I wish I could write entries like this.
In other news, it's become a recent pastime of ours to play MASH when we're bored, or in the car, or being retarded...so pretty much all the time...anyway. We've regressed to the second grade and are playing again. My roomie taught B1 and I how to do it with a deck of cards (it's slightly more painful, yet infinitely more hilarious). My turn came about, and I chose four guys from Hollywood: Michael J Fox, Simon Baker, Kenneth Branagh, and Johnny Depp. Frankly, the results were hilarious - and now I'm formulating a story to go with them
Hey - I gotta write something while my standbys are lost.
平和
Remus
29.1.09
25.1.09
Argh
So, you know that whole house thing I had going? And then it went bye-bye and life was good again?
Yeah, that.
Perchance that perturbed spirit rests not.
I'm so over it hanging around. It's not truly bothering me like it was before, but the fact that it's so omnipresent right now is starting to wear.
Anyway, I saw Hamlet last night. I died kind of a lot on the inside. In a good way. That show introduced me to the Bard, and is tied for first place (with Othello) for my favourite play (it just depends on my mood and the day). I thought it was beautiful, and for those two and a half hours, life could not have been better.
I have reading I need to do. So I should probably go do that.
平和
Remus
Yeah, that.
Perchance that perturbed spirit rests not.
I'm so over it hanging around. It's not truly bothering me like it was before, but the fact that it's so omnipresent right now is starting to wear.
Anyway, I saw Hamlet last night. I died kind of a lot on the inside. In a good way. That show introduced me to the Bard, and is tied for first place (with Othello) for my favourite play (it just depends on my mood and the day). I thought it was beautiful, and for those two and a half hours, life could not have been better.
I have reading I need to do. So I should probably go do that.
平和
Remus
22.1.09
Nothing
Having finished with the computer, I clicked the Start button with the intention of logging off. However, as the cursor hung over "Log Off," I felt a pull to begin typing - something - anything -
With little consent from my conscious mind, I pulled up the Notepad function and let the words flow through my mind.
Gaby...the kitchen...the hallway...no...
Bryen...the train...the office...no...
Bryen...the shadows...the cell...no...
...nothing...
So here I sit, wishing desperately to write, allowing the unusually minor panic attack to take me over, envelope me...and yet...
...nothing...
~~~
I threw this together earlier this afternoon 'cause, frankly, it really happened. Then I slapped it up here 'cause, hey, it's kinda sorta interesting.
Well, that, and I'm a closeted attention whore.
With little consent from my conscious mind, I pulled up the Notepad function and let the words flow through my mind.
Gaby...the kitchen...the hallway...no...
Bryen...the train...the office...no...
Bryen...the shadows...the cell...no...
...nothing...
So here I sit, wishing desperately to write, allowing the unusually minor panic attack to take me over, envelope me...and yet...
...nothing...
~~~
I threw this together earlier this afternoon 'cause, frankly, it really happened. Then I slapped it up here 'cause, hey, it's kinda sorta interesting.
Well, that, and I'm a closeted attention whore.
21.1.09
Disjointed Thoughts (Because There Aren't Enough of Those Here Already)
My computer is, for all intents and purposes, dead. That means every story update since...oh...I bought it a year and a half ago. That's a lot of stuff. It's really starting to bum me out. Part of me is optimistic and says it'll be no problem for them to just start it up...but my rational bit says that's not likely - they'd have to wipe it to even get it to come up. I dunno. I hope, but I don't.
I'm really going to attempt to do well this semester. I know I can do it...I just have to prove it to the world. Aye...there's the rub. Damn rub.
Something not depressing...petty drama aside, I've missed being here. I know I've said otherwise in plenty of ways and places, but I truly miss it. I don't know what 'it' is, but even when I get that down time over break, a little Benedict Arnold part of me doesn't know what to do without it.
