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Fellow Weekly Geekers

17 June 2008 Jackie 2

As I’m sure you’ve noticed already, I’ve been taking part in a weekly blogging challenge called Weekly Geeks. We’re already on our eighth week and it’s been a lot of fun. I’ve been able to do some cross-posting to my main blog and there was even a week that I […]

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Weekly Geeks #8 – Scavenger Hunt

15 June 2008 Jackie 6

It’s Weekly Geeks time again and I’m a little behind. Last night was my 10 year high school reunion, so we’ve been out of town and just got back tonight. This weeks challenge is going to take some time too. We’re going on a scavenger hunt. Our Weekly Geeks #8 […]

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Weekly Geeks #7 – Photo Week

7 June 2008 Jackie 3

This weeks Weekly Geeks is Photo Week. I guess last weeks task was a little hard, so they are going easy this week. They say they are going easy, but I have no idea which picture to use. See, here are the instructions: Decide what to illustrate and start taking […]

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Weekly Geeks #6 – Catch Up On Reviews Week

6 June 2008 Jackie 1

For the sixth week of Weekly Geeks, we were told to Catch Up on Reviews. However, I always write my review when I finish a book; otherwise, I may never write the review. Once I get into a new book, the old one can evaporate out of my head and […]

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Weekly Geeks #5 – Storytelling

24 May 2008 Jackie 10

It’s that time of the week…more weekly geeks. This weeks theme is to talk about other forms of storytelling that we’re interested in. There are a ton of different forms: TV shows, movies, music, narrative poetry, or fanfiction. However, I’m not sure how to approach this topic. I can think […]

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Weekly Geeks #4 – Political & Social Issues

17 May 2008 Jackie 7

It’s weekly geeks time again and this weeks theme: Choose a political or social issue that matters to you. Find several books addressing that issue; they don’t have to books you’ve read, just books you might like to read. Using images (of the book covers or whatever you feel illustrates […]

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Weekly Geeks #3 – Childhood Favorites

10 May 2008 Jackie 4

So this weeks Weekly Geek challenge is to write about our fond memories of childhood books. When I think about growing up around reading, one book stands out – E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. I made it a point to read it at least once a year and usually, when I […]

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Weekly Geeks #2 – Reviews Anyone? Pt. 2

8 May 2008 Jackie 4

So at the beginning of the week, I told you about this weeks challenge for Weekly Geeks. Basically, it was to implement a new policy of including links to other reviews with each review I do. For example, I just did a review of Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson. If […]

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Weekly Geeks #2 – Reviews Anyone? Pt. 1

3 May 2008 Jackie 4

It’s week two of Weekly Geeks and this weeks challenge is actually a really good idea. Something I haven’t thought of and now I’m glad to see it. Basically, one of the participants, Darla, has a policy where if someone has reviewed a book that she has reviewed, then she’ll […]

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Weekly Geeks #1 – Discovering New Blogs

29 April 2008 Jackie 3

So I’ve joined a couple of different reading challenges – 50 Books (Authors) in 2008, Herding Cats, and the Numbers Challenge – and I’m including one more. This one is a little different. It’s actually a blogging challenge and each week there will be a new blogging theme. This weeks […]