Movie Trailer Mondays: Snow White and the Huntsman

Kristen Stewart aside, I think this movie is going to be really, really good.

Random Movie Quote Sundays

 

Mugatu: Who cares about Derek Zoolander anyway? The man has only one look for Christ's sake! Blue Steel? Ferrari? Le Tigra? They're the same face! Doesn't anybody notice this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

-Mugatu, Zoolander

 

 

Best Marriage Proposal EVER!

Source

Plinky Question of the Day

The Plinky Question of the Day is a weekly feature I added to the blog to get to know you guys better and vice versa.  Sometimes the questions will deal with books or reading but, most of the time they won’t.  Because, let’s face it, there’s more to us than what we read.

 

Name a song that always puts you in a good mood.

 

Hmm.  It’s a toss up between these two songs:

 

Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder

Sure it’s got weird lyrics but, when the chorus kicks in I feel like I can conquer the day.

 

 

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

It is guaranteed that I will be out of my seat dancing like a fool within 3 seconds of this song starting to play.

 

 

How about you guys?  What songs put you in a good mood?

 

#BoutofBooks 4.0 Wrap Up & Giveaway Winner!

 

In true Jen fashion, this post is going up a little late and by a little I mean a lot.  *shrugs*  Better late than never right?  Right!  Okay so let’s see how I did with this round of Bout of Books:

• Attempting to complete AT LEAST 1 book    DONESKIS!
• Meet, visit and support as many read-a-thoners as possible    I wish I could’ve met a few more of you but, I think I did a decent job.
• Participate in AT LEAST 1 Twitter Chat    Does 3/4 of a chat count?
• As an added bonus I managed to finish all my daily updates.  Yes, I know that doesn’t seem like much of a goal but, during the last read-a-thon I couldn’t even manage doing that.

Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

 

On to the giveaway winner announcement.  The winner of my super easy peasy lemon squeezy Bout of Books 4.0 giveaway is….

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS ANGELYA!

I’ll send a confirmation e-mail shortly.

 

I’d like to take a second to thank Amanda, Kelly, Shirley and Hannah for all their hard work putting this little shindig together.  You ladies did an amazing job!  *high fives all around*

 

Behind the Scenes of The Walking Dead Season 3

Brace yourselves! It's about to get real...

Movie Trailer Mondays: Men in Black III and Moonrise Kingdom

After watching Josh Brolin on SNL I decided that I was definitely going to check this latest installment out.

 

 

I stumbled on this trailer via Flavorwire and it was too cute not to share.

#BoutofBooks 4.0 Giveaway

I hope everyone has been kicking some booty with their reading lists and goals.  Most importantly I hope everyone is having FUN!  Because at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about.  Right?  Right!  Good luck y’all!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


GIVEAWAY RULES
- Must be 13 years of age or older.

- You must be participating in Bout of Books 4.0 to win.  This means you must have a goal post up and entered into the linky on this page.  Yes, I will be checking.

- This giveaway is open from 5/20/2012 12:01 AM EST until 5/21/12 12:01 AM EST.  That means you only have 24 hours to enter!

- Giveaway is open to US and International participants (so long as it’s a country The Book Depository ships to).

- Winner will be selected by the all mighty Rafflecopter.

#BoutofBooks 4.0 Daily Updates

 

You can find my goals and reading list post HERE.

May 14, 2012
Books Read Today:  0
Today in six words:  Totally WRONG way to start challenge.
Progress:  Absolutely none.  =(  Had to attend a team dinner tonight so had zero time to read.  It’s looking like it’s going to be one of those weeks.  *sigh*

 

May 15, 2012
Books read today:  0
Today in six words:  Don’t want another total EPIC FAIL.  *sobs*
Progress:  Still tired from the night before so I hit the sack early.

 

May 16, 2012
Books read today:  Finished one and started another!
Today in six words:  FINALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO READ!  Woohoo!!
Progress:  Finished the last chapter of Hunting the Shadows and made good progress on Plague Town.

