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April 27, 2013 · 3:51 pm

Readathon! 8 Hours In!

Me while readathoning.

Me while readathoning.

How are ya’ll doin???

So, we’re 8 hours in! 1/3 of the way over! Which is so sad to me.

Updates, yo:

  • Started Holes by Louis Sachar, read 104 pages of it before I left work
  • That’s 282 pages total so far, about half of my modest page goal for today!
  • Got home and started the chicken in the crockpot for chicken tacos later.
  • Ate some Nutter Butter cookies, and I’m going to make jalapeno poppers soon. YUMMMMMM.
  • Partook of the Self-Portrait Challenge, hosted by The Estella Society:
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For the Hour 5 Challenge, Self-Portrait

  • The honeyman went out with a friend to an army supplies kinda store today and brought me back a present:

 

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The honeyman, he gets me.

 

So yeah. Best day ever! I’m off to read a bit more, and chat a bit more, and eat sooooo many jalapeno poppers. I’ll be back in another 4 hours or so.

 

~Sarah

 

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June 22, 2012 · 3:09 pm

Married With Zombies Readalong – Ch. 16-20

 

Alriiiight week 4!  This week’s questions are from Tina’s Book Reviews:

1. In chapter 16 David and Sarah are attacked by freezer zombies in chef attire. Despite its rotten food and disgusting kitchen, lets think about what it could of been before the attack, give me a picture of your dream kitchen or a pic of you cooking your favorite food in your own kitchen… or both!!!

 

This is very similar to what my dream kitchen would look like – lots of natural wood, some windows, and with an island. And hopefully two ovens.

 
2. In Chapter 16, David winds up killing those freezer zombies with a blank show me your best one….and yes it must be yours!!!!

OK, we were supposed to show our machetes, right? Or was is just any big blade? Anyways, this is our machete. We should go buy some more, now that I think about it. Can’t have enough machetes in the house.

 

3. In Chapter 17 David and Sarah find themselves with some cult like people and wind up trapped. How would you escape? Ropes? Blankets….show me your best.

 

So sheets is a great idea but I’m too lazy to go tie up my own for a picture. But hopefully in this situation we’d be wearing paracord bracelets – certain types of paracord can hold up to 550 lbs and would definitely be handy in that scenario.

 

4. In Chapter 19 David and Sarah find a surprise in the car they stole…in the midst of crazy its a nice welcome. Now whip me up your favorite one and share……you can include recipes!!

Cheers! My go-to drink is an amaretto sour – one part amaretto, one part triple sec, and two parts sweet and sour mix. Love that this gave me an excuse to go make and drink one :-)

 
5. In chapter 20, Sarah gets to kill a zombie with a cash register, bringing back memories of her worst retail job ever….so tell me whats the worst job you’ve had……if you can include pictures in your uniform I will die laughing…..or a picture of the place you worked will be good too…:).

A costume store that only opens for Halloween and then closes right after. I had to stand by the side of the road in costumes holding signs. Enough said.

I can’t believe we’re almost done! This is where I think Sarah and David really come together as a team, and I love the looting/scavenging scene in the sports store. It’s one of the things I look forward to the most in zombie apocalypse :)

Oh and in case anyone is wondering, that scratch on my forehead is from my kitty. She ran over my face in the middle of the night and I woke up with that. She’s lucky she’s cute.

~Sarah

 

 

 

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June 15, 2012 · 7:00 am

Married With Zombies Readalong – Ch. 11-16

Hi guys! Yayyy it’s week 3! The honeyman has been reading this book too and he finished it earlier in the week and liked it :-) Fun for girls AND boys!

So, here’s the stuff for this week, hosted by Loretta at Between the Pages.

1.) In Chapter 11 Sarah, Dave & Amanda were rushed by 4 zombies. At this time Sarah screams something. 
SHOW ME YOURS!! Don’t have one? That is ok, show me what you would grab outside to protect your self!!

Yeah… I was worried this would come up. Whether or not I own any firearms, you can be damn certain I’ll never be displaying them on the internet. But rest assured that once we buy a house, there’ll be something like this in every room.

 

2.) At the end of Chapter 12 they are saved by someone looking very “Underworld” awesome. Let me see your best “Slay em’ Gear” . Don’t want to model your outfit? That is ok, lay it out.. don’t forget to add your weapons!! 

Add in some sneakers that this is what I have on hand. The honeyman really needs to take me leather jacket shopping soon, cause I wouldn’t want my arms this bare.

3.) Near the end of Chapter 13 Sarah finds something under the seat to help Dave, that she saved for whenever the need gave in.  What was it? “Strike” your best pose!

Hmm, a tiny little flame looks weird on camera. Love my long candle lighter.

 

4.) Nothing very “action pic” happens in Chapters 14 & 15. So this is where you can show me what car you would pic to ride around town, trying to survive. This can totally be a “Google” pic or you can go find one!! Think outside the box!

 

I’d start off with my car – it’s good on gas, compact enough to fit in tight spaces, and the rounded shape will make it harder for zombies to latch on.

