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Booking Through Thursday Relating

by Athena // March 29, 2012 // 2 Comments
BTT this week is about fictional characters: Are there any fictional characters whom you have emulated (or tried to)? Who and why? What literary character do you feel is most like you personality-wise (explain)? I don’t think I have tried... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Back

by Athena // April 27, 2008 // 4 Comments
I am back to reading again, though the recovery from such a busy two months has not been easy to transition. I’ve been watching more movies lately than reading as a result. I am a bit restless, but I have... Continue reading →

Movie Meme

by Athena // April 7, 2008 // No Comments
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times. No such movie exists. I don’t rewatch movies all that much, and there are a few that I do, but more or less the same amount. 2. Name... Continue reading →

Just another Meme

by Athena // January 25, 2008 // 1 Comment
I got this meme from Chris. What kind of soap is in your shower right now? LUSH Fig N Leaves. Very moisturizing. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Not in this cold season. What would you change about... Continue reading →

Friday’s Feast 170

by Athena // November 30, 2007 // 1 Comment
Appetizer What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride? I haven’t been to either in years. I’m not big on them. I’ve never been on a roller coaster either. I use to like the merry go round as a kid. Soup... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Preservatives

by Athena // November 15, 2007 // 3 Comments
how many of us write notes in our books. Are you a Footprint Leaver or a Preservationist? – BTT Preservationist. I don’t really like writing in books and leave them as they are. If I wanted to leave notes about... Continue reading →

Reading Meme

by Athena // November 12, 2007 // 5 Comments
Reading Meme found via Dewey’s. 1. Do you remember learning to read? How old were you? English is not my first language, and I had learned to read in that first language when I was really young, about four or... Continue reading →

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 – Decorum

by Athena // October 4, 2007 // 6 Comments
Do you have “issues” with too much profanity or overly explicit (ahem) “romantic” scenes in books? Or do you take them in stride? Have issues like these ever caused you to close a book? Or do you go looking for... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Comfort Food

by Athena // September 13, 2007 // 2 Comments
Okay . . . picture this (really) worst-case scenario: It’s cold and raining, your boyfriend/girlfriend has just dumped you, you’ve just been fired, the pile of unpaid bills is sky-high, your beloved pet has recently died, and you think you’re... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Statistics

by Athena // August 30, 2007 // 1 Comment
There was a widely bruited-about statistic reported last week, stating that 1 in 4 Americans did not read a single book last year. Clearly, we don’t fall into that category, but . . . how many of our friends do?... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Indoctrination

by Athena // August 23, 2007 // 3 Comments
When growing up did your family share your love of books? If so, did one person get you into reading? And, do you have any family-oriented memories with books and reading? (Family trips to bookstore, reading the same book as... Continue reading →

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