My list is starting on Dec. 25, 2008 and ending on Dec. 25, 2009.
1. The Torchwood Archives- Gary Russell (Warren Martyn) 192 pages
2. The Doctor Who Offical Annual 2009- Various Authors 92 pages
3. Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?- David Feldman 297 pages
4. Family Guy: Peter Griffin's Guide to the Holiday's - Danny Smith 151 pages
5. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 343 pages
6. Welcome to the USA! Pennsylvania by Ann Heinrichs 40 pages
7. England: Enchantment of the World by Jean F. Blashfield 143 pages
8. Wales: Enchantment of the World by Dorothy Sutherland 128 pages
9. Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House #3) by Mary Pope Osborne 64 pages
10. A Strong Hand by Catt Ford 240 pages
11. Anything Goes by John and Carole Barrowman (re-read) 256 pages
12. Incredibly Absurd Adverts by Various 86 pages
13. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne 68 pages
14. Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Magic Tree House #25) by Mary Pope Osborne 74 pages
15. Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Magic Tree House #40) by Mary Pope Osborne 111 pages
16. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems 36 pages
17. Moonlight of the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House #41) by Mary Pope Osborne 106 pages
18. Cornerstones of Freedom: Valley Forge by R. Conrad Stein 32 pages
19. Doctor Who: The Story of Martha by Dan Abnett 256 pages
20. Really Rosie by Maurice Sendak 64 pages
21. Cities of the World, L.A. by R Conrad Stein 64 pages
22. Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House #6) by Mary Pope Osborne 67 pages
23. Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Tree House #12) by Mary Pope Osborne 73 pages
24. Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13) by Mary Pope Osborne 76 pages
25. Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House #17) by Mary Pope Osborne 74 pages
26. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House #22) by Mary Pope Osborne 72 pages
27. The Show: Pilot Episode by Jordan Cooke 217 pages
28. The Show: Loose Lips by Jordan Cooke 198 pages
29. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett 30 pages
30. I am a Dalek by Gareth Roberts 105 pages
31. Stupid History by Leland Gregory 267 pages
32. The World According to Twitter by David Pogue & follwers 288 pages
33. I am What I am by John & Carole Barrowman 256 pages
34. Doctor Who: Autopia (Comic) 22 pages
35. Dogs Letters to Santa editor Bill Adler 90 pages
36. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 498 pages
37. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer 563 pages
38. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer 629 pages
Total pages read in 2009 6364
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Book List 2010
My list for books I've finished from December 25th, 2009 to December 25th 2010.
1. If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss 64 pages (read b/c it was at Kohl's and it was $5 and it was a Seuss book I never read.)
2. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 117 pages (read b/c it was on Carole Barrowmans Perfect Pairings Blog entry.)
3. Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 116 pages (read b/c it was at the checkout in the grocery store. Opinion, I think that Lewis Carroll was quite a bit screwed up in the head, and possibly a pedo, as some of the research about him claims. But overall, the book was cute, and I can see why people call it a classic but it most definitely wasn't a favorite of mine.)
4. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey 202 pages (read because it was the optional book in the wriye readers choice. Good book, so engrossing and I just had to keep reading. I am no contemplating reading all the Dragon books by her and her son. I guess it just bothered me a bit to have the female forbidden to play music, as a person who LOVES music, it just grated me the wrong way.)
5. Magic Tree House #33 Carnival at Candlelight by Mary Pop Osborne 109 pages I may be 27, but this kiddie series, I enjoy just because I love seeing how the author writes the children's excitement for exploring new places, and also they technically time travel through a tree house, what's not to like about that?
6. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding 271 pages I read it because I was working on a Torchwood fan fic that I never finished.
7. An Unearthly Child, A Doctor Who Novel by Terrance Dicks 89 pages I've accumulated a ton of DW PDFs, so my goal is to read them all. Someday. Starting with the first doctor and moving my way on up.
8. Magic Tree House #38 Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne 110 pages
9. The Dragon of Lonley Island by Rebecca Rupp 160 pages It was OK. Yes most things in the kids, YA section still make me want to go read the entire section of the library. I liked it, there was a good story there, but the first few chapters were rather painful to read, you can tell the author has a technical writing background, and the need to explain everything was very clear. Later on it got better the less explaining she did and focused more on the dragon and the siblings that find it, and the stories the dragon tells to the siblings.
10. Magic Tree House #29 Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne 115 pages
11. Magic Tree House #9 Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne 67 pages
12. Magic Tree House #10 Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne 75 pages
13. Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy 360 pages told me about this one, and I borrowed it from her and read the whole thing in about 9 hours if that. I immediately went and bought my own copy.
14. Two Steps Up by Sean Kennedy 23 pages This was one of the little novella thingies he wrote, and it was completely adorable.
15. Tigers and Devils: Chicken Soup for the Soul and All that Crap by Sean Kennedy 9 pages This was a little additional chapter thing on Sean's website. Again completely adorable in relation to Tigers and Devils.
16. When Work is Pleasure by Alix Bekins 132 pages This one had been on my Dreamspinner Press wishlist for a while, so I just bought it. I thought it was cute, and entertaining.
17. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 216 pages Still undecided about it. I liked it. Just didn't live up to all the hype that's been spewed about it over the years. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably still read the rest of the series just because. But yeah, didn't do it for me.
