September 2008

BBAW: A Free Day

by Kim on September 19, 2008 · 5 comments

The last day of BBAW (hosted by Amy at MyFriendAmy) is a free day to blog about anything you want.  I think what I am going to do is just make a list of blogs that I’ve stumbled across this week — via comments on my blog or recommendations from the list of blogs I [...]

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WG #17: Dumbledore, on Happiness

by Kim on September 19, 2008 · 0 comments

——— “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ——— This is, by far, my favorite Dumbledore quote of all time — it’s even the signature in all of my e-mails.  Professional huh?

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WG #17: Dumbledore, on Differences

by Kim on September 18, 2008 · 0 comments

——— “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire ———

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BBAW Giveaways and Whatnot

by Kim on September 17, 2008 · 7 comments

There are a lot of giveaways going on for Book Blogger Appreciation Week, but the one I specifically want to tell you about is going on at Bookish Ruth.  She is giving away all four books in the Sally Lockhart series, a series that I love to pieces.  I was tempted not to mention it [...]

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WG #17: Dumbledore, on Choices

by Kim on September 17, 2008 · 2 comments

——— “Dark times lie ahead of us, and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.” – Albus Dumbledore ———

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Book Blogging and the Penny Press

by Kim on September 16, 2008 · 7 comments

I had an interesting lecture in “Mass Communication and Society” this afternoon that got me thinking about book blogging in a new way.   Here’s an abbreviated, and probably over-simplified, version of the lecture I heard today.  Back in the day, early 1800s, newspapers in the US cost six cents to buy.  Given that a good [...]

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WG #17: Dumbledore, on Courage

by Kim on September 16, 2008 · 2 comments

——— “There are all kinds of courage.  It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ———

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Book Blogger Appreciation Week

by Kim on September 15, 2008 · 8 comments

I cannot get the buttons for Book Blogger Appreciation Week to work, I’m not sure why, so I’m just going to have to go without them (sorry!).  Basically, BBAW is an event organized by Amy at MyFriendAmy to celebrate book blogging and the community it’s created.  In her welcome post to the event, Amy wrote, [...]

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WG #17: Dumbledore, on Talent

by Kim on September 15, 2008 · 0 comments

——— “It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ———

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Weekly Geeks #17: Favorite Quotes

by Kim on September 14, 2008 · 3 comments

This week’s Weekly Geek challenge (courtesy of Dewey at The Hidden Side of a Leaf) was pick a quote a day to post on your blog.  The quotes could have themes, be favorite quotes, or be entirely random.  I decided to do seven quotes from one of my favorite literature characters of all-time: Albus Dumbledore.  [...]

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