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Month: October 2007

Friday’s Feast 166

by Athena // October 26, 2007 // 2 Comments
Appetizer -Name a great website you would recommend to others. Televisionwithoutpity. Soup – On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how often do you dream at night? 10. I’m a dreamer. I even lucid dreamed I was flying in... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Read with a Abandon

by Athena // October 25, 2007 // 4 Comments
I would enjoy reading a meme about people’s abandoned books. The books that you start but don’t finish say as much about you as the ones you actually read, sometimes because of the books themselves or because of the circumstances... Continue reading →

Running With Scissors

by Athena // October 24, 2007 // 1 Comment
By Augusten Burroughs. On my allconsuming.net account, I ask for recommendations of nonfiction books. This was the book that most people “thought I might enjoy”. It’s a very popular memoirs, and I can see why. Many people think the book... Continue reading →

Nomad Hat and Scarf

by Athena // October 22, 2007 // 1 Comment
Nomad Hat and Scarf, started October 5th, 2007, finished October 18, 2007 Pattern: Nomad Hat and Scarf by Kate Coyle from Interweave Knits, Fall 2007 Made for: Mom Yarn: Patons Shetland Chunky Tweed (75% Acrylic 25% Wool 123 yards per... Continue reading →

First Among Sequels

by Athena // October 21, 2007 // 2 Comments
This is the fifth book in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, but it marks the second part of the series and is the first part of the next four books. For maximum enjoyment of this book, I recommend... Continue reading →

Hour 14 and 15: Refreshments and Bonsoir

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 5 Comments
Alright my dear friends, I must call it a night. I have much to do tomorrow. I read two books, one play, but I really only completed one book. It was fun and worth it though, and the book was... Continue reading →

In their Shoes challenge

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // No Comments
A memoirs / biography reading challenge running through the whole of 2008. As with most of my lists, this is tentative and subject to change. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson William Shakespeare or Shakespeare:... Continue reading →

Hour 13: Mid-Event Survey

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 2 Comments
From our lovely organiser Dewey: 1. What are you reading right now? Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 2. How many books have you read so far? 1, and a few scenes from Cyrano. 3. What book are you most... Continue reading →

Hour 11 and 12: Break and Decision

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 2 Comments
Dear Edmond Rostand, Please write in English — I kid. I kid. You 19th century French writers slay me good. I have enjoyed your Cyrano de Bergerac. Well the first few scenes, but I must stop and find a more... Continue reading →

Seafaring Reading Challenge

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 2 Comments
Death by reading challenges, eh? The Seafaring challenge features books of nautical nature. It runs from November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008. I really just have one goal in this challenge: Read any book(s) from the Horatio Hornblower series... Continue reading →

Hour 10: Cyrano de Bergerac

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 2 Comments
Sarah had a challenge for us to read in a language that was not our native languages. English is not my first language, but it is by far the one I most adept. Second would be French, so I ventured... Continue reading →

Hour 8 and 9: One book down, Featured Readers

by Athena // October 20, 2007 // 1 Comment
I finished Jasper Fforde’s First Among Sequels. I’m a bit tired, so I don’t think I want to read One Day in th Life of Ivan Denisovich; I want something really light. That’s not going to happen, but I’ll figure... Continue reading →

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