:00Fia Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VpA3iIqdiEs/TWgIW3d13BI/AAAAAAAAGII/4vFh4dkLj4Q/s1600/IMG_2820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VpA3iIqdiEs/TWgIW3d13BI/AAAAAAAAGII/4vFh4dkLj4Q/s320/IMG_2820.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here's Fia outside sniffing my daffodils!<br />
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I keep trying to get a video of her chasing her tail but here she is right afterwards with her ducky.<br />
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It’s another cover contemplation! Today is Pat Frank’s post-apocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon. These first three covers all feature the same picture of a group of people out of focus all being led by one man. I’m guessing the man is supposed to be Randy Bragg, the main character in the novel, the last cover is the copy I own of this book.<br />
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<div>I've been told that this blue and purplish-pink cover is the bookjackets that were on the first editions of this book. Not really sure what all the shapes are supposed to mean; if anything, but I do like the font on this one. The yellow cover of the man looking into the explosion was a 1993 paperback release.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p319wayEB4Q/TWbS6M1H-qI/AAAAAAAAGHo/D1THfASKAKc/s1600/Alas-1961+Austrailia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p319wayEB4Q/TWbS6M1H-qI/AAAAAAAAGHo/D1THfASKAKc/s200/Alas-1961+Austrailia.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0w2_esyrwXY/TWbS8YXDEwI/AAAAAAAAGHs/UKundDYvop0/s1600/Alas-UK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0w2_esyrwXY/TWbS8YXDEwI/AAAAAAAAGHs/UKundDYvop0/s200/Alas-UK.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><br />
<div>The really interesting Pan Giant cover with the mushroom cloud rising over the city and has broken telephone poles is an Australian cover of the paperback. The red cover with the black broken telephone poles is a hardcover found in the UK.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34eDJyR6o-c/TWbUxpQaPxI/AAAAAAAAGHw/gcupDKqAXsc/s1600/Alas-Italian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34eDJyR6o-c/TWbUxpQaPxI/AAAAAAAAGHw/gcupDKqAXsc/s200/Alas-Italian.jpg" width="138" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gqFp5Qoqjl8/TWbUzdqq9HI/AAAAAAAAGH0/KQAgxPrOYQ0/s1600/Alas-french.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gqFp5Qoqjl8/TWbUzdqq9HI/AAAAAAAAGH0/KQAgxPrOYQ0/s200/Alas-french.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><br />
<div>These last two are the only foreign language editions I could find. The first is the Italian cover which translates to Goodbye Babylon and is the only cover that actually looks like the time period it's set in with the cars from the 1950s gracing the cover. You can also tell that this is set in a sunny place (in this case Florida) with all the palm trees too. I'm really not impressed with the French edition (which translates to This World Was Not Saved) even if I do like the title, since it's a bit misleading. It does show a family but the main character has no children. The children belong to his brother's wife who is in the SAC and when he thinks their might be war headed their way, sends his family down to his brother and childhood home. Randy does take care of them but he also takes on several others, mostly his neighbors as family too.</div><div><br />
</div><div>That's all I could find out there for this book. If there are any others that you know about, please send them to me!</div>Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-37832799119047146572011-02-22T11:29:00.000-06:002011-02-22T11:29:24.197-06:00Teaser Tuesday- Alas, Babylon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGk271ZvMI/AAAAAAAAGFA/jLmkvFmsVh8/s1600/TT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGk271ZvMI/AAAAAAAAGFA/jLmkvFmsVh8/s200/TT.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">Should Be Reading</a>. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:<br />
<ul><li>Grab your current read and share two (2) “teaser” sentences</li>
<li>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</li>
<li>Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</li>
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<b>This week’s Musing Mondays post asks…</b><br />
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<b>In honor of the Canadian “Family Day” holiday, today, I’m curious… What was the last book (or, what was your favorite book) that dealt with family? What did you like / dislike about it?</b><br />
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I've never heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Day_(Canada)">Family Day</a> but it sounds like a good practice! The last book I read that dealt with family was Pat Frank's <i>Alas, Babylon</i>. I loved this book the first time I read it and I still loved it when I finished it last night. It's a dystopian post-apocolypse type of book but what makes it eligible for this post is that the main character Randy pulls together not only his brother's wife and kids but also the town doctor and all his nearby neighbors to make a family that works together in this new dangerous life without modern conviences. I loved how with them all teaming up, and eventually working with the town itself, they brought order to the chaos.<br />
