¡Próspero año nuevo!
Happy newyear everbody! I hope 2006 will be a happy & healthy year for all of you.
I had quite a good time last night. I went to my sister's and had a very good dinner there, after which we played Elfenland and waited till it was 12 o'clock. I have to say that I don't like New Year's Eve at all - I think it's silly to stay up even when you're dead tired only to be able to wish people a happy new year at 12. Besides that, I absolutely loathe fireworks & I have the deepest disdain for those annoying boys with scooters who make a mess of the entire street with their noisy, smelly, illegal fireworks. But I survived and that's what matters.
Before I forget, my book & movie challenge list of 2005. I still think it's funny that I read more books than watched movies, heh.
Books
JANUARI
01. Peter Carey - True History of the Kelly Gang
02. JM Coetzee - Disgrace
03. Ronald Giphart - Ik omhels je met duizend armen
04. Ira Levin - A Kiss Before Dying (Dutch version)
05. Stephen King - Hearts in Atlantis (Dutch version)
06. Joanne Harris - Chocolat
FEBRUARI
07. Heleen van Royen - Godin van de Jacht
08. Ronald Giphart - Gala
09. Sarah Waters - Fingersmith
10. Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code
11. Wim Daniëls - Giphtaal
MAART
12. Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha
13. Patricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr Ripley
14. William Sutcliffe - Are you experienced? (Dutch version)
15. Ira Levin - Sliver (Dutch version’
16. Anne Rice - Merrick
17. Helen Fielding - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
18. James Baldwin - Giovanni's Room
APRIL
19. Jamie O'Neill - At Swim, Two Boys
20. Virginia Woolf - Orlando
21. Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason - The Rule of Four
22. Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare
23. Ronald Giphart - Troost
24. Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
25. Katarina von Bredow - Ik en mijn broer
MEI
26. Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
27. Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
JUNI
28. Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights
29. Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
JULI
30. Stephen King - Different Seasons
31. Alan Hollinghurst - The Spell (Dutch version)
32. E.M. Forster - Maurice
33. Michael Cunningham - A Home at the End of the World
34. David Leavitt - The Pageturner
35. Jim Grimsley - Dream Boy (Dutch version)
36. Anne Rice - Pandora
37. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
AUGUSTUS
38. Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - Good Omens
39. Philippe Besson - En l'absence des hommes (Dutch version)
40. Stephen King - The Gunslinger (Dutch version)
41. Nina Killham - How To Cook A Tart (Dutch version)
42. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
43. Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (Dutch version)
44. Stephen King - The Drawing of the Three (Dutch version)
SEPTEMBER
45. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
46. William Sutcliffe - New Boy (Dutch version)
47. Ronald Giphart - Giph
48. Tom Stoppard - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
49. Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
50. C.S. Lewis - Alice in Wonderland
51. Michael Gerber - Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel
OKTOBER
52. Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
NOVEMBER
53. Annie M.G. Schmidt - Abeltje
54. Stephen King - The Colorado Kid (Dutch version)
55. Dan Brown - Digital Fortress
56. Douglas Adams - Life, the Universe and Everything
57. Dan Brown - Angels and Demons
DECEMBER
58. Helen Fielding - Cause Celeb
59. Douglas Adams - So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish
60. C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
61. Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
62. Vladimir Mabokov - Lolita
Movies
JANUARI
01. Hollywood Homicide
02. National Treasure
03. Mr Jones
04. The Aviator
05. Spiderman
FEBRUARI
06. Romeo is Bleeding
07. Closer
08. Lost in Translation
09. Goodbye Lenin!
10. Don's Plum
11. Yossie and Jagger
12. GoldenEye
MAART
13. The Object of my Affection
14. La Mala Educación
15. Maurice
16. Gattaca
17. The Notebook
18. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
19. The Butterfly Effect
20. About a Boy
APRIL
21. In & Out
22. Jerry Maguire
23. The Unsaid
24. Hitch
25. Alfie
26. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
27. The Interpreter
MEI
28. Kingdom of Heaven
29. Darkness
30. Runaway Jury
31. The Woodsman
32. Criminal
JUNI
33. 13 going on 30
34. Dirty Dancing 2
35. Madagascar
36. Batman Begins
37. All Over The Guy
JULI
38. Murder on 1600
AUGUSTUS
39. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
40. The Island
41. Girl with a Pearl Earring
42. Big Fish
SEPTEMBER
43. Velvet Goldmine
44. Mr and Mrs Smith
45. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
46. Intolerable Cruelty
OKTOBER
47. The Deep End of the Ocean
48. The Legend of Zorro
NOVEMBER
49. The Aristocats
50. Tango
51. Chigaco
DECEMBER
52. Fame
53. Diarios de Motocicleta
Of course I'm going to participate this year as well - see if I can beat myself this year. Probably not.
