Saturday, January 15, 2011

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!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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