That moment there...that was confusing. Where I live on campus...is kinda convoluted. It's the foreign language unit, and up until recently it was just French, German, and Spanish. Well, now the incredibly loud (I can say that - I'm in it) Japanese contingency has invaded, and we're in the bottom floor of the German wing. I just call it the Axis House, but there it is. At any rate, some of the German kids decided they didn't much fancy us taking over (just because they can't admit we're cooler than they are...) and said as much on the maintenance log. Once - ok, you're dumb, we can laugh. Twice - wow, you are retarded. Thrice - we can play games too, so quit 'harassing' us. It was absurd. Rumour, at one point, had it it was one specific person, and that said person strongly disliked us for ridiculous reasons, and said person has given us no reason to think otherwise. Well, just now, said person came through, saw me sitting here, and not only acknowledged me, but waved. To me, this is out of character. I thought he didn't like us. Maybe it's not us as individuals, but as a collective idiot...?
At this exact moment (it's subject to change) I'm not bothered by the whole single thing. To a certain extent, I reckon I'm relishing it. I'm not sure why, but it's not phasing me right now.
Why did the inaugeration of the nation's first black president almost move me to tears? I'm a white woman too young to remember segregation...B1 believes it's because America's now on the route to change...I don't know. Could be that...but...I'm not sold...anyway...
I need a job.
And if I expect to pwn this semester, I need to start out on top of things, if not ahead...(read: I'm peacin' out, I have four chapters to read for tomorrow >.<)
And so, dear reader, I bid you Adieu, and I'll work on something to throw up here that I've already promised...or maybe I won't. Heh. I love having complete control over this thing.
Je te souhaite du paix (yes, I know that's not right.)
平和
peace
Remus
I'm really going to attempt to do well this semester. I know I can do it...I just have to prove it to the world. Aye...there's the rub. Damn rub.
Something not depressing...petty drama aside, I've missed being here. I know I've said otherwise in plenty of ways and places, but I truly miss it. I don't know what 'it' is, but even when I get that down time over break, a little Benedict Arnold part of me doesn't know what to do without it.
That moment there...that was confusing. Where I live on campus...is kinda convoluted. It's the foreign language unit, and up until recently it was just French, German, and Spanish. Well, now the incredibly loud (I can say that - I'm in it) Japanese contingency has invaded, and we're in the bottom floor of the German wing. I just call it the Axis House, but there it is. At any rate, some of the German kids decided they didn't much fancy us taking over (just because they can't admit we're cooler than they are...) and said as much on the maintenance log. Once - ok, you're dumb, we can laugh. Twice - wow, you are retarded. Thrice - we can play games too, so quit 'harassing' us. It was absurd. Rumour, at one point, had it it was one specific person, and that said person strongly disliked us for ridiculous reasons, and said person has given us no reason to think otherwise. Well, just now, said person came through, saw me sitting here, and not only acknowledged me, but waved. To me, this is out of character. I thought he didn't like us. Maybe it's not us as individuals, but as a collective idiot...?
At this exact moment (it's subject to change) I'm not bothered by the whole single thing. To a certain extent, I reckon I'm relishing it. I'm not sure why, but it's not phasing me right now.
Why did the inaugeration of the nation's first black president almost move me to tears? I'm a white woman too young to remember segregation...B1 believes it's because America's now on the route to change...I don't know. Could be that...but...I'm not sold...anyway...
I need a job.
And if I expect to pwn this semester, I need to start out on top of things, if not ahead...(read: I'm peacin' out, I have four chapters to read for tomorrow >.<)
And so, dear reader, I bid you Adieu, and I'll work on something to throw up here that I've already promised...or maybe I won't. Heh. I love having complete control over this thing.
Je te souhaite du paix (yes, I know that's not right.)
平和
peace
Remus
13.1.09
Another Week, Another Bleedin' Meme
Sorry, but I'm bored and I can't quite decide how I feel about a couple things. So deal.
Relationship Status Cingular.
Parents still together You're funny.
Siblings Half a one.
Pets Two cats.
FAVORITES
Color Um, probably...greyish hues.
Number Currently twenty-four.
Animal Domestic? Cat. Wild? Same at the mo'. (So...why didn't I just say cat...)
Book Oh man...um...Bag of Bones I guess.