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I haven't abandoned the blogs again, I've just had a horrible toothache the past few days and I can't find a book that truly interests me. I've tried three so far since Made to Be Broken and I got pretty far into the last one (enough that I do plan on finishing it eventually). The writing style and the voice was just too awkward for me. Also, it was really bugging me since the scenes weren't transitioning well. Since I'm not feeling good, this is doubly irritating for me.<br />
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That's not to say I'm not working on some reviews because I've finished the children's book one and I'm about to start the movie adaptation so I can review it all in one post. Also, I'm listening to the audio commentary of Under the Tuscan Sun so look for that review soon too. Hopefully I'll pick something up soon that I'll love and actually feel like reading... maybe a re-read of something I haven't reviewed?Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-44985653586320786252011-02-16T13:11:00.000-06:002011-02-16T13:11:55.313-06:00Library Loot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IKdaN2GbDWY/TVwe8VO0_kI/AAAAAAAAGGY/pA77nce8wHg/s1600/library+loot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IKdaN2GbDWY/TVwe8VO0_kI/AAAAAAAAGGY/pA77nce8wHg/s200/library+loot.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'm kind of exhausted and I've still got a ton of laundry to get through so here's a really quick Library Loot.<br />
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Three DVDs came in, two that were supposed to be for last weekends Italian night and one for this weekend's Mexican night. Hopefully The Mexican will come in soon (thanks for the rec <a href="http://notnowjensreading.blogspot.com/">JenD</a>!)<br />
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Also two books came in, both Disney related. Can you tell I have Disney on the brain lately? Can you kind of guess what movie review is going to be coming up really soon?<br />
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<b>If you read romance novels, answer this question: Who are your favorite “romance” authors? Why?</b><br />
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Plain jane romance novels isn't something I read all that often anymore, I much prefer urban fantasy with romance elements like Laurell K. Hamilton. However, I do have a few romance authors I like such as Jennifer Crusie because she's so funny or Nora Roberts/JD Robb but only her series books for some reason. Oh, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Brenda Joyce, and Teresa Medieros is usually awesome too! The latter was actually the first book I reviewed over on my other blog.<br />
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Cover Contemplation Time! You didn't think I'd forgotten about this did you? There isn't that much out there for Kelley Armstrong's <i>Made to Be Broken</i> (see my <a href="http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2011/02/no-one-cares-except-hitwoman.html">review</a>)... according to the author's website and the research I've done, there's only two English covers actually but here they are.<br />
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Good morning everybody! Italian Night with the girls turned out pretty great even though we got started a bit late and was only able to finish one movie (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdJGMZDY0-8">Under the Tuscan Sun</a>). I completely forgot to take pictures but we did have fun! Kat brought over Fia's litter mate Lucy and they had played all night, poor Fia is tuckered out this morning. I will say one thing: I have never cleaned up so much puppy pee in my life! They were too busy playing to go potty whenever we took them outside. <b>Hey, we're talking about doing a Mexican food night next weekend. Anyone got any fantastic movie (or book) ideas?</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gorgeous work of art... is a cake! By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakedoctor/2688699093/">Cake Doctor</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>In other news, I've been thinking of doing something on the blog for awhile now and I'd like to run it past you guys first. A few months ago I won a book of my choice from <a href="http://bookish-delights.blogspot.com/">Bookish Delights</a> and I picked <i>1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up</i> by Julia Eccleshare and Quentin Blake (yes, the illustrator of Roald Dahl). It's an awesome list book that has some great YA recommendations however, the first couple sections are for children's books and I've been thinking about checking everything out in order. Some of these children's books are classics that I remember as a kid and some I remember hearing about that I've never read, even a few that are unknown to me. <b>What would you guys think about me doing a review for these children books, say maybe once a week or whenever the whim strikes me?</b> I have no children, no plans for any in my future, and I hardly ever see any kids so I couldn't give you their opinion- I would be reading these. I mean, you know how I do my reviews by now. It would have tons of trivia, links, and even a review of the movie too if there is an adaptation. <b>Would that be something anyone is interested in?</b>Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-69523759086507627512011-02-11T17:52:00.000-06:002011-02-11T17:52:06.321-06:00Fia Flick and Pic Friday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cB3jymBy230/TVXGr0JMJwI/AAAAAAAAGFw/WvEypHjJ1Ws/s1600/IMG_2805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cB3jymBy230/TVXGr0JMJwI/AAAAAAAAGFw/WvEypHjJ1Ws/s320/IMG_2805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So you wanted Fia? You got her!<br />
