Must-See TV on DVD

CarrieK | June 30, 2009

Kevin and I are totally addicted to our Netflix membership. We only have the very basic cable package – with the major networks, four shopping channels, four religious channels – and Sci-Fi. We’re cheap when it comes what we’ll spend on cable – because we like to watch most TV series on DVD. No commercials, [...]

Completed: Audiobook Challenge

CarrieK | June 30, 2009

My goal: 12 audiobooks – completed June 27, 2009 1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – 4 stars 2. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich – 4 stars 3. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon – 4 stars 4. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon – 4 stars 5. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich – [...]

Teaser Tuesdays & It’s Tuesday, Where Are You? – June 30, 2009

CarrieK | June 29, 2009

I’m still reading the same two books as last week – haven’t had as much reading time as I’d like. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark Her sandalwood scent came from the oil with which she rubbed her body in an effort to be more like her mother, the true, full-blooded Abyssinian. Her [...]

DVD Giveaway: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

CarrieK | June 29, 2009

(Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience was provided to me by Click Communications for this giveaway.) Put yourself in the middle of the Jonas Brothers’ motion picture debut with the ultimate Extended 3D Concert Experience only on Blu-ray Hi-Def. It doesn’t get any better than this as Kevin, Joe and Nick invite you inside their [...]

First lines quiz #8 – Classics Edition

CarrieK | June 29, 2009

~ I will post the first sentences of ten books. (I skip any beginning quotations or prefaces. If I think more than one sentence is necessary, I’ll post two.) ~ You guess the titles and authors and leave your guesses in the comments. ~ You don’t have to guess on all ten; guess on the [...]

Monday’s Movie Review: What Happens in Vegas

CarrieK | June 29, 2009

Monday’s Movie is a weekly meme hosted by Sheri at A Novel Menagerie. Click over to check out all the great reviews, and add your own. Kevin and I watched What Happens in Vegas the other night. Or maybe I should say that I watched it – Kevin watched the first half, deemed it too [...]

Musing Mondays – June 29, 2009 (Mid-year reading overview)

CarrieK | June 28, 2009

Musing Mondays is hosted by Just One More Page. Today’s question: Now that we’ve come to the middle of the year, what do you think of your 2009 reading so far? Read anything interesting that you’d like to share? Any outstanding favorites? This has been a great year for reading so far. I think that [...]

The Sunday Salon – June 28, 2009 (The Everything Austen Challenge)

CarrieK | June 27, 2009

I decided to use today’s Sunday Salon to do my post for the Everything Austen Challenge. The Everything Austen Challenge is being hosted by Stephanie of Stephanie’s Written Word. The details! The Everything Austen Challenge will run for six months (July 1, 2009 – January 1, 2010)! All you need to do is pick out [...]