chagrin

I, professional librarian and bibliophile, left the house for a long weekend without books. I *thought* I had them, but now that I have finished my most current read, I've discovered nothing in my bookbag.

My Nook? On my desk at work.

My books? On the counter at home.

What was I thinking?! Nothing productive, obviously. Ah, the humanity!

Movies in 2010

I'm quite sure no one is terribly interested in this but since this does form part of my record keeping activities, you get to read it too!

Gulliver's Travels

Tron Legacy

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2)

RED

The Social Network

A block of 9 short films

Evil Things

Mars

Human Centipede

Dogtooth

Cleanflix

Barbershop Punk

Ready, Set, Bag!

Until the Light Takes Us

NY Export: Opus Jazz

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Teenage Paparazzo

The American

The Girl Who Played With Fire (2)

Winter's Bone

Grown Ups

Get Low

The Last Exorcism

Piranha 3D

The Expendables

Step Up 3D

Eat, Pray, Love

Salt

Inception

Despicable Me

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Knight & Day

Eclipse (3)

The A-Team

The Bounty Hunter

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Shutter Island

Sex and the City 2

Robin Hood

MacGruber

Date Night

Iron Man 2

How To Train Your Dragon

The Back-Up Plan

Kickass

Clash of the Titans

Remember Me

Alice In Wonderland 3D

Leap Year

The Wolfman

The Crazies

Antichrist

The Road (2)

Lovely Bones

The Book of Eli

Avatar (3)

Daybreakers

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassu

2010 reads

So, I made it to 139. Just a few short of my goal of 150 and not too shabby a total if I do say so myself. I will keep a sidebar item for my reading this year but don't believe I will be participating in a formal challenge. I enjoy noting what I've read but it gets to be too much like work at some point. Once again, I have to whine about how much I want to get back to blogging. I could say that I'm just too busy, but I don't really believe that Challenge Majong on Facebook counts as "busy" and I like to lie to myself least of all. I've made some good memories and done some serious landscaping throughout the country of my skull with this list. Here's hoping this year is just as good and happy reading I wish to you all as well. I like to imagine a legion of patient fans waiting for my next post. Don't disabuse me of that notion, it's one of my dearest....

139. Dangerous Pleasures by Bertrice Small

138. Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb

137. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb

136. The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder

135. Wine, Tarts, and Sex by Susan Johnson

134. She's Got the Beat by Nancy Krulik

133. Mythical Beasts of Japan: From Evil Creatures to Sacred Beings by Koichi Yumoto, Akiko Taki, and Hiroyuki Kano

132. Sudden Pleasures by Bertrice Small

131. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb

130. Under the Bright Lights by Daniel Woodrell

129. Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses by Cathy Hopkins

128. The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant

127. Ceremony in Death by J. D. Robb

126. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

125. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb

124. Kwaidan: Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn

123. Entwined by Elisabeth Naughton

122. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror by Bernard Lewis

121. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb

120. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb

119. Forbidden Pleasures by Beatrice Small

118. The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers by Josh Kilmer-Purcell

117. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb

116. Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins

115. Poems Bewitched and Haunted selected and edited by John Hollander

114. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okarafor

113. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen

112. Private Pleasures by Beatrice Small

111. Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

110. The Curse Workers: The White Cat by Holly Black

109. The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan

108. Abhorsen by Garth Nix

107. Genesis by Bernard Beckett

106. Winter Kissed by Michele Hauf and Vivi Anna

105. Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix

104. What is Man? by Mark Twain

103. Shadow Fall by Erin Kellison

102. Vampirates: Empire of Night by Justin Somper

101. How Did You Get This Number? by Sloane Crosley

100. Sabriel by Garth Nix

99. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

98. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

97. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

96. A Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn

95. Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart

94. Vampirates: Black Heart by Justin Somper

93. Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison

92. Dracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker by Syrie James

91. Vampirates: Blood Captain by Justin Somper

90. Marked by Elizabeth Naughton

89. No Doors, No Windows by Joe Schreiber

88. Leaving Unknown by Kerry Reichs

87. Vampirates: Tide of Terror by Justin Somper

86. All Tied Up by Cathryn Fox

85. Dragon America by Mike Resnick

84. Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers

83. Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell

82. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

81. Divorced, Desperate, and Delicious by Christie Craig

80. Weddings Can Be Murder by Christie Craig

79. Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper

78. Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery edited by Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan

77. Beastly by Alex Flinn

76. Extras by Scott Westerfeld

75. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik

74. Specials by Scott Westerfeld

73. Stay by Allie Larkin

72. Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allen

71. Her Hero in Hiding by Rachael Lee

70. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik

69. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

68. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik

67. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

66. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik

65. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

64. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

63. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti

62. God Is In the Pancakes by Robin Epstein

61. The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography by Selina Hastings

60. Identical by Ellen Hopkins

59. Glass by Ellen Hopkins

58. The Vanishing by Tim Krabbe

57. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

56. Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock

55. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller

54. Willow by Julie Hoban

53. The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry

52. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

51. Dog Blood by David Moody

50. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larrson

49. Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis

48. Troubles by J.G. Farrell

47. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

46. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

45. The Golden Globe by John Varley

44. Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

43. The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow

42. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

41. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

40. Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

39. Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals by Robert Sapolsky

38. Claiming Ground: A Memoir by Laura Bell

37. The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

36. The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott

35. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran

34. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

33. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

32. The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan

31. The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

30: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert

29. The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds

28. Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

27. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

26. Impact by Douglas Preston

25. Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party by Max Blumenthal

24. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

23. City of Thieves by David Benioff

22. The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Tahir Shah

21. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

20. The Silver Skull by Mark Chadbourn

19. Altar of Eden by James Rollins

18. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

17. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

16. Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

15. Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy

14. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

13. Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

12. The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose

11. Once a Spy by Keith Thomson

10. Four Short Stories: A Great Storyteller at his Best with drawings by Henri Matisse by W. Somerset Maugham

9. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

8. Believe Me by Nina Killham

7. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

6. Tattoo Machine: Tall Tales, True Stories, and My Life in Ink by Jeff Johnson

5. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

4. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

3. The Hours by Michael Cunningham

2. 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke

1. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger