Knees Up Mother Brown
Last night was another Battle Of The Livejournal All Stars: Me, goldenmoonbear, bohemianslacker, opheliafloats, bradjohnson, and introducing maybe_octagons and inflatablejesus. We all packed into a tiny balcony to see Astrid's gypsy band and a good time was had by all.
Today marked our annual visit to the Dickens Fair whereupon I played the old time carnie game of trying to launch the stuffed chimney sweep into the fake chimney and believe it or not, I actually won. I rewarded myself with a Traveler's Trencher, some orange tea, vinegar chips and sugar roasted almonds.
50 Book Challenge 2004
January
1. The Botany Of Desire - Michael Pollan 6/10
2. Vulture: Nature’s Ghastly Gourmet 9/10, Christmas present from goldenmoonbear, best book about vultures ever.
3. The Serial - Cyra McFadden - 8/10, Very 70s story about stereotypical Marin rich yuppies. I learned many groovy new expressions.
4. Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith 6/10
5. Hoot - Carl Hiaasen 7/10, Good kids book about the importance of owls.
February
6. The God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 2/10, Everyone loves this book except me.
7. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 9/10, Surprisingly good first novel from my doctor who works at Kaiser Permanente and sees me naked.
8. Good Night Mr. Tom - Michelle Magorian 6/10
9. A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami 9/10
10. Eating Apes - Dale Peterson/ Karl Amman 7/10
11. Ciao America! - Beppe Severgnini 6/10
12. An Evil Cradling - Brian Keenan 8/10, True story of a British student who was taken hostage in Lebanon for 4 years.
March
13. Enslaved By Ducks - Bob Tarte 9/10, A guy in mid-Michigan keeps bringing animals home and they take over his life.
14. One Man’s Owl - Bernd Heinrich 7/10
15. My Not So Terrible Time At The Hippie Hotel - Rosemary Graham 6/10, Kids book written by a teacher at St. Mary's. Recommended by Cashwell.
16. Wicked - Gergory Maguire 9/10
April
17. A New History Of India - Stanley Wolpert 5/10
18. Childhood’s End - Arthur C. Clarke 7/10
19. Search The Sky - Pohl & Kornbluth 7/10
20. Through A Window - Jane Goodall 7/10
21. The Red Queen - Matt Ridley 9/10
May
22. The Exception To The Rulers - Amy Goodman & David Goodman 8/10
23. The Rachel Papers - Martin Amis 7/10
June
24. Sp*llb**nd - This Author Shall Not Be Mentioned On Livejournal 11/10
25. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury 7/10
26. Kingbird Highway - Kenn Kaufmann 8/10
July
27. The Kinks Are The VGPS - Andy Miller 6/10, The book about the album.
28. About A Boy - Nick Hornby 8/10
29. A Short History Of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson 9/10
30. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby 8/10
31. London - Edward Rutherfurd 9/10, Epic 1200 page historical fiction about the genealogy of a few London families from the Bronze Age until the present.
32. The Automated Alice - Jeff Noon 9/10, Recommended by opheliafloats, this fits right in with the Lewis Carroll stories.
33. Stonewall - Martin Duberman 6/10
August
34. The Geese Of Beaver Bog - 5/10, I love Bernd Heinrich, but this one was a little boring.
35. The Alphabet Vs. The Goddess - Leonard Schlain 9/10
36. Lamb - Christopher Moore 9/10, Borrowed from zimbra1006
37. Banana Republicans - Rampton & Stauber 7/10
38. Thieves In High Places - Jim Hightower 6/10
September
39. Stiff - Mary Roach 8/10, Gross, but interesting.
40. The Feminine Mystique - Betty Freidan 6/10
41. Sputnik Sweetheart - Haruki Murakami 4/10
42. Tomcat In Love - Tim O’Brien 7/10, Does he have any books where the main guy doesn’t constantly have Vietnam flashbacks?
October
43. Dominion - Matthew Scully 9/10, You wouldn’t think a former George W. Bush speechwriter would be pro-anything good, but he is.
