2009.01.08

2009-02-08 08:17 pm
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I have been neglecting my journal. My apologies.

movies, 2009
  1. Hellboy II * * *
  2. Brothers Grimm * * *
  3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull * * *
  4. The Mummy * * * *
  5. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed * * *
  6. Chocolat * * * * *
  7. The Other Boleyn Girl * * * *
  8. Light of My Eyes * * 1/2
  9. Journey to the Center of the Earth * * *
  10. The Mummy Returns * * * *
  11. Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? * * * *
  12. Mrs. Winterbourne * * * *
  13. Encino Man * *
  14. The Last Time * *
  15. With Honors * *
  16. The Air I Breathe * * *
  17. Journey to the End of Night * * *
  18. Becoming Jane * * * 1/2
  19. In the Realms of the Unreal * * *
  20. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *
  21. Meet the Robinsons * * * *

Realms was intriguing, and a bit disturbing, but also heart warming. It is the story of Henry Darger and his art. I had never heard of Darger before, but some of the art did feel familiar. Mummy was horrible to the point that it induced actual pain. Maria Bello was horribly cast and should never, ever be allowed to fake a British accent again. Aging the son to 20 was a bad idea. Having the actor playing the son looking the same age as Brendan Fraser was worse. There was nothing for Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh to do. What a waste of talent and time.



on deck:
in instant queue:  Byron, Absence of Malice
to be mailed:  Children of the Corn,  The Spiderwick Chronicles (for Tiger Claw)



books, 2009
  1. Dragonsong, McCaffrey
  2. Dragonsinger, McCaffrey
  3. Dragondrums, McCaffrey
  4. According to the Pattern, Hill
  5. The Fast Food Diet, Sinatra
  6. The Great Physician's Rx for Weight Loss, Rubin
  7. The Perricone Weight Loss Diet, Perricone
  8. Outliers, Gladwell
  9. Beggars in Spain, Kress
Currently reading:  Whiskey and Water, Bear
On Hold:  Foreigner, Cherryh
                  The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton,Merton
                  The Burglar on the Prowl, Block
                  The Ship Who Sang, McCaffrey
                  

Beggars is a reread, and it's worth reading twice.  Or perhaps even more.  It is speculative fiction set in the near future which examines the outcomes of gene modification, through the story of the "Sleepless".

Foreigner and Merton both have traces on them.  There is a second Foreigner in the system, but only one copy of Merton.  If the trace leads to a dead end, I'll just remove it from the list, since I'm not interested in buying it at this time.  If the library can't produce Foreigner or if I can't find a copy here at home (I know I used to own it), I'm willing to repurchase.  I added Burglar and Ship to the list while I wait for the two with the trace place on them.


time
I'm having issues with time, yet again.  Time spent on Delphi.  So it's time to take an extended hiatus, once I have assured that I have successfully downgraded from Plus back to basic.  I've also purchased several packs of index cards and several composition notebooks to be used for reminders and journals.  I'm not sure what I'm going to assign to journals and what I'm going to assign to reminder cards...if I do manage to establish a working system, I will blather about it here.



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books and movies

2009-01-27 10:51 pm
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movies

It was a snow day.  Well, a snow day which has turned into a sleet day.  With sleet continuing through tomorrow around noon.   I just received the call notification that there will no school tomorrow, as well.

I glutted myself on Brendan Fraser movies, because I fully admit that I have a crush on him:

Mrs. Winterbourne *  *  *  *
Encino Man *  *
The Last Time *  *
With Honors *  *
The Air I Breathe *  *  *
Journey to the End of Night *  *  *

Please note that the four stars I've given Mrs. Winterbourne do not necessarily mean that it is a great movie.  It just means that I personally love it.  Brendan Fraser does the Tango.  My DNA insists I must love this. 

Here's the total movie list for the year...

