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I don't know about you guys but this has been one of the longest weeks ever. With schools closed and work moved to home, this has been a new way of living. When the changes and shutdowns came just before last weekend, there was no time to really process the information. Within days, life had changed. And then on Monday, I reported to work, from my home, with kids also at home. It was when Friday finally rolled along that I felt the gravity of the situation, how we'll be rarely getting out for weeks, if not for months. How schools were likely going to be closed for months. How work still had to be done remotely or worse, there was no work to do anymore due to layoffs or a shutdown. How there was not going to be any dining in restaurants for months.


That was a very sobering thought. I didn't sleep until 1.30am that night.

How are you all doing? What are some of your tips to keep your sanity on while we get through this very difficult time? Some of you are in places that are …
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Teaser Tuesdays -- Jan 26, 2010

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Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.


I started City of Bones yesterday and found it pleasantly good. I'm not too far in, but the first few pages made a good enough impression on me that I'm looking forward to reading it. I found plenty of excellent teasers already, but most of them have to be read in context. So I settled for one towards the beginning of the first chapter.

The boy in the red jacket stroked the long razor-sharp blade in his hands, an idle smile playing over his lips. It had been so easy - a little bit of a glamour on the blade, to make it look harmless. Another glamour on his eyes, and the moment the bouncer had looked straight at him, he was in. Of course, he could probably have gotten by without all that trouble, but it was part of the fun - fooling the mundies, doing it all out in the open right in front of them, getting off on the blank looks on their sheeplike faces.

~ Pg. 2-3, City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare.

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bermudaonion said…
Oh my, that's quite a passage. I'm not sure that book's for me!
January 26, 2010 at 8:27 AM
Raíla said…
Yay! I read this book this past week and LOVED it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Great teaser!
January 26, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Stephanie said…
Wow! That sounds terrific.
January 26, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Jennifer said…
A lot is packaged into a few sentences. Sounds intriguing to say the least. Great teaser. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/01/teaser-tuesdays-highlanders-destiny.html
January 26, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Sarah said…
Great teaser :o) I actually brought this book a few days ago & am really looking forward to reading it!
January 26, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Tales of Whimsy said…
So goood! I need to read this.

Here is mine :)
January 26, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Chrissie said…
Great teaser!

Here is mine: http://www.chrissiescorner.co.uk/?p=312
January 26, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Susan said…
I've been seeing this book around lately, and I really need to get it! Excellent teaser this week :)
January 26, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Jen said…
I loved this trilogy! Nice teaser :)
January 26, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Emma Michaels said…
Great teaser! I subscribed! Here is my teaser if you are interested: http://emmamichaels.blogspot.com/2010/01/teaser-tuesday_26.html

I really hope that I get to read that novel soon. I saw it when I went out the other day and it was reviewed by one of my favorite bloggers so I ordered it from the library!
January 26, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Introverted Jen said…
I'm guessing a mundie is like a muggle? This sounds good! I can't wait for your review!
January 27, 2010 at 8:37 AM
Athira said…
Jennifer, mundie is a muggle! Guess what, that's the first thought that went through my mind too! How fitting that we muggles now think along HP terms! ;-)

Those of you interested in reading this book: you should! It's en-gro-ssing!!

Those of you not interested, please please please read it.. it's even more en-gro-ssing!!

Those who read it, I'm with ya! I'm loving it really so far!
January 27, 2010 at 9:32 PM
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