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Up first are the DVDs, both set in Italy because my friend is traveling there next month and we're having an Italian movie night this weekend (we watched Eat, Pray, Love last weekend).<br />
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Then the books, two Disney and one what I call "list book". No, I'm not going to Disney World yet *grumble*, but I thought I might as well start planning it out since we'll probably go next year. The list book is courtesy of my friend <a href="http://livingreadgirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/read-this-next-for-some-smart-and.html">Lady T's great review</a> on it.<br />
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Hey, I would love to be pointed in the direction of some great books on Disneyland/ Walt Disney World history if anyone can think of anything.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-19115628569140179862011-02-08T14:21:00.001-06:002011-02-08T22:39:20.115-06:00Teaser Tuesday- Made to Be Broken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGk271ZvMI/AAAAAAAAGFA/jLmkvFmsVh8/s1600/TT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGk271ZvMI/AAAAAAAAGFA/jLmkvFmsVh8/s200/TT.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">Should Be Reading</a>. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:<br />
<ul><li>Grab your current read and share two (2) “teaser” sentences</li>
<li>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</li>
<li>Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGll4LeFgI/AAAAAAAAGFE/GbH-ZnzWx9c/s1600/31731249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVGll4LeFgI/AAAAAAAAGFE/GbH-ZnzWx9c/s1600/31731249.JPG" /></a></div><div><b>MADE TO BE BROKEN BY KELLEY ARMSTRONG</b></div><div>I had the gag tied, the blindfold on, and the guy pulled flat on the seat and he kept sleeping. If it wasn't for the now- muffled snores, I'd have thought he was dead.</div>Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-46496169861522452562011-02-07T12:19:00.000-06:002011-02-07T12:19:29.309-06:00Musing Monday- Book Police<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVA3YExNhDI/AAAAAAAAGE8/TMnxDy3cfkU/s1600/Musing+Mondays2_thumb%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TVA3YExNhDI/AAAAAAAAGE8/TMnxDy3cfkU/s200/Musing+Mondays2_thumb%255B2%255D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>This week’s musing asks…</b><br />
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<b>How do you react to the “book police”? (people who judge what you are reading, and try to make you feel guilty) Do you respond to their judgements? Or, do you keep quiet? Do you let what they say influence your reading, or do you do your own thing, regardless?</b><br />
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Oh the book police! Annoying, nosy people. What happened to 'if you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all'? Maybe I'm just channeling my inner Thumper but if I see you holding a book that I personally wouldn't read if you paid me (considering all the genres I read, that's very rare), I'm certainly not going to say that to you! The world wouldn't be so nearly an interesting place if everyone just read old classics.<br />
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That said, I have made some excuses for what I was reading before and to keep from being teased in high school I would usually carry Stephen King novels to read since everyone knew who he was (that and it was before I realized just how much was out there). Nowadays, I read what I want when I want and I could care less what others think about it.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-28020398927543159262011-02-06T05:18:00.002-06:002011-02-06T05:24:18.863-06:00I'm Coming Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TTMaN1pga3I/AAAAAAAAGD8/EB1UFWGMCR4/s1600/tumblr_lefmzu1f9Z1qde02ko1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TTMaN1pga3I/AAAAAAAAGD8/EB1UFWGMCR4/s320/tumblr_lefmzu1f9Z1qde02ko1_500_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Good morning to all my old readers! You may have noticed that I haven’t exactly been around for… well awhile. Between all of the holidays (hope everyone had great ones!), lots of real life stuff, and just having problems getting up the motivation to read lately; blogging took the last seat on the bus these past few months. Well February has only just begun so I’m going to try to get back to where I used to be by getting organized and moving all of the books I only half reviewed into a separate folder to get around to them sometime later and just start fresh. Fresh start… sounds awesome to me!<br />
