BBAW: Reading Meme

Today's BBAW post topic is a fun little meme about reading habits. I love answering these kind of things :) and I'll try to do so in as few words as possible.



Q: Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
A: I try not to, but I do love salty, crunchy stuff.

Q: Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea ofwriting in books horrify you?
A: Only when reading for a class.

Q: How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears?
A: Bookmarks, the magnet style ones.

Q: Laying the book flat open?
A: Only for a couple minutes.

Q: Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
A: 75%, 25% respectively.

Q: Hard copy or audiobooks?
A: Hard copy 99% of the time.

Q: Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are youable to put a book down at any point?
A: End of the chapter or after a page ending with a period.

Q: If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
A: Nope, I go on context.

Q: What are you currently reading?
A: Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen

Q: What is the last book you bought?
A: A book of short stories for my Grandma.

Q: Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
A: One at a time.

Q: Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
A: In bed, before going to sleep or on the back porch swing Saturday mornings.

Q: Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?
A: Either

Q: Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
A: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Q: How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
A: Hahahaha...I'm suppose to organize them? Really?? I don't even have the read seperated from the unread.

So, I'm trying my best to keep up with BBAW but man! It's tough! I feel like next year I'm going to have to take days off work to keep up!!

Musing Mondays: Library Meme

This week we have a library meme courtesy of MizB:

Library Habits meme:

1) If you don't frequent your local library, why not? I used to go to my actual local library (right down the street about a mile) but the selection was pretty lacking and it doesn't use the MelCat system (explained later) anymore so it's less convenient to request books from other libraries, so I now go to the township library (10 minutes away) especially since I am in a book club there anyway.

2) If you do visit the library, how often do you go? about once every two weeks. Once to grab books I requested and once for book club.

3) Do you have a favorite section that you always head to first, or do you just randomly peruse the shelves? sometimes I randomly peruse but usually I check the New Release shelves first or just head straight to the request pick-up shelves to grab the pouch with my name on it.

4) How many books are you allowed to check out at one time? Do you take advantage of this? I'm really not sure how many we're allowed to check out at a time...I usually only take out one or two at a time and maybe one for Hubs. Right now I have out 4 because three are the last of the Jessica Darling Series.

5) How long are you allowed to have the books checked out? 2 weeks but you can renew online

6) How many times are you allowed to renew your check-outs, if at all? not sure. I think two? This hasn't really come up for me yet.

7) What do you love best about your particular library? it's beautiful and cozy. The people who work there are really nice and they have a lot of evening and summer programs for all age ranges, which is cool. Like Thursday nights they have teenage bands play in one of the extra rooms as a weekly Battle of the Bands. So you don't go on Thursday if you want quiet, but at least they are getting the teens in there because they end up wandering around and checking out books.

8) What is one thing you wish your library did differently? Hmmm...I don't have any complaints as of right now. I do wish that they had a larger audio selection.

9) Do you request your books via an online catalogue, or through the librarian at your branch? I usually request books online, especially if my library doesn't have them. My library is a part of the Michigan Electronical Library Catalogue (MelCat) system where you can request a book through the system and they will deliver it to your home library for no cost.

10) Have you ever chosen a book on impulse (from the online catalogue OR the shelves) and had it turn out to be totally amazing? If so, what book was it, and why did you love it? I'm sure that I have before but not recently. I have way too big of a TBR pile right now so I always have my books already picked out or requested before I go.

I got tagged! Kreativ Blogger Award

Thanks to Suey at It's All About Books! Now I'm suppose to list seven things that I love and then tag seven people with this award...

Seven things I LOVE:

1. My husband, especially when he does something thoughtful unexpectedly.

2. Reading on the couch on a rainy day (or any day really...).

3. Cuddling with my pup (he likes to lay under the blankets).

4. Being at the lake cottage in the summer and getting up early (before everyone else) and sitting on the back porch with a cup of coffee and my book.

5. A soy carmel macchiato from Starbucks.

6. Seeing my new baby nephew!

7. New shoes, especially Steve Maddens...

Since I'm not sure who to tag, I'm just going to tag YOU! Yes, you! whoever is reading this!

A Friday MeMe

I've never done a meme before, so why not start today? This one from Pop Culture Junkie looked like fun because it's all about TV.

1. Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice: Scrubs and Everybody Loves Raymond

2. Name a show you can’t miss: One Tree Hill

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show: hmmm...I might watch Dancing with the Stars this season because Steve-O is on it...does that count??

4. Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show: I can't think of anyone in particular...

5. Name a show you can, and do, quote from: Um, Scrubs.

6. Name a show you like that no one else enjoys: haha probably One Tree Hill...although my Sister-in-law is in possession of my DVDs as we speak.

7. Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song: One Tree Hill just because it's a Gavin DeGraw song, Boy Meets World and Full House are the oldies but goodies.

8. Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch: Dexter, it's so good.

9. Name a TV series you own: One Tree Hill, Scrubs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dexter

10. Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium, but has surprised you with his/her acting choices in television: Ya know, Britney Spears was pretty good on How I Met Your Mother...so I was surprised by that.

11. What is your favorite episode of your favorite series?

12. Name a show you keep meaning to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet: most recently I've had the first episode of Dollhouse on my DVR for a week now...

13. Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad? ummm yea. Grey's. I'm sure that I will rent this season on DVD when it comes out though.

14. Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times: One Tree Hill. I'm such a sucker for teenage melo-drama

15. What do you eat when you watch TV? ummm cookies or popcorn or any salty snack :) oh and sometimes dinner.

16. How often do you watch TV? probably 1-4 hours a day depending on what we're up to that day. A lot of time it's on in the background or my hubs is watching something while I'm reading though.

17. What’s the last TV show you watched? Nip/Tuck and Hell's Kitchen

18. What’s your favourite/preferred genre of TV? probably drama and comedy. current weekly faves are Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, Nip/Tuck, Criminal Minds, Hell's Kitchen, and One Tree Hill.

19. What was the first TV show you were obsessed with? Probably Full House or Boy Meets World or any of the other TGIF shows from my childhood :)

20. What TV show do you wish you never watched? America's Next Top Model because now I'm obsessed with the drama and watch all the marathons and it wastes my weekend.

21. What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed? probably Nip/Tuck. It's gotten really weird.

22. What TV show scared you the most? When I was younger, definitely Tales of the Crypt Keeper and Are You Afraid of the Dark?

23. What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched? I crack up at Big Bang Theory. Maybe it's my inner-nerd that finds puns about the String Theory just hilarious. That and Scrubs of course. The Janitor is just great.

24. What show was cancelled too early? October Road. I was really enjoying that one!

Feel free to take these questions and answer them on your blog! Just leave a link for my in the comments :)