Tuesday, 5 July 2022

[Review] - Goosebumps SlappyWorld: Slappy in Dreamland


Throughout the mid-90s, all the talk in the mid-grade classrooms was about the Twilight Zone-like kid-friendly Goosebumps book series by R.L. Stine, the author of the Fear Sreet series. I was two months shy of being an 11-year-old when the very-first Goosebumps book, Welcome to Dead House, came out in July 1992, so I've been a fan from the beginning. 

Sunday, 3 July 2022

{Sunday Post} - Star Trek, Twin Peaks, and The X-Files

Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer!


Good Morning, Everyone! 


  • My week sucked. 
  • The kitchen drain is backing up into the bathroom sink in the basement. After pouring lye and bleach (on different days) and shoving a heavy iron snake down the drain, it's now working half-ass.  
  • The dishwasher has been leaking water onto the carpet, and I had to scrub (and scrub) the water stain by hand to where it is almost unnoticeable. It costs $76 for a replacement door seal. (If that's the issue.) I'm not spending $76 on something like a door seal because that money can go towards a new dishwasher. (FYI: The dishwasher is on its last legs anyway.) 
  • My cold doesn't want to go away. I'm still coughing my head off. 
  • The KC Royals' pitching continues to suck. Their now 28-48. The question is, "Will the KC Royals reach 30 wins before getting 50 losses?" 

Friday, 1 July 2022

{Book Blogger Hop} - Favorite Movie Adaptations




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What is your favorite movie adapted from a book?  

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Thursday, 30 June 2022

[The Midnight Horror] - 'OFFSEASON' is a Nail-biting Supernatural Tale


Wait a minute . . . is Billy reviewing horror movies again? 

I've wanted to bring back my Midnight Horror post series, but my plans kept getting drailed due to sickness, death, and other unexpected curveballs beyond my control. Are the posts back permanently? That's to be determined. I'm testing the waters, trying to get my creative mojo jumpstarted. Let's begin with the Offseason and where things lead.

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

An Overview of the Game of Poker


If you want to learn how to play Poker, an overview of the game will be a helpful guide. This article will go over the rules of the game, the different types of Poker, the betting intervals, and the origins of Poker. Once you grasp the game well, you can move on to more advanced tips. An overview of the game of Poker can help you win big.  You can look up websites like Arkadium to know more!

Sunday, 26 June 2022

{Sunday Post} - Escape, Ozzy, and Then She Was Gone

Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer!


Good Morning, Everyone! 


  • I caught a summer cold. My fever was up to 102.6 on Friday afternoon. Thank God for NyQuil and Vicks cough drops. 
  • It finally rained. 
  • It's weird not to get mail for four days in a row. 
  • The cable/internet continues to flip flop on and off. 
  • The KC Royals' pitching continues to suck. Their now 26 - 44. 
  • Holy bats! Ozzy Osbourne dropped a brand new single, Patient Number 9, from his new album that releases on September 9th, two days after my birthday. 




 

What Am I Reading? 


Before my cold, I finished reading Open Season and read James Patterson: Stories of My Life and Goosebumps SlappyWorld: Slappy in Dreamland. Today, I'm going to attempt to read to Sands of Dune. It's a short read at under 200 pages. I would like to have it read and reviewed by its release date, June 28. Afterward, my next read will be The Songs That Could Have Been by Amanda Wen.  




Recent Reviews


I posted no reviews this past week for good reasons - the internet connection has been crappy, and I caught a nasty cold. I've started the reviews for Spiderman: No Way Home, Shadow's Reel by C.J. Box, and Goosebumps SlappyWorld: Slappy in Dreamland. I just need to finish them. The review for Offseason will be published as a Midnight Horror post - whenever I get around to writing it.



What's in the Mail?


According to Walmart's crappy app, James Patterson's newest thriller, Escape, was in stock at my local Walmart. Escape was nowhere in their so-called book department when I got to the store. An employee attempted to help but concluded that either the app was wrong or the book was somewhere in a box in storage, and she had no intention of looking for it. This store never got in the last four James Patterson books, so it wasn't a surprise that Escape wasn't there. (FYI: I looked at the monthly Harlequin paperbacks, and they're all from April, so that's probably the last time the book department got stocked.)

Anyhow, I ordered Escape from Amazon and it arrived on my doorsteps on Saturday.


What's New on the Bookshelf?


On Tuesday, I found a nearly brand-new copy of Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell at a thrift store. Walmart has had this book on its shelf for 3-4 years, and nobody has ever bought it. It was still three collecting dust on Thursday afternoon. I've read the blurb a few times but never had the urge to get it. Well, that is until I picked it up for 10 cents. Additionally, I also got The Thief of Always by Clive Barke for 10 cents.  

I grabbed two $1.25 books at Dollar Tree - Bonnie by Christina Schwarz and The Record Keeper by Agnes Gomillion. 



Friday, 24 June 2022

{Book Blogger Hop} - Fiction or Nonfiction?




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What is your reading preference - fiction or nonfiction?  

Submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer.


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