  1. Hellboy II * * *
  2. Brothers Grimm * * *
  3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull * * *
  4. The Mummy * * * *
  5. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed * * *
  6. Chocolat * * * * *
  7. The Other Boleyn Girl * * * *
  8. Light of My Eyes * * 1/2
  9. Journey to the Center of the Earth * * *
  10. The Mummy Returns * * * *
  11. Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? * * * *
  12. Mrs. Winterbourne *  *  *  *
  13. Encino Man *  *
  14. The Last Time *  *
  15. With Honors *  *
  16. The Air I Breathe *  *  *
  17. Journey to the End of Night *  *  *
  18. Becoming Jane * * * 1/2
Becoming Jane has the extra 1/2 star because the guy who played Tumnus from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe played the male lead, Tom Lefroy.  I loved Mr. Tumnus.  Funny thing,  Lefroy has the same melty eyes as Mr. Tumnus.  Fancy that.

books

I have been to busy watching movies to read, but  I did put some more books on hold from the library:

Whiskey & Water, Bear
The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, Merton
Beggars in Spain, Kress
Foreigner, Cherryh

I don't think they have Foreigner, because I put that on hold last week, and it claimed from the beginning that I was the first person in line.  I used to own it...I need to scour my shelves to see if it is hiding somewhere, and if not, I shall need to buy it second hand.  This is a reread, as I meant to read the series in full last year, and simply did not get that far.  I have read the first two in the series, so they should be relatively quick reads, once I get my hands on them.

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2009.01.25

2009-01-25 09:35 pm
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movies
  1. Hellboy II * * *
  2. Brothers Grimm * * *
  3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull * * *
  4. The Mummy * * * *
  5. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed * * *
  6. Chocolat * * * * *
  7. The Other Boleyn Girl * * * *
  8. Light of My Eyes * * 1/2
  9. Journey to the Center of the Earth * * *
  10. The Mummy Returns * * * *
  11. Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? * * * *


I found Light of My Eyes disappointing.  Based on the reviews, I thought I would really like it.  It took a couple of stabs to get through it, because it simply spent too much time with poignant lingering.  While I understand that the film's self-involvement was a reflection of the characters' self-involvement, it was just too much.

On the other hand, the Mummy movies rock, despite their artistic mediocrity.  Fun flicks to watch with the boy.  And with Brendan Fraser, Arnold Vosloo and Oded Fehr there was plenty of eye candy for Mommy.  Not that the boy cared.  Both of us felt sorry for the mummy at the end.  While I understand why the movie has some harsh criticisms against it, Vosloo deserves credit not only for making a mummy sexy, but for making us feel sorry for him as he plunged to his ultimate demise.  Anck Su Namun was a bitch.

On Deck:

Spy School / Doubting Thomas (Tiger Claw)
Children of the Corn (hasn't arrived yet)
A Walk to Beautiful (instant view)

books
  1. Dragonsong, McCaffrey
  2. Dragonsinger, McCaffrey
  3. Dragondrums, McCaffrey
  4. According to the Pattern, Hill
  5. The Fast Food Diet, Sinatra
  6. The Great Physician's Rx for Weight Loss, Rubin
  7. The Perricone Weight Loss Diet, Perricone
  8. Outliers, Gladwell
As with Blink and Tipping Point, Gladwell does not fail to impress.  I strongly recommend Outliers.  I doubt I will ever get 10,000 hours applied to any one pursuit, since I am so distractible, but maybe one day, I'll practice on of my interests long enough to achieve self-satisfaction.  I doubt that I have what it takes to be an Outlier myself.

Since my purse is not in reach, and my library card is in my purse, I will not be able to update my library queue tonight.  I will do that at a later date.





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2009.01.19

2009-01-19 08:33 pm
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Sorry for my absence.  As often is the case, I was distracted.

home
The hutch has been disassembled and my kitchen appears airy and huge. Spousal unit is not convinced that he likes it, but I like being able to have a cork board to post my weekly menu, monthly calendar, and note pad by the phone. The only thing that lives on the sideboard (I suppose it is a sideboard now that it is no longer a hutch) is a basket with pens and pencils. At dinner time, I use the sideboard to place the serving dishes. I no longer suffer from family style dinner induced claustrophobia.

