categories : Being Bookish

**taps screen**
Is there anyone still out there?
Hello? Hello….
**sigh of relief**
Great! Good morning faithful friends!
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger — totally and completely MIA all week long. Now, I could try and give you the long list of excuses as to why there has been radio silence; like “working from home isn’t all sitting on the couch blogging pretending to do the work you get paid for” (I found out it’s totally true, btw), “spending time with my niece for the first time in two weeks because she’s been busy with school and soccer and traveling” (I think she grew another two inches, seriously), or my personal favorite “I just got completely lazy” (which we all know isn’t true because come on….I’m always doing something, lol).
But these would all be really lame excuses right? Totally unacceptable right? Well sadly they are all quite true.
The good news? I read some! The bad news? I now have 24 reviews to write because I totally failed at getting a thing done this week. So here is what I have on tap for review writing this week:
- Hush Hush
- The Maze Runner
- Candor
- Bad Apple
- An Offer You Can’t Refuse
- The Truth About Forever
- Cracked Up to Be
- Tomorrow, When the War Began
- Genesis
- Nothing But Ghosts
- Catching Fire
- Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- The Dead and The Tone
- Shelter Me
- The Arrival
- Little Black Lies
- The Dead of Night
- A Killing Frost
- The Brain Finds a Leg
- Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
- Something, Maybe
- The Wedding Girl
- Someone Like You
Not too much right? I can totally get it done, yea?
At any rate, I also have planned posts on the three additional Kidlitcon sessions I’d yet to recap, posting a revised schedule for the Literary League: Read ’til YA Drop book club, and various other scenarios I’d mentioned in previous Sunday Salons that I’ve yet to get to.
I’ve definitely got my work cut out for me!
But first….blogger buddy brunch today in Richmond with Jenn’s Bookshelves, Booklady’s Blog, and the lovely Miriam from Hachette.







Pam T~:
Sometimes it’s good to put other things first. Especially Nieces.
Have a good brunch.
November 8, 2009 at 5:42 am
rhapsodyinbooks:
Blogger brunch should be so much fun! I hope there are pictures! :–)
November 8, 2009 at 6:02 am
Stephanie:
Wow–24 reviews is a lot!! I am sure you’ll get them done though. Have fun at brunch!
November 8, 2009 at 6:14 am
Samantha:
I’m about 30 reviews behind myself which isn’t any better than you. Good luck on getting caught up! I’ll be interested in hearing your thoughts on a number of these..the only one that I’ve read is On Offer You Can’t Refuse.
November 8, 2009 at 7:26 am
Jen - Devourer of Books:
Oh my gosh, I’m BEYOND jealous about your brunch plans, you’re going to be hanging out with some awesome people (Rebecca’s actually getting dressed on a Sunday?). I thought my drafts folder was bad! I’ve got about 21 posts to write, but 7 or 8 of them aren’t reviews.
November 8, 2009 at 8:06 am
Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness):
I was totally MIA from blogging this week too. Apparently lots of people have been — maybe it’s just the week for that. I hope brunch was awesome!
November 8, 2009 at 10:34 am
Vasilly:
24 reviews is a lot of reviews to write. I hope you do a few mini-reviews to help you catch up.
November 8, 2009 at 10:38 am
Amy @ My Friend Amy:
Have fun at brunch!!!! Hope you kept Rebecca under control.
I think a lot of us have been busy these weeks! I anticipate nothing will really settle down til the new year. Enjoy your day, Michelle!
November 8, 2009 at 10:38 am
kay:
Of course, life is the priority! Those are not lame excuses at all. Working and spending time with family really are the priority.
Like you I have a bunch of reviews to write! But, yes, you can absolutely get through those!
November 8, 2009 at 11:50 am
Becky at "One Literature Nut":
What a great list of books to review though! That’s okay that you had a little time out. We all do that.
I’m always glad to see you around though and would miss you if you took off for too long!
November 8, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Memory:
Man, that’s a lot of reviews to write! I’m sure you’ll accomplish all your blogging goals for the week, though.
November 8, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Lisa:
Hope you had a great time at lunch. Wow, you could get in a major reading funk and still have plenty to post for weeks!
November 8, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Beth F:
Fun, fun lunch!!!!!!! You’ll catch up soon, I hope!
November 8, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Kathy:
The blogger buddy brunch sounds like so much fun! I’ve met Jenn and Miriam and know they’re awesome and I’m sure you and Rebecca are awesome since you have such awesome blogs.
November 8, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Trisha:
Wow! That is a lot of books to review. Good luck!
November 8, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Debbie:
The brunch sounds like fun! Wish I lived closer to more bloggers.
And wow, that is quite the list of reviews that you need to write. I’ve read several of them so will be interested to see what you thought.
November 8, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Michelle:
Sounds like some wonderful reviews to come! Lots of books there I’d like to read..
November 9, 2009 at 3:40 am
Katie:
You’re not the only one who’s so behind on reviews. I’m somewhere around 25 behind myself.
November 14, 2009 at 9:53 pm