Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Teaser Tuesday 100608

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 too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

5.3.21.01.002: Once allocated, postcodes are permanent, and for life.

pg. 79



I discovered this book via someone's teaser tuesday and I am glad I added it to my reading list. I really enjoyed it - unfortunately the sequels are not due out for at least some years. :( I tried to buy the first book in another series by this author...but to no avail!! But this book was a lot of fun.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Teaser tuesday 100601

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 too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

"I've heard that before" I tell her. "I'm sure the Congolese heard it every day for a hundred years while they had to forbear the Belgians. Now they finally get a fighting chance, and we're sitting here watching it get born dead...."
pg. 476.



I loved this book - I couldn't put it down. It was one of those books which makes you angry and also makes you rethink how you treat people and the assumptions you make. I highly recommend it!!!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Sorry

Sorry I have not been around. Just had an ultra hectic week - so tired and exhausted. Hopefully shall catch up on everyone's blogs this weekend and write a post of my own.

On an excited note ...

I got a first class honours :) (well..i was told this informally..but still!!!) so I shall have a

Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours First Class)!!

Yay

Friday, May 21, 2010

Seven Deadly Sins!

I was tagged by E. at Whining at the World



Sloth - how do you relax?

With a bath and a book. Or with a book of pixel problems (a type of logic problem).

Gluttony - What can't you get enough of, even though it's bad for you?

Cheese (and crackers). Salsa and cornchips.

Greed - What do you get greedy for?

For more books! And time with my boyfriend!!

Envy - What makes you green?

At the moment - people who have had already had their honours consensus meeting and know how they went! Otherwise...my grandparents who get to travel around australia all the time!

Lust - What does it for you?

Ummm...long eyelashes. In terms of if I could have anyone...David Tennant in Doctor Who...Richard Armitage (when in North and South..and I am actually kinda liking him in Robin Hood at the moment) and the phantom of the Opera. So I guess..what really does do it for me is confidence and someone who is skilled at something and gets exitable about it!

Pride - What are you inordinately proud of?

Me handing in my honours project on time. And for lasting over 6 and a half months without my boyfreind (yay..half way point).


Wrath (Anger) - What makes you cranky?

Injustice. SO angry I sometimes cry. In a more trivial light..people who are always late.

So to pass it on...
well...basically most people who regulary comment on this blog have either been tagged for this meme or I have recently tagged for something else...so anyone can do it!!!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Teaser Tuesday 100518

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 too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


I have a bed made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty

"It's just that we all agreed on this, okay? It's no offence or anything. See we just decided things are kind of different now we're in Year 7, and you have to kind of like make the tough decisions? If you're going to survive. And we think you're not kind of right for survival. okay?"


pg 73 -74



This book is set in Sydney - so a big plus for me there. I love reading this book ..probably the fifth time I have read it. It is quirky, easy to read and funny, everyone should check it out :)

A guest post

Today I am guest posting about my favourite books at A study in contradictions..so go check it out!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

My photoshoot

I thought I would just post up some of the photos from my recent photoshoot with SF Marler Photography. No laughing! I thought I would do some book reading ones (since I am such a book nerd) and some pretty ones...













What is everyone's favourite? Also, since everyone has been posting photos of themselves without makeup I thought I would add the note that I am sans makeup aside from a tiny bit of mascara..