Which five book characters are you most like (including, if you want, one of your own)?

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1. Simon Peter from the New Testament. (Instructions didn't say whether the book had to be fiction or not, right?) Peter (a fisherman) doggedly did what society told him he ought to do, even when he did it poorly, without asking for help. Peter failed ( Read more... )

Things I have done are in Blue.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Climbed to the summit of Half Dome
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumping
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. ( Read more... )

People I am thankful for:

Jesus: savior, friend, lover, leader, guide, teacher, counselor, master.

My mom: steadfast, loving, compassionate, wise, helpful, funny, challenging.

My sister: wild, intense, determined, caring, entertaining, diligent.

My old friends: Darann, Desiree, Brenda, Rachael, Jim, Drie, Gary & Tweety, Shelly, Scott & Dette ( Read more... )

It was good. Not jump up and down, sobbing, screaming, I-have-to-see-this-every-day-until-it-leaves-the-theaters good, but good. I was entertained. I would have been entertained even had I  not read the books. Probably more so in fact. Symptomatic of the fact that a film rendering of a book is always, only a rendering, not a moving mirror. ( Read more... )

I'm now in chapter 9 of New Moon, and it's gotten better. I think I'll not be disappointed at buying Eclipse in hard-back after all.

Five more 100 things about me:

11) I can tell the difference between a penguin and a macaw by smell.

12) My first experience flying (while not in the co-pilot seat) was a 4 leg journey to the big island of Hawaii.

13) I ( Read more... )

 The anticipated time for me to complete the Ephron project was 30 hrs. I've just finished my 33rd hour. And, if my estimation is correct, I may have as many as 300 Classics books still to do tomorrow (and Sunday if need be). Of course, it was also estimated that there were about 400 books. EBCs cataloged:489. Incidentally, I made it home alright ( Read more... )

So, I'm reading a series of blogs by different authors who are each doing themed 'how to write' stuff. Karen Duvall http://karenduvall.blogspot.com in her archived blogs had an interesting idea which I'm going to run with here:

I thought I'd occasionally post a few little known facts about myself, maybe five at a time, until I reach a hundred. Not ( Read more... )