 

May 17, 2012
Books read today:  Made some progress on Plague Town.
Today in six words:  This read is pretty fast paced.
Progress:  Was able to get some reading in between cooking and the NBA Finals.

 

May 18, 2012
Books read today:  Didn’t get any reading done today.
Today in six words:  Sleeping babies are super delicious!
Progress:  Was busy showering kisses on my new nephew so I got ZERO reading done.  I’m totally okay with this.  ;-)

 

May 19, 2012
Books read today:  Finished Plague Town!
Today in six words:  Very fun read with minor hiccups.
Progress:  Happy to have finished a whole book for the read-a-thon.  Turned out to be a good one.  =)

 

May 20, 2012
Books read today: 0
Today in six words: Didn't get a chance to read. =(
Progress: Wish I could've snuck in one more book but, alas, it wasn't in the cards for me.

 

Movie Trailer Mondays: Battleship

   If they did a Transformers movie on a naval ship this is probably what it would look like.  But who cares!  Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgård will make it all better.  *grin* 

Happy Mother’s Day

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a very important message:

 

 

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE.

I HOPE THE KIDS TAKE THE TIME TO SPOIL YOU ROTTEN!

Plinky Question of the Day

The Plinky Question of the Day is a weekly feature I added to the blog to get to know you guys better and vice versa.  Sometimes the questions will deal with books or reading but, most of the time they won’t.  Because, let’s face it, there’s more to us than what we read.

 

Have you ever wanted to build your own house? What would it look like?

 

I don’t know anyone who would answer no to this question.  Although I don’t know exactly what my dream house would look like, there are definitely certain features it HAS TO HAVE.  Such as…

 

Reading Area

via R. Brad Knipstein Photography	via Belle Vivir

 

 

Porches

via The Forest Feast	via Pinterest

 

 

Backyard Gathering Area

via Pinterest	via Lowe’s website

 

Don’t get me wrong.  Bathrooms, closets and kitchens are important too.  I find that the style of those rooms change a lot in my mind’s eye.  However, these three areas tend to stay the same.  So those are the three I decided to showcase.

 

But enough about me.  If you had the chance to build your house what would it look like?

 

Bout of Books 4.0 Goals and Info (#boutofbooks)

 

Another round of Bout of Books is upon us my friends and I’m quite excited.  I’ve participated in the first 3 with varying degrees of success (or failure).  Whichever side of the fence I managed to land on I still had a lot of fun and met a lot of cool peeps.  Next week will be crazy busy for me but, I’m going to try to get as much reading in as possible.  Even if that means ignoring my boyfriend for a week.  (Sorry honey!)

 

Some of my goals include:

• Attempting to complete AT LEAST 1 book
• Meet, visit and support as many read-a-thoners as possible
• Participate in AT LEAST 1 Twitter Chat

Yeah, I know.  It’s a short list but, I hate setting the bar so high that I end up face planting.

 

Books I’m hoping to finish:

   

 

For more detailed Bout of Books 4.0 info please visit the following links:

• Bout of Books 4.0 Site
• Bout of Books 4.0 Sign Up Page
• Bout of Books 4.0 Giveaway and Twitter Chat Schedule (Side note:  I’ll be hosting a giveaway on Sunday)
• Bout of Books 4.0 Twitter Page

 

Hope to see you there.  I promise it’ll be fun.

 

Andrew Smith Saturdays Read-Along Schedule

 

This summer, heads will explode.

Four book bloggers are taking a trip into the incredibly exciting territory known as Andrew Smith’s mind. We hope you will join Smash Attack Reads, Not Now...I’m Reading, Roof Beam Reader and Lady Reader’s Bookstuff on this journey!

This will be a 4 month read-a-long featuring one of Andrew’s books each month as a celebration for his new release, Passenger, the sequel to The Marbury Lens, which will be released on October 2, 2012.The designated blog will host the discussion each week for the designated book, and there will be opportunities to win the books and other swag throughout the event. So put that library card or credit card to good use and get prepared for four months of awesome!

