Gertrude Chandler Warner and the Boxcar Children By: Mary Ellen Ellsworth
non-fiction: biography 61 pages 1997
book count: 6
This is the story of the life of the woman that created the children's book series "The Boxcar Children". It tells of how she got the idea for the book, the other books and articles that she wrote and other parts of her life. As the page count shows it was a kids book, but as someone that loved the series as a kid, I wanted to know more about the author of the series. This book was interesting and would recommend it to other people that love the books.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Resolution update:
OK that 10 pages of writing a week thing is SOOOO not working. I have like 16 pages of things and should be working on it now instead of this, but I felt that I needed to work on this blog at sometime. And this is the time I have free. That and I have reached the point in writing that requiers long amounts of stairing into space. (Boy, I miss pretending to write notes in school.) So I am officaly failing this resolution and will start writing as much as I can. Hopefully 5-6 pages a week.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Book in Review: Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber by; Adele Lang
Fiction 197 pages 2003
Book Number: 5
This book is the diary of a sociopathic social climber. It is the type of book where you don't always feel sympathy for the main character. She is an awful, slutty, jerk that spends her novel stealing, cheating, getting drunk, banging random men and drugging babies, repairmen and animals.
Fiction 197 pages 2003
Book Number: 5
This book is the diary of a sociopathic social climber. It is the type of book where you don't always feel sympathy for the main character. She is an awful, slutty, jerk that spends her novel stealing, cheating, getting drunk, banging random men and drugging babies, repairmen and animals.
NYR-Note to self
Note: this IS realy just a note for myself, to let me keep track of all the new year's resolution things in one place. Please disregard this.
NYR page count: 277
Faith Mag: 31 pages
C.T. paper/ Detriot 15 pages
" 16 pages
NYR page count: 277
Faith Mag: 31 pages
C.T. paper/ Detriot 15 pages
" 16 pages
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Resolution update:
Well, its been almost 1/2 of a month now, and we want to know how everyone is doing with their resolutions. We are doing good on our second and third ones, but could do a bit better with our first one. We have written about 12 pages now, and should be writing more right now, but I just don't feel like it. (Its been a bad day today, on the kid behaving front.) But that is why we set it up as an average. Hopefully tomorrow I will write 3-4 pages to make up for the part of a page I did today, and the first week of the year when I was still working on setting up my schedule.
Monday, January 12, 2009
A Book in Review – The Modern Drunkard
The Modern Drunkard: A Handbook for drinking in the 21st century By: Frank Kelly Rich
Non-fiction: humor 205 pages 2005
Book number: 4
First, we would like to say that if you would use it as a how to book, then you should not read this. That being said this was an interesting book on drinking. It included new drinking slang, recipes, 366 reasons to drink (i.e. one a day including February 29th) and many other drinking things.
Non-fiction: humor 205 pages 2005
Book number: 4
First, we would like to say that if you would use it as a how to book, then you should not read this. That being said this was an interesting book on drinking. It included new drinking slang, recipes, 366 reasons to drink (i.e. one a day including February 29th) and many other drinking things.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
A Book in Review-Informania: Vampires
Informania: Vampires by: Martin Jenkins
non-fiction litature, science 92 pages
This book is about all types of vampires. It starts with a comic of "Dracula". Then it goes over all real animals that suck blood. It then reviews vampires in movies and TV. And it ends in a reference section.
non-fiction litature, science 92 pages
This book is about all types of vampires. It starts with a comic of "Dracula". Then it goes over all real animals that suck blood. It then reviews vampires in movies and TV. And it ends in a reference section.
A Book in Review – The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living
The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living By: Zmirak & Matychowiak
Non-Fiction: religion, holidays, cooking, biographies etc. 215 pages 2005
Book number: 2
NYR(New Year’s resolution) page count: 215
If you can recall we read the other book in this series earlier and reviewed it here. http://weirdnewsbni.blogspot.com/2008/03/book-in-review-bad-catholics-guide-to.html So having already went over the basic ideas of how the books go we will not go over it here, except to say that this one was on holidays threw out the year (most Church ones i.e. saints feast days, but a few others) and the other bits threw out the book were on the sacraments.
This book was just as much fun to read as the other. It also had fun sounding recipes, ideas and as it included St. Brigid of Ireland, a heavenly lake of beer. (and is it is 1500 years old and well past any copyright length here is “The Heavenly Banquet” for you to memorize and use at any occasion that you think it appropriate.
The Heavenly Banquet
I would like to have the men of Heaven
in my own house;
with vats of good cheer
laid out for them.
