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Last Updated: December 17th
BooksNew:
- Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones ★★★
- The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones {BIGHEARTSFOREVER} ★★★★
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett {Moist! Unexpectedly retail triggery} ★★★★
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher ★★★
- Fool Moon by Jim Butcher ★★★
- The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin ★★★ 1/2
- The Mystery Knight by George R.R. Martin ★★★ 1/2
- The Sworn Sword by George R.R. Martin ★★★ 1/2
- Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (HEARTS :D) ★★★★★
- Time Management For Creative People by Mark McGuinness ★
- Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn ★★★
- The Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway ★
- Silk is for Seduction by Loretta Chase ★★★
- Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase ★★★
- Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure by Maxell Gillingham-Rayn ★★★
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ★★★★
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ★★★★
- Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins (FEELINGSEXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE) ★★★★
- A Band of Misfits: Tales of the 2010 San Francisco Giants by Andrew Blaggarly (HEARTSHEARTS) ★★★★
- Goliath by Scott Westerfeld ★★★★
- Highlights: By far, the Hunger Games trilogy were the books that most influenced me this year. FEELINGS EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE. I wish someone on my flist would read the books so I can spit out all my feelings for Katniss and Peeta and Gale and Haymitch and that damned cat ;______:. The Leviathan books were also amazing! And Silk is for Seduction had arguably my favorite female lead in YEARS.
- Lowlights: The Lady Most Likely was one of the most infuriating reads I've suffered in a while. Books with three narrative threads written by different authors have been enjoyable reads in the past, but this one was so disjointed it was ridiculous and I intensely disliked two of the three couples. As much as I adore Julia Quinn novels, this one was a train wreck I'm sorry I laid eyes on.
Re-Reads:
- Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett {So much love for this book, I wish it was part of a series like the Guard or Witch books are ;___;}
- The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
- Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
- The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
- Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros
- A Kiss To Remember by Teresa Medeiros
- The Bride and The Beast by Teresa Medeiros
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey
- Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
- Red Star Rising by Anne McCaffrey
- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
- Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
- Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
- Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
- Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
- Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
- Master Harper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
- Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice by Christopher Pike
- Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike
- White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
- All The Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
- An Exchange of Gifts by Anne McCaffrey
- To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey
- Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey
- Pegasus in Space by Anne McCaffrey
- The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey
- Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey
- Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
- Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey
- Crystal Line by Anne McCaffrey
Currently Reading: Nothing! I'm still trying to hit 30 new books by December 31st
TelevisionThe Winter Grid: Conan, HIMYM, Castle, Top Chef, Community, Fringe
The Spring Grid: ADVENTURE TIME!, Conan, HIMYM, Top Chef Masters, Dragonball Z Kai, Sanctuary, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones
The Fall Grid: Adventure Time, Conan, HIMYM, Work of Art, Top Chef: Texas, Mad Fashion, Raising Hope, Criminal Minds, Revenge, Sanctuary, Once Upon A Time
Current KOs: Coffee Prince (NOT ENOUGH BUTTHEARTS IN THE WORLD), Sanctuary Seasons 1&2, Baccano!, Twelve Kingdoms, Star Trek Deep Space Nine (Seasons: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7!), Justice League (just finished the second season omg), Crossing Jordan (only 1 season out of six available, so kind of cheating? XD)
Re-watch KOs: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (on disc 3), Doctor Who Series 5, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Which I rewatched the series twice this year, oh Yuletide)
Abandoned KOs: Second Chance KOs: Merlin (lasted 2 episodes), Samantha Who? (lasted 7 episodes), Drop Dead Diva (4 episodes), Dollhouse (skivvy show is skivvy omg)
Manga, Comics, & WebcomicsWeekly-ish: Homestuck, Bleach, Naruto, Silver Spoon, Shortpacked
Monthly-ish: Soul Eater, Skip Beat!, Hyperbole & A Half
KOs: High School Debut (10/50 chapters), Stephanie Brown's Batgirl run (1/24 issues)
Movies & MiniseriesNew:
- Little Fockers (it was my mom's birthday choice ;__;) 1/2 of a ★
- Sorcerer's Apprentice (FEELINGS EXPLOSIONS FOREVER) ★★★★★
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ★★★★
- Thor (Hearts forever you guys!!) ★★★★★
- Batman: Under the Red Hood ★★★★★
- Salt ★★★
- Red ★★★
- A-Team ★★
- Watchmen (I HATE THIS MOVIE MORE THAN ANYTHING)
- Sherlock (2010) ★★
- Cowboys & Aliens ★★★ 1/2 (★1/2 for butt)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (OSTRIGE) ★★
- Second City: The First Family of Comedy ★★★
- Alice in Wonderland (bleh) ★
- I Robot ★★★
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ★★
- Secretariat ★★
- Bottle Shock ★★
- The Secret of My Success ★★★★
- Waking Sleeping Beauty ★★★★★
- The Boys:The Sherman Brothers' Story ★★★
- Walt & El Grupo ★★★
- Bill Cunningham New York ★★★
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop ★★★★★
- X-men: First Class ★★
- Someone Like You ★★
- New In Town ★
- PS I Love You (it was a bad week, needed bad romcom) ★★
- Captain America: The First Avenger ★★★★
- Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam ★★★★
- The History of One ★★
- Mozart and the Whale ★★
- Holiday in Handcuffs ★
- Green Lantern ★
- Legion ★★★
- Inkheart ★★★
- The Green Hornet ★★★
- The Muppets ★★★★★
- Relative Values ★★★ 1/2 (COLIN FIRTH AND JULIE ANDREWS :DDD)
- The Great Muppet Caper ★★★ (I can't believe I'd never seen this *__*)
- Highlights: I have to divide these up into categories. For Feelings Explosions & Spending Half The Movie Tearbending? The Muppets & HP. For entirely unexpected fangasms? Batman: Under the Red Hood & Sorcerer's Apprentice (the latter has become a top movie OF ALL TIME so deep are my feelings for this stupid movie!). For Documentaries That Inspired Me? Conan & Waking Sleeping Beauty. And then there is MOVIE OF MY HEART aka THOR aka THE MOVIE THAT DID ALL OF THE ABOVE. I re-watched it with my mom last month and holy cats, I spent the whole climax of the movie in tears. IT ISN'T FUNNY MOM, THIS IS A STORY ABOUT BROTHERS AND FEELINGS AND LADIES BEHING AWESOME AND SCIENCE AND CRAPPY FATHERS AND THOR IS TOTALLY CODED AS A GOLDEN RETRIEVER AND YOU'LL NEVER CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE. I have feelings, okay?
- Lowlights: I was forced to watch Little Fockers in theaters, because my mom decided it would be her birthday movie. Ug. Ug. UGGG. I give it half of a star only because I love Barbra Streisand & Dustin Hoffman as crazy marrieds. I can't say that Green Lantern was a lowlight because it put me to sleep two of the three times I tried to watch it. WATCHMAN WAS THE WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been because Sage was in the other room making fun of me the whole time it was on (and helped me keep my sanity when I couldn't handle the icky any longer).
Re-Watches:
- The Proposal
- That Old Feeling
- X-men
- Charlie's Angels
- Emma
- Tangled
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Enchanted
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Face Off
- How To Train Your Dragon
- Midnight Bayou
- X-men 2
- The Wedding Singer
- 27 Dresses
- Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
- Tron: Legacy
- Blade III
- The Pixar Story
- She's the Man
- Men In Black
- The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)
- Get Smart