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I have always been a bookworm. I started reading when I was 4 and haven’t stopped since. I also started writing (not published unless you count now :- ) when I was 10 years old. I wrote my first story as a result of my home instructor’s assignment. I became physically ill when I was about 9 years old and had to be on home instruction. My teacher told me to write a story and I did. I wrote on loose-leaf paper only the front and I bound it together with yarn so it became my first book! I still have this work of art and one of these days I’ll post it on my blog here so you can all get a look at the inside workings of a 10 year old. So my love of reading & writing goes way back.
I also searched book-clubbing and found BookMovement.com where you can run your book club and send your members emails and select dates and times and books, etc. Well, I did get a few friends to join but only as a kind gesture to their bookworm friend. Mostly it’s just me. You can also enter to win books for your book club and in return review what you’ve read. I haven’t won anything from here yet but I keep trying. I also opened up a yahoo group thinking that would bring in more people. Not really! One guy expressed interest but now I see he deleted us!!
The group name there is also My Tattered Pages.Reading Is Sexy
Come on everybody–repeat after me–”Where in the world is co-writer?” You see how she leaves us every weekend? I called her earlier and left a message to meet up by Target. I had to go buy a gift for my friend’s daughter. We are having a slumber party tomorrow night. We are all staying at the Embassy Suites. Doesn’t it sound special? I’ve never gone there and I’ve never had a slumber party. I was never allowed to sleep over anyone’s house unless it was family. So this will be my first slumber party!! I’ll tell you all about it!! Anyway, it’s now four hours after I left her the message and she still hasn’t called me. After I write this, I will call again. I worry about her! LOL I do.
So anyway, I made a my space page and guess what it’s called??? My Tattered Pages! I know it was difficult to guess. And on my page, I say that reading is sexy! And it is!! At least I always thought so. And yea, some may think I’m a nerd but I really am just a proud bookworm.
When I was in high school, I wasn’t as proud because it would’ve hurt my popularity!! LOL Seriously though, you all know it’s true. If a girl liked to read, it was a good sign of intelligence and for whatever reason, the boys didn’t want to hook-up with the smart girls. Now that I’m all grown up, I know why!!
Anyhow, I love books, pens, and purses/handbags. Not always in that order–it would depend on my mood and how much money I have to spend. LOL
I cannot go into a Walgreens or CVS and not glance by the school supplies section. Why? I have absolutely no idea. But I automatically gravitate there. I love pens in all colors and I love promotional pens. If I go into a business and they have a pen, I want one. It’s one of my quirks.
I also cannot go into a mall without checking out their bookstore or drive by Route 3 in Clifton and not go into that huge Barnes & Noble store. It’s beautiful. It has an escalator!!! And it’s a book store. They have books and pens!! It’s my heaven. LOL
I also have an addiction to purses. Yes, handbags. I love Coach bags followed by Gucci. I cannot, of course afford to buy a real one every week, so I resort to Canal Street knock-offs. And the occasional purse party. I have tons of them. And every time I am depressed, nothing perks me up more than a new purse, or a bright new pen, or a tattered old book.
Ok, so I am quirky. But isn’t it sexy? Christmas is coming. You all know what to get me now.
Welcome again to My Tattered Pages!!
The hostess with the mostest….by Nancy Lee (guest blogger)
My peeps! How’s it going? lol
Ok, now that you can tell I’m on a sugar rush I’ll open this up with a bit more appropriateness for a book club blog…lol
Tattered Pages was birthed in the heart of my friend Lisy. She was inspired to join a book club and then being the good friend that she is, let me in on the ground floor of her fabulous idea. Tho to be honest I wish it would have been a money making idea instead, but hey beggars cant be choosers right? 
In any case, I am a book worm. I love books so much. I remember as a child aspiring to fill up my book case. Which for the record was the top portion of a china closet my grandmother was getting rid of. LOL
I remember once wanting to have 500 books cause I thought it would be cool!! Yeah I know…but hey reading is fundamental.
I remember visiting the library when I was younger. It was just mostly a place to hangout after school and do a little homework. But mostly I just hung out. I remember the first book I read was by Judy Blume…I think it was called Forever. And the part that has clung unto me for years is the part where Michael stops the girl from putting cologne on his privates because it stings! LOL All these years later and that’s still my favorite part of the book. LOLOL Yeah I’m weird that way. I remember silly parts to books that I don’t even remember the Titles to. LOL
Anyway, to make a long story short, I moved and my husband has threatened to throw out anything new that I bring into the house that is already in existence. As I have a small book shelf already I decided to visit my old friend…the Library! FYI – while my book shelf is small it’s literally filled with my favorite authors.
