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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Orange Handcuffs Awards 2011!

6 Lovely Comments!



- Best Song of the Year:
"Someone Like You" – Adele
Adele is such an incredible artist and this song is just so powerful! Love it!

- Worst Song of the Year:
"Friday" – Rebbeca Black
No comments…

- Best on TV:
Once Upon a Time, Bones, 2 Broke Girls, Glee, How I met you mother, Haven, Castle, American Horror Story, New Girl, The Graham Norton Show.
I still can’t choose only one =)

- Worst on TV:
The Virgin Diaries
Really?

- Best Movie:
Bridesmaids

- Worst Movie:
Abduction
Abduction Movie Poster

- Best Meal!
Xmas Dinner made by Mom! (same as last year! Go Mom!)

- Worst Meal!
Fast Food

- Best Book Read in 2011!

Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione

Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #2)
There were many books that stole my heart this year, but Alien Tango stole it and made it its own! I am IN LOVE with this series!

- Worst Book Read in 2011!

Gotta say that this year I read less books than I was used to and I think I was more selective, so I don’t really have a bad one to mention =P
 
- Best Book Cover!

Alien Proliferation (Katherine

- Worst Book Cover!

Hit List
WTH is going here? LOL

- Best Plane ride of 2011:

The one from Miami to Rio was pretty cool =) Specially at the airport LOL 

- Worst Plane ride of 2011:

From Rio to Miami – I was sick! It was awful =/ 

- Best re-union of 2011:

Seeing an ex-student turn friend! AMAZING! 

- Worst re-union of 2011:

Runing into old acquaintaces that were never really friends… It was just weird seeing the again… 

- Best new people I met in 2011:

All the amazing Bloggers and Authors I met ONLINE or in Person at the AAD!
Meeting Larissa Ione and Lara Adrian was incredible!
Meeting Nina, Monique and Marta! Three new friends that I hold very dear!

- Worst new people I met in 2011:

hmmmm I’ll keep a lid on that =/

- Best moments of 2011:

The time spent in Portugal, going to Philly, spending time with the BFF!

- Worst moments of 2011:

hmmm anything that involved pain =/

2011 in Numb3rs!

5 Years of blogging
125 Book Read
28 years celebrated
81 Review Posted
2 Countries Visited
3 Plane Rides
1 mom visited
1 stepdad visited
1 New Camera {Martini}
Tons of books bought
A lot of new pictures
Too many friends far away

I’m wishing you all an AMAZING NEW YEAR! Full of Joy and countless Bookish Happiness!
Thanks you SO much for all the Bloggy love you have shown me in 2011, May 2012 be even sweeter!
Sorry for not being around so much!
HAPPY 2012!


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6 Responses so far.

  1. It really sounds like you had an incredibly successful year (sorry you were sick on a plane ride & had some negative moments in there)...I'm really impressed with everything you've accomplished.

  2. @Mydinite Reader

    Thanks so much hon! I wish you an awesome 2012! =D

  3. Wow! You had an amazing 2011. :-) "Bridesmaids" was my favorite movie too. Hilarious!

    Happy New Year!
    Diana @ Novel Reflections

  4. You did have a crazy year chick! Gonna call you a jet setter or something trendy like that. I never did see Bridesmaids -- and c'mon you don't think Friday is catchy -- LMAO. I'm still jealous that you got to go to Philly. XO

  5. Fun year in review run down! And Thank You for all the thought-provoking polls and reviews and other general awesomeness.

    Here's wishing you a 2012 full of health, happiness, and even more excellent reads!


    Smiles!
    Lori

  6. Loved this post! Happy New Year to you, too!!!

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