18. Australian Christmas by Sean Kennedy 26 pages He's quickly becoming my fav m/m author.
19. Bookstore Lore: The Stupidest Questions ever asked in a book store by Various 66 pages (iBooks on my iPod). Thought it would be humorous. It was, the questions that some people asked, wow.
20. The Hottie Next Door by Various Authors 199 pages Ok, so I was looking for some smut and got it, quite interesting, how one of the stories ends up with a murder though, not expecting that, and I really thought that all 3 of the stories in there could have been a lot longer to satisfy everything (smut and plot).
21. Heidi by Johanna Spyri 352 pages So on Carole Barrowman's Facebook page there's a What are you reading discussion. This classic came up a few times. I really liked it, and am wondering why I never got to read this as a kid.
22. Gerald McBoingBoing by Dr. Seuss 27 pages in my quest to read some of the Dr. Seuss books I've never read. I think I've seen this one as a series before. It had talked about it being a TV show or a little movie or something, and I kind of remember seeing something like that when I was a kid.
23. Magic Tree House #23 Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pop Osborne 73 pages Cute and I just really like this kids series. You can read them in any order and not worry about it.
24. Magic Tree House #42 A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne 112 pages I liked this one because it was about Louis Armstrong. I mean hello music, and me yeah. I was going to read it no matter.
25. Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Various Authors 200 pages Fairy Tales from the villains point of view. Honestly I wish there were more of these. And in a form with the traditional tale first and then the other POV.
26. How to Train your Dragon Book 1 by Cressida Cowell 214 pages I've heard people talk about these so I bought it. I thought it was absolutely adorable.
27. Shutterbug Follies: A Graphic Novel by Jason Little 153 pages Like the title, it's a graphic novel (ie like a comic book type stuff for people who don't know what a graphic novel is). I thought it was pretty decent. Well written, could do without the random drawn tit shots, but it's a man writing it so I'm not surprised. It ended up being a murder mystery novel and I was really intrigued by the end.
28. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 377 pages Had heard this series was good. Caved and bought it. I'm hooked.
29. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 86 pages Nice book with poetry by a boy who is afraid to write poetry. Bawled my freaking eyes out because he writes a poem about his dog who passed away. So not the book I need to read after the crappy month of August I had.
30. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 279 pages Book 2 in the Percy Jackson series. A lot shorter than book 1, so it was a quick read, but still just as action packed as the first.
31. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne 364 pages on iBooks on iPod Touch Basically read it because it was free on iBooks. And I'm all about the free eBooks, since I'd rather pay the same price to have a physical copy of a book instead of some computer file. But book wise it's just one of those good children's books that you don't mind re-reading or reading, and in it you can see where they got the basis of some of the children's shows like The House at Pooh Corner.
32. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger 141 pages Yes the only reason I bought the book is because it had Yoda on the cover, albeit in origami form. It was a cute story, geared towards kids, but I do look forward to the sequel.
33. Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon 153 pages Yes I judge a book by it's cover. I thought the drawings on the cover were cute. Then when I get the book, I enjoy the fact that its a combination story and comic-y feel.
34. Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Ursula Vernon 206 pages Sequel to Dragonbreath, just as cute, and come on, it's got Ninja frogs in it.
35. Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner by Ursula Vernon 204 pages Ok, so this title was probably the reason I got all 3 books out.
36. Magic Tree House #28 High Tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne 76 pages I'm trying to read through this whole series, one thing I like about it, even though it's for kids, is that it's a series, but you don't have to read it in order. They each stand alone.
37. Magic Tree House #6 Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pop Osborne 75 pages
38. Ask Graham by Graham Norton 250 pages So Graham Norton Writes and advice column. Kind of cool, and honestly it makes sense. He doesn't beat around the bush and says it like it is. Some of it is brutally honest, but I think those people needed to hear that.
39. Magic Tree House #34 Season of the Sandstorms by Mary Pope Osborne 109 pages
1. If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss 64 pages (read b/c it was at Kohl's and it was $5 and it was a Seuss book I never read.)
2. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman 117 pages (read b/c it was on Carole Barrowmans Perfect Pairings Blog entry.)
3. Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 116 pages (read b/c it was at the checkout in the grocery store. Opinion, I think that Lewis Carroll was quite a bit screwed up in the head, and possibly a pedo, as some of the research about him claims. But overall, the book was cute, and I can see why people call it a classic but it most definitely wasn't a favorite of mine.)
4. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey 202 pages (read because it was the optional book in the wriye readers choice. Good book, so engrossing and I just had to keep reading. I am no contemplating reading all the Dragon books by her and her son. I guess it just bothered me a bit to have the female forbidden to play music, as a person who LOVES music, it just grated me the wrong way.)
5. Magic Tree House #33 Carnival at Candlelight by Mary Pop Osborne 109 pages I may be 27, but this kiddie series, I enjoy just because I love seeing how the author writes the children's excitement for exploring new places, and also they technically time travel through a tree house, what's not to like about that?
6. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding 271 pages I read it because I was working on a Torchwood fan fic that I never finished.
7. An Unearthly Child, A Doctor Who Novel by Terrance Dicks 89 pages I've accumulated a ton of DW PDFs, so my goal is to read them all. Someday. Starting with the first doctor and moving my way on up.