I would like to have the three Marys,
their fame is so great.
I would like people
from every corner of Heaven.
I would like them to be cheerful
in their drinking.
I would like to have Jesus, too,
here amongst them.
I would like a great lake of beer
for the King of Kings.
I would like to be watching Heaven's family
drinking it through all eternity.)
This book also includes the story of the patron saint of Clowns, fiddlers and murderer. (Note: that’s one saint for all three, can you say interesting life?) It also includes many newer and American saints as well as older ones that are popular around the world as well as lesser known ones. It has zany ideas for holiday celebrations such as a Dante based Halloween party, complete with a meal based on the seven deadly sins. As well as notes on what days to bring dogs, rams and bras to church for a blessings. (As your priest won’t mind a building full of oddly colored livestock, its his job.)
Non-Fiction: religion, holidays, cooking, biographies etc. 215 pages 2005
Book number: 2
NYR(New Year’s resolution) page count: 215
If you can recall we read the other book in this series earlier and reviewed it here. http://weirdnewsbni.blogspot.com/2008/03/book-in-review-bad-catholics-guide-to.html So having already went over the basic ideas of how the books go we will not go over it here, except to say that this one was on holidays threw out the year (most Church ones i.e. saints feast days, but a few others) and the other bits threw out the book were on the sacraments.
This book was just as much fun to read as the other. It also had fun sounding recipes, ideas and as it included St. Brigid of Ireland, a heavenly lake of beer. (and is it is 1500 years old and well past any copyright length here is “The Heavenly Banquet” for you to memorize and use at any occasion that you think it appropriate.
The Heavenly Banquet
I would like to have the men of Heaven
in my own house;
with vats of good cheer
laid out for them.
I would like to have the three Marys,
their fame is so great.
I would like people
from every corner of Heaven.
I would like them to be cheerful
in their drinking.
I would like to have Jesus, too,
here amongst them.
I would like a great lake of beer
for the King of Kings.
I would like to be watching Heaven's family
drinking it through all eternity.)
This book also includes the story of the patron saint of Clowns, fiddlers and murderer. (Note: that’s one saint for all three, can you say interesting life?) It also includes many newer and American saints as well as older ones that are popular around the world as well as lesser known ones. It has zany ideas for holiday celebrations such as a Dante based Halloween party, complete with a meal based on the seven deadly sins. As well as notes on what days to bring dogs, rams and bras to church for a blessings. (As your priest won’t mind a building full of oddly colored livestock, its his job.)
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
A Book in Review – TCIGT Writing a Novel
The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Writing a Novel By: Tom Monteleone
Non-fiction: English, business 316 pages 2004
Book number: 1
As the title suggests this is a book on how to write a novel. It covers both things to do to write something good and long enough to be published as a novel and things to do to be published and read (or at least bought). It had many tips on writing. It also had interviews with various writes in the back on how they write and how they were first published. Over all it was a good way to start to look into the field of writing.
Non-fiction: English, business 316 pages 2004
Book number: 1
As the title suggests this is a book on how to write a novel. It covers both things to do to write something good and long enough to be published as a novel and things to do to be published and read (or at least bought). It had many tips on writing. It also had interviews with various writes in the back on how they write and how they were first published. Over all it was a good way to start to look into the field of writing.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Note to readers:
Today everything at Bargain Books stores is 1/2 off. The next 1/2 off day will be the 4th of July.
End of Year Book Count:
Number of books read: 103
Pages read: 30,435
Average number of days to read a book: 3.5
Average number of pages read in a day: 83
Average number of books read in a month: 8.5
Average number of pages read in a month: 2536
Goal reached: yes
Number of books over/ under goal: over 3
Pages read: 30,435
Average number of days to read a book: 3.5
Average number of pages read in a day: 83
Average number of books read in a month: 8.5
Average number of pages read in a month: 2536
Goal reached: yes
Number of books over/ under goal: over 3
Book Count: December
Number of books read: 9
Pages read: 2275
Average number of days to read a book: 3
Average number of pages read in a day: 73
Number of more books to read to reach goal: 0
Pages read: 2275
Average number of days to read a book: 3
Average number of pages read in a day: 73
Number of more books to read to reach goal: 0
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Our New Year’s Resolutions:
We at Weird News B.N.I. pointed out last year the importance of sharing resolutions, in order to have a greater chance of success. If you look up you will see that we did in fact make our resolution this year. (That and that we will need a new tag line in a day.) So we are once again sharing our resolutions, so February we can’t be like “No, we didn’t have and resolutions that we have failed at.” (Unless we delete this post!) Any way here are this years resolutions:
1. Write an average of at least 10 pages a week handwritten, 5 typed or a combination of the two (for example 2 typed and 6 handwritten). This blog does not count unless I am writing a fictional story or poetry.