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Tomorrow I shall spam you with pictures of things which I have put in their place.  That sounds almost naughty, but I assure you, it is rather mundane.



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2009.01.05

2009-01-05 09:39 pm
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home
I'm in the middle of a campaign to disassemble the kitchen hutch, but I'm not sure if I can convince the spousal unit. I do not need the upper storage for practical purpose, and I'd love to use that vertical real estate to put a family message board in place.

It is ten minutes until my bedtime, so I won't be posting any pictures tonight. Perhaps I will have the time tomorrow.

self
I am accepting that the hardest thing to order is my time; time is a slippery thing, and the harder I try to hold on, the more it slips through my fingers. I now have even greater understanding of those sands in the hourglass. I also realize that while I often see myself as less busy than other people, my life is definitely full. Some of these folks who are busier than I am are not necessarily anymore organized than I am; they are simply on the road to complete burnout.





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books for 2009

2009-01-04 11:54 am
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  1. According to the Pattern, Hill
  2. All the Windwracked Stars, Bear
  3. The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, Merton
  4. Beggars in Spain, Kress
  5. Blue Adept, Anthony
  6. The Burglar on the Prowl, Block
  7. Caleb's Story, MacLachlan
  8. The Creative Spirit: Harmonious Living with Hildegard of Bingam, Tillman
  9. Crystal Singer, McCaffrey
  10. The Crystal Skull, Scott
  11. Deliverer, Cherryh
  12. Destroyer, Cherryh
  13. Dragondrums, McCaffrey
  14. Dragonflight, McCaffrey
  15. Dragonsinger, McCaffrey
  16. Dragonsong, McCaffrey
  17. Dust, Elizabeth Bear
  18. The Field of the Dogs, Paterson
  19. Foreigner: A Novel of First Contact, Cherryh
  20. Given Sugar, Given Salt, Hirshfield
  21. Grandfather's Dance, MacLachlan
  22. The Greener Shore: A Novel of the Druids of Hibernia, Llywelyn
  23. Happy Housewives, Shine
  24. The Hedge Knight, Martin
  25. Hell and Earth: A Novel of the Promethean Age, Bear
  26. The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell
  27. If I Pay Thee Not in Gold, Anthony & Lackey
  28. In the Cities of Coin and Spice, Valente
  29. In the Night Garden, Valente
  30. In Tune with Wedding Bells, Hill
  31. Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age, Bear
  32. Invader, Cherryh
  33. The Last Prince of Ireland, Llywelyn
  34. The Light of the World: The Life of Jesus for Children, Paterson
  35. Lion of Ireland, Llywelyn
  36. The Miner's Daughter, Laskas
  37. My Life with the Saints, Martin
  38. New Amsterdam, Bear
  39. Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell
  40. Phoebe Deane, Hill
  41. Pretender, Cherryh
  42. Pride of Lions, Llywelyn
  43. The Prophet, Gibran
  44. Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan, Griffin
  45. The Same Stuff as Stars, Paterson
  46. Seedfolks, Fleischman
  47. The Ship Who Sang, McCffrey
  48. Whiskey & Water: A Novel of the Promethean Age, Bear
  49. Without: Poems, Hll
  50. Wizard's First Rule, Goodkind
These are in alphabetical order, courtesy of the Loudoun County Public Library.   This list is comprised of books left on my library queue from the last two years (the Foreigner series by Cherryh, for example), books that I want to reread, a handful of kidlit that I haven't read yet, and books/writers recommended in journals that I read regularly.  If you think I got the idea of reading something from you, then you are probably correct.  The first books I'll be reading will be Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums, since Jenny has them out from the library.  
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2008 wrap up

2009-01-02 10:36 pm
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I must admit, I am completely taken by Grace Livingston Hill's books. They are Christian romances written and set in the first half of the 20th century. They aren't for everyone, but I personally  find their simplicity endearing. I think this is the first time I have exceeded my goal of 50 books for the year. Go me.




