Bloglovin! & Google Sucks

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

This post is to CLAIM my blog on BlogLovin that way 

when Google Reader dies I still have a place to go

see all the people I followed via GFC.
I hope this Bloglovin works.
I already know I prefer Networked Blogs.
But, Bloglovin will import all the blogs
you currently follow thru Google Reader.

If you don't know what I am talking about,
you really should go check out
this post by The Bawdy Book Blog
about The Death of Google Reader.

Sometimes, smart people do such dumb things.

Way to go Google!

Question: Mon or Thur for Think Out Loud

Ok. I am not understanding so please help me. I have a meme called Think Out Loud that I usually post on Mondays. Out of 523 followers I am lucky if 3 participate (Thank you!)

Anyways, what is the problem with the lack of participation? I think it is a great meme (not biased at all) and wish more people would play along so....

Should I move Think Out Loud to Thursdays?

It seems like Mondays are just not good days for people.

Please leave in the comments if I should post Think Out Loud on Monday or Thursday!!!

I really hope I get some feedback guys.

Thanks in advance!!

Blog: Liebster Award!

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers that have less than 200 followers.

Liebster is a word of German origin that is a term of endearment. 

It can be translated as dearest, beloved, sweetest, kindest, etc...

I was recently awarded The Liebster Blog Award 

by Lauren @ Lauren's Library.

Check out her Liebster Award blog post HERE.

Here are the "rules":
1. You must post 11 facts about yourself.
2. You must answer the 11 questions asked of you and ask 11 questions of the bloggers you will be awarding.
3. You must pick 11 bloggers to pass the Liebster Award forward.
4. Post a link to their site and leave a comment letting them know they have won The Liebster Award!
5. No tag backs!

THE CHOSEN ELEVEN

1. Jessie's Book Place

2. Claudia Carozza 

3. The Lovely Books

4. Today In Shenaya

5. Becca's Book Bug

6. Alternate Readality

7. A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books

8. A Librarian's Library

9. Winged Reviews

10. The Grammarian's Reviews

11. Smash Attack Reads

There is no obligation to the chosen blogs to participate.

I mainly wanted to show appreciation of their work!

If you decide to participate, 

please leave a link in my comments.

I would love to read your responses!

ELEVEN QUESTIONS ASKED

1. What is your opinion of my blog content/design?

2. Who do you relate to most, Daphne or Velma? Why?
3. How much time do you spend blogging vs. blog networking?
4. Mac or PC? Why?
5. Einstein Vs. The Beatles: Who had the biggest impact on history?
6. What is the best name you have ever given a pet?
7. What do you consider your highest achievements in life?
8. Care Bears or Ewoks?
9. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake?
10. Who is your favorite musical artist/band?
11. What are your thoughts on the world ending on December 21st, 2012? 

ELEVEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED

1. Do you have a party trick? I can hold people's hair out of their faces like a PRO.

2. Any Summer reads you are looking forward to? Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

3. Hot drinks or cold drinks? Cold drinks
4. Do you have a role model? If so, who and why? My role model is a tie between my Mom and Amanda Palmer. They are total opposites. I strive to be like both of them because they both have very positive aspects. 
5. What is your favorite place? Why? My chair in my room curled up with computer or book.
6. What one item would you save if your house caught on fire? My dog, Ozie Blu. (look at About Me Section for a pic!)
7. If you could be anybody for a day who would you be? Why? Amanda Palmer because her life seems so freaking fun!
8. If you could have superpowers for a day, what would it be? Why? To see into the future enough to be able to get winning lottery numbers because I need money honey.
9. What is your dream job? Lottery Winner.
10. Do you have any phobias? Spiders, water and large crowds.
11. If you could build a machine and travel into the past, would you change anything? What and Why? I would change a lot of things because they were unnecessary and caused pain.

ELEVEN FACTS ABOUT THINK

1. I am a 32 year old female
2. I look nothing like Albert Einstein.
3. I have never been outside of the USA. Don't even have a passport.
4. Right now I am listening to Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.
5. I spend way too much time on the internet.
6. I love the book blogging community! Everyone is super nice.
7. I really suck at Math.
8. I always write in print. Cursive takes too long.
9. My favorite actor is Ryan Gosling.
10. My favorite actress is Kate Winslet.
11. My favorite musician is Amanda Palmer. As a special treat I am including one of my fave videos of hers HERE :

If you like this and want more, here is her website : music.amandapalmer.net

She offers tons of songs for free! 

Let me know if you dig her.

Blog: I'm a Winner!

Hello to all!

I have been lucky enough to win THREE Giveaways!

I thought it only fair to mention the blogs that so kindly offered these giveaways 

and plus I want to brag about what I won!

The first thing I won was from Alana over at
Dark Obsession Chronicles! 

Her blog is amazing!
You should go check it out!

 I won an e-book copy of "Ink" by Holly Hood. So exciting!!

With this, I developed a bad habit...
now I was addicted to Giveaways!

So, I entered several more.
Lots I didn't win, but a couple more I did!

Next up, I won my choice of a $15.00 book from the Book Depository! 

This was from the wonderful people over on the Shut Up & Read Blog!

My choice of book was "The Iron Knight" by Julie Kagawa!