Flower Never thought of it, really.
DO YOU
Have tattoos? All in good time.
Cheat on tests? Nope.
Like roller coasters? I believe the term is "understatement".
Wish you could live somewhere else? Oh yeah. South Dakota, Chicago, southern France, Hokkaido...
Like cleaning? You really are hilarious, aren't you?
Own a cell phone? Si.
CURRENT
Current hair Normal brown, long in the front and short in the back. Pain in the ass, really.
currently playing Nothing.
Last movie you saw In theaters - Twilight. At home - Pirates of the Caribbean.
last thing you ate Sammich.
Believe there is life on other planets? If there isn't now, there was at some point.
Hate yourself? I couldn't tell you the last time I said that. (...that's a good thing.)
Collect anything? Everything. Notebooks, pens, jewelry...it's ridiculous.
Like your handwriting? Today, yes. Otherdays, not so much.
LOVE…
First crush I don't think I've ever had just one crush.
you believe in love at first sight? It's possible.
you believe in "the one?" Why not?
ARE YOU
Sarcastic I would never.
shy Not like I once was.
Talkative Not really.
Simple or complicated? Decently complicated.
WOULD YOU RATHER…
Pierce your nose or belly button? Nose.
Be serious or funny? Both.
ABOUT YOU..
What time is it Guh. Only twelve-thirty.
Name Do I ever give my name? Call me [Ishmael] Remus.
WHAT DO YOU WANT…
Where do you want to live Anywhere.
How many kids do you want One or two.
What kind of job do you want Teaching...Sayonara, D-town.
Do you want to get married Eventually, I guess.
UNIQUE..
Are you double jointed Nope.
Can you raise one eyebrow Yeah.
Can you cross your eyes Si.
Do you make your bed daily Regular riot.
CLOTHES, ETC…
Which shoe goes on first Depends on how I put it on.
Ever thrown one at someone Actually yeah, loads of times.
How Much money do you carry in your wallet A) Not posting that online, though B) it's not enough to tempt anyone to jump me.
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU…
Bought something Bought nothing.
Gotten sick Nope.
Sang If I did it was something dumb and nonsensical.
Felt stupid I can tell you confidently...yes.
Missed someone Not really.
Gotten drunk Nope.
Gotten high I don't do that shit, man.
Danced crazy Whenever I'm alone, dude.
Gotten your hair cut No, but I thought about trimming it.
Watched cartoons I don't think so, no.
Lied to someone Probably.
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON THAT…
Slept in your bed Me.
Saw you cry My mom.
Saw a movie with you Charlotte-chan and Kristen.
HAVE YOU EVER…
Been to California No.
Been to Europe I wish.
Wished you were the opposite sex Once a month, usually...and when it occurs to me that the best roles in theatre are written for men.
HONESTLY…
Honestly, what color is your underwear? Umm...splotchy purple?
Honestly, whats on your mind right now? A lot. Friends, school, skirts...
Honestly, what are you doing right now? This.
Honestly, do you think you are attractive? When I actually put forth effort, I can be convinced pretty easily.
Honestly, have you done something bad Today? No.
Honestly, do you watch disney channel? Depends what's on.
Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? I don't think so.
Honestly, what makes you happy most of the time? Being able to be me.
Honestly, do you bite your nails? *chews and spits* No.
Honestly, what is your mood right now? Bored, and a wee bit down. I should YouTube summat.
Honestly, who do you want to see at this very moment? I can think of no one.
Honestly, do you have a deep dark secret? Don't think so.
Honestly, do you hate someone right now? Hate is a strong word. No.
Honestly, do you like someone? Constantly. Yes, I do.
Honestly, does anyone like you? To the best of my knowledge, no.
EVERYONE’S CONFESSIONS
[X] I still watch cartoons on Saturdays.
[X] I eat Froot Loops.
[ ] I go trick or treating.
[ ] I’ve taken a bubble bath in the last month.
[ ] I have water balloon fights with my friends
[X] I still believe in Santa
[X] Mommy’s still the coolest person ever
[X] sleep till noon.
