Too Many Books

My pal, pinkflipflops, at the many thoughts of a reader  snagged these questions from squido.com. I'd love to read your book-y answers, too! What have you just read? I just finished THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING by Joshilyn Jackson and I lurvvvved it. I blogged about it earlier this week because I jocked it so much. Before reading that amazing novel, I read WEDDING SEASON by Darcy Cosper, (adored it) a book my Mom liked called THE SHACK (sort of abhored it!) and BUT INSIDE I'M SCREAMING by Elizabeth Flock (it was a'right.) What are you reading now? Don't laugh. I often read 21654321 books at the same time. I technically have six books going right now. I've been reading Jonathan S. Foer's EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED since April. Yeah. I've sort of decided to finish it at some point since I'm close to halfway through it. I'm reading THE BLIND ASSASSIN by Margaret Atwood. I started THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO last night because I could...

Remember Lilu ? She used to host TMI Thursday before she got all klassy and the series was cancelled. Well, she writes another awesome meme-of-hillarity in which she regales us with "the shiz my boyfriend says." This might have to become my newest Wednesday topic. Except, you know, I'll call mine "marital musings" or "hubs is hilar" or something. It's a work in progress. See, hubs is constantly saying really funny things. Sometimes I think, I have got to write that down so I don't forget it! Then, I don't write it down and I forget it. This has been going on for weeksandweeks. So, before it evades my memory, here is episode one: During a typical Monday night -- Amber, watching The Bachelorette -- hubs, wishing he was not Amber: "Come on, Chris L! Kiss her!!!" Hubs: "But she's sick. Maybe he doesn't want to get her nasty phelm germs all up in his tonsils." Amber: "Well, she was sick the nigh...

Roni at Fiction Groupie tagged everyone in this meme. I'll play! 1. Your Favorite beverage: 2. Your hometown: Bedford, IN (Current City: Louisville, Kentucky) 3. Your favorite TV show: RIP... everybody. 4. Your Occupation/You are in school for: I is a banker. Went to school to be: 5. Your first car: (No, seriously.) Go ahead -- laugh it up. 6. Your favorite dish: I miss stuffing you in my mouth. 7. Celebrity you've been told you resemble: Ellie Kemper from The Office. (Okay, also Pam Beasley... don't remind me.) 8. Celebrity on your "to do" list: My God, Ryanspice. You're beautiful. 9. Favorite Childhood toy: Ryan Reynolds. Oh, also -- Hey! Mine doesn't didn't talk. 10. Any Random picture: When I first saw this, I was thinking... pregnant Barbie? Then I saw the liquor bottles. Consider yourselves tagged... and have fun!

Natalie Murphy and Tina Sandoval tagged me because they wanted to know my answers to the following: At least I think Tina tagged me. Maybe she didn't. I can't remember. If she didn't, then I tag her now. Question 1: Where were you five years ago? 1. Only working part-time (for the first time in my life) as a waitress. In fact, I might have not even been back to work yet because I was: 2. Still unpacking from a sanity-vacation. (That would be a good Thursday story.) 3. Heavily medicated. 4. Wondering if I would ever feel like me again. 5. Probably more profoundly sad than I have ever been before or since. (2005 was a rough year. May of 2005 might have been the roughest.) Question 2: Where would you like to be five years from now? 1. The hottest Mommy sitting by the kiddie pool. 2. A writer of published fiction heavily loosely based on May of 2005, 3. Earning at least 20k more than I do at my current job. 4. Debt free except for the house. 5. Livin...

I got tagged in a fun blog meme, because ND at Delicious Ambiguity thinks I am a fun blogger. We do have some important things in common, since I think she is a fun blogger, too. For instance, last Friday she was feeling a bit prickly and wrote a list of her greivances of the week, including this wrongspice boy she once, I assume, quasi-dated. I sent my former rebound flame a really nicely thought out birthday card in hopes that he has gotten less hateful in the 6 months since we last spoke, and he responded via email, "Thanks for the birthday card. I have no desire to reconnect with you right now. I hope things are well." Don't you just love her already?! You must check out her blog! So, the rules of the meme are to post a list of things you like/love/hate, and then link to three bloggers who you admire! All you have to do is fill in your likes/loves/hates after the bolded words! :) Have fun! I like the cool side of the pillow. I like sleeping in on Sund...