8. Magic Tree House #38 Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne 110 pages
9. The Dragon of Lonley Island by Rebecca Rupp 160 pages It was OK. Yes most things in the kids, YA section still make me want to go read the entire section of the library. I liked it, there was a good story there, but the first few chapters were rather painful to read, you can tell the author has a technical writing background, and the need to explain everything was very clear. Later on it got better the less explaining she did and focused more on the dragon and the siblings that find it, and the stories the dragon tells to the siblings.
10. Magic Tree House #29 Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne 115 pages
11. Magic Tree House #9 Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne 67 pages
12. Magic Tree House #10 Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne 75 pages
13. Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy 360 pages
14. Two Steps Up by Sean Kennedy 23 pages This was one of the little novella thingies he wrote, and it was completely adorable.
15. Tigers and Devils: Chicken Soup for the Soul and All that Crap by Sean Kennedy 9 pages This was a little additional chapter thing on Sean's website. Again completely adorable in relation to Tigers and Devils.
16. When Work is Pleasure by Alix Bekins 132 pages This one had been on my Dreamspinner Press wishlist for a while, so I just bought it. I thought it was cute, and entertaining.
17. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 216 pages Still undecided about it. I liked it. Just didn't live up to all the hype that's been spewed about it over the years. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably still read the rest of the series just because. But yeah, didn't do it for me.
18. Australian Christmas by Sean Kennedy 26 pages He's quickly becoming my fav m/m author.
19. Bookstore Lore: The Stupidest Questions ever asked in a book store by Various 66 pages (iBooks on my iPod). Thought it would be humorous. It was, the questions that some people asked, wow.
20. The Hottie Next Door by Various Authors 199 pages Ok, so I was looking for some smut and got it, quite interesting, how one of the stories ends up with a murder though, not expecting that, and I really thought that all 3 of the stories in there could have been a lot longer to satisfy everything (smut and plot).
21. Heidi by Johanna Spyri 352 pages So on Carole Barrowman's Facebook page there's a What are you reading discussion. This classic came up a few times. I really liked it, and am wondering why I never got to read this as a kid.
22. Gerald McBoingBoing by Dr. Seuss 27 pages in my quest to read some of the Dr. Seuss books I've never read. I think I've seen this one as a series before. It had talked about it being a TV show or a little movie or something, and I kind of remember seeing something like that when I was a kid.
23. Magic Tree House #23 Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pop Osborne 73 pages Cute and I just really like this kids series. You can read them in any order and not worry about it.
24. Magic Tree House #42 A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne 112 pages I liked this one because it was about Louis Armstrong. I mean hello music, and me yeah. I was going to read it no matter.
25. Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Various Authors 200 pages Fairy Tales from the villains point of view. Honestly I wish there were more of these. And in a form with the traditional tale first and then the other POV.
26. How to Train your Dragon Book 1 by Cressida Cowell 214 pages I've heard people talk about these so I bought it. I thought it was absolutely adorable.
27. Shutterbug Follies: A Graphic Novel by Jason Little 153 pages Like the title, it's a graphic novel (ie like a comic book type stuff for people who don't know what a graphic novel is). I thought it was pretty decent. Well written, could do without the random drawn tit shots, but it's a man writing it so I'm not surprised. It ended up being a murder mystery novel and I was really intrigued by the end.
28. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 377 pages Had heard this series was good. Caved and bought it. I'm hooked.
29. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 86 pages Nice book with poetry by a boy who is afraid to write poetry. Bawled my freaking eyes out because he writes a poem about his dog who passed away. So not the book I need to read after the crappy month of August I had.
30. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 279 pages Book 2 in the Percy Jackson series. A lot shorter than book 1, so it was a quick read, but still just as action packed as the first.
31. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne 364 pages on iBooks on iPod Touch Basically read it because it was free on iBooks. And I'm all about the free eBooks, since I'd rather pay the same price to have a physical copy of a book instead of some computer file. But book wise it's just one of those good children's books that you don't mind re-reading or reading, and in it you can see where they got the basis of some of the children's shows like The House at Pooh Corner.
32. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger 141 pages Yes the only reason I bought the book is because it had Yoda on the cover, albeit in origami form. It was a cute story, geared towards kids, but I do look forward to the sequel.
33. Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon 153 pages Yes I judge a book by it's cover. I thought the drawings on the cover were cute. Then when I get the book, I enjoy the fact that its a combination story and comic-y feel.
34. Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Ursula Vernon 206 pages Sequel to Dragonbreath, just as cute, and come on, it's got Ninja frogs in it.
35. Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner by Ursula Vernon 204 pages Ok, so this title was probably the reason I got all 3 books out.
36. Magic Tree House #28 High Tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne 76 pages I'm trying to read through this whole series, one thing I like about it, even though it's for kids, is that it's a series, but you don't have to read it in order. They each stand alone.
37. Magic Tree House #6 Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pop Osborne 75 pages
38. Ask Graham by Graham Norton 250 pages So Graham Norton Writes and advice column. Kind of cool, and honestly it makes sense. He doesn't beat around the bush and says it like it is. Some of it is brutally honest, but I think those people needed to hear that.
39. Magic Tree House #34 Season of the Sandstorms by Mary Pope Osborne 109 pages
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Self Pimping my stuff
I know they aren't the best writing out there, but I do rather enjoy coming up with articles for Helium and Associated Content.