My favorite all time author is Janet Evanovich (http://www.evanovich.com/) and Lawrence Sanders. I could go on and on about them but I won’t…so you needn’t worry that this post will be long and boring…..it will only be long. : )
Anyway, being the tried and true friend that she is, the Library welcomed me back. I now visit her on a weekly basis. Every Tuesday for those that are interested in meeting up with me. Since she’s held no grudge against me for abandoning her all these years, I in turn have decided to grace her wide open halls and lovingly caress her shelves and table tops. Eventually relieving her of 7-8 books as I strut out her doors to my car.
I picked up eight…yes EIGHT books cause Lisy has banned me from reading No Time for Goodbye until she is ready. Which is really putting a cramp in my style cause I wanted to read it right away. So since she is the book club master, I have bowed to her wishes and I am reading No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong. Pretty good so far. But to show you how out of control I am about reading I had to keep the book club book in my car in the garage! Cause if it’s in the house I know that I’ll have a moment of weakness and will cave into its loving coos and woos. LOL
Well I do wish more would join our book club, but if for the moment it’s just Lisy and me, that’s fine. We have enough hot air in us to keep the fires going all night and the next. LOLOL
Please don’t be shy. Jump in, post a comment, join the book club, meet me at the library. Whatever. We’re here for the good reads, good friends and most importantly the good vibes we get from sharing.
Enjoy your day. Remember the library is no inspector of persons, it will never condemn you for abandoning her, but it will lovingly welcome you back into her magically filled halls and windows to other worlds.
Until we meet again my darlings…..
A Little About Me…ok A Lot! LOL
OK since I decided to start this off with my friend and I’m hoping people will comment and get involved in our little blog here, I thought it would be a good idea to know a little bit about us. Nancy should be writing her mini-bio right now. I told her to leave all the x-rated stuff out!! LOL
Anyway, I was born in Jersey City NJ at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital on June 26, 1971 and given the name Carmen Lizandra Colon. My birthplace is now the home of “The Beacon”–very high priced living that I cannot afford! Well that’s ok. I’m not bitter (Can you tell?) LOL
Ok my mom’s name is Gladys Maria Vazquez and my dad’s Luis Angel Colon. They were both born on the beautiful isla of Puerto Rico!! My father is from San Lorenzo but now resides in Rio Grande. My mother was born in Juana Diaz but grew up in nearby Villalba. She passed away on June 26, 1997.
Yes, that was my 26th birthday. I didn’t celebrate for a while because it didn’t feel like I was suppose to. Then I realized that my mom adored me and would not have wanted me to stop having birthdays. So I do celebrate now but on the low-key style. I miss her terribly. I know everyone always says their mom was the best but mine really was!! LOL
Anyway, I was an only child. My dad and mom seperated when I was about 6. He wasn’t that big a part of my life when I was growing up–he had issues he was dealing with (alcoholism). However, after my mom passed away, I have to say he has really stepped up to the plate. He calls me weekly and lately he’s been calling me and having people play “Mi Nina Bonita,” a song he dedicated to me when I was born. I still have the old “78″ vinyl record. LOL Anyway, he has made amends and I love him dearly! He’s my daddy.
Ok what else can I say? Hmmmm…ok I went to high school at St. Mary’s also in Jersey City. What’s up Rams?? Then I went to the all-girls (ohhhh) college at Convent Station NJ called College of St. Elizabeth. They have since changed the address to Morristown NJ.
Good thing too because they were probably scaring away prospective students who like me, thought they were going to be brainwashed to become nuns!! LOL I got a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Psychology and English literature. Yes–I have always been quite a nerd!!
Those were the best 4 years of my life thus far!! I will never forget them and all the friends I met there–some are for life!! (Shout out to Gina, Marisol, Kathy, Roxana!!)
I then took a year off. My mom was very ill at this time. We got through it and I decided to go to Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison NJ and get my Master’s in Clinical Psychology.
