Showing posts with label bloggiesta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bloggiesta. Show all posts

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Bloggiesta - the summary




It's getting late-ish here and I can't concentrate any longer, so I'll call it a Bloggiesta and go back to reading for the rest of the evening.

Today, finished up officially following all Blogger bloggers where I could find the follow button.
Then I wrote my bio to send to Nicole at Linus' Blanket for her blog to include it in the That's How I Blog post (For those who haven't listened to it yet, even though I think most already know this great show, That's How I Blog is a web radio show on Blog Talk Radio hosted by Nicole where she interviews/chats with book bloggers and even has a 20 Minute Book Club at the end. And this book club even has it's own challenge!). Now all I have to do is take a picture of me and I can send it off to Nicole. I hope that's the case tomorrow!

Now, with these tasks, I completed the following during this Bloggiesta:


  • updated blog rolls at this blog and at my German blog

  • created gravatar and added it to blogger and twitter

  • worked out a new review template that you will seen early this week

  • edited labels on all blog posts

  • created favicon, but couldn't add it

  • created link on blog to follow me on twitter

  • created sign up for posts right on the blog

  • finished a few old reviewlets

  • now officially following the bloggers I've been subscribing to for many, many months

  • wrote bio for Nicole to put up



Now, there is still a lot to do, but I think I did okay for this Bloggiesta and maybe I'll just dedicate the week after my term finals to working on my blog. Oh, no! That's the carnival week, so let's say the week after that!


Saturday, January 9, 2010

My second Bloggiesta update



Now that the second day for the Bloggiesta at Natasha's blog, Maw Books Blog is almost over (at least for me here in Germany), I figured it's about time I write another update.

Yesterday I updated my blog rolls for both my English blog here and German blog. Then, I also finally got myself a gravatar which I now use for my blogger profile and on twitter.

Today, I worked on my review template (which you'll see very soon, so let me know what you think!) and I fiddled with the labels on all my posts. Now it should be a lot more organized. I also created a favicon, but so far I haven't figured out how (or where) to upload it so that I can even think about putting it up there. (If you can help me, please, please let me know!)
Also, you can now follow me on twitter with the help of a cute button on the right side and you can even sign up to get my posts via e-mail.
Now, I have also finished up a few reviews I started writing a while ago. Technically, they're only reviewlets, though, because I waited far too long to be able to write a proper review...

What is left for this weekend (besides finally getting my a** up and work on the essay due next Friday) is thinking about who could be my blogging buddy (if you have an idea or could help me there, send me a short message at dreamworldofabookaholic AT googlemail DOT com - I'm generally very shy when it comes to meeting people or introducing myself to people, which doesn't really help me going out there, I'm afraid!) and work on a few more reviews.


Friday, January 8, 2010

Bloggiesta - the first update



So, it's about time for my first Bloggiesta update.

So far I have taken care of the blog rolls both here and at my German blog. If you want to be on my blog roll and I have missed you (sorry, it's been a bit crazy with all the names), please let me know!

And then I finally got myself a gravatar! You can also see it in my profile on blogger and on twitter. (By the way, follow me on twitter, if you'd like!)

Now I'm off to write a review, before I have to really get back to my work for university (I have an essay due next Friday on travel lit and a book I haven't read in quite a while and four presentations on four very different subjects the week after.)

Saturday, January 2, 2010

The 2nd Bloggiesta is coming up!


I can't begin to tell you how glad I am the 2nd Bloggiesta hosted by Natasha @ Maw Books Blog is coming up next weekend: January 8 through 10!

Now that I have started blogging both in English and German in early 2009, I have two blogs to maintain, which has been a bit tricky at times.

For this blog, I have to do the following:

  • write reviews (or at least reviewlets for the older books) for the following books:


    1. Robert Fate: Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption

    2. Harry Kemelman: Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home

    3. Peter O'Donnell & Jim Holdaway: Modesty Blaise - The Gabriel Set-Up

    4. Sam Savage: Firmin

    5. Karen Tei Yamashita: Tropic of Orange

    6. Cormac McCarthy: The Road

    7. Rachel Caine: Glass Houses

    8. MaryJanice Davidson: Undead and Unreturnable

    9. Will Eisner: The Spirit

    10. Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader

    11. Martin Millar: Lonely Werewolf Girl

    12. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast: Marked

    13. Agatha Christie: Star Over Bethlehem

    14. Gene Luen Yang: American Born Chinese

    15. Hester Browne: The Little Lady Agency

    16. Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar

    17. Sarah Mayberry: She's Got It Bad

    18. Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill Shalvis & Rhonda Nelson: Better Naughty Than Nice

  • update blog roll

  • work on review template

  • get gravatar (finally!)

  • prepare template posts for future reads including picture & links


For my German blog:
  • finally transfer old posts to new blog

  • update blog roll

  • work on review template


That should be far more than I can handle, so I'll leave it at that.


