200 Books in 52 Weeks

i'm a member of a group on ravelry that challenges you to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Last year i read 186 books. So i decided to see if i could push myself to read more this year.

Some of the books are re-reads, i can't help it. Some of them are Manga. and some are books i read at knitting night.

Most are library books - Library iz guud.

so here is my long list of the Two Hundred books i read this year =D

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Booklist

January
1 Stray - Rachel Vincent (1/1/10)
2 Magic’s Pawn - Mercedes Lackey (1/28/10)
3 Respect the Spindle - Abby Franquemont (1/4/10)
4 Werewolves - Dr. Bob Curran (1/5/10)
5 The Picture of Dorian Grey (1/6/10)
6 Vampires - Dr. Bob Curran (1/7/10)
7 Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon (1/8/10)
8 Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (1/11/10) Re-read
9 Zen and the Art of Knitting - Bernadette Murphy (1/15/10)
10 Crazy Aunt Purl’s - Drunk, Divorced and Covered in Cat Hair (1/21/10)
11 The Raven Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt (1/22/10)
12 Yarn Girls Guide to Knitting for the Season - (1/2?-10)

February
13-1 Dark Magic - Christine Feehan (2/2/10)
14-2 The Darkest Whisper - Gena Showalter (2/4/10)
15-3 Undead and Unwed - Mary Janice Davidson (2/6/10)
16-4 Flirt - Laurel K Hamilton (2/6/10)
17-5 Spinning Straw Into Gold What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman’s Life - Joan Gould (2/8/10)
18-6 Taken {Dark Elves 1} - Jet Mykles (2/9/10) re-read
19-7 Mastered {Dark Elves 2} - Jet Mykles (2/9/10) re-read
20-8 Salvation {Dark Elves 3} - Jet Mykles (2/9/10) re-read
21-9 Dissent {Dark Elves 4} - Jet Mykles (2/10/10) re-read
22-10 Discovery {Dark Elves 5} - Jet Mykles (2/10/10) re-read
23-11 Halfway to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost (2/10/10) re-read
24-12 Pack Challenge - Shelly Laurenston (2/15/10)
25-13 Go Fetch! - Shelly Laurenston (2/16/10)
26-14 Vampire Knight Volume 6 - Matsuri Hino (2/17/10)
27-15 Vampire Knight Volume 7 - Matsuri Hino (2/17/10)
28-16 Vampire Knight Volume 8 - Matsuri Hino (2/17/10)
29-17 Vampire Knight Volume 9 - Matsuri Hino (2/17/10)
30-18 Fairlytale Knits: 32 projects to knit happily ever after - Alison Stewart-Guinee (2/17/10)
31-19 The Mane Event - Shelly Laurenston (2/18/10)
32-20 Shaw’s Tail - Shelly Laurenston (2/19/10)
33-21 The Beast In Him - Shelly Laurenston (2/23/10)
34-22 The Mane Attraction - Shelly Laurenston (2/25/10)

March
35-1 Here, kitty kitty ! - Shelly Laurenston (3/2/10)
36-2 Dark Challenge - Christine Feehan (3/5/10)
37-3 The Firebrand - Marian Zimmer Bradley (3/8/10) re-read
38-4 Dark Fire - Christine Feehan (3/14/10)
39-5 A Treasury of Fairy Tales - Multiple Authors (3/16/10)
40-6 Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (3/18/10)
41-7 Percy Jackson The Sea of Monster - Rick Riordan (3/18/10)
42-8 Percy Jackson The Titan’s Curse - Rick Riordan (3/20/10)
43-9 Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan (3/23/10)
44-10 Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon (3/25/10)
45-11 Stepping on Roses Volume 1 - Ueda Rinko (3/28/10)
46-12 Stepping on Roses Volume 2 - Ueda Rinko (3/28/10)
47-13 Stepping on Roses Volume 3 - Ueda Rinko (3/28/10)
48-14 Peacemaker Volume 3 - Nanae Chrono (3/28/10)
49-15 The Moon Maiden and other Japanese Fairy Tales - Grace James (3/30/10)
50-16 The Complete Guide to Beading Techniques - Jane Davis (3/30/10)
51-17 Blood Sucker Legend of Zipangu - Okuse Saki (3/30/10)
52-18 Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr (3/30/10)
53-19 Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr (3/31/10)

