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 In less than 13 days I'm going to be in Hawaii. While there is excitement at this prospect, there is also a certain amount of fear, because this is (to my memory) the first time I've traveled solo, as in, it 100% up to me how I'm going to spend my days. I have always had someone who traveled with me, or someone I knew at the destination who would ( Read more... )

Nominations are up for a list of the 101 Best Fantasy Books (I'm not sure who's compiling it). You can vote for your choices here.

Some of those on the list I would classify more as scifi than fantasy, but no biggie. There are some that I know will make it onto the final list even though I'm sure they don't belong there (i.e., Twilight, which may ( Read more... )

Since, I'm really into lists right now, here's the list of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. This is the list as it was apparently updated from 2008.

I have striked the ones I've seen, and bolded the ones I list among my favorites.

( 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die )

Since layer asked to see the list of books that were recommended to me for 2009, here it is.

Books recommended by others:
Empire of Blue Water, by Stephan Talty
WebMage, by Kelly McCullough (and two other books in the series)
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
Tinker & Wolf Who Rules, by Wen ( Read more... )

This is what I read this past year:

77 books (according to my LibraryThing records, but I know I've read more than that as I have not been a perfect record keeper)

12 nonfiction
12 comics/graphic novels (does not include the manga I read, which I should really start to keep track of)
6 poetry
17 YA books
41 scifi/fantasy
7 horror
5 romance
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Or maybe I should say that these are five bands that I found through the internet or through other means that I enjoy very much. And since I enjoy them, there's a chance you might, too. So, if you feel like it, check out their myspace page where you can listen to some of their music and get to know them a little better. Oh, and Happy Friday, ( Read more... )