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I’ve got some great stuff planned for this year and I plan to review more of the ARC’s and other books I receive- well, maybe not as soon as I get them but not a year or two later either. I’ll try my best not to flake out on you guys again. I even may have a giveaway coming up soon and I have a review all written up and ready to go to post sometime today too. Can't wait to see what everyone has been up to!<br />
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Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon<br />
A Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost<br />
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost<br />
At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost<br />
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost<br />
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost<br />
Blameless by Gail Carriger<br />
Changeless by Gail Carriger<br />
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione<br />
<a href="http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2010/10/angel-in-love.html">Fallen</a> by Lauren Kate<br />
<a href="http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2010/09/poirots-first-mystery.html">The Mysterious Affair at Styles </a>by Agatha ChristieLadytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-64231561904930803002010-10-05T14:24:00.000-05:002010-10-05T14:24:37.648-05:00Cover Contemplation... Kinda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TKt7P7NeixI/AAAAAAAAGC8/ULyii8gpo14/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TKt7P7NeixI/AAAAAAAAGC8/ULyii8gpo14/s320/Untitled.png" width="320" /></a></div>I know I promised foreign covers for The Mysterious Affair at Styles but I actually<a href="http://www.deliciousdeath.com/01/01cawe.html"> found a webpage</a> that has already collected them all together. There's Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese, Korean, some lovely Japanese covers (under JPN), Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Italian (which has quite a few yellow covers for some reason), Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Norweigian, Finnish, lots of French, Dutch, and German covers too. Hope you enjoy browsing!<br />
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</tbody></table>Sorry I've been MIA lately! A lot of my husband's family is down for awhile that he hasn't seen in a long time for his dad's wedding reception (they got married in Savu but this is for the rest of the family to welcome her). Of course I didn't know about it until Friday night so I'm cleaning like a mad woman. TTYL!Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-70085041874950748642010-09-27T19:15:00.003-05:002010-09-28T15:11:14.028-05:00Cover Contemplation- The English OnesSince Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles is 80 years old, it has been published a LOT and because of this there are so many covers for it. Since there are just so many I’m going to have to break up this cover contemplation into two sections, today’s will be all the English covers for this book I could find.<br />
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This first cover is a really old one and it pictures one of the Cavendish brothers holding a candle while Cynthia and Mary are slightly behind him. In the foreground is who I believe to be Poirot looking over the table. I couldn't find a better cover of this one but it's the first cover of the book back in 1920. The author actually had a painting of this commissioned for one of her houses later in life. I love this second cover with the cup of tea where the steam comes up in the shape of a woman's head silhouette. Also it has the will and a poison bottle of it too. Plus, it has a lovely background too. This is supposed to be Mud Puddle Books' 2006 hardcover edition. I haven't got a clue about this third cover that looks hastily thrown together. Especially since the story takes place during summer and this one looks like it's winter. At least the manor is nice!<br />
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This next one is a paperback from 2004 and it's somewhat more interesting than a stock photo since it has Styles Court in the photo, the purple dispatch case with it's key, Poirot’s house of cards and of course a steaming cup of tea. This cover is from 2004 I believe and it's a lovely blue with a poison bottle on it and includes the byline: Poirot's First Case. Kind of plain but I do like it. The mainly white cover with the tiny rectangle with the table with the purple dispatch case, will, key, and the bottle of poison on the table is a Berkley mass market paperback edition that was published for several of the Poirot books. I even own one with a very similar look to it.<br />
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2006's hardcover is a mainly red (sometimes pink) cover with an overturned tea cup which is another stock photo that could have used a little work in my opinion. While this next one has a 1930's look to it, this cover was actually the 2001 hardcover. An interesting look with the Cavendish brothers over their stepmother's bed with the silhouette of the lady at the end of the bed. I'm not sure what year this next cover comes from but it's definitely a stock photo since none of those cars were available back in the 1930's! I do like those trees and gate though. The next cover could fall under the stock photo category but that house does look like an old English manor.<br />
