It's Monday....and have I ever told you how much I hate laugh tracks?

I know - it's wrong, it's sick, it's awful.  But hey... a dog has to eat! And I do have a twisted sense of humor.  

It's time for another....

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? - the weekly book blogger meme for book readers.  Hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. 

This week I ended up finishing two books - both by Carrie Vaughn.  I was on a Kitty Norville, werewolf series reading roll.

                     

Currently Reading

I started to read the next Kitty book - but then ended up drawn to the book I started a few weeks ago, Clean - by Alex Hughes.

                    

I'm making it a goal to finish the last Kitty book that I have in my house, then eventually I'll buy next few books.  

The Kitty Norville books have been out for years, I'm pretty sure that everyone who's read UF, at least is familiar with the series - a radio disc jockey who happens to be a werewolf.  through out the series, she begins as a very submissive, scared werewolf, and grows stronger and more assertive until.....she's pretty kick ass, without being totally kick ass.

The book - Clean, by Alex Hughes is SciFi - set in the future, it's about a psychic who fights a daily battle of drug addiction, and works for a police department.  He's already had one slip up, it's just a matter of time before he falls off the wagon...or is it?  In Clean he ends up with a very hairy case, all the while trying to maintain sobriety.

Interesting with flying cars, strange computers and viruses - a different take on the probable future.

Excerpts of all books available - just click on cover.

In between reading I've been watching some of my favorite shows - like

Shameless 

House of Lies

Californication

Modern Family

Raising Hope

The Middle

Hell's Kitchen

The Neighbors

Suburgatory....

I'm looking forward to the return of Nurse Jackie.  Love that show.

See that long list?  some of the reasons that my reading has slowed down so much.  :)

T.V. has made a comeback with the sit coms - remember when almost all you could see on t.v. were reality shows?  that was awful. The only reality show I enjoy is Hell's Kitchen...and Dancing with The Stars.  That one is fun, love dancing.  I was soooo glad when ABC came out with Modern Family and The Middle.  After that plenty of other good comedies came out - Only I wish they would lay off the laugh tracks.  When  show uses laugh tracks, it tells me they aren't confident in their own humor.  It's very distracting to me as a viewer - all I can focus on is the fake laughter, which REALLY takes away from the show.

Well - enough with the t.v. rant. 

Hope everyone had a great Easter - or bunny egg day!

Found the following video on I can Haz Cheeseburgers...this is one hell of a patient little pug.  :)

It's Monday, and I just finished a weeklong vacation...

Not one of my captions, but one I totally relate to. :)

I had a truly decadent week off of work.  Not decadent as in sinful doin', but as in lazin' about only getting up when I need to, readin mixed in with nappin and watching t.v. 

Fun.

Well, - another Monday.  Which means it's time for another It's Monday, What Are You Reading? Hosted by Sheila of Book Journey, everyone posts about what they've finished reading and what they're currently reading...

I almost got up to my old level of reading.  Finished three novels, started at least three more...(though I doubt I'll be focusing on ALL the books I've started)

I've had a couple of books on the shelves since ....  well, for at least three years.  I read the first of this series when it first came out, then made sure I bought the sequels as soon as they came out...only to have them sit on the shelves, waiting for me to read.  Waiting, waiting, waiting....and waiting some more.  for years.  I finally read them.  The Awakening and The Reckoning - books 2 & 3 of the Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong.  Young Adult and pretty good reading. :)

After reading a couple of books that have been waiting for a few years and enjoying them, I decided to go back to another series that I've had on the shelves, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.... I grabbed my copy of Kitty Raises Hell, from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series - about a Radio talk show host who just happens to be a werewolf.

Currently Reading

I've started quite a few book (of course!) before I  read Kitty Raises Hell.  

            

Clean by Alex Hughes was interesting - I was two chapters in when I started on the Kitty Norville books.  She Returns From War by Lee Collins also seemed interesting, but I realized very soon that it is, in fact, a sequel.  I need to read the first novel, titled The Dead Of Winter.  Kind of irritated because I looked for that info when I picked up the novel and didn't notice any info about a previous novel - must have been trippin, because the info is actually THERE, in plain sight - right there under "other novels by..."  American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout is also an interesting novel - so far, but once I got started on the Kitty books, I pretty much decided to just go for it and real all I have, get caught up on the series.

After totally enjoying Kitty Raises Hell, I decided I needed to catch up further on the series...so I grabbed the next copy that I have and that is what I'm currently reading. Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn.  Happily, I happen to have the next two Kitty books waiting for me to read...

So - happy that Spring is fighting for dominance - although we're still having cold weather, once in a while we get a nice afternoon.  
But spring is on its way, another weekend is coming up with more time to read, and I've been enjoying time with grandchildren!
Can't keep up on my laundry, but I'm enjoying the books and kids. 
;)