ROW80 R1 Goals/Check-In

I’m cheating, kind of? I made a few resolutions for the New Years that I’ve decided to carry them over to ROW80.

- I will write 500 words per day (min.) until my story is complete.
- I shall read and review a book a week.
- I will blog at least twice a week (outside of check-ins and reviews).

Simple and doable goals, right? Let’s hope so.

As for my check-in status… I’ve got about 1,834 words to an unedited beginning written so far. I’ve already blogged twice, unless we’re counting Sunday as the end of the previous week, in which case then I only blogged once. I’ve read several books this week already and WILL write a review for at least of them. Soon.

And this time, I will persevere!
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The Hightech Bookworm

If you follow my Twitter, then you know that I’ve been gushing about my Kindle Fire, and that I’ve been neglecting the rest of world because of it. For a long time, I debated whether I really wanted to get an eReader since I LOVE the feel and smell of physical books. Obviously, I caved, and I’m damn happy about it too.

The first day I had my Kindle Fire, I went on a shopping spree. For free eBooks. Oh my gosh. Why are there so many? And why hadn’t I tried to read them before? Yes, some of them are crap. But I have found quite a few that I have fallen in love with (though there are typos that just obstruct my reading, but not quite as many as I thought there may be.)

Currently, I have about 75+ eBooks. All of which I get to carry around with me in a lovely little package. When I told my dad proudly that I had so many books, his response was an indifferent, “That’s it?” At first I wanted to scream, but then I realized. Wow, that is quite a small number, considering the fact that the Kindle Fire is said to be able to hold 60,000 eBooks. Ahaha. My dad is going to regret that comment. I’ve been attached to that little toy all holiday and I won’t be letting it out of my sight anytime soon. Especially since I’ve discovered the world of self-published authors.

As much as I love my Kindle Fire, this will in no way stop me from buying the physical books, if I love them enough. But there are times when having an eReader is great. I’ve been wanting to read the Hunger Games trilogy, but never saw them in paperback. Fortunately for me, eBook was a path I could go down now since I am longer restricted to reading strictly from my computer or iPhone.

FYI; I absolutely LOVED the Hunger Games trilogy. So much emotion!

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Ushering in 2012

Happy New Year!

Yes, it’s a little late, but it’s kind of hard to get away from the family during the holidays. And yes, this post is long overdue since it has been quite some time since I last updated too.

Reflection: 2011 was a year of trying to remember who I was. I reconnected with a lot of old friends as well as making new friends. It was also a year when I tried to remember where my passions lie.

Resolution: There is so much I hope for the future, but I’ll try to be realistic. I’ve after remembering who I am, I am now trying to figure out who I will be. What kind of career? What kind of lifestyle? What kind of friend/sister? It’s a new year for me to re-discover myself, keeping the past in the past. I’ll try to keep a more optimistic output on everything, even work (though that will take real effort). It will be a year of taking steps towards the dreams I have unearthed in 2011 (i.e. finishing my novel).

I haven’t had a great streak with resolutions, but I’m building a list to post here as a reminder, so watch out for it, if you’re curious enough.

Sorry for the short post, but I’m going to have to get back to my cousins to play Catan, Munchkins, and Monopoly Deal, but wanted to get this post in for new year :)

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