Thursday, January 17, 2013

New Books, Nutrition and A Mountain


Today, I was going to do a post for Where in the World are you Reading? BUT, the question is, where's an unusual place you read? And.... I can't think of any unusual place. All my reading places are the normal places. You know, the bed, the couch, the car. So, I guess I'll pass on that one for this month and wait for next month's prompt!

In the meantime, I have some rambly things to discuss today. You all seem to enjoy the rambles, so, here goes.

** First, check out the books I've "purchased" with Christmas and birthday gift cards! I know! It's exciting, and so I had to share! Here's hoping I actually read them soon. Like very very soon!





**And hey! Guess what? I'm going to take an online class from, like, a REAL university! It's from this website called Coursera.org. I think it's fairly new, but I'm so excited. I'm going to take two nutrition classes. One that starts soon and is more science-y. And one that starts in April that's more about the myths and fads that are always floating around and how to know what's right and real and what's not. That's the one I'm most excited about. I want the TRUTH about nutrition. I wonder if it's possible, but I'm going to try. You see, I have an issue with food, as you  may or may not know, and I'm hoping that this class will help me. My problem is, I get particularly defensive about food, and I get crazy when people say certain food is BAD and certain food is GOOD. So, maybe these classes will help. I guess we'll see.

But no matter what I learn, I will be trying to eat more healthy (whatever that means) but for some, it means salads, and so check out this one that my son (nearly 18) made yesterday:



I can eat that (with dressing of course!)

**So, our read along for Wolf Hall has started....but I still haven't started the book! That's because I wanted to first get done with Seraphina, a really awesome dragon book, but it seems to be taken me forever! I'm so so close! Which means that I hope to start this huge Wolf Hall book soon. And I hope that it sucks me in and goes down easy and fast-ish.

** One of my favorite things in the whole world is the sun on the mountains in the morning. I tried to capture it for you:


** Oh, and I hope you were able to check out my guest post over at Melissa's the other day! But look what I saw when I was at the bookstore yesterday. It made me laugh:


** So I've been an American Idol fan since the beginning. And I watched the new season last night, complete with the new judges and... and.... I'm just not sure I can do it this year. That was AWFUL! Makes me realize how much I actually enjoyed Steven Tyler and all his... craziness! Ugh. I'm so bummed.

** Well, I guess that's all I've got for now. I'm quite certain I had more, but I can't think suddenly. Anyway, I need to go figure out what to do for book club treats tonight! And clean the house a bit, and go get next month's books... and finish Seraphina!

Wishing an awesome Thursday to you all!

21 comments:

  1. I'm way jealous of some of your new books! A few of them are on my list but I don't have my hands on them yet.
    Love the mountain picture -- so beautiful! Good luck with your classes -- hope you share what you learn. :)

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    1. Gayle: Yes, I'll probably share what I learn. It will probably make me crazy, so I'll have to vent.

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  2. I do like ramble-y posts! That's so exciting about taking nutrition classes. I have issues with food too - there is so much conflicting information out there. And, I'm having a slow start with WOLF HALL and hope that it speeds up! I quit American Idol last year, and I'm bummed by that I messed Phillip Phillips because now I love him. But the show is a little hard for me to watch these days. See you tonight!

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    1. Jessica: Yep, I enjoyed Phillip Phillips from the get go last year. Maybe I'll keep watching this year just to try and pick the winner. It's fun.

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  3. The mountain photo made me REALLY miss Utah :( And wow, what Robin Hood iteration will be next? Thanks again for guest posting!

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    1. Melissa: Crazy cover, huh? Thanks for having me!

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  4. I loved Poison Study! Can't wait to see what you think about it. :) Good to know that you're enjoying Seraphina. I just got it from the library and am anxious to start it. And that's a beautiful picture. See, even comments can be rambly! :D

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  5. I hear Old Man's War is SO good. And I love coursera - I signed up for a history class but didnt have the time to do it in the end. Your nutrition classes sound really interesting!

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    1. Joanna: I can't wait to read that one too! :)

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  6. I haven't seen a lot of American Idol the last couple seasons but I was curious what it'd be like with the new judges. That's too bad it stunk! I feel like they're just going for drama now.
    And I have Just One Day and Through the Ever Night out from the library, too. Hopefully I'll be able to get them read before my 3 weeks runs out. :)

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    1. Kathy: Oh, that would be fun to read those books "together"!

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  7. I don't think any of my reading spots are very unusual, so would have trouble with the prompt too! As for American Idol, we couldn't finish watching and actually changed the channel. They seemed to spend more time on Nicki and Mariah bickering than the hopeful singers. And what's up with the fake British accents? What a train wreck!

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    1. Alexia: Ugh, I know. I totally forgot it was on again last night, and didn't watch at all! Opps.

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  8. This turned out to be a hard prompt for several people! I haven't watched AI yet, and I'm only assuming it's on the DVR.

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    1. Lisa: We need a DVR I've decided. Have only used the computer program, and it suddenly doesn't work. Ugh.

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  9. I stopped watching American Idol after Simon Cowell left. It's not the same without him. I've heard/seen lots of promo for the new season and I have ZERO interest in watching it. Too bad :(

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  10. LOL! Well, that's OK if you don't have an unusual reading spot. Thanks for the mention regardless.

    And oh those mountains! My grandma is up in Murray/S. Salt Lake and has a wonderful view of the Wasatch Mountains from her front door. Always love that. Dallas is FLAT FLAT FLAT.

    I've been hearing a lot about coursera lately. Need to check it out... Can you degree with it?

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    1. Trish: I don't think you can earn a degree with it now, but it may be something they are considering.... for a fee.

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  11. I just refused to watch Idol this season because of the judges and the ridiculous bias they showed last year. We are now huge fans of The Voice.

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