So on that note. I'm self promoting my links.
Top 10 Songs by John Barrowman
Review of Backstreet Boys Millennium
Photo Slideshow of Le Mont Saint Michel
Audio Review of the Book Are Lobsters Ambidexterous
My Helium Profile
As I continue to add stuff, I will post the Associated Content links individually, and you can access all my articles on Helium from my profile. (so I've been told let me know if that's not true).
So on that note. I'm self promoting my links.
Top 10 Songs by John Barrowman
Review of Backstreet Boys Millennium
Photo Slideshow of Le Mont Saint Michel
Audio Review of the Book Are Lobsters Ambidexterous
My Helium Profile
As I continue to add stuff, I will post the Associated Content links individually, and you can access all my articles on Helium from my profile. (so I've been told let me know if that's not true).
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Epic!Fail on Updating
I use Livejournal for everything.
I have this because I needed one for class 3 years ago.
I should use this for "professional" stuff and entries, but there are many more people out there who make better professional posts than I do, so I will not tread on their territory.
I also use Twitter. Be warned, I vent, fan-girl, and do other stuff on there.
I have this because I needed one for class 3 years ago.
I should use this for "professional" stuff and entries, but there are many more people out there who make better professional posts than I do, so I will not tread on their territory.
I also use Twitter. Be warned, I vent, fan-girl, and do other stuff on there.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Lacking in Updates, I make up for in Pictures?
Yeah, I primarily use my LiveJournal for day to day life and rambling about my favorite TV shows: Doctor Who and Torchwood.
I signed up for Netflix so I can watch a lot of the classic episodes of Doctor Who. I'm excited about that.
But I said pictures in the subject so I come bearing pictures, I went to New York Comic Con on Feb. 7th to meet director Euros Lyn and actress Eve Myles (both are on Torchwood).
It was a fabulous day and here are some pictures.
All Pictures on my Webshots Album
I signed up for Netflix so I can watch a lot of the classic episodes of Doctor Who. I'm excited about that.
But I said pictures in the subject so I come bearing pictures, I went to New York Comic Con on Feb. 7th to meet director Euros Lyn and actress Eve Myles (both are on Torchwood).
It was a fabulous day and here are some pictures.
All Pictures on my Webshots Album
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
New Year, New Post
Yep, New Year New Post. I really don't keep this baby updated, I use my Livejournal for that. Though there's major uproar in the LJ community right now that since they are having layoffs the company is doomed.
Gee let me think since almost every company has had lay offs recently, that doesn't mean they are doomed.
People annoy me sometimes.
If you see my profile I've added a couple other blogs. Not that they are important at all, I just want to have a save my ass thing if LJ is doomed like "everyone" is saying.
Nicole
Gee let me think since almost every company has had lay offs recently, that doesn't mean they are doomed.
People annoy me sometimes.
If you see my profile I've added a couple other blogs. Not that they are important at all, I just want to have a save my ass thing if LJ is doomed like "everyone" is saying.
Nicole
Monday, September 22, 2008
Um yeah, no updatey for a while.
Sorry about that. If you have my LiveJournal name, I'm alive and well over there.
But I am gearing up for another NaNoWriMo. I had 30k words last year. Can I make it to 50k? We shall see.
I'm doing a Fanfic challenge now. I've got 1200 words or so to start. I've outlined the rest and now I've got to write it.
I've also got a little mini plot bunny for 2008 Nano. I think I may run with it and see where it gets me.
I've still got a lot of crocheting to do, and reading that honking pile of magazines.
I will update myself Big Fun Scary list a little later.
Nicole
But I am gearing up for another NaNoWriMo. I had 30k words last year. Can I make it to 50k? We shall see.
I'm doing a Fanfic challenge now. I've got 1200 words or so to start. I've outlined the rest and now I've got to write it.
I've also got a little mini plot bunny for 2008 Nano. I think I may run with it and see where it gets me.
I've still got a lot of crocheting to do, and reading that honking pile of magazines.
I will update myself Big Fun Scary list a little later.
Nicole
Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Vacation Cross Post
As I am getting ready to leave for the UK I just want to remind people if they have my cell phone # to please not call me from May 9th to the 19th. I will have a cell phone with me while I'm over there, but I really don't want to pay the international roaming fees to talk. I'm really only using it to call my parents to say I got there safe and sound and then call TyLean. That's it.
Also note that is going to be cross-posted like woah, so if you have my other blogs and whatnot Sorry.
Nicole
Also note that is going to be cross-posted like woah, so if you have my other blogs and whatnot Sorry.
Nicole
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Latest Ramblings
So I finished one baby blanket for a co-worker, and started the second one. Going well. Hope to be done soon.
Need to crochet the baby blanket for a friend as they are inducing her tomorrow.
I'm obsessed with Torchwood and John Barrowman. The man has a fantastic voice. I'm sitting here listening at work. Must resist the urge to sing along :o)
It's baseball season :o) Go Phillies.
Goals Update:
1. Complete Script Frenzy
1a. Gather Idea for SF and plan ahead
-Writing a Spec for Torchwood, haven’t started though it’s the third day of April. Too much other stuff to sit around and write.