[ ] I still pass out little Valentines day cards on Valentines Day.
[] The boy/girl that sits next to me is cute.
[X] I still drink apple juice.
[X] There are monsters in my closet.
[ ] I can’t sleep with the lights off
[X] I can’t sleep with the lights on.
[ ] I still like piggy back rides
[duh.] Boys/girls still have cooties.
A - AVAILABLE Perpetually.
B - BEST FRIEND Charlotte-chan.
C- Cute Kittens.
D - DADS NAME ...you mean it's not "dad"?
E - LAST PERSON OF OPPOSITE SEX YOU TALKED TO Oh man, uh...CoffeeBrother, probably.
F - FAVORITE BAND/ARTIST My Chemical Romance (surprise surprise), Billy Joel.
G - GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS Bears by a long shot.
H - HOMETOWN This one right here.
I - INSTRUMENT Piano.
K - KIDS Eh.
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE To South D. Pain in the ass.
M - MILK FLAVOR Plain.
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS Harf.
O - ONE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF I...can...write...fairly decently?
Q - FAVORITE QUOTE "Take what you can -" " -give nothin' back."
R - REASON TO SMILE It may not be all that great now, but it's getting better all the time.
S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD Frankly, I dunno.
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP Ruddy seven.
U - UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME Well if I said it here it wouldn't be unknown, now, would it.
W - WORST HABITS Oh, plenty.
Everyone has their firsts…
First real best friend Vanoo.
First Cellphone The one I have now.
First pet Shamus.
First piercing/tattoo Ears.
First flight So far, never.
Everyone has their lasts…
Last person you hugged My mom probably.
Last time you cried Sunday.
Last thing you touched The keyboard...?
Last time at the mall Before break, I reckon.
Last person you saw Mom.
Last thing you drank Water.
Last time you have been truly happy Truly, madly, deeply? Dunno. But I've been pretty good the last few days.
Oh man that was exhausting. I took like three breaks. I can only take so much meme.
I'm gonna go do something else for a while.
peace
Remus
Relationship Status Cingular.
Parents still together You're funny.
Siblings Half a one.
Pets Two cats.
FAVORITES
Color Um, probably...greyish hues.
Number Currently twenty-four.
Animal Domestic? Cat. Wild? Same at the mo'. (So...why didn't I just say cat...)
Book Oh man...um...Bag of Bones I guess.
Flower Never thought of it, really.
DO YOU
Have tattoos? All in good time.
Cheat on tests? Nope.
Like roller coasters? I believe the term is "understatement".
Wish you could live somewhere else? Oh yeah. South Dakota, Chicago, southern France, Hokkaido...
Like cleaning? You really are hilarious, aren't you?
Own a cell phone? Si.
CURRENT
Current hair Normal brown, long in the front and short in the back. Pain in the ass, really.
currently playing Nothing.
Last movie you saw In theaters - Twilight. At home - Pirates of the Caribbean.
last thing you ate Sammich.
Believe there is life on other planets? If there isn't now, there was at some point.
Hate yourself? I couldn't tell you the last time I said that. (...that's a good thing.)
Collect anything? Everything. Notebooks, pens, jewelry...it's ridiculous.
Like your handwriting? Today, yes. Otherdays, not so much.
LOVE…
First crush I don't think I've ever had just one crush.
you believe in love at first sight? It's possible.
you believe in "the one?" Why not?
ARE YOU
Sarcastic I would never.
shy Not like I once was.
Talkative Not really.
Simple or complicated? Decently complicated.
WOULD YOU RATHER…
Pierce your nose or belly button? Nose.
Be serious or funny? Both.
ABOUT YOU..
What time is it Guh. Only twelve-thirty.
Name Do I ever give my name? Call me [Ishmael] Remus.
WHAT DO YOU WANT…
Where do you want to live Anywhere.
How many kids do you want One or two.
What kind of job do you want Teaching...Sayonara, D-town.
Do you want to get married Eventually, I guess.
UNIQUE..
Are you double jointed Nope.