 

And once my Beetle is no longer usable, we’d switch to some sort of SUV – the Honda CRV has enough room, is big enough to help push some smaller vehicles out of the way, and is good on gas. Honestly I’d take whatever SUV comes along though, and assume that we’d have to switch vehicles often.

5.) How are you enjoying the book so FAR?!!!

Still loving it. I would have to kick some serious crazy cult ass. And even though Amanda was finally pulling her weight, she kind of really had to go. I don’t understand Dave’s pack-mentality. Sure, it seems like there’s safety in numbers, but being in a large group of survivors also means you’re at the mercy of the decisions of people you don’t know or trust and that they’ll slow you down. I’m with Lisa – better off just one or two people than in a group.

So you know, if it’s zombie apocalypse outside, don’t show up at my house. We’re not taking tag-alongs.

 

~Sarah

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June 8, 2012 · 11:22 am

Married With Zombies Readalong – Ch. 6-10

Hi guys!!! It’s week 2 of the Married With Zombie Scavenger Hunt Readlong! (Man, try typing that 5 times faster.) This week’s questions are from Ashley at The Bookish Brunette, and again for convenience’s sake I copied the questions here along with my pics / answers!

1.In Chapter 6, Sarah and Dave raid Amanda’s apartment for guns… When they come out they run into their super, Mr. Gonzales, when he tries to attract Sarah: What does she hit? Do you have one of these? You could totally bash some Zombie brains with one! Show me whatcha got! If you don’t have one of these, then anything that you would find in a hallway of an apartment building! (good luck!) lol
 

I never really noticed this in our hallway before. Good to know!

 
2. In Chapter 7, Sarah and David are watching a news report of the zombie attacks when the doctor on TV attacks the reporter… The news crew steps in and starts bashing the zombie with a _______, grab the nearest similar object (whatever’s handy) that you would use if you were attacked at WORK!
 

I’m kind of screwed if I get attacked at work. I work in a tiny little shack that I can’t defend, and my best weapon is a hole punch. I’ll have to make it to my car somehow. Oh and look – another fire extinguisher!

3. Chapter 8… Amanda, Sarah and Dave are preparing to head out of town, and while they’re getting in the car, three zombies attack them! Sarah bashes one with the butt of her shot gun as instinct takes over, so whatcha got? You’re getting in your car, fleeing the city- zombies attack, no guns or knives… What are you going to use to defend yourself??

 

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Sorry for the crappy image, but I took this in my car right before work at 2 AM, so it was a bit dark. Anyways, this is a metal rod my little brother gave to me as a apt.-warming present. He knows I like to be prepared to defend myself!

 

4. In Chapter 9 & 10 there aren’t any zombie killings… That we could replicate!!! So, give me a couple of your favorite quotes from Chapters 5-10!!!

Oooohhh fun! There’s so many great quotes in this book :-)

“Give each other a compliment every day. Even when the undead attack, its nice to feel pretty. Or badass.”

“Have you ever just wanted to smash your car? Or break a television? Or maybe burn a big fire in the middle of a city square? If the answer is yes, then you’d have some fun during a zombie infestation. It’s the little moments, you know?”

 

So, the plot moves forward! There’s lots of nice zombie action in these chapters, and Sarah and David are still kind of on the rocks but they’re also starting to learn how to enjoy the little things acknowledge each other’s strengths. And now there’s HELLA lots of zombies for them to battle through! Love it, I can’t wait to read the next chapters! (I’m really gonna have to re-read the rest of the series too after his one is done.)

~Sarah

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June 1, 2012 · 8:00 am

Married With Zombies Readalong – Ch. 1-5

Hi everyone! I am so, so, so excited to be re-reading Married With Zombies by Jesse Petersen, and I am SO pumped for this readalong. So, this week’s questions are from Jen at In the Closet with a Bibliophile, and just for convenience’s sake I copied the questions here along with my pics / answers!

1. In chapter 2 Sarah has to put her marriage therapist “to rest” with a letter opener. Let’s see your weaponized letter opener in mid-action! No letter opener? Think fast! You need to rescue your friend/significant other! What are you going to use when no actual weapons are available? No knives, no guns! Show me what you’ve got!  
 

This was my grandma’s, otherwise I wouldn’t have a letter opener. Thanks, Grandma!

2.  In chapter 2 Sarah is wrestling with Dr. Kelly and David can’t seem to find a weapon to help his dear wife with. Until…Sarah yells at him to use something on Dr. Kelly’s body, which he grabs and smashes into her head. I want to see your most killer pair of this item!
 

Umm yeah, my most “killer pair” have a 1-inch heel. That ain’t gonna do much…

 
3. In chapter 3, Sarah hears an unexpected noise in the bathroom while she’s nervously peeing. She grabs “the closest thing there was to a weapon in the room”. I want a picture of the same type of item that is closest to you….no soft edges people. They won’t do the brain damage necessary to kill the living dead. 
 