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The single most memorable movie I watched in 2008 was Protagonist, with The Visitor as a close second.
 

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2008-11-24 10:11 am
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movies
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On Deck:The Knowledge of Healing
An Unfinished Life

I haven't been watching nearly as many "watch instantly" options at Netflix...I need to kick that up a notch, to get the most out of my subscription. That won't be happening this week, however, with the travel schedule.

We'll be going to North Carolina to spend the holiday with the in-laws. I'm both looking forward to it, and dreading it a bit. There is always a drama, and I really don't like drama. I tend to let myself get caught up into in the flurry of excitement of the moment, and then regret it horribly after the fact. Sometimes I wish I could literally button my lip.

books

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Currently Reading:
Extras, Westerfield

On Deck:
And Eternity, Anthony

I need to check my library queue to see if Eternity is ready to be picked up, or if I missed it somehow. I only remember getting the one call, and Extras was there for me when I last went to the library...Saturday morning, I think. I'll check through my complete queue, and see if I have anything else that is listed as Rust library, on the shelf. I'd like to have at least three books with me for the weekend...one for the ride down, one for the ride home, and one for those private moments I still to make sure that I don't go insane from the intensity level of a Greek-Irish brood. I'd be better off with five books, though, because I'm sometimes I tear through two books on the trip down.

poetry project
I don't have anything close to a poem for today yet; just to separate collections of lines.  I don't know how they will parse out, but I will post something today, even if it is just poemlet like Sunday's installation.

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the final and cosmic cake

2008-11-21 09:42 am
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title courtesy of this place


poetry project

When I transcribed all of my verbal notes, I found this little line, and I have no idea how to use it, or why I said it in the first place, but I decided I simply must share:

cake, 2 Hail Marys, and call the Pope in the morning.

I have no idea what I was thinking when I said that, it was from two years ago.

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I don't know if you've noticed, but as I've gone on, the installments have gotten a bit weaker. I think that's because the first stuff I was putting out had been hanging out in the corners of mind steeping, and the ones from the past couple of days are truly first drafts, rather raw with no finesse.

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delphi

Time to go cold turkey again.  I'm definitely not normal in regard to forums.  If anyone asks, Pamela (or Dasha, Kit, or Lily), tell them I can be found here until further notice.  It is unbelievable how much time I can spend (waste?) there.

blather
  • Jack is handling his stripping of privileges and slow re-entry into the "privileged" life exceedingly well. 
  • I'll post a movies update this weekend.
  • I haven't even started shopping for Christmas.  Eep!
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i read, therefore i am

2008-11-14 11:01 am
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Books, 2008

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfield
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult
  36. Do What You Are, Tieger
  37. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, Schwartz
  38. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson
  39. How to Get Along with Difficult People, Littauer
  40. On A Pale Horse, Anthony
  41. Almost Alice, Naylor
  42. The Power of Myth, Campbell
  43. The Handbook of Beauty, Hart
  44. Personal Beauty and Charm, Daggett
  45. Bearing an Hourglass, Anthony
  46. With a Tangled Skein, Anthony
  47. Sarah, Plain and Tall, MacLachlan
  48. Wielding a Red Sword, Anthony
  49. Being A Green Mother, Anthony
Currently Reading:
Nothing but the Truth, Avi 
Into the Wild,  Hunter (Warriors series, kid-lit)

On Deck:
For Love of Evil, Anthony
And Eternity, Anthony
Under a Velvet Cloak, Anthony
Extras, Westerfield

Yeah!  I just check my library account and For Love of Evil is ready for me.  So is Under a Velvet Cloak...I'm not sure if I'm going to read that before And Eternity.  I guess it depends on how quickly Eternity is available, and if anyone else is waiting for Cloak.

