Booksy: Day 4

Holy, how did I get to Day 4 already?

Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever

Best book ever: Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Don't laugh, it's written brilliantly. I felt like Milne captured the spirit of childhood imagination perfectly, without wasting time on boring omniscient descriptions. He just told the story as a child would, and too bad for you if you can't accept the goings-on.

Wait, you've read something better than Winnie the Pooh? Leave me some details!

Booksy - Day 3

Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months

Hands down... OUTLANDER! Oh-em-gee I loved that book! I mean, holy. Big, hunky young highlander who is brave (and stubborn) enough to be the hero-type, plus young and naïve enough to ask questions about his feelings. Lots of dastardly behaviour, lots of scandal, lots of sex. A great escape!

Did you read Outlander? What did you think? What is the best book you've read in the last 12 months?

Booksy - Day 2

Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about

I wish people would talk about the Stephanie Plum series! I understand that people don't want to give away any of the plot lines and twists, but good golly it would be nice to gossip about the books while you're reading them! Then again, I haven't read the last one yet, so don't spoil it for me!

Booksy

Get ready, folks: as suggested by [not-sure-if-she-wants-to-be-named], I'm going to participate in the 30-day book talk! Just keep in mind that lately I'm very tired so my posts will get right to the knitty-gritty.

Day 1: A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Honestly, the first series that came to mind was the Harry Potter series, for both circumstances. I loved the books, and I was so disappointed when I finished the last one, knowing that there weren't any more to enjoy! That being said, I was quite annoyed that the last book was mostly a hiking trip. It ended at a good time, I think.
Note: I've heard tell that the James Potter series is comparable - and it has now been placed on my TBR (To Be Read) shelf!

Oh, I shouldn't forget - the series that shouldn't have gone on as long as it did was definitely A Series of Unfortunate Events. The first book was suffice. It was depressing, but more because it was so bad. I'm still not sure why it was so popular.

Which series do you wish had continued or ended? Comment below, email me, or post on your own!

How Embarrassing!

One of the things I hate is being asked about my most embarrassing moment. I don't really have one. I know, it sounds impossible, because I have lived through millions of moments and one of them must be more uncomfortable than another, but while that's true I still can't think of one that really strikes me as mortifying.

Once in grade 2, Tammy pulled me across the floor by my arms and my tights donut-rolled all the way down to my knees. The whole class saw my bare butt. I guess that was embarrassing, but I'm sure I'm the only one who remembers it.

I think in grade 6 or 7 I got caught in a huge lie about having a boyfriend. I don't care much about that now.

Once, when a man was introducing himself to me, it took something like 4 tries for him to tell me his name, and then my husband had to translate for me. The guy spoke English! He was Scottish, his name was Stuart. This is how I remember it:

 Him: "Hi, Ahmshtrüuht." 

 Me: "Pardon?" 

 Him: "AhmSHTRÜUHT." 

 Me: "Hee hee," I tittered both out of nervousness and in case he was making a joke of some sort. "Sorry, what did you say?" 

 Him: "AHHM SHTRÜÜUUURHT." 

 Me: *Deer-in-the-headlights*

 My husband: "HE'S STUART!"

So while those are all uncomfortable, I don't want to die rather than remember those times, and I don't blush at the thought of them. That only leads me to believe that, a) I have so many smallish embarrassing moments that I'm desensitized, or b) I have yet to live my Most Embarrassing Moment. 

Crap.

My Daughter Has Perfect Comic Timing!

I think this dream is a stand-alone on the blogging front:

I dreamt I was jumping over a candlestick, seriously. In my dream, I was serious about getting over that candlestick. 

...I know, right?