2. Start playing the Flute again
2a. If I get good at the flute again, join the Montgomery County Band
-Played once or twice, not anything significant
3. Read the Pile of magazines that has accumulated in my apartment
-baby steps there. I always seem to get more magazines though so the pile never really dwindles.
4. Read the pile of books that magically keeps getting bigger and bigger
-same with the books but they are now neatly on my bookshelf.
5. Finish the crocheting projects I have started. (1 blanket for my friend who is pregnant, and 2 blankets for a co-workers wife who is having twins)
-finished one baby blanket for one of the twins started the second. Need to start Ambers
6. Travel to a place I have never been before
-like that will ever happen this year.
7. Finish writing my NaNo 2007 Novel "Out with a Bang"
-possibly if I get inspired to do so.
8. Plan for NaNo 2008 by having some ideas and outlining them, outline in detail, and come up with characters and some backstory before Nov. 1
-Have an idea maybe need to think about that after SF ends
9. Become better at my job by getting more work done and getting more work done
-Improvement always happens.
10. Look into some kind of continuing education class or a class I can take for fun. I miss learning a lot and I never want to stop.
-hasn’t happened yet, but I’m reading and that is a good start.
11. Find clothes that fit me, and if need be spend the money on clothes
11a. Accept my body for what it is. Be glad I have curves. Accept that I am short though I did grow last year.
-I can find tops, pants forget it. I’ve got a muffin top and it sucks. I accept I am short and don’t look my age.
12. Start exercising, I have Comcast and On Demand use the exercise TV to it's advantage. In the summer I will walk around my complex again.
12a. Sign up for a 5k later in the summer if there is one near me and walk it, and see how I do.
-yeah haven’t done that. Right now my living room is too messy to do any exercising.
13. Pay off my credit cards so I can do 6, though, I think I'll be doing 6 before they are paid off.
-Paid off the credit cards, won’t travelling anytime soon. It sucks. God damn economy.
14. Keep my apartment CLEAN
-Started it :) Slow progress but I can see my bedroom floor. Living room is a whole different story.
15. Make sure I can walk into my closet and not have to worry about what the hell I am stepping on.
-yeah not worried about this want the apartment clean first.
16. Take full advantage of my Six Flags Great Adventure Season Pass, and possibly get the parking thing as well, cause $15 a pop for parking will be more than the season pass after 4 trips.
-treating my self to opening weekend if I clean.
17. Attempt to keep in contact with friends
-going OK, it’s a two way street though.
18. Write for Helium.com
-have a knoebels title started.
19. Make sure I donate more canned goods to the 6abc/Boy Scouts food drive in the fall
20. Maybe start learning Spanish again?
-instead I buy myself a book on Latin, go figure, way to be dorky.
21. Try not to get sick
so far so good, but the right side of my throat where that tonsil used to be is starting to produce the mucus and act like a tonsil (apparently there is some tonsil tissue that wasn’t completely removed.)
22. Use the apartment complex's swimming pool in the summer
-possibly since they are digging up things at the pool now who knows if it will be open.
23. Scrapbook my New Orleans trip from 2005, when I volunteered there
-hopefully will get to that.
24. Upload and back up pictures to CD and put my pics on MySpace/Webshots.
-Work in progress
25. Write more in general, fun, journal entries. I am doing NaNoWriYe (National Novel Writing Year). This gives me reason and motivation to write every day.
-Started to write one piece of Fan Fiction. I know a shock, but hey it’s writing. I can’t complain.
Getting back to work now.
nicole
Need to crochet the baby blanket for a friend as they are inducing her tomorrow.
I'm obsessed with Torchwood and John Barrowman. The man has a fantastic voice. I'm sitting here listening at work. Must resist the urge to sing along :o)
It's baseball season :o) Go Phillies.
Goals Update:
1. Complete Script Frenzy
1a. Gather Idea for SF and plan ahead
-Writing a Spec for Torchwood, haven’t started though it’s the third day of April. Too much other stuff to sit around and write.
2. Start playing the Flute again
2a. If I get good at the flute again, join the Montgomery County Band
-Played once or twice, not anything significant
3. Read the Pile of magazines that has accumulated in my apartment
-baby steps there. I always seem to get more magazines though so the pile never really dwindles.
4. Read the pile of books that magically keeps getting bigger and bigger
-same with the books but they are now neatly on my bookshelf.
5. Finish the crocheting projects I have started. (1 blanket for my friend who is pregnant, and 2 blankets for a co-workers wife who is having twins)
-finished one baby blanket for one of the twins started the second. Need to start Ambers
6. Travel to a place I have never been before
-like that will ever happen this year.
7. Finish writing my NaNo 2007 Novel "Out with a Bang"
-possibly if I get inspired to do so.
8. Plan for NaNo 2008 by having some ideas and outlining them, outline in detail, and come up with characters and some backstory before Nov. 1
-Have an idea maybe need to think about that after SF ends
9. Become better at my job by getting more work done and getting more work done
-Improvement always happens.
10. Look into some kind of continuing education class or a class I can take for fun. I miss learning a lot and I never want to stop.
-hasn’t happened yet, but I’m reading and that is a good start.
11. Find clothes that fit me, and if need be spend the money on clothes
11a. Accept my body for what it is. Be glad I have curves. Accept that I am short though I did grow last year.