Sunday, June 21, 2009

Bloggiesta! It is over...



Sadly, the Bloggiesta that Natasha from the Maw Books Blog hosted it over. I wished it would have been longer, but that's how things are. Maybe we can persuade Natasha to host another Bloggiesta soon?

Below is the list of tasks I had set out to accomplish. Now, with a huge list of reviews to write, I definitely didn't manage to write them all. Especially because I am currently pondering the how to write them, as you can see in my blog post from yesterday.


  • comments

  • reviews

  • Johann Maier: Judentum

  • Naomi Alderman: Disobedience

  • Mary Janice Davidson: Undead & Unappreciated

  • Nalini Singh: Slave To Sensation currently writing

  • Meg Cabot: How To Be Popular currently writing

  • Robert Fate: Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption

  • M. von Münchhausen: Zeit gewinnen mit dem inneren Schweinehund (time management)

  • Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis 2

  • Meg Cabot: The Princess Diaries - To The Nines

  • Harry Kemelman: Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home

  • Elie Wiesel: Night

  • Jill Shalvis: Flashpoint currently writing

  • Jennifer LaBrecque: Yule Be Mine currently writing

  • Cara Summers: Come Toy With Me currently writing

  • Leslie Kelly: Slow Hands currently writing

  • Abby Gaines: Married By Mistake currently writing

  • Peter O'Donnell & Jim Holdaway: Modesty Blaise - The Gabriel Set-Up currently writing

  • Beth Andrews: A Not-So-Perfect Past

  • Sam Savage: Firmin currently writing

  • Tachibana Higuchi: Alice Academy Vol. 4

  • Tachibana Higuchi: Alice Academy Vol. 5

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 15

  • Maju Sakai: Rockin' Heaven Vol. 2

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 16

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 17

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 18

  • Tomoko Hayakawa: Perfect Girl Vol. 6

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 1

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 2

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 3

  • Yuna Kagesaki: Cheeky Vampire Vol. 7

  • Yuna Kagesaki: Cheeky Vampire Vol. 8


  • challenges

  • update individual challenge posts

  • update challenge progress post (and finally post the one for May!) have to add another challenge before I can post it, should be done soon!



  • I have been thinking about some of the reviews a lot, and I at first started writing reviews for each of the mangas I read, but I soon realized that I was repeating myself because the story lines overlap and spread out over more than one volume, so I deleted it all to have one review for those I read back to back.

    Now, I have quite a few more reviews started, and I even managed to write some blog posts I did not have on the list, but I'll post them not all just now. I'll post the over the next few days and maybe keep some for rainy days.

    ETA: Oh yeah, and my feed reader is hopefully up-to-date. If you seem something's still missing, just let me know through dreamworldofabookaholic@googlemail.com !

    Friday, June 19, 2009

    Bloggiesta! It has begun...



    I can't tell you how grateful I am for Natasha's Bloggiesta! I really have some catching up to do and "the list of all evil" is a wonderful proof. Of course, I also have to finish a few things for university - that is I have to write about 40 pages as fast as possible, read at least 200 pages that I have already copied and somehow finish a book I should have finished last Wednesday at the latest. Wish me luck!


  • comments

  • reviews

  • Johann Maier: Judentum

  • Naomi Alderman: Disobedience

  • Mary Janice Davidson: Undead & Unappreciated

  • Nalini Singh: Slave To Sensation

  • Meg Cabot: How To Be Popular

  • Robert Fate: Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption

  • M. von Münchhausen: Zeit gewinnen mit dem inneren Schweinehund (time management)

  • Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis 2

  • Meg Cabot: The Princess Diaries - To The Nines

  • Harry Kemelman: Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home

  • Elie Wiesel: Night

  • Jill Shalvis: Flashpoint

  • Jennifer LaBrecque: Yule Be Mine

  • Cara Summers: Come Toy With Me

  • Leslie Kelly: Slow Hands

  • Abby Gaines: Married By Mistake

  • Peter O'Donnell & Jim Holdaway: Modesty Blaise - The Gabriel Set-Up

  • Beth Andrews: A Not-So-Perfect Past

  • Sam Savage: Firmin

  • Tachibana Higuchi: Alice Academy Vol. 4

  • Tachibana Higuchi: Alice Academy Vol. 5

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 15

  • Maju Sakai: Rockin' Heaven Vol. 2

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 16

  • Gosho Aoyama: Case Closed - Detective Conan Vol. 17

  • Tomoko Hayakawa: Perfect Girl Vol. 6

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 1

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 2

  • Maki Minami: Special A Vol. 3

  • Yuna Kagesaki: Cheeky Vampire Vol. 7

  • Yuna Kagesaki: Cheeky Vampire Vol. 8


  • challenges

  • update individual challenge posts

  • update challenge progress post (and finally post the one for May!)



  • I am sure I forgot a few things I probably should do as well, but for now that's more than I can do, I think, so I'll stick to that list.