Can you raise one eyebrow Yeah.
Can you cross your eyes Si.
Do you make your bed daily Regular riot.
CLOTHES, ETC…
Which shoe goes on first Depends on how I put it on.
Ever thrown one at someone Actually yeah, loads of times.
How Much money do you carry in your wallet A) Not posting that online, though B) it's not enough to tempt anyone to jump me.
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU…
Bought something Bought nothing.
Gotten sick Nope.
Sang If I did it was something dumb and nonsensical.
Felt stupid I can tell you confidently...yes.
Missed someone Not really.
Gotten drunk Nope.
Gotten high I don't do that shit, man.
Danced crazy Whenever I'm alone, dude.
Gotten your hair cut No, but I thought about trimming it.
Watched cartoons I don't think so, no.
Lied to someone Probably.
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON THAT…
Slept in your bed Me.
Saw you cry My mom.
Saw a movie with you Charlotte-chan and Kristen.
HAVE YOU EVER…
Been to California No.
Been to Europe I wish.
Wished you were the opposite sex Once a month, usually...and when it occurs to me that the best roles in theatre are written for men.
HONESTLY…
Honestly, what color is your underwear? Umm...splotchy purple?
Honestly, whats on your mind right now? A lot. Friends, school, skirts...
Honestly, what are you doing right now? This.
Honestly, do you think you are attractive? When I actually put forth effort, I can be convinced pretty easily.
Honestly, have you done something bad Today? No.
Honestly, do you watch disney channel? Depends what's on.
Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? I don't think so.
Honestly, what makes you happy most of the time? Being able to be me.
Honestly, do you bite your nails? *chews and spits* No.
Honestly, what is your mood right now? Bored, and a wee bit down. I should YouTube summat.
Honestly, who do you want to see at this very moment? I can think of no one.
Honestly, do you have a deep dark secret? Don't think so.
Honestly, do you hate someone right now? Hate is a strong word. No.
Honestly, do you like someone? Constantly. Yes, I do.
Honestly, does anyone like you? To the best of my knowledge, no.
EVERYONE’S CONFESSIONS
[X] I still watch cartoons on Saturdays.
[X] I eat Froot Loops.
[ ] I go trick or treating.
[ ] I’ve taken a bubble bath in the last month.
[ ] I have water balloon fights with my friends
[X] I still believe in Santa
[X] Mommy’s still the coolest person ever
[X] sleep till noon.
[ ] I still pass out little Valentines day cards on Valentines Day.
[] The boy/girl that sits next to me is cute.
[X] I still drink apple juice.
[X] There are monsters in my closet.
[ ] I can’t sleep with the lights off
[X] I can’t sleep with the lights on.
[ ] I still like piggy back rides
[duh.] Boys/girls still have cooties.
A - AVAILABLE Perpetually.
B - BEST FRIEND Charlotte-chan.
C- Cute Kittens.
D - DADS NAME ...you mean it's not "dad"?
E - LAST PERSON OF OPPOSITE SEX YOU TALKED TO Oh man, uh...CoffeeBrother, probably.
F - FAVORITE BAND/ARTIST My Chemical Romance (surprise surprise), Billy Joel.
G - GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS Bears by a long shot.
H - HOMETOWN This one right here.
I - INSTRUMENT Piano.
K - KIDS Eh.
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE To South D. Pain in the ass.
M - MILK FLAVOR Plain.
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS Harf.
O - ONE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF I...can...write...fairly decently?
Q - FAVORITE QUOTE "Take what you can -" " -give nothin' back."
R - REASON TO SMILE It may not be all that great now, but it's getting better all the time.
S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD Frankly, I dunno.
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP Ruddy seven.
U - UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME Well if I said it here it wouldn't be unknown, now, would it.
W - WORST HABITS Oh, plenty.
Everyone has their firsts…
First real best friend Vanoo.
First Cellphone The one I have now.
First pet Shamus.
First piercing/tattoo Ears.
First flight So far, never.
Everyone has their lasts…
Last person you hugged My mom probably.