I made one very good friend while I was there but the last time I saw her was at my mom’s funeral I think. Those days are fuzzy. Her name is Pamela Abel and she later married Scott Fuller. The last I heard she had been working at Clara Maass Hospital. I would love to get in touch with her again so if anybody knows Pam, let her know I’m here.
I wasn’t very social at FDU. I have to admit I felt like I did not belong there but I did manage to graduate in 1996 and have my mom attend the biggest graduation ever!! I have to admit that’s the only reason I stayed in the program–that and the talk Dr. Potash had with me when I told him I was leaving. I’m glad he convinced me to stay.
I worked at Hudson County Welfare from about 1996 through 1998. I really miss those people but the pay was downright rotten!! I now work for the state government doing some work with disability. I get paid better but I’m not enjoying myself much. My co-workers are great though!
I am not married and don’t yet have any kids of my own (that is not to say I don’t have a kid). My kid’s name is Richard Maldonado Jr, my cousin’s son. He’s my little midget as I lovingly call him. He lives with me and I take good care of him. He’s now in 5th grade. And just so everybody knows–I hate homework!!!!!!
So there you basically have it. Although most of my academic training has been in psychology, my true love has always been literature and writing. I’m still thinking about maybe one day pursuing a degree in Literature or Women’s Studies. Then maybe I can go teach at CSE. I would soooo love that. But with a $80,000+ student loan still waiting to get paid, pursuing dreams may take a while. But here’s to dreaming!!!
Ok my mom’s name is Gladys Maria Vazquez and my dad’s Luis Angel Colon. They were both born on the beautiful isla of Puerto Rico!! My father is from San Lorenzo but now resides in Rio Grande. My mother was born in Juana Diaz but grew up in nearby Villalba. She passed away on June 26, 1997.
Yes, that was my 26th birthday. I didn’t celebrate for a while because it didn’t feel like I was suppose to. Then I realized that my mom adored me and would not have wanted me to stop having birthdays. So I do celebrate now but on the low-key style. I miss her terribly. I know everyone always says their mom was the best but mine really was!! LOL
Anyway, I was an only child. My dad and mom seperated when I was about 6. He wasn’t that big a part of my life when I was growing up–he had issues he was dealing with (alcoholism). However, after my mom passed away, I have to say he has really stepped up to the plate. He calls me weekly and lately he’s been calling me and having people play “Mi Nina Bonita,” a song he dedicated to me when I was born. I still have the old “78″ vinyl record. LOL Anyway, he has made amends and I love him dearly! He’s my daddy.
Ok what else can I say? Hmmmm…ok I went to high school at St. Mary’s also in Jersey City. What’s up Rams?? Then I went to the all-girls (ohhhh) college at Convent Station NJ called College of St. Elizabeth. They have since changed the address to Morristown NJ.
Good thing too because they were probably scaring away prospective students who like me, thought they were going to be brainwashed to become nuns!! LOL I got a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Psychology and English literature. Yes–I have always been quite a nerd!!
Those were the best 4 years of my life thus far!! I will never forget them and all the friends I met there–some are for life!! (Shout out to Gina, Marisol, Kathy, Roxana!!)
I then took a year off. My mom was very ill at this time. We got through it and I decided to go to Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison NJ and get my Master’s in Clinical Psychology.
I made one very good friend while I was there but the last time I saw her was at my mom’s funeral I think. Those days are fuzzy. Her name is Pamela Abel and she later married Scott Fuller. The last I heard she had been working at Clara Maass Hospital. I would love to get in touch with her again so if anybody knows Pam, let her know I’m here.
I wasn’t very social at FDU. I have to admit I felt like I did not belong there but I did manage to graduate in 1996 and have my mom attend the biggest graduation ever!! I have to admit that’s the only reason I stayed in the program–that and the talk Dr. Potash had with me when I told him I was leaving. I’m glad he convinced me to stay.
I worked at Hudson County Welfare from about 1996 through 1998. I really miss those people but the pay was downright rotten!! I now work for the state government doing some work with disability. I get paid better but I’m not enjoying myself much. My co-workers are great though!
I am not married and don’t yet have any kids of my own (that is not to say I don’t have a kid). My kid’s name is Richard Maldonado Jr, my cousin’s son. He’s my little midget as I lovingly call him. He lives with me and I take good care of him. He’s now in 5th grade. And just so everybody knows–I hate homework!!!!!!
