My Addiction, My Kindle

Since I got my Kindle Touch for Christmas I’ve been addicted to reading on it. I’ve already read the first two books in The Hunger Games series (which I recommend!) and just purchased the third (final book in the series) to read. I was never really that big into reading when I was little. Sure I’d read a book but never read them as much as I do now. Now I can sit for hours and often find myself reading an entire book series in just a day or two. Back then, it’d take me AGES to read that many books – assuming I even really tried. I enjoyed reading then and books in general but just never got into any series (except for maybe Lord of the Rings).

The first book series I read in a matter of days was Harry Potter (books 1-6).  My best friend and I decided we wanted try the books and see what the hype was about. Both of us purchased the first two books and both of us read them that night. Since then I’ve been into reading series after series. I’ve also started reading the Sookie Stackhouse series (love the True Blood show too!), Northern Lights, and a few more that I still need to finish. Reading is something I LOVE to do and just can not get enough of! I almost wish the Kindle was around when I was little because it probably would have gotten me into reading even back then. The Kindle also makes it a lot easier to just sit and read for hours. Even though I love reading on my Kindle I also love having hard copies of books and probably will still by my favorites :P When I have my own house I hope to have walls covered in books shelves.

I’ve also been trying to update my Goodreads account more, so if you have an account feel free to add me :)

Do you enjoy reading? Any favorites that you recommend that I should add to my ever growing collection?

 


RoffleCopter iPad 2 and Kindle Fire Giveaway!

I’ve seen Rofflecopter used by several bloggers for various giveaways, but now they are doing a giveaway too! They have this adorable smiley faced mascot that has no name. All  you have to do is suggest a name for him for the chance to win! You can also get additional entries by tweeting the giveaway, blogging about it, and more.

I’d love to win this contest! I’ve been wanting to get my mom and iPad or a kindle fire so this is perfect :P

Use the widget below to enter! And if you do please put that I (Veronica nacochan@gmail.com) referred you :D! Good luck to everyone who enters!

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X-Mas, New Year, & 366 Photos (Hopefully)

I hope everyone had a great holiday and is enjoying the new year :) I got lots of goodies for Christmas (clothing, money, giftcards, movies, and more), but my most used gift is a kindle! Got a Kindle Touch (so did my sister but mine doesn’t have 3G) and I LOVE IT. I already finished the first book in The Hunger Games and am currently halfway through the second. I find it so much easier to read on then the iPad (at least when it comes to reading for 2+ hours straight) and the compact size of it.

Besides enjoying the holidays and the time I spent with my family I have not been up to much. I have been applying to lots of local and some not-so-local design jobs in hopes of finding something (I really don’t want to do retail any longer than I have to!). So my fingers are crossed on that :) Classes start tomorrow and it’s a great feeling knowing that I don’t have to return!

Anyone have any New Year’s resolutions?  I tend to make the same ones every year. Do well in school (or now I guess do well at my job?/find a new job?), eat better, exercise, be better person, etc. But once again I want to try to do a 365 project … or this rather, it’s a 366 project! I’ve done these in the past (most recent was around July 2011 I did it for about 2 weeks, haha) so I am reviving the website I made for the last one I attempted and deleting the old posts and starting again!

So, Pocket Pix is back :) I literally decided today to do this (yes I realize it’s the 3rd :P) but thankfully enough I took photos the last two days on my phone anyways. I also love the idea of having a seperate website for a photo-a-day because I can upload them straight from my phone plus it’s easier to share with people. If you’re doing one too let me know! Also link me to your site if you’re uploading them to a specific location, would love to keep track of others and maybe we can motivate one another! Even added a Pocket Pix category here, at the end of each month I’ll post a few of my favorite photos that I took.