Hawthorn

Hawthorn

I hope you had/are having a great time tonight, and that 2011 has wondeful things in store for all of us. Pretend I'm making an imaginary toast with each one of you, thanks for another year of online fun and great conversations.

deej240z

I tip my glass to you, Fran and all the Hollowhores!

Sulieter

Happy New Year to everyone!

misteriosa

Crystaline

Happy New Year! I hope you guys had a more exciting night than mine.

Hawthorn

Nope, my night doesn't even deserve a recap.

We need someone to share their crazy/funny stories and keep the honor of the party animals high. As soon as the hungover is fully gone and you guys can collect memories of what you did.

Crystaline

Let's hope Misty has some crazy story.

Sulieter

I have no crazy story. I never get drunk!

misteriosa

This is how exciting my New Year's Eve was. -------->

And the stomach-ache I've been having for several days wasn't caused by alcohol. It might've actually been the boredom that triggered it off.

deej240z

Went out to dinner and unknowingly consumed 4,000mg of sodium in one meal, then I went to bed at 10.

addicted2much

I didn't feel well so I stayed home. I still feel icky.


This past year, I was keeping up with the number of books I read and wanted to read 100, but I went over my initial goal and read 170 books. I know I will never again read that many books in a year.

01. Obsidian Butterfly - Laurell K. Hamilton
02. Micah -- Laurell K. Hamilton
03. Skin Trade - Laurell K. Hamilton
04. Flirt - Laurell K. Hamilton
05. Bullet- Laurell K. Hamilton
06. A Kiss of Shadows- Laurell K. Hamilton
07. A Caress of Twilight- Laurell K. Hamilton
08. Seduced by Moonlight- Laurell K. Hamilton
09. A Stroke of Midnight- Laurell K. Hamilton
10. Mistrals Kiss- Laurell K. Hamilton
11. A Lick of Frost- Laurell K. Hamilton
12. Swallowing Darkness- Laurell K. Hamilton
13. Divine Misdemeanors- Laurell K. Hamilton
14. Strange Candy- Laurell K. Hamilton
15. Chosen Prey- John Sandford
16. Mortal Prey- John Sandford
17. Naked Prey- John Sandford
18. Hidden Prey- John Sandford
19. Broken Prey- John Sandford
20. Invisible Prey- John Sandford
21. Phantom Prey- John Sandford
22. Wicked Prey- John Sandford
23. Storm Prey- John Sandford
24. Dark of the Moon- John Sandford
25. Kiss the Girls -James Patterson
26. Bite - anthology (multiple authors)
27. Many Bloody Returns- anthology (multiple authors)
28. Twilight- Stephenie Meyer
29. Greywalker - Kat Richardson
30. Labyrinth - Kat Richardson
31. Real Vampires Have Curves - Gerry Bartlett
32. Real Vampires Live Large- Gerry Bartlett
33. Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin
34. Carved in Bone - Jefferson Bass
35. Daddy's Little Girl - Mary Higgins Clark
36. Black Magic Sanction-Kim Harrison
37. Magic Bites -Ilona andrews
38. Halfway to the Grave-Jeaniene Frost
39. Enchanted Inc.-Shanna Swendson
40. Goodnight Nobody - Jennifer Weiner
41. Grave Sight -Charlaine Harris
42. Grave Surprise- Charlaine Harris
43. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - (reread) - Rowling
44. Darkly Dreaming Dexter- Jeff Lindsay
45. Dearly Devoted Dexter- Jeff Lindsay
46. Dexter in the Dark- Jeff Lindsay
47. Dexter By Design- Jeff Lindsay
48. The Trouble with Magic- Madelyn Alt
49. A Charmed Death- Madelyn Alt
50. Hex Marks the Spot- Madelyn Alt
51. No Rest for the Wiccan- Madelyn Alt
52. Where There's A Witch- Madelyn Alt
53. A Witch in Time- Madelyn Alt
54. T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton
55. Heart of the Wolf- Terry Spear
56. Postmortem- Patricia Cornwell
57. All That Remains- Patricia Cornwell
58. Cruel and Unusual- Patricia Cornwell
59. The Body Farm - Patricia Cornwell
60. Gil's All Fright Diner- A. Lee Martinez
61. A Nameless Witch -A. Lee Martinez
62. Full Moon Rising - Keri Arthur
63. Undead & Unwed - Mary Janice Davidson
64. Undead & Unemployed- Mary Janice Davidson
65. Undead & Unappreciated- Mary Janice Davidson
66. Undead & Unreturnable- Mary Janice Davidson
67. Undead & Unpopular- Mary Janice Davidson
68. Undead & Uneasy - Mary Janice Davidson
69. Undead & Unworthy- Mary Janice Davidson
70. Undead & Unwelcome- Mary Janice Davidson
71. Undead & Unfinished- Mary Janice Davidson
72. Kitty & The Midnight Hour- Carrie Vaughn
73. Kitty Goes to Washington- Carrie Vaughn
74. Kitty Takes a Holiday- Carrie Vaughn
75. Bitter Sweets - G.A. McKevett
76. Cooked Goose- G.A. McKevett
77. Killer Calories- G.A. McKevett
78. Sugar and Spite- G.A. McKevett
79. Sour Grapes- G.A. McKevett
80. Peaches and Screams- G.A. McKevett
81. Death By Chocolate- G.A. McKevett
82. Cereal Killer- G.A. McKevett