The honeyman’s giant leatherbound hardcover of Gray’s Anatomy should do nicely. Oh the irony.

 
4. At the end of chapter 5, Dave gives Sarah a weapon just before they are leaving their apartment to pay a little visit to Jack & Amanda’s apartment. Let’s see a picture of yours (same type of item).

If my survival depends on a flashlight, I’m screwed. This thing is super flimy (but holds drill bits inside) and the light itself doesn’t even work. Add one more thing to my apocalypse to-buy list…

5.  How do you feel about the book up to this point? Any thoughts you want to share? 

I forgot how fun these books are. I also forgot how annoying Sarah is in the beginning, lol. She’s really kind of bitchy. But I do love her funny little jokes, like joking that her therapist didn’t need a sandwich, she needed a “manwich”. LOL. I really like how the author does SUCH a good job of painting a realistic day-one scenario. Using whatever’s around as a weapon, getting used to the gore quickly, debating whether or not to add a person to your group, etc.

Anyways, can’t wait to read the next section! These chapters fly by so fast!

~Sarah

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January 29, 2012 · 5:00 am

Sarah Sunday!

Good morning everyone!

Sarah update: So, I had four days off this past week and they were NOT very relaxing. There was too much social time. I love my friends and family, but sometimes (lots of times) I really just prefer to be home alone – reading, cleaning, playing Call of Duty, etc. I STILL have not gotten the chance to play with the new sewing machine I got for Christmas!!! Therefore, in February I am going to make it a huge point to get LOTS of relaxing alone-time in. Anyways, on one of my days off I got to do some shopping (okay, a crapload of shopping), and I bought this dress…

Cute, right? Except for me, picture a lot more in the hips and chest area… This picture was just one I found online. It was less than $40, and it actually looks really cute on me. It was the only dress I tried on that didn’t freaking squeeze me in every unflattering way possible. It hangs very well on me, hiding all that should be hidden and making my curves look nice and pretty. I’m planning on wearing it on Valentine’s Day. Which means that in the next two weeks I need to go buy a cute little gold-ish purse, and shoes. I HATE buying shoes, but it must be done. But yay! for getting a cute new dress!

What else… oh yeah, so my only day off this week is Wednesday. Someone took a couple days off, and I agreed to fill in for two of the shifts, which means I’m working 7 ouf of the next 8 days. And actually, since my workweek just started on Friday, I figured out that it equals about 114 hours spread over 9 days. Which is just a big can of suckola, but what the hell. Not only will the paycheck be SWEET, I also tend to fill in shifts when needed because, you know, it’s one of the few ways in which I’m a nice person. There’s only one other person that could have stepped up and offered to fill in, and she’s a douchebag who NEVER fills in an open shift, which means everyone else ends up working like 60 hours in a week, or doing 18-hour long days instead of just 12. I really don’t like her… Oh also, the honeyman is working swing shift this week, which means that he won’t get out of work until 8 pm, while I’m asleep. Which means I am going to be a very miserable, tired girl this week. Expect lots of whiny, complain-y tweets.

ANYWAYS. Because this week is bound to be horrible, I’m trying something kind of new. Instead of sleeping for like 4 hours, getting up, showering, and heading to work, I’m getting up over an hour earlier to drink coffee and eat and stuff beforehand. I’ve only been trying it for a couple days, but so far going to work nice and caffeinated seems to make me a more-easy going person, at least for the first part of the my shift. And I’m not as sleepy, so I get more reading done instead of watching DVD’s. Yay! So, we’ll see how this week goes, but I may have to turn this into something I do all the time for work. Also, I’ve been trying really, really hard to get AT LEAST 6 hours of sleep before getting up for work. It’s harder than you’d think – I get out of work at 2 pm, come home, and if I want to get a full 8 hours in then I need to go back to sleep by 3 pm. That’s the downside of 12-hour days, I suppose. But man I love those weeks when I have 4 days off, so it’s worth it in the end.

What else… that’s it in the Sarah-verse I think. I’m preoccupied with dreading work this week, and thinking of Valentine’s Day stuff for the honeyman. I’m thinking a pocket watch (relax, he already knows this). And I sent him some of the things I have my eye on here. It’s a V-Day tradition with us, he always gets me a weapon as a gift. Which I totally love :-)

Bookish update: I’ve seemed to break out of my reading slump, thanks to The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer. I’ve read the first two and I’m dying to read the third, but I had to special order it and I’m waiting for the bookstore to call and tell me it’s in. I can’t wait, it’s a great series and I love how much it makes me think. I have some of the author’s stand-alone novels that I really want to read as well, but I’m waiting until I finish the trilogy first. So, in the meantime I’ve started reading The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. I’m about 50 pages in to it so far, and I’m not sure how I feel about it yet. It definitely has that Western feel, which I like, but I’m not sure how I like the story so far. Also, this week is the final 60 pages of Norwegian Wood, thank-freaking-god because that book is BLAH.

Anyways, that’s all I got for today. Hope everyone has a great week!

~Sarah

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