Author Archives: Judie
2012 First Quarter Reads
Three months have passed this year and I am here with my reading report. I pledged to read 100 books this year, and at the rate I am going, I’m not going to achieve that if I don’t step up. I hope to make up for it this week-long break. After three months, I am [...]
Book Meme: Want Books? [David Wellington's Zombie Trilogy]
Want Books? is a weekly meme hosted by Chachic at Chachic’s Book Nook and features released books that you want but you can’t have for some reason. It can be because it’s not available in your country, in your library or you don’t have the money for it right now. For the longest time, I’ve been [...]
WWW Wednesdays
WWW Wednesdays is hosted by MizB ShouldBeReading. To play along, just answer the following questions: 1. What are you currently reading? 2. What did you recently finish reading? 3. What do you think you’ll read next? Here are my answers: 1. What are you currently reading? Soulless by Gail Carriger. It’s the first book in her Parasol [...]
And Ms. Bean Strikes Again
My life is one big sitcom and my friends get enjoyment out of my mishaps and misadventures. We term these my Ms. Bean moments. It started seven years ago during my first international trip. Put someone ignorant on a business class trip and wacky mayhem will surely ensue. It did. And they were plenty. Remind [...]
Baby Strides
There are only 11 days left until my first 10K run for 2012 and I honestly feel I am not prepared yet. Yes, I have been going to the gym for endurance workouts. I planned on doing it for a few weeks, after which I will run in slow to average speed to re-establish my [...]
Book Meme: Teaser Tuesdays
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give [...]
Award-Winning Books Reading Challenge 2012
Here’s another reading challenge to tide me over this year: Award Winning Books Reading Challenge hosted by Gathering Books! This is very timely as early this month, I [dorkly much] printed a list of Pulitzer and Man Booker awardees and manually checked which ones I own. Now, I can do the next step after marking [...]
Book Chick City’s Zombie Challenge 2012
Look who’s back joining reading challenges! In line with my pledge to read 100 books this year, I spiced up my reading plans by participating in online challenges. Note that I’m still on a book-buying ban and joining challenges like this would help me get over my TBR pile. You may want to know I [...]
My 2011 Reading Report
I was able to read 60 books in 2011! That’s a big leap from my previous totals and I couldn’t be happier. I even think I could have done more had it not been for other activities (hint *football* hint) that took my time but I shrugged it away. I was happy when I did [...]
Year in Review: Can’t Get Enough of TV
Early this year, I posted a two-part entry devoted to TV shows (98% US TV) I regularly watch. Almost 12 months later, many of them were in the backburner but totally not forgotten; a few still remained; and a few were added to my list of favorites. Suffice to say, I still watch [H]ouse even [...]
Year in Review: Brawn, Burnout, Balls, Bills
We are going to ring in a new year in less than 3 hours. 2011 has been full of adventures, fun, and different kinds of emotions. Not everything’s good but it’s just the way you look at it, right? We’re still alive so that’s wonderful. This year tested my strength and patience in many different [...]
My 2011 Corregidor Race Experience
I capped my “running” year when I crossed the 10K finish line of the Corregidor International Half-Marathon last December 10. As I mentioned last month, this was my last run for 2011 and I could not be more satisfied. The 10K race was only a side event to the half-marathon. It was both challenging and [...]