83. Murder a la Mode- G.A. McKevett
84. Corpse Suzette- G.A. McKevett
85. Fat Free and Fatal- G.A. McKevett
86. Poisoned Tarts- G.A. McKevett
87. A Body to Die For- G.A. McKevett
88. Wicked Craving - G.A. McKevett
89. Storm Front- Jim Butcher
90. Fool Moon- Jim Butcher
91. Grave Peril- Jim Butcher
92. Summer Knight- Jim Butcher
93. Death Masks- Jim Butcher
94. Blood Rites- Jim Butcher
95. Dead Beat- Jim Butcher
96. Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong
97. Men of the Otherworld -Kelley Armstrong
98. Bitten -Kelley Armstrong
99. Stolen- Kelley Armstrong
100. Dime Store Magic -Kelley Armstrong
101. Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong
102. Haunted - Kelley Armstrong
103. Moon Called - Patricia Briggs
104. Marked - P.C. Cast
105. Betrayed - P.C. Cast
106. Chosen - P.C. Cast
107. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment - James Patterson
108. Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
109. Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning
110. Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning
111. Faefever - Karen Marie Moning
112. Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning
113. Elvis and the Grateful Dead - Peggy Webb
114. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher
115. White Night - Jim Butcher
116. Small Favor - Jim Butcher
117. Turn Coat - Jim Butcher
118. Changes - Jim Butcher
119. Dark Challenge - Christine Feehan
120. The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff
121. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
122. Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead
123. Storm Born - Richelle Mead
124. Frostbite - Richelle Mead
125. Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead
126. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead
127. Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead
128. Blue Moon - Laurell K. Hamilton
129. 13 Bullets: A Vampire Tale - David Wellington
130. Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon
131. The Au Pairs - Melissa De La Cruz
132. Scared Stiff - Annelise Ryan
133. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
134. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
135. The Blooding - Patricia Windsor
136. Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins - Ellen Schreiber
137. The Magicians - Lev Grossman
138. Stray - Rachel Vincent
139. Certain Prey - John Sandford
140. Easy Prey - John Sandford
141. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
142. Fallen - Lauren Kate
143. Iron Orchid - Stuart Woods
144. Capital Crimes - Stuart Woods
145. Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods
146. Mounting Fears - Stuart Woods
147. Hothouse Orchid - Stuart Woods
148. Santa Fe Edge - Stuart Woods
149. Intertwined - Gena Showalter
150. Magic Burns - Ilona andrews
151. Dexter is Delicious - Jeff Lindsay
152. Untamed - P.C. Cast
153. Hunted - P.C. Cast
154. Tempted - P.C. Cast
155. Burned - P.C. Cast
156. Goddess of Legend - P.C. Cast
157. Orchid Beach - Stuart Woods
158. Orchid Blues - Stuart Woods
159. Blood Orchid - Stuart Woods
160. Reckless Abandon - Stuart Woods
161. Santa Fe Rules - Stuart Woods
162. Dark Harbor - Stuart Woods
163. Hot Mahogany - Stuart Woods
164. Ill Wind - Rachel Caine
165. Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill
166. Secret Society Girl - Diana Peterfreund
167. Blue Bloods - Melissa De La Cruz
168. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
169. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
170. Me, Myself, and Why? - MaryJanice Davidson

misteriosa

Wow! That's a really impressive number Maria.

I'll try to take it as an incentive to read more myself. As soon as I get over the embarrassment, that is.

deej240z

omg, Maria! Where do you get the time?! I only managed 4 this year.

Hawthorn

Guys... we are a sad bunch! A group of old people playing bingo probably pwned us on the adrenaline front this New Year's Eve.

Maria - I'm in awe of your goal, 170!! I didn't even hit 10.
Which were the books you enjoyed the most? I could use some suggestions.

I watched a couple of movies today - "Splice" and "Tangled". Tangled was great. I'm not even that big of a Disney fan but all the elements in the movie worked really well. Plus - magical hair. How can you go wrong with that?
"Splice" on the other hand... ugh. The premise could've been interesting but it became very predictable very fast, and really bad in the last part. I saw every single twist of the movie coming. And couldn't even enjoy a shirtless Adrien Brody because in the big sex scene of the film I was too busy laughing while I watched.