The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 20th and runs through Sunday, August 26th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 23 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
I will be participating in the 23rd round of Bout of Books! See you there? I may update this blog from time to time in order to participate in some of the challenges and such, but I think the bulk of my updates will be uploaded onto my Youtube Channel once the Read-a-Thon has finished, so please keep an eye out for that.
Work and school have taken over my life! I am so far behind on watching
videos and leaving/replying to comments, but I promise I will get back
into the groove soon! The only aspect of my life that hasn't suffered,
apparently, is my reading.
▫ Enjoyed some beautiful spring weather by opening windows and eating ice cream - finally. It has once again turned cold and rainy, but I am looking forward to the sun and warm that are sure to follow.
▫ Finished one term and started another. Only a year left!
▫ Passed my driver's exam and did lots of solo driving! Oh, freedom.
▫ Nearly had a heart attack when Oliver, the git, got himself stuck behind one of our furnaces. We eventually got him out, but I am forever scarred.
▫ Started a new, week-in-review segment on the blog. Check it out.
▫ Our car broke down and we were all stuck without a way around for about a week before we were finally able to purchase a new one. Thankfully, I like this new vehicle much better.
▫ Freaked out over the season finale of Scorpion.
▫ Eagerly awaited the arrival of the final book in Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle series, The Raven King, only to be emailed by Amazon on the day of its release saying that it would be another few days before I would get it. Freaking out, I cancelled my order and drove out of town to pick it up at Barnes & Noble. A bit crazy, maybe, but it was worth it.
▫ Celebrated my dad's 60th birthday a few days early.
I finally sat down to watch Divergent this month, and wow. I am eager to see what happens next. Also, I was absolutely certain I would dislike Theo James as Four because he seemed a little too macho and was definitely not my type, but my mind has been changed, hello.
Until the episode that aired a few weeks ago, The 100 was becoming a little unbearable. Everyone was dying, the plot was shit, and there was no substance. Thankfully, all of my wonderful delinquents are back together again, fighting side by side, and things are finally starting to make sense. I've been getting that season 1 feeling, and I love it. I really hope it continues, particularly the Bellark/delinquent scenes.
The season 2 finale of Scorpion premiered on the 25th of this month and wowza. I thought season 1 ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, but this last episode has it beat. I cannot believe I have to wait until the end of summer to get new episodes and find out what happened after Walter left the garage! There were a few times this season when I felt like the episodes were repeating themselves or didn't seem as interesting, but I would definitely have to say that Scorpion is one of my favorite shows despite this, with one of my favorite pairings, and I cannot wait to see where it goes from here.
▫ Took my rabbit, Oliver, in to be neutered. This was an extremely difficult decision, because the last rabbit I took in ended up dying from the anesthesia, but Oliver came out of the surgery okay and is back to his perky, ornery self!
▫ Took my driver's exam. I passed the driving part, but failed maneuverability, even though I had done it perfectly a hundred times during practice. Thanks, anxiety... Here's to hoping next month's Rewind includes a comment saying I've passed!
March Snapshots:
» Book(s) I've Been Reading«
[ March wrap-up video coming soon! ]
» Movies/Shows I've Been Watching«
I put off watching the final two movies for years because I didn't want the journey to end, but this month I finally decided to sit down and watch them! They were incredibly good and I cried a lot.
I also finally got around to watching Catching Fire and it's all I could think about this month.
Oh, man, the nostalgia. I used to watch this show all the time in high school; it's the perfect mixture of funny, sad and creepy. My sister recently bought a boxed set of the series and I have slowly been making my way through the episodes. They're just as good as I remember!
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they update their blog with a list of ten things that have to do with a predetermined topic.
This week's topic is: Ten Books I Don't Talk About Enough.
*Some of these are linked to a 365 Project post on Tumblr. Click on the photograph to be taken to the original post!
» Book(s) I've Been Reading«
» Movies/Shows I've Been Watching«
The season finale is next week and I am NOT. READY.
The season finale for The Shannara Chronicles was a few days ago and stuck very true to the ending of the book series (as far as I know anyway - I haven't actually read them). However, it appears that there is a large possibility that the show will come back for another season. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and am looking forward to seeing how it diverts from the books during future episodes/seasons.
Guys. This show is so bad. I don't understand what happened. Everyone is acting out of character, actors are leaving, and this season has had practically zero redeeming qualities, in my opinion. UHG. Season two was so good; this season has just been a roller-coaster of crazy. And not in the good way.
» Songs I've Been Listening To«
Invincible by Ruelle
Stand By You by Rachel Platten
» Other Favorites«
As I've said, I have recently discovered Pinterest. I tried it out about a year ago and was too confused to look too much into it, but lately I've found that it's a great place for inspiration - both in life and writing. You can follow/find me here.
I heard about this technique from writer V.E. Schwab. She uses it to keep track of how many words she writes/edits, how many pages she reads, as well as other, every day activities. I've found it helpful to have a physical, visual way to see my progress!
*Some of these are linked to a 365 Project post on Tumblr. Click on the photograph to be taken to the original post!
» Book(s) I've Been Reading«
» Movies/Shows I've Been Watching«
Teen Wolf season 5 has begun and I am SO excited to see where the story goes. Things kind of fell apart for the characters last season.
I didn't expect to love this show as much as I currently do. It's brand
new—on its very first season—and I am getting some serious Lord of the
Rings vibes. Hopefully my excitement and love for the characters and
this world continue.
The 100 is back with season 3!!! I wasn't too impressed with the newest episode, but the trailers and sneak peeks look amazing. Hopefully the show doesn't let me down!
I saw this movie for the first time a few days ago and really liked the changes. Definitely a new favorite of mine!
» Songs I've Been Listening To«
I have had this song stuck in my head since New Years Eve.
» Other Favorites«
I've been a fan of the SacconeJolys for a while (Anna was in one of my Monthly Rewind posts a few months back), but I have recently started watching them again in an attempt to catch up on what they've been up to. They are Youtube daily vloggers and have the cutest little family ever.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf; current favorite 3DS game.
I have been obsessed with the Smucker's Uncrustables PB&(strawberry)J sandwiches lately! They are SO. GOOD.