2. Maintain my current weight or loose weight.
3. Read at least a total of 1825 pages, (i.e. an average of 5 pages a day.) of religious or spiritual writings. As our pastor suggested everyone have a new year’s resolution for their spiritual life, but not pick something unreasonably big for them we will let you know now we A. hope to read more then that and B. are going to be generous in what fits into the category just in case. For example, we are including in it fiction. (Note: to husband, you can not use this to make me read the Narnia series to the kids, you know how I feel about its “Symbolism.” “Hello, descendants of Adam, my name is Aslain and I’ll be your blantly obvious representation of Christ today.”)
1. Write an average of at least 10 pages a week handwritten, 5 typed or a combination of the two (for example 2 typed and 6 handwritten). This blog does not count unless I am writing a fictional story or poetry.
2. Maintain my current weight or loose weight.
3. Read at least a total of 1825 pages, (i.e. an average of 5 pages a day.) of religious or spiritual writings. As our pastor suggested everyone have a new year’s resolution for their spiritual life, but not pick something unreasonably big for them we will let you know now we A. hope to read more then that and B. are going to be generous in what fits into the category just in case. For example, we are including in it fiction. (Note: to husband, you can not use this to make me read the Narnia series to the kids, you know how I feel about its “Symbolism.” “Hello, descendants of Adam, my name is Aslain and I’ll be your blantly obvious representation of Christ today.”)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Note:
We at W.N.B.N.I. are not trying to over inflate our number of books by having saved a bunch of short, simple to read books for the end of the year. All of the books we have read after book 100 have been Christmas gifts.
A Book in Review – The Greatest Stories Never Told
Book Count: 103
The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 tales from history to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy By: Rick Beyer
Non-fiction: history 199 pages 2003
This book is based off of the Timelab 2000 series that was on the History Channel in the year 2000. If you recall they were a series of commercial length bits on different unusual bits of history. This book has a couple paragraphs on each event and then a couple pictures, notes, ads or other things on the event mostly from its time. Many of these 100 things were things that the average person wouldn’t know. A few were more well known, but not the type of things you learned in history class (like how a piece of tape was the downfall of Nixon.) It was a collection of fun facts and tidbits that was an easy read in chapters perfect for a few minutes here and there of reading.
The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 tales from history to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy By: Rick Beyer
Non-fiction: history 199 pages 2003
This book is based off of the Timelab 2000 series that was on the History Channel in the year 2000. If you recall they were a series of commercial length bits on different unusual bits of history. This book has a couple paragraphs on each event and then a couple pictures, notes, ads or other things on the event mostly from its time. Many of these 100 things were things that the average person wouldn’t know. A few were more well known, but not the type of things you learned in history class (like how a piece of tape was the downfall of Nixon.) It was a collection of fun facts and tidbits that was an easy read in chapters perfect for a few minutes here and there of reading.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
A Book in Review – Diary of a Fairy Godmother
Book Count: 102
Diary of a Fairy Godmother By: Esme Raji Codell
Fiction: young adult, fantasy 170 pages 2005
This is the story of a young witch named Hunky Dory. She goes with her aunt to crash the party welcoming a new born princess named Aurora. She learns about fairy godmothers and after her aunt curses the baby with death on her 16th birthday, Hunky Dory feels sorry for her and changes it to a 100 year sleep. This good act makes her feel like she had never done before and she starts to wonder if she could be a fairy godmother. This story is her working out what she wants to do with her life, stay a witch or risk everything to be a fairy godmother. It also connects with many great folklores on witches and stories about witches and fairy godmothers.
Diary of a Fairy Godmother By: Esme Raji Codell
Fiction: young adult, fantasy 170 pages 2005
This is the story of a young witch named Hunky Dory. She goes with her aunt to crash the party welcoming a new born princess named Aurora. She learns about fairy godmothers and after her aunt curses the baby with death on her 16th birthday, Hunky Dory feels sorry for her and changes it to a 100 year sleep. This good act makes her feel like she had never done before and she starts to wonder if she could be a fairy godmother. This story is her working out what she wants to do with her life, stay a witch or risk everything to be a fairy godmother. It also connects with many great folklores on witches and stories about witches and fairy godmothers.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
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