Into the Wild was lent to me by a child at the after school program where I work.  I think that totally rocks...a lot of kids simply would not have the courage to ask an adult if they wanted to read a book they were reading. Cool kid, and so far, a cool book.  It's about feral cats fighting for their territory:  For generations, four clans of wild cats have shared the forest. When their warrior code is threatened by mysterious deaths, a house cat named Rusty may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all. --Summary provided at library website, probably the same as the blurb from the back of the book.
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gluttonous kangaroos

2008-11-12 01:23 pm
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title courtesy of  this place

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2008 Books

2008-11-08 07:55 pm
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the wombat of autumn

2008-10-22 07:42 pm
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title courtesy of this place...and I'm wondering if I've used this title before...I suspect that I've had a wombat-based title before...

Smack me for over using ellipses incorrectly.


2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult
  36. Do What You Are, Tieger
  37. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, Schwartz
  38. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson
  39. How to Get Along with Difficult People, Littauer
  40. On A Pale Horse, Anthony

Currently Reading:
Almost Alice, Naylor
The Power of Myth, Campbell


On Deck:
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman
Bearing an Hour Glass, Anthony

Dragons of Autumn Twilight has been moved to the deck because I'm just not the mood for that sort of nostalgia-read. I do think that I'm going to re-read Anthony's Incarnation series. In fact, I recently learned that there is another in series titled Under a Velvet Cloak, that I never knew about.

Only ten more books to hit goal for this year; I believe I might surpass it, but by saying that, I probably just cursed myself. Tomorrow, I'll update movies when I shuffle my Netflix queue.
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the piquant uvula

2008-10-06 10:16 am
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title courtesy of this place

2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult
  36. Do What You Are, Tieger
  37. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, Schwartz
  38. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson
  39. How to Get Along with Difficult People, Littauer

Currently Reading:
On A Pale Horse, Anthony
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman

On Deck:
Almost Alice, Naylor
The Power of Myth, Campbell


I think I might start using quotes and misquotes from poetry and fiction for journal titles. I really hate coming up with titles on my own.
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the goats of insanity

2008-09-30 09:35 am
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title courtesy of this place



2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult
  36. Do What You Are, Tieger
  37. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, Schwartz
  38. Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson

Currently Reading:

Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman

On Deck:
On A Pale Horse, Anthony
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useless angel rearranged

2008-09-25 09:40 pm
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title courtesy of this place.



2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult
  36. Do What You Are, Tieger

Currently Reading:
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman

On Deck:
On A Pale Horse, Anthony

Do What You Are has been enlightening. I understand why I have such difficulties with Myers-Briggs style personality tests, and why I flip between E/I and P/J. After reading about how the types and functions interplay, I'm pretty sure that I'm an INFP. Part of the problem is the wording of the tests, too. While my indecision is *natural* it's not what I would personally call a *preference*. It's not that I *prefer* to leave things open...I actually feel trapped when leaving decisions unmade, and feel peace once they are made, but it's simply my nature to draw out a decision. Sometimes, we don't actually enjoy our natural state of being. Do What You Are also discussed how age/maturity levels affect how the various functions of your type can develop. That, too, was eye opening. While I've finished reading it, I do have some notes that I want to take before returning it.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight is much worse than I remembered. But I'm still enjoying it through veil of reminiscence.
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python onions of the awakening winter

2008-09-22 07:57 pm
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title courtesy of this place.