Where to buy:

• In The Path of Falling Objects
• Stick
• Ghost Medicine
• The Marbury Lens

Schedule

June: In the Path of Falling Objects (Hosted by Lady Reader’s Bookstuff)

• 6/2: Part One: Pages 2-62
• 6/9: Part Two: Pages 63-129
• 6/16: Part Three: Pages 130-195
• 6/23: Part Four: Pages 196-267
• 6/30: Part Five: Pages 268-323

July: Stick (Hosted by Roof Beam Reader)

• 7/7: First (Part 1): Pages 2-59
• 7/14: First (Part 2): Pages 60-103
• 7/21: Next (Part 1): Pages 107-216
• 7/28: Next (Part 2): Pages 216-292

August: Ghost Medicine (Hosted by Not Now...I’m Reading)

• 8/4: Chapter 1 - 8
• 8/11: Chapter 9 - 15
• 8/18: Chapter 16 - 22
• 8/25: Chapter 23 - 29

September: The Marbury Lens (Hosted by Smash Attack Reads)

• 9/8: Part One: The Amethyst Hour, Chapters 1-17
• 9/15: Part Two: The Strange Boys, Chapters 18-30
• 9/22: Part Three: Blackpool, Chapters 21-42
• 9/29: Part Four: Chapters 43-48
• 10/6: Part Five: Seth, Chapters 49-59

Registration

You must register for this event and participate in order to be eligible for prizes.

Register here.

Giveaway

Amy @ Lady Reader’s Bookstuff is offering up one copy of In the Path of Falling Objects, as she is hosting the discussion for this book in June.

Open to US only. Must be 14 and older. Please enter the giveaway on only one of the 4 host blogs. Duplicate entries will be deleted. Giveaway is open 5/12/12 12:01 AM until 5/18/12 11:59 PM.

Enter Giveaway Here

Awesome reading material: Check.

Mind-fuckery: Check

Discussion with other lovers of the written word: Check

 

Please join us in celebrating the amazingAndrew Smith!

Ruby's Reads Debate Team

What's up everyone?!  

Just wanted to give you the heads that I'm over at Ruby's Reads today debating Best Friend vs. Enemy Romances with Emily of Emily's Reading Room.

Team Enemy Romances all the way!  ;-)

Click on the banner to check out the debate.

Movie Trailer Mondays: Dark Shadows

Not sure if this is staying true to the soap opera but, the movie looks hilarious.  Wait…I don’t think soap operas are suppose to be funny.  *shrugs*  Oh well, it’s Johnny Depp so I’ll more than likely go to see it.

Random Movie Quote Sundays

 

Mona Lisa Vito:  Whoa. You're gonna shoot a deer?

Vinny Gambini:  I don't know. I suppose. I mean, I'm a man's man, I could go deer hunting.

Mona Lisa Vito:  A sweet, innocent, harmless, leaf-eating, doe-eyed little deer.

Vinny Gambini:  Hey Lisa, I'm not gonna go out there just to wimp out, you know. I mean, the guy will lose respect for me, would you rather have that?

[Lisa gets up, walks over to the bathroom and shuts the door]

Vinny Gambini:  What about these pants I got on, you think they're O.K.?

[Looks down]

Vinny Gambini:  Oh!

Mona Lisa Vito:  [comes out of the bathroom]  Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you put your little deer lips down to the cool clear water... BAM! A fuckin' bullet rips off part of your head! Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces! Now I ask ya. Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?

-Vinny Gambini and Mona Lisa Vito, My Cousin Vinny

 

 

Plinky Question of the Day

The Plinky Question of the Day is a weekly feature I added to the blog to get to know you guys better and vice versa.  Sometimes the questions will deal with books or reading but, most of the time they won’t.  Because, let’s face it, there’s more to us than what we read.

 

What's your favorite fried food indulgence?

 

This one’s a tie between my sister Jess’ fried chicken…

 

 

and my Mom’s maduros (fried ripe plantain)…

 

*Please note these are not actual pictures of their food.  For some reason I never thought to snap a picture.*

 

 

What are some of your favorite fried food indulgences?