Double-Stacked Bookshelves

This week's topic for Beyond the Books is:  Favorite TV Shows .  In no particular order, here's what I watch (often recorded to skip commercials)... Current Shows The Walking Dead , AMC Sundays at 9pm This is my jam...my favorite show.  Ever.  Probably.  I love this show so much and what they are increasingly able to get away with on cable television is astonishing!  So, so good.  If you haven't watched TWD yet, and blood and guts don't bother you, do it.  DO IT!  The Talking Dead , AMC Sundays at 10pm To go along with the above, the discussion show immediately following each new episode, hosted by the incomparable Chris Hardwick , is a must see.  They break the episode down with guests and, often, members of the show.  Watch it when Yvette Nicole Brown is a guest.  She's a beast and misses NOTHING in an episode.  So thorough. So You Think You Can Dance , Fox Mondays at 8pm The only reality competition I rel...

With the unfortunate demise of Jessi's "Life of a Blogger" feature on her blog , Karen, over at Kissin Blue Karen , has adapted the idea into something similar (with permission from Jessi) for fellow bloggers to partake in.  While I didn't participate as often as I wanted to in the past, with Summer coming along I should be able to draft some posts for this feature more often. This week's topic for Beyond the Books is:  Things I Collect .  Now, in general, I'm not necessarily a collector of "things", but there are some items that I tend to always pick up when shopping/traveling/exploring/antiquing/etc.  In no particular order... Maps A close up of my much used map while living in Vienna I have an affinity for maps...old maps, maps I've used, maps with writing on them, all maps.  I don't know what it is...perhaps the fact that they represent traveling or something...but maps have always interested me.  I have a framed map of Vienna ...

Recently, I've received a number of blogging awards (despite my pseudo-lack of blogging consistently on topics that are not pre-planned and really easy to construct).  However, I want to thank Lori @ Palmer's Page Turners for the nominations.  Here's the lowdown: The Very Inspiring Blogger Rules Thank and link the amazing person who nominated you. List the rules and display the award. Share seven facts about yourself. Nominate 15 other amazing blogs and comment on their posts to let them know they have been nominated. Optional: Proudly display the award logo on your blog and follow the blogger who nominated you. Random facts will be combined with the Versatile Blogger Award below.   The Versatile Blogger Rules Nominate 10-15 other bloggers relatively new to blogging  Let the bloggers know that you've nominated them.  Share 10 random facts about yourself.  Thank the blogger who nominated you either by leaving a comment o...

Tagged by Lori @ Palmer's Page Turners , here's a fun little tidbit of a post :) Here goes nothing... Four names people call me other than my real name: Mel (nearly all friends from college) Sissy (Dad) Missy (Family) Millie (the BF) Four jobs I've had: Daycare Teacher English Language Teaching Assistant Glitter Bitch (aka Michaels Employee...haha) Adjunct Instructor Four movies I've watched more than once: Dirty Dancing The Breakfast Club Harry Potter (All of them) 13 Going on 30 Four books I'd recommend: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Harry Potter by JK Rowling The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino Four places I've lived: Vienna, Austria Edinburgh, Scotland Corvallis, Oregon Independence, Oregon Four places I've been: Krakow, Poland Okinawa, Japan Victoria, British Columbia Budapest, Hungary Four places I'd rather be right now: Edinburgh, Scotland with...

Thanks to Nick from Scattergun Scribblings for this Kreativ Blogger Award (my first blogging award)!  I encourage everyone to check out his blog. And now for the rules to the Kreativ Blogger: 1.  Thank and link back to the person who presented you with the award. 2.  Answer the ten questions below. 3.  Share ten random facts/thoughts about yourself. 4.  Nominate seven worthy blogs for the Kreativ Blogger Award! It's that simple!  So...here goes... What is your favorite song? --It's incredibly difficult for me to choose one specific favorite song because I have such an eclectic taste in music (seriously).  But if I had to choose one (and someone was holding a gun to my head), I would probably choose...um...ugh...sigh..."The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" by Brand New...or..."Who's Cryin' Now" by Journey.  See, I can't even choose one with a gun pointed at me!  Pathetic. What is your favorite dessert? --Mmmmm dessert!  I l...