I want to go back to the cabin in Ucluelet. The week we spent there last March was the best time I remember having together. We did nothing for an entire week. There was a trail that we hiked once (I was too out of shape to do again a couple days later) and the sound of the ocean waves. And a lot of reading. I want another week like that, even if it’s not by the ocean (though that’s what I’d prefer). There’s just something different about being away.

This is going to be a short, mostly pointless post, basically so I can test out the auto tweet plugin I added. I need to see if it will work with my scheduled posts. The one I tried before did not do anything and I couldn’t figure out why. Since the Canucks are playing on a channel I can actually watch them for a change I figured I might as well work on my poor neglected blog a little while I’m at it.

(EDIT: It has failed…stupid plugins)

I have already failed my 365 project. I was hit by sudden moodiness last night and spent the evening in bed reading and just stayed there until bed time. With the commute to and from my new job I only have enough time in the morning to get myself and lunch together before I leave at 7am and get home at around 6pm, make dinner then have a couple hours before bed. This is no excuse for missing my photo. I’m not sure what to do with my project now… I might just keep going and leave a blank spot on the days I miss, unless I start missing more then one in a row.

Anyways, I like my new job. No dealing with public, and while doing data entry I can listen to my mp3 player!

Fingers crossed that my tweet plugin works. I have a Wordless Wednesday scheduled to post tomorrow, a much more interesting one then last weeks. Hope everyone is having a good January!

EDIT: I have set up Hootsuite to check my RSS every 2 hours so we will see if it works with my scheduled Wordless Wednesday post.

I’ve been thinking a lot the last week about what I want to read this year. Last year I read The Dark Tower series which was incredibly epic, followed by The Hunger Games which was a very good trilogy. I decided that I wanted to start this year off with some non-series books. Also I’ve challenged myself to read 30 books in the year, as well as deciding I want to read more Canadian authors and non-fiction.

So far I’ve only read one book, Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. I always end up reading at least a couple Stephen King books throughout the year. This year I want to finally read Misery. When I was a kid we use to watch the movie all the time and because I knew how the story went I didn’t want to read it. It’s been at least a decade since I last saw even a part of it, I think it’s about time I read it. Also, I’m hoping that 11/22/63 comes out in paperback some time this year.

In the Canadian author category, I am hoping to soon start reading Bride of New France. I found out about it many months ago now, and just never got around to reading it because I had already started The Dark Tower. I have also started Jann Arden’s Falling Backwards memoir, with Ron MacLean’s Cornered waiting on my bedside table. Both will fulfill the Canadian author and non-fiction part of my personal challenges (they are also both autographed! :D). I haven’t looked too much into more Canadian fiction as of yet, but there’s always new books coming out every year. I’m sure there’s others on my list that I just don’t remember right now.

There are also some classics on my list that I would like to get to at some point this year. Frankenstein is one that has been on my list a long time. I would like to read the Kenneth Oppel book This Dark Endeavour: Apprenticeship Of Victor Frankenstein (out in trade paperback in May!) and also try reading Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series (once I’m reading to start reading more series), but I want to start with the original first. I also have Jane Eyre packed away somewhere. Ever since I saw part of the movie (or one of…not sure if there’s more then one version) I’ve wanted to read it.

Hopefully this year I will get to reading Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. I’ve had it over a year now and still have not gotten to it. I also have a pet photography book that I want to read at some point this year as well.

Last but not least, I am going to read Debt Free Forever by Gail Vaz-Oxlade. It is also a Canadian book, but more importantly it’s a helpful non-fiction book. I’ve been watching Til Debt Do Us Part (it’s become a guilty pleasure) and want to start managing my money better. This book I’m going to probably pick up next weekend after my first paycheck.

I know along the way I will find more books I want to read and possibly not get to a few of the ones I’ve mentioned, but I like thinking about, browsing through and making lists of books. For now I will work on finishing Neverland by Douglas Clegg, a book I came across randomly in the library (so far it’s alright, I haven’t read much non-Stephen King horror).

What are you reading/planning to read this year? Any suggestions for what I should take a look at? My regular reads are horror, historical type fiction (like The Sea Captain’s Wife), a little fantasy though I’ve strayed from this genre. I don’t do romance, but intend on eventually reading Karen Moning’s Fever series (something I was going to do because I worked in a book store and now that I’m not figure might as well give it a try anyways). I’m sure there will be many more book posts this year, hopefully this does not diminish my reader numbers. Happy reading!