April
54-1 Fragile Eternity - Melissa Marr (4/2/10)
55-2 The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi (4/4/10) re-read
56-3 Tempting Danger - Eileen Wilks (4/9/10)
57-4 kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn (4/11/10)
58-5 I’m the Vampire, That’s Why - Michelle Bardsley (4/12/10)
59-6 Respect the Spindle - Abby Franquemont (4/26/10) re-read
60-7 Battle Angel Alita Vol 1 Rusty Angel - Yukito Kishiro (4/24/10)
61-8 Battle Angel Alita Vol 2 Tears of an Angel- Yukito Kishiro (4/24/10)
62-9 Battle Angel Alita Vol 3 Killing Angel - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
63-10 Battle Angel Alita Vol 4 Angel of Victory - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
64-11 Battle Angel Alita Vol 5 Angel of Redemption - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
65-12 Battle Angel Alita Vol 6 Angel of Death - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
66-13 Battle Angel Alita Vol 7 Angel of Chaos - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
67-14 Battle Angel Alita Vol 8 Fallen Angel - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
68-15 Battle Angel Alita Vol 9 Angel’s Ascension - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
69-16 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 1 Angel Reborn - Yukito Kishiro (4/25/10)
70-17 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 2 Angel of the Innocents - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
71-18 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 3 Angel of Protest - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
72-19 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 4 Haunted Angel - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
73-20 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 5 The Angel & The Vampire - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
74-21 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 6 Guilty Angel - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
75-22 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 7 Angel’s Vision - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
76-23 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 8 Angel’s Duty - Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10)
77-24 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Vol 9 Angel Goes Nova Yukito Kishiro (4/26/10) Last one my husband owns!!!
78-25 Don’t Talk Back to your Vampire - Michelle Bardsley (4/29/10)

May
79-1 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien re-read (5/1/10)
80-2 The Magician’s Nephew - CS Lewis re-read (5/2/10)
81-3 kitty Goes to Washington - Carrie Vaughn (5/12/10)
82-4 Betrayed House of Night Book 2 - P.C. & Kristin Cast (5/13/10)
83-5 Divine Misdemeanors - Laurel K Hamilton (5/15/10)
84-6 Pure Blood - Caitlin Kittredge (5/16/10)
85-7 A Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison (5/16/10)
86-8 The Best of the Spirit - Will Eisner (5/19/10)
87-9 The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkein (5/21/10) re-read
88-10 The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers - JRR Tolkein (5/24/10) re-read
89-11 Dark Legend - Christine Feehan (5/25/10)
90-12 Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost (5/26/10)
91-13 Tithe A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black (5/27/10) omg so good!!
92-14 Percy Jackson The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan (5/30/10)

June
93-1 Valiant - Holly Black (6/3/10)
94-2 Bullet - Laurel K Hamilton (6/4/10)
95-3 Folk Shawls - Sheryl Oberle (6/4/10)
96-4 Chosen House of Night book 3 - Kristin and P.C. Cast (6/5/10)
97-5 Mortal Danger - Eileen Wilks (6/8/10)
98-6 Radiant Shadows - Melissa Marr (6/9/10)
99-7 Dark Guardian - Christine Feehan (9/15/10)
100-8 Dracula - Bram Stoker (9/15/10) re-read
101-9 Mina - Marie Kiraly (6/17/10) re-read
102-10 Lover Mine - JR Ward (6/18/10)
103-11 Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter -Seth Grahame-Smith (6/18/10)
104-12 Stolen - Kelly Armstrong (6/30/10)

July
105-1 Urban Shaman - C.E. Murphy (7/2/10)
106-2 Thunderbird Falls - C.E. Murphy (7/4/10)
107-3 Coyote Dreams - C.E. Murphy (7/5/10)
108-4 More Big Girl Knits - Amy Singer (7/7/10)
109-5 Lace Style - Pam Allen & Ann Budd (7/7/10)
110-6 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural 5th Edition - by Arthur C. Lehmann, James E. Myers (7/11/10)
111-7 The Devil Inside - Jenna Black (7/12/10) re-read
112-8 Teach Yourself Visually:Crochet - Kim P Werker (7/12/10)
113-9 The Devil You Know - Jenna Black (7/13/10)
114-10 Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs (7/17/10)
115-11 Dead In The Family - Charlaine Harris (7/21)
116-12 On the Prowl - Patricia Briggs, Eileen Wilks (7/21)
117-13 Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs (7/22)
118-14 The Darkest Prison - Gena Showalter (7/23)
119-15 The Darkest Passion - Gena Showalter (7/24)
120-16 Single White Vampire - Lynsay Sands (7/30)