-I can find tops, pants forget it. I’ve got a muffin top and it sucks. I accept I am short and don’t look my age.
12. Start exercising, I have Comcast and On Demand use the exercise TV to it's advantage. In the summer I will walk around my complex again.
12a. Sign up for a 5k later in the summer if there is one near me and walk it, and see how I do.
-yeah haven’t done that. Right now my living room is too messy to do any exercising.
13. Pay off my credit cards so I can do 6, though, I think I'll be doing 6 before they are paid off.
-Paid off the credit cards, won’t travelling anytime soon. It sucks. God damn economy.
14. Keep my apartment CLEAN
-Started it :) Slow progress but I can see my bedroom floor. Living room is a whole different story.
15. Make sure I can walk into my closet and not have to worry about what the hell I am stepping on.
-yeah not worried about this want the apartment clean first.
16. Take full advantage of my Six Flags Great Adventure Season Pass, and possibly get the parking thing as well, cause $15 a pop for parking will be more than the season pass after 4 trips.
-treating my self to opening weekend if I clean.
17. Attempt to keep in contact with friends
-going OK, it’s a two way street though.
18. Write for Helium.com
-have a knoebels title started.
19. Make sure I donate more canned goods to the 6abc/Boy Scouts food drive in the fall
20. Maybe start learning Spanish again?
-instead I buy myself a book on Latin, go figure, way to be dorky.
21. Try not to get sick
so far so good, but the right side of my throat where that tonsil used to be is starting to produce the mucus and act like a tonsil (apparently there is some tonsil tissue that wasn’t completely removed.)
22. Use the apartment complex's swimming pool in the summer
-possibly since they are digging up things at the pool now who knows if it will be open.
23. Scrapbook my New Orleans trip from 2005, when I volunteered there
-hopefully will get to that.
24. Upload and back up pictures to CD and put my pics on MySpace/Webshots.
-Work in progress
25. Write more in general, fun, journal entries. I am doing NaNoWriYe (National Novel Writing Year). This gives me reason and motivation to write every day.
-Started to write one piece of Fan Fiction. I know a shock, but hey it’s writing. I can’t complain.
Getting back to work now.
nicole
Friday, March 07, 2008
New Month New Blog
I went to the Philly Flower Show yesterday. If you have MySpace and know my name on there you can check out all 174 pictures.
I'll have to get my pictures uploaded to webshots and share a few for you non-MySpacers.
I'm still obsessed with Torchwood and Doctor Who.
I loving the "new" laptop. It starts up so much faster now :-D
I'm in a lull with work. Waiting for feedback from one client, need a co-worker to come and talk to stuff, but she's busy running errands for other people, and I haven't been given a third project yet. It will happen after my boss gets out of a meeting.
I'm chilling, wasting time.
Nicole
I'll have to get my pictures uploaded to webshots and share a few for you non-MySpacers.
I'm still obsessed with Torchwood and Doctor Who.
I loving the "new" laptop. It starts up so much faster now :-D
I'm in a lull with work. Waiting for feedback from one client, need a co-worker to come and talk to stuff, but she's busy running errands for other people, and I haven't been given a third project yet. It will happen after my boss gets out of a meeting.
I'm chilling, wasting time.
Nicole
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Little Things that Excite Me
-Getting a "new" laptop at work. My old one was almost 5 years old. Ancient in Laptop talk. I got a newer one. Put a lot of my stuff back on there. It's so much faster and happier. And I have space.
-Two TV shows that let out my inner geek. Doctor Who and Torchwood. I'm borderline obsessed with them like I was obsessed with Buffy and Angel back in the day. It's great to have another couple Sci-Fi series to love <3
-Bookstores, If I go in one I come out with something. Bad habit to have.
-Panera Breads Cinnomin Crunch bagel. went there for lunch on Monday. It was great, a late night snack was the bagel.
-Did I mention the laptop already?
-Goals for 2008 coming slowly, and it looks like I'll not be making one of those goals. Not traveling anywhere this March :-(
That's all for now.
Nicole
-Two TV shows that let out my inner geek. Doctor Who and Torchwood. I'm borderline obsessed with them like I was obsessed with Buffy and Angel back in the day. It's great to have another couple Sci-Fi series to love <3
-Bookstores, If I go in one I come out with something. Bad habit to have.
-Panera Breads Cinnomin Crunch bagel. went there for lunch on Monday. It was great, a late night snack was the bagel.
-Did I mention the laptop already?
-Goals for 2008 coming slowly, and it looks like I'll not be making one of those goals. Not traveling anywhere this March :-(
That's all for now.
Nicole
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Meme
Part 1
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages.) Torchwood, Another Life
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
-Next to each bed were either fitted cupboards or cheap but sturdy chests of drawers.
4. Post the next three sentences.
There were bedside lamps small family photos, sometimes of parents sitting on sofas or in gardens, while others showed young women grinning at the camera, their complexions bleached and flattened by flash photography. Shower rooms contained single cubicles in a row, and a separate room housed washing machines and dryers. " didn't think the facilities would be like this,' she told their escort. 'It's less... well regimented than I'd expected."
5. Be sure to answer Part 2.
6. Link back to the person who tagged you. Got this from Carla in an email.
7. Tag five people.
5 people who read this blog.
