I like lists
- The DaVinci Code ~ Dan Brown
- A Short Guide to a Happy Life ~ Anna Quindlen
- The Velveteen Principles ~ Toni Raiten-D'Antonio
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves ~ Lynne Truss
- Songbook ~ Nick Hornby
- From Outreach to Equity ~ Robin Osborne (Ed.)
- Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference ~ Urbanska/Levering
- Dead Sleep ~ Greg Iles
- Angels & Demons ~ Dan Brown
- Unclutter Your Home ~ Donna Smallin
- The Librarian ~ Larry Beinhart
- French Women Don't Get Fat ~ Mireille Guiliano
- Lucia, Lucia ~ Adriana Trigiani
- Assassination Vacation ~ Sarah Vowell
- Nebraska: An Illustrated History ~ Frederick Luebke
- Disposable Dogs ~ Steve Swanbeck
- Frida's Fiestas ~ Guadeloupe Rivera
- The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays ~ Caroline Knapp
- Good Grief ~ Lolly Winston
- Milk Glass Moon ~ Adriana Trigiani
- Queen of the Big Time ~ Adriana Trigiani
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ~ JK Rowling
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ~ Ann Brashares
- A Long Way Down ~ Nick Hornby
- Second Summer of the Sisterhood ~ Ann Brashares
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer ~ Ann Brashares
- Don't Get Too Comfortable ~ David Rakoff
- Tender at the Bone ~ Ruth Reichl
- Comfort Me With Apples ~ Ruth Reichl
- The Singing & Dancing Daughters of God ~ Timothy Schaffert
- Flush ~ Carl Hiaasen
- Intuitive Eating ~ Evelyn Tribole
- Marley & Me ~ John Grogan
and
- Easy Come Easy Go (1967)
- My Antonia (1995)
- Band of Brothers (2001)
- All About Eve (1950)
- The Women (1939)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- Sideways †
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Ray (2004)
- Must Love Dogs (2005) *
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- Garden State †
- March of the Penguins (2005) *
- Pride & Prejudice (1995)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
* = seen in theater
That's pretty consistent with last year's 33/18 numbers and not bad for all that took place this year though to be fair, five of the books are considered YA, a couple consisted mostly of pictures, and several were potato-chip like fiction. I also read over half of the short story collection Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules but never finished it so it doesn't count. Currently still working on the Nick Drake biography though it's somewhat disappointing as the author wasn't allowed to quote lyrics and deviates from the point quite a bit. I'd like to wrap it up quickly as there's a stack of books awaiting just on the other side of my pillow ...
If television shows count, I finally finished season 3 of Seinfeld, the first season of Scrubs, series IV & V of Red Dwarf and watched the first installment of From the Earth to the Moon to be finished later this month, hopefully.
Music is a whole 'nother ball of wax and will probably require its own separate entry at some point.
Later we are chartering a flight out to West Omaha where we will be joining Michelle & Greg, Boris & Lori, and who knows who for Elaine & Drew's annual New Year's Day traditional meal of pork and sauerkraut (blech). So far this year is starting out like most others.