August
121-1 The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter (8/3)
122-2 Blood Lines World of the Lupi Book 3 - Eileen Wilks (8/5)
123-3 Her Vampire Husband - Michele Hauf (8/6)
124-4 Mona Lisa Awakening - Sunny (8/6)
125-5 Lord of Legends - Susan Krinard (8/11)
126-6 Dominknitrix - Jennifer Stafford (8/12)
127-7 Claimed By The Wolf - Charlene Teglia (8/14)
128-8 The Men Who Stare At Goats - Jon Ronson (8/17)
129-9 Batman: Arkham Asylum HC - Sam Keith (8/19)
130-10 The Sweet Scent of Blood - Suzanne McLeod (8/21)
131-11 The Hunter’s Moon - O.R. Melling (8/21)
132-12 Kushiel’s Dart - Jacqueline Carey (8/25)
133-13 Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews (8/26)
134-14 Dark Symphony - Christine Feehan (8/28)
135-15 Naughty Needles - Nikol Lohr (8/?)
136-16 Ghoulish Goodies: Monster Eyeballs, Fudge Fingers, Spidery Cupcakes, and Other Frightful Treats - Sharon Bowers (8/?)
137-17 Knitting Mochimochi - Anna Hrachovec (8/?)
138-18 Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd (8/29)
139-19 Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd (8/31)

September
140-1 Zombie Felties - Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate (9/1)
141-2 Bite Me A Love Story - Christopher Moore (9/2)
142-3 Faerie’s Gone Wild - Michele Hauf, Mary Janice Davidson (9/3)
143-4 Infinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon (9/5)
144-5 Yummy ‘Gurumi: 20 Gourmet Treats to Make from the Yarn Bakery - Christen Haden (9/8)
145-6 The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (9/11)
146-7 Marked - Elisabeth Naughton (9/11)
147-8 No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon (9/13)
148-9 Ironside A Modern Faery’s Tale - Holly Black (9/14)
149-10 Sock Innovation - Cookie A (9/14)
150-11 Kiss of Fire - Deborah Cooke (9/19)
151-12 Midnight’s Master - Cynthia Eden (9/21)
152-13 Shakespeare In An Hour - Christopher Baker (9/22)
153-14 Storm Front - Jim Butcher (9/25)
154-15 Fablehaven - Brandon Mull (9/27)
155-16 The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald (9/30)

October
156-1 Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead (10/2)
157-2 Naruto On the Move Volume 39 - Masashi Kishimoto (10/3)
158-3 Wide Awake (Twilight FanFic) - ? (10/7)
159-4 Demons Not Included - Cheyenne McCray(10/7)
160-5 Teach Yourself Visually Sock Knitting - Laura Chau(10/7)
161-6 Knit Socks! - Betsy McCarthy(10/7)
162-7 The Hands of the Buddha: The Dhammapada, A Modern Interpretation - Susan Cogan(10/11)
163-8 First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost (10/12)
164-9 Stormwalker - Allyson James (10/14)
165-10 Frostbite - Richelle Mead (10/15)
166-11 Glass Houses - Rachel Caine (10/21)
167-12 Naruto Practice Makes Perfect Volume 38 - Masashi Kishimoto (10/22)
168-13 iDrakula - Bekka Black (10/29)

November
169-1 The Big Book of Paranormal Romance - Various Authors (11/2)
170-2 Kiss Me Deadly - Michelle Hauf (11/4) re-read
171-3 Fablehaven Rise of the Evening Star - Brandon Mull (11/4)
172-4 Vampire Knight Volume 10 - Matsuri Hino (11/7)
173-5 Vampire Knits - Genevieve Miller (11/7)
174-6 Charmed Knits - Alison Hansel (11/8)
175-7 One Skein Wonders Sock Yarn - Judith (11/?)
176-8 Without Reservations - J.L. Langley (11/19)
177-9 Eighth Grade Bites - Heather Brewer (11/20)
178-10 The Knitting Goddess - Deborah Bergman (11/20)

December
179-1 Vogue Knitting Shawls & Wraps - Vogue Editors (12/1)
180-2 Knit & Wrap 25 Caplets, cowls and collars - Nathalie Mornu (12/1)
181-3 Fool Moon - Jim Butcher (12/3)
182-4 Raised by Wolves - Jennifer Barnes (12/7)
183-5 Low Red Moon - Ivy Devlin (12/10)
184-6 Kaikan Phrase Volume 1 - Mayu Shinjo (12/13)
185-7 Kaikan Phrase Volume 2 - Mayu Shinjo (12/13)
186-8 Kaikan Phrase Volume 3 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
187-9 Kaikan Phrase Volume 4 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
188-10 Kaikan Phrase Volume 5 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
189-11 Kaikan Phrase Volume 6 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
190-12 Kaikan Phrase Volume 7 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
191-13 Kaikan Phrase volume 8 - Mayu Shinjo (12/14)
192-14 Kaikan Phrase volume 9 - Mayu Shinjo (12/15)
193-15 Kaikan Phrase Volume 10 - Mayu Shinjo (12/15)
194-16 Kaikan Phrase Volume 11 - Mayu Shinjo (12/15)
195-17 Vassalord Volume 1 - Nanae Chrono (12/19)
196-18 Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead (12/21)
197-19 Apache Warrior - Carol Ann Didier (12/25)
198-20 Fablehaven Grip of the Shadow Plague - Brandon Mull (12/25)
199-21 The Vampire Who Loved Me - Teresa Medeiros (12/27)
200-22 Enchanting the Lady - Kathryne Kennedy (12/30)

my goal for next year is actually less than this, only 150. Since work has been cutting into my reading time. I figure if i make it yay, if not, i can still hit 52 for the year, anything over is a success!

