Puntitled No. 211
I really did have New Year's Eve plans--with parilous. Unfortunately she's not feeling well, so she had to cancel. She's been fighting something since the day after Christmas. Hopefully she's better soon.
Instead of scrambling to make replacement plans, I decided to use the evening to catch up on my inbox and tidy up my place. My place isn't very far gone, since I've had a lot of time off to keep it organized. But I do need to vacuum, and my kitchen sink could use some detail cleaning to remove the hard-water and soap residue build-up. It will be nice to have those things out of the way and start the new year off in a clean and cozy place.
Earlier in the day I worked out at the Randolph Recreation Center and did a bit of reading. Between my last entry and today I managed to read 10 more books, bringing my total for 2015 to a nice, round 50. As such, my other project for this evening was to alphabetize the list below.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
2. Weapon of the Strong: Conversations on US State Terrorism by Cihan Aksan and Jon Bailes
3. Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
4. Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press by Kristina Borjesson (ed.)
5. Because We Say So by Noam Chomsky
6. On Palestine by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé
7. War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony by Nelson A. Denis
8. Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assault on Gaza by Norman G. Finkelstein
9. Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits by Matt Fraction and David Aja
10. Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina by Ronnie Greene
11. Grammar: The Structure of Language by Rachel Grenon
12. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
13. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
14. High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society by Carl Hart
15. Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt by Chris Hedges
16. My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency by Doug Henwood
17. The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally
18. The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People by N. Brent Kennedy
19. Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food by Megan Kimble
20. The Radical King by Martin Luther King, Jr.
21. Why I Am a Salafi by Michael Muhammad Knight
22. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
23. One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America by Kevin M. Kruse
24. March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
25. March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
26. History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History by Dana Lindaman and Kyle Ward (eds.)
27. Socialist Dreams and Beauty Queens: A Couchsurfer's Memoir of Venezuela by Jamie Maslin
28. Civil War by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Morry Hollowell
29. Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life by George Monbiot
30. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
31. The Islamist Phoenix: The Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East by Loretta Napoleoni
32. Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil by Andrew Nikiforuk
33. The Division System in Crisis: Essays on Contemporary Korea by Paik Nak-chung
34. Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies by Michael Parenti
35. The Assertiveness Handbook: How to Express Your Ideas and Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Your Relationships by Randy J. Paterson
36. Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire by Margaret Regan
37. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 2: The Apocalypse Twins by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña
38. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 5: Axis Prelude by Rick Remender and Sanford Greene
39. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 4: Avenge the Earth by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña
40. The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney
41. Orientalism by Edward W. Said
42. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America's Prison Crisis by Jeff Smith
43. Thanos: The Infinity Revelation by Jim Starlin
44. Muhajababes: Meet the New Middle East: Young, Sexy, and Devout by Allegra Stratton
45. Trade Is War: The West's War Against the World by Yash Tandon
46. Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon
47. Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa by Nick Turse
48. Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek Underground by John D. Williams, Jr.
49. Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing America's Future by Tim Wise
50. Khirbet Khizeh: A Novel by S. Yizhar
Instead of scrambling to make replacement plans, I decided to use the evening to catch up on my inbox and tidy up my place. My place isn't very far gone, since I've had a lot of time off to keep it organized. But I do need to vacuum, and my kitchen sink could use some detail cleaning to remove the hard-water and soap residue build-up. It will be nice to have those things out of the way and start the new year off in a clean and cozy place.
Earlier in the day I worked out at the Randolph Recreation Center and did a bit of reading. Between my last entry and today I managed to read 10 more books, bringing my total for 2015 to a nice, round 50. As such, my other project for this evening was to alphabetize the list below.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
2. Weapon of the Strong: Conversations on US State Terrorism by Cihan Aksan and Jon Bailes
3. Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
4. Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press by Kristina Borjesson (ed.)
5. Because We Say So by Noam Chomsky
6. On Palestine by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé
7. War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony by Nelson A. Denis
8. Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assault on Gaza by Norman G. Finkelstein
9. Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits by Matt Fraction and David Aja
10. Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina by Ronnie Greene
11. Grammar: The Structure of Language by Rachel Grenon
12. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
13. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
14. High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society by Carl Hart
15. Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt by Chris Hedges
16. My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency by Doug Henwood
17. The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally
18. The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People by N. Brent Kennedy
19. Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food by Megan Kimble
20. The Radical King by Martin Luther King, Jr.
21. Why I Am a Salafi by Michael Muhammad Knight
22. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
23. One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America by Kevin M. Kruse
24. March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
25. March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
26. History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History by Dana Lindaman and Kyle Ward (eds.)
27. Socialist Dreams and Beauty Queens: A Couchsurfer's Memoir of Venezuela by Jamie Maslin
28. Civil War by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Morry Hollowell
29. Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life by George Monbiot
30. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
31. The Islamist Phoenix: The Islamic State and the Redrawing of the Middle East by Loretta Napoleoni
32. Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil by Andrew Nikiforuk
33. The Division System in Crisis: Essays on Contemporary Korea by Paik Nak-chung
34. Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies by Michael Parenti
35. The Assertiveness Handbook: How to Express Your Ideas and Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Your Relationships by Randy J. Paterson
36. Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire by Margaret Regan
37. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 2: The Apocalypse Twins by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña
38. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 5: Axis Prelude by Rick Remender and Sanford Greene
39. Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 4: Avenge the Earth by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña
40. The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney
41. Orientalism by Edward W. Said
42. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America's Prison Crisis by Jeff Smith
43. Thanos: The Infinity Revelation by Jim Starlin
44. Muhajababes: Meet the New Middle East: Young, Sexy, and Devout by Allegra Stratton
45. Trade Is War: The West's War Against the World by Yash Tandon
46. Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon
47. Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa by Nick Turse
48. Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek Underground by John D. Williams, Jr.
49. Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing America's Future by Tim Wise
50. Khirbet Khizeh: A Novel by S. Yizhar