One Down, A Lot To Go

I finished There Is No Me Without You over the weekend. Sadly, I was gone all weekend and didn't bring along another book! Aaaaaah!

But I'm back to the Grove tonight and I'm about to start this book:

Don't judge me.

the CHALLENGE!

I own 52 books that I have not read, not including the one that I'm reading now, which I also have not read all the way.

I'm realizing there is something wrong with that number. Like really wrong. So I'm going to do something about it. I'm going to actually read them. I mean really, some have been sitting on my shelves for a year or two. Haven't touched them.

So I am challenging myself and the challenge is for me not to buy another single book until I've read all the other ones I own. The plus side of this is maybe I will go through them quickly because I love buying books. The downside of this is, that's a lot of books.

I'm going to use this blog to keep me accountable. I may lie, but you'll never know! (Just kidding...)

I will post each time I've started a book and write perhaps a brief summary after I've finished. And the cycle will continue... 52 more times.

Currently I am reading There Is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene. I took Devon's advice and it's been well worth it. I'm not through yet, but I'm loving (and hating) it. If you're ready to be slammed in the face with a harsh dose of reality (and to swear off buying brand name pharmaceuticals at all costs) then this is definitely a book for you.

Click here to look inside!

Being A Nerd Pays Off

Confession: when I was in elementary school (and part of middle school) I collected stamps.

Go ahead, laugh it up.

But before you do, look at this:

While I was home for Christmas, I found an old, green, plastic Coca-Cola bottle full of old stamps from tons of different countries! I've got stamps from everywhere: Dominican Republic, Belgium, Greece, Canada, Kenya, Romania, Russia, and London to name a few.

And most are post marked, which I think is even cooler. Here are a few more shots of some of my favorites:


So what have I learned from this? Sometimes, being a huge nerd pays off because this collection is rad!

Favorite Ad

What was your favorite Super Bowl ad? Here is my ultimate favorite:



The next one is my first runner up:



...aaaand here's the second runner up:



Frankly I'm happy it was such a close game, because I felt the commercials were a little lacking. It helped that I was in a room full of screaming Steelers fans. Now that is an experience!

Why So Glum?

Not all Steelers fans are happy today.

What Did Your Ice Storm Look Like?

If you weren't fortunate enough to get blasted by Old Man Winter this year, you're lucky. (That's a shout out to all my Missouri readers! Woot!)

Here are some pictures, a collaborative effort from the FIL and myself. Enjoy!

The Little Ads That Couldn't

Catholicvote.org has made a pretty risky pro-life ad that got a big, fat denied from NBC. Here it is:



While I'm a little sad that it was rejected I am happy to see that NBC also denied the one from PETA. It's so obscene I'm not even going to link to it. Apparently, sex sells, even if it's selling vegetables.

Also be on the look out for the Miller Lite commercials, which are only about 1 second long. (Short?) I saw some on the news this morning any they're pretty good.

Anyone else look forward to Super Bowl ads? Almost as much as the game? (I mean... Go Steelers!)