As you all know, I will be traveling to South Africa in a few weeks. I have started my search for various forms of electronic entertainment now in an effort to have a complete collection come flight time.
I'm trying not to carry a lot of things with me on the plane so I'm limiting my books to two: a travel book and a word search. Everything else will be on my laptop or Kindle.
Please send me any suggestions for songs, Kindle books, iTunes shows/podcasts/movies, etc.
Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
randomness aka the story of my life
I feel that, after this week, bullet points and/or numbered bits of randomness are necessary for this particular blog post. I think that "To Do" lists were the only things helping me survive this week so I decided to continue the list-like trend. If you don't like lists (and why would you NOT like lists, by the way?!?!) then you can go ahead and stop reading this now. Begin list:
1. I am currently watching The Golden Girls for the first time in months. This is unheard of! Not a day used to pass when I did not spend quality time with The Girls. That is just one example of how insane my life has been as of late.
2. Speaking of friends, I just received in the mail today a postcard from an old high school friend. So, thank you Jeannie for thinking of me! (And I'm not saying that you're old, just that we've been friends for a while :)) For those of you who love humor, check out her blog here. Jeannie does improv on cruise ships and is honestly the funniest person I have ever met. I know that my readers think that I'm funny but I think that she's funny so you know she must be really funny. Right?!
3. I was attempting to remember everything that happened to me this week while sitting in an 8 a.m. accounting class. But I couldn't. I walked into my office around 11 (after that one class and then multiple meetings) and a co-worker came to visit. He gave me one look and I instantly knew that he was feeling the same as I was. It was just one of those weeks where I didn't know which way was up - both at work and in the classroom - and today was just a Godsend. It truly is a miracle that I made it through the day, let alone the week. I'd like to thank Sarah and Michele for inviting me to lunch today and offering tons of belly laughs.
4. I would also like to thank Kristi for meeting me at 8 p.m. (as I was leaving work, mind you) to have a few beverages and slices of pizza. Sometimes a girl just needs a grape vodka sprite! Tonight, I was that girl.
5. If you're all looking for some extra reading material, check out my bff Cassie's blog about e-dating. She is also hilarious.
6. For some reason, I allowed myself to pick up my Kindle again while waiting between meetings this week. I am now absorbed in another non-fiction book written by a lawyer who somehow gets caught up in conspiracy or something. It sounded interesting when I purchased it on Amazon and it's still holding true. Once I have the energy to hold my eyes open to dig the Kindle out of my purse, I'll give you all the title of the book. Until then, you'll just have to remain on the edge of your seats.
1. I am currently watching The Golden Girls for the first time in months. This is unheard of! Not a day used to pass when I did not spend quality time with The Girls. That is just one example of how insane my life has been as of late.
2. Speaking of friends, I just received in the mail today a postcard from an old high school friend. So, thank you Jeannie for thinking of me! (And I'm not saying that you're old, just that we've been friends for a while :)) For those of you who love humor, check out her blog here. Jeannie does improv on cruise ships and is honestly the funniest person I have ever met. I know that my readers think that I'm funny but I think that she's funny so you know she must be really funny. Right?!
3. I was attempting to remember everything that happened to me this week while sitting in an 8 a.m. accounting class. But I couldn't. I walked into my office around 11 (after that one class and then multiple meetings) and a co-worker came to visit. He gave me one look and I instantly knew that he was feeling the same as I was. It was just one of those weeks where I didn't know which way was up - both at work and in the classroom - and today was just a Godsend. It truly is a miracle that I made it through the day, let alone the week. I'd like to thank Sarah and Michele for inviting me to lunch today and offering tons of belly laughs.
4. I would also like to thank Kristi for meeting me at 8 p.m. (as I was leaving work, mind you) to have a few beverages and slices of pizza. Sometimes a girl just needs a grape vodka sprite! Tonight, I was that girl.
5. If you're all looking for some extra reading material, check out my bff Cassie's blog about e-dating. She is also hilarious.
6. For some reason, I allowed myself to pick up my Kindle again while waiting between meetings this week. I am now absorbed in another non-fiction book written by a lawyer who somehow gets caught up in conspiracy or something. It sounded interesting when I purchased it on Amazon and it's still holding true. Once I have the energy to hold my eyes open to dig the Kindle out of my purse, I'll give you all the title of the book. Until then, you'll just have to remain on the edge of your seats.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
It's a techy Christmas!
Apparently my family thinks that I'm technologically savvy. It's not that I'm not TS, but I'm definitely not in the top percentile for TS performance if you know what I mean.
Most of my Christmas gifts involved technology - a MacBook Pro, Kindle, and Sony Blu-Ray/DVD player. Of course, I immediately became obsessed with all 3 devices.
The monstrous snowstorm that was supposed to hit the NE narrowly escaped my parents house. We only got about 2 inches, compared to the foot they were predicting the night before. THANK GOD!
Since my parents live in the middle of nowhere, I had little time to play with my technologic instruments. I did, however, have time to read 2-600 page books. I am ob-sessed with the trilogy by Stieg Larsson. (He is the author who wrote Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, etc.)
I hope you all had a great holiday with your families!
Monday, December 13, 2010
I think I have a problem...
I have far too many books on my "to read" list.
I blame this ever expanding list on school. I simply do not have the time and energy to concentrate on non-scholastic books while taking classes. While I do read some books for work, they're hardly entertaining and can't even come close to dipping their pages in the "to do" pond.
Also, I think that I am getting a Kindle for Christmas.
My step-mom asked if I'd like one and after much thought, I think that I'd get a lot of use out of it! Especially when traveling. While I will not download the travel guides to the Kindle, this machine will definitely cut back on the number of pleasure books that I normally cart around. I was having issues justifying bringing 5+ books to South Africa with me in June. Now I don't have to! :)
This will also make book buying much easier, faster, and cheaper. Have you seen the prices of books on amazon.com!? The printed books are already decently priced, but the e-books are even cheaper! My wallet will thank me. And my bookshelves will thank me for not stuffing them full like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Had I had to make the decision to purchase an electronic reader, I honestly would not know which one to choose. Everywhere I go, I hear and see of a new device. Do any of you have an e-reader? Which model is it and what are your thoughts?
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