Non-Bookish Interests (1) : Hockey

OMG. Is it even possible? P.E. does things that do not involve books, blogging or reading? Yes, yes, it's true. I love reading but books aren't my entire life. There is more to me than that. That's why for the next while, every week I'll be posting about something that does not include books but is a part of my life. This way, you'll know the blogger behind the blog. Plus, I get to rant tell you all about my interests. It's a win/win situation.

So. Me.

You know I'm a Canadian right? And what do Canadians love? Let's go down the list.

- beavers
- maple syrup
- poutine
- hockey
- tuques

Wait a minute. Go back up. Hockey. That is one of my biggest current interests. Yes, this tiny bookish girl is a closet hockey addict.

It all started in Grade 2 when the giant Ottawa Senator's mascot, Spartacat visited my class because we won some reading thing. We had a pizza day, they gave out Senators binders, and everyone dressed up to show their Senators pride. Grade 2 me had a lot of fun and since then I've always liked the Senators.

When I saw my dad watching hockey, I started to sit and watch with him. It's one of the few interests we have in common.

 And that brings me to today. I now love hockey even more and I'm starting to understand it. I love to watch the Senators play though it doesn't bother me at all whether they win or lose. The way they play is so highly entertaining. 

Nothing is as addicting and thrilling as a hockey game. I always find myself so energized after a game. Especially a close game, or a game that is just plain fun to watch. If you know even a little bit about the Senators, you'll know they fight to the end, so they end up with many close games.This makes for highly entertaining games as everyone plays all out. 

For example, that last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins? I had the biggest grin on my face and I was jumping up and down the whole time. (If you want a recap of game highlights, check it out here!)

That's my first interest. Watching hockey. I'm trying to get lessons so I can learn how to play myself. It's my favourite sport and a high speed, high energy game. I love it!

So how about your interests? Do you love to watch a particular sport? Do you play one? Are you a fellow hockey fan? If so, what team? Let me know it all in the comments!

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm Backkk!

I'm free! Everything that needs to be done is done! Now it's time to focus on what matters most- my blog. I have read so many awesome books while I was away and I can't wait to share my reviews. I also have a whole bunch of books coming my way which means more reviews. YAY! ;)

Anyway, I've created a schedule I'll do my best to follow. I think this schedule is going to work because instead of wondering what to post every day, I'll actually have written it before time so I can spend more time improving my blog and checking out other people's blogs. :) I feel so out of the loop. What's been happening in the blogosphere when I was gone? Have I missed any new must-read books? It's been too long.

So here is my schedule:

Sunday: IMM and/or review
Monday: One song (I think there's something called Music Monday?) and/or Cover Wars.
Tuesday: A book trailer and/or a review
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday and any other bookish news or thing I'd like to share.
Thursday: Review/Bookish whatever
Friday: Discussion Post/blog hop/post about me
Saturday: Movie/TV/book review

Rinse & repeat.

I obviously am trying some new stuff and branching out to other mediums but that's because Tantalizing Illusions is a book blog, but it's my blog too and those are a part of my life too. I won't be compromising the bookish content for anything else though. Just trying to... expand my horizons. And I hope you enjoy reading it.

As always, I love recommendations. Recommend me a song, TV show, book, movie, whatever and I'll check it out. I honestly have nothing to do in the summer so you'd be doing me a huge favor.

This is the start of a fabulous summer and I for one can not wait to get started. ^_^

Introductions

Before starting to write reviews, I thought I should introduce myself. I'm a teen who spends way too much time reading. I only watch tv shows I really like. I don't listen to much music besides top charts and radios. I'm in high school so I don't really read and adult level novels yet.

 I think for this blog, I'll write a post every week or so, and I think people should feel free to comment on my reviews. We all have different opinions so just because I like something doesn't mean everyone else will like it too. To be honest, I'm not sure how good of a reviewer I am, but I promise to try my best. For now I'm not doing any giveaways since I'm a bit broke but I probably will in the future. I hope people like my blog and reviews. I'm new to blogging and I'm trying to learn quickly and I would appreciate all help! If anyone wants me to follow or view their blog, i'd be happy to as long as they told me in an email.
How I review is by giving stars.

5 stars means absolutely amazing. This would be an all-time favorite. I don't have many five stars at the moment.

4 stars means I really like it. Most books I think are very good are in this category.

3 stars means it's average. It's a book I enjoyed and I will read the sequels but it's lacking something special that makes me love it.

2 stars means I thought it was okayz I'm sure there are people who may enjoy the book but I didn't.

1 star means I really didn't like it. I probably won't post reviews of 1 star books but if someone asks, I will.

I really hope this blog goes well and is helpful,

- P