Part 2 Answer these questions:
1. If you could do anything you want to, what would it be?
I'd travel the world, ride lots of rollercoasters, and work on the sets of some of my favorite TV shows.
2. If you could paint the whole world 1 (one) colour - what would it be?
that would make the world ugly. The world needs to be multicolored like it is now.
3. Would you rather be an animal or a person?
Both
4. If you said animal - which one?
I'd like to be a dog in my family, just to see what they would think.
5. Do flowers talk?
not that I know of.
6. Have you ever known that a spirit from another realm was nearby?
Not really, though I've felt some spirits before in haunted places.
7. Add your own question here.
What is your favorite book, author, movie or TV series?
-Catcher in the Rye
-No favorite author
-Movie: LOTR, POTC, Disney Animated
-TV: Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Torchwood
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages.) Torchwood, Another Life
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
-Next to each bed were either fitted cupboards or cheap but sturdy chests of drawers.
4. Post the next three sentences.
There were bedside lamps small family photos, sometimes of parents sitting on sofas or in gardens, while others showed young women grinning at the camera, their complexions bleached and flattened by flash photography. Shower rooms contained single cubicles in a row, and a separate room housed washing machines and dryers. " didn't think the facilities would be like this,' she told their escort. 'It's less... well regimented than I'd expected."
5. Be sure to answer Part 2.
6. Link back to the person who tagged you. Got this from Carla in an email.
7. Tag five people.
5 people who read this blog.
Part 2 Answer these questions:
1. If you could do anything you want to, what would it be?
I'd travel the world, ride lots of rollercoasters, and work on the sets of some of my favorite TV shows.
2. If you could paint the whole world 1 (one) colour - what would it be?
that would make the world ugly. The world needs to be multicolored like it is now.
3. Would you rather be an animal or a person?
Both
4. If you said animal - which one?
I'd like to be a dog in my family, just to see what they would think.
5. Do flowers talk?
not that I know of.
6. Have you ever known that a spirit from another realm was nearby?
Not really, though I've felt some spirits before in haunted places.
7. Add your own question here.
What is your favorite book, author, movie or TV series?
-Catcher in the Rye
-No favorite author
-Movie: LOTR, POTC, Disney Animated
-TV: Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Torchwood
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Pottstown
Pottstown Mercury
Check out the video to see the fire that happened in downtown Pottstown on Saturday. Amazingly no one was injured, lots of damage done.
I really hope that this will be rebuilt. As crappy as parts of Pottstown are they really were trying to revitalize the downtown area. This is a major blow. I just worry that it will sit there boarded up for decades just the the Slack Shack lot. The Slack Shack was a fire that happened in the same area of Pottstown, just on the other side of High St. at least 15 years ago. It is still a boarded up lot.
BTW, I went there to take pictures of it today. I'll have stuff up tomorrow night. As I was getting ready to go, I got interviewed by a reporter of the Reading Eagle Newspaper.
Well that is all for now.
Check out the video to see the fire that happened in downtown Pottstown on Saturday. Amazingly no one was injured, lots of damage done.
I really hope that this will be rebuilt. As crappy as parts of Pottstown are they really were trying to revitalize the downtown area. This is a major blow. I just worry that it will sit there boarded up for decades just the the Slack Shack lot. The Slack Shack was a fire that happened in the same area of Pottstown, just on the other side of High St. at least 15 years ago. It is still a boarded up lot.
BTW, I went there to take pictures of it today. I'll have stuff up tomorrow night. As I was getting ready to go, I got interviewed by a reporter of the Reading Eagle Newspaper.
Well that is all for now.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Hooters
These guys are my most favorite band ever.
The Hooters - I'm Alive Unplugged
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Monday, January 07, 2008
January 7, 2008 Progress Report
1a. Gather Idea for SF and plan ahead
- Using two characters who are friends, and move away, keep in contact via IM, use flashbacks and current ways to make a story interwoven.
2. Start playing the Flute again
-Took flute out of my closet, played for 5 minutes yesterday, my mouth cramped up. I need to build up my muscles and hands again. Must go and order that Pirates of the Caribbean flute solo book.
3. Read the Pile of magazines that has accumulated in my apartment
-Started to do this over Christmas and New Years. Haven't done any reading since then. But I will organize them into a nice pile.
5. Finish the crocheting projects I have started. (1 blanket for my friend who is pregnant, and 2 blankets for a co-workers wife who is having twins)
-Baby blanket 1 for one of the co-workers twins is almost halfway done. The blanket for the other twin is started. The blanket for my friend's baby is also started. So All projects are started.
9. Become better at my job by getting more work done and getting more work done
-Work in progress. I'm procrastinating now by typing this update, but I'm working at the same time because I am searching for old emails I will need.
10. Look into some kind of continuing education class or a class I can take for fun. I miss learning a lot and I never want to stop.
-For now I bought myself a Latin book. To re-teach myself items and to enhance my vocabulary. I feel that I am in a profession where sounding intelligent is a must.
11. Find clothes that fit me, and if need be spend the money on clothes
-Starting to find clothes, took some pants to the tailor today. She laughed at how long they were.
13. Pay off my credit cards so I can do 6, though, I think I'll be doing 6 before they are paid off.
-Started to pay them off. I can put a little more on my card this week since last week was a pay day
14. Keep my apartment CLEAN
-My friend Kate is coming over this weekend. I haven't seen her since Homecoming. This week is a great week to hang out with her because of what we all went though last year.
