101 in 1001: Number 5. Read 25 new books

June 25, 2010

Number 5. Read 25 new books

I'm rather behind on updating this. I've read 2 more books. Amy lent me 4 books back at the beginning of the month and I read one the very next day. Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay, now I hate to critique a book that someone lent me since they obviously liked it enough to recommend it to someone but I just didn't really like it. It's set in the '70s about a women who lives with her husband, kids and in laws. Her family life is pretty crappy and it's overall a rather depressing book. That's not why I didn't like it, I can take depressing. I just thought the way it was written was a little confusing and I really didn't like the ending, it didn't come to a resolution really which bothers me. Oh well, I guess you can't like them all right?

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Amy DeveauJune 25, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Haha critique away! I've never read it, I just own it. I bought it for a $1 at a book fair. I just grabbed all the books on my shelf that sounded interesting.

I take no offense whatsoever. Now, Pillars of the Earth is a different story altogether.
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The List

1 Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
2 Join a book club
3 Go camping
4 Lose 10lbs
5 Read 25 new books (13/25)
6 Host a game night
7 Save $10 for every task I complete
8 Give flowers to a friend
9 Go through my closet and get rid of old clothes
10 Take a self defense class
11 Go to the driving range 5 times (0/5)
12 Give up alcohol for a month (0/31)
13 Visit 3 states I've never been to
14 Go to a farmers market
15 Complete Couch to 5K
16 Blog about each completed item (3/101)
17 Don't hit snooze for a month (0/31)
18 Bring my lunch everyday for a month (0/20)
19 Take my nephews to the aquarium
20 Finally change my name on anything still in my maiden name
21 Attend mass three times for something other than a wedding or funeral (0/3)
22 Buy 5 'I Saw This and Thought of You' Gifts. (0/5)
23 Host a wine night
24 Volunteer at a charitable event
25 Visit a winery
26 Try 5 places the Phantom Gourmet recommends (0/5)
27 Do the dishes every night for a month (0/31)
28 Pick a dentist
29 Get regular teeth cleanings
30 Read 5 books I was supposed to read in high school (0/5)
31 Eat dinner at the kitchen table every night for a week (0/7)
32 Buy a fire proof lockbox and store all important documents
33 Take the dogs to BYOD
34 Take a spin class
35 Take and pass the CFA Level 1 exam
36 Take a cooking class
37 Bake bread
38 Do hair every work day for two weeks (0/10)
39 Go horseback riding
40 Plant something and not kill it
41 Spend a day on Nantucket
42 Catch a fish
43 Bake a pie from scratch
44 Organize all my recipes in a binder
45 Watch a movie from the year I was born
46 Spend a day on Martha’s Vineyard
47 Take 101 photos (0/101)
48 Stick to the Abs Diet for 6 straight weeks
49 Have all Christmas presents bought 2 weeks before Christmas
50 Wrap all Christmas presents 1 week before Christmas
51 Attend my 10 Year High School Reunion
52 Cook an entire meal (appetizer, entrée, and desert) for Brian
53 Get to work by 9am everyday for a month (0/20)
54 Go for a 20 mile bike ride
55 Bake a cake from scratch and frost it
56 Grill something without the aid of Brian
57 Keep bedroom clean (i.e. no clothes on floor) for a month
58 Go out on a boat, not have a nervous breakdown and actually enjoy it
59 Paint the living room
60 Take the dogs for a 20 minute walk every day for a month (0/31)
61 Visit Erin, Shaun & Murphy
62 Learn to get my toe edge in snow boarding
63 Get my engagement and wedding rings appraised
64 Visit five museums, at least three of which I haven’t been to before
65 Go to a yard/garage sale
66 Take a multivitamin daily for a month (0/31)
67 Stay at a bed and breakfast with Brian
68 Walk the entire Freedom Trail
69 Plan a fun day with my mom and sister
70 Start a family tradition with Brian
71 Save $5,000
72 Design my own cocktail
73 Go paintballing
74 Eat 5 things I’ve never tried before (1/5)
75 Go to the batting cages
76 Be able to touch my toes without bending my knees
77 Cook two recipes from each of the cookbooks we own
78 Buy a cute and functional work bag
79 Watch Casablanca
80 Fix the heels on my shoes
81 Go to an art gallery
82 Eat at 10 new restaurants (3/10)
83 Save all of my change for 6 months
84 Go ice skating
85 Go for a hike
86 Go on a non-beach vacation
87 Attend a networking event
88 Learn how to play chess
89 Ride my bike to work 5 times
90 Buy bike and snowboard helmets
91 Get wedding dressed preserved and boxed
92 Send a postcard to PostSecret
93 Go TV free one day a month (0/33)
94 Watch 25 of the AFI Top 100 Movies (0/25)
95 Whiten teeth
96 Go a month without Starbucks, D&D, etc
97 Make our bed everyday for a week (0/7)
98 Make dinner in the Crockpot once a month (0/33)
99 Give up Facebook for a week
100 Watch the sunset with Brian and a bottle of wine
101 Watch the sunrise with Brian and a mimosa