race to the end

Up until about October I was way ahead of schedule for my 2011 reading goal of 200.  So much so I figured I'd hit 250 by the end of the year.

I was soooooo wrong.

And I can't really blame the new baby.  Staying up at night with her I could be reading while she's hanging out, but instead I'm playing games on the iPad.  Or playing LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7.  Or Zelda Skyward Sword that I actually hate right now, but because I love Zelda so much I must finish it, still holding out hope it will get better.

Reading has fallen to the wayside and it's not because the books I'm reading are sub par.  Right now I'm about 1/3 of the way through Worth Dying For by Lee Child, 2/3 of the way through Bonnie by Iris Johansen, 2/3 of the way through Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens and 2/3 of the way through Miss. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.  With the exception of Bonnie I'm really into all the books.

Don't ask me about Bonnie right now.  I'll discuss my irritation later.

So now I've got to finish at least 11 books this month to reach 200.  Normally I would say 'no problem!' because I could put away 6 books a week, but with Christmas coming and Emma being off school for a week and a half and all the birthday parties and festivities who knows!

Plus, I still have that laundry to do...

her idea of being pooped is waaaay different from mine

When I picked Emma up from school today she said school was fun, but long and her brain was much bigger from all the stuff she learned.  She said that she was pooped from her long day and wasn’t all that excited to walk home, but since she had Autumn it was okay.

She spent a little time at Autumn’s house and then came home and decided she wanted to play some XBox Kinect. 

When she was done she told me that when the baby comes out I should definitely do Kinect because it will make the chubs go away fast.

Glad she’s looking out for me.

How Dare You Sir!

I've been playing LEGO Harry Potter pretty much since it came out.  We have it for the Wii, rented it from Blockbuster for the PS3 and have it from Gamefly for the XBox.  I finished it on the PS3 in about a week, got 100% and everything (pin a rose on my nose).  Now I'm playing it on the XBox because the PS3 and XBox both have trophies (on PS3) and achievements (on the XBox) and I am an anal retentive OCD perfectionist.  I must have all the achievements.

Let me tell you about two things that bother me.

First, there are some really random things you have to do to get all the character tokens or gold bricks.  I have to shoot around at things like a madperson just to see if something will work.

Second, sometimes you have to replay levels in 'Free Play' mode as another character so you can go back and get crap you couldn't get before.  Either because you didn't learn a particular spell yet or because you need Dark Magic (oooohh).  Only a few characters can use Dark Magic, Lucius Malfoy and Lord Voldemort are two.  So I play with Lucius because you don't get LV til the end.

Anyway, when I have to replay the levels that require me to go into the Weasley's house or Dumbledore's office I HATE taking Lucius in there with me.  I feel like I'm betraying someone.

I know.  I'm weird.