15. Make sure I can walk into my closet and not have to worry about what the hell I am stepping on.
-Went to Walmart today, bought a little shoe rack to get some of my shoes off the floor. Bought cloth bins to get my craft projects in some sort of storage.
17. Attempt to keep in contact with friends
-Hanging out with Kate is a start
20. Maybe start learning Spanish again?
-Not Spanish right now, but diving into Latin.
21. Try not to get sick
-Hell of a lot harder then it looks.
25. Write more in general, fun, journal entries. I am doing NaNoWriYe (National Novel Writing Year). This gives me reason and motivation to write every day.
-NaNoWriYe, NaNoCoMo, and Wannabee Writers are helping me with this.
- Using two characters who are friends, and move away, keep in contact via IM, use flashbacks and current ways to make a story interwoven.
2. Start playing the Flute again
-Took flute out of my closet, played for 5 minutes yesterday, my mouth cramped up. I need to build up my muscles and hands again. Must go and order that Pirates of the Caribbean flute solo book.
3. Read the Pile of magazines that has accumulated in my apartment
-Started to do this over Christmas and New Years. Haven't done any reading since then. But I will organize them into a nice pile.
5. Finish the crocheting projects I have started. (1 blanket for my friend who is pregnant, and 2 blankets for a co-workers wife who is having twins)
-Baby blanket 1 for one of the co-workers twins is almost halfway done. The blanket for the other twin is started. The blanket for my friend's baby is also started. So All projects are started.
9. Become better at my job by getting more work done and getting more work done
-Work in progress. I'm procrastinating now by typing this update, but I'm working at the same time because I am searching for old emails I will need.
10. Look into some kind of continuing education class or a class I can take for fun. I miss learning a lot and I never want to stop.
-For now I bought myself a Latin book. To re-teach myself items and to enhance my vocabulary. I feel that I am in a profession where sounding intelligent is a must.
11. Find clothes that fit me, and if need be spend the money on clothes
-Starting to find clothes, took some pants to the tailor today. She laughed at how long they were.
13. Pay off my credit cards so I can do 6, though, I think I'll be doing 6 before they are paid off.
-Started to pay them off. I can put a little more on my card this week since last week was a pay day
14. Keep my apartment CLEAN
-My friend Kate is coming over this weekend. I haven't seen her since Homecoming. This week is a great week to hang out with her because of what we all went though last year.
15. Make sure I can walk into my closet and not have to worry about what the hell I am stepping on.
-Went to Walmart today, bought a little shoe rack to get some of my shoes off the floor. Bought cloth bins to get my craft projects in some sort of storage.
17. Attempt to keep in contact with friends
-Hanging out with Kate is a start
20. Maybe start learning Spanish again?
-Not Spanish right now, but diving into Latin.
21. Try not to get sick
-Hell of a lot harder then it looks.
25. Write more in general, fun, journal entries. I am doing NaNoWriYe (National Novel Writing Year). This gives me reason and motivation to write every day.
-NaNoWriYe, NaNoCoMo, and Wannabee Writers are helping me with this.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
What's your Name Mean?
I had seen this quiz on someones LiveJournal. I figured I'd see what it's about, I generally don't believe stuff like this but it really seems to describe who I am.
But in other news This next week is going suck ass. I will probably be one big emotional wreck. I'm pretty sure on Friday I will be working from home as I don't need to be an emotional wreck at work. I miss Nikki, and I miss her a lot. It got slightly easier, but the holidays sucked and now sucks as well.
Ok, happy stuff. I saw my friend Eddie's piano recital today. I haven't seen him perform since he was a freshmen in High School. He's now almost graduating college. The kids got talent, and made me realize how much I miss being involved with music.
I may add onto to my music playing goals and say I want to relearn items of music history and get me some new classical music CD's. Music is my passion. I can't live without it.
But in other news This next week is going suck ass. I will probably be one big emotional wreck. I'm pretty sure on Friday I will be working from home as I don't need to be an emotional wreck at work. I miss Nikki, and I miss her a lot. It got slightly easier, but the holidays sucked and now sucks as well.
Ok, happy stuff. I saw my friend Eddie's piano recital today. I haven't seen him perform since he was a freshmen in High School. He's now almost graduating college. The kids got talent, and made me realize how much I miss being involved with music.
I may add onto to my music playing goals and say I want to relearn items of music history and get me some new classical music CD's. Music is my passion. I can't live without it.
What Nicole Means |
 You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. |
Friday, January 04, 2008
BFS Year Updates
I wrote 250 words today. A Yahoo Writing group I joined out of NaNo, a member gave me a prompt and 10 minutes to write. It may have been only 8 minutes though, because I was packin to go home but I still wrote something and just wrote and didn't think about it.
I've updated my picture blog, http://nlforst-pics.blogspot.com every day for the new year. Hopefully there will be 366 pictures on there.
Crocheting is going well. I'm going off to work on my crocheting now.
Nicole
I've updated my picture blog, http://nlforst-pics.blogspot.com every day for the new year. Hopefully there will be 366 pictures on there.
Crocheting is going well. I'm going off to work on my crocheting now.
Nicole
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