movies

  1. The Wedding Date
  2. The Wedding Planner
  3. DeLovely
  4. Unaccompanied Minors
  5. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde
  6. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices
  7. Spider-Man 3
  8. Napoleon Dynamite
  9. Snow Cake
  10. Enchanted
  11. I Am Legend
  12. Sweeney Todd
  13. What the Bleep Do We Know?
  14. 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
  15. The Orphanage
  16. Eyes Wide Shut
  17. Starman
  18. Adventures in Babysitting
  19. The Road to El Dorado
  20. Protagonist
  21. The Darwin Awards
  22. Dan in Real Life
  23. Film Geek
  24. The Man from Earth
  25. Everything's Cool
  26. Word Wars
  27. Ken Burns' America: The Shakers
  28. Batman
  29. The Sixth Sense
  30. A Knight's Tale
  31. Be Kind Rewind
  32. Hellboy
  33. Practical Magic
  34. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  35. Hiding and Seeking
  36. National Treasure
  37. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
  38. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  39. What Would Jesus Buy?
  40. The Water Horse
  41. Broken Flowers
  42. Super High Me
  43. In the Arms of Angels (short)
2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
  35. Mercy, Piccoult

Currently Reading:
Do What You Are, Tieger
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman

On Deck:
On A Pale Horse, Anthony


I had to take Almost Alice, by Naylor out of the current line up since I forgot to pick it from the library over the weekend and my hold on it is up. I'll add it back in once it clears my hold list with the library. I've donated Star Wars: The Magic of Myth to Tiger Claw, so it will probably be in the "currently reading" list for quite some time...I'll just skim through it when I'm at work.


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dialogue with unconscious matter

2008-09-21 11:18 am
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title courtesy of this place.

2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Tolle**
  26. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  27. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  28. Twilight, Meyer
  29. New Moon, Meyer
  30. Eclipse, Meyer
  31. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  32. The Host, Meyer
  33. Bullfinches Mythology
  34. A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony

Currently Reading:
Mercy, Piccoult
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson

On Deck:
Almost Alice, Naylor
Do What You Are, Tieger
On A Pale Horse, Anthony
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Weis & Hickman

**Note:  I knew I read something other than Meyer, Brashares, and Beddor on vacation.  I think I'm still missing something, though.


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2008-09-10 07:28 pm
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Let's see if I can remember what I've read since June 14. I may over tax my brain, and implode:

2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson
  17. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  18. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  19. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  20. The Burglar in the Library, Block
  21. Beginnings Asimov
  22. Uglies, Westerfield
  23. Pretties, Westerfield
  24. Specials, Westerfiel
  25. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares
  26. The Looking Glass War, Beddor
  27. Twilight, Meyer
  28. New Moon, Meyer
  29. Eclipse, Meyer
  30. Breaking Dawn, Meyer
  31. The Host, Meyer
  32. Bullfinches Mythology
Currently reading:
A Spell for Chameleon, Anthony
Mercy, Piccoult
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, Henderson

I'm forgetting something.  I know that I read more than Beddor and Meyer on vacation, but I can't remember what.  Dang it.



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at least the house is clean

2008-06-14 08:15 pm
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When last posting about movies, I mentioned that I wanted to watch a mainstream blockbuster next. But life does not always go as planned. I had intended to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull the weekend after my birthday, but it simply was not to be. We ran out of time of Saturday (but we did go out to dinner at a very mainstream restaurant -- it was a Red Lobster night), and on Sunday we imploded due to the heat and humidity after the church picnic.

I changed into jammies, started reading, and remained glued to books as often as possible during the week:

2008 Books

  1. Plague of Angels, Tepper
  2. Body Clutter, Cilley
  3. How Clean Is Your House, Woodburn
  4. You Are What You Eat, McKeith
  5. Healthy Hedonist, Kornfeld
  6. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Kushi & Jack
  7. The Tipping Point, Gladwell
  8. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
  9. Caves of Steel, Asimov
  10. The Flexitarian Table, Benley & Singer
  11. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight, the Dalai Lama
  12. Reason for Hope, Goodall
  13. The Fall of the Templar, Benz & Lewis
  14. The Lightening Thief, Riordan
  15. Carnival, Bear
  16. Sea of Monsters, Riordan
  17. The Titan's Curse, Riordan
  18. Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
  19. Beginnings Asimov


Currently Reading:
Jacob Have I Loved, Patterson

On Deck:
The Naked Sun, Asimov
The Burglar in the Library, Block

Other than reading, I've been rather unprolific.
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