Follow My Book Blog Friday with "Alison Can Read" #9

Question of the Week: When you've read a book, what do you do with it? (Keep it, give it away, donate it, sell it, swap it..?)

Lately I have been checking out books from the library, so I would say give it back to the library. However, with the books I own, I do a combination of keeping it/loaning it to others.

Day 18 of 21 day fitness plan (Round 2)

Exercise
- Spinning 50 minutes
- 10 minutes bike
- 5 minutes abs
- 5 minutes calisthenics

HBBC Points (for NEW week 4 - Dec 10 - Dec 16)
-  5 for spinning
- 1 for exercises
- 1 for veggies/fruits

TOTAL FOR DAY = 7
TOTAL FOR WEEK = 12.5 + 7 = 19.5

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 785
- Total consumed = been bad at counting today... so I cannot really say... :(
- Total = ??

Water
- 8 glasses

Notes

Day 17 of 21 day fitness plan (Round 2)

Exercise
- Nothing


HBBC Points (for NEW week 4 - Dec 10 - Dec 16)
- ZERO

TOTAL FOR DAY = 0 
TOTAL FOR WEEK = 12.5

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = ??
- Total consumed = ??
- Total = ??

Water
- 8 glasses

Notes

Meeting my teenage Hollywood idol...

Still cannot believe it happened...

By some miracle I saw on a friend's Facebook that my idol, Chad Michael Murray, had written a graphic novel, Everlast, and was going to be up in Portland (about an hours drive for me) yesterday evening at a comic book store.

My sister and niece were already planning on coming up, and we were already planning on going to Portland, to go to the Oregon Zoo to see the Zoolights for the Christmas holiday.

Us girls loaded up in my sister's car around 4pm and headed to Cosmic Monkey Comic Book Store in NE Portland. Chad was supposed to start signing autographs and taking pictures around 5pm. With rush hour traffic we got there around 5:45-ish. We waited in line about an hour (or less) and we had the most wonderful meet and greet!

First off, Chad's best friend, Donald, saw my niece, Selena, who is 15 months, and they thought she was just the cutest thing. Donald gave Selena her very own free copy of Everlast, and my sister and I each paid for one of our own.

Then Donald asked if he could take a picture of Selena with the book. Of course we said that was ok. He took a couple pictures and he asked if it would be alright to share them on his Twitter and on their website. Needless to say, my niece is a star! :)


The Picture that made Selena FAMOUS :)


Another one Donald took and posted... :)


Selena and Chad :)


Us talking with him while he autographs our books


Another one...


Jesse (my sister), Selena (my niece), and Chad Michael Murray


Me and Chad! OMG! I touched him, he touched me... Ooolala

Day 16 of 21 day fitness plan (Round 2)

Exercise
- 20 minutes walking around zoo (at least) = 1 point

HBBC Points (for NEW week 4 - Dec 10 - Dec 16)
-  for walking

TOTAL FOR DAY = 1
TOTAL FOR WEEK = 11.5 + 1 = 12.5

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = ??
- Total consumed = ??
- Total = ??

Water
- 8 glasses

Notes

Day 15 of 21 day fitness plan (Round 2)

Exercise
- 30 minutes bike = 6.2 miles
- 30 minutes elliptical = 2.16 miles
- 10 minutes abs
- 5 minutes calisthenics
- 5 minutes rowing

HBBC Points (for NEW week 4 - Dec 10 - Dec 16)
- 2 for bike
- 1.5 for elliptical
- 1 for other exercises

TOTAL FOR DAY = 4.5
TOTAL FOR WEEK = 7 + 4.5 = 11.5

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 778
- Total consumed = 2062
- Total (2062-778) = 1284

Water
- 8 glasses

Notes

Friendly Update....

Just a quick update that is not really exercise or book related. It's been a long time, no?

Well I am back to studying for the Bar! Today is crimes focus and I am nearly done with one of my self imposed "assignments" and I have approx 3 more to do. Woot?!

I am working on getting back on track with my Bible in 365 days resolution I made this year and should be back on track by the end of the week. I fell behind for a bit, but I am still making up ground and it is still completely doable for this year. I am amazed that come the 31st of this month I will have read the ENTIRE Bible! Wow! I have so many notes from what I have read, whether it be scripture verses, questions, comments, etc. Maybe next year my goal will be to focus in more on some of the questions I have found myself asking from this years' studies.

Looking forward to Christmas, almost have my shopping done and need to get to wrapping things.... I doubt having my gifts all stowed under my bed is a good means of hiding them. Lol.

This Saturday is my dad's side of the family Christmas party and I'm helping my dad host it this year, so I will be headed down to his house on Friday to stay overnight. It should be really fun as always! :)

Then on Sunday I am hosting a Christmas party with 5 of my close girlfriends here at my house. We did a gift exchange thing where we each picked one girls' name and get to buy them a gift. Two of my friends are bringing food items to share, I'm providing beverages (holiday inspired), and I think the other 3 are going to bring a combo of treats and drinks to share. Should be a LOT of fun!

Also, I think my sister and niece are coming up tomorrow to visit me and that we might go up to Portland to see the Zoolights display at the Portland Zoo. It should be really fun. My niece just turned 15 months on the 8th and she loves lights.

Day 14 of 21 day fitness plan (Round 2)

Exercise
- Rest day!


HBBC Points (for NEW week 4 - Dec 10 - Dec 16)

TOTAL FOR DAY = 0
TOTAL FOR WEEK = 7

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 0
- Total consumed = not completely sure again... these damn weekends make me lose track
- Total = ??

Water
- 8 glasses

Notes

Just Closed... [The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I did enjoy this book, however I feel like there was a LOT of build up in the beginning and it made it hard to fall into the "hype" that I have heard about this book. Even though that isn't a requirement, I was a little sad that I didn't quite understand the hype. However, I did LOVE the book from the middle-ish to the end. Mikael Blomkvist was a great main character and I loved the way that his character played off Salander.



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