Oh, and Emma, I received your card yesterday - thank you!
I had quite a good time last night. I went to my sister's and had a very good dinner there, after which we played Elfenland and waited till it was 12 o'clock. I have to say that I don't like New Year's Eve at all - I think it's silly to stay up even when you're dead tired only to be able to wish people a happy new year at 12. Besides that, I absolutely loathe fireworks & I have the deepest disdain for those annoying boys with scooters who make a mess of the entire street with their noisy, smelly, illegal fireworks. But I survived and that's what matters.
Before I forget, my book & movie challenge list of 2005. I still think it's funny that I read more books than watched movies, heh.
Books
JANUARI
01. Peter Carey - True History of the Kelly Gang
02. JM Coetzee - Disgrace
03. Ronald Giphart - Ik omhels je met duizend armen
04. Ira Levin - A Kiss Before Dying (Dutch version)
05. Stephen King - Hearts in Atlantis (Dutch version)
06. Joanne Harris - Chocolat
FEBRUARI
07. Heleen van Royen - Godin van de Jacht
08. Ronald Giphart - Gala
09. Sarah Waters - Fingersmith
10. Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code
11. Wim Daniëls - Giphtaal
MAART
12. Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha
13. Patricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr Ripley
14. William Sutcliffe - Are you experienced? (Dutch version)
15. Ira Levin - Sliver (Dutch version’
16. Anne Rice - Merrick
17. Helen Fielding - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
18. James Baldwin - Giovanni's Room
APRIL
19. Jamie O'Neill - At Swim, Two Boys
20. Virginia Woolf - Orlando
21. Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason - The Rule of Four
22. Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare
23. Ronald Giphart - Troost
24. Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
25. Katarina von Bredow - Ik en mijn broer
MEI
26. Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
27. Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
JUNI
28. Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights
29. Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
JULI
30. Stephen King - Different Seasons
31. Alan Hollinghurst - The Spell (Dutch version)
32. E.M. Forster - Maurice
33. Michael Cunningham - A Home at the End of the World
34. David Leavitt - The Pageturner
35. Jim Grimsley - Dream Boy (Dutch version)
36. Anne Rice - Pandora
37. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
AUGUSTUS
38. Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - Good Omens
39. Philippe Besson - En l'absence des hommes (Dutch version)
40. Stephen King - The Gunslinger (Dutch version)
41. Nina Killham - How To Cook A Tart (Dutch version)
42. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
43. Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (Dutch version)
44. Stephen King - The Drawing of the Three (Dutch version)
SEPTEMBER
45. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
46. William Sutcliffe - New Boy (Dutch version)
47. Ronald Giphart - Giph
48. Tom Stoppard - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
49. Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
50. C.S. Lewis - Alice in Wonderland
51. Michael Gerber - Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel
OKTOBER
52. Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
NOVEMBER
53. Annie M.G. Schmidt - Abeltje
54. Stephen King - The Colorado Kid (Dutch version)
55. Dan Brown - Digital Fortress
56. Douglas Adams - Life, the Universe and Everything
57. Dan Brown - Angels and Demons
DECEMBER
58. Helen Fielding - Cause Celeb
59. Douglas Adams - So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish
60. C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
61. Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
62. Vladimir Mabokov - Lolita
Movies
JANUARI
01. Hollywood Homicide
02. National Treasure
03. Mr Jones
04. The Aviator
05. Spiderman
FEBRUARI
06. Romeo is Bleeding
07. Closer
08. Lost in Translation
09. Goodbye Lenin!
10. Don's Plum
11. Yossie and Jagger
12. GoldenEye
MAART
13. The Object of my Affection
14. La Mala Educación
15. Maurice
16. Gattaca
17. The Notebook
18. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
19. The Butterfly Effect
20. About a Boy
APRIL
21. In & Out
22. Jerry Maguire
23. The Unsaid
24. Hitch
25. Alfie
26. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
27. The Interpreter
MEI
28. Kingdom of Heaven
29. Darkness
30. Runaway Jury
31. The Woodsman
32. Criminal
JUNI
33. 13 going on 30
34. Dirty Dancing 2
35. Madagascar
36. Batman Begins
37. All Over The Guy
JULI
38. Murder on 1600
AUGUSTUS
39. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
40. The Island
41. Girl with a Pearl Earring
42. Big Fish
SEPTEMBER
43. Velvet Goldmine
44. Mr and Mrs Smith
45. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
46. Intolerable Cruelty
OKTOBER
47. The Deep End of the Ocean
48. The Legend of Zorro
NOVEMBER
49. The Aristocats
50. Tango
51. Chigaco
DECEMBER
52. Fame
53. Diarios de Motocicleta
Of course I'm going to participate this year as well - see if I can beat myself this year. Probably not.
Oh, and Emma, I received your card yesterday - thank you!