ALA Vlog

Friday, July 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Disclaimer: Be warned, I filmed this soon after I got up this morning. I'm still in my pj pants and I just threw my hair into a pony. I didn't even put on a fresh coat of deodorant so I may smell too. Also, please excuse my lame attempt to do a humorous introduction, I really am that big of a nerd.

(I have tried uploading this on blogger twice, which has failed. Actually it didn't fail but it had taken over 10 hours the first time without a complete upload and over 20 hours the second time and it still hadn't uploaded. I also tried to upload on youtube and split it into two parts.... it failed the first time. But alas, the universe does not hate me today!

36 comments:

Chick Lit Teens said...: Glad you were able to finally get it up! Blogger can be evil like that sometimes.

Anyways... I'm very jealous that you got ARCs of The Dark Divine, Shiver, and Scones and Sensibility! :); July 17, 2009 7:35 PM
Debbie's World of Books said...: Will have to check this out after work. One bad thing about vlogs is it's harder to sneak a peak while at work :) Glad you got it working though!

BTW, are those your home bookshelves? They look great!; July 17, 2009 7:42 PM
Alea said...: The introduction was totally cute! Yay! The Sweetheart of Prosper County totally has a ARC cover like Eyes Like Stars, I'm loving that type cover for some reason!; July 17, 2009 7:47 PM
Zia said...: Very nice! Your bookshelves practically mirror my own. Glad I found your blog.; July 17, 2009 8:48 PM
Lee Verday said...: So enjoyed this, I keep forgetting how much I'm looking forward to ANOTHER FAUST. Thanks for the reminder, can't wait for part two.; July 17, 2009 8:52 PM
towerofbooks said...: Nice vlog! You picked up some interesting titles at ALA.; July 17, 2009 8:58 PM
Ella Press said...: Same thing happened to me with Blogger, and I ended up doing the same thing as you.
Don't worry, you looked cute in that intro :o)
Enjoy your books!

xo,
Ella; July 17, 2009 9:09 PM
Diana Dang said...: Wow, totally envying you!; July 17, 2009 9:18 PM
Becca Fitzpatrick said...: Cute! And the beginning WAS funny! So many books I want...; July 17, 2009 9:42 PM
Liyana said...: Have fun reading them! Can't wait for your review.; July 17, 2009 9:54 PM
NotNessie said...: I want to hate you because of all the great books you have that I don't, but you're just so darn cute and happy. I can't hate that. Could you work on maybe being a little more evil? Like maybe developing a raspy voice or you could even get an eye patch- the epitome of evil.

And maybe I'm really tired, but I thought the beginning was funny!; July 17, 2009 10:00 PM
Leah said...: Have fun reading all those great books... that I want to steal of you...

BTW Are you wearing a Perfect Chemistry (Simone Elkeles)t-shirt? I so want one!!

Thanks!; July 17, 2009 10:19 PM
WilowRaven said...: So glad I found your blog :)
You got a TON of great books. Very jealous of your copy of Ghosts in the Machine :)
Happy Reading!; July 17, 2009 10:53 PM
TheEclecticElement said...: Wow, I'm TOTALLY jealous of you...Like seriously. How in the world did you get all of that!? Next time sign me up :D Lol
Can't wait to see what you have to say about all those books!; July 18, 2009 12:22 AM
Renay said...: Allow me to seethe in jealousy over your copy of Hush, Hush. I am glad you had a great time! :D; July 18, 2009 12:31 AM
Erica said...: Wow! You got so many great books, I'm especially envious of Hush, Hush and The Hollow :) Happy Reading - Can't wait to hear what you have to say about all of those books; July 18, 2009 1:02 AM
Bianca said...: Awesome!!! You got a *ton* of wicked good books!!!! Looking forward to seeing your reviews of the books you got!

:); July 18, 2009 1:09 AM
Purdypirate said...: Oh wow you got awesome swag! Love the soundtrack in the background too. Boondocks is a great song.; July 18, 2009 1:30 AM
SerieslyReady said...: It's great that you had a wonderful time. Maybe one day we'll be able to join you.