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I haven't the foggiest idea of why a church and graveyard are on this next cover. I supposed that it could represent where Emily Inglethorp is buried but it doesn't make much sense otherwise. Another one that doesn't make much sense is this Wildside Press 2009 black and grey background with the picture with all the stuff on it. Not that any of these things are in the book of course. A lady's hand holding a red rose (which reminds me, was there fingernail polish back in the 1930s?) is pretty boring and something else that doesn't depict the story in any way but at least the byline says that it's Agatha Christie's first novel and where Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are introduced.<br />
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Waking Lion Press published the cover with the cup of coffee and the black bowler hat in 2006. A mind-numbingly boring paperback that isn't worth the price of what it's going for on Amazon. Random House Trade paperbacks published this red 2007 cover with the owl in the bowler hat. I actually like this one even if it is slightly simple and has nothing to do with the actual story. The Modern Library Classics never have the best covers but I usually pick these up anyway since they have interesting introductions. What this lady has to do with the book is beyond me though. I'm still not sure if that's supposed to be a car window or a house window either. This cover was published in 2003.<br />
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The slightly reddish-brown cover with the spilled coffee covering the hand is another boring cover brought to you by Deodand Publishing (from Australia) in 2002. Bantam published this next cover of the hat and the mustache which is supposed to be Poirot in paperback from 1978. I haven't a clue who published this 1986 one but that picture in the background of the old lady is horrifying huh? I don't want to say that that man is supposed to be Poirot because he doesn't look at all what the author describes nor does he look anything like any of the actors who have played him. Mark Twain or Colonel Sanders maybe but not Hercule Poirot.<br />
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Pan Books is the publisher of this next three paperbacks, one published in 1954, 1959 and the last in 1969-74 but I’m not sure which is which. The first one features Hercule Poirot peering into a cup which though he doesn’t look quite right, it’s better than the other one with the yellow cover is supposed to be a sketch of Hercule Poirot and though it's not bad, he's not quite what I imagined. For one thing, that bowtie is just not neat enough for Poirot and I don't think his mustache was quite so thin either! I do like the smashed cup which is one of the only ones I could find that had one too.<br />
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I love this 1945 Avon Books pulp fiction-looking cover. It's so campy with the barely dressed woman (Mary maybe?) and the tuxedoed man behind her staring in shock at the woman's hand holding the glass. The only big consistency is the glass but actually everything is slightly off about this cover. I still really like it for some reason though. The cover with the face and pouring the poison into a glass is also an Avon Books cover from 1945. It's also kind of boring if you ask me. The next mass market paperback published by Panther in 1983 is another boring one since it only features hands holding a bottle of poison. I would definitely just pass this one right by if I saw it somewhere. Wildside Press published this last cover in 2009 with the cartoony-looking cover of the woman who looks like a flapper which is totally inconsistent with the story but I do like it... I'd just like it better on a different book!Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667407957211268247.post-53980919978139858182010-09-21T05:32:00.000-05:002010-09-21T05:32:32.216-05:00Teaser Tuesdays- Dance With the Devil<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/SSv36N93qnI/AAAAAAAACic/Q6zwcqGgtgA/s1600-h/Teaser+Tuesday.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272580368320932466" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/SSv36N93qnI/AAAAAAAACic/Q6zwcqGgtgA/s320/Teaser+Tuesday.bmp" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 81px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 128px;" /></a><br />
TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:<br />
<div><div><ul><li>Grab your current read.</li>
<li>Let the book fall open to a random page.</li>
<li>Share with us at least two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page </li>
<li>You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!<br />
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</ul><div>DANCE WITH THE DEVIL BY SHERRILYN KENYON</div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TJiJqcNtNPI/AAAAAAAAF9w/ZNqjm_17nU8/s1600/27512202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XdgS9g4KjmM/TJiJqcNtNPI/AAAAAAAAF9w/ZNqjm_17nU8/s200/27512202.JPG" width="117" /></a>"In case you haven't noticed, princess, social skills aren't my forte. Hell, you're lucky I'm housebroke."</div><div>Oh, he was an evil one.</div></div><div></div></div></div>Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.com11