Cheer!

so i finally finished my christmas knitting. After all the presents are open i'll finally share all my pictures. I don't want to ruin the fun for anyone!

I also finished all my christmas shopping! I was actually finished two weeks ago, Ross finished last week or so, if he's even done /sigh

Men.

Kae got to go to the school holiday shop and get presents for Ross and I, and one of the parent volunteers helped her wrap them =D

Other than that, work is busy.

Ack!!!

So November got sucked up by my deciding to do NaNoWriMo. I don't regret it, i started late and finished early. and now my book is hibernating until after the new year for editing.

I have christmas presents i "should" be knitting!

I thought i was doing well, and then i noticed today is December 1st, and that Ross' corporate christmas party is, well, in 11 days. So i started a shawl to wear for that, if i get it finished. if not, um..i have no idea what i'll do.

Mom's Saroyan is almost finished, i just need to do the decreases. The baby blankets are finished, the bibs are finished, i cast on the Homespun for Kevan and Laurel's christmas afghan yesterday.

But i'm still running behind, and work is getting in my way.

On top of that, i need to finish Book 2 in the Dresden Files - Fool Moon - by friday, because the library will not let me renew a book with holds on it. crappy.

le sigh

Helen

Being an author is like being in charge of your own personal insane asylum. ~Graycie Harmon

Helen is one of the "Bad guys" in my NaNoWriMo manuscript, she's also the most developed character.

She's completely freaking nuts. Which makes her so much fun to write!

As of last night, I'm at 28,466 words. I've reached the halfway point, and when i count how many pages I'm at almost 200 in word pad.

December will be for editing, and moving things around, adding details i think of now but can't go back to or I'll lost my momentum. and correcting historical dates i might have gotten a little off.

The Traveling shovel of death will be visiting soon, for one of my characters needs to die, he's annoying.

Another character will be killed, most violently.

And Helen, my dear Helen, will end up in the loony bin.

I figure, if Stephanie Meyer can do it, So can I!!

teehee

Typity Type Type

so i decided to do NaNoWriMo.

National Novel Writing Month. I watched people do it last year, and decided today, a week after it started, to participate.

I used to do a lot of writing, short stories and bad goth poetry.

So I started today, i took my idea and started my outline, and then monday i'll start my writing Monday.

I was supposed to get too 10,000 words by today, so next week i'll have to write 20,000.

Maybe i can, maybe i can't, but at least i tried =D

Oh Fudge!

ok so REAL fudge takes like, forever to make. it involves sugar and corn syrup and soft ball testing and way too much of my time.

so i cheated.

and since i got such a good response from the loverly ladies at knitting last night, i'm gonna share the recipe =D


Mint Faux Fudge

1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 bag andes mint chips (or whole candy smashed into pieces!)
1 14oz can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
4 Tbs (half a stick) of unsalted butter

in a double boiler melt the whole bag of semi-sweet chips and 1.5 cup of the mint chips together with the 4 tablespoons of butter, slowly drizzle and stir in the condensed milk until smooth and well combined.

pour into a greased 8x8 pan (i used a toss away aluminum pan) and then let cool in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

the mint chips can be replaced with peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips and/or nuts =D

My Own Little Birthday

Today is my birthday.

I'm 29. Yup, a woman who freely admits her age! holy rusted metal batman!!!!!

i got a great haul for my hatchday too =D

My Father In Law Kevan sent me a Ball Winder and a whole set of 15 sizes of bamboo DPNS..yes yes, no more borrowing from Sharan!

The Husbeast got me the Sock Yarn One Skein Wonders books, and Greywalker, sounds good, in the right genre, go Ross! also got Kirby Yarn and a boatload of hersheys w/almond chocolate! (and my Zombies hate you because you're Awesome bookmark!)

I got 3, yup, 3, Barnes and Noble gift cards, i spent the one from Jennifer on a few books today, iDrakula (the story of Dracula told via texts and emails, it's actually very amusing) and Three paranormal romance novels, a mixed bag for me =P

I did some school stuff for Kae this morning (Halloween parade) and i got to pick up my paycheck, and then spent WAY too much freaking time renewing my driver's license. Homeland security has some really stupid rules regarding renewals. But it's taken care of until 2018...

All in all it's been a good day, gonna go to mom's to finish the birthday celebration tomorrow.

and to end a joke kae told me today.


Knock Knock?
Who's There?
Yogurt Cow

::Laughs Maniacally::