Musing Mondays Returns: New Format

Looks like while I was busy not blogging, Should Be Reading's blog changed the format on Musing Mondays, which will actually make it easier to write for.  See below.

Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week…
• Describe one of your reading habits.
• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.

So for today's (which is a wee bit late, sorry) - I'll discuss one of my reading habits.

Normally, I like to read just before I go to sleep, unless I've taken something to help me sleep or I'm exhausted.  Reading helps to relax me and slow my brain down.

Unfortunately, not all books help with that.  The Hunger Games series was one of those that I just couldn't put down.  Each chapter end was suspenseful and I had to turn the next page.  My husband is finding it to be the same way.  Most of the time I can stop just about anywhere (though I prefer to wait till the end of the chapter) and pick up again the following day or when I have a chance.

I have also been reading more on my Nook Simple Touch than my paperbacks lately.

How bout you?  What are your reading habits?

Almost a month since last post

I realize, belatedly, that in the last few weeks I have horribly ignored my blog.  I do apologize, but I do have a good reason for it.  I finally managed to purchase all three books of The Hunger Games series and read them back to back, saw the movie, then had to read them all again.  I have to say I was surprised at how good the books are and how well they condensed the first book into the movie.  It was really well done.

Now I'm reading the Dulcie O'Neill novels (you can buy all three electronically for a total of .99 on Amazon or Barnes and Noble and between my flight Thursday night and now, I've read two books.

Now the flight i mentioned is the other reason I didn't post this week at all.  Been busting my behind at my day job because I was heading out to my other indulgence: video gaming and was at Penny Arcade Expo for the weekend (I'm writing this blog during my downtime at the hotel while a video uploads.  I fly back to Lincoln on Monday.

In addition to all this, I've been busy on a few projects which I may have to talk about here.  Later in the weeks, i"ll link to some of the stuff I write for this event as well.

So that's where I've been.  I promise, I'll write more soon.

Thursday Tidbits - Library Blues

So on Sunday (March 4), my son and I took a trip to the library to check out some books and I decided to see if they allowed e-pub check outs.  The good news: they do.  The bad news: there's waiting lists for most of the books I wanted.  Boo.

One of the books he and I both wanted was The Hunger Games.  Of course, it's checked out and has a waiting list both for e-pub and in the libraries.  Go figure.

I may just have to go buy the books now.  Tired of waiting to acquire it.

However, while I was at the library, I checked out the first three books in The Hallows/Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison as well as the book Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  So I have plenty of new to read for the next two weeks or so.

Happy reading.