Your video wasn't bad at all. What were you eating? A pecan roll or cinnamon bun? It looks familiar.

I want something sweet now.; July 18, 2009 2:21 AM
SerieslyReady said...: Cinnamon Raisin Bread. It looks good, but I do not like raisins.

You have quite a haul there.

How fast do you read?; July 18, 2009 2:23 AM
Elizabeth Law (a.k.a. EgmontGal) said...: Thanks for saying all those nice things about Egmont! You didn't even get one of my favorite books on the fall list, which is Food, Girls, and other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff. Hmm....that author lives in LA and is a theater writer and director. Maybe we should work on making him high profile on the blogosphere.

It was great to meet you at the booth during Julia Keller's signing. I enjoy your blog, and I REALLY hope that you like some of our books. (And I loved Shiver, by the way. Hot.)

--Elizabeth; July 18, 2009 6:54 AM
Anonymous said...: 70-238; July 18, 2009 8:33 AM
Chelle said...: Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you with this vlog! (I'm going to midwinter and, while I hear it's not as big nor are there as many vendors, I'm excited.)

Fantastic haul! Oh, and I loved hearing Little Big Town playing in the background! :); July 18, 2009 8:54 AM
B.A.M. Book Reviews said...: Ah! You got a ton of books! It's kind of a little dream of mine to get to go to ALA or BEA someday lol. It would be SO wicked to see/meet some of my favorite authors :)

-Briana; July 18, 2009 10:10 AM
Kristen said...: Love the vlog! I'm still jealous you found some books I didn't, but I think I have enough to read for a long time... seriously. *gazes at bookshelf of just ALA books* Yes, definitely. It was great fun hanging with you guys on and off and I'm glad you had so much fun. I did too! :) Now, we just have to start reading these books.. and reviewing them.; July 18, 2009 10:58 AM
Sab H. said...: OMG! How many book did you get? WOW!! Sounds like it was great!
I love the T-shirt by the way..
Great vlog!; July 18, 2009 1:31 PM
prophecygirl said...: Thanks for doing this Kristi!

So glad you got a copy of Hush, Hush - it's amazing and I think you'll love it! Love the Fallen postcard thing as well, I can't wait for that book!; July 18, 2009 1:49 PM
pirate penguin said...: I'm so jealous that you have Scones & Sensibility and Hush Hush. I am dying for those books! xD I went to look at the fallen website and now I've got a new book to daydream about!

you know, for someone who woke up, you look very fresh faced. Hah! And cinnamon bread=the yum. have you ever spread butter on cinnamon bread? THAT is heaven. ♥; July 18, 2009 3:15 PM
I Heart Book Gossip said...: Oh what a cute way to post. Did you have to pay for all the books you got signed?; July 18, 2009 4:01 PM
maya ganesan said...: Love the vlog! I'm totally jealous of you right now. :)

(Ditto Chelle, by the way -- I <3'd the Little Big Town in the background.); July 18, 2009 5:13 PM
xalwaysdreamx said...: Oh, what a nice vlog! One question: how the heck did you carry all those books around after you bought them/got them signed? I've never been to an ALA book convention thing before, sounds like loads of fun (really really bad for people like me who go on massive shopping sprees when it comes to books)

--Sharry; July 18, 2009 5:41 PM
~Mary said...: I hope you know hoe LUCKY you are!!!
I'm so green with envy, I don't even know what to say!!!!!!

Congrats on all the great books!; July 18, 2009 6:14 PM
SerieslyReady said...: Thinking about starting an ALA/BEA saving account. Then again, I should really be saving up for school.; July 19, 2009 8:03 PM
Borostyán said...: Hello. Can somebody please help me?
Who wrote FALLEN? I can't understand her name.
And she has a blog, too if I understood well... :)
Greetings from Hungary; July 20, 2009 1:36 PM
Book Chick City said...: I'm from the UK - what is ALA?; August 9, 2009 11:13 AM
TinaZ said...: I am super jealous of you right now, but sigh, guess I will go look for those books myself...

Thanks for sharing you loot and your blog! :D; July 6, 2010 1:38 AM