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Showing posts with label thursday ramblings. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Thursday Ramblings: Reviews & Workouts

 
I can hardly believe that it is already Thursday or the tiny fact that it has been over four years since my last Thursday Ramblings post! I guess the week just flew by quickly because I have been busy with writing reviews and making sure I keep my New Year's Resolution, which is to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Well, tonight I definitely went over my minimum requirements by finishing a 90 minute workout. I guarantee that I'm going to be a bit sore in the morning.

My desk area is a complete mess right now with books, audiobooks and products stacked up that I need to review. Plus, there are a few other review stuff on the floor. It probably doesn't help much that I have other things coming in the mail to review. The mail carrier must think I'm either rich or nuts because of all the packages I get every week. The truth is that I very seldom ever actually order anything anymore as most of the packages I receive are for review purposes on this blog or on Amazon.com.

Speaking of mail, I found a FedEx slip on my door a few hours ago. It says that they stopped by at 4:15 and nobody was home to sign for a package. Well, here is the thing, I was home! I was in the kitchen popping popcorn to snack on over the weekend. I can easily hear the doorbell from the kitchen, but I never heard it go off. I got a feeling that the the FedEx guy lightly knocked on the screen door and expected me to hear it. Anyway, now I have to wait around to sign for a mysterious package tomorrow.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

True Blood, Dallas, The Perry Files, Books, and Hops

With the internet on and off (mostly off) this week, I have fallen behind on a few reviews, in which I hope to catch up with in the next few days. I did break my dreaded insomnia a few days ago, but now I am catching a cold. Last weekend I saw Dark Shadows at my local theater, which I thought was better than what I was expecting. You can read my review here on it.

Anybody watch True Blood? I liked it, but I could have done without the vampire incest and the Tara turning into a vampire. Tara is the worst character on the series, completely different from the books, and I wish they would just kill her off.

I actually watched TNT's Dallas last night. I recall my grandparents watching the series, so I was not completely clueless about the show. I thought it was alright, and fits in with being a sequel than a reboot.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Insomnia, Journey 2, The Reckoning, & Blogger Hop

I have been suffering with insomnia for most of this week. The only good thing about this is that I have gotten several things done, including reading several books. I do have a few reviews to write tomorrow, well it's more than than a few, more like eight, and that's only book reviews. I have a few other non-books reviews to write too.

I bought the DVD Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which I saw at the theater back in April. I didn't care much for the first film, but I thought the sequel was slightly better. Silly, but watchable. I might post a review for it when I have some free time.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thursday Ramblings - March 18, 2010



Howl: Dark Tales of the Feral and InfernalIf you haven't heard, my adult horror story, "The Leeds Devil," is in the the anthology "Howl: Dark Tales of the Feral and Infernal" - available now on amazon.com and createspace.com. I'm currently reading "The River King's Road" by Liane Merciel. I received the book last Thursday. My review of the book will be published on March 25, 2010 as part of a Blog Tour.

I finally got caught up on writing book reviews. I had a pile of "Goosebumps Horrorland" books on my desk. I've written a review for all of them. I'll post them at a later date.

A Cousin's Challenge (Indiana Cousins, Book 3)I won the book"A Cousin's Challenge" by Wanda E. Brunstetter from a book giveway on goodreads.com. I received the book in the mail yesterday. It looks like it will be a good read.

More Mail News: I got the book "Cowgirl At Heart" by Christine Lynxwiler in the mail last Friday. Last Thursday, along with "The River King's Road," I received "Demon Possessed" by Stacia Kane and "The Birds and the Frogs" by Brian D. McClure. The review for "Demon Possessed" was posted today as part of a Blog Tour. "The Birds and the Frogs" was posted on Sunday.

The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror Series)Prom Nights from HellOn Friday, I received the books that I had ordered off of overstock.com. They were: "Prom Nights From Hell" by Stephenie Meyer, Kim Harrison, Meg Cabot, Lauren Myracle and Michelle Jaffe; "Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror" by R.L. Stine, Caroline B. Cooney, Christopher Pike, D.E. Athkins, A. Bates, Jay Bennett, Carol Ellis, Diane Hoh, Lael Littke, Sinclair Smith, J.B. Stamper, Ellen Emerson White and Patricia Windsor; "Eye Candy" by R.L. Stine; "The Baby-sitter" by R.L. Stine; "Fear Street Nights: Moonlight Secrets" by R.L. Stine; "Fear Street Nights: Midnight Games" by R.L. Stine; and "Fear Street Nights: Darkest Dawn" by R.L. Stine. As you can see I'm a R.L. Stine Fan.

My Zombie ValentineOn Saturday I bought the book "Sweep" by Cate Tiernan. Today, I bought the book "My Zombie Valentine" by Katie MacAlister, Angie Fox, Marianne Mancusi, and Lisa Cach.

I stopped by the library and picked up two books on the "free books" shelf. The books are: "Born Into Light" by Paul Samuel Jacobs and "John Chancellor Makes Me Cry" by Anne Rivers Siddons.

Today, I got the book "Imaginary Jesus" by Matt Mikalatos in the mail. I'll probably read it over the weekend, so expect my review to be up sometime next week.

The Stepfather
I plan on watching "The Stepfather" DVD tonight.

I finally got out of my so-called "writer's block." I've jotted down several new plot ideas. I started writing on a new story this week. Everything is going well.