44. Life Of Pi - Yann Martel 6/10, Starts out good but gets gross and boring quickly.
45. One With Nineveh - Paul & Anne Ehrlich 8/10
46. Good Omens - Pratchet & Gaiman, 4/10, Another one that everyone except me likes.
November
47. Elephant Memories - Cynthia Moss 6/10
48. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime - Mark Haddon 8/10
49. Practical Demon Keeping - Christopher Moore 8/10
50. Meat Market - Erik Marcus 7/10
Today marked our annual visit to the Dickens Fair whereupon I played the old time carnie game of trying to launch the stuffed chimney sweep into the fake chimney and believe it or not, I actually won. I rewarded myself with a Traveler's Trencher, some orange tea, vinegar chips and sugar roasted almonds.
50 Book Challenge 2004
January
1. The Botany Of Desire - Michael Pollan 6/10
2. Vulture: Nature’s Ghastly Gourmet 9/10, Christmas present from goldenmoonbear, best book about vultures ever.
3. The Serial - Cyra McFadden - 8/10, Very 70s story about stereotypical Marin rich yuppies. I learned many groovy new expressions.
4. Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith 6/10
5. Hoot - Carl Hiaasen 7/10, Good kids book about the importance of owls.
February
6. The God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 2/10, Everyone loves this book except me.
7. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 9/10, Surprisingly good first novel from my doctor who works at Kaiser Permanente and sees me naked.
8. Good Night Mr. Tom - Michelle Magorian 6/10
9. A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami 9/10
10. Eating Apes - Dale Peterson/ Karl Amman 7/10
11. Ciao America! - Beppe Severgnini 6/10
12. An Evil Cradling - Brian Keenan 8/10, True story of a British student who was taken hostage in Lebanon for 4 years.
March
13. Enslaved By Ducks - Bob Tarte 9/10, A guy in mid-Michigan keeps bringing animals home and they take over his life.
14. One Man’s Owl - Bernd Heinrich 7/10
15. My Not So Terrible Time At The Hippie Hotel - Rosemary Graham 6/10, Kids book written by a teacher at St. Mary's. Recommended by Cashwell.
16. Wicked - Gergory Maguire 9/10
April
17. A New History Of India - Stanley Wolpert 5/10
18. Childhood’s End - Arthur C. Clarke 7/10
19. Search The Sky - Pohl & Kornbluth 7/10
20. Through A Window - Jane Goodall 7/10
21. The Red Queen - Matt Ridley 9/10
May
22. The Exception To The Rulers - Amy Goodman & David Goodman 8/10
23. The Rachel Papers - Martin Amis 7/10
June
24. Sp*llb**nd - This Author Shall Not Be Mentioned On Livejournal 11/10
25. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury 7/10
26. Kingbird Highway - Kenn Kaufmann 8/10
July
27. The Kinks Are The VGPS - Andy Miller 6/10, The book about the album.
28. About A Boy - Nick Hornby 8/10
29. A Short History Of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson 9/10
30. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby 8/10
31. London - Edward Rutherfurd 9/10, Epic 1200 page historical fiction about the genealogy of a few London families from the Bronze Age until the present.
32. The Automated Alice - Jeff Noon 9/10, Recommended by opheliafloats, this fits right in with the Lewis Carroll stories.
33. Stonewall - Martin Duberman 6/10
August
34. The Geese Of Beaver Bog - 5/10, I love Bernd Heinrich, but this one was a little boring.
35. The Alphabet Vs. The Goddess - Leonard Schlain 9/10
36. Lamb - Christopher Moore 9/10, Borrowed from zimbra1006
37. Banana Republicans - Rampton & Stauber 7/10
38. Thieves In High Places - Jim Hightower 6/10
September
39. Stiff - Mary Roach 8/10, Gross, but interesting.
40. The Feminine Mystique - Betty Freidan 6/10
41. Sputnik Sweetheart - Haruki Murakami 4/10
42. Tomcat In Love - Tim O’Brien 7/10, Does he have any books where the main guy doesn’t constantly have Vietnam flashbacks?
October
43. Dominion - Matthew Scully 9/10, You wouldn’t think a former George W. Bush speechwriter would be pro-anything good, but he is.
44. Life Of Pi - Yann Martel 6/10, Starts out good but gets gross and boring quickly.
45. One With Nineveh - Paul & Anne Ehrlich 8/10
46. Good Omens - Pratchet & Gaiman, 4/10, Another one that everyone except me likes.
November
47. Elephant Memories - Cynthia Moss 6/10
48. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime - Mark Haddon 8/10
49. Practical Demon Keeping - Christopher Moore 8/10
50. Meat Market - Erik Marcus 7/10