tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777088205769153242024-03-19T02:31:35.136-06:00the adventures of the almighty vortex~Girl_13~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13143292275761604769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877708820576915324.post-46310156450568902532010-12-30T21:09:00.000-07:002010-12-30T21:09:05.607-07:00Hello SnowSo I totally had plans tonight... then it snowed. Not regular snow that you can still drive in, OH NO.. this is slippery, dangerous snow. Cancelling all plans. Fortunately, since I stayed up til 4am reading the end of "Halo" by Alexandra Adornetto... I now have time to finish the "My Blood Approves" series. This is better cuz I dont want to start the new year nearly done with it... I have been averaging one book a day. I know that will change monday morning, but thats why vacations rock. The kids dont have school so everyone sleeps in and everything takes on a slower, less urgent pace. Even for just a week or two. <br />
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~Halo~ was an epic story of Love. Not infatuation like twilight. Im convinced the only reason Edward loved Bella so was that he couldnt read her mind. But I also believe he couldnt read her mind cuz she was meant to be his vampire bride. No, Halo had something more. Maybe cuz it was light and not darkness, but I enjoyed it. Cant wait for the rest. Read it!~Girl_13~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13143292275761604769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877708820576915324.post-91658158310028962010-12-30T01:57:00.000-07:002010-12-30T01:57:13.952-07:00Reading and its affect on my lifeI have always been a reader. When I was 4, I learned how. My father held the utmost importance on education and my 1st grade teacher had stressed the doors that could be opened with reading. I never really stopped, but I had lost interest in books that once held me. In the last few years I picked up a few books and the time to read them and here I am. 2011 is going to be my year to catch up. With both the kids in school for 6 hours a day, and studies coming from everywhere saying how important it is for children to see their parents leading by example... I think its just time. I love reading. The possibilities of one persons imagination come to life in my head as the words melt off the pages. I got a Nook color for Christmas... I was so happy to have it and Jesse and the kids new I would be... I asked Santa for it and everything. I also got gift cards to go with it to get started building my library. OMG I love it! I love everything else I got as well.. Jewelry from Jesse and the kids, Perfume from Jesse, Brittany and Elliot... Shelby got me a cover for my Nook with Famous authors signatures on it. It was a wonderful year for Christmas. Even with my mom. That almost never happens. <br />
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In 2011 I am going to read... that is my commitment to myself (and secretly, my kids.. but like vegetables, dont tell them me reading is good for them too). I have joined online book clubs and reading challenges. The last challenged I signed on for maxes out at 200 books.. I read really fast and my library is already overflowing the shelves. There are a few dozen series I would like to explore... I just adore a good series. Especially if its long. I get so attached to charachters. <br />
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In 2010... I read alot... due in large part to Jesses video game habits and my lack of better things to do... also, I broke my foot at the start of summer and tv can only be SO interesting before I throw a lawn dart through the center of it. I read all of:<br />
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The Immortals Series by Alyson Noel... up to current anyway... (5)<br />
The House of Night Series by Kristin Cast and P.C. Cast.. Up to current (7)<br />
The Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead (6)<br />
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer<br />
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith (3)<br />
Kisses from Hell Anthology<br />
My Blood Approves Series by Amanda Hocking (3 so far but I have the last one and 2 days left in the year)<br />
Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Book 1 of Sookie Stackhouse)<br />
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto<br />
thats... 28 (probably)<br />
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I also started:<br />
Wuthering Heights<br />
Persuasion<br />
The Pagan Stone (before I realized it was a series)<br />
A Bite to Remember (before I realized it was a series)<br />
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Hyperspace... but this one is about quantum physics and the 10th dimension and I have to read it slowly cuz Im not Michio Kaku. Or my brother for that matter seeing as how he jacked it and completely understands it. <br />
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So heres to 2011 and giving me a little more time for me... CHEERS!~Girl_13~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13143292275761604769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-877708820576915324.post-4937207318234303032010-11-12T13:46:00.000-07:002010-11-12T13:46:05.941-07:00TC Captures LLCI registered myself this week as an LLC. It was probably the happiest day of this entire year for me. Im officially a business. And, I got a logo. My fb friend just made his business page for graphic design so I asked him to do my logo... and he did. And its awesome. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmiVrIHtPMAHue_-wVW9SLP-DLaL8WTN1zQu1_A51xv_oWjoGnYyAWIZZl-6lQrbFNDSNxSQr8wHQFMngAmr63aonePQ_-eDuuK4SZT6O25GT-ivOOkWs74u3quOzXhbPzhWNTPwvbyU/s1600/TC_logo11_grn_a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmiVrIHtPMAHue_-wVW9SLP-DLaL8WTN1zQu1_A51xv_oWjoGnYyAWIZZl-6lQrbFNDSNxSQr8wHQFMngAmr63aonePQ_-eDuuK4SZT6O25GT-ivOOkWs74u3quOzXhbPzhWNTPwvbyU/s320/TC_logo11_grn_a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>~Girl_13~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13143292275761604769noreply@blogger.com1