Musing Mondays - May 9th, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's question:

Do you ever find scenes from previous books you’ve read popping into your head at random times? If so, does it bother you? If it doesn’t happen to you, why do you think that is?

All the time! I can't go through a day without something reminding me of something I've read before. It doesn't bother me at all. In fact, most of the time I'm amused by it. I love when it's a funny scene pops into my head. Then, I can't help but get a smile on my face and whoever I'm around will sometimes ask what I find funny. I love having random scenes pop into my head.


Sidenote: Remember my last post? Well, this morning I took the AP biology test, so that is over! You know what that means? More free time! I still have school of course, but I'll probably have a lot less homework now, which means more time to do things such as blog. If I go missing for a while (again) I probably got busy with school (again). (Only about two and a half weeks to go!)

Musing Mondays - April 25th, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's musing is:

Do the members of your family read? Do you think it was passed down to you? ((or, if you want you can answer this: Who do you think influenced you as a reader?))

Most of my family reads, but I definitely read the most (maybe excluding my brother).  My mom and dad probably each read a book or two a month at some points and then don't read as much for a few months.  My sister goes through periods (usually during the summer) when she can read a ton, and then she'll go without reading for months at a time.  My brother's probably the only one in the family who comes close to reading as much as I do.  Sometimes he reads more than me.  He usually reads books multiple times though because he gets interested in them.  (Keep in mind that he's 11 and most of the book's he's reading are nonfictional about space or something like that.  He's also obsessed with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.)  Most of my extended family on my dad's side reads a decent amount.  I don't think people on my mom's side read quite as much.

I definitely think my love for reading comes mainly from my family.  My parents and grandma used to read to me for hours every day.  I'd fill a wagon with books and made sure they'd read every single one to me by the end of the day.  That's how I spent most of my time as a kid especially at our old house and before I started school because there weren't any kids my age to play with.

I'd have to say my parents and grandma influenced me most as a reader because they were usually the ones who read to me as a little kid.  If they hadn't, who knows if I'd read as much as I do now.

Musing Mondays - April 4th, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's question asks:

When you were little did other children tease you about your reading habits?

No. I went to a really small Catholic school, and no one really teased each other (that much). I was really quiet, so no one really bothered to tease me about reading. My two best friends did kind of joke around about how obsessed I was with Harry Potter sometimes because I always wanted to play Harry Potter themed games. Other than that though, I was never really teased about loving to read.

Musing Mondays - March 21st, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's question is:

What is the last book you bought? Was it for you? for someone else? Have you read it, yet?

It's been a while since I actually bought a book.  My dad bought some books for me a few weeks ago, but I don't know it that counts since I didn't get them myself (and I wasn't sure what books he would get).  I think the last book I bought was City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.  I bought it for myself, but I haven't read it yet.

Musing Mondays - March 14th, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's asks:

Do you have a favorite children’s book? Either one that you loved as a child, or one that you discovered later, and still enjoy? Tell us about it!

I had many different books that I loved to read when I was little, but I can't think of one that was my absolute favorite.  I know I had a book that played music that I loved to sing along with.  I ended up wearing the batteries out from listening to it too much.  I also read a lot of Dr. Seuss and Disney books.  I can't think of any specific favorite though.

Haley

Musing Mondays - March 7th, 2011

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading.  This week's question is:

What book(s) are you most excited about right now? (it can either be something you’re currently reading, or something you just bought, or a book/books that are soon to be published).

I have The Sacred Oath by D.C. Grace sitting on my bedside table waiting to be read. I've been really excited to read it ever since I first heard about it through the Internet. It contains werewolves (one of my favorite things/creatures to read about)! I hope to get to it soon.

(Also, Blogger is still being annoying and screwing up all of my posts.  If anyone has any idea why it keeps deleting parts of posts or messing with the format, please let me know.  I'd really appreciate it.  It's taking me forever to get this post right.  I may just give up again.)