5.28.2013

Hello, ABea!

Hello hello fellow bookish bloggers and Armchair BEA buddies! I am once again joining in the fun of ABea and will be participating a bit during the week (due to work) and a LOT during the weekend. I hope to see everyone around and can't wait till Friday afternoon greediness from work to REALLY get into ABea.

So today, it is introductions. We have been posed 11 questions and must answer 5... so here goes!!

#2 -- Where in the world are you blogging from?
* I am from New York, Binghamton to be precise. It is 3ish or so hours from NYC, a quick hop skip and a jump to the PA boarder, and a few hours from our capital, Albany. Bing is a decent sized town with a bunch nearby... being fairly centralized is quite nice.

#3 -- Is this your first Armchair BEA?
* Nope! I am happy to say that I am not an ABea newbie,  and have participated in years past. I come back for the fun and community of ABea... and the prizes are a fun lil perk!

#4 -- Currently reading?
* I have a mix going on right now.. I have been in a reading / blogging slump this month so I turned to Harry Potter to pull myself out of the funk. I'm still rereading the series now, as well as Under the Dome by Stephen King and One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf. I also have a lot ready to go on the TBR pile.

#9  -- Literary location?
* I would most like to visit the world of Harry Potter. I'd love to see Hogwarts and Diagon Alley and the Burrow and even Privet Drive. Since that is probably not gonna happen, seeing that I'm 28 and still haven't gotten my acceptance letter, Id settle to just visit London.

#11 -- What changes do I want to see in the coming years?
* Okay, so I'm going to veer off blogging / ABea for this one and talk and our society... I'm making generalizations here, so sorry in advance! I would really like our society to wake up. I think we are sheep who often follow whatever the media feeds us. I'd also like to see parenting swing back to the era I was raised in: where respect and manners and courtesy and kindness mattered - not the entitlement I see oozing from kids today (and yes I can stay that because I've taught middle school for the past 5 years! Haha). I think our eating habits and general way of life needs to change for the healthier... or pretty soon we won't have a legacy to leave behind. Overall, I want the works to be more MINDFUL... be kind, think, feel, enjoy, thrive. (ok, stepping off my soapbox now before I go into crazy rambling zone)

Soooo that's that. Questions answered and a bit of who I am. Can't wait to meet you all and to visit your blogs throughout the week! I'll see ya around!

Xo
Jenna

ps: I posted this from my cell on the blogger app -- let me know what ya think!

16 comments:

  1. Hi Jenna! I totally feel ya with the work thing - I'm so looking forward to the weekend. Then we can really devote some time to ABEA. ;) And I chose Hogwarts / Diagon Alley for my literary location too! XD

    Have a great week - only three days 'til Friday!

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    1. Almost the weekend and our ABea time!! :)

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  2. I deleted my last comment because I accidentally put some weird html stuff in there. So, lets try this again

    I am right there with you on the way things need to change and I could not have said it better myself. I raise my kids the way my grandma raised me. To respect those around me and the environment around me because if we don't, it will all be gone.

    Excellent post.

    Lisa @ Just Another Rabid Reader

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    1. YES! So glad I'm not the only one who thinks that way.

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  3. Hi Jenna! Welcome back to ABEA!! Have a great weekend!!
    http://lovesbooksreviews.blogspot.com/2013/05/armchair-bea-day-1-introductions.html

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  4. Hi, I couldn't agree more with the way things need to change! Some friend and I were talking about this just this past week! Kat

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    1. I feel like I rant about it often, lol. My friends *may* be getting tired of my soapbox. :)

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  5. I agree about the world of Harry Potter. It just sounds so magical.

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    1. Have you seen the new covers that Scholastic has unveiled? Only Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets thus far, but they are beautiful and magical!

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  6. I haven't used the Blogger app...I'm too nervous, lol. It looks good!

    Are you doing the Dome readalong?? If not you should totally join us!

    Hope you have a great ABEA. Happy reading!

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    1. Whatttt?! Dome RAL?!?!... ummm so psyched you let me know about it! I will need to join in (and catch up!) :)

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    2. Please do Jenna!!

      http://www.coffeeandabookchick.com/2013/05/want-to-go-under-dome-summer-readalong.html

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  7. How are you following this? It looks like so much fun?

    I loved your literary location pick.. How could Hogwarts not be fun!

    Amber

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    1. Mainly through the ABea blog and on twitter... Instagram has a TON of awesome things too that make me totally jealous that I am not in NYC at BEA2013!

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    2. Thanks... I am still finding out all about this (even though I have been doing this for a year ) but have really learned so much in the last 3 months.. I had no idea the BEA existed and is now on my to go list when it hits Chicago in 2015!!

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