It just came in yesterday and I am so excited to read it and finish The Iron Fey series.Much thanks to Sheri and Tana for being awesome!
And last but not least, I won TWO prizes from the Making Connections Blog!
One was a $10 Amazon Gift Card. I spent that on a desperately needed print cartridge. LoL.The other prize was a paperback copy of "The Unseen" by Richie Tankersley Cusick. This book includes Part 1 & Part 2!! I can't wait to read it.

I want to thank ALL blogs that participate in Giveaways.One day, when I grow up, I will have Giveaways too!!

Blog: Checking In

Wow. I have not posted anything in over 2 weeks. I am a horrible blogger!

But, all that changes NOW. I have gone a little crazy. Crazy for my Kindle Fire I just got for my Birthday! I feel like such a hypocrite now though. I have always said I prefer real paper books to e-books, which I still do. I also said I did not want an e-reader. However, this Kindle Fire has blown my mind. It does pretty much anything you could want plus you get to read all kinds of new books that are only available electronically.

I am a member of several groups at GoodReads. If you love books and have never been to GoodReads, you have to go check it out. It is amazing. 

Anyways, there is a fantastic group called Making Connections that I highly recommend. This group allows authors to give out copies of their books for review. I just recently signed up for several and am really loving this first e-book. The whole concept of the group is brilliant. Trust me, you'll love it. 

Mainly, I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that I have a lot of great reviews to come! My plan is to post a new review every Thursday. I am also looking for MEME'S to participate in, so if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! 

Also, if there is anything you would like to see go/stay/included in my blog, please never hesitate to let me know that too. All constructive criticism is always appreciated.

Blog: Two Awards!

Hello to everyone!
I have wonderful news... I have received two blog awards from Amber Marie! Check out her blog at My YA Thoughts. The idea behind these awards is to pass them along to deserving blogs so that we can all find new blogs. So, here goes!

The first award I received was the Kreativ Blogger Award.

Here are the rules for this award:
1. Link back to the person that bestowed the award upon you.
2. Follow the person that bestowed award upon you.
3. Post 10 Random Facts about yourself.
4. Pass the award along to 6 of your favorite Kreativ Bloggers!

10 Random Facts

1. I have red hair.

2. I love Dr Pepper.

3. My favorite kind of food is Mexican.

4. I spend too much time on the internet.

5. I am 31 years old. 

6. I love books, but it is hard for me to sit still to read.

7. I am a procrastinator. 

8. I am a perfectionist.

9. I have two degrees from University. Psychology & Theatre

10. I usually don't pass stuff along, but this seems fun.

The next award I received was the One Lovely Blog Award.

Here are the rules for this award.

1. Link back to the person that bestowed the award upon you.

2. Follow the person that bestowed the award upon you.

3. Pass along to 15 Lovely Bloggers!

Here are my blog choices. The top 6 received the *Kreative Blog Award. All 15 received the One Lovely Blog Award. They are in completely random order other than that.

*1. A Book A Week 

*2. Neverending Stories

*3. The Muses Circle

*4. The Next Best Book Club

*5. Shut Up & Read

*6. Dark Obsession Chronicles

7. Putting On My Big Girl Panties

8. Claire Reads

9. Breaking The Spine

10. The Reader Bee

11. Tana Rae Reads

12. The Page Turner

13. Fall Into Books

14. The Book Realm

15. My Life Not Yours

So, I will notify my choices of their awards. I look forward to seeing all the new blogs! 

Thanks again, Amber Marie. This is just really fantastic.

I hope everyone I have chosen participates. If you do, please send me a link to your post about the Awards. I would really enjoy seeing your choices. 

Blog: Your Opinion Please

Hello to my 14 followers and all of the (hopefully) future followers! 

What do you think of my blog? I changed the font to plain ol' Arial, fearing the other font might have been a turn-off for most readers. I am so new to this so I really don't know for sure what is too much or what I am missing. Let's just say I have yet to find my balance. But YOU can help! If you would pretty please just look over my blog and then give me your opinion. It's ok, I can take it. I think....

For real though, tell me what you would like to see, what should perhaps be changed, anything. I am completely open to suggestions for my blog. I really am enjoying learning everything and there is so much to learn!

The biggest bonus is the blogging community. Everyone is so kind and so full of freaking knowledge. I love it! So, I am happy to be here and hope to chat with you all soon. Thank you for your time. =)

P.S. I just finished Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips today. Review coming soon!

Blog: Blog Nation

Hi! I am trying to join Blog Nation and I need your help! I would really appreciate it if you would click on these links and "boost me". I am still waiting to be accepted to the Blog Directory though, so you might wait just a bit before you try. I will let you know what happens. For now, go click crazy! Thank you.

My blog has recently been added to www.bookreviewblogs.com, which is part of one of the largest networks of blog directories on the Web. Please visit my blog's personal page to vote for my blog and comment to other blog users.

Edit: I was accepted. You can definitely click away now!

Blog: Pandemonium Giveaway!

The author of Delirium and Before I Fall, Lauren Oliver, is hosting a giveaway with amazing prizes including Pandemonium and some chocolates! To enter go here: Pandemonium Giveaway!!

Blog: Road Trip

I am about to go on a road trip to the “city”, about an hour away. LoL. Hopefully, I will get lots of reading done. And, no, I’m not driving. =)