School and Things Like That...

Dear Reader

I may have to bale on the 30 books to movies challenge as I have just signed on for another 2 credit course, which brings my credit hours to 18. I also have some serious decisions to make regarding my future, not to mention a ton of grad applications to fill out. I will do my best to read and watch as much as I can and I will post accordingly.

Until next time,

K

Happy New Year

Dear Reader,

I hope your New Year's Eve is going better than mine. I have had the most frustrating 5 minutes of my life. I received an overdue notice from the local library. This notice states that I have a movie checked out that is not one that I have ever checked out. While I do enjoy an occasional foreign film, I would not watch a movie about a film crew making a movie. That just seems boring to me. Anyway, the media lady called me and basically said that I have to pay for the movie. Then she proceeded to lecture me about how the patron is responsible for items checked out on their card as if I didn't already know that. I would like to think that while I am blonde I am not stupid. I am fully aware that I have to pay for this movie. What I want to know is why patrons have to pay for the employee's mistakes? I did not check out that movie. On the off chance that I did (and I mean really off, like the sky was falling and that DVD was only thing I could grab to put over my head to keep pieces of sky from knocking me out) I checked every DVD case, I pulled my bed a part, I looked under every couch and cushion, I looked in my car and I even checked the fridge, the icebox and the dishwasher. Nothing. So, I must conclude that I did not check that movie out. Also, I am highly offended that this woman seems to think that an adult would not rent Peter Pan. Actually, if I didn't already own it, I probably would rent it.

Now I owe the library 15.00 dollars and my reputation as decent patron is shot to hell. I'm also not proud of the fact that I lost my cool and I think I even screamed at the lady. That behavior is uncalled for and it probably wasn't her fault.

Anyway, I hope 2010 starts out better than last year and ends better than this year.

I also have to confess that as of my last post I have not actually read a single thing. I have done nothing but watch Criminal Minds and I have developed a crush on Dr. Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler). As soon as I'm done with CM I will read Whip It. I need to read something easy.

Anyway Happy New Year!

K

Happy Christmas!!!!!

Dear Reader,

I hope your having a happy Christmas Eve and I hope you get everything you want tomorrow!

I have decided what book I will start my challenge with. It will be Persuasion. Technically I have already read it and watched the Ciaran Hinds version. I know this probably cheating, but their is a new movie version which I have not seen and so, I will reread the book and watch the new movie!

I will also read Shutter Island. I was planning in reading it anyway because I already wanted to see the movie. However, I probably won't do the review until February since the movie will not be released until then.

Well, just wanted to give that update.

Happy Reading!

K

Welcome to The Delightful Society!

Dear Reader,

I have a confession to make. I have tried countless times to keep a blog and I have failed miserably each time! I have promised myself that this time will be different! I can do this. I will be diligent!

Now that I have got that out of the way. Let me introduce my latest attempt at blogging. This blog is about books. I love books! I do. I love them! I love the way they smell and the way they feel in my hands. I love to listen to books and I love to watch movies based on books (even though I generally want to gouge my eyes out after). I have always known this, but when somebody at my local pub/restaurant asked me what I had been doing over my break and I answered "Oh. I read The Elephant Vanishes and a biography about Robert Capa!" I realized that my life is books. I live for them. All of them. Even the ones I don't like. As the quote at the top of my blog states they are a delightful society!

So, I present this blog to you. I hope you enjoy it. I begin with a challenge.

 

I stumbled on this earlier today and decided to give it a try. I think it'll be fun! I have no idea what my first book/movie will be. I should start of with something I never read or seen. I need to think. I need to research (my other favorite pastime!). 

I will say good night, then! Happy reading!

K