Last time you cried Sunday.
Last thing you touched The keyboard...?
Last time at the mall Before break, I reckon.
Last person you saw Mom.
Last thing you drank Water.
Last time you have been truly happy Truly, madly, deeply? Dunno. But I've been pretty good the last few days.
Oh man that was exhausting. I took like three breaks. I can only take so much meme.
I'm gonna go do something else for a while.
peace
Remus
6.1.09
A Day of Absolutely Worthless and Time-Wasting Memes
But hey, we love them anyway.
Hokay, so basically, we have two memes thus far (and I promise you, it's early). This first one I stole from a new haunt of mine, Christians and Writers and Queers, Oh My! and the second I ganked from good ol' Coffeepastor. Big surprise there. Both are moderately entertaining, the first in a pathetic way (a lover of books has read so seemingly few), the second in an absurd way (a few deep thoughts here and there seem to be taken off their pedestals by the first lines...). Anyway. Enjoy and take part, should the spirit move you.
What we have below is a list of the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing users. Bold the ones you've read, underline the ones you read for school, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish. (I'm also asterisking the ones I'd like to read at some point.)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Anna Karenina
Catch-22*
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Wuthering Heights*
The Silmarillion
Life of Pi : a novel*
The Name of the Rose
Don Quixote*
Moby Dick
Ulysses
Madame Bovary
The Odyssey
Pride and Prejudice*
Jane Eyre
The Tale of Two Cities*
The Brothers Karamazov
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies*
War and Peace
Vanity Fair
The Time Traveler’s Wife
The Iliad
Emma
The Blind Assassin
The Kite Runner
Mrs. Dalloway
Great Expectations
American Gods
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Atlas Shrugged
Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
Memoirs of a Geisha*
Middlesex*
Quicksilver
Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West
The Canterbury Tales (twice. fail.)
The Historian : a novel
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Love in the Time of Cholera*
Brave New World*
The Fountainhead
Foucault’s Pendulum*
Middlemarch
Frankenstein (love in a book.)
The Count of Monte Cristo*
Dracula*
A Clockwork Orange*
Anansi Boys
The Once and Future King
The Grapes of Wrath
The Poisonwood Bible : a novel
1984
Angels & Demons
The Inferno (and Purgatory and Paradise)
The Satanic Verses
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mansfield Park
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest*
To the Lighthouse
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Oliver Twist*
Gulliver’s Travels
Les Miserables*
The Corrections
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*
Dune
The Prince*
The Sound and the Fury
Angela’s Ashes : a memoir
The God of Small Things
A People’s History of the United States : 1492-present*
Cryptonomicon
Neverwhere
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Dubliners
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Beloved
Slaughterhouse-five
The Scarlet Letter*
Eats, Shoots & Leaves*
The Mists of Avalon
Oryx and Crake : a novel
Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed
Cloud Atlas
The Confusion
Lolita
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
The Catcher in the Rye
On the Road
The Hunchback of Notre Dame*
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : an inquiry into values
The Aeneid
Watership Down
Gravity’s Rainbow
The Hobbit
In Cold Blood
White Teeth
Treasure Island (i think, anyway, i can't remember.)
David Copperfield*
The Three Musketeers*
And now, Meme #2. (Not to be confused with Mambo #5.)
For this all you do is go through your archive, pulling out the first line of the first entry every month. I had to fudge a few, either because it was a playlist or the fragment didn't add anything special (with some tweaks, this could be pretty hilarious).
So my other blog is basically going under.
Yeah. I think I was drunk too.
Moving is a bitch.
I gotted my schedule.
This is the second time today I've had the urge to update this silly thing, so I figured I should.
Seems a downright shame how short life can be, and how unexpected the end often is.
Heh.
So maybe I like this guy more than I give myself credit for.
The reading can wait, says I.
There are so many things I want to tell you...but I can't.
Yup.
Change is good.
So, uh...there it is.
If I run across any more random things I'll add 'em on.
