Books & Other Goals for 2011
New year, new sticky post for books, movies, and (new this year) weight loss!
Pre-Little J, mr_j and I were movie-watching fiends. Then last year, I totally fell off the wagon of watching any movie in its entirety. That's what having a baby does to your previously luxurious life. Conditions improved once Netflix made streaming available for Wii, but I still find it hard to sit down and watch a whole movie from beginning to end. Other things just seem to be more important. (Like moving my butt and losing some of this baby weight!) So, I might do movie ratings and reviews this year, or I might give it up in favor of other things. We'll see.
Books, on the other hand, I intend to make my goal of 35 for this year. And hopefully it won't all be cheesy vamp romance. I've got about 4 books already in progress, but then 3 of those books have been "in progress" for over a year. Hopefully 2011 will be a year for finishing things I've started.
And speaking of starting... I got started on my weight loss goals before 2010 was over, but I've still got a ways to go. And I do mean A-WEIGHS!! I've listed the pounds in 10-pound increments along with the reward I will give to myself for achieving that level. When it happens, I'll add the date.
Enough exposition. Here there be LJ-cuts under which movies, books, and weight loss will be added continuously throughout the year.
Did you miss 2010?
Books - 2011
1. The Spark by Chris Downie - ★★★☆☆
2. The Heat by Heather Killough-Walden - ☆☆☆☆☆ review
3. The Strip by Heather Killough-Walden - ★★★☆☆ review
4. The Spell by Heather Killough-Walden - ★★★☆☆ review
5. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris - ★★☆☆☆ review
And now, to improve the quality of my reading materials...
6. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis - ★★★★★ review
7. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★★★★★★ review
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - ★★★★☆ review
9. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan - ★★★☆☆ review
10. Lost at the Con by Bryan Young - ★★★★☆ review
11. Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews - ★★★☆☆ review
12. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★ review
13. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith - ★★★★☆ review
14. Deeper than Midnight by Lara Adrian - ★★★★★ review
15. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★☆ review
16. Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan - ★★★☆☆
17. The Long Run by Mishka Shubaly - ★★★★☆
18. War of the Seasons, Book One: The Human by Janine K. Spendlove - ★★★★★
19. Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★★
20. Songs of the Seasons, Song One: Girl by Janine K. Spendlove - ★★★★★
21. Darkness Eternal by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
22. Taken by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
23. Where Darkness Lives by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
24. A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian - ★★★★☆
The Man Who Made Lists by Joshua Kendall - in progress
Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation by Elizabeth Beckwith - in progress
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - in progress
Cannot even describe how much I loved it ★★★★★★★★★★
Really Loved It! ★★★★★
Really Liked It ★★★★☆
Liked It Okay ★★★☆☆
Eh.. wouldn't care to read again ★★☆☆☆
Did Not Like It ★☆☆☆☆
Hated it! ☆☆☆☆☆
Re-read *
Weight Loss - 2011
280 - start weight - 1/1/2011
270 - reward: Hunger Games - date achieved: 1/18
260 - reward: a new workout outfit - date achieved: 2/21
250 - reward: new music - date achieved: 4/6
240 - reward: Catching Fire
235 (50 pounds) reward: lovely, green Saucony track shoes
230 - reward: a Leslie Sansone dvd
220 - reward: Mockingjay
210 - reward: new workout clothes
200 - reward: go skydiving and try for Baby #2 :)
Movies - 2011
(in alphabetical order)
Expelled a documentary by Ben Stein - ★★★★★
Really Loved It! ★★★★★
Really Liked It ★★★★☆
Liked It Okay ★★★☆☆
Eh.. wouldn't care to watch again ★★☆☆☆
Did Not Like It ★☆☆☆☆
Hated it! ☆☆☆☆☆
Re-watch*
Pre-Little J, mr_j and I were movie-watching fiends. Then last year, I totally fell off the wagon of watching any movie in its entirety. That's what having a baby does to your previously luxurious life. Conditions improved once Netflix made streaming available for Wii, but I still find it hard to sit down and watch a whole movie from beginning to end. Other things just seem to be more important. (Like moving my butt and losing some of this baby weight!) So, I might do movie ratings and reviews this year, or I might give it up in favor of other things. We'll see.
Books, on the other hand, I intend to make my goal of 35 for this year. And hopefully it won't all be cheesy vamp romance. I've got about 4 books already in progress, but then 3 of those books have been "in progress" for over a year. Hopefully 2011 will be a year for finishing things I've started.
And speaking of starting... I got started on my weight loss goals before 2010 was over, but I've still got a ways to go. And I do mean A-WEIGHS!! I've listed the pounds in 10-pound increments along with the reward I will give to myself for achieving that level. When it happens, I'll add the date.
Enough exposition. Here there be LJ-cuts under which movies, books, and weight loss will be added continuously throughout the year.
Did you miss 2010?
Books - 2011
1. The Spark by Chris Downie - ★★★☆☆
2. The Heat by Heather Killough-Walden - ☆☆☆☆☆ review
3. The Strip by Heather Killough-Walden - ★★★☆☆ review
4. The Spell by Heather Killough-Walden - ★★★☆☆ review
5. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris - ★★☆☆☆ review
And now, to improve the quality of my reading materials...
6. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis - ★★★★★ review
7. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★★★★★★ review
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - ★★★★☆ review
9. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan - ★★★☆☆ review
10. Lost at the Con by Bryan Young - ★★★★☆ review
11. Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews - ★★★☆☆ review
12. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★ review
13. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith - ★★★★☆ review
14. Deeper than Midnight by Lara Adrian - ★★★★★ review
15. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★☆ review
16. Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan - ★★★☆☆
17. The Long Run by Mishka Shubaly - ★★★★☆
18. War of the Seasons, Book One: The Human by Janine K. Spendlove - ★★★★★
19. Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★★
20. Songs of the Seasons, Song One: Girl by Janine K. Spendlove - ★★★★★
21. Darkness Eternal by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
22. Taken by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
23. Where Darkness Lives by Alexandra Ivy - ★★★★☆
24. A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian - ★★★★☆
The Man Who Made Lists by Joshua Kendall - in progress
Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation by Elizabeth Beckwith - in progress
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - in progress
Cannot even describe how much I loved it ★★★★★★★★★★
Really Loved It! ★★★★★
Really Liked It ★★★★☆
Liked It Okay ★★★☆☆
Eh.. wouldn't care to read again ★★☆☆☆
Did Not Like It ★☆☆☆☆
Hated it! ☆☆☆☆☆
Re-read *
Weight Loss - 2011
280 - start weight - 1/1/2011
270 - reward: Hunger Games - date achieved: 1/18
260 - reward: a new workout outfit - date achieved: 2/21
250 - reward: new music - date achieved: 4/6
240 - reward: Catching Fire
235 (50 pounds) reward: lovely, green Saucony track shoes
230 - reward: a Leslie Sansone dvd
220 - reward: Mockingjay
210 - reward: new workout clothes
200 - reward: go skydiving and try for Baby #2 :)
Movies - 2011
(in alphabetical order)
Expelled a documentary by Ben Stein - ★★★★★
Really Loved It! ★★★★★
Really Liked It ★★★★☆
Liked It Okay ★★★☆☆
Eh.. wouldn't care to watch again ★★☆☆☆
Did Not Like It ★☆☆☆☆
Hated it! ☆☆☆☆☆
Re-watch*