Thursday Thirteen Edition 3

Well, to try and get back on track - with all the slacking I've been doing lately, I'm not sure that's possible - I'll list 13, of the many, DVD's I own, but still haven't watched.*

1. Alexander

2. Babel

3. Blood Diamond

4. Bridge to Terabithia

5. Catch Me If You Can

6. Deja Vu

7. Departed

8. Flags of Our Fathers

9. Fracture

10. The Good German

11. No Country for Old Men

12. The Other Boleyn Girl

13. Penelope

And some additional ones:

14. Perfect Stranger

15. 10,000 BC

16. 3:10 to Yuma


*Yes, I buy movies without watching them. Family Video and their 3 for $21 previously viewed movies almost makes me. LOL

Thursday Thirteen: 3

Okay. I missed a week. I completely forgot about it in the middle of writing a scene that came to me suddenly.

But I'm back this week with it! And because I'm longing for summer, I'm going to list the 13 movies that I'm looking forward to this summer (and beyond).

1. Public Enemies
Directed by Michael Mann, and starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Depp is John Dillinger and Bale the man on his trail in this crime thriller set during the crime wave of the 1930s that subsequently gave birth to the FBI.
I'll admit - there are about a million reasons I'm so stoked for this movie. I think this era is fascinating. I love Johnny Depp (he's an incredibly nice, gracious person). And parts of the movie were filmed in the town I live in.

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Year 6 for Harry & Co. at Hogwarts. Lots of stuff happens. This is one of my favorite books of the series, and the trailers look just awesome! I've got high hopes for this installment of the Harry Potter movie franchise.

3. G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra
I loved playing with G.I. Joes as a kid. And the posters were the first thing that pulled me into this movie. I admit, I'm a sucker for a good action movie. I hope this one lives up to it.

4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
I love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. I think he's got the attitude down. Plus Gambit's gonna be in it!!

5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Optimus Prime.

6. Angels & Demons
The prequel to The DaVinci Code. I admit I liked this book better than The DaVinci Code.

7. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The first one was just fun. I hope this one is just as good.

8. Terminator Salvation

9. From Paris with Love

10. Knowing
Yes, yes. I realize it's released in March....but that's still warmer than it is now ;)

11. Sherlock Holmes

12. 2012

13. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

And because I couldn't stop at 13...

14. Watchmen

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Thursday Thirteen Edition Two

Okay, so I've been thinking about what I could put here for my second edition of Thursday Thirteen. To be honest, I've been thinking about it since Friday. *sigh* And I finally decided. Just now.

Thirteen Places I Want To See

1. Egypt ~ For as long as I can remember I've had this intense desire to see the pyramids, and ancient cites sitting near the bottom of the Nile. My best friend in grade school was from Egypt and I'm sure this fueled my desire. But I can think of nothing more great than seeing the history of a civilization that was able to construct such great monuments.

2. Ireland ~ Lush landscapes. A pint of Guinness. And a touch of faery. How can I resist.

3. Norway ~ I admit, my roots call to me. I'd love to see the country that my great-grandparents came from.

4. Australia ~ The Outback. The Great Barrier Reef. *sigh* The pictures make me envious. A good friend of mine lives there, and I keep threatening to invade her. *g*

5. Alaska ~ NOT being a fan of the cold, you wouldn't think this would make my list. But it does. It just looks so beautiful up there.

6. Greece ~ Again with the history, and monuments. What can I say?

7. Italy ~ There's just something so romantic about it. Even to go there by yourself - which I fully intend on doing. Or maybe with a good friend.

8. Mexico ~ And here we're back to ruins, monuments, and pyramids. I'm fascinated with the Mayans and while we're talking about it...

9. Peru ~ For the Incas.

10. Germany ~ I think my roots call me here too. Because I have no reason, other than I really want to go.

And because suddenly the last three are difficult for me to pin down, I'm gonna go with 3 fictional places I'd LOVE to visit. If it were at all possible ;)

11. Hogwarts ~ I remember being bummed when I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (why did they change the name for the US anyways *rolls eyes*) that I was past 11 and wouldn't be getting my letter asking me to attend.

12. Neverland ~ Being a kid at heart is something I think all of us could handle a little more of.

13. Middle Earth ~ Tolkien made it sound absolutely beautiful. Good and bad, sure, but still beautiful.

So there you have it. 13 places that I really want to visit.

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Thursday Thirteen Edition One

So for my first edition of Thursday Thirteen, I decided to post the thirteen books that I should be reading, instead of re-reading the Fever series (by Karen Marie Moning).
And I apologize for the lateness of this post. I really meant to have it out this morning.

1. Dark Desires After Dusk ~ Kresley Cole
~ Book 7 in the Immortals After Dark series
So I can pick up and read Kiss of a Demon King, which is Rydstrom's story. I've been waiting forever for his story!

2. Veil of Midnight ~ Lara Adrian
~ Book 5 in the Midnight Breeds series
I've heard really good things about this book, and am really looking forward to Andreas' story.

3. One Silent Night ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
~ Book 25 in the Dark Hunters series
I've never been terribly interested in Stryker. But I've always enjoyed the Dark Hunters (and their various brethren, the Dream Hunters, Were Hunters etc). And I think I'm going to need this story in order to continue on in the world.

4. Dawnkeepers ~ Jessica Andersen
~ Book 2 in the Final Prophecy series
I seriously enjoy the mythology behind this series, which centers around the Mayan prophecy of the apocalypse, which is scheduled for December 21st 2012 . Really looking forward to seeing where she takes the characters now that we have the history and the coming together of the group.

5. If Angels Burn ~ Lynn Viehl
~ Book 1 in the Darkyn series
I've actually read this book once, but really want to continue the series and think that I need to re-read in order to refresh my memory.

6. Leaping Hearts ~ Jessica Bird
I've been hooked on the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward, and ever since have been wanting to read the books she's written under Jessica Bird. This is the first one I've found.

These next ones are all recommendations that friends have been hounding me to read. LOL

7. Naked in Death ~ J.D. Robb
~ Book 1 In Death series
Yes. I've never read the In Death series. I keep hearing about it. I keep resisting it. I have this thing about wildly popular books. I just tend to hold off on them for quite a while. But my friend Kat has finally convinced me to start it.

8. Halfway to the Grave ~ Jeaniene Frost
~ Book 1 in the Night Huntress series

9. A Kiss of Shadows ~ Laurell K. Hamilton
~ Book 1 in the Meredith Gentry series

10. Daughter of the Blood ~ Anne Bishop
~ Book 1 in the Black Jewels series

11. Black Ice ~ Anne Stuart
~ Book 1 in the Ice series

12. Deal Breaker ~ Harlan Coben
~ Book 1 in the Myron Bolitar series
My friend Becky keeps talking about Wyn. A lot. I need to start this series.

13. Demon Angel ~ Meljean Brook
~ Book 2 in the Guardians series
I'm going to cheat on this one. I need to read the short in Hot Spell Anthology, called Falling for Anthony which is actually the 1st book in the Guardians series, also. So I'm combining those into one for number 13 ;)

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