Television Challenge

Since last year's challenge of 500 episodes in one year was so easy to complete (I ended up with 1,028 episodes watched) I decided to increase the challenge a little. 2009 is looking like it will be a very busy year for me, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to surpass 1,000 episodes watched. I guess we'll have to wait and see!

Rather than listing the episodes in the order I watch them, I will be categorizing my list by show title first. I normally watch one show at a time anyway, and this way the list will be more coherent. Hopefully this makes sense to everyone!

The episodes will be listed behind the LJ cut:

Reading Challenge

I never thought that reading 50 books in one year would pose a challenge for me, but ever since starting university three years ago I've found it increasingly difficult to find time for personal reading. I came very close to my goal last year (42 books read) but I'm determined to complete the challenge this year.

I will not only be listing the books I've read, but I will also include the book jacket description as well as a rating of 1-5 stars based on my personal enjoyment of the book and the likelihood I'll read it again.

The books will be listed behind the LJ cut:

When I saw this month's picspammy challenge, I was immediately struck with 100+ ideas, all of them fandom-related. Should I picspam Mad Men for the first time? Or maybe Secret Diary of a Call Girl? But when I read over the challenge a second time, I realized the only way to do something truly 'different' would be to picspam something that wasn't fandom-related. I've always been a big Shopaholic, and wear the title proudly. As Carrie Bradshaw says on Sex and the City "I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet. " ;) In all seriousness though, I was delighted when I discovered Etsy.com. The idea that you can buy handmade, one-of-a-kind items for often a very reasonable price was all the incentive I needed to shop there. The items make wonderful gifts as they were made with love and care, and there are items for almost every aspect of your life. This picspam highlights just a few of the ways Etsy can enrich your life. This picspam took almost the entire month of October to complete but it was a labour of love. I've even included a few of my favourite sellers and items I've purchased myself.

Ode to Etsy

( 'Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping' )