Hokay, so basically, we have two memes thus far (and I promise you, it's early). This first one I stole from a new haunt of mine, Christians and Writers and Queers, Oh My! and the second I ganked from good ol' Coffeepastor. Big surprise there. Both are moderately entertaining, the first in a pathetic way (a lover of books has read so seemingly few), the second in an absurd way (a few deep thoughts here and there seem to be taken off their pedestals by the first lines...). Anyway. Enjoy and take part, should the spirit move you.
What we have below is a list of the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing users. Bold the ones you've read, underline the ones you read for school, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish. (I'm also asterisking the ones I'd like to read at some point.)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Anna Karenina
Catch-22*
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Wuthering Heights*
The Silmarillion
Life of Pi : a novel*
The Name of the Rose
Don Quixote*
Moby Dick
Ulysses
Madame Bovary
The Odyssey
Pride and Prejudice*
Jane Eyre
The Tale of Two Cities*
The Brothers Karamazov
Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies*
War and Peace
Vanity Fair
The Time Traveler’s Wife
The Iliad
Emma
The Blind Assassin
The Kite Runner
Mrs. Dalloway
Great Expectations
American Gods
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Atlas Shrugged
Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
Memoirs of a Geisha*
Middlesex*
Quicksilver
Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West
The Canterbury Tales (twice. fail.)
The Historian : a novel
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Love in the Time of Cholera*
Brave New World*
The Fountainhead
Foucault’s Pendulum*
Middlemarch
Frankenstein (love in a book.)
The Count of Monte Cristo*
Dracula*
A Clockwork Orange*
Anansi Boys
The Once and Future King
The Grapes of Wrath
The Poisonwood Bible : a novel
1984
Angels & Demons
The Inferno (and Purgatory and Paradise)
The Satanic Verses
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mansfield Park
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest*
To the Lighthouse
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Oliver Twist*
Gulliver’s Travels
Les Miserables*
The Corrections
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*
Dune
The Prince*
The Sound and the Fury
Angela’s Ashes : a memoir
The God of Small Things
A People’s History of the United States : 1492-present*
Cryptonomicon
Neverwhere
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Dubliners
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Beloved
Slaughterhouse-five
The Scarlet Letter*
Eats, Shoots & Leaves*
The Mists of Avalon
Oryx and Crake : a novel
Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed
Cloud Atlas
The Confusion
Lolita
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
The Catcher in the Rye
On the Road
The Hunchback of Notre Dame*
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : an inquiry into values
The Aeneid
Watership Down
Gravity’s Rainbow
The Hobbit
In Cold Blood
White Teeth
Treasure Island (i think, anyway, i can't remember.)
David Copperfield*
The Three Musketeers*
And now, Meme #2. (Not to be confused with Mambo #5.)
For this all you do is go through your archive, pulling out the first line of the first entry every month. I had to fudge a few, either because it was a playlist or the fragment didn't add anything special (with some tweaks, this could be pretty hilarious).
So my other blog is basically going under.
Yeah. I think I was drunk too.
Moving is a bitch.
I gotted my schedule.
This is the second time today I've had the urge to update this silly thing, so I figured I should.
Seems a downright shame how short life can be, and how unexpected the end often is.
Heh.
So maybe I like this guy more than I give myself credit for.
The reading can wait, says I.
There are so many things I want to tell you...but I can't.
Yup.
Change is good.
So, uh...there it is.
If I run across any more random things I'll add 'em on.
1.1.09
Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
Although who knows when "soon" will end up being. Maybe never. [cue: dramatic music]
A Day in the Mind of Remuck.
The events will be made up but the thoughts won't be. That's right, the points are about as useful as a glass eye. [cue: audience groan]
Dunno when it'll actually get written, so don't hold your breath or you'll likely die before you see it.
So yeah.
Bonne Année and あけまして おめでとう。
A Day in the Mind of Remuck.
The events will be made up but the thoughts won't be. That's right, the points are about as useful as a glass eye. [cue: audience groan]
Dunno when it'll actually get written, so don't hold your breath or you'll likely die before you see it.
So yeah.
Bonne Année and あけまして おめでとう。
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