I thought this one would be tough for me. Everyone knows how much I like using five words where one word will do, ten words where two will do, twenty words where three will do (need more numerical examples or was that just perfect?).
This BBAW meme requires me to answer the following questions in as few words as possible – and be creative while I’m at it.
And guess what? I had a TON of fun doing this. Why? Because I CHEATED! I’ve snuck in a few extra words (well, okay – a WHOLE LOT of extra words) throughout this post. The extra words are here, on this page. You DON’T have to leave this post to read them.
PLUS there’s a little BBAW giveaway hidden here, too. Yes. On this page. You DON’T have to leave this page to read about the giveaway. Honest.
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Let the games (and fun!) begin:
1. Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
2. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
Pristine pages (except for food stains).
3. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Tried corner bookmarks:
Didn’t work. Still do this.
4. Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?
5. Hard copy or audiobooks?
6. Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?
Read to the finish. Sometimes.
7. If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
Like this? I wish.
8. What are you currently reading?
9. What is the last book you bought?
This.
10. Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
11. Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
12. Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?
13. Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
14. How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)
Organize? What do you mean, organize?
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Did you figure it out? Here’s a clue: put your mouse over any of my links but don’t click.
And the giveaway? Put your mouse over the links in my answer to the “bookmark or dog-ear” question, but don’t click – you might have to move your mouse off the link and put it back on again to finish reading.
It’s just a little giveaway – and it’s only for as long as my mailing budget holds out. (Click here to email me your info). BUT you’ll also get added to my holiday card mailing list. AND my RAK list – I’m always on the lookout for little book-related things or slim paperbacks that can be easily slipped into an envelope and mailed out to names on my RAK list!
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That was so much fun! I clicked on the links, too. Then I read your hypertext. You really must tell me how to do that. Again, very creative.
.-= Cara Powers´s last blog ..How Do I Organize My Books? =-.
i’m so sorry the corner book marks didn’t work for you! i never actually tried to make them…someone made them for me (an origami wizard!). i love them and keep them handy on my nightstand.
.-= nat @ book, line, and sinker´s last blog ..BBAW Interview: Proust Questionnaire starring Amy from Amy Reads Good Books =-.
Some great books on your lists. And as eclectic a selection as I read. I have yet to make the leap to ebooks though. Just enjoy having the book in hand.
And I’m intrigued by the hypertext too. L like.
.-= Gwen´s last blog ..Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs =-.
I almost always use bookmarks, sometimes I dog ear. I don’t have to use bookmarks when I read on the Kindle though! I can read anytime, anywhere. I read a few pages last night at burrito shop while waiting for my veggie burrito. I can also read multiple books at once and jump back and forth into different stories.
.-= Daisy Whitney´s last blog ..Let’s Partner Up! The New Media Trend du Jour =-.
I really enjoyed In the Woods so I’d like to read The Likeness as well. The corner bookmarks look interesting, but it looks like they’d slip off a lot.
.-= Stephanie´s last blog ..BBAW Day Three Meme =-.
Oh, this post is like a treasure hunt! It was so funny! LOL
I also enjoyed In the Woods though I won´t give her five stars for the ending.
.-= Dorte H´s last blog ..DJ´s Bait in the Box SPECIAL =-.
What fun!
I enjoyed!
Poetry book: Magdalene and the Mermaids
Oops!
I linked the wrong post!
BBAW: Reading meme
I haven’t figured this organization thing out either.
.-= Kathy´s last blog ..BBAW – Reading Meme =-.
Very clever! I followed the links to get the diagram for the corner bookmarks, I’ll have to try that. I love bookmarks, but my collection got lost in a move and I don’t have the money to buy them like I used to, nor do I travel to collect them. Mostly I use the receipt anymore, which is just a bit sad.
You are so clever – love all the little hover texts! See, I didn’t read the instructions and thus… didn’t follow them. Whoops!
.-= Jen E @ mommablogsalot´s last blog ..Whose Kids Are They? =-.
This is so great. You managed to be concise and wordy all at the same time. You know how wordy I am . I love what you did with your shelves. My apartment is your before picture. Come over and help me!
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..All About Books, and Me, and Me & Books. =-.
I agree with Dorte, this post was like a treasure hunt! I loved it! What a way to be creative. =)
.-= Meghan´s last blog ..A Medieval Challenge? =-.
That was so much fun! Funny, my husband and I put up a blog where he cooks and I write, but we only got to do one post and neglected it. He’s very busy, which is why.
Food stains are exactly the type of things I avoid in my books, which is why I never snack while reading, no matter how tempting it is! :D
.-= claire´s last blog ..Reading Meme =-.
Wow-that was absolutely the most creative meme I have ever seen!
.-= Rachel´s last blog ..Waiting on Wednesday 9/16/09 =-.
Hey Ms. Bookish, thanks for checking out my blog — I love to get comments. Your post with the hypertext is very cute……Evy
.-= Evy´s last blog ..Me and My Reading Habits =-.
Loved, loved, loved this post!!! So clever and so funny.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..BBAW: Brevity Game and Giveaway =-.
Loved your version of the meme! Very clever. The hypertexts made me laugh. I’m going to have to go through your reviews since we seem to like many of the same books!
What a fun post! I can’t wait to read The City and the City.
.-= Gavin´s last blog ..BBAW – The Art of Reading =-.
I love the way you snuck in the extra words! Very creative. :) Me, I just flat-out cheated and used more than five, since I didn’t read the instructions carefully enough. :)
.-= Memory´s last blog ..BBAW: A Bookish Meme =-.
You’re awesome. :) This was great!
.-= heidenkind´s last blog ..The Makings of a Marginaliac =-.
Very clever! And yes, The Likeness is SO much better.
.-= softdrink´s last blog ..BBAW Reading Meme =-.
It was 11:30pm and I thought I’d check on your blog before I went to bed. I was really sleepy. Your post woke me up! This was so much fun that I went through it a couple of times. I don’t know how you did that but it worked great. You win the award for the most technically clever.
I’m awake enough now to go check on your food blog.
.-= Margot´s last blog ..Blog Tour: Laced With Magic =-.
Oh I like those corner bookmarks! I’ll have to see if I can find some… or I can just email you lol. Should have read that first.
.-= Ladytink_534´s last blog ..Surviving the Wild =-.
You did a great job of staying with the 5 word limit yet still explaining yourself. Hee!
I’ve seen the corner bookmarks before but I always forget about them. I imagine if I used them I’d actually forget they are there and have too many attached to a single book to count.
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..My Bookish Life Changed =-.
Thank you, everyone! I’m glad you enjoyed my little bit of fun. :)
Cara and Gwen, and anyone else who’s interested: it’s very easy to create the little boxes of text that go with the links. What you’re doing is using the “title” attribute of the link. On Wordpress, when you go to insert a link, you’ll see a field for Title – that’s where I put in all my extra words for each link. I’m not sure what the “insert link” box looks like for Blogger blogs, so just check for the field that says “title”. And if you’re hand creating links, just add title=”what you want to say here” into your a href code. Very easy and fun! I might do it every now and then.
And thanks to everyone who wants one of my corner bookmarks! They don’t always come out perfectly, but I’m addicted to making them, and find creating them to be extremely meditative. Plus I get to use up all the pretty scrapbooking papers that I’ve bought on a whim (I don’t scrapbook, so who knows why I buy these papers? But they’re always so pretty!). So thank you, and if you want some, just send me an email with your name and address!
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